GENS

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: GENS.

Cuncti gens una sumus. ~ Note: Notice that the masculine plural cuncti agrees with the subject of the verb sumus: Cuncti (nos) gens una sumus.

Suus cuique genti mos. ~ Note: This is another of the many "cuique suum" type of sayings - or, in this case, not "cuique" but "cuique genti," each people, each culture.

Nobiliter vivens et agens, haec nobilis est gens. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 691. Compare the earlier sayings you saw about true nobility: "Animus facit nobilem" and "Virtutem, si vis nobilis esse, cole."

Munera per gentes corrumpunt undique mentes.

Tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem.

Illustrem gentem satis hic habet atque parentem, qui virtute suam nobilitat patriam.

Pauperis est gentis, tenuis puls, farre carentis.

Alta pax gentes alat.

Arx omnium gentium Roma.

Beata gens cuius est Dominus Deus eius. ~ Note: The words are from Psalms, 32.

Bona terra, mala gens.

Dissipa gentes quae bella volunt. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, B118.

Euntes ergo, docete omnes gentes.

Gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas. ~ Note: The words are from one of Horace's Odes, 1.3.

Gens togata.

Iustitia elevat gentem.

Neque quies gentium sine armis, neque arma sine stipendiis.

Nos gentes nationesque distinguimus: Deo una domus est mundus hic totus.

O fortunatas gentes quibus vivere est bibere!

Ubinam gentium sumus?