Posted by Mark Bossi (M.A. Bossi, Esquire) from Toronto Ontario Canada on January 06, 2021 at 17:50:53:
In Reply to: The largest public forum in the world??? posted by Jay Regner on January 01, 2021 at 21:25:43:
2. I'm not too fussed by comments from somebody who is afraid of signing their real name to a post.
3. Okay, okay - here's a "real" latin phrase:
altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi
( = still waters run deep)
Literally, "the deepest rivers flow with the least sound", this Roman proverb suggests that we not sell short those who eschew self-promotion, at the same time cautioning us to watch out for people given to blowing their own horns.
Reminds me of a story you might have heard - a young, brash paratrooper was indignant that a WWII veteran was wearing jump wings with the white maple leaf (signifying service with the now-defunct Airborne Regiment). After a few drinks, the youngster bragged about how many jumps he had made, and derisively asked the old-timer how many he had made. The veteran quietly said "Three: one training jump, Normandy, and the Rhine" (whereupon, as the story goes, chagrined friends of the youngster made him sit down and shut up).
Dileas Gu Brath
(that's Gaelic, not Latin, for Faithful Forever - approximates Semper Fi/Semper Fidelis in Latin, just in case any of my Marine Corps buddies are listening!)