Movie trivia question about the movie Tombstone???!
Question: I was just curious what is the meaning of the Latin versus that Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo exchange in the scene when they are both in the Oriental casino/hotel. It's about 45 minutes into the movie and is right before Ringo starts flipping his gun around.
Answers: I was just curious what is the meaning of the Latin versus that Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo exchange in the scene when they are both in the Oriental casino/hotel. It's about 45 minutes into the movie and is right before Ringo starts flipping his gun around.
Here is the translation of what Doc and Johnny Ringo are saying to one another in Latin:
Doc Holliday: In vino veritas. (In wine there is truth.)
Johnny Ringo: Age quod agis. (Do what you do.)
Doc Holliday: Credat Judaeus Apella, non ego. (Let Apella the Jew believe, not I.)
Johnny Ringo: Iuventus stultorum magister. (Youth is the teacher of fools.)
Doc Holliday: In pace requiescat. (May he rest in peace.)
The Latin phrases spoken by Doc and Ringo have implied meaning beyond their literal translation. The conversation could be translated into vernacular English this way:
DOC: Wine loosens the tongue.
RINGO: You better pay attention to what you're doing.
DOC: Go tell someone else.
RINGO: (tapping his gun) Fools must learn through experience.
DOC: Rest in peace.