2007-02-12 04:38:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Nulla re concilliare facilius benevolentiam multitudinis possunt ii, qui rei publicae praesunt, quam abstinentia et continentia - nulla salus bello!
2007-02-12 11:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by Uros I 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sed dulcius pro patria vivere, et dulcissimus pro patria bibere. Ergo, bibamus pro salute patriae.
2007-02-12 05:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Latin saying (taken from an ode by Horace). The words were widely understood and often quoted at the start of the First World War. The full saying ends the poem: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - it is sweet and right to die for your country. In other words, it is a wonderful and great honour to fight and die for your country
2016-03-29 03:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not convinced....... seems to me that dying for your country is generally painful and unpleasant.
I'd rather go with 'Do not go gentle into that goodnight.'
PS What's the Latin for 'Why do people cut and paste whole sections from wikipedia and call it an answer?'?
2007-02-12 04:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by 'H' 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since I personally don't want to die, I would not consider it sweet, but there are several people in the armed forces who would consider this poem title very true. However I am stumped as to what you are actually asking.
2007-02-12 04:43:31 · answer #5 · answered by kittydoormat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Death is always an enemy. And I find nothing sweet or decorous about anyone's death. Like John Donne I believe the death of any man diminishes me.
2007-02-12 04:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! My life is nothing without my country. The place where my children eat, the place where my brothers and sisters live. I will lay down my life to protect our home.
2007-02-12 05:20:25 · answer #7 · answered by Immortal Cordova 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2+2 = 4 only if you believe it does.
2007-02-12 05:13:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
To quote General George Patton dieing for your country is for losers make the other poor bastard die for his.
2007-02-12 05:25:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it would be honorable to die for ones country but not sweet i don't think
unless you want to die, then it would be sweet
2007-02-12 05:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋