Latin Quips at Your Fingertips

by Rose Williams

A collection of the writings of Rome's great poets, statesmen, and saints.

Genres: Reference, History, Nonfiction, Language, Historical, Humor

127 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ronald Spitzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Roman slams in here. "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" line from Virgil, Aeneid, II,49. Another is "Book, if your lucky you'l be loved in Rome; if you're unlucky, you'll be chewed by bookworms and forgotten; if you're very unlucky, you might become a textbook" line from Horace, Epistulae, I, 20 (paraphrased). These and others make a great short read and you may find a use for them in conversation.

[Keli Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a quote book, what can I say? Definitely some keepers. A lot of negativity toward women and marriage, kind of funny from a female compiler. I'm guessing she didn't have a lot of variety to choose from--You know those Roman men...

[Steven Pautz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Without knowing Latin, nor the context behind any of the quotes, this was just a collection of sometimes-amusing sentences. Somebody with a background in ancient literature would probably get considerably more out of this than I did.

It makes for an OK coffee table or back-of-the-toilet book, though, and is a pretty good conversation-starter.

[Riley Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s great for what it is. I love mulling over the phrases and trying to get a sense for how the Latin sounds.

I could stand fewer “I wish my wife was dead” and “Women are sneaky” jokes, but that’s true about most comedy.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mandare quemquam litteris cogitationes suas, qui eas nec disponere nec illustrare possit nec delectatione aliqua adlicere lectorem, hominis est intemperanter abutentis et otio et litteris.

Laudant illa sed ista legunt.

[Kathrynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this cute little book filled with quotes! Just what I was looking for and nicely laid out. My copy is a hardback and found in the Bargain Books at my local Barnes and Noble! Imagine that? :-)

[Bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great and fun. So much potential. Phrases for students, email retorts. The possibilities are expanding