GUTTA CAVAT LAPIDEM
Latin proverb, Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814)
The source
"Drops hollow out the stone." This Latin proverb is recorded in Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814). Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
"Gutta cavat Lapidem."Original Latin, Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814). Latin: Erasmus' Adagia as printed in R. Bland, Proverbs Chiefly Taken from the Adagia of Erasmus (1814), archive.org.
Who said it
Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.
Questions
- Who said "Drops hollow out the stone."?
- Latin proverb. Source: Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814).
- What is the original Latin?
- Gutta cavat Lapidem. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
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