Etymology

fas est et ab hoste doceri

Today it means: One should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies. Full definition →

Latin fas est et ab hoste doceri
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfas est et ab hoste doceri
  2. English todayfas est et ab hoste doceri

Borrowed from Latin fas est et ab hoste doceri (literally “it is right to be taught even by [one's] enemy”).

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