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A Greek expression («Ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς») that Spartan mothers said to their sons as they departed for battle. ... caveat venditor: let the seller ...
Caveat lector is a Latin phrase meaning "let the reader beware". [9] It means that when reading something, the reader should take careful note of the contents, and undertake due diligence on whether the contents are accurate, relevant, reliable and so forth.
Title of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka; it derives from an expression found in Paul's Letter to the Romans 4:18 (Greek: παρ' ἐλπίδα ἐπ' ἐλπίδι, Latin: contra spem in spe[m]) with reference to Abraham the Patriarch who maintained faith in becoming the father of many nations despite being childless and well-advanced in years.
A caveat regarding trusting someone against his inherent nature; the moral of Aesop's fable The Farmer and the Viper. vir quisque vir: every man a man: Motto of the US collegiate fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. vires acquirit eundo: she gathers strength as she goes: A quotation from Vergil's Aeneid, Book 4, 175, which in the original context ...
The ancient Greeks came up with seven different words for the types of love. Experts break down what they mean and how to foster the types of love in your life.
Caveat may refer to Latin phrases: Caveat lector ("let the reader beware") Caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware") Caveat venditor ("let the seller beware") Other: CAVEAT, a Canadian lobby group; Caveat, an album by Nuclear Death; Caveat, a 2020 horror film; Caveat, a rural locality west of Mansfield, Australia; Caveat (horse) (fl. 1983)
Latin: "The die has been cast"; Greek: "Let the die be cast." Julius Caesar as reported by Plutarch, when he entered Italy with his army in 49 BC. Translated into Latin by Suetonius as alea iacta est. Ἄνθρωπος μέτρον. Ánthrōpos métron. "Man [is] the measure [of all things]" Motto of Protagoras (as quoted in Plato's Theaetetus ...
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