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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.)
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 172
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Group 172
2220. You are casting your words upon the wind. (You can find this saying in the Book of Job.)
2221. So, oxen, you bear the plow not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2222. So, sheep, you bear your fleeces not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2223. All roads lead to Rome. (You can also find this variation: Omnes viae ad Romam ducunt.)
2224. For half of their lives, nothing distinguishes the lucky and the unlucky. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.1.9. The idea is that sleep is one half of life, and while asleep, the happy and the unhappy, the lucky and the unlucky, are just the same.)
2225. Fools are afraid of Fortune; wise men bear it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2226. The ears bear an insult more easily than the eyes do. (This saying is also in Publilius Syrus.)
Iniuriam aures facilius quam oculi ferunt.
2227. No one can wear a mask for long. (You can find this saying in Seneca, where the full statement is: Nemo enim potest personam diu ferre, ficta cito in naturam suam recidunt.)
2228. Often a day provides what the year refuses to offer. (You can find this saying with an "hour" instead of a "day," as here: Quod donare mora nequit annua, dat brevis hora.)
2229. It is better to endure a wrong than to inflict one. (Compare Cicero: accipere quam facere praestat iniuriam.)
2230. One must bear what is necessary, not bewail it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2231. I prefer the most unjust peace to the most just war. (The saying is adapted from one of Cicero's letters.)
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Group 172
2220. You are casting your words upon the wind. (You can find this saying in the Book of Job.)
2221. So, oxen, you bear the plow not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2222. So, sheep, you bear your fleeces not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2223. All roads lead to Rome. (You can also find this variation: Omnes viae ad Romam ducunt.)
2224. For half of their lives, nothing distinguishes the lucky and the unlucky. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.1.9. The idea is that sleep is one half of life, and while asleep, the happy and the unhappy, the lucky and the unlucky, are just the same.)
2225. Fools are afraid of Fortune; wise men bear it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2226. The ears bear an insult more easily than the eyes do. (This saying is also in Publilius Syrus.)
Iniuriam aures facilius quam oculi ferunt.
2227. No one can wear a mask for long. (You can find this saying in Seneca, where the full statement is: Nemo enim potest personam diu ferre, ficta cito in naturam suam recidunt.)
2228. Often a day provides what the year refuses to offer. (You can find this saying with an "hour" instead of a "day," as here: Quod donare mora nequit annua, dat brevis hora.)
2229. It is better to endure a wrong than to inflict one. (Compare Cicero: accipere quam facere praestat iniuriam.)
2230. One must bear what is necessary, not bewail it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2231. I prefer the most unjust peace to the most just war. (The saying is adapted from one of Cicero's letters.)
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 171
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Group 171
2205. He's carrying sand to the shore. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2206. He's carrying wood into the forest. (This is clearly a foolish thing to do, as this version of the proverb makes clear: ligna in silvam ferre stultum est.)
2207. He's bringing ears of corn into the field of grain. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2208. He's bringing owls to Athens. (This is another futile gesture; as owls notoriously abound in Athens, with the owl being the bird dear to Athena herself, there is no need to bring owls there.)
2209. The hedgehog postpones the process of giving birth. (You will find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.4.83. As Erasmus explains, this is a very poor strategy, even for the hedgehog. Because it delays giving birth to the children, they only become more and more spiny, making the birth all the more difficult when it does finally take place!)
2210. Time itself yields a plan. (This is another saying from the Latin legal tradition which obviously has an application to life in general. Waiting can sometimes be the best strategy, in the absence of any other plan.)
2211. He's bring the siege engines after the war is over. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.17.)
2212. He's comparing a gnat to an elephant. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.27.)
2213. Grey hair does not bring wisdom. (Here is a more elaborate expression of the same idea: Canities indicatio temporis est, non prudentiae.)
2214. The wise man carries his own goods with him. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.5.9.)
2215. A river does not always bear axes. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.3.57, based on the Aesopic fable about the man who lost his axe.)
Fluvius non semper fert secures.
2216. Time bears away all things, even the mind. (You will find this saying in Vergil's Eclogue 9.)
2217. A dog dares greater acts of boldness in front of his own door. (There are many variations on this saying, including this very simple one: Canis domi ferocissimus.)
2218. In one hand he bears water; in the other, fire. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.4.74.)
2219. In one hand he carries a stone; in the other, he offers bread. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
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Group 171
2205. He's carrying sand to the shore. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2206. He's carrying wood into the forest. (This is clearly a foolish thing to do, as this version of the proverb makes clear: ligna in silvam ferre stultum est.)
2207. He's bringing ears of corn into the field of grain. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2208. He's bringing owls to Athens. (This is another futile gesture; as owls notoriously abound in Athens, with the owl being the bird dear to Athena herself, there is no need to bring owls there.)
2209. The hedgehog postpones the process of giving birth. (You will find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.4.83. As Erasmus explains, this is a very poor strategy, even for the hedgehog. Because it delays giving birth to the children, they only become more and more spiny, making the birth all the more difficult when it does finally take place!)
2210. Time itself yields a plan. (This is another saying from the Latin legal tradition which obviously has an application to life in general. Waiting can sometimes be the best strategy, in the absence of any other plan.)
2211. He's bring the siege engines after the war is over. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.17.)
2212. He's comparing a gnat to an elephant. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.27.)
2213. Grey hair does not bring wisdom. (Here is a more elaborate expression of the same idea: Canities indicatio temporis est, non prudentiae.)
2214. The wise man carries his own goods with him. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.5.9.)
2215. A river does not always bear axes. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.3.57, based on the Aesopic fable about the man who lost his axe.)
Fluvius non semper fert secures.
2216. Time bears away all things, even the mind. (You will find this saying in Vergil's Eclogue 9.)
2217. A dog dares greater acts of boldness in front of his own door. (There are many variations on this saying, including this very simple one: Canis domi ferocissimus.)
2218. In one hand he bears water; in the other, fire. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.4.74.)
2219. In one hand he carries a stone; in the other, he offers bread. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 170
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Group 170
2193. Alas, I suspect - I am becoming a god! (These are the words attributed to the dying emperor Vespasian.)
2194. I endeavor to be brief; I end up sounding vague. (You will find this saying in Horace's Ars Poetica.)
2195. All things happen for a reason. (The word causa here is in the ablative case. The saying comes from the Latin legal tradition.)
2196. All things happen by chance. (With just a simple play on words, this saying provides a view quite opposite to the preceding proverb, which stated, Omnia causa fiunt.)
2197. All things happen by fate. (This saying is adapted from Cicero's De Fato.)
2198. Sweet things sometimes become bitter. (You can find this saying in Alciato's Emblemata. You can compare an opposite state of perceptions, with the bitter seeming sweet, in this saying: Animae esurienti etiam amara dulcia videntur.)
2199. There cannot be profit except at someone else's loss. (You can find this in Publilius Syrus.)
2200. It is sweeter for you to become wise based on others than for others to become wise based on you. (The idea is that you want to learn from the mistakes other people make, rather than having them profit by your mistakes! You can find this saying in Plautus's Persa.)
2201. This is it, so it is; it could not be otherwise. (This saying is adapted from a Roman epitaph.)
2202. From the littlest seeds grows a great heap. (A simpler version of this saying states: Ex granis fit acervus. For the task of building that heap, compare this saying: Adde parvum parvo, magnus acervus erit.)
2203. From the smallest things often comes a great trouble. (This is a medieval proverb in leonine verse form, a dactylic line with internal rhyme.)
2204. From a big dinner comes the biggest penalty for the stomach. (This is advice from the medieval Regimen Sanitatis.)
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Group 170
2193. Alas, I suspect - I am becoming a god! (These are the words attributed to the dying emperor Vespasian.)
2194. I endeavor to be brief; I end up sounding vague. (You will find this saying in Horace's Ars Poetica.)
2195. All things happen for a reason. (The word causa here is in the ablative case. The saying comes from the Latin legal tradition.)
2196. All things happen by chance. (With just a simple play on words, this saying provides a view quite opposite to the preceding proverb, which stated, Omnia causa fiunt.)
2197. All things happen by fate. (This saying is adapted from Cicero's De Fato.)
2198. Sweet things sometimes become bitter. (You can find this saying in Alciato's Emblemata. You can compare an opposite state of perceptions, with the bitter seeming sweet, in this saying: Animae esurienti etiam amara dulcia videntur.)
2199. There cannot be profit except at someone else's loss. (You can find this in Publilius Syrus.)
2200. It is sweeter for you to become wise based on others than for others to become wise based on you. (The idea is that you want to learn from the mistakes other people make, rather than having them profit by your mistakes! You can find this saying in Plautus's Persa.)
2201. This is it, so it is; it could not be otherwise. (This saying is adapted from a Roman epitaph.)
2202. From the littlest seeds grows a great heap. (A simpler version of this saying states: Ex granis fit acervus. For the task of building that heap, compare this saying: Adde parvum parvo, magnus acervus erit.)
2203. From the smallest things often comes a great trouble. (This is a medieval proverb in leonine verse form, a dactylic line with internal rhyme.)
2204. From a big dinner comes the biggest penalty for the stomach. (This is advice from the medieval Regimen Sanitatis.)
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 169
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 fio.
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Group 169
2176. The way is made by force. (You can find this saying in Vergil's Aeneid.)
2177. From the calf comes an ox. (This is a proverb based on size: something that starts out small can end up unexpectedly large!)
2178. With age, the fox grows more clever. (NB: There is a typo in the first edition of the book: aetati should read instead aetate.)
2179. Abundance turns into disgust. (This saying is adapted from Livy.)
2180. Good does not come of evil. (You can find this sentiment in a letter of Seneca.)
2181. The day is nothing; as you turn around, it is night. (You can find this saying in Petronius's Satyricon.)
2182. Nothing happens without a reason. (This phrase is adapted from the Book of Job.)
2183. What comes into being quickly, perishes quickly. (Compare this nice Italian parallel: "Presto finito, presto perito." You can find this popular saying cited by Spinoza.)
2184. No one becomes completely vile all of a sudden. (The saying is adapted from Juvenal.)
2185. Love grows sweet with coaxing, not commands. (This is one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
2186. Time becomes the doctor of every grief. (This is one of the sayings from the Greek author Apostolius. You can find many variants on this same basic idea, such as Tempus omnia sanat, for example.)
2187. What long was woods in a moment becomes ashes. (You can find this observation in the elder Seneca's Naturales Quaestiones.)
2188. At last the stripling becomes a tree. (Compare this similar saying: sub qua nunc recubas arbore, virga fuit.)
2189. From the acorn comes the lofty oak tree. (A fuller form of the phrase is de nuce fit corylus, de glande fit arduce quercus. This item from Alanus de Insulis, Liber Parabolarum, is quoted by Chaucer in Troilus and Criseyde: "as an ook cometh of a litel spyr.")
2190. From comedy often comes tragedy. (Compare an opposite sentiment in Plautus's Amphitruo: faciam ex tragoedia comoedia. Compare also this interesting observation in Cicero: Itaque et in tragoedia comicum vitiosum est et in comoedia turpe tragicum.)
Ex comoedia saepe fit tragoedia.
2191. Life does not grow happier if it grows longer. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
Vita beatior non fit si longior.
2192. Life itself is short, but with troubles it becomes longer. (This is another one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
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Group 169
2176. The way is made by force. (You can find this saying in Vergil's Aeneid.)
2177. From the calf comes an ox. (This is a proverb based on size: something that starts out small can end up unexpectedly large!)
2178. With age, the fox grows more clever. (NB: There is a typo in the first edition of the book: aetati should read instead aetate.)
2179. Abundance turns into disgust. (This saying is adapted from Livy.)
2180. Good does not come of evil. (You can find this sentiment in a letter of Seneca.)
2181. The day is nothing; as you turn around, it is night. (You can find this saying in Petronius's Satyricon.)
2182. Nothing happens without a reason. (This phrase is adapted from the Book of Job.)
2183. What comes into being quickly, perishes quickly. (Compare this nice Italian parallel: "Presto finito, presto perito." You can find this popular saying cited by Spinoza.)
2184. No one becomes completely vile all of a sudden. (The saying is adapted from Juvenal.)
2185. Love grows sweet with coaxing, not commands. (This is one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
2186. Time becomes the doctor of every grief. (This is one of the sayings from the Greek author Apostolius. You can find many variants on this same basic idea, such as Tempus omnia sanat, for example.)
2187. What long was woods in a moment becomes ashes. (You can find this observation in the elder Seneca's Naturales Quaestiones.)
2188. At last the stripling becomes a tree. (Compare this similar saying: sub qua nunc recubas arbore, virga fuit.)
2189. From the acorn comes the lofty oak tree. (A fuller form of the phrase is de nuce fit corylus, de glande fit arduce quercus. This item from Alanus de Insulis, Liber Parabolarum, is quoted by Chaucer in Troilus and Criseyde: "as an ook cometh of a litel spyr.")
2190. From comedy often comes tragedy. (Compare an opposite sentiment in Plautus's Amphitruo: faciam ex tragoedia comoedia. Compare also this interesting observation in Cicero: Itaque et in tragoedia comicum vitiosum est et in comoedia turpe tragicum.)
Ex comoedia saepe fit tragoedia.
2191. Life does not grow happier if it grows longer. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
Vita beatior non fit si longior.
2192. Life itself is short, but with troubles it becomes longer. (This is another one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
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