Wednesday Latin Quiz

[Gibbon]

As King Charles I shouted at Prince Rupert, after the latter had lost an important battle in the English Civil War

"You promised me mountains, but delivered molehills!"

(Substitute "they" for "you")



edit: I guess the literal translation is something like "They agreed the hills, but produced a ridiculous mouse"

Close.

Mountains will be in labour, and an absurd mouse will be born. (all that work and nothing to show for it)

[Gibbon]

I'd go along with that.

(Was going to suggest "The end justifies the means", but that doesn't mean quite the same.)

exitus acta probat

[Pondlife]

Unless this thread involves Caecilius in his garden, I'm out.

[Mich the Tester]

Unless this thread involves Caecilius in his garden, I'm out.

Go and Caec in your own bloody garden!