Lines 1-13 Flashcards
vitam quae faciunt beatiorem, iucundissime Martialis, haec sunt;
These are the things which make life happier, my dear old Martial:
res non parta laboroe sed relicta;
Wealth produced not by hard work but by being bequeathed;
Non ingratus ager;
Land not unproductive;
Focus perennis;
an ever-burning hearth;
lis numquam;
never a law-suit;
toga rara;
The toga seldom seen;
Mens quieta;
a mind untroubled;
vires ingenuae;
The strength of a free-born man;
salubre corpus;
A healthy body;
prudens simplicitas
sensible openness
pares amici
Like-minded friends
Convictus facilis
an easy-going social life
sine arte mensa
a table simply spread
nox non ebria sed soluta curis
nights not drunken but free from cares
non tristis torus et tamen pudicus
a marriage-bed pleasurable indeed and yet faithful
somnus qui faciat breves tenebras
sleep to make the hours of darkness brief
quod sis esse velis nihilque malis
you should want to be what you are and prefer nothing else
summum nec metuas diem nec optes.
you should neither fear your final day nor long for it.
