Citation for Epictetus quote what makes men mad I'm reading through a textbook on counseling, and they cite Epictetus as saying, quot;It's not the events of life that make men mad, but rather the view we take of them quot; It's a common quote
Why is ipse not changing case in presence of possessive adjective? I don't know the wording of the rule you say is given by Henle Grammar 8 11, but Andrews and Stoddard's grammar (1878) gives a rule for the case of ipse that does not require it to be genitive in this kind of context: When ipse is joined with a possessive pronoun used reflexively, it usually takes the case of the subject; as, Meam ipse lēgem nēgligo; not meam ipsius, according to § 211, R 3
When do we use supine and ut ne clause to express purpose? Spectatum veniunt, veniunt, spectentur ut ipsae The come to see, they come to be seen Aside from all that – though technically still a use with a verb of motion – the supine is used with iri (which is the passive infinitive of ire) to form the future passive infinitive, e g : Puto inimicos expugnatum iri I believe the enemies will be
What is the role of ipso in this quote from Cicero? Following on from Q: Why is accusative pronoun quot;te quot; used in this construction?, in this quote from Cicero: quot;nihil necesse est mihi de me ipso dicere, quamquam est id quidem senile
Quomodo in Latinum vertitur alternative facts? res aliae atque ipsae ('things other than different from facts themselves'), which allows for some nice elisions – it somehow seems appropriate that things would be hidden or obscured in the term res aliae quam verae ('things other than different from true facts') res nec verae nec fictae ('things neither true facts nor lies')
How to say spicy in Latin? Are you looking for the closest Classical equivalent (which will probably not be very close, since Capsicum is native to the Americas, but they did have Piper imported from India), or a modern Neo-Latin version e g as used in botanical names?