Proverbs for Chapter
1
1.1 Terra incognita.
terra, -ae. earth, land.
incognitus, -a, -um. unexamined, unknown, unrecognized.
1.2 Terra firma.
firmus, -a, -um. firm, strong, steady; lasting.
1.3 Roma aeterna.
aeternus, a, um. everlasting, eternal.
1.4 Tabula rasa.
tabula, -ae. board, plank, tablet, slate.
rasus, -a, -um. scraped, shaved; erased.
1.5 Persona non grata.
persona, -ae. mask; role, personality; person.
gratus, a, um. pleasing, welcome; thankful,
grateful.
1.6 Ad litteram.
ad (prep. + acc.). to, towards.
littera, -ae. letter. pl: literature,
knowledge.
1.7 Ad lunam.
luna, -ae. moon; moonlight.
1.8 Ad nauseam.
nausea, -ae. seasickness, nausea.
1.9 Ad bestias.
bestia, -ae. animal, brute, beast.
1.10 Ad Kalendas graecas.
Kalendae, -arum. first day of Roman month.
graecus, a, um. Greek.
1.11 Fama volat.
fama, -ae. report, rumor, gossip.
volo, -are. to fly.
1.12 Pecunia non olet.
pecunia, -ae. property; wealth, money.
oleo, -ere. to emit an odor; to smell, stink.
1.13 Innocentia eloquentia est.
innocentia, -ae. harmlessness, integrity, innocence.
eloquentia, ae. eloquence.
1.14 Fortuna caeca est.
fortuna, -ae. chance, fate, fortune, luck.
caecus, a, um. blind.
1.15 Aqua profunda est quieta.
aqua, -ae. water.
profundus, -a, -um. deep; high; thick, dense;
boundless.
quietus, -a, -um. resting, sleeping; calm,
undisturbed.
1.16 Aquila non captat muscas.
aquila, -ae. eagle.
capto, -are. to seize, catch.
musca, -ae. fly (insect).
1.17 Aquila non generat columbas.
genero, -are. to produce, bring to life.
columba, -ae. dove, pigeon.
1.18 Iniuria non excusat iniuriam.
iniuria, -ae. injustice, wrong-doing.
excuso, -are. to except from blame, excuse.
1.19 Umbram suam timet.
umbra, -ae. shade, shadow.
suus, sua, suum. his, her, its, their (own).
timeo, -ere, timui. to fear, dread.
1.20 Mutat via longa puellas.
muto, -are. to move, change.
via, -ae. way, road.
longus, a, um. long.
puella, -ae. young woman, girl.
1.21 Mea culpa.
meus, a, um. my, mine.
culpa, -ae. fault, blame; error, sin.
1.22 Via Dolorosa.
via, -ae. way, road.
dolorosus, -a, -um. painful, sorrowful.
1.23 Via Lactea.
lacteus, -a, -um. milky; white, milky white.
1.24 Via trita, via tuta.
tritus, a, um. worn, well-worn, frequented.
tutus, a, um. safe, secure.
1.25 Per vias rectas.
per (prep. + acc.). through, by way of.
rectus, -a, um. ruled, straight; right, correct.
1.26 In absentia.
in (prep. + abl/acc). in, into.
absentia, -ae. absence.
1.27 In propria persona.
proprius, -a, -um. one's own; peculiar, characteristic.
persona, -ae. mask; role, personality; person.
1.28 Non sine causa.
sine (prep. + abl.). without.
causa, -ae. reason, motive; situation, case.
1.29 Hic et nunc.
hîc. here, in this place; in this matter.
nunc. now.
1.30 Nunc aut numquam.
aut. or.
numquam. never.
1.31 Ubi bene, ibi patria.
ubi. where.
bene. well; favorably, prosperously.
ibi. there.
patria, -ae. fatherland, homeland.
1.32 Hannibal ad portas.
porta, -ae. gate.
1.33 Ardua ad gloriam via.
arduus, a, um. steep, lofty.
gloria, -ae. fame, renown.
1.34 In maxima potentia minima licentia.
maximus, -a, -um. greatest, most, biggest.
potentia, -ae. power, might, ability.
minimus, -a, -um. least, smallest.
licentia, -ae. freedom, permission, liberty.
1.35 In ista vipera est veprecula.
iste, a, ud. that; that one over there.
vipera, -ae. viper, snake.
veprecula, -ae. thornbush.
1.36 Ubi sunt?
1.37 Littera scripta manet.
littera, -ae. letter. pl: literature,
knowledge.
scriptus, -a, -um. written.
maneo, -ere, mansi, mansus. to remain, stay;
endure, last.
1.38 Non semper errat fama.
semper. always.
erro, -are. to wander; to err, be wrong.
fama, -ae. report, rumor, gossip.
1.39 Haud semper errat fama.
haud. not, not at all.
1.40 Publica fama non semper vana.
publicus, a, um. belonging to the people;
common.
vanus, a, um. empty, meaningless.
1.41 Pro patria.
pro (prep. + abl.) before, for, for the sake
of.
1.42 Pro forma.
forma, -ae. figure, shape; beauty.
1.43 Sub poena.
sub (prep. + abl/acc). under.
1.44 Multis cum lacrimis.
multus, a, um. much. pl: many.
lacrima, -ae. tear (as in weeping).
1.45 Cogito ergo sum.
cogito, -are. to think, reflect.
ergo. therefore.
1.46 Laborare est orare.
laboro, -are. to work, toil, strive.
oro, -are. to speak; argue, plead; to pray.
1.47 Nec timeo nec sperno.
sperno, -ere, sprevi, spretus. to remove; to
reject, scorn.
1.48 Nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo.
habeo, -ere, habui, habitus. to have.
careo, -ere, carui, ---. to be without, to
lack.
curo, -are. to care for, treat; to be concerned
with.
1.49 Nihil obstat.
nihil / nil. nothing.
obsto, -are, obstiti. to stand in the way;
oppose, obstruct.
1.50 Ante tubam trepidat.
ante (prep. + acc.) before, in front of.
tuba, -ae. trumpet, war-trumpet.
trepido, -are. to be busy; to be agitated,
anxious.
1.51 Alis volat propriis.
ala, -ae. wing.
volo, -are. to fly.
proprius, -a, -um. one's own; peculiar, characteristic.
1.52 In umbra pugnabimus.
umbra, -ae. shade, shadow.
pugno, -are. to fight, battle.
1.53 Anguillam cauda tenes.
anguilla, -ae. eel.
cauda, -ae. tail.
teneo, -ere, tenui, tentus. to hold, keep,
preserve.
1.54 Viperam sub ala nutricas.
vipera, -ae. viper, snake.
nutrico, -are. to suckle, nourish.
1.55 Aquilam volare doces.
aquila, -ae. eagle.
doceo, -ere, docui, doctus. to teach.
1.56 Horas non numero nisi serenas.
hora, -ae. hour; time, moment.
numero, -are. to count; to reckon, consider.
nisi. if not, unless.
serenus, -a, -um. clear, bright, fair.
1.57 Nemo propheta in patria.
nemo, neminis. nobody, no one.
propheta, -ae (m.) prophet.
1.58 Falsa est fiducia formae.
falsus, a, um. wrong, mistaken.
fiducia, -ae. confidence, trust.
1.59 Rara mistura cum sapientia forma.
rarus, a, um. scattered, scanty; infrequent.
mistura, -ae. combination, mixture.
sapientia, -ae. wisdom.
1.60 Non volat in buccas assa columba tuas.
bucca, -ae. cheek; puffed-out cheek,
mouthful.
assus, a, um. roasted, dried.
columba, -ae. dove, pigeon.
tuus, a, um. your, yours.
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