INVENIO

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: INVENIO.

Multa ante temptes, quam virum invenias bonum. ~ Note: Note how this saying is built around the idea of "antequam," before - ante...quam.

Quaerendo invenietis. ~ Note: Here you have the same idea expressed with the ablative of the gerund: "by seeking."

Quaerite et invenietis. ~ Note: The words are from the Gospel of Luke, 11. Note the future tense: invenietis.

Qui quaerit, invenit. ~ Note: This also comes from the Gospel of Luke, 11: Omnis enim qui petit, accipit: et qui quaerit, invenit: et pulsanti aperietur.

Aut inveniam viam, aut faciam. ~ Note: For more about this saying, see the Wikipedia article dedicated to it.

Fata viam invenient. ~ Note: Note the future tense: invenient. Here is the line from Vergil's Aeneid III where you can find this saying: Fata viam invenient aderitque vocatus Apollo.

Beatus qui invenit amicum verum. ~ Note: Notice that the antecedent of the relative pronoun is implied but not stated: Beatus (est ille), qui...

Facile invenies qui bene faciant, cum qui fecerunt coles. ~ Note: This is another of the sayings of Publilius Syrus. The word order is a bit tricky - here it is with the words arranged somewhat differently and antecedents for the relative pronousn: Facile invenies (eos) qui bene faciant, cum coles (eos) qui (bene) fecerunt.

Hic perierat et inventus est. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, B237.

Tempus invenit, discit, docet, mutat omnia. ~ Note: This is a saying you can find inscribed, appropriately enough, on Latin sundials.

Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam. ~ Note: These words come from the Biblical book of Proverbs, 3.

Invenit amicum, invenit thesaurum.

Qui invenit amicum, invenit thesaurum. ~ Note: Here is another alternative to the treasure that is money: the treasure that is friendship.

Nihil est simul et inventum et perfectum. ~ Note: Notice the et...et... construction, equivalent to English "both...and..."

Lupus, quando te solum invenit, audacior est.

Inventa lege, inventa est fraus legis. ~ Note: This saying begins with an ablative absolute: inventa lege. The idea is that as soon as a law is decreed, people will find a way to get around it!

Facito aliquid operis, ut te semper diabolus inveniat occupatum.

Numquam finem inveniet libido.

Ubi meum invenio, ibi vindico.

Effugi mala, inveni meliora.

Effugi malum, inveni bonum. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 3.1.2.

Inventa sunt specula, ut homo ipse se nosset.

Hodie extollitur, et cras non invenietur.

Decima hora amicos plures quam prima invenies.

Quemcumque quaerit calamitas, facile invenit.

Quoscumque calamitas quaerit, facile invenit.

Scire ubi aliquid invenire possis, ea demum maxima pars eruditionis est.

Quod invenisse pigeat, ne quaeras.

Invenies multos, mores qui pelle sub agni celant luporum. ~ Note: The proverbial "wolf in sheep's clothing" is transferred to the human world, where people with the character of wolves (mores luporum) are hiding that character in the clothing of a lamb: pelle sub agni.

Qui fugit molam, farinam non invenit.

Invenit interdum caeca gallina granum.

Fatuus fatuum invenit.

Daemon numquam te otiosum inveniat.

Invenit deus maleficum.

Invenit patella operculum.

Qui vult caedere canem, facile invenit fustem.

Nemo invenitur qui satisfaciat omnibus.

Nemo stertendo victoriam cepit, nec luporum quisque cubando cadaver invenit.

Invenit interdum caeca columba pisum. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 555.

Arguendo et disputando veritas invenitur.

Qui se ipse laudat, cito derisorem invenit.

Malefacere qui vult, numquam non causam invenit.

Amicus diu quaeritur, vix invenitur, difficile servatur.

Cattum fidelem super lac quis invenit? ~ Note: You can find this saying in the famous debate between Marcolf and King Solomon.

Invenies multos, si res tibi floret, amicos. ~ Note: This is one of the moral sayings of Michael Verinus.

Inventa non sunt cuncta: adhuc studio est opus. ~ Note: This is a saying by Joachim Camerarius; his sayings were sometimes published together with the ancient sayings of Publilius Syrus.

Multos inveni aequos adversus homines, adversus deos neminem.

Nihil tam occultum, quin quaerendo inveniatur. ~ Note: Nihil est tam difficile, quin possit disci: nihil tam occultum, quin quaerendo inveniatur.

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