507 Quotes About Latin

Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas" - "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses

Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labours of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.

He was thirty-six years old, and six foot three. He spoke English to people and French to cats, and Latin to the birds. He had once nearly killed himself trying to read and ride a horse at the same time.

Ira furor brevis est: animum rege: qui nisi paret imperat.(Anger is a brief madness: govern your mind [temper], for unless it obeys it commands.)

Macte virtute, sic itur ad astra.("excellence is the way to the stars" - IX.641)

A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outlines and covering up the details...

You Can't Replace A Star with A Lightbulb

Not Even The Greatest Sculptor Can Mold A Masterpiece Out Of Shit!

Failures Are The Cornerstones Of Success!