latin Flashcards
to the stars through difficulties
ad astra per aspera
he flies by his own wings
alis volat propriis
the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love
amantium irae amoris integratio est
ars longa, vita brevis
art is long, life is short
the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses
aut insanity homo, aut versus facit
while i breath, i hope
dum spiro spero
ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
with the word, she seeks peace under liberty
i require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad
exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior
experiential docet
experience teaches
a glutton for books (bookworm)
helluo librorum
in books, freedom
in libras libertas
the written letter lasts
littera scripta manet
an honest heart is a kingdom in itself
mens regnum bona possidet
wonderful to say
mirabile dictu
there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part
nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit
everything which i used to say could not happen, will happen now
omnia iam fient quae posse negabam
the poet is born, not made
poeta nascitur, non fit
let him who has done a good deed be silent, let him who has received it tell it
qui dedit beneficium taceat, narrat qui accepit
often, it is not advantageous to know what will be
saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit
he who feared he would not succeed sat still
sedit qui timuit ne non succederet