Chapter 18 Flashcards
Possunt quia posse videntur.
They are able because they appear to be able.
Etiam fortes viri subitis periculis saepe terrentur.
Even courageous men are often terrified by sudden dangers.
Tua consilia sunt clara nobis; teneris scientia horum civium omnium.
Your plans are clear to us; you are held fast by the knowledge of all these citizens.
Malum est consilium quod mutari non potest.
Bad is the plan that cannot be changed.
Fas est ab hoste doceri.
It is right to be taught by the enemy.
Eo tempore erant circenses ludi, quo genere levi spectaculi numquam teneor.
At that time there were circus games, by which trivial sort of spectacle I am never held.
Haec est nunc vita mea: admitto et saluto bonos viros qui ad me veniunt; deinde aut scribo aut lego; post haec omne tempus corpori datur.
This is now my life: I receive and greet the good men who come to me; then I either write or read; after these things all my time is devoted to my body.
Nihil igitur mors est, quoniam natura animi habetur mortalis.
Consequently death is nothing, since the nature of the soul is considered to be mortal.
Amor misceri cum timore non potest.
Love cannot be mixed with fear.
Numquam enim temeritas cum sapientia commiscetur.
For rashness is never mixed together with wisdom.
Diligemus eum qui pecunia non movetur.
We will love him who is not motivated by money.
Laudatur ab his; culpatur ab illis.
He is praised by these men, blamed by those.
Probitas laudatur—et alget.
Honesty is praised–and is neglected.
