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A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper - A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog. Ovid A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi - A precipice in front, wolves behind. Ab ovo usque ad mala - From the egg right to the apple. Horace Abyssus abyssum invocat - Hell calls hell. Acta est fabula - The drama has been acted out. Augustus Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora - Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow. Adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit - Add a little to a little and there will be a great heap. Ovid Adversus solem ne loquitor - Don't speak against the sun. Aegrescit medendo - The disease worsens with treatment. Virgil Aliquando et insanire iucundum est - It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman. Seneca Amor est vitae essentia - Love is the essence of life. Robert B. Mackay Amoto quaeramus seria ludo - Setting games aside, let's get on to serious matters. Horace An nescis, mi fili, quantilla sapientia mundus regatur? - Don't you know then, my son, how little wisdom rules the world. Axel Oxenstierna Animis opibusque parati - Prepared in minds and resources. Asinus asinum fricat - Two people flattering each other Aspirat primo Fortuna labori - Fortune smiles upon our first effort. Virgil Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit - Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. Cicero Audaces fortuna iuvat - Fortune favours the brave. Aut viam inveniam aut faciam - I'll either find a way or make one. Bella detesta matribus - Wars, the horror of mothers. Horace Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere - To accept a favour is to sell one's freedom. Publilius Syrus Bona fide - In good faith, genuine, legitimate. Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem - It is not goodness to be better than the worst. Seneca Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet - A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. Curtius Rufus Carpe diem - Seize the moment. Horace Casis tutissima virtus - Virtue is the safest helmet. Castigat ridendo mores - One corrects customs by laughing at them. Cicatrix manet - The scar remains. Cineri gloria sera est - Glory paid to ashes comes too late. Martial Cito fit quod dei volunt - What the gods want happens soon. Petronius Cogito ergo doleo - I think therefore I am depressed. Colossus magnitudinem suam servabit etiam si steterit in puteo - A giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well. Seneca Corruptisima re publica plurimae leges - In the most corrupt state are the most laws. Terence Credo nos in fluctu eodem esse - I think we're on the same wavelength. Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit - Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. Tibullus Culpam poena premit comes - Punishment presses hard onto the heels of crime. Horace Cum bellum deficit, tum pax imminet - When the war process breaks down, peace will be imminent. Robert B. Mackay Damnant quod non intelligunt - They condemn what they do not understand. De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum - Of two evils, the lesser is always to be chosen. Dente lupus, cornu taurus petit - The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn. Horace Deos enim religuos accepimus, Caesares dedimus - The gods were given to us, but we created the Caesars ourselves. Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas - It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. Pliny the Younger Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium - Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. Seneca Dimidium facti qui coepit habet - He who has begun has the work half done. Horace Disce pati - Learn to endure Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes - Divine nature gave the fields, human art built the cities. Marcus Terentius Varro Dum loquimor fugerit invida aetas - Even as we speak, time speeds swiftly away. Horace Errare humanum est - To err is human. Etiam capillus unus habet umbram - Even one hair has a shadow. Publilius Syrus Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad. Seneca Facile est inventis addere - It is easy to add to things already invented. Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur - We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. Seneca Fallaces sunt rerum species - The appearances of things are deceptive. Seneca Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit - Perhaps someday we will look back upon these things with joy. Fortes fortuna adiuvat - Fortune favors the brave. Terence Gladiator in arena consilium capit - The gladiator is formulating his plan in the arena. Seneca Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepecadendo. - A drop of water makes a hole in a stone, not by force but by constant dripping. Ovid In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides - You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. Petronius In imo animo stat pulchritudo - Beauty lies in the depths of ones soul. In omnia paratus - Ready for anything. In virtute sunt multi ascensus - In excellence there are many degrees. Cicero Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est - Inhumanity is harmful in every age. Cicero Ipsa scientia potestas est - Knowledge itself is power. Bacon Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus - We are slaves of laws so that we can be free. Cicero Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus - The burden is made light which is borne well. Ovid Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt - Men gladly believe what they wish for. Julius Caesar Malum consilium quod mutari non potest - It's a bad plan that can't be changed. Publilius Syrus Materiam superabat opus - The workmanship was better than the subject matter. Ovid Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant - Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. Curtius Rufus Mendacem memorem esse oportet - A liar needs a good memory. Quintilian Mus uni non fidit antro - A mouse does not rely on just one hole. Plautus Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres - As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word. Horace Nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum - Don't consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done. Lucan Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum - Don't let the bastards grind you down Non est ad astra mollis e terris via - There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. Seneca Non est ars quae ad effectum casu venit - That which achieves its effect by accident is not art. Seneca Non omnes qui habemt citharam sunt citharoedi - Not all those who own a musical instrument are musicians. Francis Bacon Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae - There is no one great ability without a mixture of madness. Seneca Nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est - No generation is closed to great talents. Seneca Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - There is no book so bad that it is not beneficial in some respect. Pliny the Younger Num barbarorum Romulus rex fuit? - Romulus was not a king of barbarians, was he. Cicero Numquam aliud natura, aliud sapientia dicit - Never does nature say one thing and wisdom say another. Numquam se minus solum quam cum solus esset - You are never so little alone as when you are alone. Cicero O praeclarum custodem, ovium lupum! - An excellent protector of sheep, the wolf. Cicero Omnia iam fient fieri quae posse negabam - All the things which I denied could happen are now happening. Ovid Omnia mea mecum porto - All that is mine, I carry with me; or my wisdom is my greatest wealt. Cicero Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura - Rest without reading is like dying and being buried alive. Seneca Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus - Mountains will be in labour, and an ridiculous mouse will be born. Patria est communis omnium parens - Our fatherland is the common parent of us all. Cicero Per varios usus artem experientia fecit - Through different exercises practice has brought skill. Manilius Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim - Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. Ovid Possunt quia posse videntur - They can because they seem to be able to. Potest ex casa magnus vir exire - A great man can come from a hut. Seneca Praeceptores suos adulescens veneratur et suspicit - A young man respects and looks up to his teachers. Seneca Qespondeat superior - Let the superior answer. Quaedam iura non scripta sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt - Some laws are unwritten but they are better established than all written ones. Seneca Quam angusta innocentia est, at legem bonum esse - What a narrow innocence it is, to be good only according to the law. Seneca Quam se ipse amans-sine rivali! - Himself loving himself so much-without a rival. Cicero Qui dedit benificium taceat; narret qui accepit - Let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it. Seneca Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit - He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. Ovid Quid rides? Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur - Why are you laughing? Change the name and the story is about you. Horace Quidquid excusatio prandium pro - Any excuse for lunch. Rerum Sapientia custos - Wisdom is the guardian of all things. Rident stolidi verba latina - Fools laugh at the Latin language. Ovid Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est - There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Catullus Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas - Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. Ovid Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be. Cicero Salus populi suprema est lex - The safety of the people is the highest law. Cicero Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - For fear of failure, he did nothing. Horace Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes - If you can read this, you're over educated. Simia quam similis, turpissimus bestia, nobis! - How like us is that very ugly beast the monkey. Cicero Struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat - When a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears. Dionysius Cato Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes - It is foolish to fear what which you cannot avoid. Publilius Syrus Tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est - Delay and procrastination is troublesome. Cicero Tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas - Thank you for not smoking. Timendi causa est nescire - Ignorance is the cause of fear. Seneca Trahimur omnes laudis studio - We are all led on by our eagerness for praise. Cicero Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito - Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them. Ut sementem feceris ita metes - As you sow so will you reap. Ut sementem feceris, ita metes - As you sow, so shall you reap. Cicero Ventis secundis - Go with the flow. Veritas odit moras - Truth hates delay. Seneca Vincit omnia veritas - Truth conquers all. Vincit qui se vincit - She/he conquers who conquers her/himself. Vir prudens non contra ventum mingit - A wise man does not urinate against the wind. Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia - Fortune, not wisdom, rules lives. Cicero Vitanda est improba siren desidia - One must avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness. Horace Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores - You cling to your own ways and leave mine to me. Petrarch Designed by Gabriel Ditu ©Copyright 2008 |
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