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Best quote regarding Latin that I've read in quite some time Larry Send a noteboard - 27/02/2013 11:13:59 AM

Currently reading John Thavis' just-published The Vatican Diaries and he has a short chapter on Reginald Foster, who some might consider to be the founder of the "Living Language" method of teaching Latin. This quote is priceless:


"Latin is not difficult, friends. It's not reserved for experts. My God, every prostitute in ancient Rome spoke Latin," he reminded anyone within earshot.

Later in the chapter, it is revealed that:


"I'm a naturalist, I'm a nudist. I like to say Mass in the nude, too. If God doesn't like that, sorry."

Very illuminating book so far about the Vatican and its various characters.

Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Best quote regarding Latin that I've read in quite some time Larry - 27/02/2013 11:13:59 AM 1264 Views
A good Latin student never declines sex. RandAllThor - 27/02/2013 04:45:15 PM 1477 Views
Or most other cardinals. *NM* Tom - 27/02/2013 04:55:55 PM 475 Views
I wasn't aware the scandal had climbed that high... *NM* Ghavrel - 27/02/2013 09:07:52 PM 440 Views
Well, Thavis does touch upon that somewhat in his book Larry - 28/02/2013 11:18:02 PM 999 Views
Judging by the graffiti I've seen, they didn't speak it particularly well. Ghavrel - 27/02/2013 09:05:31 PM 1073 Views
They spoke it at about the level at which the average American Facebook user speaks English. Tom - 28/02/2013 12:40:48 AM 1035 Views
Not really, other than a few allusions such as one made in Catullus' poem #84. *NM* Larry - 28/02/2013 11:18:58 PM 442 Views
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