Vive hodie.
hodiē: today
vīvō vīvere vīxī victum: live
Litteras disce.
discō -ere didicī: learn
līttera -ae f.: letter, (pl.) literature
Alta pete.
The word altus can refer to things that are high, but also things that are metaphorically lofty, as here. It can also be understood as deep and, metaphorically, profound. So, this proverb can be urging you either to go high or go deep, depending on how you want to take it in English.
altus -a -um: high, lofty; deep
petō petere petīvī petītum: seek, aim at
Amicos cole.
This is one of the sayings attributed to Solon, one of the "Seven Sages" of ancient Greece.
amīcus -a -um: friendly; (as subst.) friend
colō colere coluī cultum: inhabit, cultivate
Animum rege.
You can find this sentiment expressed in Horace's Epistles, 1.2.
animus -ī m.: spirit, mind
regō regere rēxī rectum: guide, rule
Cede deo.
You can find this sentiment expressed in Vergil's Aeneid, 5. Note that the verb cedere can take a dative complement.
cēdō cēdere cessī cessum: yield
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
Foro parce.
The idea here is to be sparing in the time you spend in public, at the forum. In modern times, that advice might be to limit the time you spend on Facebook! Note that the verb parcere takes a dative complement.
forum -ī n.: market-place, forum
parcō parcere pepercī: spare, be sparing of (+ dat.)
Fuge magna.
This is advice from Horace, in his Epistles 1.10. Note the substantive use of the adjective: magna, "great things."
fugiō fugere fūgī fugitum: flee, escape
māgnus -a -um great
Recta pete.
Note the substantive use of the adjective: recta, "right things, the things that are right."
petō petere petīvī petītum: seek, aim at
rectus -a -um: straight, direct
Finem respice.
fīnis -is m.: end, boundary
respicio -ere -spēxi -spectum: look back, regard, consider
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