Age quod agis.
Credat Judaeus Apella, non ego.
Iuventus stultorum magister.
In pace requiescat.
Doc: "Wine loosens the tongue." [There are sleeping drunks and fighting drunks and quiet drunks and talkative drunks. In vino veritas, an old Roman proverb, with the literal meaning 'in wine the truth', tells us that people under the influence of wine or other spirits will say things they ordinarily try to conceal.]
Ringo: "You'd better be careful." [Age quod agis, literally 'do what you are doing', is excellent advice for those who become careless in their work as well as for those who fail to do what they are supposed to do.]
Doc: "Tell it to the Marines, not me." [This phrase comes from a work by Horace; literally, I believe that this reads "Let the Jew Apella believe it; I will not." Roget's Thesaurus entry #497 (absurdity) gives "Credat Judaeus Apella" the loose translation "Tell it to the Marines", while entry #485 (unbelief) suggests "Let those believe who may.]
Ringo: "Fools must be taught by experience."
Doc: "Rest in peace!"
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