VIA

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: VIA.

Fit via vi. ~ Note: Here the Latin relies on a nice sound play: via and vi. This is also a motto of the Way family, which adds to the play on words, since the English family name is a translation of one of the Latin words in the motto.

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.

Omnes viae ad Romam ferunt. ~ Note: Notice that roads carry you in Latin, ferunt. Compare the English saying, "All roads lead to Rome."

Mediam viam elige. ~ Note: Compare the sayings you saw earlier: "Locus medius tutus est" and "Medio tutissimus ibis."

Elige viam optimam. ~ Note: As in English, the word "via" can be both a literal path, and also a metaphorical "way" of doing something.

Longa via est: propera. ~ Note: The words are from Ovid's Tristia, 1.1.

Via tuta virtus. ~ Note: The sound play in this proverb adds much to its chart, something that is hard to capture in English.

Via antiqua via est tuta. ~ Note: Notice how the noun phrase, "via tuta," wraps around the verb - very elegant!

Sto super vias antiquas. ~ Note: Compare the Thorp family motto: Super vias antiquas.

Non est ad astra mollis e terris via. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 727.

Ferro via facienda est. ~ Note: Here you see the gerundive, facienda, with via as the subject, hence the feminine singular form: A way must be made with iron, i.e. by means of the sword.

Omnes viae ad unam viam tendunt. ~ Note: You can find this saying in the famous debate between Marcolf and King Solomon.

Cum audace non eas in via. ~ Note: The words are from the Biblical book of Sirach, 8.

Via stulti recta in oculis eius. ~ Note: The saying is from the Biblical book of Proverbs, 12.

Via, veritas, vita. ~ Note: You can also find the saying in this form: Veritas est via vitae. For more information, see the Wikipedia article dedicated to this motto.

Veritatis una vis, una facies est. ~ Note: Here you have the genitive being used in two parallel noun phrases: "veritatis vis" (una est) and "veritatis facies" (una est). The words again are from Seneca in one of his letters, 27.102.

Ad virtutem una ardua via est. ~ Note: This item is listed in Tosi, 1683.

Ardua prima via est. ~ Note: Samuel Coleridge chose this saying as the title for a poem.

Ardua ad gloriam via. ~ Note: As often, the verb has been omitted in the Latin: Ardua (est) ad gloria via.

Recta via ambula. ~ Note: Note that recta via must be in the ablative here, since they cannot form the subject of the sentence: rectā viā.

Gradu diverso, via una. ~ Note: You can also find the saying in this form, with nominative case nouns: Gradus diversi, via una.

Numquam sera ad bonos mores via. ~ Note: The adjective "sera" is the predicate here; the idea is that it is never too late to start down the road to good behavior.

Dicit piger: leo est in via. ~ Note: This saying also comes from the Book of Proverbs, 26, as the lazy man invents excuses for himself, such as imagining that there are lions roaming the streets!

Dis faventibus, multae sunt viae felicitatis. ~ Note: This proverb also begins with an ablative absolute: Dis faventibus, "When the gods are favorable..."

Comes facundus in via pro vehiculo est. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Publilius Syrus.

Alia tentanda est via. ~ Note: The gerundive, tentanda, agrees with the subject: via, "Another way must be tried."

Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias eius, et disce sapientiam. ~ Note: The words are from the Biblical book of Proverbs, 6.

Redde unicuique secundum vias suas. ~ Note: Be careful with secundum here - this is not the adjective secundus, but instead a preposition which takes the accusative case: secundum vias suas. Etymologically, it comes from the verb "sequor," so it means something like "following, after" and, thus, "according to."

Arcta est via, quae ducit ad vitam. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, B260.

Facundus est comes viae compendium. ~ Note: This is a saying by Janus Anysius (Giovanni Aniso); his sayings were sometimes published together with the ancient sayings of Publilius Syrus.

Spatiosa est via, quae ducit ad perditionem. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, B261.

Ad dignitatis culmen est praeceps via. ~ Note: This is a saying by Joachim Camerarius; his sayings were sometimes published together with the ancient sayings of Publilius Syrus.

Homo, qui erranti comiter monstrat viam, quasi lumen de suo lumine accendat, facit. ~ Note: The words are from Ennius: Homo, qui erranti comiter monstrat viam, / Quasi lumen de suo lumine accendat, facit. / Nihilo minus ipsi lucet, cum illi accenderit.