ray1968

Hey Iain how are you - how are things in Ontario?

Toontje

Perhaps brought to Canada by one of first Dutch immigrants???

willmore

Not to beat a subject to death or anything......you could very well be correct - but you mention in your message that it's a "very old" dutch quote - can you tell me how old.......and if perhaps it came to holland from someone immigrating to your country? I find this kind of stuff really fascinating..........

Toontje

First I would like to apologise that this post will be completely off-topic, but I was aked, eh?
A 1 hour search on the internet gave me the following: I couldn't find a website that gave me the origin of this proverb, neither in dutch, in english or in german. The proverb is known to exist in english, dutch, german, french, spanish and italian, and maybe even more languages.
A belgian website on latin translations gave the following result (and I translate to english):

QUIETA NON MOVERE
Sallustius; De Coniuratione Catalinae 21;1
What rests, do not touch (let sleeping dogs lie)

Sallustius was a writer who died in 34 or 35 BC ("Before Christ", he didn't die in British Columbia )

So I think it's definitely NOT of canadian origin. And who brought it to Canada? We will never know, but it must have been someone from Europe.

I hope this answer satisfies your question.

willmore

Toontje - I am truly astonished that you would go to so much trouble for a stranger.....thank you so much (I know mine is a strange and wonderful fascination - remember the expression - small things amuse small minds - well that's me!!!!)

It obviously can't be Canadian if it goes back to 34BC - since Canada's only 137 years old - I spent most of my growing up years in a place called Kitchener/Waterloo in Ontario - very very German (was called Berlin before the name change) - so I guess that's where I picked it up....since I have none of the nationalities mentioned - I'm Irish/Polish).

Thanks again for being so kind.......I owe you a big one!!!!

indybrit

Hey Ray, my fellow Leicester person, how ya doing?

Glaswegian

Aye up me duck - is this a forum for ex-Leicester inhabitants??

ray1968

Glaswegian - don't tell me you are ex Leicester

I am alright Indybrit - looking forward to the new footy season see if the Foxes can do owt this season...just got a few packs of walkers crisps from a store up the road...hows you?

Glaswegian

15 years in Leicester - left with a love of Gujerati home cooking and Everards Old Original ....

ray1968

welcome to the ex leicester pats club then matey!

Glaswegian

Ever seen Everards in Ontario?

ray1968

Nope -never , too small a brand I think for exporting

Glaswegian

Ah well - know a good pakora or pork pie recipe then?

indybrit

Doing pretty good myself thanks.

I'll be getting the run down on how the foxes are doing from my Mum and Dad, especially when they win....

Toontje

What's a "stranger", eh? Someone you've never met? Someone you've never seen? Most people that post on a regular basis on this forum are not considered to be strangers by me. I'm getting quite a picture of them, although I do realise that it may be completely wrong. But in my imagination the looks and the lives of the people on this forum here are becoming less and less vague and shady.
Naah, you're no longer strangers to me.


One day, perhaps even in 2034, we'll meet and I remind you