Vagueness of reference --- Encouraged by the unexpected openness to the Latin, for which I thank the Prof, I dare to add another maxim in Latin. It does not come from the time of the Ancient Rome but from the time the Christian theologues used Latin to write their exegeses:

Deus omnes avertat: God contradicts predictions.

The sentence is somehow obscure at first sight; it is indeed a bit vague. In fact, it means that one should not really believe predictions, because the Almighty God can change His plans.

Source author: Petru Dumitriu PetruD@diplomacy.edu