Stultum facit Fortuna quem vult perdere. (Publilius Syrus, Sententia 611)
pron = STOOL-toom FAH-kit fohr-TOO-nah kwem woolt PEHR-deh-reh.
Fortune makes him foolish whom she wishes to destroy.
Comment: I have addressed the double-edged meaning of “The Fool” here before…[more]
(via Bob Patrick’s Latin Proverb of the Day)
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Proverbium Diurnum
December 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Introduction to Latin Literature, Latin
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