Friday, October 02, 2009

a.d. VI Non. Oct.

MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ

Dulce bellum inexpertīs.
“War is sweet for those who have not experienced it.” (Erasmus, Proverbs)

The celebrated humanist Erasmus, who was a committed pacifist, included this proverb in his collection, thereby indicating his own views of war.

From Latin for the New Millennium

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