Plato quote in latin for tattoo

nannus · 11-18-2008, 09:57 PM

Could someone please translate "Only the dead have seen the end of war" into latin?

Cloelia · 11-19-2008, 03:03 AM

Only the dead have seen the end of war=> Mortui solum finem belli viderunt.
(And in Italian "Solo i morti hanno visto la fine della guerra.")

But according to Wikipedia it is a misattributed quote. The English Wikipedia says: "Only the dead have seen the end of war. Attributed to Plato by General Douglas MacArthur, earliest source found is work of George Santayana who doesn't attribute it to anyone". The Italian Wikipedia says the quote was attributed to Plato in the movie Black Hawk Down.

nannus · 11-19-2008, 10:26 PM

It's also attributed to Plato in the series Band of Brothers. Who actually said it isn't so important. The quote in itself is....dead on.

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Cloelia International Forum Great Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,129 Cloelia is a name known to all Cloelia is a name known to all Cloelia is a name known to all	Only the dead have seen the end of war=> Mortui solum finem belli viderunt. (And in Italian "Solo i morti hanno visto la fine della guerra.") But according to Wikipedia it is a misattributed quote. The English Wikipedia says: "Only the dead have seen the end of war. Attributed to Plato by General Douglas MacArthur, earliest source found is work of George Santayana who doesn't attribute it to anyone". The Italian Wikipedia says the quote was attributed to Plato in the movie Black Hawk Down.
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nannus Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5 nannus is an unknown character at this point	It's also attributed to Plato in the series Band of Brothers. Who actually said it isn't so important. The quote in itself is....dead on.
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