An eye for an eye makes the world go blind
Latin translation: caeca ultio caecat humanitatem
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caeca ultio caecat humanitatem Explanation: Dear Brandon, this is an idiomatic expression, hence it is MUCH more difficult to translate since a word-per-word rendition would not work at all in Latin. I have tried to find a solution: caeca ultio: blind vengeance caecat humanitatem: makes the mankind (the world...but it's better to talk about people, actually) go blind. So, "blind vengeance makes the world go blind", you still have the "blind" jeu du mot and a similar content... Hope it helps! Flavio Disctinction in Latin |
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