Adversum notum noli contendere verbis;
Lis minimis verbis interdum maxima crescit.
Dispute not with thy friend, for often so
From trifling words most serious discords grow.
(Chase)
In wordy war do not engage thy friend;
For trivial words in mighty strife may end.
(Duff)
From trifling words most serious discords grow.
(Chase)
In wordy war do not engage thy friend;
For trivial words in mighty strife may end.
(Duff)
Here is the vocabulary:
adversum: against
notus: familiar, well-known
nolo: do not want, refuse
contendo: strive, contest with
verbum: word
lis: lawsuit, quarrel, dispute
minimus: smallest
interdum: sometimes
maximus: greatest, biggest
cresco: grow
