“Not to know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever. For what is the time of a man except it be interwoven with that memory of ancient things of a superior age?”
–Cicero
Latin
782 – “Eatur, quo deorum ostenta et inimicorum iniquitas vocat. Iacta alea est.”
“Take, in which the signs of the gods and foes point out. The die has been cast.”
–Julius Caesar
Take heed of the Soothsayer for today is the Ides of March. (more…)
747 – “Vim coeli reserate viri: venit agnita ad usus: Ignotae videas commoda nulla rei.”
“Discover the force of the heavens O Men: Once recognized it can be put to use: No use could be seen in unknown things.”
–Johannes Kepler
581 – “Difficultatis patrocinia praeteximus segnitiae.”
“We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.”
–Quintilian
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260 – “Si enim hortus et in bibliothecam: omne opus habes.”
“If you have a garden in your library, you have everything you need.”
–Marcus Tullius Cicero
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178 – “Cito scribendo non fit ut bene scribatur, bene scribendo fit ut cito.”
“Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.”
–Quintilian
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