Quotes Flashcards

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est unusquisque faber ipsae suae fortunae

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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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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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bella horrida bella

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wars, horrid wars

Vergil

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Satura tota nostra est

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satire is wholly ours

Quintilian

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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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fato Metelli Romae fiunt consules

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the Metelli become consuls of Rome by fate

Naevius

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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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Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

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all of gaul is divided into three parts

Caesar

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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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ars longa, vita brevis

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art is long, life is short

originally Hippocrates

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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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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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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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acta est fabula

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the play is over

Augustus

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cito fit quod dii volunt

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what the gods want happens soon

Petronius

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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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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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est modus in rebus

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there is a middle ground in things

Horace

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ab ovo usque ad mala

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from the egg to the apples

Horace

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caeca invidia est

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envy is blind

Livy

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homines dum docent discunt

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people learn when they teach

Seneca

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facilis descensus Averno

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easy is the descent to Avernus

Vergil

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qualis artifex pereo!
what an artist i die! | Nero
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dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
it is sweet and glorious to die for one's country | Horace
27
festina lente
make haste slowly | Augustus
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militat omnis amans et habet sua castra Cupido
every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid | Ovid
29
difficile est longum subito deponere amorem
it is difficult to suddenly give up a long love | Catullus
30
libenter homines id quod volunt credunt
men gladly believe that which they wish for | Caesar
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ora et labora
pray and labor | st. benedict
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dictum sapienti sat est
a word to the wise is sufficient | Terence
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stultum est timere quod vitare non potes
it is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid | Syrus
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si monumentum requiris circumspice
if you seek a monument, look around (St. Paul's Cathedral) | Sir Christopher Wren
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exegi monumentum aere perennius
i have erected a monument more lasting than bronze | Horace
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ut sementum feceris ita metes
as you sow so will you reap | Cicero
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o Tite tute Tati tibi tanta, tyranne, tulisti
oh, you tyrant, Titus Tatius! you took such great things for yourself! Ennius
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eheu fugaces labuntur anni
alas, the fleeting years slip by | Horace
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nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit
there is no book so bad that is not profitable in some part | Pliny the Younger
40
carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
seize the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow | Horace
41
Quintili Vare, legiones redde!
Quintilius Vare, give me back my legions! | Augustus
42
inter arma leges silent
in times of war, the laws fall silent | Cicero
43
amor tussisque non celantur
love, and a cough, are not concealed | Ovid
44
nunc est bibendum
now we must drink | Horace
45
necesse est multos timeat quem multi timent
he must fear many, whom many fear (referring to Caesar) | Laberius
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nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtur dementiae fuit
there has not been any great talent without an element of madness Seneca the Younger
47
felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas
he is fortunate who had been able to learn the causes of things Vergil
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bene qui latuit bene vixit
he who has lived in obscurity has lived well | Ovid
49
nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres
as a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word Horace
50
ex tempore
from the moment | Cicero
51
etiam capillus unus habet umbram
even one hair has a shadow | Publilius Syrus
52
de mortuis nil nisi bonum
say nothing but good about the dead | Chilon
53
alea iacta est
the die is cast | Julius Caesar
54
vir bonus, dicendi peritus
a good man, skilled in speaking | Cato the Elder
55
gladiator in arena consilium capit
the gladiator is making his plan in the arena | Seneca the Younger
56
expertus dico, nemo est in amore fidelis
i say as an expert, no one is faithful in love | Propertius
57
latet anguis in herba
a snake lies hidden in the grass | Vergil
58
in medio tutissimus ibis
you shall go safest in the middle course | Ovid
59
vae victis!
woe to the conquered! | Brennus
60
cum grano salis
with a grain of salt | Pliny the Elder
61
hoc voluerunt
they wished this | Julius Caesar
62
qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
if you want peace prepare for war | Vegetius
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animis obibusque parati
prepared in mind and resources | Vergil
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arma virumque cano
i sing of arms and a man | Vergil
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rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno
a rare bird upon the earth and very much like a black swan | Juvenal
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virum mihi, Camena, insece versutum
tell me, O Muse, of the skillful man | Livius Andronicus
67
puri sermonis amator
a lover of pure speech (said of Terence) | Julius Caesar
68
oderint dum metuant
let them hate so long as they fear | Caligua (originally Accius)
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quot homines tot sententiae
so many men, so many thoughts | Terence
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tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento
you, Roman, remember to rule peoples with your power | Vergil
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qui dedit beneficium tacet; narrat qui accepit
let him who has given a favor be silent; let he who has received it tell it Seneca the Younger
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meos tam suspicione quam crimine iudico carere oportere
i feel that members of my family should never be suspected of breaking the law Julius Caesar
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non omnia moriar
not all of me will die | Horace
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nemo repente fuit turpissimus
no one ever became thoroughly bad in one step | Juvenal
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Carthago delenda est
Carthage must be destroyed | Cato the Elder
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e pluribus unum
from many one | Vergil
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fortes fortuna adiuvat
fortune helps the brave | Terence
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timendi causa est nescire
ignorance is the cost of fear | Seneca the Younger
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panem et circenses
bread and circuses | Juvenal
80
quid rides? mutato nomine de te fabula narratur
what are you laughing at? just change the name and the joke's on you Horace
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frater, ave atque vale
brother, hello and goodbye | Catullus
82
senectus ipsast morbus
old age itself is a disease | Terence
83
forsan et haec olim meminisee iuvabit
perhaps one day it will be pleasant to remember even these things Vergil
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sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
but who will guard the guardians themselves? | Juvenal
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nil desperandum
don't despair | Horace
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omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori
love conquers all, and let us yield to it | Vergil
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da mihi mille basia!
give me a thousand kisses! | Catullus
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tacent, satis laudant
their silence is enough praise | Terence
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canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet
a timid dog barks more violently than it bites | Curtius Rufus
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o tempora! o mores!
oh, the times! oh, the morals! (Catilinam I) | Cicero
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erat Miseni classemque imperio praesens regebat
he was at Misenumand and he was personally in command of the fleet with his authority Pliny the Younger
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vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus
let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love | Catullus
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bis dat qui cito dat
he gives twice who quickly gives | Syrus
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equo ne credite, Teucri. quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
don't trust the horse, Trojans. whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts Vergil
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ride, si sapis
laugh if you are wise | Martial
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dux femina facti
the leader of the deed was a woman | Vergil
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et tu, Brute?
even you, Brutus? | Julius Caesar
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cum tacent clamant
when they remain silent, they cry out | Cicero
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sera nimis vita est crasina; viva hodie
tomorrow's life is too late; live today | Martial
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risu inepto res ineptior nulla est
there is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh | Catullus
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tacitum vivtit sub pectore vulnus
the secret wound still lives within the heart | Vergil
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errare humanum est
to err is human | Seneca the Younger
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nomen amicitia est; nomen inane fides
friendship is but a name; fidelity but an empty name | Ovid
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amici, diem perdidi
friends, i have lost a day | Titus
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dis aliter visum
it seemed otherwise to the gods | Vergil
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patria est communis omniun parens
the fatherland is the common parent of us all | Cicero
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veni vidi vici
i came, i saw, i conquered | Julius Caesar
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cui bono?
for whose benefit is it? | Cicero
109
agnosco veteris vestigia flammae
I feel once more the scars of the old flame | Vergil
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annuit coeptis
he has smiled on our undertakings | Vergil
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odi et amo
i hate and i love | Catullus
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tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est
delay and procrastination is hateful | Cicero
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homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto
i am a man: i think nothing human is alien to me | Terence
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nulla salus bello
there is no health in war | Vergil
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aliquando et insanire iucundum est
it is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman | Seneca the Younger
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num barbarorum Romulus rex fuit?
Romulus was not a king of barbarians, was he? | Cicero
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perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim
be patient and tough; one day this pain will be useful to you Ovid
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caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt
they change the sky, not their soul, who run across the sea | Horace
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nil posse creari de nilo
nothing can be created from nothing | Lucretius
120
Bruta fulmina et vana
thunderbolts that strike blindly and in vain | Pliny the Elder
121
aut insanit homo, aut versus facit
the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses | Horace
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at tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit
but the trumpet sounded with its terrible taratantara | Ennius
123
video barbam et pallium; philosophum nondum video
I see the beard and cloak, but i don't yet see a philosopher | Gellius
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quorum pars magna fui
of which I was a great part | Vergil
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paete, non dolet
it does not hurt, Paetus | Tacitus
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bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter
you might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure Tacitus
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amantium irae amoris integratio'st
the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love | Terence
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quam se ipse amans- sine rivali!
himself loving himself so much- without a rival! | Cicero
129
ego me bene habeo
with me all is well | Burrus
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mus uni non fidit antro
a mouse does not rely on just one hole | Plautus
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beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere
to accept a favor is to sell one's freedom | Syrus
132
disertissime Romuli nepotum
most eloquent of the descendants of Romulus (to Cicero) | Catullus
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diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence Seneca the Younger
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nemo malus felix
no bad man is lucky | Juvenal
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omnia iam firnt fieri quae posse negabam
everything which I said could not happen will happen now | Ovid
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ille mi par esse deo videtur
he seems to me to be equal to a god | Catullus
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a cane non magno saepe tenetur aper
a boar is often held by a not-so-large dog | Ovid
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o curas hominum! o quantum est in rebus inane!
ah, the human cares! ah, how much futility in the world! | Lucilius
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inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est
inhumanity is harmful in every age | Cicero
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ars est celare artem
it is art to conceal art | Ovid
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tantum religio potuit suadere malorum
so potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds | Lucretius
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bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem
it is not goodness to be better than the worst | Seneca the Younger
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dabit deus his quoque finem
God will even grant an end to these [troubles] | Vergil
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saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit
often it is not even advantageous to know what will be | Cicero
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mendacem oportet esse memorem
a liar must have a good memory | Quintilian
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sedit qui timuit ne non succederet
he who feared he would not succeed sat still | Horace
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tempus exax rerum
time that devours all things | Ovid
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nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum
don't consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done Lucan
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quaedam non iura scripta sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt
some laws are unwritten, but they are better established than all the written ones Seneca the Elder
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interfice errorum, diligere errantem
kill the sin, love the sinner | St. Augustine
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aequam memento rebus in arduis serbare mentem
remember to keep a clear head in difficult times | Horace
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nullum'st iam dictum quod non sit dictum prius
nothing is already said which hasn't been said before | Terence
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Roma, urbs aeterna
Rome, the eternal city | Tibullus
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aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent
other people's things are more pleasing to us, an ours to other people Syrus
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probitas laudtur et alget
honesty is praised and left in the cold | Juvenal
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assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit
constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill Cicero
157
alere flammas
to feed the flames | Ovid
158
aura popularis
the popular breeze | Cicero
159
auri sacra fames
the cursed hunger for gold | Vergil
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divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes
divine nature gave us fields, human skill built our cities | Varro
161
grammatici certant
the scholars quarrel | Horace
162
auream mediocritatem
golden mean | Horace
163
consensus audacium
an agreement of rash men | Cicero
164
ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant
when they make a desolation they call it peace | Tacitus
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Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope, cecini pascua, rura, duces
Mantua gave me birth, Calabri snatched me away, now Parthenope holds me; I sang of shepherds, pastures, and heroes Vergil
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Aeneadum genetrix, hominum divomque voluptas
mother of Aeneas, pleasure of men and gods | Lucretius
167
satis eloquentiae sapientiae parum
plenty of eloquence, not much intelligence | Sallust
168
facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur
we are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole Seneca the Younger
169
experto credite
trust the expert | Vergil
170
favete linguis
keep quiet | Horace
171
coram populo
in the presence of the people | Horace
172
simia quam similis, turpissimus bestia, nobis!
how like us is that very ugly beast the monkey! | Cicero
173
genus irritabile vatum
the irritable race of poets | Horace
174
amare et sapere vix deo conceditur
even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time Syrus
175
maxima debetur puero reverentia
the greatest respect in owed to a child | Juvenal
176
in virtute sunt multi ascensus
there are many degrees in excellence | Cicero
177
fata viam invenient
the fates will find a way | Vergil
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omniun consensu capax imperii nisi imperasset
by general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled Tacitus
179
non est ars quae ad effectum casu venit
that which achieves its effect by accident is not art | Seneca the Younger
180
Nescio quid maius nascitur Iliade
something greater than the Iliad now springs to birth (about the Aeneid) Propertius
181
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 the Younger
182
moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque
on ancient ways and heroes stands the Roman state | Ennius
183
videtis quantum scelus contra rem publicam vobis nuntiatum sit?
how great an evil do you see that may have been announced by you against the Republic? Cicero
184
materiam superbat opus
the workmanship surpassed the subject matter | Ovid
185
flamma fumo est proxima
flame follows smoke | Plautus
186
maiorum consuetudini deditus
devoted to the tradition of his ancestors | Seneca the Younger
187
legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus
we are slaves of the law so that we may be able to be free | Cicero
188
vitanda est improba siren desidia
one must avoid that wicked temptress Laziness | Horace
189
insanabile cacoëthes scribendi
an incurable passion to write | Juvenal
190
donec gratus eram tibi
as long as I was pleasing to you | Horace
191
oderint dum probent
let them hate provided they approve | Tiberius
192
vixerunt
they have lived (they are dead) | Cicero
193
otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura
leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man Seneca the Younger
194
fallaces sunt rerum species
the appearances of things are deceptive | Seneca the Younger
195
fidus Achates
faithful Achates | Vergil
196
ego nolo Caesar esse
I don't want to be Caesar | Florus
197
trahimur omnes laudis studio
we are all drawn by our eagerness for praise | Cicero
198
splendide mendax
splendidly false | Horace
199
vis consili expers mole ruit sua
brute force bereft of wisdom falls to ruin by its own weight | Horace
200
fama volat
rumor flies | Vergil
201
amoto queramus seria ludo
joking aside, let us turn to serious matters | Horace
202
o praeclarim custodem ovium lupum!
an excellent protector sheep, the wolf! | Cicero
203
ridentem docere verum quid vetat?
what forbids a laughing man from telling the truth? | Horace
204
Sicelides Musae, paulo maiora canamus
Sicilian Muses, let us sing of slightly grander things | Vergil
205
malum consilium quod mutari non potest
it is a bad plan that cannot be changed | Syrus
206
aspirat primo Fortuna labori
fortune smiles upon our first effort | Vergil
207
excitabat fluctus in simpulo
he was stirring up billows in a ladle | Cicero
208
curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent
light cares speak, great ones are speechless | Seneca the Younger
209
et stultus labor est ineptiarum
'tis silly to waste time on foolish trifles | Martial
210
potest ex casa magnus vir exire
a great man can come from a hut | Seneca the Younger
211
quo usque tabdem abutere, Catalina, patientia nostra?
how long will you abuse our patience, Catiline? | Cicero
212
negotium populo Romano melius quam otium committi
the Roman people understand work better than leisure | Appius Claudius Caecus
213
ab uno disce omnes
learn all from one thing | Vergil
214
certum est quia impossibile
it is certain because it is impossible | Tertullian
215
nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est
no era is closed to great intellects | Seneca the Younger
216
simplex muditiis
unaffected by manners | Horace
217
gigni de nihilo nihil; in nilium nil posse reverti
nothing can be produced from nothing; nothing can be returned into nothing Persius
218
donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos; tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris
as long as you are lucky, you will have many friends; if cloudy times appear, you will be alone Ovid
219
res ad triarios rediit
the situation has come down to the triarii
220
ipsa scientia potestas est
knowledge itself is power | Francis Bacon
221
arcades ambo
Arcadians both | Vergil
222
non omnes qui habent citharam sunt citharoedi
not all who own a lyre are lyre-players | Varro
223
medici graviores morbos asperir remediis curant
doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies | Curtius Rufus
224
struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat
when a women weeps, she is setting traps with her tears | Dionysius Cato
225
tamquam alter idem
as if a second self | Cicero
226
vix ulla tam iniqua pax, quin bello vel aequissimo sit potior
scarcely is there any peace so unjust that it is better than even the fairest war Erasmus
227
fama obstant
the Fates oppose | Vergil
228
vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores
you keep to your own ways and leave mine to me | Petrarch
229
leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus
a burden which is done is well becomes light | Ovid
230
in alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides
you see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself | Petronius
231
bella detesta matribus
war, the horror of mothers | Horace
232
dulce est desipere in loco
it is sweet to relax at the proper time | Horace
233
gutta cavat lapidem
dripping hollows out rock | Ovid
234
bis repetita placent
the things that please are those that are asked for again and again Horace
235
per varios usus artem experientia fecit
practice has brought skill through different exercises | Manilius
236
pallida mors
pale death | Horace
237
novem Iovis concordes filiae sorores
you nine daughters of Jupiter, sisters of one heart | Naevius
238
extinctus amabitur idem
the same man will be loved when he is dead | Horace
239
culpam poena premit comes
punishment closely follows guilt as its companion | Horace
240
dente lupus, cornu taurus petit
the wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn | Horace
241
abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit
he has left, absconded, escaped, and disappeared | Cicero
242
Gracia capta ferum victorem cepit
captive Greece captured her savage victor | Horace
243
vita non est vivere, sed valere vita est
life is not to live but life is to be well | Martial
244
ante senectutem curavi ut bene viveremi; in senectute curavi ut bene moriar
before old age I took call to live well; in old age I take care to die well Seneca
245
disiecti membra poetae
limbs of a dismembered poet | Horace
246
integer vitae scelerisque purus
upright of life and free from wickedness | Horace
247
secrete amicos admore; lauda palam
advise friends in secret; praise them openly | Publilius Syrus
248
si post fata venit gloria, non propero
if glory comes after death, I hurry not | Martial
249
possunt, quia posse videntur
they can because they think they can | Vergil
250
maximum remedium irae est mora
the greatest remedy for anger is delay | Seneca
251
non amo te, Sabidi, nec possum dicere quare
I do not love you, Sabidi, and I don't know why | Martial
252
da dextram misero
give a hand! | Vergil
253
ille dolet vere qui sine teste dolet
he mourns honestly who mourns without witnesses | Martial
254
nihil est ab omni parte beatum
nothing is good in every part | Horace
255
non est iocus esse malignum
there is no joking where there is spite | Horace
256
fundamentum iustitiae primum est ne cui noceatur
the first foundation of justice is not to harm others | Cicero
257
quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit
those who true love has held, it will go on holding | Seneca
258
invidiam, tanquam ignem, summa petere
envy, like fire, always makes for the highest points | Livy
259
plus uno maneat perenne saeclo
may it remain everlasting, more than one lifetime | Catullus
260
semper ad eventum festinat et in medias res, non secus ac notas, auditorem rapit
he always hurries to the main event and whisks his audience into the middle of things as though they already know Horace
261
necessitas dat legem non ipsa accipit
necessity gives the law without itself acknowledging one | Publilius Syrus
262
extincto amabitur idem
the hated man will be loved after he's dead | Horace
263
parvum parva decent
small things become the small | Horace
264
nemo liber est qui corpori servit
no man is free who is a slave to the flesh | Seneca
265
interfice errorem, diligere errantem
kill the sin, love the sinner | St. Augustine
266
nimium amator ingenii sui
a conceited person | Quintillian
267
crescit amor nummi quintum ipaa pecunia crescit
the love of money increases as wealth itself increases | Juvenal
268
quisquis ubique habitat, Maxime, nusqua habitat
he has no home whose home is all the world | Martial
269
cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet
let him love tomorrow who has never loved and let he who has loved love tomorrow Pervigilium Veneris
270
tolle lege
take up and read | St. Augustine
271
Iuppiter ex alto periuria ridet amantum
Jupiter from on high laughs at the perjury of lovers | Ovid
272
ingenio maximus, arte rudis
greatest in genius, rough in skill (said of Ennius) | Ovid
273
Aurum irrepertum et sic melius situm
gold discovered and all the better for being so | Horace
274
Iuppiter ex alto periuria ridet amantum
Jupiter from on high laughs at the perjury of lovers | Ovid
275
Aurum irrepertum et sic melius situm
gold discovered and all the better for being so | Horace
276
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
I'll either find a way or make one | Livy
277
dimidium facti qui coepit habet
once you've started, you're halfway there | Horace