Hypersapien@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.ml · 2 years agor/DebateReligion is requiring all posts to be in Latinmessage-squaremessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1148file-text
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minus-squareCevilia (she/they/…)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoSi tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.
minus-squareHypersapien@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoGoogle translate is giving me “If kept silence stayed philosopher.”
minus-squareCevilia (she/they/…)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoColloquially it means “If you’d kept your mouth shut, we might’ve thought you were clever.” It’s my favourite Latin phrase, and not directed at you btw. :)
minus-squareBraveSirZaphod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoLiterally, “If you-would-stay-silent, a-philsopher you-would-remain”.
Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.
Google translate is giving me “If kept silence stayed philosopher.”
Colloquially it means “If you’d kept your mouth shut, we might’ve thought you were clever.”
It’s my favourite Latin phrase, and not directed at you btw. :)
Literally, “If you-would-stay-silent, a-philsopher you-would-remain”.