On Latin phrases and the plural of casus belli
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I got motto for my young batchelor years (gone long time ago...):
Omnia me mecum porto
One of my cronies back in his university days chose 'In silva mea est glis nullus' - In my woods there are no dormice.
I forget what this is quoting from.
How would you translate it? The "me" seems odd... otherwise, it would be "I carry all things with me".
It is apparently from Varro, but it is exceedingly obscure. What did your friend mean by it?
A dormouse is supposed to be a rare animal inciting curiosity.
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well apart from latin (and greek) being the primordial language of all western culture, with all languages having alot of words derived from it. law, biology, history, art, literature, even music...
i also think it's very close to a formal grammar natural language which for a 3000 year old language is a really remarkable feat. almost being the first programming language as if you knew all of it, you can't misinterpret any given combination. very few ambiguities. that alone makes it something one would learn just from curiosity.
i also think it's very close to a formal grammar natural language which for a 3000 year old language is a really remarkable feat. almost being the first programming language as if you knew all of it, you can't misinterpret any given combination. very few ambiguities. that alone makes it something one would learn just from curiosity.
He thought it was cool, just because it was a strange way of describing an inhospitable place. He wasn't some sort of advocate of dormouseocide.
I don't know about other countries & their languages, but in America, taking Latin is by far the most effective way of learning English grammar. Really. Any language helps, but Latin is by far the biggest aid here. Whether that's something inherent in Latin, or just a reflexion on US teaching of English, I don't know. But it's true.
In hoc agricola -- frequently said Jean Shepherd.
In hoc agricola -- frequently said Jean Shepherd.
Sorry, writing error. It should be (of course) "mea".
As I translate it (very freely) is: all what I have, I carry with me. It changed after I got married.
The basic theme of Paradox games:
homo homini lupus est
Cheers!
BTW: I'm sure that Cerberus or others will drop by and remove all the grammatical errors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_homini_lupus
homo homini lupus est
Cheers!
BTW: I'm sure that Cerberus or others will drop by and remove all the grammatical errors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_homini_lupus
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In silva mea est glis nullus' = In my woods there are no dormice
Romans liked to catch and eat doormice, and introduced them to England. So i would think this has some refference to Roman occupation, only my guess though
Romans liked to catch and eat doormice, and introduced them to England. So i would think this has some refference to Roman occupation, only my guess though
Can't believe I missed this thread!
As far as favourite phrases go, here's one that carries more wisdom than it may seem:
"barba non facit philosophum".
As far as favourite phrases go, here's one that carries more wisdom than it may seem:
"barba non facit philosophum".
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