Proverbs for Chapter
2
2.61 Perfidia Punica.
perfidia, -ae. treachery, betrayal.
Punicus, -a, -um. Punic, Carthaginian, Phoenician.
2.62 Strenua inertia.
strenuus, a, um. active, vigorous.
inertia, -ae. idleness, ineffectiveness.
2.63 Via media.
medius, a, um. middle; common, average
2.64 Via negativa.
negativus, -a, um. by means of negation, denial.
2.65 Vita beata.
vita, -ae. life.
beatus, a, um. blessed, happy.
2.66 Vita privata.
privatus, -a, -um. stripped, released; unofficial,
private.
2.67 Conscientia mala.
conscientia, -ae. shared knowledge, personal
knowledge.
malus, a, um. bad.
2.68 Conscientia recta.
rectus, -a, um. ruled, straight; right, correct.
2.69 Magna Charta.
magnus, a, um. big, large, great.
charta, -ae. leaf of papyrus, paper; document.
2.70 Ex gratia.
gratia, -ae. charm; favor, esteem; kindness;
thankfulness.
2.71 Ex Africa.
2.72 Ex cathedra.
cathedra, -ae. chair, professorial chair.
2.73 Ad gloriam.
gloria, -ae. fame, renown.
2.74 Apologia pro vita sua.
apologia, -ae. defense, account.
pro (prep. + abl.) before, for, for the sake
of.
suus, sua, suum. his, her, its, their (own).
2.75 De lana caprina.
lana, ae. wool.
caprinus, -a, -um. goat's, of a goat.
2.76 In camera.
camera, -ae. vaulted chamber, room.
2.77 Sine mora.
sine (prep. + abl.). without.
mora, -ae. delay.
2.78 Sine cura.
cura, -ae. care, attention; anxiety, worry.
2.79 Per incuriam.
per (prep. + acc.). through, by way of, along.
incuria, -ae. lack of care, neglect, carelessness.
2.80 Per totam curiam.
totus, a, um. whole, complete, entire, all.
curia, -ae. court; senate-house; the Senate
2.81 Opera mea.
opera, -ae. trouble, pains, labor.
meus, a, um. my, mine.
2.82 Fabulae!
fabula, -ae. talk; tale, story; play.
2.83 Tenebrae aeternae.
tenebrae, -arum. darkness, night; obscurity
aeternus, a, um. everlasting, eternal.
2.84 Inde irae et lacrimae.
inde. thence; from that cause, for that reason
ira, -ae. wrath, anger, rage.
lacrima, -ae. tear (as in weeping).
2.85 Aqua vitae.
aqua, -ae. water.
vita, -ae. life.
2.86 Scala naturae.
scalae, -arum. steps, stairs; ladder.
Later Latin: scala, -ae.
natura, -ae. nature.
2.87 Beatae memoriae.
beatus, a, um. blessed, happy.
memoria, -ae. memory; remembrance; the past,
tradition
2.88 Aleam fuge!
alea, -ae. die; game of dice.
fugio, fugere, fugi, fugitus. to flee.
fuge! flee! (imperative)
2.89 Litteras disce!
littera, -ae. letter. pl: literature,
knowledge.
disco, -ere, didici. to learn.
disce! learn! (imperative)
2.90 Acta est fabula.
actus, -a, -um. done, finished, accomplished.
2.91 Iacta alea est.
iactus, a, um. tossed, thrown.
2.92 Caeca invidia est.
caecus, a, um. blind.
invidia, -ae. envy, jealousy.
2.93 Aurora amica Musis est.
aurora, -ae. dawn.
amica, -ae. (female) friend.
Musa, -ae. Muse, goddess of literature, arts.
2.94 Experientia docet.
experientia, -ae. trial, test; knowledge from
experience.
doceo, -ere, docui, doctus. to teach.
2.95 Olet lucernam.
oleo, -ere. to emit an odor; to smell, stink.
lucerna, -ae. lamp; lamplight.
2.96 Urticae proxima saepe rosa est.
urtica, -ae. nettle, thorn.
proximus, a, um. very near, nearest to.
saepe. often.
rosa, -ae. rose.
2.97 Verae amicitiae sempiternae sunt.
verus, a, um. true.
amicitia, -ae. friendship.
sempiternus, a, um. continual, everlasting.
2.98 Zonam perdidit.
zona, -ae. girdle, belt; moneybelt.
perdo, -ere, perdidi, perditus. to destroy,
ruin, waste.
2.99 Troia fuit.
Troia, -ae. Troy.
2.100 Dum fortuna fuit.
dum. while; as long as, so long as.
fortuna, -ae. chance, fate, fortune, luck.
2.101 In memoriam.
memoria, -ae. memory; remembrance; the past,
tradition.
2.102 Memoria in aeterna.
aeternus, a, um. everlasting, eternal.
2.103 In aqua scribere.
scribo, -ere, scripsi, scriptus. to write.
2.104 Quaerere aquas in aquis.
quaero, -ere, quaesivi, quaesitus. to seek,
search.
2.105 In epulis epulas quaerere.
epulae, -arum. food, dishes; a banquet.
2.106 In viam veram inducere.
verus, a, um. true.
induco, -ere, induxi, inductus. to enter in,
lead to.
2.107 Stare super antiquas vias.
sto, -are, steti, status. to stand; to stay,
remain.
super (prep. + abl./acc.). over, above, beyond.
antiquus, -a, -um. previous, earlier; ancient.
2.108 Alere flammam.
alo, -ere, alui, alitus. to nourish, support,
promote.
flamma, -ae. flame, fire.
2.109 Terram videre.
terra, -ae. earth, land; dry land.
2.110 Umbras timere.
umbra, -ae. shade, shadow.
timeo, -ere, timui. to fear, dread.
2.111 Scapham scapham dicere.
scapha, -ae. small boat, skiff.
dico, -ere, dixi, dictus. to say, tell, speak.
2.112 Nec audio nec video.
audio, -ire. to hear, listen.
2.113 Cum tacent, clamant.
cum. when.
taceo, -ere, tacui, tacitus. to be silent,
say nothing.
clamo, -are. to call, shout.
2.114 Dum spiro, spero.
dum. while; as long as, so long as.
spiro, -are. to breathe.
spero, -are. to hope.
2.115 Vivere militare est.
vivo, -ere, vixi, victus. to live.
milito, -are. to be in the army, be a soldier.
2.116 Vivere est cogitare.
cogito, -are. to think, reflect.
2.117 In horam vivo.
hora, -ae. hour; time, moment.
2.118 Non vivere sed valere vita est.
valeo, -ere. to be strong, be in good health.
vita, -ae. life.
2.119 Legere enim et non intellegere neglegere est.
lego, -ere, legi, lectus. to collect, gather;
read.
enim. indeed, truly.
intellego, -ere, intellexi, intellectus. to
grasp, understand.
neglego, -ere, neglexi, neglectus. to disregard;
overlook, omit.
2.120 Inter spinas, per aerumnas, duraturas quaero rosas.
inter (prep + acc.). between, among.
spina, -ae. thorn.
per (prep. + acc.). through, by way of, along.
aerumna, -ae. labor, toil, hardship.
duraturus, -a, -um. lasting, enduring.
quaero, -ere, quaesivi, quaesitus. to seek,
search.
rosa, -ae. rose.
2.121 Rursum versum.
rursum. backward.
versum. towards, forwards.
2.122 Rursum prorsum.
prorsum. forward, straight ahead.
2.123 Sursum deorsum.
sursum. upwards, on high.
deorsum. downwards, backwards.
2.124 Et in Arcadia ego.
Arcadia, -ae. region of Greece (idyllic, pastoral
setting)
ego. I.
2.125 Hic iacet.
hîc. here; in this place.
iaceo, -ere, iacui. to lie, be situated; to
lie flat.
2.126 Ubi papa, ibi Roma.
ubi. where.
papa, -ae (masc.!). the pope.
ibi. there.
Roma, -ae. Rome.
2.127 Ibi semper est victoria, ubi concordia est.
victoria, -ae. victory, conquest.
concordia, -ae. agreement, union, harmony.
2.128 Cras credo, hodie nihil.
cras. tomorrow.
credo, -ere, credidi, creditus. to trust, believe.
hodie. today.
2.129 Cras do, non hodie: sic nego cotidie.
sic. thus.
nego, -are. to say no, deny.
cotidie. every day.
2.130 Do ut des.
2.131 Facio ut des.
facio, -ere, feci, factus. to make, do.
2.132 Potius sero quam numquam.
potius...quam... better...than...
sero. late; too late.
numquam. never.
2.133 Tacent, satis laudant.
satis / sat. enough, sufficiently.
laudo, -are. to praise, extol, commend.
2.134 Sat cito si sat bene.
cito. quickly.
bene. well; favorably, prosperously.
2.135 Vix bene et cito.
vix. scarcely, with difficulty; rarely.
2.136 Tarde sed tute.
tarde. slowly.
tute. safely, securely.
2.137 Si non caste et tamen caute.
caste. piously, purely.
tamen. yet, however, nevertheless.
caute. cautiously, carefully.
2.138 Si non caste saltim caute.
saltim. at least, in any case.
2.139 Fama bona lente volat et mala fama repente.
lente. slowly.
repente. suddenly, unexpectedly; quickly.
2.140 Si sufflasses, cecidisset.
sufflo, -are. to puff, blow; to inflate.
cado, -ere, cecidi. to fall, sink, drop. |
