SOLUS

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: SOLUS.

Ego meorum solus sum meus. ~ Note: You can find these words in Terence's Phormio.

Non sibi solum. ~ Note: This is an even more abbreviated form of the same idea, now with sibi as the dative and the adverbial solum: Not for oneself only. This is the motto of the Pike School in Andover, Massachusetts.

Non est bonum esse hominem solum. ~ Note: Here you have bonum as a substantive adjective: a good thing - non est bonum, it is not a good thing. Meanwhile, hominem and solum are in the accusative, because the subject of an infinitive goes into the accusative case. The infinitive itself, meanwhile, is the subject for the sentence, which you can render into English this way: A man being alone is not a good thing, For a man to be alone is not a good thing, It is not a good thing for a man to be alone, etc. The words are God's, from Genesis 2, when he is deciding to create a companion for Adam.

Solus in pluribus.

Hoc solum scio, quod nihil scio.

Solum certum nihil esse certi. ~ Note: Note how the noun phrase "nihil...certi" - nothing (of) certain - wraps around the infinitive: The one thing that is certain (solum certum) is that there is nothing certain (nihil esse certi).

Res autem durissima vivere solum. ~ Note: The infinitive phrase, vivere solum, "to live alone, live on your own" is the subject, with res durissima as the predicate.

Nemo sibi soli, sed aliis nascitur. ~ Note: Here instead of patriae (as in the previous saying), the statement is generalized: aliis, for others. Compare the saying in the Adagia of Erasmus, 4.6.81: Nemo sibi nascitur.

Soli deo gloria.

Solus non est quem diligant dii. ~ Note: Note the subjunctive diligant; this gives the statement a generalized quality: (anyone) whom the gods love.

Cum tuus es, noli servire, nisi tibi soli. ~ Note: The verb servire takes a dative complement, hence "tibi soli," you alone (remember that solus is one of those special adjectives that has -ius in the genitive and -i in the dative for all genders).

Non nobis solum nati sumus. ~ Note: You can also find this saying in an abbreviated form: Non nobis solum. Note that the neuter solum is adverbial here, "non nobis solum," "not only for us/ourselves." This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, A204.

Homo non sibi soli natus, sed patriae. ~ Note: Note the contrasting dative phrases: "for oneself alone," sibi soli, and "for the country," patriae. Although the forms soli and patriae are ambiguous, the word sibi is a good clue that you are dealing with datives!

Sapiens nusquam minus solus quam cum solus. ~ Note: The idea here is that the wise man is never alone with his thoughts: he is never less alone (minus solus) than when he is alone (cum solus).

Solum bellum gignit pacem. ~ Note: Compare the paradoxical sayings about peace and war that you saw earlier: "Paratur pax bello" and "Si vis pacem, para bellum."

Sola pecunia regnat.

Si pro te solo oras, pro te solus oras. ~ Note: Here you have solo in the ablative, agreeing with te: pro te solo, on your behalf alone. Then, you also find solus in the nominative, agreeing with the subject of oras: you pray alone.

Sola virtus gaudium perpetuum. ~ Note: Here you have a subject noun phrase, sola virtus, and a predicate noun phrase, gaudium perpetuum. Note that while a predicate adjective does have to agree with its subject, that is not the case for noun phrases; you can certainly have a feminine noun phrase as the subject and a neuter noun phrase as the predicate, just as you see here in this saying. The words are adapted from Seneca's Epistulae, 3.27.

Non in solo pane vivit homo. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, B113.

Lupus, quando te solum invenit, audacior est.

Sola caritas non peccat. ~ Note: The words are from Saint Augustine. He also wrote: Caritas sola bene operatur, "Love alone works rightly."

Cetera animalia terram spectant, homo solus caelum intuetur.

Miseris solus superest luctus.

Homo solus aut deus aut daemon.

Sola nobilitas virtus.

Nihil peccare, solius Dei est; emendare sapientis.

Socius non est bonus, qui devorat omnia solus. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 1294. Note that the adjective solus agrees with the subject of the verb devorat; in English we would probably render that with an adverbial expression such as "on his own" or "by himself."

Nemo solus satis sapit. ~ Note: You can find these words in Plautus's Miles Gloriosus.

Sola miseria caret invidia.

Sola virtus invicta.

Sola virtus triumphat.

Mus rapitur subito, qui solo vivit in antro. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 655.

Soli soli soli.

Calamitas nulla sola.

Nulla calamitas sola.

Sola apis mel conficit.

Vae soli quia, cum ruerit, non habet sublevantem. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, B313.

Deus solus auget aristas.

Solus cum fatur, quasi nullus homo reputatur.

Sola apis excellit muscarum millia quinque.

Maius est illuminare quam solum lucere.

Asinus in aula fovetur solum propter saccos portandos.

Si tibi copia, si sapientia, formaque detur, sola superbia destruit omnia, si comitetur.

Sola virtus nobilitat.

Virtus sola nobilitat.

Nullum infortunium venit solum.

Ablue peccata non solum faciem.

Solis poetis licet insanire.

Furiosus furore solum punitur.

Sola avis in cavea melior quam mille volantes.

Die solo non est exstructa Corinthus.

Alta die solo non est exstructa Corinthus.

Sunt asini multi solum bino pede fulti. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 1330.

Morbida sola pecus totum corrumpit ovile.

Praesentia scire fas homini; solique Deo praescire futura.

O sola fortes garrulitate senes!

Non soli Atridae amant uxores. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 4.6.34.

Mors sola fatetur quantula sint hominum corpuscula.

Non nobis solum, sed toti mundo nati.

Omnia si perdas, te solum perdere noli.

Nil habeat mere, vult qui omnia solus habere.

Non obolus solus pingue parabit olus.

Qui fallit mille, a solo fallitur ille.

Non paranda nobis solum, sed fruenda etiam sapientia est. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.

Solius est proprium scire futura Dei. ~ Note: Fata silent, stellaeque tacent, nil praedicat ales; / solius est proprium scire futura Dei.

Vitanda non solum mala, sed et malorum occasio.

Et ego movebo non solum terram sed etiam caelum.

Divide cum sociis, si solus pendere non vis. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 263.

Vive Deo soli: quod amat caro, quaerere noli. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 1468.

Solus homo validam numquam facit ille choream. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 1456.

Tutius est solam taciturnam ducere vitam, quam secum socios prorsus habere malos. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 1388.

Si tibi gratia, si sapientia, formaque detur, sola superbia destruit omnia, si comitetur. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 1277.