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PMAQ Flashcards

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allegans contraria non est audiendus

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no one is to be heard whose evidence is contradictory

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alienum est omne quicquid optando evenit

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what we obtain merely by asking is not really our own (Publilius Syrus)

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bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter

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you might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure (Tacitus)

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bonum vinum lætificat cor hominis

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good wine makes men’s hearts rejoice

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communis error facit jus

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sometimes common error makes law

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adeo facilius est multa facere quam diu

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it is much easier to try one’s hand at many things than to concentrate one’s powers on one thing (Quintilian)

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ægroto, dum anima est, spes est

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to the sick, while there is life there is hope (Cicero)

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bonus vir semper tiro

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a good man is always learning

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abstineto a fabis

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abstain from beans (i.e., have nothing to do with elections—the ballot having been cast with beans)

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bona nemini hora est, ut non alicui sit mala

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there is no hour good for one man that is not bad for another (Publilius Syrus)

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audendo magnus tegitur timor

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great fear is concealed under daring (Lucan)

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amat victoria curam

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victory and care are close friends

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communia esse amicorum inter se omnia

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all things are common among friends (Terence)

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beneficium dignis ubi des, omnes obliges

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where you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all (Publilius Syrus)

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actus me invito factus, non est meus actus

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an act done against my will is not my act

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arbore dejecta quivis (or qui vult ) ligna colligit

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when the tree is thrown down, anyone who wishes may gather the wood (i.e., even the lowliest will gather the fruits of the fallen tyrant)

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brevis voluptas mox doloris est parens

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short-lived pleasure is the parent of pain

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ardua deturbans vis animosa quatit

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the strength of courage shatters higher things

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asinus asino, et sus sui pulcher

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as an ass is beautiful to an ass, so a pig is to a pig

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bonis a divitibus nihil timendum

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good men ought to fear nothing from the rich

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a verbis legis non est recedendum

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from the words of the law there is no departure

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aliud est celare, aliud tacere

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it is one thing to conceal, another to be silent

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bonum est, pauxillum amare sane, insane non bonum est

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it is good to be moderately sane in love, but it is not good to be insanely in love (Plautus)

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aliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa

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no one should be a judge in his own cause

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accidit in puncto, et toto contingit in anno

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it happens in a moment, and happens all year long

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casus quem sæpe transit, aliquando invenit

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chance (or misfortune) will at some time or another find the one whom it has often passed by (Publilius Syrus)

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ad quæstionem legis respondent judices, ad quæstionem facti respondent juratores

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it is the judge’s business to answer to the question of law, the jury’s to answer to the question of fact

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acer et ad palmæ per se cursurus honores, si tamen horteris fortius ibit equus

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the spirited horse, which will of itself strive to win the race, will run still more swiftly if encouraged (Ovid)

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an quisquam est alius liber, nisi ducere vitam cui licet, ut voluit?

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is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases? (Persius)

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30
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charitas non quærit quæ sua sunt

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love does not seek things for itself

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31
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ambiguum pactum contra venditorem interpretandum est

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an ambiguous contract is to be interpreted against the seller

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32
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compesce mentem

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control your temper (Horace)

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33
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amor tussisque non celantur

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love, and a cough, are not concealed (Ovid)

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34
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ætatem non tegunt tempora

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our temples do not conceal our age

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compendiaria res improbitas, virtusque tarda

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wickedness takes the shorter road, and virtue the longer

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36
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absque argento omnia vana

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without money all is vain

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37
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bis dat qui cito dat

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he gives twice who gives quickly (Cervantes)

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38
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certum voto pete finem

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set a definite limit to your desire (Horace)

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39
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ante victoriam ne canas triumphum

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do not celebrate your triumph before you have conquered

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beneficia plura recipit qui scit reddere

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he receives the most favors who knows how to return them (Publilius Syrus)

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bonarum rerum consuetudo pessima est

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nothing is worse than being accustomed to good things (or good fortune) (Publilius Syrus)

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42
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aperit præcordia liber

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wine opens the seals of the heart (Horace)

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43
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ab actu ad posse valet illatio

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it is possible to infer the future from the past

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44
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aperte mala cum est mulier, tum demum est bona

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when a woman is openly bad, she then is at the best (i.e., open dishonesty is preferable to concealed hypocrisy)

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at caret insidiis hominum, quia mitis, hirundo

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the swallow is not ensnared by men because of its gentle nature (Ovid)

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acerrimus ex omnibus nostris sensibus est sensus videndi

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the keenest of all our senses is the sense of sight (Cicero)

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actus Dei nemini facit injuriam

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the act of God does injury to no one

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acclinus falsis animus meliora recusat

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the mind attracted by what is false refuses better things (Horace)

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49
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bene agendo nunquam defessus

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never weary of doing good (after Galatians 6:9)

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50
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bibamus, moriendum est

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let us drink, death is certain (Seneca the Elder)

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acer et vehemens bonus orator

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a good orator is pointed and impassioned (Cicero)

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ab honesto virum bonum nihil deterret

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nothing deters a good man from what honor requires of him (Seneca)

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53
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beatus autem esse sine virtute nemo potest

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no one can be happy without virtue (Cicero)

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54
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bonus animus in mala re dimidium est mali

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good courage in a bad circumstance is half of the evil overcome (Plautus)

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alteri sic tibi

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do to another as to yourself

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arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio

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straining breaks the bow, and relaxation the mind (Publilius Syrus)

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57
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addere legi justitiam decus

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it is to one’s honor to combine justice with law

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barbæ tenus sapientes

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men are wise as far as their beards (referring to those who pretend to have knowledge they do not in fact possess)

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cave ne cadas

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take heed you do not fall (i.e., beware of falling from your high position)

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aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus

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sometimes even the good Homer nods off (Horace)

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auxilium non leve vultus habet

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a pleasing countenance is no small advantage (Ovid)

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compendia dispendia

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short cuts are roundabouts

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absurdum est ut alios regat, qui seipsum regere nescit

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it is absurd that he should rule others who knows not how to rule himself

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64
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ad mala quisque animum referat sua

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let each recall his own woes (Ovid)

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65
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alitur vitium vivitque tegendo

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the taint is nourished and lives by being concealed (i.e., vice lives and thrives by secrecy) (Virgil)

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66
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beneficium non est, cujus sine rubore meminisse non possum

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a favor that a person cannot recall without a blush is not a favor (Seneca)

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67
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bonum magis carendo quam fruendo cernitur

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that which is good is perceived more strongly in its absence than in its enjoyment

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beatus enim nemo dici potest extra veritatem projectus

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no one can be called happy who is living a life of falsehood (Seneca)

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alienos agros irrigas tuis sitientibus

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you water the fields of others while your own are parched

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aliena pericula, cautiones nostræ

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others’ dangers are our warnings

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animus est nobilitas

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the soul is the nobility

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72
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animi scrinium servitus

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servitude [is] the cage of the soul animo

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73
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antiquitas sæculi juventus mundi

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ancient times were the youth of the world (Francis Bacon)

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74
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cæcus non judicat de colore

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the blind do not judge of colors

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75
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altissima quæque flumina minimo sono labuntur

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the deepest rivers flow with the least noise (i.e., still waters run deep) (Curtius)

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ad auctores redit sceleris coacti culpa

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the guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them (Seneca)

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amantes sunt amentes

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lovers are lunatics (Terence)

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78
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actus Dei nemini nocet

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the act of God brings harm to no one

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79
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auro quæque janua panditur

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a golden key opens any door

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80
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amicos esse fures temporis

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friends are thieves of time (Francis Bacon)

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an nescis longas regibus esse manus?

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do you not know that kings have long hands? (Ovid)

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canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet (pl. canes timidi vehementius latrant quam mordent )

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a timid dog barks more violently than it bites (Curtius)

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amoris vulnus idem sanat qui facit

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love’s wounds are cured by love itself (Publilius Syrus)

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certe ignoratio futurorum malorum utilius est quam scientia

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it is more advantageous not to know than to know the evils that are coming upon us (Cicero)

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calamitosus est animus futuri anxius

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dreadful is the state of that mind that is anxious about the future (Seneca)

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caret periculo, qui etiam ( cum est ) tutus cavet

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he is most free from danger, who, even when safe, is on his guard (Publilius Syrus)

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aliud legunt pueri, aliud viri, aliud senes

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boys read books one way, men another, old men another (Terence)

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amicitia fucata vitanda

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feigned friendship [is] to be avoided

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æs debitorem leve, gravius inimicum facit

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a slight debt produces a debtor, a large one an enemy (Laberius)

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brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior (also, brevis ipsa vita est sed longior malis )

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life itself is short but evils make it longer (Publilius Syrus)

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avarus, nisi cum moritur, nil recte facit

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a miser does nothing right except when he dies

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cito maturum, cito putridum

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soon ripe, soon rotten

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93
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animus hominis est anima scripti

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the intention of the person is the intention of the written instrument

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candida pax homines, trux decet ira feras

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white-robed peace becomes men, savage anger becomes wild beasts (Ovid)

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ad nocendum potentes sumus

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we all have power to do harm (Seneca)

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cave ab homine unius libri

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beware of the man of one book (adapted from St. Thomas Aquinas)

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97
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cavendum a meretricibus

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one ought to beware of prostitutes

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98
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abusus non tollit usum

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abuse does not take away use

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Cæsar non supra grammaticos

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Cæsar has no authority over the grammarians

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at pulchrum est digito monstrari et dicier: his est

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it is pleasing to be pointed at with the finger and to have it said: there he goes (Persius)

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certanti et resistenti victoria cedit

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victory yields to the one who struggles and resists

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102
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alius est amor, alius cupido

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love is one thing, lust another (Lucius Afranius)

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103
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ad pœnitendum properat, cito qui judicat

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the one who judges in haste repents in haste (Publilius Syrus)

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104
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causarum ignoratio in re nova mirationem facit

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in extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces astonishment (Cicero)

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105
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cave quid dicis, quando et cui

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beware what you say, when, and to whom

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106
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adhibenda est in jocando moderatio

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moderation should be used in joking (Cicero)

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107
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antiquissima quæque commenticia

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all that is most ancient is a lie (or, a fiction)

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108
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ama et fac quod vis

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love and do what you will (adapted from St. Augustine)

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109
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amans iratus multa mentitur

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an angry lover tells himself many lies (Publilius Syrus)

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110
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alii sementem faciunt, alii metentem

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some do the planting, others the reaping

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111
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beneficia dare qui nescit, injuste petit

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the one who knows not how to confer a kindness has not the right to ask any for himself

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112
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audiatur et altera pars

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let the other side also have a hearing (Seneca)

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113
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ars fit ubi a teneris crimen condiscitur annis

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where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature (Ovid)

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audi alteram partem

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hear the other party (i.e., listen to both sides) (St. Augustine)

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115
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acti labores jucundi

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the remembrance of past labors is pleasant

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116
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certis rebus certa signa præcurrunt

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certain signs precede certain events (Cicero)

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117
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acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt

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the deeds of men never escape the gods (Ovid)

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118
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auscultare disce, si nescis loqui

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if you do not know how to talk, learn to listen (Pomponius Bononiensis)

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119
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cæteris major qui melior

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the one who is better than all others is greater

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120
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brevissima ad divitias per contemptum divitiarum via est

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the shortest way to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth (Seneca)

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121
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ad perniciem solet agi sinceritas

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honesty is often goaded to ruin (Phædrus)

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122
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ardua res hæc est opibus non tradere mores

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it is a hard thing not to surrender morals for riches (Martial)

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123
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atrocitatis mansuetudo est remedium

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gentleness is the remedy for cruelty (Phaedrus)

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124
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animus æquus optimum est ærumnæ condimentum

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a patient mind is the best remedy for trouble (Plautus)

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125
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boni judicis est lites dirimere

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a good judge is one who prevents litigation

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126
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bonæ leges malis ex moribus proceantur

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good laws grow out of evil acts (Macrobius)

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127
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bellum nec timendum nec provocandum

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war ought neither to be dreaded nor provoked (Pliny the Younger)

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128
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alterum alterius auxilio eget

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one thing needs the help of another

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129
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a fronte præcipitium a tergo lupi

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a precipice before (me), wolves behind (me) (i.e., caught between death and dismemberment)

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130
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audi, vide, tace, si vis vivere in pace

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use your ears and eyes, but hold your tongue, if you would live in peace

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131
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beneficium accipere libertatem vendere est

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to accept a favor is to sell one’s liberty (Publilius Syrus and Laberius)

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132
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aliæ nationes servitutem pati possunt, populi Romani est propria libertas

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other nations may be able to put up with slavery, but liberty is peculiar to the Roman people (Cicero)

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133
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cogitationis pœnam nemo meretur

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no one deserves punishment for a thought

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134
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amicus verus rara avis

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a true friend is a rare bird

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135
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asperius nihil est humili cum surgit in altum

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nothing is more harsh (or galling) than a low man raised to a high position (Claudian)

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136
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bis vivit qui bene vivit

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he lives twice who lives well

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137
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bis repetita placent

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that which pleases is twice repeated (Horace)

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138
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ars prima regni posse te invidiam pati

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the first art to be learned by a ruler is to endure envy (Seneca)

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139
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assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem sæpe vincit

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constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill (Cicero)

140
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aliorum medicus, ipse ulceribus scates

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a physician to others, while you yourself are full of ulcers

141
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bene dormit, qui non sentit quod male dormiat

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he sleeps well who is not conscious that he sleeps ill

142
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ærugo animi, rubigo ingenii

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rusty mind, blighted genius (i.e., idleness is the blight of genius)

143
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barbaris ex fortuna pendet fides

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the fidelity of barbarians depends on fortune (Livy)

144
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aquam a pumice nunc postulas

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you are trying to get water from a stone (Plautus)

145
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ægrotanti medicus est oratio

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kind words are as a physician to an afflicted spirit

146
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aliis lætus, sapiens sibi

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cheerful for others, wise for himself

147
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a facto ad jus non datur consequentia

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the inference from the fact to the law is not allowed

148
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aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent

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other people’s things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people (Publilius Syrus)

149
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amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus

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love has both honey and gall in abundance (Plautus)

150
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adversæ res admonent religionum

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adversity reminds men of religion (Livy)

151
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amicum perdere est damnorum maximum

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to lose a friend is the greatest of all losses (Publilius Syrus)

152
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absentem lædit cum ebrio qui litigat

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to quarrel with a drunk is to dispute with a man who is not there (Publilius Syrus)

153
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arma pacis fulcra

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arms are the props (or buttresses) of peace

154
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alium silere quod valeas (or voles ), primus sile

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to make another person hold his tongue, be first silent (Seneca)

155
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aliquis malo sit usus ab illo

A

let us derive some use or benefit from that evil

156
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amabit sapiens, cupient cæteri

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the wise man loves, the others are lecherous (Lucius Afranius)

157
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amicum ita habeas, posse ut fieri hunc inimicum scias

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be on such terms with your friend as if you knew that he might one day become your enemy (Laberius)

158
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colossus magnitudinem suam servabit etiam si steterit in puteo

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a giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well (Seneca)

159
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amicus vitæ solatium

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a friend is the solace of life

160
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bonum est fugienda aspicere in alieno malo

A

it is good to see in the misfortune of another what we should shun ourselves (Publilius Syrus)

161
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bonus judex damnat improbanda, non odit

A

the good judge condemns the crime, but does not hate the criminal (Seneca)

162
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aliquando et insanire jucundum est

A

it is pleasant at times to play the madman (Seneca)

163
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arcanum demens detegit ebrietas

A

mad drunkenness discloses every secret (Virgil)

164
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bis interimitur qui suis armis perit

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he dies twice who perishes by his own weapons (i.e., by his own devices) (Publilius Syrus)

165
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capiat qui capere possit

A

let him take who can (i.e., catch as catch can)

166
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ad damnum adderetur injuria

A

that would be adding insult to injury (Cicero)

167
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arbores serit diligens agricola, quarum aspiciet baccam ipse nunquam

A

the industrious husbandman plants trees, not one berry of which he will ever see (Cicero)

168
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aliquid mali propter vicinum malum

A

something bad from a bad neighbor (i.e., to be harmed because of an evil neighbor)

169
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ægrescit medendo

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he grows worse with the treatment (i.e., the remedy is worse than the disease) (adapted from Virgil)

170
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adolescentem verecundum esse decet

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it becomes a young man to be modest (Plautus)

171
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animum rege, qui nisi paret imperat

A

rule your spirit well, for if it is not subject to you, it will rule over you (Horace)

172
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a proximis quisque minime anteiri vult

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no one likes to be surpassed by those of his own level (Livy)

173
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cælum (or cœlum ) non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt

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they change the sky, not their soul, who run across the sea (Horace)

174
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ære quandoque salutem redimendam

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safety must sometimes be bought with money

175
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bella gerant alii

A

leave war to others (Ovid)

176
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amicus est unus animus in duobus corporibus

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a friend is one soul in two bodies (Aristotle)

177
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bene qui sedulo

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he lives well who lives industriously

178
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ab uno disce omnes

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from one learn all (i.e., from one sample we judge the rest) (Virgil)

179
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carpent tua poma nepotes

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your descendants will pick your fruit

180
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citius venit periculum cum contemnitur

A

the danger we despise comes quickest upon us (Publius Syrus and Laberius)

181
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æquo animo pœnam, qui meruere, ferant

A

let those who have deserved their punishment bear it patiently (Ovid)

182
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a cane non magno sæpe tenetur aper

A

a boar is often held by a not-so-large dog (Ovid)

183
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bonus dux bonum reddit militem

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the good leader makes good soldiers

184
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abeunt studia in mores

A

pursuits become habits (Ovid)

185
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ad calamitatem quilibet rumor valet

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any rumor is sufficient against calamity (i.e., when a disaster happens, every report confirming it obtains ready credence)

186
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cito scribendo non fit, ut bene scribatur; bene scribendo fit, ut cito

A

write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly (Quintilian)

187
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adhuc tua messis in herba est

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your crop is still in grass (Ovid)

188
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animi cultus quasi quidam humanitatis cibus

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cultivation is as necessary to the soul as food is to the body (Cicero)

189
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annus inceptus habetur pro completo

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a year begun we reckon as completed

190
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æqua tellus pauperi recluditur regumque pueris

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the impartial earth opens alike for the child of the pauper and that of the king (Horace)

191
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candide secure

A

honesty is the best policy

192
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aut disce, aut discede; manet sors tertia, cædi

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either learn, or depart; a third course is open to and Publilius Syrus)

193
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amor gignit amorem

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love begets love

194
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alius peccat, alius plectitur

A

one man sins, the other is punished

195
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cogas amantem irasci, amare si velis

A

you must make a lover angry if you wish him to love (Publilius Syrus)

196
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audax ad omnia fœmina, quæ vel amat vel odit

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a woman, when she either loves or hates, will dare anything

197
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amicus in necessitate probatur

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a friend is proven in time of necessity (or, a friend in need is a friend indeed)

198
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amici probantur rebus adversis

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friends are proved by adversity (Cicero)

199
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atria regum hominibus plena sunt, amicis vacua

A

the courts of kings are full of men, empty of friends (Seneca)

200
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æqua lege necessitas, sortitur insignes et imos

A

necessity apportions impartiality to the high and the low (Horace)

201
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cave ne quidquam incipias, quod post pœniteat

A

take care not to begin anything of which you may repent (Publilius Syrus)

202
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cedant arma togæ, concedant laurea laudi

A

let arms yield to the toga, laurels to pæans (Cicero)

203
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actio personalis moritur cum persona

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a personal action (or right) dies with the person

204
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celsæ graviore casu decidunt turres

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lofty towers fall with a heavier crash (Horace)

205
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ad præsens ova cras pullis sunt meliora

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eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (i.e., a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)

206
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amicitia semper prodest, amor et nocet

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friendship always benefits, love sometimes injures (Seneca and Publilius Syrus)

207
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bis dat qui temptestive donat

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he gives twice who gives on time

208
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a prima descendit origine mundi causarum series

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even from the first beginnings of the world descends a series of causes (Lucan)

209
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cadit ira metu

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fear causes anger to subside (Ovid)

210
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æquari pavet alta minori

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a lofty thing fears being made equal with a lower

211
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aliter catuli longe olent, aliter sues

A

puppies and pigs have a very different smell (Plautus)

212
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caseus est sanus quem dat avara manus

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cheese is healthy when given with a sparing hand

213
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aliena opprobria sæpe absterrent vitiis

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we are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others (Horace)

214
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cautus metuit foveam lupus

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the cautious wolf fears the snare

215
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amor omnibus idem

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love is the same in all (Virgil)

216
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conjunctio maris et fœminæ est de jure naturæ

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the conjuction of man and woman is of the law of nature

217
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aurum omnes victa jam pietate colunt

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all men now worship gold, all other types of reverence being done away

218
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bene qui pacifice

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he lives well who lives peacefully

219
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adjuvat in bello pacatæ ramus olivæ

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in war the olive branch of peace is of use (Ovid)

220
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bis peccare in bello non licet

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it is not permitted to err twice in war

221
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amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas

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Plato is my friend, but truth is more my friend

222
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charta non erubescit

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a document does not blush

223
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addecet honeste vivere

A

it much becomes us to live honorably

224
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abi in malam crucem

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(fig.) to the devil with you!

225
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amicus certus in re incerta cernitur

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a true friend is certain when certainty is uncertain (i.e., a friend in need is a friend indeed) (Ennius)

226
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actum ne agas

A

do not do what is done (i.e., leave well enough alone) (Terence and Cicero)

227
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adsit regula, peccatis quæ pœnas irroget æquas

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have a rule apportioning to each offense its appropriate penalty (Horace)

228
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actus legis nulli facit injuriam

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the act of the law does injury to no one

229
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accidit in puncto quod non contingit in anno

A

what does not occur in the whole course of the year may happen in a moment

230
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bonis quod bene fit (or benefit ) haud perit

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whatever good is done for good men is never done in vain (Plautus)

231
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amittit famam qui se indignis comparat

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he loses repute who compares himself with unworthy people (Phædrus)

232
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ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio

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one is quick to suspect where one has suffered harm before (or, the losing side is full of suspicion) (Publilius Syrus)

233
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ab alto speres alteri quod feceris

A

expect from Heaven what you have done to another

234
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acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta

A

external actions indicate internal secrets

235
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agentes, et consentientes, pari pœna puniendi

A

those acting and those consenting ought to bear equal punishment

236
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captantes capti sumus

A

we catchers have been caught (i.e., the biter is bitten)

237
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commune naufragium omnibus est consolatio

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a shipwreck that is common to all is a consolation

238
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absens hæres non erit

A

the absent one will not be the heir (i.e., out of sight, out of mind)

239
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actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea

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the act does not make the person guilty, unless the mind be guilty

240
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aqua profunda est quieta

A

still water runs deep

241
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bis vincit qui se vincit

A

he conquers twice who conquers himself

242
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bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis

A

he hurts the good who spares the bad (Publilius Syrus)

243
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age officium tuum

A

act your office

244
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abores serit diligens agricola, quarum adspiciet baccam ipse numquam

A

the diligent farmer plants trees of which he himself will never see the fruit (Cicero)

245
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bene orasse est bene studuisse

A

to have prayed well is to have striven well (Ovid)

246
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accipere quam facere præstat injuriam

A

it is better to receive than to do an injury (Cicero)

247
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auro loquente nihil pollet quævis ratio

A

when gold speaks, not even the least reason avails

248
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æstimatio delicti præteriti ex post facto non crescit

A

the nature of a crime is not altered by subsequent acts

249
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æmulatio æmulationem parit

A

emulation begets emulation

250
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abundans cautela non nocet

A

abundant caution does no harm

251
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bastardus nullius est filius, aut filius populi

A

a bastard is the son of no one, or the son of the people

252
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actis ævum implet, non segnibus annis

A

his lifetime is full of deeds, not of indolent years (Ovid)

253
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amittimus iisdem modis quibus acquirimus

A

we gain and lose by the same means

254
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certum pete finem

A

aim at a certain end (i.e., aim at a sure thing)

255
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amici vitium ni feras, prodis tuum

A

unless you bear with the faults of a friend, you betray your own (Publilius Syrus)

256
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artes serviunt vitæ; sapientia imperat

A

the arts are the servants of life; wisdom its master (Seneca)

257
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amantes amentes

A

in love, in delirium (Terence)

258
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amor Dei et proximi summa beatitudo

A

the love of God and our neighbor is the highest happiness

259
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benignus etiam dandi causam cogitat

A

even the benevolent man reflects upon the cause of giving

260
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amittit merito proprium, qui alienum appetit

A

the one who covets what is another’s deservedly loses what is his own (Phædrus)

261
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commune periculum concordiam parit

A

a common danger begets unity

262
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calumniam contra calumniatorem virtus repellit

A

virtue turns calumny back against the calumniator

263
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agite pro viribus

A

act according to your strength

264
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audire est operæ pretium

A

it is worth your while to hear (Horace)

265
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cito rumpes arcum, semper si tensum habueris, at si laxaris, quum voles, erit utilis

A

a bow kept taut will quickly break, but kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it (Phædrus)

266
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æquabit nigras candida una dies

A

one single bright day will equal the black ones

267
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anguis in herba latet

A

a snake concealed in the grass

268
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bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem

A

it is not goodness to be better than the worst (Seneca)

269
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ævo rarissima nostro simplicitas

A

simplicity is nowadays very rare (Ovid)

270
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auctor pretiosa facit

A

the giver makes the gift precious (adapted from Ovid)

271
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amare et sapere vix deo conceditur

A

even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time (Publilius Syrus and Laberius)

272
Q

boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deglubere

A

it is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to flay them (Emperor Tiberius, in reference to taxation)

273
Q

accusare nemo se debet nisi coram Deo

A

no one is bound to accuse himself unless it be before God

274
Q

ad perditam securim manubrium adjicere

A

to throw the handle after the hatchet (i.e., to give up in despair)

275
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carpe diem, quam minimum (or minime ) credula postero

A

seize the day, trusting little in tomorrow (Horace)

276
Q

ardua enim res famam præcipitantem retrovertere

A

it is a hard thing to prop up a falling reputation (Francis Bacon)

277
Q

cogenda mens est ut incipiat

A

the mind must be stimulated for it to make a beginning (Seneca)

278
Q

cœlum (or cælum ) non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt

A

those who cross the sea change their climate, but not their character (Horace)

279
Q

bis est gratum quod opus est, si ultro offeras

A

the kindness is doubled if what must be given is given willingly

280
Q

adversus miseros … inhumanus est jocus

A

jokes directed against the unfortunate are inhumane (Quintilian)

281
Q

bilingues cavendi

A

one should beware of the double-tongued

282
Q

acerrima proximorum odia

A

the hatred of those closest to us is the most bitter (Tacitus)

283
Q

auri sacra fames quid non?

A

what does the accursed greed for gold not drive men to do?

284
Q

ad Græcas kalendas soluturos

A

they will pay at the Greek calends (i.e., never; there is no Greek calends) (Cæsar Augustus)

285
Q

adeo in teneris consuescere multum est

A

so much depends upon habit in the tender years (i.e., such are the advantages of an early education) (Virgil)

286
Q

cæca invidia est

A

envy is blind (Livy)

287
Q

beati monoculi in regione cærcorum

A

blessed is the one-eyed person in the country of the blind

288
Q

casta ad virum matrona parendo imperat

A

a chaste wife acquires an influence over her husband by obeying him (Laberius and Publilius Syrus)

289
Q

apex est autem senectutis auctoritas

A

the crown of old age is authority (Cicero)

290
Q

cautionis is in re plus quam in persona

A

goods are better sureties than the debtor’s person the experiences of others (Phædrus)

291
Q

certa amittimus dum incerta petimus

A

we lose things certain in pursuing things uncertain (Plautus)

292
Q

ad vivendum velut ad natandum is melior qui onere liberior

A

he is better equipped for life, as for swimming, who has the lesser to carry (Apuleius)

293
Q

ab inopia ad virtutem obsepta est via

A

the way from poverty to virtue is an obstructed one

294
Q

carior est illis homo quam sibi

A

man is dearer to them (the gods) than to himself (Juvenal)

295
Q

ab hoc et ab hac et ab illa

A

from this and from this and from that (i.e., from here, there, and everywhere; confusedly)

296
Q

amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur

A

we choose to love, we do not chose to cease loving (Publilius Syrus)

297
Q

cavendi nulla est dimittenda occasio

A

no occasion to be alert is to be overlooked

298
Q

amarus vitiorum fructus

A

the fruit of sin is bitter

299
Q

alta sedent civilis vulnera dextræ

A

deep-seated are the wounds dealt out in civil conflict (or civil wars) (Lucan)

300
Q

aliena vitia in oculis habemus, a tergo nostra sunt

A

the vices of others we have before our eyes, our own are behind our backs (Seneca)

301
Q

cara Deo nihilo carent

A

God’s beloved are in want of nothing

302
Q

arma tenenti omnia dat, qui justa negat

A

the one who refuses what is just, gives up everything to an enemy in arms (Lucan)

303
Q

bene est cui Deus obtulit parca quod satis est manu

A

well for him to whom God has given enough with a sparing hand

304
Q

ædificatum solo, solo cedit

A

the thing built on the land goes with the land

305
Q

cogi qui potest nescit mori

A

the one who can be compelled knows not how to die (Seneca)

306
Q

camelus desiderans cornua etiam aures perdidit

A

the camel, begging for horns, was deprived of its ears as well

307
Q

animus tamen omnia vincit; ille etiam vires corpus habere facit

A

courage conquers all things; it even gives strength to the body (Ovid)

308
Q

claude os, aperi oculos

A

close your mouth, open your eyes

309
Q

cave ignoscas

A

take care not to overlook or forgive

310
Q

anguillam cauda tenes

A

you hold an eel by the tail (i.e., you have caught a lion by the tail)

311
Q

cineri gloria sera est (or cineri gloria sera venit )

A

glory paid to ashes (the dead) comes too late (Martial)

312
Q

bos lassus fortius figit pedem

A

the tired ox plants its foot more firmly

313
Q

concordia res parvæ crescunt, discordia maximæ dilabuntur

A

with concord small things increase, with discord the greatest things go to ruin (Sallust)

314
Q

amico ficto nulla fit injuria

A

no injury is done to a feigned friend

315
Q

ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia

A

(fig.) the abuse of a thing is no argument against its use

316
Q

a fonte puro pura defluit aqua

A

from a pure spring pure water flows

317
Q

bis pueri senes

A

old men are twice children

318
Q

cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator

A

the empty-handed traveler sings before the robber (i.e., the penniless man has nothing to lose) (Juvenal)

319
Q

alieno in loco haud stabile regnum est

A

the throne of another is not stable (i.e., sovereignty over a foreign land is insecure) (Seneca)

320
Q

æquum est peccatis veniam poscentem reddere rursus

A

the one who asks pardon for faults should grant the same to others (Horace)

321
Q

acribus initiis, incurioso fine

A

alert (or energetic) at the beginning, careless (or negligent) at the end (Tacitus)

322
Q

bene qui latuit bene vixit

A

well has he lived who has lived a retired life (i.e., he who has lived in obscurity has lived in security) (Ovid)

323
Q

accensa domo proximi, tua quoque periclitatur

A

when your neighbor’s house is on fire, yours is likewise in danger

324
Q

amantium iræ amoris redintegratio est

A

the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love (Terence)

325
Q

adversus solem ne loquitor

A

neither speak against the sun (i.e., do not dispute with what is obvious)

326
Q

amicus Plato, amicus Socrates, sed magis amica veritas

A

Plato is my friend, Socrates is my friend, but truth is more my friend

327
Q

comes jucundus in via pro vehiculo est

A

a pleasant companion on the road is as good as a vehicle (Publilius Syrus)

328
Q

acceptissima semper munera sunt, auctor quæ pretiosa facit

A

those gifts are always the most acceptable that owe their value to the giver (Ovid)

329
Q

ars varia vulpis, ast una echino maxima

A

the fox has many tricks, the hedgehog has one, and it is the greatest of them

330
Q

cito enim arescit lacrima, præsertim in alienis malis

A

for a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others (Cicero)

331
Q

aspirat primo Fortuna labori

A

Fortune smiles upon our first effort (Virgil)

332
Q

appetitus rationi pareat

A

let your desires be governed by reason (Cicero)

333
Q

attendite vobis

A

attend to yourselves

334
Q

alia res sceptrum, alia plectrum

A

ruling men is one thing, entertaining them is another

335
Q

audacter calumniare, semper aliquid hæret

A

hurl calumny boldly, some of it always sticks (Francis Bacon)

336
Q

aliena optimum frui insania

A

it is best to profit by the madness of others

337
Q

ab alio expectes, alteri quod feceris

A

what you do to others, you may expect another to do to you (Laberius and Publilius Syrus)

338
Q

catus amat pisces, sed non vult tingere plantas

A

a cat likes fish, but it does not like to wet its paws

339
Q

beneficium non in eo quot fit aut datur consistit sed in ipso dantis aut facientis animo

A

a benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer (Seneca)

340
Q

asperæ facetiæ, ubi nimis ex vero traxere, acrem sui memoriam relinquunt

A

a bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it (Tacitus)

341
Q

beneficium invito non datur

A

no benefit can be conferred upon one who will not accept it

342
Q

amicitiæ immortales, mortales inimicitias debere esse

A

friendships should be immortal, enmities should be mortal (Livy)

343
Q

amicorum esse communia omnia

A

friends’ goods are common property

344
Q

a minimis quoque timendum

A

one ought to fear even the tiniest of creatures

345
Q

bonus atque fidus judex honestum prætulit utili

A

a good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient (Horace)

346
Q

bonum ego quam beatum me esse nimio dici mavolo

A

I would rather be called good than well off (Plautus)

WSHS Classics Volumes IX (3 decks)

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