Daily Archives: Wednesday: July 1, 2009

Latin Puzzle

Posted on Wednesday: July 1, 2009 by Michael Hendry

I think it was Patterico’s Pontifications where I recently ran across a weblog called Verum Serum. An interesting name, since it has three or four meanings in Latin: True Whey (taking Verum as an adjective and Serum as a noun). … Continue reading →

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Possibly?

Posted on Wednesday: July 1, 2009 by Michael Hendry

In its article on Leibniz, Wikipedia reports: “No philosopher has ever had as much experience with practical affairs of state as Leibniz, except possibly Marcus Aurelius.” Possibly? Privy Counselor of Justice to the House of Brunswick, trusted adviser to the … Continue reading →

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