Wednesday, April 25, 2012

De Risu

Here is today's distich by Michele Verinus:

De Risu
Immodicus risus non est sapientis et index
Stultitiae; lepidi sint sine dente ioci.


Here is the vocabulary:

de - about, concerning
risus - laughter
immodicus - excessive, immoderate
non - not
sum - be, exist
sapiens - wise; wise man
et - and
index - sign, proof, indicator
stultitia - foolishness
lepidus - agreeable, charming
sine - without
dens - tooth
iocus - joke