I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb velle.
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Group 176
2276. What the gods want happens quickly. (You can find this saying in Petronius.)
2277. Everyone wants to have knowledge; few want to pursue their studies. (Compare Juvenal: nosse volunt omnes, mercedem solvere nemo.)
2278. Everyone wants to know everything but they don't want to learn. (Compare this variant form: Multi sunt qui scire volunt, sed discere nolunt.)
2279. The necks of old dogs don't want to wear leashes. (Compare this variant form: Colla canum veterum durum est adsuescere loris.)
2280. The things we want we are also quick to believe. (The full form of the saying in Caesar is Quae volumus et credimus libenter, et quae sentimus ipsi, reliquos sentire speramus, "The things we want, we are also quick to believe, and what we ourselves perceive, we hope that others feel too.")
2281. It is one thing to want something, another to be able to do it. (Note the correlative use of aliud in Latin, which is equivalent to the English structure, "one thing... another thing...")
2282. I want, but have not the strength. (I cannot figure out a way to catch the play on words in Latin with volo and valeo.)
2283. I don't want last place; I can't reach first place; I am at rest. (This was the motto of Bishop Joseph Hall.)
2284. I prefer to be first in this place than to be second at Rome. (The saying is attributed in Plutarch to Julius Caesar.)
2285. I prefer what I have to that which I wish for. (You can find this saying in Augustine's commentary on the Psalms.)
2286. I prefer to rise to a bell than to the blare of a trumpet. (Note how the phrase ad tubae clangorem wraps around the infinitive.)
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 175
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb velle.
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Group 175
2260. God gives to whom he wishes to. (This was the motto of Erik XIV, king of Sweden in the 16th century.)
2261. The spirit blows where it wills. (Compare the Biblical saying in John 3: Spiritus ubi vult spirat.)
2262. The lazy man wants, and doesn't want. (The saying is from the Biblical Book of Proverbs, 13.)
2263. He who wants everything, loses everything. (Compare the fable of the kite and the partridges in Odo of Cheriton, with this moral: qui totum capit, totum perdit.)
2264. He who wants the means, wants the ends. (This is a saying from the Latin legal tradition, which appears in various forms, e.g., qui vult finem, vult media, etc.)
2265. The cat wants to take the fish, but he shudders at the river. (You can find this phrase in many forms, including this nice rhyming version: Cattus piscari non vult, sed pisces cibari..)
2266. The cat eats fish but doesn't want to get his feet wet. (You can find a story about a cat trying to get some fish in Odo of Cheriton.)
2267. The hungry stomach will not sing willingly. (You can find this saying discussed in Tosi, 721.)
2268. The donkey prefers straw to gold. (Compare the Aesop's fable about the rooster who prefers barley to pearls.)
2269. He who will not sow the fruit should not have it. (You can find this saying discussed in Tosi, 809.)
2270. He who wants to do wicked deeds never fails to find a reason. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2271. He who wants to beat a dog easily finds a stick. (Compare the English saying, "If you want to throw a stone, every lane will furnish one.")
2272. Luck enriches those whom she wishes; if not, she grinds them underfoot. (You can find this saying in the Carmina Burana.)
2273. He whom Jupiter wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. (You can also find this saying about the goddess Fortuna: Stultum facit Fortuna, quem vult perdere.)
2274. He whom Mercury wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. (You can also find this saying with a generic deus instead: Quem deus vult perdere, prius dementat.)
2275. The saying, "good wishes," means nothing unless he does good deeds. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
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Group 175
2260. God gives to whom he wishes to. (This was the motto of Erik XIV, king of Sweden in the 16th century.)
2261. The spirit blows where it wills. (Compare the Biblical saying in John 3: Spiritus ubi vult spirat.)
2262. The lazy man wants, and doesn't want. (The saying is from the Biblical Book of Proverbs, 13.)
2263. He who wants everything, loses everything. (Compare the fable of the kite and the partridges in Odo of Cheriton, with this moral: qui totum capit, totum perdit.)
2264. He who wants the means, wants the ends. (This is a saying from the Latin legal tradition, which appears in various forms, e.g., qui vult finem, vult media, etc.)
2265. The cat wants to take the fish, but he shudders at the river. (You can find this phrase in many forms, including this nice rhyming version: Cattus piscari non vult, sed pisces cibari..)
2266. The cat eats fish but doesn't want to get his feet wet. (You can find a story about a cat trying to get some fish in Odo of Cheriton.)
2267. The hungry stomach will not sing willingly. (You can find this saying discussed in Tosi, 721.)
2268. The donkey prefers straw to gold. (Compare the Aesop's fable about the rooster who prefers barley to pearls.)
2269. He who will not sow the fruit should not have it. (You can find this saying discussed in Tosi, 809.)
2270. He who wants to do wicked deeds never fails to find a reason. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2271. He who wants to beat a dog easily finds a stick. (Compare the English saying, "If you want to throw a stone, every lane will furnish one.")
2272. Luck enriches those whom she wishes; if not, she grinds them underfoot. (You can find this saying in the Carmina Burana.)
2273. He whom Jupiter wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. (You can also find this saying about the goddess Fortuna: Stultum facit Fortuna, quem vult perdere.)
2274. He whom Mercury wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. (You can also find this saying with a generic deus instead: Quem deus vult perdere, prius dementat.)
2275. The saying, "good wishes," means nothing unless he does good deeds. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 174
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb eo.
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Group 174
2247. When we love, then we perish. (The saying is from Plautus, and refers to the perils of passion, when love makes you lose your powers of judgment.)
2248. All things pass away. (The complete line of verse from Columbanus reads as follows: Omnia praetereunt, fugit irreparabile tempus.)
2249. The best things are yet to be. (Note the use of optima, a neuter plural substantive, "the best things.")
2250. The best things pass away the most quickly. (The adverb citissime is the superlative form of the adverb cito, "swiftly.")
2251. Money perishes most quickly. (Compare the variant form, pecuniae citissime percurrunt.)
2252. Love and the sea are the same thing; in both of them many perish. (I cannot figure out how to capture the word play between Latin "love" and "sea", amare and mare.)
2253. Opposites do not come together. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
2254. Fools go from horses to donkeys. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.7.29.)
2255. The cats die; the mice hold a party. (This is like the English saying "when the cat's away, the mice play" - but in this saying, the cats are gone for good!)
2256. The mind may go where it wills. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
2257. No one may forbid anyone from going along the public road. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
2258. It is not given to everyone to go to Corinth. (Corinth was a notoriously expensive tourist destination in the ancient world. You can find a variation of this saying in Horace.)
2259. Venus is accustomed to arrive sweetly, to leave sadly. (You can find a variant in John Owen: Laeta venire Venus, tristis abire solet.)
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Group 174
2247. When we love, then we perish. (The saying is from Plautus, and refers to the perils of passion, when love makes you lose your powers of judgment.)
2248. All things pass away. (The complete line of verse from Columbanus reads as follows: Omnia praetereunt, fugit irreparabile tempus.)
2249. The best things are yet to be. (Note the use of optima, a neuter plural substantive, "the best things.")
2250. The best things pass away the most quickly. (The adverb citissime is the superlative form of the adverb cito, "swiftly.")
2251. Money perishes most quickly. (Compare the variant form, pecuniae citissime percurrunt.)
2252. Love and the sea are the same thing; in both of them many perish. (I cannot figure out how to capture the word play between Latin "love" and "sea", amare and mare.)
2253. Opposites do not come together. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
2254. Fools go from horses to donkeys. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.7.29.)
2255. The cats die; the mice hold a party. (This is like the English saying "when the cat's away, the mice play" - but in this saying, the cats are gone for good!)
2256. The mind may go where it wills. (You can find this saying in Ovid.)
2257. No one may forbid anyone from going along the public road. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
2258. It is not given to everyone to go to Corinth. (Corinth was a notoriously expensive tourist destination in the ancient world. You can find a variation of this saying in Horace.)
2259. Venus is accustomed to arrive sweetly, to leave sadly. (You can find a variant in John Owen: Laeta venire Venus, tristis abire solet.)
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 173
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb eo.
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Group 173
2232. The world passes away. (The full phrase in I John is Et mundus transit, et concupiscentia ejus: qui autem facit voluntatem Dei manet in aeternum, "And the world passeth away and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever.")
2233. So the glory of the world passes away. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2234. How quickly the glory of the world passes by. (You can read an essay about this saying from Thomas a Kempis at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2235. Like a puff of wind, so passes the glory of the world. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2236. How happily life passes by without business to do. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2237. Time goes and like a moving breeze it flies. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2238. The truth never perishes. (You can find this saying in Seneca's Troades.)
2239. A bad plant does not die. (Compare the similar saying: Herba mala cito crescit, "A bad plant grows quickly.")
2240. As a flower in the fields, thus public esteem passes away. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2241. The bread is lost by which you feed a stray dog. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2242. He who wounds by the sword, dies by the sword. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2243. No one walks away unscathed from the wound of love. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2244. When wine enters, wisdom exits. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2245. Pleasure perishes; personal worth is immortal. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2246. The life of men passes away quickly, like a shadow. (You can find this saying in Thomas a Kempis.)
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Group 173
2232. The world passes away. (The full phrase in I John is Et mundus transit, et concupiscentia ejus: qui autem facit voluntatem Dei manet in aeternum, "And the world passeth away and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever.")
2233. So the glory of the world passes away. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2234. How quickly the glory of the world passes by. (You can read an essay about this saying from Thomas a Kempis at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2235. Like a puff of wind, so passes the glory of the world. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2236. How happily life passes by without business to do. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2237. Time goes and like a moving breeze it flies. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2238. The truth never perishes. (You can find this saying in Seneca's Troades.)
2239. A bad plant does not die. (Compare the similar saying: Herba mala cito crescit, "A bad plant grows quickly.")
2240. As a flower in the fields, thus public esteem passes away. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2241. The bread is lost by which you feed a stray dog. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2242. He who wounds by the sword, dies by the sword. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2243. No one walks away unscathed from the wound of love. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2244. When wine enters, wisdom exits. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2245. Pleasure perishes; personal worth is immortal. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)
2246. The life of men passes away quickly, like a shadow. (You can find this saying in Thomas a Kempis.)
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 172
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb fero.
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Group 172
2220. You are casting your words upon the wind. (You can find this saying in the Book of Job.)
2221. So, oxen, you bear the plow not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2222. So, sheep, you bear your fleeces not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2223. All roads lead to Rome. (You can also find this variation: Omnes viae ad Romam ducunt.)
2224. For half of their lives, nothing distinguishes the lucky and the unlucky. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.1.9. The idea is that sleep is one half of life, and while asleep, the happy and the unhappy, the lucky and the unlucky, are just the same.)
2225. Fools are afraid of Fortune; wise men bear it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2226. The ears bear an insult more easily than the eyes do. (This saying is also in Publilius Syrus.)
Iniuriam aures facilius quam oculi ferunt.
2227. No one can wear a mask for long. (You can find this saying in Seneca, where the full statement is: Nemo enim potest personam diu ferre, ficta cito in naturam suam recidunt.)
2228. Often a day provides what the year refuses to offer. (You can find this saying with an "hour" instead of a "day," as here: Quod donare mora nequit annua, dat brevis hora.)
2229. It is better to endure a wrong than to inflict one. (Compare Cicero: accipere quam facere praestat iniuriam.)
2230. One must bear what is necessary, not bewail it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2231. I prefer the most unjust peace to the most just war. (The saying is adapted from one of Cicero's letters.)
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Group 172
2220. You are casting your words upon the wind. (You can find this saying in the Book of Job.)
2221. So, oxen, you bear the plow not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2222. So, sheep, you bear your fleeces not for yourselves! (This verse is attributed to Vergil by Donatus in his "Life of Vergil.")
2223. All roads lead to Rome. (You can also find this variation: Omnes viae ad Romam ducunt.)
2224. For half of their lives, nothing distinguishes the lucky and the unlucky. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.1.9. The idea is that sleep is one half of life, and while asleep, the happy and the unhappy, the lucky and the unlucky, are just the same.)
2225. Fools are afraid of Fortune; wise men bear it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2226. The ears bear an insult more easily than the eyes do. (This saying is also in Publilius Syrus.)
Iniuriam aures facilius quam oculi ferunt.
2227. No one can wear a mask for long. (You can find this saying in Seneca, where the full statement is: Nemo enim potest personam diu ferre, ficta cito in naturam suam recidunt.)
2228. Often a day provides what the year refuses to offer. (You can find this saying with an "hour" instead of a "day," as here: Quod donare mora nequit annua, dat brevis hora.)
2229. It is better to endure a wrong than to inflict one. (Compare Cicero: accipere quam facere praestat iniuriam.)
2230. One must bear what is necessary, not bewail it. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2231. I prefer the most unjust peace to the most just war. (The saying is adapted from one of Cicero's letters.)
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 171
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Group 171
2205. He's carrying sand to the shore. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2206. He's carrying wood into the forest. (This is clearly a foolish thing to do, as this version of the proverb makes clear: ligna in silvam ferre stultum est.)
2207. He's bringing ears of corn into the field of grain. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2208. He's bringing owls to Athens. (This is another futile gesture; as owls notoriously abound in Athens, with the owl being the bird dear to Athena herself, there is no need to bring owls there.)
2209. The hedgehog postpones the process of giving birth. (You will find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.4.83. As Erasmus explains, this is a very poor strategy, even for the hedgehog. Because it delays giving birth to the children, they only become more and more spiny, making the birth all the more difficult when it does finally take place!)
2210. Time itself yields a plan. (This is another saying from the Latin legal tradition which obviously has an application to life in general. Waiting can sometimes be the best strategy, in the absence of any other plan.)
2211. He's bring the siege engines after the war is over. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.17.)
2212. He's comparing a gnat to an elephant. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.27.)
2213. Grey hair does not bring wisdom. (Here is a more elaborate expression of the same idea: Canities indicatio temporis est, non prudentiae.)
2214. The wise man carries his own goods with him. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.5.9.)
2215. A river does not always bear axes. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.3.57, based on the Aesopic fable about the man who lost his axe.)
Fluvius non semper fert secures.
2216. Time bears away all things, even the mind. (You will find this saying in Vergil's Eclogue 9.)
2217. A dog dares greater acts of boldness in front of his own door. (There are many variations on this saying, including this very simple one: Canis domi ferocissimus.)
2218. In one hand he bears water; in the other, fire. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.4.74.)
2219. In one hand he carries a stone; in the other, he offers bread. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
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Group 171
2205. He's carrying sand to the shore. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2206. He's carrying wood into the forest. (This is clearly a foolish thing to do, as this version of the proverb makes clear: ligna in silvam ferre stultum est.)
2207. He's bringing ears of corn into the field of grain. (You can find this listed as a futile gesture in Ovid's Tristia.)
2208. He's bringing owls to Athens. (This is another futile gesture; as owls notoriously abound in Athens, with the owl being the bird dear to Athena herself, there is no need to bring owls there.)
2209. The hedgehog postpones the process of giving birth. (You will find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.4.83. As Erasmus explains, this is a very poor strategy, even for the hedgehog. Because it delays giving birth to the children, they only become more and more spiny, making the birth all the more difficult when it does finally take place!)
2210. Time itself yields a plan. (This is another saying from the Latin legal tradition which obviously has an application to life in general. Waiting can sometimes be the best strategy, in the absence of any other plan.)
2211. He's bring the siege engines after the war is over. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.17.)
2212. He's comparing a gnat to an elephant. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.1.27.)
2213. Grey hair does not bring wisdom. (Here is a more elaborate expression of the same idea: Canities indicatio temporis est, non prudentiae.)
2214. The wise man carries his own goods with him. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.5.9.)
2215. A river does not always bear axes. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.3.57, based on the Aesopic fable about the man who lost his axe.)
Fluvius non semper fert secures.
2216. Time bears away all things, even the mind. (You will find this saying in Vergil's Eclogue 9.)
2217. A dog dares greater acts of boldness in front of his own door. (There are many variations on this saying, including this very simple one: Canis domi ferocissimus.)
2218. In one hand he bears water; in the other, fire. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 4.4.74.)
2219. In one hand he carries a stone; in the other, he offers bread. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 170
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Group 170
2193. Alas, I suspect - I am becoming a god! (These are the words attributed to the dying emperor Vespasian.)
2194. I endeavor to be brief; I end up sounding vague. (You will find this saying in Horace's Ars Poetica.)
2195. All things happen for a reason. (The word causa here is in the ablative case. The saying comes from the Latin legal tradition.)
2196. All things happen by chance. (With just a simple play on words, this saying provides a view quite opposite to the preceding proverb, which stated, Omnia causa fiunt.)
2197. All things happen by fate. (This saying is adapted from Cicero's De Fato.)
2198. Sweet things sometimes become bitter. (You can find this saying in Alciato's Emblemata. You can compare an opposite state of perceptions, with the bitter seeming sweet, in this saying: Animae esurienti etiam amara dulcia videntur.)
2199. There cannot be profit except at someone else's loss. (You can find this in Publilius Syrus.)
2200. It is sweeter for you to become wise based on others than for others to become wise based on you. (The idea is that you want to learn from the mistakes other people make, rather than having them profit by your mistakes! You can find this saying in Plautus's Persa.)
2201. This is it, so it is; it could not be otherwise. (This saying is adapted from a Roman epitaph.)
2202. From the littlest seeds grows a great heap. (A simpler version of this saying states: Ex granis fit acervus. For the task of building that heap, compare this saying: Adde parvum parvo, magnus acervus erit.)
2203. From the smallest things often comes a great trouble. (This is a medieval proverb in leonine verse form, a dactylic line with internal rhyme.)
2204. From a big dinner comes the biggest penalty for the stomach. (This is advice from the medieval Regimen Sanitatis.)
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Group 170
2193. Alas, I suspect - I am becoming a god! (These are the words attributed to the dying emperor Vespasian.)
2194. I endeavor to be brief; I end up sounding vague. (You will find this saying in Horace's Ars Poetica.)
2195. All things happen for a reason. (The word causa here is in the ablative case. The saying comes from the Latin legal tradition.)
2196. All things happen by chance. (With just a simple play on words, this saying provides a view quite opposite to the preceding proverb, which stated, Omnia causa fiunt.)
2197. All things happen by fate. (This saying is adapted from Cicero's De Fato.)
2198. Sweet things sometimes become bitter. (You can find this saying in Alciato's Emblemata. You can compare an opposite state of perceptions, with the bitter seeming sweet, in this saying: Animae esurienti etiam amara dulcia videntur.)
2199. There cannot be profit except at someone else's loss. (You can find this in Publilius Syrus.)
2200. It is sweeter for you to become wise based on others than for others to become wise based on you. (The idea is that you want to learn from the mistakes other people make, rather than having them profit by your mistakes! You can find this saying in Plautus's Persa.)
2201. This is it, so it is; it could not be otherwise. (This saying is adapted from a Roman epitaph.)
2202. From the littlest seeds grows a great heap. (A simpler version of this saying states: Ex granis fit acervus. For the task of building that heap, compare this saying: Adde parvum parvo, magnus acervus erit.)
2203. From the smallest things often comes a great trouble. (This is a medieval proverb in leonine verse form, a dactylic line with internal rhyme.)
2204. From a big dinner comes the biggest penalty for the stomach. (This is advice from the medieval Regimen Sanitatis.)
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 169
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb fio.
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Group 169
2176. The way is made by force. (You can find this saying in Vergil's Aeneid.)
2177. From the calf comes an ox. (This is a proverb based on size: something that starts out small can end up unexpectedly large!)
2178. With age, the fox grows more clever. (NB: There is a typo in the first edition of the book: aetati should read instead aetate.)
2179. Abundance turns into disgust. (This saying is adapted from Livy.)
2180. Good does not come of evil. (You can find this sentiment in a letter of Seneca.)
2181. The day is nothing; as you turn around, it is night. (You can find this saying in Petronius's Satyricon.)
2182. Nothing happens without a reason. (This phrase is adapted from the Book of Job.)
2183. What comes into being quickly, perishes quickly. (Compare this nice Italian parallel: "Presto finito, presto perito." You can find this popular saying cited by Spinoza.)
2184. No one becomes completely vile all of a sudden. (The saying is adapted from Juvenal.)
2185. Love grows sweet with coaxing, not commands. (This is one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
2186. Time becomes the doctor of every grief. (This is one of the sayings from the Greek author Apostolius. You can find many variants on this same basic idea, such as Tempus omnia sanat, for example.)
2187. What long was woods in a moment becomes ashes. (You can find this observation in the elder Seneca's Naturales Quaestiones.)
2188. At last the stripling becomes a tree. (Compare this similar saying: sub qua nunc recubas arbore, virga fuit.)
2189. From the acorn comes the lofty oak tree. (A fuller form of the phrase is de nuce fit corylus, de glande fit arduce quercus. This item from Alanus de Insulis, Liber Parabolarum, is quoted by Chaucer in Troilus and Criseyde: "as an ook cometh of a litel spyr.")
2190. From comedy often comes tragedy. (Compare an opposite sentiment in Plautus's Amphitruo: faciam ex tragoedia comoedia. Compare also this interesting observation in Cicero: Itaque et in tragoedia comicum vitiosum est et in comoedia turpe tragicum.)
Ex comoedia saepe fit tragoedia.
2191. Life does not grow happier if it grows longer. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
Vita beatior non fit si longior.
2192. Life itself is short, but with troubles it becomes longer. (This is another one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
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Group 169
2176. The way is made by force. (You can find this saying in Vergil's Aeneid.)
2177. From the calf comes an ox. (This is a proverb based on size: something that starts out small can end up unexpectedly large!)
2178. With age, the fox grows more clever. (NB: There is a typo in the first edition of the book: aetati should read instead aetate.)
2179. Abundance turns into disgust. (This saying is adapted from Livy.)
2180. Good does not come of evil. (You can find this sentiment in a letter of Seneca.)
2181. The day is nothing; as you turn around, it is night. (You can find this saying in Petronius's Satyricon.)
2182. Nothing happens without a reason. (This phrase is adapted from the Book of Job.)
2183. What comes into being quickly, perishes quickly. (Compare this nice Italian parallel: "Presto finito, presto perito." You can find this popular saying cited by Spinoza.)
2184. No one becomes completely vile all of a sudden. (The saying is adapted from Juvenal.)
2185. Love grows sweet with coaxing, not commands. (This is one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
2186. Time becomes the doctor of every grief. (This is one of the sayings from the Greek author Apostolius. You can find many variants on this same basic idea, such as Tempus omnia sanat, for example.)
2187. What long was woods in a moment becomes ashes. (You can find this observation in the elder Seneca's Naturales Quaestiones.)
2188. At last the stripling becomes a tree. (Compare this similar saying: sub qua nunc recubas arbore, virga fuit.)
2189. From the acorn comes the lofty oak tree. (A fuller form of the phrase is de nuce fit corylus, de glande fit arduce quercus. This item from Alanus de Insulis, Liber Parabolarum, is quoted by Chaucer in Troilus and Criseyde: "as an ook cometh of a litel spyr.")
2190. From comedy often comes tragedy. (Compare an opposite sentiment in Plautus's Amphitruo: faciam ex tragoedia comoedia. Compare also this interesting observation in Cicero: Itaque et in tragoedia comicum vitiosum est et in comoedia turpe tragicum.)
Ex comoedia saepe fit tragoedia.
2191. Life does not grow happier if it grows longer. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
Vita beatior non fit si longior.
2192. Life itself is short, but with troubles it becomes longer. (This is another one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 168
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes more present active indicative forms of the verb posse.
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Group 168
2160. I cannot be both here and there at the same time. (This saying is adapted from Plautus's Mostellaria.)
2161. I cannot carry a goat, and you are burdened me with an ox. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.7.96.)
2162. I cannot live without you or with you. (This saying is adapted from Martial.)
2163. You can often escape others, but you can never escape yourself. (You will find this saying sometimes attributed to Seneca.)
2164. You cannot reach the crown without a contest. (This saying is adapted in Thomas a Kempis.)
2165. You cannot love Tethys and Galatea at the same time. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.3.51.)
2166. You cannot serve God and mammon. (You will find this saying in the Book of Matthew.)
2167. We cannot all do everything. (This saying is found in Vergil's Eclogues.)
2168. We can do nothing against the truth. (This is Latin legal maxim.)
2169. We cannot change things in the past. (You will find this sentiment expressed in Cicero.)
2170. We cannot bear either our vices or the cures for them. (This saying is adapted from Livy.)
2171. A hundred men cannot strip a pauper. (Compare the similar saying about ten rather than a hundred, from Apuleius: nudum nec a decem palaestritis despoliari posse.
2172. The heavenly ones can do all things. (Compare a similar saying in Eramus's Adagia, 4.6.11: Dii omnia possunt.)
2173. The suns can set and return again. (You will find this sentiment expressed in Catullus.)
2174. Those who boast the most can do the least. (You can find a fuller form of the expression as follows: plerumque minima possunt qui plurima iactant.)
2175. Arrows can penetrate the stiff coat of mail. (You can find this saying in a couplet as follows: lorican duram possunt penetrare sagittae / sic cor derisus et mala verba meum, where the second part means: "So do scorn and harsh words penetrate my heart.")
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Group 168
2160. I cannot be both here and there at the same time. (This saying is adapted from Plautus's Mostellaria.)
2161. I cannot carry a goat, and you are burdened me with an ox. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 2.7.96.)
2162. I cannot live without you or with you. (This saying is adapted from Martial.)
2163. You can often escape others, but you can never escape yourself. (You will find this saying sometimes attributed to Seneca.)
2164. You cannot reach the crown without a contest. (This saying is adapted in Thomas a Kempis.)
2165. You cannot love Tethys and Galatea at the same time. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 3.3.51.)
2166. You cannot serve God and mammon. (You will find this saying in the Book of Matthew.)
2167. We cannot all do everything. (This saying is found in Vergil's Eclogues.)
2168. We can do nothing against the truth. (This is Latin legal maxim.)
2169. We cannot change things in the past. (You will find this sentiment expressed in Cicero.)
2170. We cannot bear either our vices or the cures for them. (This saying is adapted from Livy.)
2171. A hundred men cannot strip a pauper. (Compare the similar saying about ten rather than a hundred, from Apuleius: nudum nec a decem palaestritis despoliari posse.
2172. The heavenly ones can do all things. (Compare a similar saying in Eramus's Adagia, 4.6.11: Dii omnia possunt.)
2173. The suns can set and return again. (You will find this sentiment expressed in Catullus.)
2174. Those who boast the most can do the least. (You can find a fuller form of the expression as follows: plerumque minima possunt qui plurima iactant.)
2175. Arrows can penetrate the stiff coat of mail. (You can find this saying in a couplet as follows: lorican duram possunt penetrare sagittae / sic cor derisus et mala verba meum, where the second part means: "So do scorn and harsh words penetrate my heart.")
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 167
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes present active indicative forms of the verb posse.
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Group 167
2146. Careful effort accomplishes everything. (This is cura in the sense of being careful and attentive, not in the sense of anxiety or worry.)
Cura omnia potest.
2147. Love can do all things. (This is a line from a letter of Saint Jerome.)
2148. Money can do all things. (You can find this saying in many variants, such as pecunia impetrat omnia, for example, or omnia pecunia effici posse.)
2149. No one can evade Fortune. (The inevitability of Fortune is expressed in many similar proverbs, such as this lovely line from Ovid's Tristia: Fortunam debet quisque manere suam.)
2150. Not any person can know everything. (Compare the similar saying: non omnia possumus omnes or, more elegantly, nec omnia nec semper, nec ab omnibus.)
2151. A humble person can neither fall far nor heavily. (This is one of the saying of Publilius Syrus.)
2152. Nobody can stand for a long time on one foot. (This is from one of the epigrams of John Owen. )
2153. Nobody can be a citizen of two cities. (You will find this in Cicero.)
2154. No one can serve two masters. (This saying is adapted from the Gospel of Luke.)
2155. No one can serve money and God. (This saying is also adapted from the Gospel of Luke.)
2156. A great man can emerge from a hut. (You will find this saying in Seneca.)
2157. A rooster in his dung heap can do a great deal. (You will find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2158. A leopard cannot change his spots. (This fable is adapted from the Book of Jeremiah.)
2159. He who cannot beat the donkey must beat the horse-blanket. (You will find this saying in Petronius.)
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Group 167
2146. Careful effort accomplishes everything. (This is cura in the sense of being careful and attentive, not in the sense of anxiety or worry.)
Cura omnia potest.
2147. Love can do all things. (This is a line from a letter of Saint Jerome.)
2148. Money can do all things. (You can find this saying in many variants, such as pecunia impetrat omnia, for example, or omnia pecunia effici posse.)
2149. No one can evade Fortune. (The inevitability of Fortune is expressed in many similar proverbs, such as this lovely line from Ovid's Tristia: Fortunam debet quisque manere suam.)
2150. Not any person can know everything. (Compare the similar saying: non omnia possumus omnes or, more elegantly, nec omnia nec semper, nec ab omnibus.)
2151. A humble person can neither fall far nor heavily. (This is one of the saying of Publilius Syrus.)
2152. Nobody can stand for a long time on one foot. (This is from one of the epigrams of John Owen. )
2153. Nobody can be a citizen of two cities. (You will find this in Cicero.)
2154. No one can serve two masters. (This saying is adapted from the Gospel of Luke.)
2155. No one can serve money and God. (This saying is also adapted from the Gospel of Luke.)
2156. A great man can emerge from a hut. (You will find this saying in Seneca.)
2157. A rooster in his dung heap can do a great deal. (You will find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2158. A leopard cannot change his spots. (This fable is adapted from the Book of Jeremiah.)
2159. He who cannot beat the donkey must beat the horse-blanket. (You will find this saying in Petronius.)
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 166
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes more sayings with fourth conjugation verbs.
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Group 166
2135. I obey; I do not serve. (This is a popular family motto.)
2136. I listen, but am silent. (This too is a family motto.)
2137. I know nothing except that I know not. (You can find this phrase in Plautus.)
2138. This one thing I know: I know nothing. (This is sometimes known as the "Socratic Ignorance Paradox." You can find it in many forms in Latin: Unum scio me nihil scire, etc.)
2139. You are sleeping, and time is walking. (This saying is attributed to Saint Ambrose. You can also find it in this form: Tu enim dormis, et tempus tuum ambulat. The relevant Biblical passage is Ephesians: surge qui dormis.)
2140. You see the time; you do not know yours. (This is another Latin sundial inscription.)
2141. You do not know the day nor the hour. (This is from the Gospel of Matthew: Vigilate itaque quia nescitis diem neque horam.)
2142. They all wound; the last one kills. (This proverb is like a riddle: the missing word is hora. I saw this inscribed on the city clock in Conegliano, Itay.)
2143. The bolts of lightning strike the high mountains. (You can find this saying in Horace.)
2144. Many people understand many things and do not know themselves. (This saying of Saint Bernard makes an appearance in Piers Plowman.)
2145. Joys come after sorrows; after joys, sorrows. (This is an epigram of John Owen: Gaudia post luctus veniunt, post gaudia luctus. / Semper in ambiguo, speve metuve, sumus.)
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Group 166
2135. I obey; I do not serve. (This is a popular family motto.)
2136. I listen, but am silent. (This too is a family motto.)
2137. I know nothing except that I know not. (You can find this phrase in Plautus.)
2138. This one thing I know: I know nothing. (This is sometimes known as the "Socratic Ignorance Paradox." You can find it in many forms in Latin: Unum scio me nihil scire, etc.)
2139. You are sleeping, and time is walking. (This saying is attributed to Saint Ambrose. You can also find it in this form: Tu enim dormis, et tempus tuum ambulat. The relevant Biblical passage is Ephesians: surge qui dormis.)
2140. You see the time; you do not know yours. (This is another Latin sundial inscription.)
2141. You do not know the day nor the hour. (This is from the Gospel of Matthew: Vigilate itaque quia nescitis diem neque horam.)
2142. They all wound; the last one kills. (This proverb is like a riddle: the missing word is hora. I saw this inscribed on the city clock in Conegliano, Itay.)
2143. The bolts of lightning strike the high mountains. (You can find this saying in Horace.)
2144. Many people understand many things and do not know themselves. (This saying of Saint Bernard makes an appearance in Piers Plowman.)
2145. Joys come after sorrows; after joys, sorrows. (This is an epigram of John Owen: Gaudia post luctus veniunt, post gaudia luctus. / Semper in ambiguo, speve metuve, sumus.)
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 165
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes more sayings with fourth conjugation verbs.
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Group 165
2119. Time discovers, teaches, changes all things. (There are an enormous number of Latin proverbs about the powers of time.)
2120. He who learns without a book is gathering water with a sieve. (Here is a similar saying which rhymes: Fundit aquam cribro qui discere vult sine libro.)
2121. He guards his own as a dragon guards his treasure. (The stereotypical dragon and treasure can be found in a speech of Cicero, and in this Aesop's fable.)
2122. The man who praises himself quickly finds a scoffer. (This is a saying found in Publilius Syrus.)
2123. No one is free who is a slave to the body. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
2124. You should command money, not serve it. (You will find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2125. Anger spawns hatred; agreement nourishes love. (This is one of the sayings attributed to Cato.)
2126. The fox does not know how to change her nature. (Compare this similar saying about the wolf: Lupus pilum mutat, non animum.)
2127. You should not raise a lion in the city. (This saying is derived from Aristophanes, Frogs. You can find the Latin saying in Valerius Maximus.)
2128. Every beast exults in its forest. (Compare a similar saying about a rooster: Gallus in suo sterquilinio plurimum potest.)
2129. The spider traps flies in her net, and lets the wasps go through. (The idea is that great thieves can get away, while little ones are caught: lex est araneae tela, quia si in eam inciderit quid debile, retinetur; grave autem pertransit tela rescissa. The idea comes from Plutarch, in his Life of Solon.)
2130. While the cat sleeps, the mouse rejoices and leaps out of its hole. (Here is a rhyming version of the same idea: fele comprehensa, saltant mures in mensa.)
2131. After many days, a clear day arrives. (This is a line from Tibullus.)
2132. Often a single day bestows what does not happen in a year. (Compare this similar saying: accidit in puncto, quod non contingit in anno.)
2133. It is permitted to go mad once a year. (You can find a similar sentiment in Augustine: Tolerabile est semel anno insanire.)
2134. Sometimes it is even pleasant to go mad. (You can find this saying cited in Seneca.)
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Group 165
2119. Time discovers, teaches, changes all things. (There are an enormous number of Latin proverbs about the powers of time.)
2120. He who learns without a book is gathering water with a sieve. (Here is a similar saying which rhymes: Fundit aquam cribro qui discere vult sine libro.)
2121. He guards his own as a dragon guards his treasure. (The stereotypical dragon and treasure can be found in a speech of Cicero, and in this Aesop's fable.)
2122. The man who praises himself quickly finds a scoffer. (This is a saying found in Publilius Syrus.)
2123. No one is free who is a slave to the body. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
2124. You should command money, not serve it. (You will find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2125. Anger spawns hatred; agreement nourishes love. (This is one of the sayings attributed to Cato.)
2126. The fox does not know how to change her nature. (Compare this similar saying about the wolf: Lupus pilum mutat, non animum.)
2127. You should not raise a lion in the city. (This saying is derived from Aristophanes, Frogs. You can find the Latin saying in Valerius Maximus.)
2128. Every beast exults in its forest. (Compare a similar saying about a rooster: Gallus in suo sterquilinio plurimum potest.)
2129. The spider traps flies in her net, and lets the wasps go through. (The idea is that great thieves can get away, while little ones are caught: lex est araneae tela, quia si in eam inciderit quid debile, retinetur; grave autem pertransit tela rescissa. The idea comes from Plutarch, in his Life of Solon.)
2130. While the cat sleeps, the mouse rejoices and leaps out of its hole. (Here is a rhyming version of the same idea: fele comprehensa, saltant mures in mensa.)
2131. After many days, a clear day arrives. (This is a line from Tibullus.)
2132. Often a single day bestows what does not happen in a year. (Compare this similar saying: accidit in puncto, quod non contingit in anno.)
2133. It is permitted to go mad once a year. (You can find a similar sentiment in Augustine: Tolerabile est semel anno insanire.)
2134. Sometimes it is even pleasant to go mad. (You can find this saying cited in Seneca.)
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 164
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Group 164
2105. Fears guards kingdoms. (The saying can be found in Seneca's Oedipus.)
2106. Time flies, death comes. (This is a Latin motto from a sundial.)
2107. White hair comes quickly. (The adjective festina modifies the subject of the verb, functioning like an adverb. The saying is from Claudianus.)
2108. Pleasure does not know how to set a limit. (The saying is from Ambrosius, in the Nova Floresta of Bernardes.)
2109. Love does not know how to keep within bounds. (The saying is adapted from Propertius.)
2110. The wise man governs his feelings; the fool is enslaved to them. (The saying is adapted from Publilius Syrus.)
2111. The fool does not know how to be quiet. (Compare Albertanus: nescit ergo stultus loqui, tacere non potest. )
2112. He who is silent, consents. (You can also find this variant form: Qui tacet, consentire videtur.)
2113. He who seeks, finds. (You can find this saying in the Gospel of Matthew.)
2114. He who sleeps does not sin. (The complete saying is Qui bibit, dormit; qui dormit, non peccat; qui non peccat, sanctus est; ergo: qui bibit sanctus est, "He who drinks, sleeps; he who sleeps, does not sin; he who does not sin is holy; therefore: he who drinks is holy." There are many variations on this medieval mock syllogism.)
2115. He who keeps watch does not sleep. (Compare the prayer in Psalm 121: nec dormitet qui custodit te, "the one who guards you will not sleep.")
2116. Who watches the watchers? (The saying is adapted from Juvenal.)
2117. Who does not know the joys of Venus? (You will find this in the Satyricon.)
2118. There is nothing more sweet than to know everything. (You will find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 5.1.42.)
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Group 164
2105. Fears guards kingdoms. (The saying can be found in Seneca's Oedipus.)
2106. Time flies, death comes. (This is a Latin motto from a sundial.)
2107. White hair comes quickly. (The adjective festina modifies the subject of the verb, functioning like an adverb. The saying is from Claudianus.)
2108. Pleasure does not know how to set a limit. (The saying is from Ambrosius, in the Nova Floresta of Bernardes.)
2109. Love does not know how to keep within bounds. (The saying is adapted from Propertius.)
2110. The wise man governs his feelings; the fool is enslaved to them. (The saying is adapted from Publilius Syrus.)
2111. The fool does not know how to be quiet. (Compare Albertanus: nescit ergo stultus loqui, tacere non potest. )
2112. He who is silent, consents. (You can also find this variant form: Qui tacet, consentire videtur.)
2113. He who seeks, finds. (You can find this saying in the Gospel of Matthew.)
2114. He who sleeps does not sin. (The complete saying is Qui bibit, dormit; qui dormit, non peccat; qui non peccat, sanctus est; ergo: qui bibit sanctus est, "He who drinks, sleeps; he who sleeps, does not sin; he who does not sin is holy; therefore: he who drinks is holy." There are many variations on this medieval mock syllogism.)
2115. He who keeps watch does not sleep. (Compare the prayer in Psalm 121: nec dormitet qui custodit te, "the one who guards you will not sleep.")
2116. Who watches the watchers? (The saying is adapted from Juvenal.)
2117. Who does not know the joys of Venus? (You will find this in the Satyricon.)
2118. There is nothing more sweet than to know everything. (You will find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 5.1.42.)
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 163
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Group 163
2095. All bad things end in time. (There are many sayings about the healing powers of time, for example, tempus optima medicina; tempus dolorem lenit, etc.)
2096. All things obey money. (The saying is adapted from Ecclesiastes.)
2097. All things obey silver. (This saying can be found in Polydorus's Adagia.)
2098. Enemies do not sleep. (This is often used in a religious context, referring to the enemies of God.)
2099. While the cat sleeps, the mice leap. (Compare this similar saying: Dum felis dormit, mus gaudet et exsilit antro.)
2100. He's sleeping the sleep of Endymion. (This was a classical proverb, as you can see in Cicero. You can read about Endymion at wikipedia.)
2101. It is good and sweet to sleep in one's own skin. (Here is a rhyming version: cum cutis est plana, erit dormitio sana.)
2102. It's easier to find than the head of the Nile. (This is a saying for something that is very hard to find indeed! You can also find it with a subjunctive verb: facilius sit Nili caput invenire.)
2103. It is not right to know all things. (You can find this saying in Horace.)
2104. Virtue does not know how to be a slave. (This saying is used in the neo-Latin drama Pedantius.)
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Group 163
2095. All bad things end in time. (There are many sayings about the healing powers of time, for example, tempus optima medicina; tempus dolorem lenit, etc.)
2096. All things obey money. (The saying is adapted from Ecclesiastes.)
2097. All things obey silver. (This saying can be found in Polydorus's Adagia.)
2098. Enemies do not sleep. (This is often used in a religious context, referring to the enemies of God.)
2099. While the cat sleeps, the mice leap. (Compare this similar saying: Dum felis dormit, mus gaudet et exsilit antro.)
2100. He's sleeping the sleep of Endymion. (This was a classical proverb, as you can see in Cicero. You can read about Endymion at wikipedia.)
2101. It is good and sweet to sleep in one's own skin. (Here is a rhyming version: cum cutis est plana, erit dormitio sana.)
2102. It's easier to find than the head of the Nile. (This is a saying for something that is very hard to find indeed! You can also find it with a subjunctive verb: facilius sit Nili caput invenire.)
2103. It is not right to know all things. (You can find this saying in Horace.)
2104. Virtue does not know how to be a slave. (This saying is used in the neo-Latin drama Pedantius.)
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 162
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Group 162
2078. Calm softens suffering. (You can find this saying in Seneca's Medea.)
2079. Time softens grief. (There are many similar sayings about the healing power of time: tempus facit aerumnas leves; tempus omnia sanat, etc.)
2080. Love knows no rank. (This is from one of the letters of St. Jerome, 7.6.)
2081. The sun reveals all things. (Compare Fulgenius: sol omnia obscura manifestat in lucem.)
2082. Death does not end all things. (You can find this saying in Propertius.)
2083. A person does not know his own end. (The saying comes from the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes.)
2084. Glory comes late to the ashes. (Notice how the adjective here, modifying the subject of the verb, functions something like an adverb. You can find this saying in Martial.)
2085. Night befits thieves, light befits the truth. (The saying is adapted from the Greek playwright Euripides.)
2086. Under every rock sleeps a scorpion. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.34.)
2087. Even the hawk nurses its chicks. (Note the adverbial use of et, "the hawk too" or "even the hawk." )
2088. A great love can leap over even the shores of fate. (The saying is adapted from Propertius.)
2089. Rumor leaps over the land and the seas. (This saying also comes from Propertius.)
2090. From bad eggs no good bird comes. (Compare the saying ex pravo pullus bonus ovo non venit ullus.)
2091. The frog leaps from the golden throne into the swamp. (Compare this similar saying: Rana in paludem resilit, etiam si in solio locaveris. In English you could say, "You can take the frog out of the swamp, but you can't take the swamp out of the frog.")
2092. An empty stomach does not willingly listen to words. (There are many variations on this saying, such as ieiunus venter non audit verba libenter; venter famelicus auriculis caret; difficile est vacuo verbis imponere ventri, etc.)
2093. On quiet feet punishment comes, albeit late. (You will find this saying in Tibullus.)
2094. The fox knows many things; the hedgehog knows one big thing. (You can read an essay on this saying at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)
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Group 162
2078. Calm softens suffering. (You can find this saying in Seneca's Medea.)
2079. Time softens grief. (There are many similar sayings about the healing power of time: tempus facit aerumnas leves; tempus omnia sanat, etc.)
2080. Love knows no rank. (This is from one of the letters of St. Jerome, 7.6.)
2081. The sun reveals all things. (Compare Fulgenius: sol omnia obscura manifestat in lucem.)
2082. Death does not end all things. (You can find this saying in Propertius.)
2083. A person does not know his own end. (The saying comes from the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes.)
2084. Glory comes late to the ashes. (Notice how the adjective here, modifying the subject of the verb, functions something like an adverb. You can find this saying in Martial.)
2085. Night befits thieves, light befits the truth. (The saying is adapted from the Greek playwright Euripides.)
2086. Under every rock sleeps a scorpion. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.34.)
2087. Even the hawk nurses its chicks. (Note the adverbial use of et, "the hawk too" or "even the hawk." )
2088. A great love can leap over even the shores of fate. (The saying is adapted from Propertius.)
2089. Rumor leaps over the land and the seas. (This saying also comes from Propertius.)
2090. From bad eggs no good bird comes. (Compare the saying ex pravo pullus bonus ovo non venit ullus.)
2091. The frog leaps from the golden throne into the swamp. (Compare this similar saying: Rana in paludem resilit, etiam si in solio locaveris. In English you could say, "You can take the frog out of the swamp, but you can't take the swamp out of the frog.")
2092. An empty stomach does not willingly listen to words. (There are many variations on this saying, such as ieiunus venter non audit verba libenter; venter famelicus auriculis caret; difficile est vacuo verbis imponere ventri, etc.)
2093. On quiet feet punishment comes, albeit late. (You will find this saying in Tibullus.)
2094. The fox knows many things; the hedgehog knows one big thing. (You can read an essay on this saying at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 161
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Group 161
2064. My time has not yet come. (These words are spoken by Jesus to Mary in the Gospel of John, at the occasion of the wedding in Cana.)
2065. Appropriate things happen to the appropriate people. (In other words: everyone gets what they deserve. This phrase is found in Plautus's Poenulus.)
2066. Tantalus thirsts amidst the waves. (Tantalus was punished in the underworld by gazing upon water he could not drink and reaching out for food he could not grasp. You can see an illustration of Tantalus from Alciato's Book of Emblems.)
2067. No misfortune comes alone. (Compare the proverb in Group 120, Cura curam trahit and the notes provided there.)
2068. By means of a wicked friend a man falls into flaws. (Notice the delightful alliteration in the Latin. I tried a bit of similar wordplay in the English.)
2069. A fool finds a fool. (This is a humorous variation on the idea that "birds of a feather flock together.")
2070. He's gathering water with a sieve. (This saying made its way into Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.60. A fuller version of the saying in rhyme reads: Haurit aquam cribro, qui discere vult sine libro, "The person who wants to learn without a book is gathering water in a sieve.")
2071. He's drawing with a perforated jug. (The most famous example of this impossible task would be the punishment of the daughters of the Danaus, the Danaides, in the underworld. The Danaides killed their husbands and in the afterlife were punished by being condemned to carry water in jugs that had holes in them.)
2072. God discovers the evildoer. (In many ancient myths and fables, when human justice fails, it is up to the gods to intervene. Consider, for example, Phaedrus's fable about the thief in Jupiter's temple, rebuked by Religio herself.)
2073. The pot find its cover. (Compare the proverb in Group 9, Dignum patella operculum est and the notes provided there.)
2074. He who finds a friend, finds a treasure. (This phrase is adapted from the book of Ecclesiasticus, an apocryphal book of the Bible, also known as the Wisdom of Sirach.)
2075. Sometimes a blind pigeon finds a pea. (Notice the nice alliteration in the Latin, invenit interdum and caeca columba, along with the rhyme interdum...pisum.)
2076. No good chick ever comes from a bad egg. (Notice the intricate word order, where the phrase ex pravo ovo and pullus bonus ullus have been deftly intertwined.)
2077. From fried eggs no chick ever comes. (This saying breaks up the phrase pullus...ullus to make it a rhyming proverb. I guess you could consider this a variant on "don't count your chickens before they're hatched" - in other words, "don't fry your eggs before they're hatched," no matter how hungry you might be.)
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Group 161
2064. My time has not yet come. (These words are spoken by Jesus to Mary in the Gospel of John, at the occasion of the wedding in Cana.)
2065. Appropriate things happen to the appropriate people. (In other words: everyone gets what they deserve. This phrase is found in Plautus's Poenulus.)
2066. Tantalus thirsts amidst the waves. (Tantalus was punished in the underworld by gazing upon water he could not drink and reaching out for food he could not grasp. You can see an illustration of Tantalus from Alciato's Book of Emblems.)
2067. No misfortune comes alone. (Compare the proverb in Group 120, Cura curam trahit and the notes provided there.)
2068. By means of a wicked friend a man falls into flaws. (Notice the delightful alliteration in the Latin. I tried a bit of similar wordplay in the English.)
2069. A fool finds a fool. (This is a humorous variation on the idea that "birds of a feather flock together.")
2070. He's gathering water with a sieve. (This saying made its way into Erasmus's Adagia, 1.4.60. A fuller version of the saying in rhyme reads: Haurit aquam cribro, qui discere vult sine libro, "The person who wants to learn without a book is gathering water in a sieve.")
2071. He's drawing with a perforated jug. (The most famous example of this impossible task would be the punishment of the daughters of the Danaus, the Danaides, in the underworld. The Danaides killed their husbands and in the afterlife were punished by being condemned to carry water in jugs that had holes in them.)
2072. God discovers the evildoer. (In many ancient myths and fables, when human justice fails, it is up to the gods to intervene. Consider, for example, Phaedrus's fable about the thief in Jupiter's temple, rebuked by Religio herself.)
2073. The pot find its cover. (Compare the proverb in Group 9, Dignum patella operculum est and the notes provided there.)
2074. He who finds a friend, finds a treasure. (This phrase is adapted from the book of Ecclesiasticus, an apocryphal book of the Bible, also known as the Wisdom of Sirach.)
2075. Sometimes a blind pigeon finds a pea. (Notice the nice alliteration in the Latin, invenit interdum and caeca columba, along with the rhyme interdum...pisum.)
2076. No good chick ever comes from a bad egg. (Notice the intricate word order, where the phrase ex pravo ovo and pullus bonus ullus have been deftly intertwined.)
2077. From fried eggs no chick ever comes. (This saying breaks up the phrase pullus...ullus to make it a rhyming proverb. I guess you could consider this a variant on "don't count your chickens before they're hatched" - in other words, "don't fry your eggs before they're hatched," no matter how hungry you might be.)
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 160
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Group 160
2052. Words teach, examples tug. (You can also find this saying in a variant form: Verba movent, exempla trahunt.)
2053. I put my trust in what I can see. (You can find this in Otto under the entry for oculus.)
2054. What I see for myself, I know for myself. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
2055. I'm completely out of my mind if I try to please everybody. (Compare this rhyming proverb with other Latin sayings on this same theme, such as amicus omnibus, amicus nemini, etc.)
2056. The person who has got lots, wants to get more. (There are many variants on this saying, for example: homines, quo plura habent, eo ampliora cupiunt.)
2057. A good shepherd shears the sheep, he does not flay them. (You can find this cited by Suetonius.)
2058. Life is not living, but being well. (You will find this saying in Martial.)
2059. The person who seeks high places must be careful of crashing down. (The saying is cited by Tosi, 987.)
2060. It's very easy to something, but to accomplish the job is hard work. (This is a medieval saying, cited by Tosi, 24, following Walther 5590.)
2061. In doubtful matters it is better to be silent than to speak. (You can find this saying in Albertanus of Brescia.)
2062. You should not wound a friend, not even in jest. (You can find this in Publilius Syrus).
2063. It is not proper to strive against god. (Compare the entry in Erasmus's Adagia, Cum diis non pugnandum, 3.9.22.)
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Group 160
2052. Words teach, examples tug. (You can also find this saying in a variant form: Verba movent, exempla trahunt.)
2053. I put my trust in what I can see. (You can find this in Otto under the entry for oculus.)
2054. What I see for myself, I know for myself. (You can find this saying in Plautus.)
2055. I'm completely out of my mind if I try to please everybody. (Compare this rhyming proverb with other Latin sayings on this same theme, such as amicus omnibus, amicus nemini, etc.)
2056. The person who has got lots, wants to get more. (There are many variants on this saying, for example: homines, quo plura habent, eo ampliora cupiunt.)
2057. A good shepherd shears the sheep, he does not flay them. (You can find this cited by Suetonius.)
2058. Life is not living, but being well. (You will find this saying in Martial.)
2059. The person who seeks high places must be careful of crashing down. (The saying is cited by Tosi, 987.)
2060. It's very easy to something, but to accomplish the job is hard work. (This is a medieval saying, cited by Tosi, 24, following Walther 5590.)
2061. In doubtful matters it is better to be silent than to speak. (You can find this saying in Albertanus of Brescia.)
2062. You should not wound a friend, not even in jest. (You can find this in Publilius Syrus).
2063. It is not proper to strive against god. (Compare the entry in Erasmus's Adagia, Cum diis non pugnandum, 3.9.22.)
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Latin Via Proverbs 159
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Group 159
2041. Virtue is a blazing fire but does not burn. (This is a popular family motto; compare Moses and the "burning bush" of the Bible: videbat quod rubus arderet et non conbureretur, "he saw that the bush burned and was not consumed.")
2042. He who lives well, teaches well. (This is from the "Hortulus Rosarum" of Thomas a Kempis; the full phrase is: qui bene vivit bene docet; et qui bene legit, Dei nuntius est.)
2043. He who teaches learns twice. (There are many variations on this saying: cum docemus, discimus; dum docent, discunt; docendo discimus, etc.)
2044. The man who keeps quiet about the truth perpetrates a falsehood. (This is from the Latin legal tradition.)
2045. He who has much wants more. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
2046. The more he has, the more he wants. (This sentence shows nicely how the correlative words quo...eo... can be used to create a Latin sentence. Compare, for example, this sentence: Quo plus litteris studet, eo plus discit, ""The more he studies literature, the more he learns.")
2047. The mortal man who craves very little needs very little. (You will find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2048. It is not the man who has little who is poor, but rather the man who wants more. (This saying is adapted from Seneca.)
2049. The onager does not bray when he has grass. (The onager is a familiar figure from Aesop's fables.)
2050. Fortune gives whatever she pleases and snatches it away at other times. (The word vicissim is perfectly suited to the shifting nature of fortune. Compare this similar saying: Fortunam facit ars, artem fortuna vicissim, "Sometimes skill creates luck, at other times luck creates skill.")
2051. Now Jupiter rains, and now Jupiter shines from a clear sky. (You can find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.8.65.)
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Group 159
2041. Virtue is a blazing fire but does not burn. (This is a popular family motto; compare Moses and the "burning bush" of the Bible: videbat quod rubus arderet et non conbureretur, "he saw that the bush burned and was not consumed.")
2042. He who lives well, teaches well. (This is from the "Hortulus Rosarum" of Thomas a Kempis; the full phrase is: qui bene vivit bene docet; et qui bene legit, Dei nuntius est.)
2043. He who teaches learns twice. (There are many variations on this saying: cum docemus, discimus; dum docent, discunt; docendo discimus, etc.)
2044. The man who keeps quiet about the truth perpetrates a falsehood. (This is from the Latin legal tradition.)
2045. He who has much wants more. (You can find this saying in Seneca.)
2046. The more he has, the more he wants. (This sentence shows nicely how the correlative words quo...eo... can be used to create a Latin sentence. Compare, for example, this sentence: Quo plus litteris studet, eo plus discit, ""The more he studies literature, the more he learns.")
2047. The mortal man who craves very little needs very little. (You will find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
2048. It is not the man who has little who is poor, but rather the man who wants more. (This saying is adapted from Seneca.)
2049. The onager does not bray when he has grass. (The onager is a familiar figure from Aesop's fables.)
2050. Fortune gives whatever she pleases and snatches it away at other times. (The word vicissim is perfectly suited to the shifting nature of fortune. Compare this similar saying: Fortunam facit ars, artem fortuna vicissim, "Sometimes skill creates luck, at other times luck creates skill.")
2051. Now Jupiter rains, and now Jupiter shines from a clear sky. (You can find this in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.8.65.)
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 158
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes more sayings with first conjugation and third conjugation verbs.
Please note: to read the proverbs in Latin, you need to acquire a copy of the book from lulu.com! What I am providing here in the blog are notes to help people who are making their way through the book either in a Latin class or on their own. You can find more Study Guide material at the LatinViaProverbs.com wiki website.
Group 158
2025. To give to god is to receive. (Thomas Aquinas looks at the other side of the equation: Non enim potest homo dare Deo, nisi quae a Deo accepit, "A person cannot give something to God except for what he has gotten from God.")
2026. It is better to give than to receive. (Compare Acts 20:35: beatius est magis dare quam accipere.)
2027. It is better to suffer an injury than to inflict one. (You can find this saying in Cicero.)
2028. To make mistakes is a human thing; to forgive is a divine thing. (Compare a more secular comment by Cicero: Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare. There is a very famous version in Alexander Pope: "Good-Nature and Good-Sense must ever join; / To err is Humane; to Forgive, Divine.")
Errare humanum est, ignoscere divinum.
2029. Getting up early makes you healthy, holy and wealthy. (You may be familiar with Ben Franklin's "early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealth and wise." Here's The Book of Husbandry from1523 by Anthony Fitzherbert: "At grammer-scole I lerned a verse, that is this, Sanat, sanctificat, et ditat surgere mane. That is to say, Erly rysyng maketh a man hole in body, holer in soule, and rycher in goodes.")
Sanat, sanctificat, ditat te surgere mane.
2030. The younger ox learns to plow from the older ox. (There is an Aesop's fable about the yoking of the oxen together so that the younger can learn from the older.)
2031. It is not easy to both blow and inhale at the same time. (Here is a more fulsome expression of the same idea: simul flare sorbereque haud factu facile est. )
2032. It is easier to cause wounds than to cure them. (You can find this comparison in Quintilian: tanto est accusare quam defendere, quanto facere quam sanare uulnera facilius, "just as it is easier to accuse than to defend, so it is easier to make wounds than to heal them.")
2033. We get sick quickly; we recover slowly. (The pair cito...tarde is commonly found in Latin expressions, as in Tacitus: Lamenta ac lacrimas cito, dolorem et tristitiam tarde ponunt.)
2034. We often praise virtue; we rarely cultivate it. (The pair saepe...raro is commonly found in Latin expressions, as here in Martial: haec, quae saepe solet vinci, quae vincere raro.)
2035. The crimes we commit as young men, we pay for when old. (Compare the English saying "Young men's knocks old men feel.")
2036. Those who flee across the sea change the sky but not their soul. (You will find this saying in Horace.)
2037. When fools avoid vices, they rush into the opposite. (This saying can also be found in Horace.)
2038. The gods worry about great affairs; they ignore the small stuff. (You will find this saying in Cicero.)
2039. The thorn defends the roses; bees cover the honey. (This saying from Claudianus became popular in the emblem tradition, as here in Vaenius's Amorum emblemata.)
2040. They make desolation; they name it peace. (You can find this saying in Tacitus.)
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Group 158
2025. To give to god is to receive. (Thomas Aquinas looks at the other side of the equation: Non enim potest homo dare Deo, nisi quae a Deo accepit, "A person cannot give something to God except for what he has gotten from God.")
2026. It is better to give than to receive. (Compare Acts 20:35: beatius est magis dare quam accipere.)
2027. It is better to suffer an injury than to inflict one. (You can find this saying in Cicero.)
2028. To make mistakes is a human thing; to forgive is a divine thing. (Compare a more secular comment by Cicero: Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare. There is a very famous version in Alexander Pope: "Good-Nature and Good-Sense must ever join; / To err is Humane; to Forgive, Divine.")
Errare humanum est, ignoscere divinum.
2029. Getting up early makes you healthy, holy and wealthy. (You may be familiar with Ben Franklin's "early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealth and wise." Here's The Book of Husbandry from1523 by Anthony Fitzherbert: "At grammer-scole I lerned a verse, that is this, Sanat, sanctificat, et ditat surgere mane. That is to say, Erly rysyng maketh a man hole in body, holer in soule, and rycher in goodes.")
Sanat, sanctificat, ditat te surgere mane.
2030. The younger ox learns to plow from the older ox. (There is an Aesop's fable about the yoking of the oxen together so that the younger can learn from the older.)
2031. It is not easy to both blow and inhale at the same time. (Here is a more fulsome expression of the same idea: simul flare sorbereque haud factu facile est. )
2032. It is easier to cause wounds than to cure them. (You can find this comparison in Quintilian: tanto est accusare quam defendere, quanto facere quam sanare uulnera facilius, "just as it is easier to accuse than to defend, so it is easier to make wounds than to heal them.")
2033. We get sick quickly; we recover slowly. (The pair cito...tarde is commonly found in Latin expressions, as in Tacitus: Lamenta ac lacrimas cito, dolorem et tristitiam tarde ponunt.)
2034. We often praise virtue; we rarely cultivate it. (The pair saepe...raro is commonly found in Latin expressions, as here in Martial: haec, quae saepe solet vinci, quae vincere raro.)
2035. The crimes we commit as young men, we pay for when old. (Compare the English saying "Young men's knocks old men feel.")
2036. Those who flee across the sea change the sky but not their soul. (You will find this saying in Horace.)
2037. When fools avoid vices, they rush into the opposite. (This saying can also be found in Horace.)
2038. The gods worry about great affairs; they ignore the small stuff. (You will find this saying in Cicero.)
2039. The thorn defends the roses; bees cover the honey. (This saying from Claudianus became popular in the emblem tradition, as here in Vaenius's Amorum emblemata.)
2040. They make desolation; they name it peace. (You can find this saying in Tacitus.)
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Latin Via Proverbs 157
I hope these notes will help you tackle this group of proverbs in Latin Via Proverbs. This group includes sayings with first conjugation and third conjugation verbs.
Please note: to read the proverbs in Latin, you need to acquire a copy of the book from lulu.com! What I am providing here in the blog are notes to help people who are making their way through the book either in a Latin class or on their own. You can find more Study Guide material at the LatinViaProverbs.com wiki website.
Group 157
2014. Wise is the man who thinks twice. (This is a popular family motto.)
2015. A light breeze nourishes the flames; a bigger breeze kills them. (This saying can be found in Ovid.)
2016. And with fortune faith both stands and falls. (This saying is also from Ovid.)
2017. God opposes the proud; he bestows his favor on the humble. (You can find this in the Letter of James.)
2018. The person who conquers his anger conquers the greatest enemy. (You will find this in Publilius Syrus.)
2019. He wastes a gift rather than gives if he doesn't remember to whom he gives. (This saying is from Publilius Syrus.)
2020. The person who makes a loan sells his friend and buys an enemy. (Compare these similar sayings, "Mutua qui dederit, repentens sibi comparat hostem; Aes debitorem leve, gravius inimicum facit," etc.)
2021. Sometimes the one who gives a chicken gets an ox in return. (You could call this "barnyard karma.")
2022. The man who loves a frog thinks his frog is a goddess. (The Latin here has such a nice rhyme between the rana and the goddess Diana! This saying is from Odo's story of the frog and his son's slippers.)
2023. The man who washes his donkey wastes the water and the soap. (In Erasmus's Adagia, 3.3.39, you will find a similar saying:: Asini caput ne laves nitro.)
2024. The man who has made a second shipwreck unjustly blames Neptune. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
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Please note: to read the proverbs in Latin, you need to acquire a copy of the book from lulu.com! What I am providing here in the blog are notes to help people who are making their way through the book either in a Latin class or on their own. You can find more Study Guide material at the LatinViaProverbs.com wiki website.
Group 157
2014. Wise is the man who thinks twice. (This is a popular family motto.)
2015. A light breeze nourishes the flames; a bigger breeze kills them. (This saying can be found in Ovid.)
2016. And with fortune faith both stands and falls. (This saying is also from Ovid.)
2017. God opposes the proud; he bestows his favor on the humble. (You can find this in the Letter of James.)
2018. The person who conquers his anger conquers the greatest enemy. (You will find this in Publilius Syrus.)
2019. He wastes a gift rather than gives if he doesn't remember to whom he gives. (This saying is from Publilius Syrus.)
2020. The person who makes a loan sells his friend and buys an enemy. (Compare these similar sayings, "Mutua qui dederit, repentens sibi comparat hostem; Aes debitorem leve, gravius inimicum facit," etc.)
2021. Sometimes the one who gives a chicken gets an ox in return. (You could call this "barnyard karma.")
2022. The man who loves a frog thinks his frog is a goddess. (The Latin here has such a nice rhyme between the rana and the goddess Diana! This saying is from Odo's story of the frog and his son's slippers.)
2023. The man who washes his donkey wastes the water and the soap. (In Erasmus's Adagia, 3.3.39, you will find a similar saying:: Asini caput ne laves nitro.)
2024. The man who has made a second shipwreck unjustly blames Neptune. (You can find this saying in Publilius Syrus.)
This blog post is part of an evolving Study Guide for users of the book Latin Via Proverbs.
Keep up with the latest posts... Subscribe by Email. I also post a daily round-up of all the Bestiaria Latina blogs: fables, proverbs, crosswords, and audio.
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