Latin Proverbs: Wisdom from Ancient to Modern Times (Artes Latinae)
By Waldo E. Sweet.
Description
A collection of 1,188 quotations in Latin and translated into English. Approximately 100 authors, ancient to contemporary, are represented, as well as quotations from the Bible, state and institutional mottoes, and legal phrases.The quotations range from the hortatory ('Life should be used; for life slips by on rapid feet'), to the admonitory ('Drunkenness takes away your character, your money, and your reputation'), to the philosophical ('Contemplation of nature is food for the mind'), to the folksy ('Good friends appear in difficulties'), to the int...
ISBN(s)
0865165440, 9780865165441
