Posted by Gwen on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 9:17am.
Perhaps there are some in this Search that you have not yet seen:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ancient+Latin++phrases&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Sra
There's a wonderful little book originally printed in 1960 called Winnie Ille Pu by A. A. Milne, translated by Alexander Lenard. There's LOTS of wit in there!
It's not ancient Latin, but it's very faithfully translated into classical Latin by Lenard. See if you can find this in your library or bookstore. It's great fun!
If you can find anything by the playwright Plautus, you'll "hit a gold mine"!!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=plautus+witty+latin+sayings
Here is what my "google" came up with
http://www.thetipsbank.com/latinthinkers.htm
and do not forget the universal motherly advise...
Semper ubi sub ubi.
Reiny -- LOL!!!
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