LIII 9-12 Flashcards
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si aeger esses
if you were sick
curam intermisisses
you would have stopped worrying
rei familiaris
about domestic matters
et forensia…negotia
and your public business
tibi…excidissent
would have slipped your mind
nec quemquam…putares
and you would think no-one
tanti
of such importance
cui advocatus…descenderes
that you would deign to work as an advocate for them
in remissione
in your convalescence
toto animo id ageres
you would commit to this completely
ut…morbo liberareris
in order to be freed from sickness
quam primum
at the first opportunity
quid ergo?
so what, then?
non et nunc idem facies?
will you not even now do the same?
omnia impedimenta dimitte
dismiss all hindrances
et vaca
and be free to dedicate yourself
bonae menti
to achieving a sound mind
nemo occupatus
no busy person
ad illam pervenit
reaches this
exercet philosophia regnum suum
philosophy runs her own kingdom
dat tempus, non accipit
she gives out time, doesn’t receive it
non est res subsiciva
she is not part-time
ordinaria est
she’s part of daily life
domina est
she is the mistress
