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1
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est unusquisque faber ipsae suae fortunae

A

every man is the artisan of his own fortune

Appius Claudius Caecus

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utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet!

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if only the roman people had one neck!

Caligula

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3
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mens sana in corpore sano

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a sound mind in a sound body

Juvenal

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vae puto deus fio

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alas, i think i am becoming a god

Vespasian

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5
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bella horrida bella

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wars, horrid wars

Vergil

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6
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Satura tota nostra est

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satire is wholly ours

Quintilian

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7
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“esse quam videri” bonus malebat

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he (cato) preferred to be good rather than seem good

Sallust

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8
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fato Metelli Romae fiunt consules

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the Metelli become consuls of Rome by fate

Naevius

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9
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saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas

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often the prickly thorn produces tender roses

Ovid

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10
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Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

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all of gaul is divided into three parts

Caesar

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11
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cui dono lepidum novum libellum

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to whom do i give my new elegant little book

Catullus

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12
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ars longa, vita brevis

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art is long, life is short

originally Hippocrates

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13
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salus populi suprema lex

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the safety of the people is the supreme law

Cicero

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14
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difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas

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it is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it
Pliny the Younger

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15
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non est ad astra mollis e terris via

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there is no easy way from the earth to the stars

Seneca the Younger

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16
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acta est fabula

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the play is over

Augustus

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17
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cito fit quod dii volunt

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what the gods want happens soon

Petronius

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18
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qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit

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he who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow

Ovid

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19
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tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem

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so great a task it was to found the Roman race

Vergil

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20
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est modus in rebus

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there is a middle ground in things

Horace

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21
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ab ovo usque ad mala

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from the egg to the apples

Horace

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22
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caeca invidia est

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envy is blind

Livy

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23
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homines dum docent discunt

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people learn when they teach

Seneca

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24
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facilis descensus Averno

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easy is the descent to Avernus

Vergil

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25
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qualis artifex pereo!

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what an artist i die!

Nero

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26
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dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

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it is sweet and glorious to die for one’s country

Horace

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27
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festina lente

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make haste slowly

Augustus

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28
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militat omnis amans et habet sua castra Cupido

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every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid

Ovid

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29
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difficile est longum subito deponere amorem

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it is difficult to suddenly give up a long love

Catullus

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30
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libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

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men gladly believe that which they wish for

Caesar

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31
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ora et labora

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pray and labor

st. benedict

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32
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dictum sapienti sat est

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a word to the wise is sufficient

Terence

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33
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stultum est timere quod vitare non potes

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it is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid

Syrus

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34
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si monumentum requiris circumspice

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if you seek a monument, look around (St. Paul’s Cathedral)

Sir Christopher Wren

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35
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exegi monumentum aere perennius

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i have erected a monument more lasting than bronze

Horace

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36
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ut sementum feceris ita metes

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as you sow so will you reap

Cicero

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37
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o Tite tute Tati tibi tanta, tyranne, tulisti

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oh, you tyrant, Titus Tatius! you took such great things for yourself!
Ennius

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38
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eheu fugaces labuntur anni

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alas, the fleeting years slip by

Horace

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39
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nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit

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there is no book so bad that is not profitable in some part

Pliny the Younger

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40
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carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero

A

seize the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow

Horace

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41
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Quintili Vare, legiones redde!

A

Quintilius Vare, give me back my legions!

Augustus

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42
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inter arma leges silent

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in times of war, the laws fall silent

Cicero

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43
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amor tussisque non celantur

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love, and a cough, are not concealed

Ovid

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44
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nunc est bibendum

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now we must drink

Horace

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45
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necesse est multos timeat quem multi timent

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he must fear many, whom many fear (referring to Caesar)

Laberius

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46
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nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtur dementiae fuit

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there has not been any great talent without an element of madness
Seneca the Younger

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47
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felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas

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he is fortunate who had been able to learn the causes of things
Vergil

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48
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bene qui latuit bene vixit

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he who has lived in obscurity has lived well

Ovid

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49
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nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres

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as a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word
Horace

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50
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ex tempore

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from the moment

Cicero

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51
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etiam capillus unus habet umbram

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even one hair has a shadow

Publilius Syrus

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52
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum

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say nothing but good about the dead

Chilon

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53
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alea iacta est

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the die is cast

Julius Caesar

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54
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vir bonus, dicendi peritus

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a good man, skilled in speaking

Cato the Elder

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55
Q

gladiator in arena consilium capit

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the gladiator is making his plan in the arena

Seneca the Younger

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56
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expertus dico, nemo est in amore fidelis

A

i say as an expert, no one is faithful in love

Propertius

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57
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latet anguis in herba

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a snake lies hidden in the grass

Vergil

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58
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in medio tutissimus ibis

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you shall go safest in the middle course

Ovid

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59
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vae victis!

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woe to the conquered!

Brennus

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60
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cum grano salis

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with a grain of salt

Pliny the Elder

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61
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hoc voluerunt

A

they wished this

Julius Caesar

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62
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qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum

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if you want peace prepare for war

Vegetius

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63
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animis obibusque parati

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prepared in mind and resources

Vergil

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64
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arma virumque cano

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i sing of arms and a man

Vergil

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65
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rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno

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a rare bird upon the earth and very much like a black swan

Juvenal

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66
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virum mihi, Camena, insece versutum

A

tell me, O Muse, of the skillful man

Livius Andronicus

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67
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puri sermonis amator

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a lover of pure speech (said of Terence)

Julius Caesar

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68
Q

oderint dum metuant

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let them hate so long as they fear

Caligua (originally Accius)

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69
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quot homines tot sententiae

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so many men, so many thoughts

Terence

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70
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tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento

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you, Roman, remember to rule peoples with your power

Vergil

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71
Q

qui dedit beneficium tacet; narrat qui accepit

A

let him who has given a favor be silent; let he who has received it tell it
Seneca the Younger

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72
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meos tam suspicione quam crimine iudico carere oportere

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i feel that members of my family should never be suspected of breaking the law
Julius Caesar

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73
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non omnia moriar

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not all of me will die

Horace

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74
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nemo repente fuit turpissimus

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no one ever became thoroughly bad in one step

Juvenal

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75
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Carthago delenda est

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Carthage must be destroyed

Cato the Elder

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76
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e pluribus unum

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from many one

Vergil

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77
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fortes fortuna adiuvat

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fortune helps the brave

Terence

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78
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timendi causa est nescire

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ignorance is the cost of fear

Seneca the Younger

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79
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panem et circenses

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bread and circuses

Juvenal

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80
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quid rides? mutato nomine de te fabula narratur

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what are you laughing at? just change the name and the joke’s on you
Horace

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81
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frater, ave atque vale

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brother, hello and goodbye

Catullus

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82
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senectus ipsast morbus

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old age itself is a disease

Terence

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83
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forsan et haec olim meminisee iuvabit

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perhaps one day it will be pleasant to remember even these things
Vergil

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84
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sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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but who will guard the guardians themselves?

Juvenal

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85
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nil desperandum

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don’t despair

Horace

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86
Q

omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori

A

love conquers all, and let us yield to it

Vergil

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87
Q

da mihi mille basia!

A

give me a thousand kisses!

Catullus

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88
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tacent, satis laudant

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their silence is enough praise

Terence

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89
Q

canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet

A

a timid dog barks more violently than it bites

Curtius Rufus

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90
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o tempora! o mores!

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oh, the times! oh, the morals! (Catilinam I)

Cicero

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91
Q

erat Miseni classemque imperio praesens regebat

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he was at Misenumand and he was personally in command of the fleet with his authority
Pliny the Younger

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92
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vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus

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let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love

Catullus

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93
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bis dat qui cito dat

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he gives twice who quickly gives

Syrus

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94
Q

equo ne credite, Teucri. quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

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don’t trust the horse, Trojans. whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts
Vergil

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95
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ride, si sapis

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laugh if you are wise

Martial

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96
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dux femina facti

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the leader of the deed was a woman

Vergil

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97
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et tu, Brute?

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even you, Brutus?

Julius Caesar

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98
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cum tacent clamant

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when they remain silent, they cry out

Cicero

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99
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sera nimis vita est crasina; viva hodie

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tomorrow’s life is too late; live today

Martial

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100
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risu inepto res ineptior nulla est

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there is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh

Catullus

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101
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tacitum vivtit sub pectore vulnus

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the secret wound still lives within the heart

Vergil

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102
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errare humanum est

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to err is human

Seneca the Younger

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103
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nomen amicitia est; nomen inane fides

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friendship is but a name; fidelity but an empty name

Ovid

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104
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amici, diem perdidi

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friends, i have lost a day

Titus

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105
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dis aliter visum

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it seemed otherwise to the gods

Vergil

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106
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patria est communis omniun parens

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the fatherland is the common parent of us all

Cicero

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107
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veni vidi vici

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i came, i saw, i conquered

Julius Caesar

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108
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cui bono?

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for whose benefit is it?

Cicero

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109
Q

agnosco veteris vestigia flammae

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I feel once more the scars of the old flame

Vergil

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110
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annuit coeptis

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he has smiled on our undertakings

Vergil

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111
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odi et amo

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i hate and i love

Catullus

112
Q

tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est

A

delay and procrastination is hateful

Cicero

113
Q

homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto

A

i am a man: i think nothing human is alien to me

Terence

114
Q

nulla salus bello

A

there is no health in war

Vergil

115
Q

aliquando et insanire iucundum est

A

it is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman

Seneca the Younger

116
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num barbarorum Romulus rex fuit?

A

Romulus was not a king of barbarians, was he?

Cicero

117
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perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim

A

be patient and tough; one day this pain will be useful to you
Ovid

118
Q

caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt

A

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

Horace

119
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nil posse creari de nilo

A

nothing can be created from nothing

Lucretius

120
Q

Bruta fulmina et vana

A

thunderbolts that strike blindly and in vain

Pliny the Elder

121
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aut insanit homo, aut versus facit

A

the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses

Horace

122
Q

at tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit

A

but the trumpet sounded with its terrible taratantara

Ennius

123
Q

video barbam et pallium; philosophum nondum video

A

I see the beard and cloak, but i don’t yet see a philosopher

Gellius

124
Q

quorum pars magna fui

A

of which I was a great part

Vergil

125
Q

paete, non dolet

A

it does not hurt, Paetus

Tacitus

126
Q

bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter

A

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

127
Q

amantium irae amoris integratio’st

A

the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love

Terence

128
Q

quam se ipse amans- sine rivali!

A

himself loving himself so much- without a rival!

Cicero

129
Q

ego me bene habeo

A

with me all is well

Burrus

130
Q

mus uni non fidit antro

A

a mouse does not rely on just one hole

Plautus

131
Q

beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere

A

to accept a favor is to sell one’s freedom

Syrus

132
Q

disertissime Romuli nepotum

A

most eloquent of the descendants of Romulus (to Cicero)

Catullus

133
Q

diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium

A

diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence
Seneca the Younger

134
Q

nemo malus felix

A

no bad man is lucky

Juvenal

135
Q

omnia iam firnt fieri quae posse negabam

A

everything which I said could not happen will happen now

Ovid

136
Q

ille mi par esse deo videtur

A

he seems to me to be equal to a god

Catullus

137
Q

a cane non magno saepe tenetur aper

A

a boar is often held by a not-so-large dog

Ovid

138
Q

o curas hominum! o quantum est in rebus inane!

A

ah, the human cares! ah, how much futility in the world!

Lucilius

139
Q

inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est

A

inhumanity is harmful in every age

Cicero

140
Q

ars est celare artem

A

it is art to conceal art

Ovid

141
Q

tantum religio potuit suadere malorum

A

so potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds

Lucretius

142
Q

bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem

A

it is not goodness to be better than the worst

Seneca the Younger

143
Q

dabit deus his quoque finem

A

God will even grant an end to these [troubles]

Vergil

144
Q

saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit

A

often it is not even advantageous to know what will be

Cicero

145
Q

mendacem oportet esse memorem

A

a liar must have a good memory

Quintilian

146
Q

sedit qui timuit ne non succederet

A

he who feared he would not succeed sat still

Horace

147
Q

tempus exax rerum

A

time that devours all things

Ovid

148
Q

nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum

A

don’t consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done
Lucan

149
Q

quaedam non iura scripta sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt

A

some laws are unwritten, but they are better established than all the written ones
Seneca the Elder

150
Q

interfice errorum, diligere errantem

A

kill the sin, love the sinner

St. Augustine

151
Q

aequam memento rebus in arduis serbare mentem

A

remember to keep a clear head in difficult times

Horace

152
Q

nullum’st iam dictum quod non sit dictum prius

A

nothing is already said which hasn’t been said before

Terence

153
Q

Roma, urbs aeterna

A

Rome, the eternal city

Tibullus

154
Q

aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent

A

other people’s things are more pleasing to us, an ours to other people
Syrus

155
Q

probitas laudtur et alget

A

honesty is praised and left in the cold

Juvenal

156
Q

assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit

A

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

157
Q

alere flammas

A

to feed the flames

Ovid

158
Q

aura popularis

A

the popular breeze

Cicero

159
Q

auri sacra fames

A

the cursed hunger for gold

Vergil

160
Q

divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes

A

divine nature gave us fields, human skill built our cities

Varro

161
Q

grammatici certant

A

the scholars quarrel

Horace

162
Q

auream mediocritatem

A

golden mean

Horace

163
Q

consensus audacium

A

an agreement of rash men

Cicero

164
Q

ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant

A

when they make a desolation they call it peace

Tacitus

165
Q

Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope, cecini pascua, rura, duces

A

Mantua gave me birth, Calabri snatched me away, now Parthenope holds me; I sang of shepherds, pastures, and heroes
Vergil

166
Q

Aeneadum genetrix, hominum divomque voluptas

A

mother of Aeneas, pleasure of men and gods

Lucretius

167
Q

satis eloquentiae sapientiae parum

A

plenty of eloquence, not much intelligence

Sallust

168
Q

facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur

A

we are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole
Seneca the Younger

169
Q

experto credite

A

trust the expert

Vergil

170
Q

favete linguis

A

keep quiet

Horace

171
Q

coram populo

A

in the presence of the people

Horace

172
Q

simia quam similis, turpissimus bestia, nobis!

A

how like us is that very ugly beast the monkey!

Cicero

173
Q

genus irritabile vatum

A

the irritable race of poets

Horace

174
Q

amare et sapere vix deo conceditur

A

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

175
Q

maxima debetur puero reverentia

A

the greatest respect in owed to a child

Juvenal

176
Q

in virtute sunt multi ascensus

A

there are many degrees in excellence

Cicero

177
Q

fata viam invenient

A

the fates will find a way

Vergil

178
Q

omniun consensu capax imperii nisi imperasset

A

by general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled
Tacitus

179
Q

non est ars quae ad effectum casu venit

A

that which achieves its effect by accident is not art

Seneca the Younger

180
Q

Nescio quid maius nascitur Iliade

A

something greater than the Iliad now springs to birth (about the Aeneid)
Propertius

181
Q

colossus magnitudinem suam servabit etiam si steterit in puteo

A

a giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well
Seneca the Younger

182
Q

moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque

A

on ancient ways and heroes stands the Roman state

Ennius

183
Q

videtis quantum scelus contra rem publicam vobis nuntiatum sit?

A

how great an evil do you see that may have been announced by you against the Republic?
Cicero

184
Q

materiam superbat opus

A

the workmanship surpassed the subject matter

Ovid

185
Q

flamma fumo est proxima

A

flame follows smoke

Plautus

186
Q

maiorum consuetudini deditus

A

devoted to the tradition of his ancestors

Seneca the Younger

187
Q

legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus

A

we are slaves of the law so that we may be able to be free

Cicero

188
Q

vitanda est improba siren desidia

A

one must avoid that wicked temptress Laziness

Horace

189
Q

insanabile cacoëthes scribendi

A

an incurable passion to write

Juvenal

190
Q

donec gratus eram tibi

A

as long as I was pleasing to you

Horace

191
Q

oderint dum probent

A

let them hate provided they approve

Tiberius

192
Q

vixerunt

A

they have lived (they are dead)

Cicero

193
Q

otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura

A

leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man
Seneca the Younger

194
Q

fallaces sunt rerum species

A

the appearances of things are deceptive

Seneca the Younger

195
Q

fidus Achates

A

faithful Achates

Vergil

196
Q

ego nolo Caesar esse

A

I don’t want to be Caesar

Florus

197
Q

trahimur omnes laudis studio

A

we are all drawn by our eagerness for praise

Cicero

198
Q

splendide mendax

A

splendidly false

Horace

199
Q

vis consili expers mole ruit sua

A

brute force bereft of wisdom falls to ruin by its own weight

Horace

200
Q

fama volat

A

rumor flies

Vergil

201
Q

amoto queramus seria ludo

A

joking aside, let us turn to serious matters

Horace

202
Q

o praeclarim custodem ovium lupum!

A

an excellent protector sheep, the wolf!

Cicero

203
Q

ridentem docere verum quid vetat?

A

what forbids a laughing man from telling the truth?

Horace

204
Q

Sicelides Musae, paulo maiora canamus

A

Sicilian Muses, let us sing of slightly grander things

Vergil

205
Q

malum consilium quod mutari non potest

A

it is a bad plan that cannot be changed

Syrus

206
Q

aspirat primo Fortuna labori

A

fortune smiles upon our first effort

Vergil

207
Q

excitabat fluctus in simpulo

A

he was stirring up billows in a ladle

Cicero

208
Q

curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent

A

light cares speak, great ones are speechless

Seneca the Younger

209
Q

et stultus labor est ineptiarum

A

‘tis silly to waste time on foolish trifles

Martial

210
Q

potest ex casa magnus vir exire

A

a great man can come from a hut

Seneca the Younger

211
Q

quo usque tabdem abutere, Catalina, patientia nostra?

A

how long will you abuse our patience, Catiline?

Cicero

212
Q

negotium populo Romano melius quam otium committi

A

the Roman people understand work better than leisure

Appius Claudius Caecus

213
Q

ab uno disce omnes

A

learn all from one thing

Vergil

214
Q

certum est quia impossibile

A

it is certain because it is impossible

Tertullian

215
Q

nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est

A

no era is closed to great intellects

Seneca the Younger

216
Q

simplex muditiis

A

unaffected by manners

Horace

217
Q

gigni de nihilo nihil; in nilium nil posse reverti

A

nothing can be produced from nothing; nothing can be returned into nothing
Persius

218
Q

donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos; tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris

A

as long as you are lucky, you will have many friends; if cloudy times appear, you will be alone
Ovid

219
Q

res ad triarios rediit

A

the situation has come down to the triarii

220
Q

ipsa scientia potestas est

A

knowledge itself is power

Francis Bacon

221
Q

arcades ambo

A

Arcadians both

Vergil

222
Q

non omnes qui habent citharam sunt citharoedi

A

not all who own a lyre are lyre-players

Varro

223
Q

medici graviores morbos asperir remediis curant

A

doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies

Curtius Rufus

224
Q

struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat

A

when a women weeps, she is setting traps with her tears

Dionysius Cato

225
Q

tamquam alter idem

A

as if a second self

Cicero

226
Q

vix ulla tam iniqua pax, quin bello vel aequissimo sit potior

A

scarcely is there any peace so unjust that it is better than even the fairest war
Erasmus

227
Q

fama obstant

A

the Fates oppose

Vergil

228
Q

vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores

A

you keep to your own ways and leave mine to me

Petrarch

229
Q

leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus

A

a burden which is done is well becomes light

Ovid

230
Q

in alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides

A

you see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself

Petronius

231
Q

bella detesta matribus

A

war, the horror of mothers

Horace

232
Q

dulce est desipere in loco

A

it is sweet to relax at the proper time

Horace

233
Q

gutta cavat lapidem

A

dripping hollows out rock

Ovid

234
Q

bis repetita placent

A

the things that please are those that are asked for again and again
Horace

235
Q

per varios usus artem experientia fecit

A

practice has brought skill through different exercises

Manilius

236
Q

pallida mors

A

pale death

Horace

237
Q

novem Iovis concordes filiae sorores

A

you nine daughters of Jupiter, sisters of one heart

Naevius

238
Q

extinctus amabitur idem

A

the same man will be loved when he is dead

Horace

239
Q

culpam poena premit comes

A

punishment closely follows guilt as its companion

Horace

240
Q

dente lupus, cornu taurus petit

A

the wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn

Horace

241
Q

abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit

A

he has left, absconded, escaped, and disappeared

Cicero

242
Q

Gracia capta ferum victorem cepit

A

captive Greece captured her savage victor

Horace

243
Q

vita non est vivere, sed valere vita est

A

life is not to live but life is to be well

Martial

244
Q

ante senectutem curavi ut bene viveremi; in senectute curavi ut bene moriar

A

before old age I took call to live well; in old age I take care to die well
Seneca

245
Q

disiecti membra poetae

A

limbs of a dismembered poet

Horace

246
Q

integer vitae scelerisque purus

A

upright of life and free from wickedness

Horace

247
Q

secrete amicos admore; lauda palam

A

advise friends in secret; praise them openly

Publilius Syrus

248
Q

si post fata venit gloria, non propero

A

if glory comes after death, I hurry not

Martial

249
Q

possunt, quia posse videntur

A

they can because they think they can

Vergil

250
Q

maximum remedium irae est mora

A

the greatest remedy for anger is delay

Seneca

251
Q

non amo te, Sabidi, nec possum dicere quare

A

I do not love you, Sabidi, and I don’t know why

Martial

252
Q

da dextram misero

A

give a hand!

Vergil

253
Q

ille dolet vere qui sine teste dolet

A

he mourns honestly who mourns without witnesses

Martial

254
Q

nihil est ab omni parte beatum

A

nothing is good in every part

Horace

255
Q

non est iocus esse malignum

A

there is no joking where there is spite

Horace

256
Q

fundamentum iustitiae primum est ne cui noceatur

A

the first foundation of justice is not to harm others

Cicero

257
Q

quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit

A

those who true love has held, it will go on holding

Seneca

258
Q

invidiam, tanquam ignem, summa petere

A

envy, like fire, always makes for the highest points

Livy

259
Q

plus uno maneat perenne saeclo

A

may it remain everlasting, more than one lifetime

Catullus

260
Q

semper ad eventum festinat et in medias res, non secus ac notas, auditorem rapit

A

he always hurries to the main event and whisks his audience into the middle of things as though they already know
Horace

261
Q

necessitas dat legem non ipsa accipit

A

necessity gives the law without itself acknowledging one

Publilius Syrus

262
Q

extincto amabitur idem

A

the hated man will be loved after he’s dead

Horace

263
Q

parvum parva decent

A

small things become the small

Horace

264
Q

nemo liber est qui corpori servit

A

no man is free who is a slave to the flesh

Seneca

265
Q

interfice errorem, diligere errantem

A

kill the sin, love the sinner

St. Augustine

266
Q

nimium amator ingenii sui

A

a conceited person

Quintillian

267
Q

crescit amor nummi quintum ipaa pecunia crescit

A

the love of money increases as wealth itself increases

Juvenal

268
Q

quisquis ubique habitat, Maxime, nusqua habitat

A

he has no home whose home is all the world

Martial

269
Q

cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet

A

let him love tomorrow who has never loved and let he who has loved love tomorrow
Pervigilium Veneris

270
Q

tolle lege

A

take up and read

St. Augustine

271
Q

Iuppiter ex alto periuria ridet amantum

A

Jupiter from on high laughs at the perjury of lovers

Ovid

272
Q

ingenio maximus, arte rudis

A

greatest in genius, rough in skill (said of Ennius)

Ovid

273
Q

Aurum irrepertum et sic melius situm

A

gold discovered and all the better for being so

Horace

274
Q

Iuppiter ex alto periuria ridet amantum

A

Jupiter from on high laughs at the perjury of lovers

Ovid

275
Q

Aurum irrepertum et sic melius situm

A

gold discovered and all the better for being so

Horace

276
Q

aut viam inveniam aut faciam

A

I’ll either find a way or make one

Livy

277
Q

dimidium facti qui coepit habet

A

once you’ve started, you’re halfway there

Horace

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