LATIN

This is LATIN section in Lingalog.

Here we have some famous quotations: Archimedes. Noli turbare circulos meos! - Don't disturb my circles!

Augustus Caesar. Celerius quam asparagi cocuntur. - Quicker than cooking asparagus.

Festina Lente. - Make haste slowly.

Julius Caesar Alea iacta est. - The die is cast.

Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. - Men readily believe what they wish.

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. - All of Gaul is divided into three parts.

Veni, vidi, vici! - I came, I saw, I conquered.

Cato the Elder Carthago delenda est. - Carthage must be destroyed.

Cicero Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit. - He departed, he escaped, he rushed forth.

Cedant arma togae, concedat laurea laudi. - May arms yield to the toga.

Cum tacent, clamant. - When they are silent, they are crying out.

Fortuna est caeca. - Fortune is blind.

Honor est praemium virtutis. - Honor is the reward of virtue.

Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est. - Inhumanity is troublesome in every generation.

In virtute sunt multi levels. - There are many degrees in excellence.

Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus. - We are slaves of laws so that we can be free.

Nihil agere delectat. - It is a delight to do nothing.

Nihil est incertius volgo. - Nothing is more uncertain than the masses.

Nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit. - No fortification is such that it cannot be subdued with money. Num barbarorum Romulus rex fuit? - Romulus was not a king of barbarians, was he? Omnium rerum principia parva sunt. - The beginnings of all things are small. O, praeclarum custodem, ovium lupum! - O, excellent protector of sheep, the wolf! O tempora! O mores! - Oh, the times! Oh, the customs! Patria est communis omnium parens. - Our fatherland is the common parent of everyone. Pauci veniunt ad senectutem. - Few people come to old age. Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? - How long now, Catiline, will you abuse our patience? Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit. - Often it is not even useful to know what may be. Salus populi suprema lex esto. - May the safety of the people be the highest law. Semper idem. - Always the same. Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes. - It is stupid to be afraid of that which you cannot avoid. Summum ius, summa iniuria. - The utmost law is the utmost injustice. Tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est. - Delay and procrastination is troublesome. Trahimur omnes laudis studio. - We are all taken in by an enthusiasm for praise.

Descartes Cogito ergo sum. - I think therefore I am.

Livy Periculum in mora. There is danger in delay. Potius sero quam numquam. It is better to be late than never.

Ovid Bene qui latuit, bene vixit. - One who has lived well has lived unnoticed. Exitus acta probat. - The end proves the deeds. Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi, sed saepe cadendo. - A drop of water hollows a stone, not by force, but by continuously dripping. Medio tutissimus ibis. - You will go safest in the middle. Nemo ante mortem beatus. - No one is happy before one's death. Omnia iam fient fieri quae posse negabam. - All the things which I denied could happen are now happening. Omnia mea mecum porto. - I carry with me all my things. Omnia mutantur; nihil interit. - All things are changed; nothing dies. Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit. - He who is not prepared today will be less prepared tomorrow. Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas. - Often a wild thorn produces tender roses. Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. - Times are changing and we are changing with them.

Plautus Quem di diligunt adolescens moritur. - He whom the gods prefer dies a young man.

Pliny the Elder Cum grano salis. - With a grain of salt.

Pliny the Younger Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit. - There is no book so bad that it is not beneficial in some respect.

Vergil Arma virumque cano. - I sing of arms and a man. Aspirat primo Fortuna labori. - Fortune favors upon one's first effort. Audentes fortuna iuvat. - Fortune favors the bold. Fama volat. - Rumor flies. Fata viam invenient. - The Fates will find a way. Labor omnia vincit. - Work overcomes all things. Mirabile dictu. - Remarkable to say. Ne cede malis. - May you not give way to evil things. Non omnes possumus omnia. - We cannot all do everything. Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes. - Whatever it is, I fear Greeks bearing gifts. Tanta molis erat Romanam condere gentem. - Such a great task it was to found the Roman race.

Ablative

ablative separation : that man is WITHOUT THE SENSE of a wart hog.

ablative prepositions : ab, de, cum, ex, in.

ablative attendant circumstances : WITH ENOUGH MONEY, I fear nothing.

ablative agent : he was killed BY ARCHERS.

ablative comparison : a hero is stronger THAN FEAR.

ablative description : the man WITH THE golden ARM.

ablative place from which : he came OUT OF THE FOREST.

ablative agent : he was captured BY SOLDIERS of Count Robert.

ablative specification : he is superior to him only IN STRENGTH.

ablative description : odysseus was a man OF MANY DEVICES.

ablative absolute : THE KING HAVING DIED=When the king was dead.

ablative place from : the bishop came FROM THE CHURCH to meet him.

ablative cause : the prisoner was almost dead FROM HUNGER.

ablative degr. of diff. : the soldiers arrived A FEW HOURS too late.

ablative separation : the poor were deprived OF CHARITY.

ablative time within which : the soldiers with come IN A FEW HOURS.

Accusative

accusative place to which : he is going to [ad] AMERICA.

accusative space of time : the battle lasted [for] MANY HOURS.

accusative exclamations : oh, DEATH, where is thy sting?

accusative direct obj. : he threw THE BONE to the dog.

accusative subject indir. disc. : he thinks that MEN bite [DOGS].

accusative predicate : they considered Odo [to be] A SCHOLAR.

accusative double with some verbs : odo taught THE STUDENTS RHETORIC.

accusative prepositions : ad: to THE DOOR; post: behind THE TREE.

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