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Latin term
john montgomery
omne ignotum pro magnifico
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Latin to English
Art/Literary
Sherlock Holmes phrase
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
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Everything unknown is taken for magnificient
Dear John,
very nice phrase indeed :)
Omne is neuter for everything
ignotum is neuter adjective for unknown
pro magnifico: for magnificient
verb is missing, typical in Latin! :)
Hope it helps,
(look at the link below which confirms this is the right translation)
Flavio
very nice phrase indeed :)
Omne is neuter for everything
ignotum is neuter adjective for unknown
pro magnifico: for magnificient
verb is missing, typical in Latin! :)
Hope it helps,
(look at the link below which confirms this is the right translation)
Flavio
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Comment: "Thank you sir.. the obsure is now revealed..Reggards..John"
3 hrs
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Language innovations for the future
Native in: Italian 
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what's unknown is taken for wonders
I am paraphrasing the famous verse by T.S. Eliot "signs are taken for wonders"
(Gerontion,
Signs are taken for wonders. "We would see a sign!"
The word within a word, unable to speak a word,
Swaddled with darkness.
regards
paola l m
(Gerontion,
Signs are taken for wonders. "We would see a sign!"
The word within a word, unable to speak a word,
Swaddled with darkness.
regards
paola l m
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DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
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Everything that is unknown is taken to be grand
One of Bartleby's "familiar quotations".
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CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD · AUTHOR INDEX · CONCORDANCE INDEX
John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
NUMBER: 8728
AUTHOR: Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79)
QUOTATION: Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvellous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? 1 How many things, too, are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
ATTRIBUTION: Natural History. Book vii. Sect. 6.
BIOGRAPHY: Columbia Encyclopedia.
Note 1.
***Omne ignotum pro magnifico*** (***Everything that is unknown is taken to be grand***).—Tacitus: Agricola, 30.
HTH
Rich
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Reference > Quotations > John Bartlett, comp. > Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. > 8728. Pliny the Elder
PREVIOUS NEXT
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD · AUTHOR INDEX · CONCORDANCE INDEX
John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
NUMBER: 8728
AUTHOR: Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79)
QUOTATION: Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvellous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? 1 How many things, too, are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
ATTRIBUTION: Natural History. Book vii. Sect. 6.
BIOGRAPHY: Columbia Encyclopedia.
Note 1.
***Omne ignotum pro magnifico*** (***Everything that is unknown is taken to be grand***).—Tacitus: Agricola, 30.
HTH
Rich
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Nicola (Mr.) Nobili
Italy
Italy
Italy
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The unknown is marvellous/fascinating
An alternative. It seems more "concise" to me, therefore a little more appropriate for a motto.
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