nemo me impune lacessit is a someone's quote. I wonder if the threat meant by it is also reciprocated to the person who said it. what I am trying to say is that if he is threatening then he should be threatened too. Thank you. I did look it too up before, and I still not getting what the visual impact would be for. In other words what is it for and who uses it. Are we not able to visualise something in Englis say without having to put 'nonsensical'?
...What. It's saying that whoever attacks them will be met with retribution. So if someone says that, the person who was going to attack them threatens them because of it? I can't understand your mental processes at all.
no. the person who came up with the quote was obviously threatening those who will attack hence the threat. so I said the same should apply to that person back, by that I mean if the person also attackes other he will/should be also reprimanede back. It works both ways.
Just came across this expression carpe diem,quam minimum credula postero(Original usage from Odes 1.11) 'seize the day,trusting as little as possible in the future' how would you apply this in modern time? In other word, what does it actually entail to sieze one's day?
Make the best of today, forget about tomorrow. Essentially. I'm not a great lover of Horace to be honest, but my translation reads 'Seize the day, and have no thought for tomorrow'.
To be honest I'm not sure. He just never appealed to me as much as the other Roman poets have for whatever reason. Not like Virgil, Ovid and Catullus. Those guy's kicked ass.
I know this is not latin, but italian and latin and closely related so I'll contribute with this anyway: Quando si chiude una porta si apre un portone I like that one, I always keep it in mind. It's something like: when a door closes a gate opens, or as I like to think of it: when you lose an opportunity something better comes along.
I doubt this is appropriate, but has anyone heard that Carl Orf Latin Cantanta thingy, O Fortuna? Most people I know will recognize it even if they haven't heard the whole song. Anyway, I came across a you tube parody video with garbled lyrics and hilarity. When I hear Latin now that's the only thing that comes to my mind. Almost like I didn't even realize Latin words actually meant something on their own. (intentionally facetious to intone the stupidity of spreading internet memes)
Actually, I just remembered another: "Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo." Coolest use of latin ever. Don't translate it unless you're prepared for what it means.