Re: Translation: "Boys will be boys"

B. T. Raven wrote:
> grannybuttons wrote:
>> I want to translate 'boys will be boys'.   I've got as far as
>>
>>    pueri erunt pueri
> 
> Literally correct but it's a calque on the English. No more 
> surprisingly, "rosae erunt rosae," and less meaningful than "glandes 
> erunt quercus."
> 
>>
>> but I feel that might not be correct.  In particular, the first and
>> second 'boys' is presumably different (subject/object) but I'm out of
>> my depth here.
>>
>> Any corrections appreciated!
>>
>> Andrew
>>
> 
> Exspectandum est pueros tamquam pueros se gestaturos.

Puerorum est talia facere. [Colebourn p.20]

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