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Latin Go Proverbs
    Keywords: Proverb

Of course, we all agree that there are too few languages in the Go-world. Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, some english...

It seems obvious that the discerning Go-player will need to expand into the classic languages for full effect in the coffee-shop. No doubt it will also help the appeal of Go to the 'masses'.

'Real' Latin Proverbs which relate to Go

Divide et impera
Divide and rule
Oculum pro oculo
An Eye for an eye
Mors tua, vita mea
Your death, my life

'Traditional' Latin proverbs with a Go twist

Silex iacta est
The stone has been cast
Fons vitae oculi
Eyes are the fountain of life

Sounds posh? Go proverbs (badly) translated...

sex morituri, octo vivo
Six will die, eight live
semper instante ante grande
Always urgent (moves) before big (moves)

Even rubbish sayings sound better in Latin...

Goban Carpa et iacta murum etiam simul adversarius offendo
Throwing the Goban at the wall whilst also hitting your opponent (to uppercut : "superlacare"?)
Ludimus ergo sumus
We play therefore we are

Anyone with a better grasp of Latin - feel free to correct/complete



This is a copy of the living page "Latin Go Proverbs" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2004 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.