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Tag: de Finibus

Cicero, de Finibus 1.3

May 28, 2014 ~ Erik ~ Leave a comment

…but I think, and have often argued, that not only is the Latin language not deficient, as is commonly supposed, but it is also even richer than the Greek.

 

…sed ita sentio et saepe disserui, Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, ut vulgo putarent, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam.

 

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