SENTENTIAE - Chapter 2 Flashcards
Salvē, Ō patria! (Plautus.)
Hail, O Fatherland.
Fāma et sententia volant. (Vergil.)
Rumour and opinion move quickly.
Dā veniam puellae, amābō tē. (Terence.)
Please give favour to the girl.
Clēmentia tua multās vītās servat. (Cicero.)
Your clemency saves many lives.
Multam pecūniam dēportat. (Cicero.)
He carries away much money.
Et fortūnam et vītam antīquae patriae saepe laudās sed recūsās. (Horace.)
You often praise but reject both the fortune and way of life of the ancient fatherland.
recūsō recūsāre recūsāvī recūsātum to refuse, to reject
Mē vītāre turbam iubēs. (*Seneca.)
You command me to avoid the crowd.
Mē philosophiae dō. (Seneca.)
I give myself to philosophy.
Philosophia est ars vītae. (*Cicero)
Philosophy is the art of life.
Sānam fōrmam vītae cōnservāte. (Seneca.)
Maintain a healthy form of life.
Immodica īra creat īnsāniam. (Seneca.)
Immoderate anger creates insanity.
Quid cōgitās? Dēbēmus īram vītāre. (Seneca.)
What are you thinking? We ought to avoid anger.
Nūlla avāritia sine poenā est. (*Seneca.)
No avarice is without punishment.
Mē saevīs catēnīs onerat. (Horace.)
He oppresses me with cruel chains.
Rotam fortūnae nōn timent. (Cicero.)
They do not fear the wheel of fortune.