On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> Tom Berger wrote:
> 
> > Nihil est ab omne partum beatum.
> 
> I suppose I will not be the only one, but now you have me in...
> Learned Latin a loonnnnngggg time ago:
> What's the meaning of that?
> 
> I see
> Nothing is of all part beautiful

Right! It's the predecessor of Sturgeon's Law ;-). Those Romans were
more optimistic...
  
> I still know
> Omnium Gallorum fortissimi sunt Belgae....    ;-)

If I had Greek characters, I could cite you the first lines from the
'Ilias' *grin* .
  
> Herman
> 
> OK - I agree : it is slightly off topic...

Nah... 

tom

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