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Habent Sua Fata Libelli
The List of Latin expressions, Latin expression ''Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli'' (literally, "According to the capabilities of the reader, books have their destiny"), is verse 1286 of ''De litteris, De syllabis, De Metris'' by Terentianus Maurus. ''Libelli'' is the Latin declension, plural of the Latin word ''libellus'', which is a diminutive of ''liber'' ("book"), suggesting the qualification ("''little'' books ...") was actually meant but in fact ''libellus'' was used to mean Tract (literature), tracts, pamphlets etc. William Camden used the phrase in the preface to ''Britannia'' (1607), the first Chorography, chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. The phrase is translated as "Bookes receive their Doome according to the reader's capacity." The early modern scholar Robert Burton (scholar) , Robert Burton deploys the expression in his ''The Anatomy of Melancholy'': :Our writings are as so many dishes, our readers guests, our books like b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Latin Expressions
__NOTOC__ This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. ''To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full)'' The list also is divided alphabetically into twenty pages: * List of Latin phrases (A) * List of Latin phrases (B) * List of Latin phrases (C) * List of Latin phrases (D) * List of Latin phrases (E) * List of Latin phrases (F) * List of Latin phrases (G) * List of Latin phrases (H) * List of Latin phrases (I) * List of Latin phrases (L) * List of Latin phrases (M) * List of Latin phrases (N) * List of Latin phrases (O) * List of Latin phrases (P) * List of Latin phrases (Q) * List of Latin phrases (R) * List of Latin phrases (S) * List of Latin phrases (T) * List of Latin phrases (U) * List of Latin phrases (V) See also * Latin influence in English * Latinism Lists *List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions *List of ecclesiastical abbreviations *List of Germanic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |