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Four centuries ago, Sir Francis Bacon published De Sapientia Veterum (On the Wisdom of the Ancients), a delightful book of Classical myths and fables in which he sought to recover examples of вЂњhumane wisedomeвЂќ from antiquity that had been вЂњburied in obliuion and silence.вЂќ In his Preface, Bacon observed that вЂњThere is found among men вЂ¦ a two-fold use of Parables, and those вЂ¦ referred to contrary ends conducing as well to foulding up and keeping of things under a vaile, as to the inlightening and laying open of obscurities.вЂќ These Parables, he noted, mustД«e вЂњaccounted вЂ¦ as Sacred reliques or abstracted ayres of better times, which by tradition from more ancient Nations fell into the Trumpets and Flutes of the GrГ¦cians,вЂќ and had since found their way to his own time. Someday, we too will be ancestors, and the wisdom we have gleaned from our experiences will guide those who follow after us-or so we hope. A peopleвЂ™s life continues onward ever mindful of their connection to their forebears, but also of what guideposts or markers they will leave for their descendants. At the same time, the connection is not only from past to present, but also from present to future. The image that emerges, then, is of one generation after another following a trail blazed by revered ancestors-of following and then of passing on a tradition set down in custom as well as in word. вЂњVia trita, via tuta,вЂќ the old Roman adage asserts, вЂњThe beaten path is the safe path.вЂќ There is a certain comfort and assurance in knowing that the road we travel upon is a familiar one and that it will not lead us astray. The way we go in this life follows after those who came before us. Ancient wisdom encourages us to be ever mindful of our ties, as well as our obligations, to the past. For those of us who study cultural history, much of what we find in ancient proverbial wisdom centers around themes of memory and connection. Indeed, it is they who handed down to us the storehouse of folk wisdom that we draw upon daily to guide, enrich, and inform our lives. Our ancestors planted the trees whose fruits we now eat they built the roads and bridges over which we now drive. Whether Chinese or American, Asian or Western, the proverb aptly applies to all. In both instances, the notion is the same: we owe our lives, but also our daily conveniences, to those who came before us. After arriving in a wayside village, one of the women students quoted the ancient proverb, вЂњWhen you drink water, remember the source,вЂќ and then asserted, вЂњThatвЂ™s very Chinese!вЂќ There is a similar Chinese aphorism that rebukes those who would drink from a fountain without first giving thought to the ancestor who had dug the well. In a recent airing of a PBS travel program, a group of San Francisco-area college students were filmed visiting China, their ancestral home. RT9093_FM.fm Page viii Friday, Aug11:42 AM The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations Latin Proverbs and Maxims RT9093_FM.fm Page vii Friday, Aug11:42 AM Stone, Jon R., 1959PN6080.R68 2004 398.9'71-dc22 2004002081ДЇor Benton Johnson A Gifted Teacher, An Inspiring Mentor - With Great Admiration Quotations, Latin-Translations into English.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Routledge dictionary of Latin quotations : the illiterati's guide to Latin maxims, mottoes, proverbs and sayings / Jon R. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

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Printed in the United States of America on acid free paper. Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. Published in 2005 by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Published in Great Britain by Routledge 2 Park Square Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN U.K. RT9093_discl.fm Page i Wednesday, Octo2:25 PM LATIN QUOTATIONS The IlliteratiвЂ™s Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and Sayings Stone Latin for the Illiterati (1996) More Latin for the Illiterati (1999) and The Craft of Religious Studies (1998) The Essential Max MГјller: On Language, Mythology, and Religion (2002) Expecting Armageddon: Essential Readings in Failed Prophecy (2000) A Guide to the End of the World (1993) On the Boundaries of American Evangelicalism (1997) Prime-Time Religion: An Encyclopedia of Religious Broadcasting (1997)