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Art/Literary - Religion / in the letter of catholic priest | | Latin term or phrase: melior est finis orations quam principum | | in the context: soldier has written on his holy sword: melior est finis orations quam principum (a concrete verse from the Bible could help a lot!) |
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| Grading comment Thanks!I still coudln t find out which book in the Bible is "Ecclesiastes". finally I got it:D in czech it has absolutely different form, something like "Preacher". thanks a lot
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 Better is the end of a speech than the beginning.
Explanation:
It comes from: Ecclesiastes Chapter 7:9
http://www.newadvent.org/bible/ecc007.htm
Here's how it should read in latin: melior est finis **orationis**quam principium.
The meaning of this sentence is quite obvious! :-)
http://allitera.tive.org/archives/002098.html
| | | Grading comment | Thanks!I still coudln t find out which book in the Bible is "Ecclesiastes". finally I got it:D in czech it has absolutely different form, something like "Preacher". thanks a lot |
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