caldum meiere et frigidum potare
Latin
Etymology
From the Satyricon of Petronius. Literally: "To piss it hot and drink it cold."
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.dum ˈmeːj.je.re et ˈfriː.ɡi.dum poːˈtaː.re/, [ˈkaɫ.dũ ˈmeːj.jɛ.rɛ ɛt ˈfriː.ɡɪ.dũ poːˈtaː.rɛ]
Proverb
caldum mēiere et frīgidum pōtāre
- one gives more than one receives; one gives back generously what one has received.
- c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 67:
- nunc hoc est caldum meiere et frigidum potare
- now so far it is to drink it cold and piss it hot
- nunc hoc est caldum meiere et frigidum potare