fas est et ab hoste doceri

proverb

One should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies.

OriginLatin fas est et ab hoste doceri →
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Meanings

proverb
  1. One should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies.

Origin

  1. Latinfas est et ab hoste doceri
  2. Englishfas 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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APA

fas est et ab hoste doceri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fas%20est%20et%20ab%20hoste%20doceri

MLA

“fas est et ab hoste doceri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fas%20est%20et%20ab%20hoste%20doceri. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fas est et ab hoste doceri,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fas%20est%20et%20ab%20hoste%20doceri.

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