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8 Μαρ 2018 · In Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Lonesome Dove, Augustus McCray added the phrase “Uva uvam vivendo varia fit” (91) to the Hat Creek Cattle Company sign because he believed that it ...
3 Οκτ 2004 · Users of the Cafe Society forum share their knowledge and opinions about the Latin phrase on Gus's sign in Lonesome Dove, a novel by Larry McMurtry. The phrase is a garbled corruption of a proverb meaning "a grape seeing a grape becomes ripe".
Uva uvam vivendo varia fit. This Latin phrase from Lonesome Dove is neither nonsense nor bad Latin. It means "A grape becomes mottled by being a grape," with the sense: it is the nature of a grape to become "mottled"...
11 Οκτ 2018 · Gus- I told you Woodrow along time ago, it ain’t Greek its Latin. Woodrow- Well what does it say that Latin? Gus- Well it’s a motto, it just says itself, Yovaro yovaro fit yovaro….
Finally, he added a Latin motto he copied from a book even though he doesn’t know what it means. The sign communicates a lot more than just the words written on it. First and foremost, it broadcasts Gus’s boastful character, his sense of humor, and his willingness to do anything to provoke others into conversation (or argument).
The phrase “we don’t rent pigs,” written above a Latin motto whose meaning Gus does not even know, is a perfect demonstration of everything unique about Gus. The sign also represents the relative dearth of learning amongst the men.
The Latin he carves is this: " Uva uvam vivendo varia fit,which seemed to him to be a beautiful motto, whatever it meant" (8.48). What it means is "a grape, seeing another grape, changes color" (source). Considering what Clara has to say about Call changing Gus, and vice-versa, this motto is pretty apt.
