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Group 110
1422. Right does not prevail against might. (Be careful with Latin ius. You will find two words in the dictionary: ius meaning "law, justice," etc., and ius meaning sauce, as in a roast beef sandwich "au just.")
1423. Reason avails little against force. (Of course the Latin word vim has become an English word in its own right, as in "vim and vigor," but with much more strictly positively connotations than the Latin word, which means force or strength, but also violent force, overpowering strength, etc.)
1424. The capacious urn shakes every name. (You will find this saying in Horace, hence the decidedly poetic word order.)
1425. Death indeed is a sure thing; the hour of the funeral is hidden. (There are many variations on this same idea: Incertum est quando, certum est aliquando mori, "it is uncertain when, but death, at some point, is certain," mors certa, hora mortis incerta, "death is certain; its hour is uncertain," etc.)
1426. War hides beneath the name of peace. (As in our "Defense Department," which used to be called - more honestly, I think - the "War Department." You can find this saying in Cicero.)
1427. Life hangs by a slender thread. (Erasmus discusses the idiom de filo pendere in his Adagia, 1.9.72.)
1428. An heir is usually something like a vulture. (You can find this emblem in the Horatii Flacci Emblemata of Otto Vaenius, 1612.)
1429. On this side presses the wolf, and on that side the dog. (You can find this saying in Horace.)
1430. It's got neither head nor feet. (You can find this idiom in Cicero. Compare the English, "I can't make heads or tails out of it.")
1431. One man cannot see all things. (You can find many variants on this saying: oculi plus vident quam oculus, "eyes see better than an eye," unus vir haud cernit omnia, "one man does not discern all things," etc.)
1432. Not even Jupiter can please everybody. (You can find this in Erasmsu's Adagia, 2.7.55. Note the construction ne...quidem, "not...even," with the noun Iuppter inserted in between the two components of the phrase, ne and quidem.)
1433. King Midas has donkey ears. (You can find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.3.67, and you can read the story of King Midas and his donkey ears in Ovid.)
1434. The neighbor's goat has a more bursting udder. (You can find this saying expressed in a slightly different form in Horace. Compare the English saying, "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.")
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 109
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Group 109
1408. Spring does not always flourish. (It's impossible to get the word play of ver and viret in the English, I'm afraid!)
1409. A single night awaits everyone. (You can find this saying in Horace.)
1410. The end does not appear immediately. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.5.55.)
1411. No one sees his own eye. (The idea, of course, is that you cannot get outside yourself to see yourself. The proverb expresses this rather complex metaphysical idea very succinctly!)
1412. No one sees his own vices. (For an Aesop's fable on this theme, see the story of Jupiter and the sacks.)
1413. Greed encompasses all the vices. (You can find this saying in Aulus Gellius.)
1414. All filth smells bad. (The Latin word caenum always has a negative connotation, whether it refers to actual physical filth or muck, or whether it refers to the metaphorical filth, as in the English "dirty.")
1415. A liar has to have a good memory. (You can find this saying in Quintilian.)
1416. The law commands; it does not suggest. (You can also find variants on this saying, such as Lex non suadet, sed praecipit, "The law does not suggest, it orders.")
1417. Love considers no laws. (Compare also this form: Amor regit sine lege, "love rules without law.")
1418. The fly also has its spleen. (A fuller form of the phrase is habet et musca splenem et formica bilem, "the fly also has its spleen, and the ant its bile." You can find the saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.5.7.)
1419. He has an ox on his tongue. (Although this saying makes sense if you think of an actual ox which would weigh down your tongue, in its ancient usage the "ox" referred to coins that were stamped with the image of an ox. In other words, someone has been bribed to stay silent. Compare this variant phrase: Bovem in lingua fert, "He's carrying an ox on his tongue.")
1420. A liar lacks honor in his mouth. (Note the nice rhyme in the Latin: ore-honore.)
1421. A dead dog does not bite. (The Latin also has the nice play on words: mortuus-mordet.)
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Group 109
1408. Spring does not always flourish. (It's impossible to get the word play of ver and viret in the English, I'm afraid!)
1409. A single night awaits everyone. (You can find this saying in Horace.)
1410. The end does not appear immediately. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.5.55.)
1411. No one sees his own eye. (The idea, of course, is that you cannot get outside yourself to see yourself. The proverb expresses this rather complex metaphysical idea very succinctly!)
1412. No one sees his own vices. (For an Aesop's fable on this theme, see the story of Jupiter and the sacks.)
1413. Greed encompasses all the vices. (You can find this saying in Aulus Gellius.)
1414. All filth smells bad. (The Latin word caenum always has a negative connotation, whether it refers to actual physical filth or muck, or whether it refers to the metaphorical filth, as in the English "dirty.")
1415. A liar has to have a good memory. (You can find this saying in Quintilian.)
1416. The law commands; it does not suggest. (You can also find variants on this saying, such as Lex non suadet, sed praecipit, "The law does not suggest, it orders.")
1417. Love considers no laws. (Compare also this form: Amor regit sine lege, "love rules without law.")
1418. The fly also has its spleen. (A fuller form of the phrase is habet et musca splenem et formica bilem, "the fly also has its spleen, and the ant its bile." You can find the saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.5.7.)
1419. He has an ox on his tongue. (Although this saying makes sense if you think of an actual ox which would weigh down your tongue, in its ancient usage the "ox" referred to coins that were stamped with the image of an ox. In other words, someone has been bribed to stay silent. Compare this variant phrase: Bovem in lingua fert, "He's carrying an ox on his tongue.")
1420. A liar lacks honor in his mouth. (Note the nice rhyme in the Latin: ore-honore.)
1421. A dead dog does not bite. (The Latin also has the nice play on words: mortuus-mordet.)
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 108
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Group 108
1398. Virtue shines in difficult moments. (This is a popular family motto which you can also find in the abbreviated form, virtus in arduis.)
1399. Among the ashes, the flame remains. (You can find a variation on this phrase in Maximianus.)
1400. Poverty teaches all the arts. (I like the alliteration in paupertas and perdocet. The phrase is adapted from Plautus.)
1401. Happiness has many friends. (Compare this variant: felici copia amici, "the happy man has an abundance of friends.")
1402. God enjoys the odd number. (The saying can be found in Vergil's Eclogues. The idea is that odd numbers were, for the ancient Romans, lucky numbers.)
1403. Like always clings to like. (There are many variants on this saying, such as Simile simili amicum, "Like is friend to life," etc.)
1404. The queen likes her king. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1405. A coward's mother does not weep. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.6.12.)
1406. The shipwrecked man fears every sea. (This saying is adapted from Ovid.)
1407. A strong anvil does not fear the hammer. (Be careful with the Latin word incus - even though it ends in "us," it is a feminine noun.)
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Group 108
1398. Virtue shines in difficult moments. (This is a popular family motto which you can also find in the abbreviated form, virtus in arduis.)
1399. Among the ashes, the flame remains. (You can find a variation on this phrase in Maximianus.)
1400. Poverty teaches all the arts. (I like the alliteration in paupertas and perdocet. The phrase is adapted from Plautus.)
1401. Happiness has many friends. (Compare this variant: felici copia amici, "the happy man has an abundance of friends.")
1402. God enjoys the odd number. (The saying can be found in Vergil's Eclogues. The idea is that odd numbers were, for the ancient Romans, lucky numbers.)
1403. Like always clings to like. (There are many variants on this saying, such as Simile simili amicum, "Like is friend to life," etc.)
1404. The queen likes her king. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1405. A coward's mother does not weep. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.6.12.)
1406. The shipwrecked man fears every sea. (This saying is adapted from Ovid.)
1407. A strong anvil does not fear the hammer. (Be careful with the Latin word incus - even though it ends in "us," it is a feminine noun.)
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Latin Via Proverbs 108
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Group 108
1398. Virtue shines in difficult moments. (This is a popular family motto which you can also find in the abbreviated form, virtus in arduis.)
1399. Among the ashes, the flame remains. (You can find a variation on this phrase in Maximianus.)
1400. Poverty teaches all the arts. (I like the alliteration in paupertas and perdocet. The phrase is adapted from Plautus.)
1401. Happiness has many friends. (Compare this variant: felici copia amici, "the happy man has an abundance of friends.")
1402. God enjoys the odd number. (The saying can be found in Vergil's Eclogues. The idea is that odd numbers were, for the ancient Romans, lucky numbers.)
1403. Like always clings to like. (There are many variants on this saying, such as Simile simili amicum, "Like is friend to life," etc.)
1404. The queen likes her king. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1405. A coward's mother does not weep. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.6.12.)
1406. The shipwrecked man fears every sea. (This saying is adapted from Ovid.)
1407. A strong anvil does not fear the hammer. (Be careful with the Latin word incus - even though it ends in "us," it is a feminine noun.)
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Group 108
1398. Virtue shines in difficult moments. (This is a popular family motto which you can also find in the abbreviated form, virtus in arduis.)
1399. Among the ashes, the flame remains. (You can find a variation on this phrase in Maximianus.)
1400. Poverty teaches all the arts. (I like the alliteration in paupertas and perdocet. The phrase is adapted from Plautus.)
1401. Happiness has many friends. (Compare this variant: felici copia amici, "the happy man has an abundance of friends.")
1402. God enjoys the odd number. (The saying can be found in Vergil's Eclogues. The idea is that odd numbers were, for the ancient Romans, lucky numbers.)
1403. Like always clings to like. (There are many variants on this saying, such as Simile simili amicum, "Like is friend to life," etc.)
1404. The queen likes her king. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1405. A coward's mother does not weep. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.6.12.)
1406. The shipwrecked man fears every sea. (This saying is adapted from Ovid.)
1407. A strong anvil does not fear the hammer. (Be careful with the Latin word incus - even though it ends in "us," it is a feminine noun.)
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 107
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Group 107
1388. The sun shines on everyone. (You can find this saying in Petronius.)
1389. A light shines in the shadows. (You can find this phrase in the Gospel of John.)
1390. No one can please everybody. (Compare these variations on the same idea: Difficile omnibus placere, "it is difficult to please everybody," or Nemo invenitur qui satisfaciat omnibus, "No one can be found who satisfies everybody." I especially like these variants: Ne Iuppiter quidem omnibus placet, "Not even Jupiter can please everybody," and Iuppiter neque pluens neque abstinens omnibus placet, "Iupiter (the sky), rainy or clear, cannot please everybody.")
1391. Here lies the rabbit. (This is the Latin equivalent of "the crux of the matter" or "the heart of the matter." The term comes from hunting, finding the quarry at last!)
1392. A snake hides in the grass. (This saying appears in Vergil's Eclogues. You can find the phrase in Whitney's Choice of Emblemes.)
1393. Truth never hides. (This is the opening line of an empigram of Reusner (best known for his riddle collection, Aenigmatographia): Veritas numquam latet, interitque numquam, "Truth never hides, and never dies.")
1394. Beauty has a divine power. (You can find this saying in Ovid's Amores.)
1395. Like delights in like. (You can find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.2.21.)
1396. The pig is teaching Minerva, the goddess of wisdom. (This saying appears in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.1.40.)
1397. He's stealing the club from Hercules. (Another saying found in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.1.95.)
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Group 107
1388. The sun shines on everyone. (You can find this saying in Petronius.)
1389. A light shines in the shadows. (You can find this phrase in the Gospel of John.)
1390. No one can please everybody. (Compare these variations on the same idea: Difficile omnibus placere, "it is difficult to please everybody," or Nemo invenitur qui satisfaciat omnibus, "No one can be found who satisfies everybody." I especially like these variants: Ne Iuppiter quidem omnibus placet, "Not even Jupiter can please everybody," and Iuppiter neque pluens neque abstinens omnibus placet, "Iupiter (the sky), rainy or clear, cannot please everybody.")
1391. Here lies the rabbit. (This is the Latin equivalent of "the crux of the matter" or "the heart of the matter." The term comes from hunting, finding the quarry at last!)
1392. A snake hides in the grass. (This saying appears in Vergil's Eclogues. You can find the phrase in Whitney's Choice of Emblemes.)
1393. Truth never hides. (This is the opening line of an empigram of Reusner (best known for his riddle collection, Aenigmatographia): Veritas numquam latet, interitque numquam, "Truth never hides, and never dies.")
1394. Beauty has a divine power. (You can find this saying in Ovid's Amores.)
1395. Like delights in like. (You can find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.2.21.)
1396. The pig is teaching Minerva, the goddess of wisdom. (This saying appears in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.1.40.)
1397. He's stealing the club from Hercules. (Another saying found in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.1.95.)
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 106
I'm finally moved into our new house in North Carolina - and back online! I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes second conjugation verbs, with third declension nouns.
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Group 106
1378. The scar remains. (A fuller form of the phrase is etiam cum vulnus sanatum est, cicatrix manet, "even when the wound is healed, the scar remains," which you can find in Seneca. The saying is also in Publilius Syrus.)
1379. Poverty bites! (Luckily the current English idiom, "bites," works very nicely for Latin mordet.)
1380. Necessity teaches all things. (Something like "necessity is the mother of invention." A more harsh version of the same idea is Durum flagellum est paedagogus ingenii, "A harsh whip is the teacher of invention.")
1381. Necessity knows no holidays. (You can find this saying in the Roman agricultural author, Palladius.)
1382. Need urges crimes. (Think of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables who steals that loaf of bread when his family is starving. The saying can be found in a more elaborate form in Claudianus.)
1383. Need teaches skills. (If you've got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, you just might need to learn how to change a tire. Compare this similar saying: Paupertas omnes artes perdocet, "Poverty teaches thoroughly all the arts.")
1384. Loves teaches skills. (You might even learn how to dance if that is how you can get close to the object of your desire! You can see this illustrated in an emblem from the Amorum elblemata of Otto Vaenius, 1608.)
1385. Time waits for no man. (There is a well-known English saying that is quite similar: "Time and tide wait for no man.")
1386. The righteous man envies no one. (This is found in Cicero's version of Plato's Timaeus.)
1387. Self-praise stinks. (Compare this variant form, Proprio laus sordet in ore, "Praise in one's own mouth stinks.")
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Group 106
1378. The scar remains. (A fuller form of the phrase is etiam cum vulnus sanatum est, cicatrix manet, "even when the wound is healed, the scar remains," which you can find in Seneca. The saying is also in Publilius Syrus.)
1379. Poverty bites! (Luckily the current English idiom, "bites," works very nicely for Latin mordet.)
1380. Necessity teaches all things. (Something like "necessity is the mother of invention." A more harsh version of the same idea is Durum flagellum est paedagogus ingenii, "A harsh whip is the teacher of invention.")
1381. Necessity knows no holidays. (You can find this saying in the Roman agricultural author, Palladius.)
1382. Need urges crimes. (Think of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables who steals that loaf of bread when his family is starving. The saying can be found in a more elaborate form in Claudianus.)
1383. Need teaches skills. (If you've got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, you just might need to learn how to change a tire. Compare this similar saying: Paupertas omnes artes perdocet, "Poverty teaches thoroughly all the arts.")
1384. Loves teaches skills. (You might even learn how to dance if that is how you can get close to the object of your desire! You can see this illustrated in an emblem from the Amorum elblemata of Otto Vaenius, 1608.)
1385. Time waits for no man. (There is a well-known English saying that is quite similar: "Time and tide wait for no man.")
1386. The righteous man envies no one. (This is found in Cicero's version of Plato's Timaeus.)
1387. Self-praise stinks. (Compare this variant form, Proprio laus sordet in ore, "Praise in one's own mouth stinks.")
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 105
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Group 105
1364. I am not afraid, but I am wary. (This is a popular motto, and is part of the Strawn family coat of arms.)
1365. I do not fear, nor do I boast. (The verb tumere means to swell up, like a "tumor," but it also means metaphorically to swell with pride.)
1366. I mix serious matters with joking ones. (Notice the substantive use of the adjective seria.) Misceo iocis seria.
1367. I'm trying to hold an eel by the tail. (Given that eels are proverbially slippery, this is a tenuous situation at best. You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.94.)
1368. I am holding an eel with a fig leaf. (Since a fig leaf is rough and bristly, this could be your best chance to keep hold of that eel. You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.95. There is an illustrated version in Alciato's Emblems.)
1369. I see no footsteps leading out. (This is a saying from the famous Aesop's fable about the fox and the lion in the den.)
1370. You are teaching someone who has already been taught. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1371. You are shearing a donkey. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.80.)
1372. You are milking a goat. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.3.51.)
1373. You are applying the antidote before the poison. (This is a based on a saying from Jerome, which you can find in his De Canone Hebraicae veritatis et Scholiis ejusdem marginalibus.)
1374. You are mixing sacred with profane things. (You can find this same theme in Horace's Ars Poetica.) Sacra misces profanis.
1375. You are mixing sky with earth, earth and sky. (In other words, you are making a muddle of everything! You can find this saying, in the form Caelum ac terras miscere in Livy.)
1376. We laugh at other people's troubles. (This is the basis for all kinds of comedy, such as watching the troubles of the Wile E. Coyote as he chases that Road Runner.)
1377. We keep other people's faults in view, but ours are at our back. (This is the subject of an Aesop's fable about the two sacks we are all given to wear.)
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Group 105
1364. I am not afraid, but I am wary. (This is a popular motto, and is part of the Strawn family coat of arms.)
1365. I do not fear, nor do I boast. (The verb tumere means to swell up, like a "tumor," but it also means metaphorically to swell with pride.)
1366. I mix serious matters with joking ones. (Notice the substantive use of the adjective seria.) Misceo iocis seria.
1367. I'm trying to hold an eel by the tail. (Given that eels are proverbially slippery, this is a tenuous situation at best. You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.94.)
1368. I am holding an eel with a fig leaf. (Since a fig leaf is rough and bristly, this could be your best chance to keep hold of that eel. You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.95. There is an illustrated version in Alciato's Emblems.)
1369. I see no footsteps leading out. (This is a saying from the famous Aesop's fable about the fox and the lion in the den.)
1370. You are teaching someone who has already been taught. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1371. You are shearing a donkey. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.80.)
1372. You are milking a goat. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.3.51.)
1373. You are applying the antidote before the poison. (This is a based on a saying from Jerome, which you can find in his De Canone Hebraicae veritatis et Scholiis ejusdem marginalibus.)
1374. You are mixing sacred with profane things. (You can find this same theme in Horace's Ars Poetica.) Sacra misces profanis.
1375. You are mixing sky with earth, earth and sky. (In other words, you are making a muddle of everything! You can find this saying, in the form Caelum ac terras miscere in Livy.)
1376. We laugh at other people's troubles. (This is the basis for all kinds of comedy, such as watching the troubles of the Wile E. Coyote as he chases that Road Runner.)
1377. We keep other people's faults in view, but ours are at our back. (This is the subject of an Aesop's fable about the two sacks we are all given to wear.)
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Saturday, June 09, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 104
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Group 104
1353. Amidst arms, the Muses are silent. (On a Red Cross memorial plate, you can read this variant: inter arma silent Musae, loquitur Caritas, "amidst arms, the Muses are silent, Charity speaks.")
1354. During drinking, business keeps quiet. (This is a play on the proverb cited above, inter arma silent Musae.)
1355. In difficulties it's clear who your friends are. (You can find this saying in Petronius.)
1356. The lean lice bite more sharply. (There's a great Aesop's fable about a fox and a hedgehog that expresses this same idea.)
1357. Ingenuity often stirs up trouble. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
1358. Often the greatest talents are hidden in obscurity. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1359. Often great things beneath some slight thing are accustomed to hide. (The adjectives magna and exiguo are used substantively here.)
1360. The beginning is hot, the middle is luke-warm, and the final stages are cold. (What a great series of second conjugation verbs, all in a row!)
1361. First: do not harm. (This is a precept of medical practice; you can read more about the history of the saying at wikipedia.)
1362. It is a comfort to the wretched to have a sharer in their troubles. (In other words: misery loves company!)
1363. To have an evil neighbor is a great evil. (There's a more optimistic variant, too: Vicinus bonus, ingens bonum, "A good neighbor is an enormous good.")
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Group 104
1353. Amidst arms, the Muses are silent. (On a Red Cross memorial plate, you can read this variant: inter arma silent Musae, loquitur Caritas, "amidst arms, the Muses are silent, Charity speaks.")
1354. During drinking, business keeps quiet. (This is a play on the proverb cited above, inter arma silent Musae.)
1355. In difficulties it's clear who your friends are. (You can find this saying in Petronius.)
1356. The lean lice bite more sharply. (There's a great Aesop's fable about a fox and a hedgehog that expresses this same idea.)
1357. Ingenuity often stirs up trouble. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
1358. Often the greatest talents are hidden in obscurity. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1359. Often great things beneath some slight thing are accustomed to hide. (The adjectives magna and exiguo are used substantively here.)
1360. The beginning is hot, the middle is luke-warm, and the final stages are cold. (What a great series of second conjugation verbs, all in a row!)
1361. First: do not harm. (This is a precept of medical practice; you can read more about the history of the saying at wikipedia.)
1362. It is a comfort to the wretched to have a sharer in their troubles. (In other words: misery loves company!)
1363. To have an evil neighbor is a great evil. (There's a more optimistic variant, too: Vicinus bonus, ingens bonum, "A good neighbor is an enormous good.")
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 102
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1329. There's a hook hiding in the food. (This is the moral of an Aesop's fable about a thief trying to lure a dog with food.)
1330. A friend, so long as the pot is boiling. (Compare the similar phrase, Dum fervet olla, vivit amicitia, "So long as the pot is boiling, the friendship lives.")
1331. One jackdaw stands by another. (In other words, "birds of a feather flock together.")
1332. Wolf does not bite wolf. (Another way of saying that birds of a feather flock together.)
1333. Among monkeys, you need to be a monkey. (A more pointed version of "When in Rome, do as the Romans.")
1334. The master has a hundred eyes. (You can see th master's eye at work in this Aesop's fable about the stag trying to hide in the stable.)
1335. He also has eyes in the back of his head. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1336. God has times and his delays. (In other words, God acts, or does not act, at will.)
1337. Even a single hair has its shadow. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
1338. One potter envies another, and carpenter envies carpenter. (You can find this saying expressed more forcefully, Figulus figulum odit., "One potter hates another.")
1339. The greedy person regards gold as a god. (A fuller form of this saying is avarus, aurum Deum habet, et vorantium Deus venter est, "the greedy man has gold as his god, and the stomach is the God of gluttons.")
1340. The greedy person always lacks something; no money can fill him up. (This saying is found in a set of proverbs attributed to Bede.)
1341. A shipwrecked person shudders at the water, even when it is tranquil. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
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1329. There's a hook hiding in the food. (This is the moral of an Aesop's fable about a thief trying to lure a dog with food.)
1330. A friend, so long as the pot is boiling. (Compare the similar phrase, Dum fervet olla, vivit amicitia, "So long as the pot is boiling, the friendship lives.")
1331. One jackdaw stands by another. (In other words, "birds of a feather flock together.")
1332. Wolf does not bite wolf. (Another way of saying that birds of a feather flock together.)
1333. Among monkeys, you need to be a monkey. (A more pointed version of "When in Rome, do as the Romans.")
1334. The master has a hundred eyes. (You can see th master's eye at work in this Aesop's fable about the stag trying to hide in the stable.)
1335. He also has eyes in the back of his head. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
1336. God has times and his delays. (In other words, God acts, or does not act, at will.)
1337. Even a single hair has its shadow. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
1338. One potter envies another, and carpenter envies carpenter. (You can find this saying expressed more forcefully, Figulus figulum odit., "One potter hates another.")
1339. The greedy person regards gold as a god. (A fuller form of this saying is avarus, aurum Deum habet, et vorantium Deus venter est, "the greedy man has gold as his god, and the stomach is the God of gluttons.")
1340. The greedy person always lacks something; no money can fill him up. (This saying is found in a set of proverbs attributed to Bede.)
1341. A shipwrecked person shudders at the water, even when it is tranquil. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
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Monday, June 04, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 100
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Group 100
1305. I carry my things with me. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1306. I am human, and I consider nothing human to be alien to me. (This is a famous saying from Terence.)
1307. To command oneself is the greatest command. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
1308. It is a hard thing to walk according to someone else's nod. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1309. Some things delight some people, and others delight others. (You can find this same sentiment expressed in many different ways, such as Aliis alia placent, etc.)
1310. Your things please you, and mine please me. (You can find this saying in Cicero.)
1311. The wolves reign in every city. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1312. Even my own dogs are barking at me. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1313. Many loads of worries are wearing me out. (The Latin word cura can have both a positive sense, as when you take care of something and are attentive, but it can also have a very negative connotation, as here in the sense of "worries, concerns.")
1314. Many people themselves prepare evils for themselves. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1315. Not all are holy who tred the threshold of the temple. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1316. Examples do not prove anything; rather, they provide illustrations. (From a different perspective, consider this Latin legal maxim: Exempla illustrant non restringunt legem, "Examples illustrate but do not constrain the law." )
1317. Thus you are not making honey for yourself, O bees! (You can see an illustrated emblem of this famous saying, which was supposedly written for Vergil by the emperor Augustus.)
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Group 100
1305. I carry my things with me. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1306. I am human, and I consider nothing human to be alien to me. (This is a famous saying from Terence.)
1307. To command oneself is the greatest command. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
1308. It is a hard thing to walk according to someone else's nod. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1309. Some things delight some people, and others delight others. (You can find this same sentiment expressed in many different ways, such as Aliis alia placent, etc.)
1310. Your things please you, and mine please me. (You can find this saying in Cicero.)
1311. The wolves reign in every city. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1312. Even my own dogs are barking at me. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1313. Many loads of worries are wearing me out. (The Latin word cura can have both a positive sense, as when you take care of something and are attentive, but it can also have a very negative connotation, as here in the sense of "worries, concerns.")
1314. Many people themselves prepare evils for themselves. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1315. Not all are holy who tred the threshold of the temple. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
1316. Examples do not prove anything; rather, they provide illustrations. (From a different perspective, consider this Latin legal maxim: Exempla illustrant non restringunt legem, "Examples illustrate but do not constrain the law." )
1317. Thus you are not making honey for yourself, O bees! (You can see an illustrated emblem of this famous saying, which was supposedly written for Vergil by the emperor Augustus.)
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 99
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Group 99
1287. Other lives demand other habits. (This saying is adapted from Terence.)
1288. The owl sounds one way, the crow another. () Aliud noctua sonat, aliud cornix.
1289. A person always thinks one thing, Fortune another. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
1290. God does not grant all things to one person. (A fuller form of the phrase is Non uni dat cuncta Deus, sed gratia cuivis est sua, "God does not give everything to one person, but his grace is for anyone at all.")
1291. He gives twice-over who gives quickly. (You can find this saying expressed in many forms in Latin: bis dat, qui dat celeriter, beneficium celeritas gratius facit, etc.)
1292. He gives nothing who is delays the gift-giving. (There are many variations on this notion, for example, ingratum gratia tarda facit, "gratitude that is late makes a man ungrateful.")
1293. He who gives to a poor man, gives to God. (Compare the variant Deo dat, qui dat inopibus, "He gives to God who gives to those who are impoverished.")
1294. He loves truly who loves gratis. (The Latin word gratis is now regularly used as an English word.)
1295. Whatever sparkles is not gold. (Compare the more complex form, Aurea ne credas quaecumque nitescere cernis, "Do not believe to be gold whatever you see sparkle.")
1296. No one loves the man who brings words that are bad. (Compare the English saying, "Nobody likes the bringers of bad news.")
1297. Who avoids the mill, avoids flour. (This saying makes its way into Erasmus's Adagia, 3.3.59.)
1298. He who does not work does not eat. (This saying makes its way into Rabelais.)
1299. He who loves me, he loves my dog also. (This saying is attributed to Saint Bernard.)
1300. Every fox praises her own tail. (Compare the wonderful Aesop's fable of the poor fox without a fail.)
1301. He who prepares evil for another prepares evil for himself. (You can find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.8.56.)
1302. The wise man corrects his own defect from the defect of another. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
1303. Fortune gives too much to many, and to none enough. (You can find this in one of Martial's epigrams, and also in Publilius Syrus.)
1304. A roast pigeon flies through the air into no one's mouth. (Compare the similar saying Non volat in buccas assa columba tuas, "A roast pigeon does not fly into your mouth.")
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Group 99
1287. Other lives demand other habits. (This saying is adapted from Terence.)
1288. The owl sounds one way, the crow another. () Aliud noctua sonat, aliud cornix.
1289. A person always thinks one thing, Fortune another. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
1290. God does not grant all things to one person. (A fuller form of the phrase is Non uni dat cuncta Deus, sed gratia cuivis est sua, "God does not give everything to one person, but his grace is for anyone at all.")
1291. He gives twice-over who gives quickly. (You can find this saying expressed in many forms in Latin: bis dat, qui dat celeriter, beneficium celeritas gratius facit, etc.)
1292. He gives nothing who is delays the gift-giving. (There are many variations on this notion, for example, ingratum gratia tarda facit, "gratitude that is late makes a man ungrateful.")
1293. He who gives to a poor man, gives to God. (Compare the variant Deo dat, qui dat inopibus, "He gives to God who gives to those who are impoverished.")
1294. He loves truly who loves gratis. (The Latin word gratis is now regularly used as an English word.)
1295. Whatever sparkles is not gold. (Compare the more complex form, Aurea ne credas quaecumque nitescere cernis, "Do not believe to be gold whatever you see sparkle.")
1296. No one loves the man who brings words that are bad. (Compare the English saying, "Nobody likes the bringers of bad news.")
1297. Who avoids the mill, avoids flour. (This saying makes its way into Erasmus's Adagia, 3.3.59.)
1298. He who does not work does not eat. (This saying makes its way into Rabelais.)
1299. He who loves me, he loves my dog also. (This saying is attributed to Saint Bernard.)
1300. Every fox praises her own tail. (Compare the wonderful Aesop's fable of the poor fox without a fail.)
1301. He who prepares evil for another prepares evil for himself. (You can find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.8.56.)
1302. The wise man corrects his own defect from the defect of another. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
1303. Fortune gives too much to many, and to none enough. (You can find this in one of Martial's epigrams, and also in Publilius Syrus.)
1304. A roast pigeon flies through the air into no one's mouth. (Compare the similar saying Non volat in buccas assa columba tuas, "A roast pigeon does not fly into your mouth.")
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Friday, June 01, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 98
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Group 98
1274. Nothing stands in the way. (This is the "imprimatur" which expresses the approval of the Roman Catholic Church for a work's publication.) Nihil obstat.
1275. The lazy man gets in his own way. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
1276. Worry itself summons the thief. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
1277. The pig praises itself. (The Latin word sus is "common" gender, meaning that it can function either as masculine or feminine.)
1278. He's puffing himself up like a frog. (You can find this saying in Petronius.)
1279. Each person carries his own skin. (Compare the English saying, "The wolf must die in his own skin.")
1280. Each person's misdeed disturbs him. (You can find this saying in Cicero.)
1281. Each person has his own day. (This is a phrase from Vergil's Aeneid.)
1282. Time gobbles us up greedily. (This is a saying from Seneca's Hercules Furens.)
1283. He excuses himself, he accuses himself. (You will also find this in the form Qui se excusat, se accusat, "He accuses himself who excuses himself.")
1284. He sins twice who denies the crime. (In other words, it's a crime to deny the crime.)
1285. He sins twice over who boasts about his crime. (This is even worse than the person in proverb #1284 who compounds his crime by denying it - this person actually boasts about it!)
1286. He blows hot and cold from the same mouth. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.8.30.)
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Group 98
1274. Nothing stands in the way. (This is the "imprimatur" which expresses the approval of the Roman Catholic Church for a work's publication.) Nihil obstat.
1275. The lazy man gets in his own way. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
1276. Worry itself summons the thief. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
1277. The pig praises itself. (The Latin word sus is "common" gender, meaning that it can function either as masculine or feminine.)
1278. He's puffing himself up like a frog. (You can find this saying in Petronius.)
1279. Each person carries his own skin. (Compare the English saying, "The wolf must die in his own skin.")
1280. Each person's misdeed disturbs him. (You can find this saying in Cicero.)
1281. Each person has his own day. (This is a phrase from Vergil's Aeneid.)
1282. Time gobbles us up greedily. (This is a saying from Seneca's Hercules Furens.)
1283. He excuses himself, he accuses himself. (You will also find this in the form Qui se excusat, se accusat, "He accuses himself who excuses himself.")
1284. He sins twice who denies the crime. (In other words, it's a crime to deny the crime.)
1285. He sins twice over who boasts about his crime. (This is even worse than the person in proverb #1284 who compounds his crime by denying it - this person actually boasts about it!)
1286. He blows hot and cold from the same mouth. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.8.30.)
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