507 Quotes About Latin

Wy is Ebonics broken English by English is not broken German? Why is Ebonics a dialect of English if English is not a dialect of Latin?

IN ENGLISH, words of Latin origin tend to carry overtones of intellectual, moral and aesthetic “classiness"—overtones which are not carried, as a rule, by their Anglo-Saxon equivalents. “Maternal,” for instance, means the same as “motherly,” “intoxicated” as “drunk”—but with what subtly important shades of difference! And when Shakespeare needed a name for a comic character, it was Sir Toby Belch that he chose, not Cavalier Tobias Eructation.

Quam bene vivas refert, non quam diu

Omnia mutantur; nihil interit

Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus

There is an old Latin quotation in regard to the poet which says 'Poeta nascitur non fit' the translation of which is— the poet is born, not made.

Don't let your current situation dictate your future. Never let fear and doubt overcome your true dreams.

His eyes that swam in death's dark night looked roundFor Athis, and he lay down by his side,Solaced among the shades to share his death.

Braccas meas vescimini!"I wasn't sure where the Latin came from. I think it meant 'Eat my pants!