Re: [lojban-beginners] APE (Audience Participation Exercise): Lojbanic words of wisdom

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org> wrote:
> On Thursday, December 27, 2012 09:42:56 Jonathan Jones wrote:
>>
>> Come up with words of wisdom for Lojban. There's a specific word for this,
>> somewhat related to clichè, idiom, psalm, koan, etc., but I can't remember
>> what it is. Whoever tells me first gets bonus points. :)
>
> You mean a proverb?

Or "aphorism"? "apothegm"? "adage"? ... Or maybe "saying"?

> lo nu bilma na sarcu lo nu ka'orze'a
> You don't have to be sick to get better.
> Motto of a late friend of mine who distributed Celtic seasalt and other health
> foods.
>
> ni'o lo nu casnu zo'u lo kumfa cu culno ca'o lo vanci
> .iku'i lo nu gasnu zo'u ro prenu lo kumfa cu canci
> Ne faut-il que délibérer, la cour en conseillers foisonne;
> faut-il exécuter, il n'y a plus personne.
> From the story of the rats who decide to bell the cat.

I like this one:

ko nelci lo nalci gi'e na kelci lo kalci

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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