tantum religio potuit suadere malorum
Latin
editEtymology
editLiterally "To such heights of evil has religion been able to drive men". From Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, Book I, 101.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtan.tum reːˈli.ɡi.oː ˈpo.tu.it su̯aːˈdeː.re maˈloː.rum/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ reːˈlʲɪɡioː ˈpɔt̪uɪt̪ s̠u̯äːˈd̪eːrɛ mäˈɫ̪oːrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtan.tum reˈli.d͡ʒi.o ˈpo.tu.it swaˈde.re maˈlo.rum/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪um reˈliːd͡ʒio ˈpɔːt̪uit̪ swäˈd̪ɛːre mäˈlɔːrum]
Proverb
edittantum rēligiō potuit suādēre malōrum
- The practice of religion leads people to practise evil.