Latin Word

Famous quotes containing the words latin word, latin and/or word:

    “Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone.”
    —Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953)

    “There are many examples of women that have excelled in learning, and even in war, but this is no reason we should bring ‘em all up to Latin and Greek or else military discipline, instead of needle-work and housewifry.”
    —Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)

    “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning- bug and the lightning.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)