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 is no doubt that Greek and Latin are great and handsome ornaments, but we buy them too dear.”
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    “Poets ... are literal-minded men who will squeeze a word till it hurts.”
    —Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982)