"Cineri gloria sera sunt", which is also given as "Cineri gloria sera venit", is an epigram of Martial. The literal meaning is: "To the ashes glory is too late." The meaning is that we should honour greatness, while the person is alive.
cinis, cineris (m) ashes
sera adv late
Cinis, cineris is related to the English word incinerate, which, of course, means to turn to ashes.
Sunday 15 May 2016
Et reddam vobis annos quos comedit lucusta
"And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten" are the opening words of Joel, chapter 2, verse 25 in the King James version of the Bible. It is far from the only time, when this version of the Bible puts something in a far more memorable and poetic way than other English translations.
In Latin, it is: "Et reddam vobis annos quos comedit lucusta."
In Latin, it is: "Et reddam vobis annos quos comedit lucusta."
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