The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and SayingsThe Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations completes our enormously successful and award-winning Latin for the Illiterati series of volumes, rounding off the trilogy with a comprehensive treasury of classic Latin quotations, mottoes, proverbs, and maxims collected from the worlds of philosophy, rhetoric, politics, science, religion, literature, drama, poetics, and war.Distinguished by the combination of user-friendliness and comprehensiveness, this book will provide students, scholars, and general readers with an eminently browsable resource that is as useful as it is enjoyable. |
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... of life are preserved and protected against change. For, as Cicero wrote, “memoria est thesaurus omnium rerum e custos” (memory is the treasury and guardian of all things). xi As with my two previous books, Latin for the Illiterati.
... of life are preserved and protected against change. For, as Cicero wrote, “memoria est thesaurus omnium rerum e custos” (memory is the treasury and guardian of all things). xi As with my two previous books, Latin for the Illiterati.
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... rerum consuetudo pessima est: nothing is worse than being accustomed to good things (or good fortune) (Publilius Syrus) boni judicis est lites dirimere: a good judge is one who prevents litigation boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non ...
... rerum consuetudo pessima est: nothing is worse than being accustomed to good things (or good fortune) (Publilius Syrus) boni judicis est lites dirimere: a good judge is one who prevents litigation boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non ...
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... rerum incommodarum: the consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of misfortunes (Cicero) consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus: men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the ...
... rerum incommodarum: the consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of misfortunes (Cicero) consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus: men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the ...
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