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Dicta Bene Nota in Lingua Latina

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:39 pm
by Gregorius
I just thought it would be fun to see what some random famous sayings might look like in Latin.

Artifex suî ipsîus censor pessimus est.
-ignôtus

Cor absentiâ amantius fit.
-ignôtus

Nôlîte interrogâre quid prô vôbis possit facere patria vestra. Interrogâte quid prô patriâ vestrâ possîtis facere vôs.
-Iohannês F. Cennedius

Sî hominî piscem dâs, diem edit. Sî hominî piscâre docês, vîtam edit.
-ignôtus

Nôn finitur dum canât crassa.
-ignôtus

Rosa nomine ûllô aliô tam dulcis oleat.
-Gillarmus Sacespîrus, Rômaeus Iûliettaque

Die nocteque singûlâ in marem cecidit magna incola Atlantis.
-Platus

Cecidit Rôma quia mûrum exstruxêrunt Sêrês.
-ignôtus

Prô veritâte, iûstitiâ, et modô americânô.
-Superhomô (Clarcus Centus)

Omne cum mûre incêpit.
-Valtus Disneius

Re: Dicta Bene Nota in Lingua Latina

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:47 pm
by edonnelly
Gregorius wrote: Nôlîte interrogâre quid prô vôbis possit facere patria vestra. Interrogâte quid prô patriâ vestrâ possîtis facere vôs.
-Iohannês F. Cennedius
Seeing this reminds me that I have heard it claimed several times that Cicero was the original author of this quote (another time, though, I heard it was Juvenal). Anyone know if there is any truth to this claim, and if so what is the original source?