Latin Via Proverbs 173

I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb eo.

Please note: to read the proverbs in Latin, you need to acquire a copy of the book from lulu.com! What I am providing here in the blog are notes to help people who are making their way through the book either in a Latin class or on their own. You can find more Study Guide material at the LatinViaProverbs.com wiki website.

Group 173

2232. The world passes away. (The full phrase in I John is Et mundus transit, et concupiscentia ejus: qui autem facit voluntatem Dei manet in aeternum, "And the world passeth away and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever.")

2233. So the glory of the world passes away. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2234. How quickly the glory of the world passes by. (You can read an essay about this saying from Thomas a Kempis at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2235. Like a puff of wind, so passes the glory of the world. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2236. How happily life passes by without business to do. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2237. Time goes and like a moving breeze it flies. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2238. The truth never perishes. (You can find this saying in Seneca's Troades.)

2239. A bad plant does not die. (Compare the similar saying: Herba mala cito crescit, "A bad plant grows quickly.")

2240. As a flower in the fields, thus public esteem passes away. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2241. The bread is lost by which you feed a stray dog. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2242. He who wounds by the sword, dies by the sword. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2243. No one walks away unscathed from the wound of love. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2244. When wine enters, wisdom exits. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2245. Pleasure perishes; personal worth is immortal. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

2246. The life of men passes away quickly, like a shadow. (You can find this saying in Thomas a Kempis.)

---

Some dynamic content may not display if you are reading this blog via RSS or through an email subscription. You can always visit the Bestiaria Latina blog to see the full content, and to find out how to subscribe to the latest posts.

---