Sometimes a quick thought can offer a needed insight, and an hour's meditation can change one's life. But you need something to think about. That's what Archabbot Lambert Reilly offers in this engaging collection of timeless Latin sayings, their English translations, and brief commentaries. From the familiar (Carpe Diem--'Seize the Day') to the uncommon (Mortuo leoni, etiam lepores insultant--'Rabbits may pull dead lions by the beard'), the sayings in this unique storehouse of wisdom are designed to bring you closer to the truth, which, as St. Ambrose says, always comes from the Holy Spirit. So, in the words that converted St. Augustine--Tolle et lege--'Take and read'! |
