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"All good things come to an end"
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Can some erudite subscriber translate the titled aphorism into Latin? Many thanks in advance. Stu
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> Totus bonus res adeo an terminus
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
> using http://www.translatio...from=English&to=Latin
Ah, well what did you expect...?
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
> using http://www.translatio...from=English&to=Latin
Ah, well what did you expect...?
This was originally "I see that all things come to an end", and is nothing more than a quote from the Prayer Book (Psalm 118:96). As such, it was originally in Latin anyway:
"Omnis consummationis vidi finem"
The extra word "good" somehow found it way into the expression over the ensuing centuries, during which time the phrase became proverbial.
"Omnis consummationis vidi finem"
The extra word "good" somehow found it way into the expression over the ensuing centuries, during which time the phrase became proverbial.
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