williamwbishop, re your sig

gulo · 04-08-2005, 05:12 PM

I think the Ovid quote is "small trivial matters had seized the minds" but I'm curious about
your other quote. Is it from the Twelve Caesars? What does it say?

gulo · 04-08-2005, 05:18 PM

something like "march fiercely so that he should experience death"?

XavierP · 04-09-2005, 09:23 AM

Until he gets here, William Bishop's sig is

Quote:

"Parva leves capiunt animos" (Ovid 32 B.C.)

"Ita feri ut se mori sentiat" (Suetonius)

"I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer gods than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
(Stephen F Roberts)

williamwbishop · 04-10-2005, 09:23 PM

"Strike him so that he can feel he is dying."

In other words, stand strong, stand hard....old roman mentality I suppose.

williamwbishop · 04-10-2005, 09:27 PM

And a closer approximation on ovid's quote would be something like "small matters capture the little mind"