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Latin Quips at Your Fingertips

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If you want to be loved, be lovable!
Such was Ovid's sage advice, while Virgil declared, "Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo" . These and more than 200 other witty remarks by Roman pundits are gathered here in Latin Quips at Your Fingertips, ready to spice up your conversation.

Culled from the writings of Rome's great poets, philosophers, statesmen, and saints, these clever Latin quotations brim over with wisdom and wisecracks, horse sense and horseplay. Savor the sagacity of Caesar, Juvenal, and Pliny the Younger; giggle at the gags of Horace, Plautus, and Martial. Three dozen Roman wits sound off on a broad range of timeless topics, from love and relationships to money, politics, fame, folly, and more.

Far from being dead language, the sparkling wit in Latin Quips at Your Fingertips is sure to enliven your banter.

Pages: 127

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Barnes and Noble Books

Release: July 01, 2001

ISBN: 0760725381

ISBN 13: 9780760725382

Latin Quips at Your Fingertips

3.5/5 ( ratings)

If you want to be loved, be lovable!
Such was Ovid's sage advice, while Virgil declared, "Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo" . These and more than 200 other witty remarks by Roman pundits are gathered here in Latin Quips at Your Fingertips, ready to spice up your conversation.

Culled from the writings of Rome's great poets, philosophers, statesmen, and saints, these clever Latin quotations brim over with wisdom and wisecracks, horse sense and horseplay. Savor the sagacity of Caesar, Juvenal, and Pliny the Younger; giggle at the gags of Horace, Plautus, and Martial. Three dozen Roman wits sound off on a broad range of timeless topics, from love and relationships to money, politics, fame, folly, and more.

Far from being dead language, the sparkling wit in Latin Quips at Your Fingertips is sure to enliven your banter.

Pages: 127

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Barnes and Noble Books

Release: July 01, 2001

ISBN: 0760725381

ISBN 13: 9780760725382

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