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1
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fumum et opes strepitumque romae

A

the smoke and the grandeur and the noise of rome
horace

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errare humanum est

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to err is human
seneca the younger

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silent enim leges inter arma

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laws are useless in war
cicero

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4
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ex nihilo nihil fit

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nothing comes from nothing
lucretius

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5
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tristis eris si solus eris

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you will be sad if you are alone
ovid

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6
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difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas

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it is difficult to retain that which you have learned unless you practice it
pliny the younger

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7
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imperium sine fine dedi

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i have given power without end
vergil

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8
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o tite tute tati tibi tanta tyranne tulisti

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thyself to thyself, titius tatius the tyrant, thou took those terrible troubles
quintus ennius

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9
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satura quidem tota nostra est

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indeed satire is entirely ours
quintilian

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10
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varium et mutabile semper femina

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a woman is an ever changing and fickle thing
vergil

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11
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nil mortalibus ardui est

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nothing is difficult for mortals
horace

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12
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quid rides? de te fabula narratur

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why are you laughing? the story is being told about you
horace

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13
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o tempora! o mores!

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oh the times! oh the morals!
cicero

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14
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ut sementem feceris ita metes

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as you sow, so shall you reap
cicero

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15
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dis aliter visum

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it seemed otherwise to the gods
vergil

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16
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indignor quanoque bonus dormitat homerus

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i think it a shame if good homer also falls asleep
horace

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17
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dum anima est, spes est

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while there is life there is hope
cicero

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18
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carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero

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sieze the day, trusting little in tomorrow
horace

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19
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gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

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all gaul is divided into three parts
julius caesar

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20
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tempus fugit

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time flies
vergil

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21
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ars longa vita brevis

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art is long, life is short
hippocrates

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22
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carmen et error

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a poem and a mistake (the reason he was exiled)
ovid

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23
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labor omnia vincit

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work conquers all
vergil

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24
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amor tussisque non celantur

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love and a cough are not concealed
ovid

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25
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ceterum censeo delendam esse carthaginem

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moreover i vote that carthage ought to be destroyed
cato the elder

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26
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tantae molis erat romanam condere gentem

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of such a great effort it was to found the roman race
vergil

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27
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nemo liber est qui corpori servit

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no one is free who is a servant to his body
seneca the younger

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28
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dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

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it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country
horace

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29
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aurea mediocritas

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the golden mean
horace

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30
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rident stolidi verba latina

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fools laugh at the latin language
ovid

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31
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possunt quia posse videntur

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they are able because they seem to be able
vergil

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32
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non passibus aequis

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with unequal steps
vergil

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33
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credula res amor est

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love is a believable thing
ovid

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34
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infandum regina iubes renovare dolorem

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to deep for words, o queen, lies the sorrow that you ask me to renew
vergil

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35
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lusisti satis, edisti satis atque bibisti; tempus abire tibi est

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you have played, eaten, and drunk enough; it is time for you to leave
horace

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36
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persicos odi puer apparatus

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persian luxury, boy i hate it
horace

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37
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oderint, dum metuant

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let them hate, so long as they fear
tiberius

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38
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abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit

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he departed, he withdrew, he strode off, he broke forth
cicero

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39
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cui bono?

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to whose benefit?
cicero

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40
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quis costodiet ipsos custodes?

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who will guard the guards themselves?
juvenal

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41
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nemo malus felix

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no bad man is lucky
juvenal

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42
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saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit

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it is often not useful to know what will be
cicero

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43
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o fortunam natam me consule romam

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o happy rome, born when i was consul
cicero

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44
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fortes fortuna iuvat/fortuna favet fortibus

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fortune favors the brave (copycat..)
terence

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45
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crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit

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love of money increases as money itself increases
juvenal

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46
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fallaces sunt rerum species

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the appearance of things is deceiving
seneca the younger

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47
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laudator temporis acti

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a praiser of a past time
horace

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48
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exegi monimentum aere perennius

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i have built a monument more lasting than bronze
horace

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49
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nunc est bibendum

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now is the time for drinking
horace

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50
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dictum sapienti sat est

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a word to the wise is sufficient
terence

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51
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veni, vidi, vici

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i came, i saw, i conquered
julius caesar

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52
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vis consili expers mole ruit

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force without planning falls by its own weight
horace

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53
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ab ovo usque ad mala

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from soup to nuts
horace

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54
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ille dolet vere qui sine teste dolet

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he grieves truly who grieves without a witness
martial

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55
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da mihi mille basia

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give me a thousand kisses
catullus

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56
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quot homines tot sapientiae

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so many men, as many opinions
terence

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57
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facilis descensus averno

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easy is the descent to avernus (the underworld)
vergil

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58
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vergilium vidi tantum

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i had but a glimpse of vergil
ovid

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59
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conticuere omnes intentique ora tenebat

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all were silent and listened to him
vergil

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60
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cedant arma togae

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let arms yield to the toga
cicero

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61
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risu inepto res ineptior nulla est

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there is nothing more foolish than foolish laughter
catullus

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62
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tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis

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times change and we are changed in them
ovid

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63
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dextrum scylla latus, laevum implacata charybdis

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scylla on the right, unappeasable charybdis on the left
vergil

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64
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timendi causa est niscire

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ignorance is the cause of fear
seneca the younger

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65
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romanos, rerum dominos, gentemque togatam

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the romans, masters of all things, the toga clad race
vergil

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66
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(latet) anguis in herba

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a snake (lies) in the grass (hidden danger)
vergil

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67
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mendacem oportet esse memorem

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it is important for a liar to remember
quintilian

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68
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nunc scio quid sit amor

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now i know what love is
vergil

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69
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tempus edax rerum

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time, the devourer of things
ovid

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70
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libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

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men freely believe that which they wish to
julius caesar

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71
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diem perdidi

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i have lost the day (dying words)
quoted by suetonius but actually said by titus

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72
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hannibal ad portas

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hannibal at the gates (imminent danger)
cicero

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73
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homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto

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i am a man; i think that nothing human is alien to me
terence

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74
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aspirat primo fortuna labori

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fortune smiles upon the first attempt
vergil

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75
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legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus

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we are the servants of the law so that we can be free
cicero

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76
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quinctili vare, legiones redde

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quinctilius varus, give back my legions
augustus (caesar)

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77
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fidus achates

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faithful achates
vergil

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78
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est modus in rebus

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there is a middle ground in things
horace

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79
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lingua mali pars pessima servi

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the tongue is the worst part of a bad slave (erm……. okay juvenal!)
juvenal

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80
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et tu, brute

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and you, brutus
julius caesar

81
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o lux dardanidae, spes o fidissima teucrum

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o light of the family of dardanus, o most faithful hope of the family of teucer
vergil

82
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difficile est saturam non scribere

A

it is difficult not to write satire
juvenal

83
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potest ex casa magnus vir exire

A

a great man is able to come from a small house
seneca the younger

84
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fervet opus

A

the place hums with activity
vergil

85
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arma virumque cano

A

i sing of weapons and a man
vergil

86
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in vino veritas

A

in wine there is truth
pliny the elder

87
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dux femina facti

A

a woman was the leader of the deed
vergil

88
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omnia mutantur, nihil interit

A

everything changes, nothing dies
ovid

89
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consule planco

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with plancus as consul (in the gold old days…)
horace

90
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trahimur omnes studio laudis

A

we are all dragged by a desire for praise
cicero

91
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non omnis moriar

A

i will not totally die
horace

92
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timeo danaos et dona ferentis

A

i fear greeks even those bearing gifts
vergil

93
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felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas

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lucky is he who was able to learn the causes of things
vergil

94
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mens sana in corpore sano

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a sound mind in a sound body
juvenal

95
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leve fit quod bene fertur onus

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a burden which is done well becomes light
ovid

96
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salus pupuli suprema lex esto

A

the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
cicero

97
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quo usque tandem abutere, catilina, patientia nostra

A

how long will you abuse our patience, catiline
cicero

98
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de nihilo nihil

A

nothing is created from nothing
guess who said this…. thats right it was lucretius

99
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patria est communis omnium parens

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the fatherland is the common parent of us all
cicero

100
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historia vero testis temporum

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history is the truly the witness of the ages
cicero

101
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ars est celare artem

A

it is art to conceal art
ovid

102
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finis coronat opus

A

the end crowns the work
ovid

103
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qualis artifex, pereo

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such an artist, i die (dying words)
nero

104
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sal atticum

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attic salt (wit)
pliny the younger

105
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acta est fabula, plaudite

A

the story is over, clap (dying words)
augustus (caesar)

106
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cum grano salis

A

with a grain of salt
pliny the ender

107
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fas est et ab hoste doceri

A

it is right even to be taught by an enemy
ovid

108
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nescire autem quid antea natus sis acciderit it est semper esse puerum

A

to not know what happened before you were born is to always be a child
cicero

109
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alea iacta est

A

the die is cast (said while crossing the rubicon, metaphorical of an irreversible deed)
julius caesar

110
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culpam poena permit comes

A

punishment follows guilt, its companion
horace

111
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decet imperatorem stantem mori

A

it is fitting for the emperor to die standing
vespasian

112
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omnia ars imitatio naturae est

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all art is an imitation of nature
seneca the younger

113
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omnia praeclara rara

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all noteworthy things are rare
cicero

114
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medio tutissimus ibis

A

you will go most safely in the middle
ovid

115
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o rus quando ego te aspiciam

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o farm, when shall i look on you again
horace

116
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nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est

A

no age is closed to great intellects
seneca the younder

117
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fato metelli romae fiunt consules

A

the metelli are elected consuls in rome by/because of luck
gnaeus naevius

118
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tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est

A

delay and procrastination are hateful
cicero

119
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parturiunt montes nascetur ridiculus mus

A

mounains are in labor, but a ridiculous mouse is born
horace

120
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res severa est verum gaudium

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true joy is a serious thing
seneca the younger

121
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auctor opus laudat

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an author praises his own work
ovid

122
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leges sine moribus vanae

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laws without morals are useless
horace

123
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res non posse creari de nihilo

A

nothing can be created from nothing
lucretius

124
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non ignara mali miseris succerrere disco

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not ignorant of evil, i learn to aid the unfortunate
vergil

125
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ultima thule

A

farthest thule (the most distant place known to the romans)
vergil

126
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sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt

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even here the woes of man touch the heart of man
vergil

127
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fama volat

A

rumor flies
vergil

128
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o passi graviora, dabit deus his quoque finem

A

o you who have endured heavier things, the god will grant an end to those things too
vergil

129
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festina lente

A

make haste slowly
augustus (caesar)

130
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nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit

A

there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part
pliny the younger

131
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in medias res

A

in the middle of things
horace

132
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magna di currant, parva neglegunt

A

the gods take care of large things but neglect small things
cicero

133
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vita non est vivere sed valere vita est

A

it is not life to live, but it is life to flourish
martial

134
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vae! puto me fieri deum

A

alas! (blimey!) i think i am becoming a god (dying words)
vespasian

135
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semper avarus eget

A

a greedy man is always poor
horace

136
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ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito

A

do not yield to evil but go more boldly against us
vergil

137
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forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit

A

perhaps at some time it will help to remember even these things
vergil

138
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non amo te, sabidi

A

i do not love thee dr fell
martial

139
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omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori

A

love conquers all and let us yield to love
vergil

140
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non est ad astra mollis e terris via

A

there is not an easy path from the earth to the stars
seneca the younger

141
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qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit

A

he who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow
ovid

142
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amor omnia vincit

A

love conquers all
vergil

143
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(in pertetuum, frater,) ave atque vale

A

(forever, brother,) hail and farewell
catullus

144
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illium fuit

A

troy was (and no longer is)
vergil

145
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audentis fortuna iuvat

A

fortune favors the brave
vergil

146
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fortuna est caeca

A

fortune is blind
cicero

147
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dum spiro spero

A

while i breathe i hope
vergil

148
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odi profundam vulgas et arceo

A

i hate the common crowd and i keep away
horace

149
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fugit irreparabile tempus

A

time flies irretrievable
vergil

150
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furor arma ministrat

A

fury gives power to weapons
vergil

151
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otium cum dignitate

A

leisure with dignity
cicero

152
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ira furor brevis est

A

anger is a brief madness
horace

153
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vivamus, mea lesbia, atque amemus

A

let us live, my lesbia, and let us love
catullus

154
Q

cum tacent, clamant

A

when they are silent, they cry out
cicero

155
Q

vae victis

A

woe to the conquered
quoted by livy but said by brennus

156
Q

ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem apellant

A

where they make a desert, they call it peace
tacitus

157
Q

rem tene verba sequentur

A

grasp the subject and the words will follow
cato the elder

158
Q

necesse est multos timeat quem multi timent

A

it is necessary for the person whom many fear to fear many
publilius syrus

159
Q

puri sermonis amator

A

lover of pure speech
julius caesar

160
Q

dum excusare credis, accusas

A

while you believe you excuse, you accuse
st. jerome

161
Q

gladiator in arena consilium capit

A

the gladiator in the arena makes a plan
seneca the younger

162
Q

liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes

A

our thoughts are free
cicero

163
Q

in oculis animus habitat

A

the soul lives in the eyes
pliny the elder

164
Q

vincite virtute vera

A

conquer with true virtue
plautus

165
Q

stat magni nominis umbra

A

he stands, the shadow of a great name
lucan

166
Q

lasciva est nobis pagina, vita proba

A

my poems are naughty my life is pure
martial

167
Q

difficile est longum subito deponere amorem

A

it is difficult suddenly to put away longstanding love
catullus

168
Q

sunt superis sua iura

A

they highest ones (the gods) have their own laws
ovid

169
Q

aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem (non secus in bonis ab insolenti temperatam laetitia)

A

when things are steep remember to stay level headed (and to restrain yourself from immoderate joy in prosperity)
horace

170
Q

arrectis auribus adsto

A

i wait with listening ears
vergil

171
Q

tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus

A

the secret wound still lives in the heart
vergil

172
Q

panem and circenses

A

bread and circus games
juvenal

173
Q

ab honesto virum bonum nihil deterret

A

nothing deters a good man from what honor requires of him
seneca

174
Q

abeunt studia in mores

A

pursuits become habits
ovid

175
Q

quem di diligunt adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit

A

the one whom the gods love dies young, while he has strength and senses and wits
plautus

176
Q

grammatici certant et adhuc sub iudice lis est

A

the grammarians dispute and the case is still before the courts
horace

177
Q

corruptissima re publica plurimae leges

A

the more laws, the more corrupt a republic (or smth like that)
tacitus

178
Q

graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artes intulit agresti latio

A

greece, having been conquered, conquered her wild conquerer and brought arts to rustic latin
horace

179
Q

universi pacem precibus exsposcunt

A

everyone demands peace with prayers
livy

180
Q

verba volant, scripta manent

A

spoken words fly, written words stay
titus

181
Q

mihi forsan, tibi quod negarit, porriget hora

A

the hour will perhaps extend to me what it has denied to you
horace

182
Q

haec scripsi non otii abundantia, sed amoris erga te

A

i have written this, not as having abundance of leisure, but out of love for you
cicero

183
Q

non scribit cuius carmina nemo legit

A

no man writes whose verses no one reads
martial

184
Q

non scholae sed vitae discimus

A

we learn not for school but for life
seneca the younger

185
Q

improbi hominis est mendacio fallere

A

it is the act of a bad man to deceive by falsehood
cicero

186
Q

non omnis moriar

A

not all of me shall die (talking abt his works)
horace

187
Q

non nobis solum nati sumus

A

not for ourselves alone are we born
cicero

188
Q

amor tussisque non celantur

A

love and a cough are not concealed (???? what does that mean???)
ovid

189
Q

sine pennis volare haud facile est

A

it is not easy to fly without wings
plautus

190
Q

invidiam, tanquam ignem, summa peter

A

envy, like fire, soars upward
livy

191
Q

ora et labora

A

pray and work
st. benedict

192
Q

actum ne agas

A

do not do what is done (aka leave well enough alone)
terence

193
Q

clarum et venerabile nomen

A

a bright and venerable name
lucan

194
Q

maxima debetur puero reverentia

A

the greatest respect is due to a child
juvenal

195
Q

teneo te, africa

A

i hold you, africa
julius caesar

196
Q

ergo sollicitae tu causa, pecunia, vitae

A

you, money, are the cause of an anxious life
propertius

197
Q

dicta docta pro datis

A

smooth words in place of gifts
plautus

198
Q

ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito

A

do not surrender to evil but go boldly against it
vergil

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