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"Who watches the watchmen" would have been simpler and spared me a google search.
by bjhoops1 13y ago
"Who watches the watchmen" would have been simpler and spared me a google search.
- sgdesign 13y agoBut I wouldn't have learned a cool new latin proverb.
- bjhoops1 13y agoAlthough it should be noted that the Latin itself is a translation, since this quote is attributed to Socrates and would have originally been in Greek.
- facorreia 13y agoAccording to Wikipedia it's (incorrectly) attributed to the Socrates character in Plato's Republic. Although a related idea is discussed in that book, the saying itself is attributed to Roman poet Juvenal, which was discussing marital affairs.
- atourgates 13y agoAlso, I wouldn't have gotten that feeling of smug superiority for having read Terry Pratchett.
- pc86 13y agoBut then how would we know that facorreia is smarter than we are?
- facorreia 13y agoawesome fodder for a reddit comment chain, let's continue it there