GRATIA

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: GRATIA.

Gratia referenda.

Dei gratia sumus quod sumus. ~ Note: The English equivalent for the Latin phrase Dei gratiā would be "Thank God..." or "By the grace of God..." This is the motto of the Barking Borough of London; you can see their coat of arms here: image.

Ars gratia artis. ~ Note: This features the Latin idiom of gratiā, ablative, "for the sake of" - "art for art's sake." Oddly enough, this is the motto Metro-Golwyn-Mayer, which seems a bit odd: ars gratia pecuniae might be a more fitting motto for movie moguls!

Gratis accepistis; gratis date. ~ Note: The words are from the Gospel of Matthew, 10. The saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, B25.

Quae gratis accepimus, gratis demus. ~ Note: Note the contracted form, gratis - which is a Latin word we have adopted directly into English! The full form is gratiis, and it has the meaning of "out of favor" or "as a kindness," i.e. "at no cost."

Gratis dare debemus, quae gratis accepimus. ~ Note: As often, the antecedent of the relative pronoun is omitted: dare debemus (haec), quae...

Dei Gratia ~ Note: This Latin phrase is often abbreviated: D.G. Note that gratia is in the ablative, so the phrase means something like "by the grace of God." For the use of this phrase in the history of the European monarchies, see this Wikipedia article.

Vere amat qui gratis amat.

Nemo dat gratis. ~ Note: This is one of the moral sayings of Michael Verinus.

Mecum facile redeo in gratiam. ~ Note: This is an observation made by a character in a fable of Phaedrus, 5.3.

Si diligitis eos qui vos diligunt, quae vobis est gratia? ~ Note: These words are from the Gospel of Luke, 6.

Apud paucos post rem manet gratia. ~ Note: The words are from Seneca, De Beneficiis: Apud paucos post rem manet gratia; plures sunt, apud quos non diutius in animo sunt donata quam in usu.

Gratia namque cum fieri properat, gratia grata magis. ~ Note: This is one of the epigrams of Ausonius: Gratia, quae tarda est, ingrata est: gratia namque / cum fieri properat, gratia grata magis.

Gratia gratiam parit. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings that Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.1.34. It is also the motto of St Cuthbert's Society of the University of Durham, England.

exempli gratia = e.g. ~ Note: The word gratia here is in the ablative case, with a genitive complement, meaning "for the sake of."

Non gladio, sed gratia.

Cum inimico nemo in gratiam tuto redit. ~ Note: While you might be quick to re-friend yourself as the previous saying suggests, it is dangerous to re-friend an enemy, as Publilius Syrus warns us here.

Super argentum et aurum gratia bona. ~ Note: The expression "bona super" expresses the same idea as "melior." The words are from the Biblical book of Proverbs, 22.

Vile donum, vilis gratia.

Deus superbis resistit; humilibus autem dat gratiam.

Gratia nulla datur, si munere munus ematur. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 476.

Gratia tarda ingrata.

Ingratum gratia tarda facit.

Gratia quae tarda est, ingrata est gratia.

Lux iter est, et clara dies, et gratia simplex. ~ Note: This is a line from Prudentius.

Gratia quando datur, studeas ut restituatur. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 478.

Inest sua gratia parvis.

Leve est onus, beneficii gratia. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.

Gratia cito senescit.

Gratis donato non spectes ora caballo.

Indocti a Musis atque Gratiis absint.

Gratia regalis non est res perpetualis. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 475.

Cum dabitur sonipes gratis, non inspice dentes.

Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.

Si quid benefeceris, levior pluma est gratia, at si offenderis, plumbeas iras gerunt.

Nec veteris formae gratia tota perit.

Mos est praelatis beneficia non dare gratis.

Beneficium et gratia vincula sunt concordiae. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.

Nemo gratiarum immemor est gratus inventus. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.