Tuesday, March 7, 2023

March 7th, 2023 Latin of the Day - "Gutta cavat lapidem."

 March 7th, 2023 Latin of the Day - "Gutta cavat lapidem."


"Gutta cavat lapidem."


"The drop [of water] hollows out the stone," id est, not by force but by continually dripping.  


~ Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C.E. - c. 18 C.E.), Epistulae Ex Ponto IV.10.5


Nonis Martiis anno A.U.C. MMDCCLXXVI 

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