Chapter 28

Question 1

Ratio ducat, non fortuna.

Answer 1

Let reason lead, not fortune.

Question 2

Arma togae cedant.

Answer 2

Let arms yield to the toga.

Question 3

Ex urbe nunc discede ne metu et armis opprimar.

Answer 3

Depart now from the city so that I may not be overwhelmed by fear and arms

Question 4

Nunc una res mihi protinus est facienda ut maximum otium et solacium habeam.

Answer 4

Now, one thing must be done by me immediately in order that I may have the greatest peace and comfort.

Question 5

Rapiamus, amici, occasionem de die.

Answer 5

Let us seize, friends, the opportunity from the day.

Question 6

Corpus enim somno et multis aliis rebus eget ut valeat; animus ipse se alit.

Answer 6

The body needs sleep and many other things so it may be strong, the soul nourishes itself.

Question 7

Qui beneficium dedit, taceat; narret qui accepit.

Answer 7

Let the person who gives benefit be silent, let the person who accepts it tell about it.

Question 8

De mortuis nihil nisi bonum dicamus.

Answer 8

Let us say nothing about dead people unless it is good.

Question 9

Parens ipse nec habeat vitia nec toleret.

Answer 9

Let the parent themself not have vice or be tolerated.

Question 10

In hac re ratio habenda est ut monitio acerbitate careat.

Answer 10

Reason should be held to in this matter so that the admonition may be without harshness.

Question 11

Feminae ad ludos semper veniunt ut videant - et ut ipsae videantur.

Answer 11

Women always go to the same games to watch but also so they are being watched themselves.

Question 12

Arma virumque cano qui primus a litoribus Troiae ad Italiam venit.

Answer 12

I sing of arms and the man who first came to Italy from the shores of Troy.