ARMA

The notes here are taken from the actual Scala, so be warned that references to the "previous" proverb refer to its order in the Scala, not its order here. You can read more about the word at the Verbosum blog: ARMA.

Plus legibus arma valent. ~ Note: The word "legibus" is in the ablative case, and expresses the comparison in just the same way that "quam leges" could also be used to express the comparison: Weapons have greater power than the laws. Ovid expresses this complaint about the "barbarians" he lives with in his exile (Ex Ponto 4): hic, ubi barbarus hostis / ut fera plus valeant legibus arma facit, "here where my barbarian host, like a wild animal, makes it so that weapons are stronger than laws."

Nec satis rationis in armis. ~ Note: The word satis can take a genitive complement, as here: satis rationis, "enough (of) reason." You can find these words in Vergil's Aeneid, 2: arma amens capio; nec sat rationis in armis.

Cedant arma legibus. ~ Note: Note the use of the subjunctive here, cedant: "Let weapons yield to the laws."

Arma nesciunt leges. ~ Note: This is "nescire" in the sense of not recognizing, not acknowledging, ignoring something.

Arma non servant modum. ~ Note: Compare a similar saying about love which you saw earlier: Nescit amor habere modum.

Pacemne huc fertis an arma?

Sapiens contra omnes arma fert, cum cogitat. ~ Note: This is another one of the sayings collected by Publilius Syrus.

Armis potentius aequum. ~ Note: This is a motto of the Falconer family.

Arma tuentur pacem.

Leges silent inter arma. ~ Note: For a history of the use of this saying, see the Wikipedia article.

Inter arma silent Musae. ~ Note: Compare the saying you saw earlier: Silent enim leges inter arma.

Silent enim leges inter arma. ~ Note: You can read about the history and usage of this saying at Wikipedia.

Inter arma silent leges.

Amor arma ministrat.

Furor arma ministrat.

Pax armis acquiritur.

Arma armis repellere licet.

Inter armorum strepitus verba iuris civilis exaudiri non possunt.

Cedant arma togae.

Bis interimitur qui suis armis perit. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 4.1.96, and it is one of the sayings collected by Publilius Syrus.

Orator verbis valeat, vir bellicus armis.

Et arma et verba vulnerant. ~ Note: Here you have the et...et construction in Latin, which is equivalent ot the English "both...and..."

Arma pacis fulcra. ~ Note: This is a motto of the Artillery Company.

Virtuti, non armis, fido.

Gula et otia arma sunt Veneris. ~ Note: This is one of the moral sayings of Michael Verinus.

Cedant arma togae, concedat laurea linguae. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.

Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.