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1 A bove majori discit arare minor. proverb The young ox learns to plough from the older See Ne sus, &c.
2 A capite ad calcem. From top to toe
3 A fonte puro pura defluit aqua. proverb From a clear spring clear water flows A man is generally estimated by the company he keeps, as his habits are probably similar to those of his companions.
4 A fortiori. From stronger reasoning With much greater probability. If a pound of gunpowder can blow up a house, a fortiori a hundredweight must be able to do it.
5 A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupus. A precipice before, a wolf behind Said of a person between the horns of a dilemma.
6 A latere. From the side A legate a latere is a pope's envoy, so called because sent from his side, from among his counsellors.
7 A mensa et toro. From table and bed or, as we say, "from bed and board." A sentence of separation of man and wife, issuing from the ecclesiastical courts, on account of acts of adultery which have been substantiated against either party. It is not of so decisive a nature as the divorce A vinculo matrimonii; which see.
8 A posteriori. From the latter
9 A priori. From the former Phrases used in logical argument, to denote a reference to its different modes. The schoolmen distinguished them into the propter quod, wherein an effect is proved from the next cause, as, when it is proved that the moon is eclipsed, because the earth is then between the sun and the moon. The second is, the quia, wherein the cause is proved from a remote effect; as, that plants do not breathe, because they are not animals; or, that there is a God, from the works of the creation. The former argument is called demonstration a priori; the latter, demonstration a posteriori.
10 A re decedunt. They wander from the point
11 A teneris unguiculis. Cicero From your tender little nails (From your very earliest boyhood) From your very earliest boyhood. See Sed praesta, &c., and Amores de, &c.
12 A verbis legis non est recedendum. Edward Coke There must be no departure from the words of the law The judge must not give to a statute a forced interpretation contrary to the reasonable meaning of the words.
13 A vinculo matrimonii. From the bonds of matrimony See A mensa, &c.
14 A. M. for Artium Magister. Master of Arts. The highest University degree in Arts. See also Anno Mundi, Ante meridiem.
15 Ab actu ad posse valet illatio. From what has happened we may infer what will happen
16 Ab alio spectes alteri quod feceris. Publilius Syrus As you do to another, expect another to do to you
17 Ab amicis honesta petamus. Cicero We must ask what is proper from our friends
18 Ab honesto virum bonum nihil deterret. Seneca Nothing deters a good man from the performance of his duties
19 Ab inconvenienti. From the inconvenience The Argumentum ab inconvenienti, is an argument to show that a proposition will be unlikely to meet the expected end, and will therefore be inexpedient.
20 Ab initio. From the beginning
21 Ab ovo usque ad mala. Horace From the egg to the apples (from beginning to end) From the commencement to the end; eggs being the first, and apples the last, dish served at the Roman entertainments.
22 Ab Urbe condita. From the building of the city more usually denoted in the Latin writers by the initials A. U. C; Rome, B.C. 753.
23 Abeunt studia in mores. Ovid Pursuits become habits Use is second nature.
24 Abi in pace. Depart in peace
25 Abiit nemine salutato. He went away without bidding any one farewell
26 Abite nummi, ego vos mergam, ne mergar a vobis. Away with you, money, I will sink you, that I may not be sunk by you.
27 Abiturus illuc quo priores abierunt, Quid mente caeca miserum torques Tibi dico, avare spiritum? Phaedrus As you must go to that place to which others have gone before, why in the blindness of your mind do you torment your wretched existence? To you I address myself, miser
28 Abnormis sapiens. Horace Wise without instruction Naturally gifted with a sound understanding.
29 Abracadabra. A cabalistic word, the name of a deity formerly worshipped by the Syrians. The letters of his name, written on paper, in the form of an inverted triangle, were recommended as an antidote against various diseases.
30 Absens haeres non erit. proverb He who is at a distance will not be the heir Out of sight out of mind
31 Absentem laedit cum ebrio qui litigat. Publilius Syrus He who disputes with a drunken man, offends one who is absent The senses of a drunken man may be considered as absent.
32 Absentem qui rodit amicum, qui non defendit alio culpante; solutos qui captat risus hominum, famamque dicacis; Fingere qui non visa potest, commissa tacere qui nequit, hic niger est, hunc tu, Romane, caveto. Horace He who backbites an absent friend, who does not defend him when another censures him, who affects to raise loud laughs in company and the reputation of a funny fellow, who can feign things he never saw, who cannot keep secrets, he is a dangerous man; against him, Roman, be on your guard
33 Absque argento omnia vana. Without money all is in vain.
34 Absque hoc. legal concept Without this, ... &c. The technical words of exception used in pleading a traverse.
35 Absque sudore et labore nullum opus perfectum est. Without sweat and toil no work is made perfect. Without exertion and diligence success is rarely attained.
36 Absque tali causa. legal concept Without such cause.
37 Abstineto a fabis. Abstain from beans. The Athenians, at the election of their public magistrates, balloted with beans. It is also worthy of remark that the Pythagoreans had a superstitious belief that the souls of the dead were harboured in the centre of the bean.
38 Absurdum est ut alios regat, qui seipsum regere nescit. legal maxim It is absurd that he should govern others, who knows not how to govern himself. Quoted by Kabelais, B. i. c. 52.
39 Abundans cautela non nocet. Edward Coke Excess of precaution can do no harm.
40 Abundat dulcibus vitiis. Quintilian He abounds with alluring faults. Said in allusion to an author the very faults of whose style are fascinating.
41 Ac veluti magno in populo cum saepe coorta est Seditio; saevitque animis ignobile vulgus, Jamque faces et saxa volant, furor arma ministrat. Virgil And as when a sedition has arisen amongst a mighty multitude, as often happens, and the minds of the ignoble vulgar are excited; now stones, now firebrands fly; fury supplies arms.
42 Accedas ad curiam. legal maxim You may come to the court. A writ issued out of Chancery when a man had received false judgment in a hundred court or court baron, was so called.
43 Accede ad ignem hunc, jam calesces plus satis. Terence Approach this fire, and you will soon be too warm. Said in allusion to the seductive beauty of the courtesan Thais.
44 Accensa domo proximi, tua quoque periclitatur. proverb When the house of your neighbour is in flames, your own is in danger. See Proximus ardet, etc.
45 Acceptissima semper Munera sunt, auctor quae pretiosa facit. Ovid Those gifts are always the most acceptable which our love for the donor makes precious
46 Accidit in puncto, et toto contingit in anno. It happens in an instant, and occurs throughout the whole year. Said in reference to those occurrences which are ruled by the uniform laws of nature.
47 Accidit in puncto, quod non contingit in anno. That may happen in a moment, which does not occur in a whole year.
48 Accipe nunc, victus tenuis quid quantaque secum afferat. In primis valeas bene. Horace Now learn what and how great benefits a temperate diet will bring along with it. In the first place, you will enjoy good health.
49 Accipe, si vis, Accipiam tabulas; detur nobis locus, hora, Custodes: videamus uter plus scribere possit. Horace Take, if you like, your tablets, I will take mine: let there be a place, a time, and persons appointed to see fair play; let us see who can write the most.
50 Accipe, sume, cape, sunt verba placentia papae. medieval saying Take, have, and keep, are pleasant words from a pope. It may also be translated, "to a pope."
51 Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam. Cicero It is better to receive than to do an injury.
52 Accipio revocamen. Ovid I accept the recall.
53 Acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat. Horace The mind intent upon false appearances refuses to admit better things.
54 Accusare nemo se debet nisi coram Deo. legal maxim No man is bound to accuse himself except before God. It is a maxim of our law, that no man can be forced to become his own accuser.
55 Acer et vehemens bonus orator. Cicero A good orator is pointed and forcible.
56 Acerrima proximorum odia. Tacitus The hatred of those most nearly connected is the bitterest of all.
57 Acerrimus ex omnibus nostris sensibus est sensus videndi. Cicero The keenest of all our senses is the sense of sight.
58 Acribus initiis, incurioso fine. Tacitus Zealous at the commencement, careless towards the conclusion. Said of those who commence an undertaking with more zeal than perseverance or discretion.
59 Acriora orexim excitant embammata. Columella Savoury seasonings stimulate the appetite.
60 Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta. Edward Coke The outward conduct indicates the secrets of the heart.
61 Actio personalis moritur cum persona. legal maxim A personal action dies with the person.
62 Actum est de republica. It is all over with the republic. The constitution is overthrown.
63 Actum ne agas. Cicero What has been done do not over again.
64 Actus Dei nemini facit injuriam. legal maxim The act of God does wrong to no man. The word injury is here used in its primary sense. God, who is the author of justice, cannot do that which is unjust.
65 Actus legis nulli facit injuriam. legal maxim The act of the law does wrong to no man.
66 Actus me invito factus, non est meus actus. legal maxim An act done by me against my will, is not my act. According to the principles of law, acts done under duress are void.
67 Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea. legal maxim The act does not make the crime, unless the intention is criminal. The law requires that evil intention, or malice prepense, should be reasonably proved against the person accused, before he can be pronounced guilty.
68 Acum in meta foeni quaerere. medieval saying To seek a needle in a bundle of hay.
69 Ad calamitatem quilibet rumor valet. Publilius Syrus Every rumour is believed when directed against the unfortunate. To the same purpose as the English proverb, "Give a dog a bad name and hang him."
70 Ad Calendas Graecas. At the Greek Calends. As the Greeks, in their division of the months, had no calends, (which were used by the Romans only,) this phrase was used in reference to a thing that could never take place. "To-morrow come never," as we say.
71 Ad captandum vulgus. To catch the mob. Said of a specious argument "for the nonce."
72 Ad connectendas amicitias, tenacissimum vinculum est morum similitudo. Pliny the Younger For cementing friendship, resemblance of manners is the strongest tie.
73 Ad consilium ne accesseris, antequam voceris. proverb Go not to the council-chamber before yon are summoned. Speak when you are spoken to, and come when you are called.
74 Ad eundem. To the same (rank or class). Graduates of one university, when admitted to the same degree in another, but not incorporated as members, are said to be admitted ad eundem.
75 Ad interim. For/during the meanwhile. A temporary substitute is appointed to act ad interim.
76 Ad libitum. At pleasure. In music this term is used to show that the passage may be played at the discretion of the performer.
77 Ad mala quisque animum referat sua. Ovid Let each person recall to mind his own mishaps.
78 Ad mensuram aquam bibit. He drinks water by measure.
79 Ad minora me demittere non recusabo. Quintilian I will not refuse to descend to the most minute details. I will sift the matter to the bottom.
80 Ad mores natura recurrit Damnatos, fixa et mutari nescia. Juvenal Human nature ever reverts to its depraved courses, fixed and immutable.
81 Ad nomen vultus sustulit illa suos. Ovid On hearing her name she raised her eyes.
82 Ad nullum consurgit opus, cum corpore languet. Gaius Cornelius Gallus The mind cannot grapple with any task when the body is languid.
83 Ad omnem libidinem projectus homo. A man disposed to every species of dissipation.
84 Ad perditam securim manubrium adjicere. To throw the helve after the lost hatchet. To give way to despair.
85 Ad perniciem solet agi sinceritas. Phaedrus Sincerity is frequently impelled to its own destruction.
86 Ad poenitendum properat, cito qui judicat. Publilius Syrus He hastens to repentance, who judges hastily.
87 Ad populum phaleras, ego te intus et in cute novi. Persius Display thy trappings to the vulgar, I know thee inside and out.
88 Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora. proverb Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow. in defective verse, similar to ours — "A bird in the hand," etc. Medieval proverb.
89 Ad quaestionem juris respondeant judices, ad quaestionem facti respondeant juratores. legal maxim It is the duty of the judge to decide as to the point of law, of the jurors to decide as to the matter of fact.
90 Ad quod damnum. legal concept To what damage. A writ issued to inquire into the damage that may be sustained before the grant of certain liberties.
91 Ad referendum. To be referred OR to await further consideration.
92 Ad respondendum quaestioni. To answer the question Students at the university of Cambridge, who are about to be examined for their degree in Arts, or in other words, admitted ad respondendum quaestioni, are thence called questionists.
93 Ad suum quemque aequum est quaestum esse callidum. Plautus It is only right that every one should be alive to his own advantage.
94 Ad tristem partem strenua suspicio. Publilius Syrus The minds of men who have been unfortunate are prone to suspicion. Much to the same purpose as our proverb, "A burnt child dreads the fire."
95 Ad turpia virum bonum nulla spes invitat. Seneca No expectation can allure a good man to the commission of evil.
96 Ad unum corpus humanum supplicia plura quam membra. Cyprian One human body is liable to more pains than the members of which it is composed.
97 Ad utrumque paratus. Prepared for either alternative.
98 Ad valorem. According to the value. Duties are imposed on certain articles of merchandise, ad valorem, or according to their value.
99 Ad vivum. To the life.
100 Adaequarunt judices. The judges were equally divided.
101 Adde parum parvo, magnus acervus erit. Add a little to a little, and there will be a great heap. An adaptation from Ovid.
102 Adde, quod injustum rigido jus dicitur ense, Dantur et in medio vulnera saepe foro. Ovid Besides, iniquitous retaliation is dealt with the cruel sword, and wounds are often inflicted in the midst of the court of justice.
103 Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est. Virgil Of such importance is it to be well trained in youth. "Train up a child in the way he should go," says Solomon, Prov. xxii. 6.
104 Adeone hominem immutari Ex amore, ut non cognoscas eundem esse? Terence Is it possible that a man can be so hanged by love, that you could not recognise him to be the same?
105 Adeste, si quid mihi restat agendum. If aught remains to be done by me, despatch. The words of the emperor Severus, just before his death, according to Lord Bacon; but they are not to be found in Dio Cassius or Spartianus.
106 Adhibenda est in jocando moderatio. Cicero Moderation should be used in joking. A joke should never be carried too far.
107 Adhibenda est munditia, non odiosa, neque exquisita nimis, tantum quae fugiat agrestem ac inhumanam negligentiam. Cicero We should exhibit a certain degree of neatness, not too exquisite or affected, and equally remote from rustic and unbecoming carelessness.
108 Adhuc sub judice lis est. Horace The point is still in dispute before the judge. The controversy is yet undecided.
109 Aditus est ipsi ad omnes facilis et pervius. Cicero He has free and ready access to every one.
110 Adjuro numquam eam me deserturum, Non si capiendos mihi sciam esse inimicos omnes homines; Hanc mihi expetivi, contingit; conveniunt mores; valeant Qui inter nos discidium volunt; hanc, nisi mors, mi adimet nemo. Terence I swear that I will never desert her, even though I were sure that I should make all men my enemies. Her have I desired above all things, her have I obtained. Our humours agree; farewell to those who would set us at variance. Nothing but death shall deprive me of her.
111 Adolescentem verecundum esse decet. Plautus A young man ought to be modest.
112 Adornare verbis benefacta. Pliny the Younger To enhance the value of a favour by kind expressions. The best of actions is liable to be undervalued, if done with a bad grace.
113 Adscriptus glebae. Belonging to the soil. Attached to the soil, like the serfs and neifs in England so late as the reign of Edward VI., and the greater part of the peasantry of the Russian empire at the present day.
114 Adsit Regula, peccatis quae poenas irroget aequas. Horace Let a law be made which shall inflict punishment commensurate with the crime.
115 Adulandi gens prudentissima laudat Sermonem indocti, faciem deformis, amici. Juvenal The crafty race of flatterers praise the conversation of an unlearned, the features of an ugly friend. See the Fable of the Fox and the Crow, in Aesop.
116 Adversus solem ne loquitor. proverb Speak not against the sun. Do not argue against that which is as clear as the sun at mid-day.
117 Aeacus in poenas ingeniosus erit. Ovid Aeacus shall refine in devising tortures for you.
118 Aedificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat. legal maxim You may not build on your own land that which may injure another. See the same principle in Sic utere, &c.
119 Aegrescitque medendo. Virgil He destroys his health by his very anxiety to preserve it.
120 Aegri somnia vana. Horace The delusive dreams of the sick man.
121 Aegritudinem laudare, unam rem maxime detestabilem, quorum est tandem philosophorum? Cicero What kind of philosophy is it, pray, to extol melancholy, a thing the most detestable of all?
122 Aegrotat daemon, monachus tunc esse volebat; Daemon convaluit, daemon ut ante fuit. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be; The devil got well, the devil a monk was he. Lines composed in the middle ages.
123 Aegrotationes animi, qualis est avaritia, ex eo quod magni aestimetur ea res, ex qua animus aegrotat, oriuntur. Cicero Diseases of the mind, such as avarice, spring from too high a value set upon the things by which the mind becomes corrupted.
124 Aegroto dum anima est, spes est. Cicero So long as the sick man has life, there is hope. A common saying with us, "While there is life there is hope."
125 Aemulatio aemulatiorem parit. Emulation begets emulation. A spirit of emulation excites others to similar exertions.
126 Aemulus studiorum et laborum. Cicero The rival of his pursuits and of his labours.
127 Aequa lege necessitas sortitur insignes et imos. Horace Fate, by an impartial law, is allotted both to the conspicuous and the obscure.
128 Aequa tellus Pauperi recluditur, Regumque pueris. Horace The impartial earth is opened alike for the pauper and the children of kings.
129 Aequam memento rebus in arduis Servare mentem, non secus in bonis Ab insolenti temperatam Laetitia. Horace In arduous circumstances remember to preserve equanimity, and equally in prosperous moments restrain excessive joy
130 Aequitas enim lucet ipsa per se. Cicero Equity shines by her own light.
131 Aequitas est correctio legis generaliter latae qua parte deficit. plowden Equity is the correction of the law laid down in general terms, in those parts in which it is deficient. It modifies the rigour of the law, and takes into consideration the circumstances of the case.
132 Aequo animo paratoque moriar. Cicero May I meet death with a mind prepared and calm.
133 Aequum est Peccatis veniam poscentem reddere rursus. Horace It is fair that he who expects forgiveness should, in his turn, extend it to others. We are also taught by a higher sanction, that, as we forgive them that trespass against us, so may we hope to be forgiven.
134 Aera nitent usu; vestis bona quaerit haberi; Canescunt turpi tecta relicta situ. Ovid Brass grows bright by use; good clothes require to be worn; uninhabited buildings grow white with nasty mould.
135 Aerugo animi, rubigo ingenii. Seneca The rust of the mind is the blight of genius. Said of idleness.
136 Aerumnabilis experientia me docuit. Sorrowful experience has taught me.
137 Aes debitorem leve, gravius inimicum facit. laber A trifling debt makes a man your debtor; a more weighty one, your enemy.
138 Aes erat in pretio; chalybeia massa latebat; Heu! quam perpetuo debuit illa tegi. Ovid Copper became valuable; the iron ore still lay hid. Alas! would that it had ever remained concealed.
139 Aesopo ingentem statuam posuere Attici, Servumque collocarunt aeterna in basi, Patere honoris scirent ut cuncti viam. Phaedrus The Athenians erected a lofty statue to Aesop, and placed him, though a slave, upon an everlasting pedestal, that all might know that the way to fame is open to every one.
140 Aestimatio delicti praeteriti ex post facto non crescit. legal maxim The delinquency attaching to a crime that has been committed, is not increased by anything that has happened since.
141 Aestuat ingens Imo in corde pudor, mixtoque insania luctu, Et Furiis agitatus amor, et conscia virtus. Virgil Deep in his heart boils overwhelming shame, and frantic rage, with intermingled grief, and love racked with furious despair, and conscious worth.
142 Aetas parentum, pejor avie, tulit Nos nequiores, mox daturos Progeniem vitiosiorem. Horace The days of our parents, more dissolute than those of our forefathers, produced us more wicked than they; we, who are destined to produce a more vicious progeny still. Horace is here a laudator temporis acti, a praiser of the "good old times."
143 Aetatem non tegunt tempora. Our temples do not conceal our age. The wrinkled forehead betrays the hand of time
144 Aetatem Priami Nestorisque Longam qui putat esse, Martiane, Multum decipitur falliturque, Non est. vivere sed vita. Martial He, Martianus, is much mistaken and deceived, who thinks that the life of Priam and of Nestor was long: not existence, but health, is life.
145 Aetatis cujusque notandi sunt tibi mores. Horace You must carefully observe the manners of every age. By inattention to this rule, even Shakespeare has committed anachronisms.
146 Aeternum inter se discordant. Terence They are everlastingly at variance with each other.
147 Aethiopem dealbare. proverb To wash a blackamoor white.
148 Aevo rarissima nostro Simplicitas. Ovid Simplicity, a thing most rare in our age. Ovid, like Seneca, sometimes praises a simplicity and self-denial, which he himself failed to practise.
149 Affectum dantis pensat censura Tonantis. The judgment of the Thunderer weighs the intention of the giver. A mediaeval line.
150 Afflavit Deus et dissipantur. God has sent forth his breath, and they are dispersed. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, a medal with the above inscription was struck, to record the destruction of the Spanish Armada.
151 Age quod agis. Attend to what you are about. or, as the clock at the Inner Temple formerly had it, "Begone about your business."
152 Age, libertate Decembri, Quando ita majores voluerunt, utere. Horace Come, since our forefathers would have it so, use the freedom of December. Said in allusion to the Saturnalia, during which the slaves at Rome were allowed a greater latitude than usual.
153 Agere considerate pluris est quam cogitare prudenter. Cicero It is better to act considerately than to think wisely. Very similar in meaning to the maxim, Paulum sepultae, &c, which see
154 Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae. Virgil I recognise the remains of my former attachment. A somewhat similar expression to that of Gray, "E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires."
155 Agnus Dei. The Lamb of God. A cake of wax stamped with the figure supporting the banner of the cross. It is supposed by the Romish Church to have miraculous powers for preserving the faithful. A part of the mass for the dead is also so called, from the circumstance of its beginning with these words.
156 Agri non omnes frugiferi sunt. Cicero All fields are not fruitful. So too all men are not equally susceptible of improvement.
157 Agricola incurvo terram dimorit aratro; Hinc anni labor; hinc patriam parvosque nepotes Sustinet: hinc armenta boum, meritosque juvencos. Virgil The husbandman cleaves the earth with his crooked plough: hence the labours of the year: hence he supports his country and his little offspring: hence his herds of kine and the steers which have earned his sustenance.
158 Ah miser! Quanta laboras in Charybdi, Digne puer meliore flamma! Horace Into what an abyss hast thou fallen, unhappy youth! deserving of a more happy flame! A parallel case to that of Samson and Delilah.
159 Ah! nimium faciles, qui tristia crimina caedis Fluminea tolli posse putetis aqua. Ovid Ah! too credulous mortals, who imagine that the guilt of bloodshed can be removed by the waters of the stream.
160 Albae gallinae filius. proverb The son of a white hen. Said of a person extremely fortunate. An eagle is said to have dropped a white hen, with a sprig of laurel, into the lap of Livia, the wife of the Emperor Augustus.
161 Album calculum addere. To give a white stone. In voting, among the ancients, approval was signified by putting into the urn a white stone; disapproval, or censure, by a black one.
162 Alea judiciorum. Chance judiciary. "The uncertainty of judgments;" which too often, as it were, depend on the throw of a die. "The glorious uncertainty of the law."
163 Aleator, quanto in arte est melior, tanto est nequior. Publilius Syrus The gambler, the more skilful he is in his art, the more wicked is he.
164 Alexander victor tot regum atque populorum irae succubuit. Seneca Alexander, the conqueror of so many kings and nations, was himself subdued by anger.
165 Alia res sceptrum, alia plectrum. A sceptre is one thing, a fiddlestick another.
166 Aliam quercum excute. Go, shake some other oak. Said by a person who has already shown his liberality to an applicant.
167 Alias. Otherwise. Applied to persons who assume two or more names; as A, alias B. It also means a second writ, issued after a first writ has been issued to no purpose.
168 Alibi. legal concept Elsewhere. Law Term. When a person accused of an offence endeavours to prove that he was absent from the place at the time when the crime was committed, he is said to set up an alibi.
169 Aliena negotia centum Per caput, et circa saliunt latus. Horace A hundred affairs of other people come into my head, and beset me on every side.
170 Aliena negotia curo, Excussus propriis. Horace I attend to the business of other men, regardless of my own. This quotation - may be aptly applied to such busy-bodies as Aesop met, when carrying his lantern at mid-day. See Phaedrus, B. iii. F. 19.
171 Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent. Publilius Syrus That which belongs to others pleases us most, while that which belongs to us is most valued by others. Few men are content with their station: so true it is that — "Men would be angels, angels would be gods; Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel." Pope's Essay on Man.
172 Aliena opprobria saepe Absterrent vitiis. Horace The disgrace of others often deters us from crime.
173 Aliena optimum insania frui. It is best to profit by the madness of others. A proverb quoted by the Elder Pliny. See Optimum est aliena, &c.
174 Aliena vitia in oculis habemus - a tergo nostra sunt. Seneca We have the vices of others always before our eyes — our own behind our backs. See Ut nemo in sese, &c.
175 Aliena vivere quadra. Juvenal To eat off another man's trencher. To live at another's expense.
176 Alieni appetens, sui profusus. Sallust Covetous of another's, lavish of his own. Catiline is here described by the historian.
177 Alieni temporis flores. Blossoms of a time gone by. Flowers that bloomed in other days.
178 Alieno in loco Haud stabile regnum est. Seneca Over a distant realm sovereignty is insecure.
179 Alienos agros irrigas tuis sitientibus. proverb You are watering your neighbours' fields, while your own are parched with drought. Said to an interfering busy-body.
180 Alii sementem faciunt, alii metent. proverb The one sows, the other will reap.
181 Alio patriam quaerunt sub sole jacentem. Virgil They seek a country situate beneath another sun.
182 Aliorum medicus, ipse ulceribus scates. The physician of others, you are full of ulcers yourself.
183 Aliquando gratius est quod facili quam quod plena manu datur. Sometimes that is more acceptable which is given with a kindly, than that which is received from a full hand. Presents are acceptable according to the spirit in which they are given.
184 Aliquem fortunae filium reverentissime colere ac venerari. Augustine of Hippo To treat with the greatest reverence and respect a man who is the darling of fortune. To "follow that false plan, That money only makes the man."
185 Aliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa. Edward Coke No man ought to be judge in his own cause.
186 Alis volat propriis. He flies with his own wings. He is able to take care of himself. Motto of the Earl of Thanet.
187 Aliter catuli longe olent, aliter sues. Plautus Puppies have one smell, pigs quite another. All animals have an instinct by which they recognise their young.
188 Alitur vitium, vivitque tegendo. Virgil Vice is nourished and lives by concealment.
189 Alium silere quod valeas, primus sile. Seneca That you may impose silence upon another, first be silent yourself.
190 Alma mater. "A kind," or "benign", mother." A term originally used in reference to the earth, but employed by students to designate the university in which they were educated. It is said to have been first applied to Cambridge.
191 Alta sedent civilis vulnera dextrae. Lucan The wounds inflicted by civil war are deeply seated.
192 Alter idem. Cicero Another self. See Verus amicus.
193 Alter ipse amicus. proverb A friend is a second self. The thought occurs more than once in the works of Aristotle.
194 Alter remus aquas, alter mihi radat arenas. Propertius Let one of my oars skim the water, the other touch the sands. By acting thus, we shall not find ourselves out of our depth.
195 Alter rixatur de lana saepe caprina, Propugnat nugis armatus. Horace Another raises a dispute about a lock of goat's wool, and has recourse to arms for trifles. Potentates, as well as wolves, have often acted upon this principle, when they have deemed it to their interest to "pick a quarrel".
196 Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat. Plautus In one hand he carries a stone, while in the other he shows bread. So our proverb, "He carries fire in one hand, and water in the other."
197 Altera manu scabunt, altera feriunt. proverb They scratch you with one hand, and strike you with the other. Said of treacherous and deceitful persons.
198 Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. Let no man be the servant of another, who can be his own master.
199 Alterius sic Altera poscit opem, res et conjurat amice. Horace Thus does one thing require the co-operation of another, and they join in mutual aid.
200 Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur. Quintus Curtius Rufus The deepest rivers flow with the least noise. Of similar application to our proverb, "Empty vessels make the greatest sound."
201 Ama tanquam osurus. Oderis tanquam amaturus. proverb Love as though you might hate. Hate as though you might love. Be prepared in either case for a change of circumstances; and neither make your friend acquainted with your failings and weak points, nor make it impossible that your enemy can ever become reconciled to you. Cicero, with considerable reason, dissents from the first part of this adage. See Amicum ita, &c.
202 Amantium irae amoris integratio est. Terence The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love. So our old proverb, "Old pottage is sooner heated than new made."
203 Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur. laber(?) It is hardly granted to a god to be in love and to act wisely.
204 Amare juveni fructus est, crimen seni. Publilius Syrus It is proper for a young man to be in love, a crime for an old one.
205 Ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces. Virgil To spread ambiguous reports among the populace.
206 Ambiguum pactum contra venditorem interpretandum est. legal maxim A doubtful agreement is to be interpreted against the vendor.
207 Amici probantur rebus adversis. Cicero Friends are proved by adversity.
208 Amici vitium ni feras, prodis tuum. Publilius Syrus Unless you can put up with the faults of your friend, you betray your own. You show that either the ties of friendship are easily relaxed, or that you are put out of temper by trifles.
209 Amicitia semper prodest, amor et nocet. laber(?) Friendship is always productive of advantage, and love of injury. This dictum seems to be stated in rather too general terms.
210 Amicorum, magis quam tuam ipsius laudem, praedica. Enlarge upon the praises of your friends rather than on your own.
211 Amicos res opimae pariunt, adversae probant. Publilius Syrus Prosperity begets friends, adversity proves them.
212 Amicum ita habeas posse ut fieri hunc inimicum scias. laber(?) Live with your friend as if you knew that he might become your enemy. This maxim, though inculcating caution, a considerable virtue, is better adapted to the political world than to the sphere of private friendship. See Ama tanquam, &c.
213 Amicum Mancipium domino et frugi. Horace A servant faithful to his master, and true.
214 Amicum perdere est demnorum maximum. Publilius Syrus To lose a friend is the greatest of losses.
215 Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur. Ennius An undoubted friend shows himself in doubtful circumstances. Very similar to our proverb, "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
216 Amicus curiae. legal concept A friend of the court. A member of the bar who makes a suggestion on any point of practice as to which the judge is in doubt is so called.
217 Amicus magis necessarius quam ignis aut aqua. A friend is more needful than fire or water.
218 Amicus Plato, amicus Socrates, sed magis amica veritas. Cicero Plato is my friend, Socrates is my friend, but truth is a friend I prize above both.
219 Amicus usque ad aras. A friend to the very altar.
220 Amissum quod nescitur non amittitur. Publilius Syrus The loss that is not known is no loss. "What the eye don't see the heart don't grieve." So also Gray's line, "Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise."
221 Amittit merito proprium qui alienum appetit. Phaedrus "He who covets that which belongs to another, deservedly loses his own." Covetous men not unfrequently fall into the pit which they have dug for others."
222 Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus. Plautus Love is most fruitful both in honey and in gall.
223 Amor omnibus idem. Virgil Love is in all the same.
224 Amor tussisque non celantur. Love and a cough cannot bo concealed. A proverbial saying.
225 Amore nihil mollius, nihil violentius. Nothing is more tender, nothing more violent than love.
226 Amores De tenero meditatur ungui. Horace She plans amours from her tenderest years.
227 Amoto quaeramus seria ludo. Horace Joking apart, let us give our attention to serious matters.
228 Amphora coepit Institui: currente rota cur urceus exit? Horace A fine jar is intended to be made; why, when the wheel goes round, does it come out a humble pitcher? A figure taken from the potter's wheel. It has the same application as the Fable of the Mountain in Labour.
229 Ampliat aetatis spatium sibi vir bonus; hoc est Vivere bis vita posse priore frui. Martial The good man extends the period of his life; it is to live twice, to enjoy with satisfaction the retrospect of our past life.
230 An boni quid usquam est, quod quisquam uti possit Sine malo omni; aut, ne laborem capias, cum illo uti velles. Plautus Is there any good whatever that we can enioy wholly without evil, or where you must not endure labour when you would enjoy it?
231 An dives sit omnes quaerunt, nemo an bonus. All inquire whether a man is rich, no one whether he is good. A translation from Euripides.
232 An erit qui velle recuset Os populi meruisse, et cedro digna locutus Linquere? Persius Will there be any one to disown a wish to deserve the people's praise, and to leave words worthy to be preserved in cedar? Presses for books were made of cedar, and the paper was steeped in oil of cedar, that wood being esteemed for its antiseptic qualities.
233 An nescis longas regibus esse manus? Ovid Knowest thou not that kings have long arms? that they can reach you at a distance even?
234 An potest quidquam esse absurdius, quam quo minus viae restat, eo plus viatici quaerere? Cicero Can there be anything more absurd, than to be making all the greater provision, in proportion as the less of your journey remains to be performed? A reproof of covetousness in old age.
235 An quisquam est alius liber, nisi ducere vitam Cui licet, ut voluit? Persius Is any man free, but he who is at liberty to spend his life in whatever manner he may please?
236 Anceps remedium est melius quam nullum. A doubtful remedy is better than none.
237 Anguillam cauda tenes. proverb You hold an eel by the tail. You have got to deal with a slippery fellow, and if you do not hold him fast, he will slip through your fingers.
238 Anima est amica amanti. Plautus His mistress is the very life of a lover.
239 Anima magis est ubi amat quam ubi animat. Augustine of Hippo The soul is more where it loves than where it lives.
240 Animasque in vulnere ponunt. Virgil And they leave their lives in the wound.
241 Animi cultus quasi quidam humanitatis cibus. Cicero Cultivation is to the mind what food is to the body.
242 Animo aegrotanti medicus est oratio. proverb Words are as a physician to an afflicted spirit. See Sunt verba, &c.
243 Animoque supersunt Jam prope post animam. Sidonius Apollinaris They display spirit even though they have all but breathed forth their spirit. There is a play upon the resemblance of the words animus, "courage," and anima, "soul."
244 Animorum Impulsu, et coeca magnaque cupidine ducti. Juvenal Led on by the impulse of our minds, by blind and headstrong passions.
245 Animula, vagula, blandula! Hospes, comesque corporis. Dear, fluttering, fleeting soul of mine, thou guest and companion of the body. The beginning of the address of the emperor Adrian to his soul, composed in his last moments, and preserved by the historian Spartianus, as expressive of his uncertainty as to a future existence. The idea of Pope's "Dying Christian's Address to his Soul," was suggested by these lines, which are replete with exquisite beauty.
246 Animum nunc huc celerem, nunc dividit illuc. Virgil Now this way, now that, he turns his wavering mind.
247 Animum pictura pascit inani. Virgil He feeds his mind with an empty picture. He amuses himself with unsubstantial anticipations. Sea the stories of the Barmecide's Feast, and of Alnaschar and his brittle ware, in the Arabian Nights.
248 Animum rege, qui nisi paret Imperat. Horace Control your temper, for if it does not obey you, it will govern you.
249 Animus aequus optimum est aerumnae condimentum. Plautus A patient mind is the best remedy for affliction.
250 Animus est in patinis. Terence My thoughts are among the saucepans. I am thinking of something to eat.
251 Animus furandi. legal concept The intention of stealing. It is the animus, and not the act, that constitutes an offence.
252 Animus homini, quicquid sibi imperat, obtinet. Whatever it resolves on the human mind can effect.
253 Animus hominis semper appetit agere aliquid. Cicero The mind of man is always longing to do something.
254 Animus meminit praeteritorum, praesentia cernit, futura praevidet. Cicero The mind remembers past events, scans the present, foresees the future.
255 Animus quod perdidit optat, Atque in praeterita se totus imagine versat. Petronius The mind still longs for what it has lost, and is wholly intent upon the past. The contemplation of lost opportunities has a kind of fascination, which at the same moment both invites and repels.
256 Animus si te non deficit aequus. Horace If your equanimity does not fail you.
257 Anno Domini. In the year of our Lord; for brevity, A. D.
258 Anno Mundi. In the year of the world; for brevity, A. M.
259 Anno Urbis conditae. In the year from the building of the city. See Ab urbe, &c.
260 Annosa vulpes haud capitur laqueo. proverb An old fox is not to be caught with a springe. Old birds are not to be caught with chaff.
261 Annosam arborem transplantare. To transplant an aged tree. Said of a person late in life quitting an employment in which he has been long engaged, for a new one.
262 Annus mirabilis. The year of wonders.
263 Ante barbam doces senes. proverb Before you have got a beard you are for teaching the aged.
264 Ante diem clauso componet Vesper Olympo. Virgil The evening star will first shut the gates of heaven upon the day.
265 Ante mare, et tellus, et quod tegit omnia coelum, Unus erat toto naturae vultus in orbe, Quem dixere Chaos; rudis indigestaque moles. Ovid At first the sea, the earth, and the heaven which covers all things, were the only face of nature through the whole universe, which men have named Chaos; a rude and undigested mass.
266 Ante meridiem. "Before noon," or "mid-day," generally denoted by the initials A. M.
267 Ante oculos errant domus, urbs, et forma locorum; Succeduntque suis singula facta locis. Ovid Before my eyes flit my home, the city, and each well-known spot: and then follows, in order, each thing, as it happens, in its appropriate place.
268 Ante senectutem curavi, ut bene viverem; in senectute, ut bene moriar. Seneca Before old age, I made it my care to live well; in old age, to die well. St. Jerome ranked Seneca among the writers of Christianity.
269 Ante tubam trepidat. He trembles before the trumpet sounds.
270 Ante victoriam canere triumphum. To celebrate the triumph before victory. Similar in meaning to our expression, "To count our chickens before they are hatched."
271 Ante victoriam ne canas triumphum. Don't sing your triumph before you have conquered. So we say, "Don't halloo before you are out of the wood."
272 Ante videmus fulgurationem quam sonum audiamus. Seneca We see the lightning before we hear the thunder.
273 Antehac putabam te habere cornua. proverb Till now I thought you had horns. Said to a blusterer, who, at the last moment, is found defective in courage.
274 Antequam incipias consulto, et ubi consulueris facto opus est. Cicero Before you begin, consider, and when you have considered, act.
275 Antiqua homo virtute ac fide. Terence A man of the virtue and fidelity of the olden time.
276 Antiquitas saeculi juventus mundi. Ancient time was the youth of the world. An aphorism of Lord Bacon, for which, according to Hal'am and Whewell, he is indebted to Giordano Bruno.
277 Anus simia sero quidem. proverb The old ape is taken at last. Of the same meaning as our saying, "The old fox is caught at last."
278 Aperit praecordia Liber. Horace Bacchus opens the heart.
279 Aperte mala cum est mulier, tum demum est bona. Publilius Syrus When a woman is openly bad, then she is good. This paradoxical expression implies that less injury results to the world from open dissoluteness, than from the hypocrisy of those who conceal profligacy under the guise of sanctity and virtue.
280 Aperto vivere voto. Persius To live with every wish revealed. The motto of the Earl of Aylesford.
281 Apio opus est. proverb There is need of parsley. Said when a sick person was past all hope of recovery. The Grecians sowed the graves of the dead with this herb.
282 Apparatus belli. The matériel of war.
283 Apparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto. Virgil A few are seen here and there, swimming in the boundless ocean. Virgil here describes the shipwrecked sailors of the Trojan fleet.
284 Appetitus rationi pareat. Cicero Let your passions be obedient to reason. Employed as the motto or Earl Fitzwilliam.
285 Aquam perdo. I lose my time. Time was measured by the ancients by means of water running in the clepsydra, as in more modern days by sand. A certain portion of time was allotted to each orator to plead his cause; whence the present expression, which literally means, "I am losing the water."
286 Aquam plorat cum lavat fundere. Plautus He weeps at throwing away the water in which he was washed. Said of a miser.
287 Aquila non capit muscas. proverb The eagle does not stoop to catch flies.
288 Aquilae senecta. proverb The old age of an eagle. Applied to aged topers — as the eagle was supposed, in its latter years, to live by suction only.
289 Aquilam volare doces. proverb You are for teaching an eagle how to fly. "You are teaching your grandam," &c.
290 Aquosus languor. The watery weakness. The dropsy.
291 Aranearum telas texere. To weave a spider's web. Meaning, to support an argument by fine-spun sophistry, or to engage in a frivolous pursuit.Meaning, to support an argument by fine-spun sophistry, or to engage in a frivolous pursuit.
292 Arbiter bibendi. The arbitrator of drinking. The master of the feast among the ancients gave directions when to fill the cups. See the Stichus of Plautus, A. iv. sc. 4.
293 Arbiter elegantiarum. The arbitrator of politeness. Commonly used in reference to the person whose duty it is to decide on any matter of taste or form; a master of the ceremonies.
294 Arbiter hic sumtus de lite jocosa. Ovid He was chosen umpire in this sportive contest. Said of Tiresias, who was chosen umpire in the contest between Jupiter and Juno.
295 Arbore dejecta qui vult ligna colligit. proverb When the tree is thrown down, every one who pleases gathers the wood. The meanest may, and often do, triumph over fallen majesty. See the fable of "The aged Lion and the Ass," in Phaedrus, B. i. F. 21.
296 Arbores magnae diu crescunt, una hora extirpantur. Quintus Curtius Rufus Great trees are long in growing, but are rooted up in a single hour.
297 Arbores serit diligens agricola, quarum aspiciet nunquam ipse baccam. Cicero The industrious husbandman plants trees, of which he himself will never see a berry. In imitation of him, we must not confine ourselves to good works, the fruit of which is to be immediately gathered.
298 Arcades ambo Et cantare pares, et respondere parati. Virgil Both Arcadians, equally skilled in the song and ready for the response.
299 Arcana imperii. The mysteries of governing. State secrets.
300 Arcanum demens detegit ebrietas. Frantic drunkenness reveals every secret.
301 Arcanum neque tu scrutaberis ullius unquam, Commissumque teges et vino tortus et ira. Horace Enquire not into the secrets of others, and conceal what is intrusted to you, even though racked by wine and anger.
302 Arctum annulum ne gestato. proverb Do not wear too tight a ring. Do not by imprudence waste your property.
303 Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio. Publilius Syrus Straining injures the bow, relaxation the mind. "This maxim is in words not unlike that taught in the Fable of "Aesop at Play," except that he warns us against giving, not too much, but too little, relaxation to the mind. See Phaedrus, B. iv. F. 14.
304 Ardeat ipsa licet, tormentis gaudet amantis. Juvenal Although she herself may burn, she delights in the torments of her lover.
305 Ardentia verba. Words that glow. Expressions full of warmth and ardour.
306 Ardua cervix Argutumque caput, brevis aleus, obesaque terga, Luxuriatque toris animosum pectus. Virgil Lofty is his neck, and his head slender, his belly short, his back plump, while his proud chest swells luxuriant, with brawny muscles. A fine description of what a horse should be.
307 Ardua molimur; sed nulla nisi ardua virtus. Ovid I attempt an arduous task; but there is no merit but what is to be secured by arduous means.
308 Arena sine calce. proverb Sand without lime. If sand is used too plentifully, the mortar will not adhere. This saying was used by the emperor Caligula with reference to the desultory works of the philosopher Seneca.
309 Arenae mandas semina. proverb You are sowing your grain in the sand. You are labouring at an impossibility.
310 Arescit gramen veniente autumno. The grass withers as autumn comes on. Applicable to the sear and yellow leaf of old age.
311 Argentum accepi, dote imperium vendidi. Plautus I received money with her, and for the dowry have sold my authority.
312 Argilla quidvis imitaberis uda. Horace With moist clay you may imitate anything you please. Early impressions are most indelibly fixed.
313 Argumentum ad hominem. An argument direct to the man. An argument which admits of a personal application.
314 Argumentum ad ignorantiam. An argument to ignorance. An argument founded on the ignorance of your adversary.
315 Argumentum ad judicium. An argument by appeal to the judgment.
316 Argumentum ad verecundiam. An argument to decency.
317 Argumentum baculinum. The argument of the stick. Club law.
318 Argutos inter strepit anser olores. Virgil He gabbles like a goose among the tuneful swans.
319 Arma cerealia. The arms of Ceres. Implements of husbandry, of which Ceres was the goddess.
320 Arma tenenti Omnia dat, qui justa negat. Lucan He who refuses what is just, grants everything to his opponent when armed. Consciousness of rectitude inspires us with that confidence which so greatly conduces to success.
321 Ars est celare artem. The great object of art is to conceal art. The perfection of art is attained when no traces of the artist are to be seen.
322 Ars est sine arte, cujus principium est mentiri, medium laborare, et finis mendicare. The art is devoid of art, whose beginning is falsehood, its middle labour, and its end beggary. The character of the delusive science of alchemy.
323 Ars longa, vita brevis. Art is long, life is short. A translation of the first of Hippocrates' Aphorisms.
324 Ars mihi non tanti est. Ovid The art is not worth so great a penalty to me.
325 Ars varia vulpis, ast una echino maxima. proverb The fox has many tricks; the hedgehog only one, and that greater than all. The hedgehog effectually defends himself by rolling himself up in a ball. See Multa novit, &c.
326 Artem quaevis alit terra. Every country nurtures some art.
327 Artis magistra necessitas. Pliny the Younger Necessity is the mistress of the arts.
328 Asinum sub fraeno currere docere. proverb To teach an ass to obey the rein. A task which was considered by the ancients to be "labour in vain." See At si cognatos, &c.
329 Asinus asino, et sus sui pulcher. An ass to ass is a beauty, a swine to a swine. Somewhat similar to our saying, "Every Jack has his Jill." A fortunate feature in the harmonious system of nature.
330 Asinus in unguento. proverb An ass among perfumes. Said of a person out of his element.
331 Asinus inter simias. proverb An ass among apes. Said of a fool among ill-natured persons who make a butt of him.
332 Asperae facetiae, ubi nimis ex vero traxere, acrem sui memoriam relinquunt. Tacitus Cutting jokes, especially when based too much upon truth, leave a bitter remembrance. The truth of this is experienced by those who prefer to have their joke, and lose their friend.
333 Asperitas agrestis et inconcinna gravisque. Horace A clownish roughness, churlish and ill at ease.
334 Asperius nihil est humili cum surgit in altum. Claudian Nothing is more unendurable than a low-bred man, when he attains an elevated station. We have a proverb to the same effect, "Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil."
335 Aspice curvatos pomorum pondere ramos. Ovid Behold the branches bending beneath the weight of apples.
336 Assiduo labuntur tempora motu Non secus ac flumen. Neque enim consistere flumen, Nec levis hora potest. Time glides on with a constant progress, no otherwise than as a flowing stream. For neither can the stream nor the fleeting hour stop in its course.
337 Assumpsit. legal concept He engaged to pay. An action of assumpsit lies on the promise to pay, which the law implies on the part of every man who buys of another.
338 Ast alii sex Et plures, uno conclamant ore. Juvenal Six others, ay more, with one voice assent.
339 Astra regunt homines, sed regit astra Deus. The stars govern man, but God governs the stars. The belief of the astrologers.
340 Astutior coccyge. proverb More crafty than the cuckoo. who lays her eggs in the nest of another bird.
341 At daemon homini quum struit aliquid malum, Pervertit illi primitus mentem suam. euripides (as quoted by athenagoras) But the daemon, when he devises any mischief against a man, first perverts his mind. See Quem Deus, &c, and Quem Jupiter, &c.
342 At haec etiam servis semper libera fuerunt, timerent, gauderent, dolerent, suo potius quam alterius arbitrio. Cicero Slaves, even, have always been at liberty to fear, to rejoice, to grieve, at their own pleasure, and not at the will of another. The body may be "cribb'd, cabin' d, and confin'd, but the mind cannot be chained."
343 At jam non domus accipiet te laeta; neque uxor Optima, nec dulces occurrent oscula nati
344 At pulchrum est digito monstrari et dicier, Hic est. Persius It is a gratifying thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to have it said, That is he. Of course this applies to a man who has become famous, not notorious.
345 At que utinam his potius nugis tota illa dedisset Tempora saevitiae. Juvenal And would that he had devoted to such trifles as these all those days of cruelty. Said of Domitian.
346 At reditus jam quisque suos amat, et sibi quid sit Utile, solicitis supputat articulis. Ovid Now-a-days every one loves his own interests, and reckons, on his anxious fingers, what may turn out useful
347 At scio, quo vos soleatis pacto perplexarier; Pactum non pactum est; non pactum pactum est, quod vobis lubet. Plautus But I understand the fashion in which you are wont to
348 At si cognatos, nullo natura labore Quos tibi dat, retinere velis, servareque amicos, Infelix operam perdas, ut si quis asellum In campo doceat parentem currere fraenis. Horace If you think to retain and preserve as friends the relatives whom nature gives you, without taking any pains, wretched man! you lose your pains just as much as if a person were to train an ass to be obedient to the rein, run along the plain. See Asinum sub, &c.
349 At vindicta bonum vita jucundius ipsa, Nempe hoc indocti. Juvenal But revenge is a blessing more sweet than life itself. Yes, fools think so.
350 Atque deos atque astra vocat crudelia mater. Virgil Both gods and stars his mother charges with cruelty. A description of the grief of Daphnis on hearing of the death of her son.
351 Atqui vultus erat multa et praeclara minantis. Horace But you had the look of one that threatened many and excellent things.
352 Atria regum hominibus plena sunt, amicis vacua. Seneca The halls of kings are full of men, empty of friends. Kings have many followers, but few real friends.
353 Auctor pretiosa facit. Ovid The giver enhances the value of the gift. See Acceptissima, &c.
354 Audacem fecerat ipse timor. Ovid Fear itself had made her bold.
355 Audaces fortuna juvat timidosque repellit. Fortune favours the bold, and repels the timid.
356 Audax ad omnia faemina, quae vel amat vel odit. A woman, when inflamed by love or by hatred, will dare everything.
357 Audax omnia perpeti gens humana ruit per vetitum et nefas. Horace Bold to perpetrate every species of crime, mankind rushes into everything that is wicked and forbidden. These words may be appropriately applied to vice and refined dissoluteness, but they were used by Horace as a censure upon what we should now call "the march of progress."
358 Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris et carcere dignum Si vis esse aliquis. Probitas laudatur et alget. Juvenal Dare to commit some act worthy of the little Gyara or the gaol, if you wish to be somebody. Virtue is praised and shivers with cold. The Romans used the island of Gyara in the Aegean Sea as a place of transportation for criminals.
359 Audendo magnus tegitur timor. Lucan Great fear is concealed under a show of courage.
360 Audendum est, ut illustrata veritas pateat multique a perjurio liberentur. Lactantius We must make the attempt to set forth the truth, that it may be seen, and so
361 Audentem Forsque Venusque juvant. Ovid Fortune and Venus befriend the bold.
362 Audentes fortuna juvat. Virgil Fortune favours the brave.
363 Audi alteram partem. proverb Hear the other side. Listen to what each party has to allege, before you give your decision.
364 Audi, Nulla unquam de morte hominis cunctatio longa est. Juvenal Listen! when a man's life is at stake no delay can be too long.
365 Audi, vide, tace, si vis vivere in pace. Listen, look on, and hold your tongue, if you would live in peace. A Leonine line of the middle ages.
366 Audiet pugnas, vitio parentum, Rara juventus. Horace Our youth, thinned by the vices of their fathers, shall hear of these battles.
367 Audire est operae pretium. Horace It is worth your while to listen.
368 Audire, atque togam jubeo componere quisquis Ambitione mala, aut argenti pallet amore, Quisquis luxuria. Horace Whoever is pale through foul ambition, or the love of
369 Audita querela. law phrase The complaint of the defendant having been heard. The name of a writ by which a defendant appealed against a judgment given against him.
370 Auditque vocatus Apollo. Virgil And Apollo hears when invoked.
371 Auferimur cultu. Ovid We are captivated by dress.
372 Auguriis patrum et prisca formidine sacrum. Tacitus (A grove) hallowed by the auguries of our forefathers, and by ancient awe. Like a fly in clouded amber, this hexameter lies concealed in the prose of the historian. It is probably a quotation from some Latin poet, but has been overlooked as such.
373 Augurium ratio est, et conjectura futuri: Hac divinavi, notitiamque tuli. Ovid Reason is my augury, and my estimate of the future; from it have I made my prediction and derived my knowledge.
374 Aula regis. The court of the king. A court which, in the middle ages, accompanied the king wherever he went, and in which originated the present Court of King's Bench.
375 Aura popularis. The breeze of popularity. A man who has the populace upon his side, is for the moment wafted on by the aura popularis. See Virtus repulsae, &c.
376 Aurea ne credas quaecunque nitescere cernis. Think not that everything that shines is gold. "All is not gold that glitters." Trust not to outside appearances.
377 Aurea nunc vere sunt saecula, plurimus auro Venit honos: auro conciliatur amor. Ovid Truly this is the golden age: the chief honours accrue through gold; with gold love is purchased.
378 Aurea prima sata est aetas, quae vindice nullo, Sponte sua, sine lege, fidem rectumque colebat. Poena metusque aberant. Ovid The golden age was first founded, which without any avenger, of its own accord, and without laws, practised faith and rectitude. Punishment, and the fear of it, did not yet exist.
379 Aureo piscari hamo. proverb To fish with a golden hook. To spare no sum however large in obtaining the object of our pursuit. A saying much used by Augustus Caesar.
380 Auri sacra fames. Virgil The cursed greed of gold. See Quid non mortalia, &c.
381 Auribus teneo lupum. Terence I hold a wolf by the ears. If I leave go he will destroy me, yet I shall not be able long to retain him. Somewhat similar to our English phrase of "catching a Tartar." An Irish soldier, under Prince Eugene, called out to his comrade, in a battle against the Turks, that he had caught a Tartar. "Bring him along then," said the other. "He won't come," was the reply. "Then come yourself." "But he won't let me," was the answer.
382 Auro contra cedo modestum amatorem. Plautus Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.
383 Auro loquente nihil pollet quaevis ratio. proverb When gold speaks, no reason is of the slightest avail.
384 Auro pulsa fides, auro venalia jura, Aurum lex sequitur, mox sine lege pudor. Propertius By gold good faith is banished, the laws are put up to sale for gold, the law follows gold, and before long will modesty lose the protection of the laws.
385 Aurum e stercore. Gold from a dunghill. said of a thing which lies concealed where least expected.
386 Aurum in fortuna invenitur, natura ingenium bonum. Plautus Gold is met with by luck, a good disposition is found by nature.
387 Aurum omnes, victa jam pietate, volunt. Propertius All men now long for gold, piety being overcome. in other words, "Money now only makes the man."
388 Aurum per medios ire satellites Et perrumpere amat saxa, potentius Ictu fulmineo. Horace Gold delights to make its way through the midst of guards, and to break through stone walls, more powerful than the thunderbolt. The poet alludes to the story of Jupiter and Danae.
389 Aut amat, aut odit mulier; nil est tertium. Publilius Syrus A woman either loves or hates; there is no third part.
390 Aut bibat, aut abeat. Let each one drink or begone. The man who passes the bottle without helping himself may possibly take advantage of the unguarded expression of those who are drinking more freely.
391 Aut Caesar aut nullus. Either Caesar or nobody. I will attain supreme eminence, or perish in the attempt. A saying of Julius Caesar.
392 Aut hoc quod produxi testium satis est, aut nihil satis. Either this testimony which I have brought is sufficient, or nothing will suffice.
393 Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit. Horace Either the man is mad, or is making verses.
394 Aut non tentaris, aut perfice. Ovid Either try not, or persevere. "Fain would I climb, but that I fear to fall," were the words written by Sir W. Raleigh on a pane of glass: "If thy heart fails thee, why then climb at all?" was Queen Elizabeth's rejoinder.
395 Aut petis, aut urges ruiturum Sisyphe, saxum. Ovid You Sisyphus, either pursue or push forward the stone that is destined to fall back again.
396 Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior laesit : si imbecillior parca illi; si potentior tibi. Seneca He who injured thee was either stronger or weaker: if weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
397 Aut prodesse volunt aut delectare poetae, Aut simul et jucunda et idonea dicere vitae. Horace It is the wish of poets either to instruct or to amuse at the same time to inculcate what is agreeable and what is conducive to living well.
398 Aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportuit. proverb A man ought to be born a king or a fool. Idiots were in former times, and still are, in the East, held in the highest respect. The fools, or jesters, of kings and nobles, both in ancient times and the middle ages, were allowed the utmost licence; and it was a common saying, that "Fools are fortunate." Idiots were in former times, and still are, in the East, held in the highest respect. The fools, or jesters, of kings and nobles, both in ancient times and the middle ages, were allowed the utmost licence; and it was a common saying, that "Fools are fortunate.
399 Aut virtus nomen inane est, Aut decus et pretium recte petit experiens vir. Horace Either virtue is an empty name, or the wise man rightly seeks it as his glory and reward.
400 Autumnus Libitinae questus acerbae. Horace Autumn — the harvest of the direful Libitina. Autumn was in ancient times, as now, accounted a sickly season, and Libitina was the patron goddess of the pollinctores, or undertakers.
401 Auxilia humilia firma consensus facit. laber(?) Concord gives strength to humble aids. Union imparts strength.
402 Avarus, nisi cum moritur, nil recte facit. A miser, until he dies, does nothing right. His heir, at all events, is apt to think, that his dying was the best action of his life.
403 Avia Pieridum peragro loca, nullius ante Trita solo, juvat integros accedere fonteis Atque haurire. Lucretius I wander through the retired retreats of the Muses, untrodden before by another foot; I delight to approach their untouched fountain, and to drink thereof.
404 Avida est periculi Virtus, et quo tendat non quid passura sit cogitat. Seneca Virtue courts danger, and considers what it may accomplish, not what it may suffer.
405 Avidis natura parum est. Seneca The bounty of nature is too little for the greedy man.
406 Avidus apto cum lare fundus. Horace A farm inherited from my ancestors, with a suitable
407 Balnea, vina, Venus corrumpunt corpora nostra; Sed vitam faciunt balnea, vina, Venus. epitaph (in Gruter's Monumenta) Baths, wine, and Venus cause our bodies to decay: but baths, wine, and Venus make up the sum of life. Wine, women, warmth, against our lives combine, But what were life without warmth, women, wine?
408 Barbae tenus sapientes. proverb Philosophers as far as beard. Ironically said of persons who, by assuming grave manners, wish to pass themselves off for men of learning.
409 Bastardus nullius est filius, aut filius populi. legal maxim A bastard is the son of no man, in other words, the son of the public. A bastard, not being born in wedlock, his father is not recognised as such by the law; but, as nn individual, the public laws protect his life and property.
410 Beati immaculati in via. Blessed are the undefiled in the way. The commencing words of the 119th Psalm.
411 Beati monoculi in regione cacorum. Happy are the one-eyed in the country of the blind. All things ought to be judged of comparatively; and, whatever may be the extent of our misfortunes, there will still be found something for consolation.
412 Beatissimus is est, qui est aptus ex sese, quique in se uno sua ponit omnia. Cicero He is the most happy who is self-prepared, and who centres all his resources in himself.
413 Beatus ille qui procul negotiis, Ut prisca gens mortalium, Paterna rura bobus exercet suis. Solutus omni foenore. Horace Happy the man who, remote from business, after the manner of the ancient race of mortals, cultivates his paternal lands with his own oxen, disengaged from all usury.
414 Beatus qui est, non intelligo quid requirat ut sit beatior. Cicero I do not see why he who is already happy, neads seek to be happier.
415 Bella — nullos habitura triumphos. Lucan Wars which leave no cause for triumph. Most truly said of civil war.
416 Bella matribus detestata. Horace War, so detested by mothers.
417 Bella suscipienda sunt ob eam causam, ut sine injuria in pace vivatur. Cicero Wars are to be undertaken in order that we may live in peace without suffering wrong.
418 Bella! horrida bella! Virgil War! horrid war!
419 Belle narras. You tell a very pretty story. Said ironically.
420 Bellua multorum capitum. The many-headed monster. The mob.
421 Bellum ita suscipiatur, ut nihil aliud nisi pax quaesita videatur. Cicero War should be so engaged in, that nothing but peace should appear to be aimed at.
422 Bellum nec timendum nec provocandum. Pliny the Younger War ought neither to be dreaded, nor provoked.
423 Bene dormit, qui non sentit quam male dormiat. Publilius Syrus He sleeps well who does not perceive how badly he has slept. Bene est cui Deus obtulit Parca quod satis est manu. Hor. — "Happy for him, to whom God has given enough with a sparing hand."
424 Bene ferre magnam Disce fortunam. Horace Learn to support your good fortune with moderation.
425 Bene merenti bene profuerit, male merenti par erit. Plautus To the well-deserving God will show favour, to the ill-deserving will he give like for like.
426 Bene nummatum decorat Suadela Venusque. Horace Love and compliance favour the wealthy suitor. Suadela, or Suada, the goddess of persuasion.
427 Bene si amico feceris, ne pigeat fecisse, Ut potius pudeat si non feceris. Plautus If you have conferred a favour upon your friend, repent not of having done so; rather feel that you would have been ashamed had you not done so.
428 Benefacta male locata, malefacta arbitror. Cicero Favours injudiciously conferred I consider injuries. Nothing is more injurious to the common good, than indiscriminate charity, or profuse indulgence.
429 Beneficia dare qui nescit injuste petit. Publilius Syrus He who knows not how to bestow a benefit, is unreasonable if he expects one.
430 Beneficia plura recipit qui scit reddere. Publilius Syrus He receives most favours, who knows how to make a proper return.
431 Beneficia usque eo laeta sunt dum videntur exsolvi posse; ubi multum antevenere, pro gratia odium redditur. Tacitus Benefits are only acceptable so long as we think we may requite them; but when they exceed the possibility of so doing, hatred is returned instead of gratitude. This maxim, it is to be hoped, is not of general acceptation, but applies to the exception, and not the rule. If universally acted on, the world would soon be a dreary wilderness. See AEs debitorem, &c.
432 Beneficium accipere libertatem vendere est. laber(?) To accept an obligation is to barter your liberty.
433 Beneficium dignis ubi des, omnes obliges. Publilius Syrus Where you confer a benefit, worthy of it, the obligation is extended to all.
434 Beneficium invito non datur. proverb A benefit conferred on a churl is no benefit. The phrase may also mean that a benefit conferred with an ill grace is no benefit.
435 Beneficium meminisse debet is, in quem collocata sunt; non commemorare qui contulit. Cicero He ought to remember benefits on whom they are conferred; he who confers them ought not to mention them.
436 Beneficium non in eo quod fit aut datur constitit, sed in ipso facientis aut dantis animo: animus est enim qui beneficiis dat pretium. Seneca A benefit consists not in that which is done or given, but in the spirit in which it is done or given; for it is the spirit which gives all the value to the benefit.
437 Beneficium saepe dare, docere est reddere. Publilius Syrus Often to confer a benefit is to teach how to make a return. In giving to others, we teach them to be charitable.
438 Beneficus est qui non sui, sed alterius causa benigne facit. Cicero He is beneficent who acts kindly, not for his own sake, but to serve another. Disinterestedness is the soul of benevolence.
439 Bona nemini hora est, ut non alicui sit mala. Publilius Syrus There is no hour good for one man but that it is bad for another. One man's loss is another man's gain.
440 Bona notabilia. legal concept Known goods. Goods beyond the value of five pounds left by a person deceased, in any other diocese than that in which he died.
441 Bonae leges malis ex moribus procreantur. Macrobius Good laws grow out of evil acts.
442 Bonarum rerum consuetudo pessima est. Publilius Syrus The constant enjoyment of good things is most hurtful. Habitual indulgence in luxuries is prejudicial; by constant repetition the taste becomes cloyed, and all sense of enjoyment lost.
443 Boni nullo emolumento impelluntur in fraudem, improbi saepe parvo. Cicero Good men are never induced to commit fraud by any gain whatsoever; the bad often by a very little.
444 Boni pastoris est tondere pecus non deglubere. Suetonius It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to flay them. A saying of Tiberius Caesar, in reference to excessive taxation.
445 Boni venatoris est plures feras capere non omnes. It is the business of a good sportsman to take much game, not all. From Notes to Horace, by Nannius.
446 Boni viri omnes aequitatem ipsam amant. Cicero All good men love justice for its own sake.
447 Bonis avibus. With good omens.
448 Bonis inter bonos quasi necessaria est benevolentia. Cicero Between good men there is a necessary interchange, as it were, of good feeling.
449 Bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis. Publilius Syrus He injures the good, who spares the wicked. Misplaced sympathy is an injury committed against society.
450 Bonis quod benefit haud perit. Plautus A kindness done to the good is never lost. Good deeds are never ill-bestowed.
451 Bono ingenio me esse ornatam, quam auro multo mavolo. Plautus I had much rather that I was adorned with a good disposition than with gold.
452 Bonum ego quam beatum me esse nimio dici mavolo. Plautus I would much rather be called good than fortunate.
453 Bonum est fugienda aspicere in alieno malo. Publilius Syrus It is well to see what to avoid in the misfortunes of others.
454 Bonum est, pauxillwm amare sane, insane non bonum est. Plautus It is good to love in a moderate degree; to love to distraction is not good.
455 Bonum magis carendo quam fruendo sentitur. proverb A good is more valued when we are in want of it, than when we enjoy it. The value of good health is only truly estimated by the sick man.
456 Bonum summum quo tendimus omnes. Lucretius That ultimate good at which we all aim.
457 Bonus animus in mala re dimidium est mali. Plautus Good courage in a bad case is half of the evil got over.
458 Bonus arator agricultione se oblectat, cultu saepe defatigatur, cultura ditescit. Cicero A good husbandman takes delight in agriculture; he is often wearied with his labours, but by culture he gets rich.
459 Bonus atque fidus Judex honestum praetulit utili. Horace A good and faithful judge prefers the honest to the expedient.
460 Bonus dux bonum reddit militem. proverb A good general makes good soldiers.
461 Bonus judex secundum asquum et bonum judicat, et aequitatem strictae legi praefert. Edward Coke A good judge gives judgment according to what is equitable and right, and prefers an equitable construction to the strict letter of the law.
462 Bos alienus subinde prospectat foras. proverb The strange ox repeatedly looks to the door. Significant of that love of home which pervades the animated creation.
463 Bos fortius fatigatus figit pedem. proverb The wearied ox treads the surest.
464 Bos in lingua. An ox on his tongue. Said of a man who had been bribed, as the Athenians had money stamped with the figure of an ox.
465 Breve tempus aetatis satis est longum ad bene honesteque vivendum. Cicero A short life is long enough for us to live well and honestly.
466 Brevi manu. With a short hand. Off-hand, in a summary manner.
467 Brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio. Horace While I endeavour to be brief, I become obscure. Said of authors who, aiming at conciseness, give their readers credit for knowing too much. The exclamation of Thomas Warton, on accidentally snuffing out a candle.
468 Brevis ipsa vita est, sed malis sit longior. Publilius Syrus Life itself is short, but it may last longer than your misfortunes. Somewhat similar to our proverb, "It is a long lane that has no turning."
469 Brevis voluptas mox doloris est parens. Short-lived pleasure is the parent of speedy sorrow.
470 Brutum fulmen. A harmless thunderbolt. Big words; the groans of the mountains when they were delivered of the mouse.
471 Cacoethes carpendi. An itch for finding fault or "carping at."
472 Cacoethes scribendi. An itch for scribbling.
473 Cacoethes. A bad habit. This is a Greek word Latinized, which has been adopted in other languages.
474 Cadit quaestio. a phrase in logic There is an end on the question. The matter requires no further investigation. See Casus quaestionis.
475 Caeca invidia est, nec quidquam aliud scit quam detractare virtutes. Titus Livius Envy is blind, and knows not how to do aught but detract from the virtues of others.
476 Caeci sunt oculi, cum animus res alias agit. Publilius Syrus The eyes are blind, when the mind is intent upon somethinig else.
477 Caecus non judicat de colore. A blind man is no judge of colours.
478 Caesarem portas, et fortunas ejus. Thou carriest Caesar and his fortune. Said by Caesar to the pilot in the tempest.
479 Caetera desunt. The rest is wanting.
480 Caetera quis nescit? Ovid The rest who knows not?
481 Calamitas querula est et superba felicitas. Quintus Curtius Rufus Adversity is complaining, and prosperity proud.
482 Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius. Seneca The mind that is anxious about future events, is miserable.
483 Callidos eos appello, quorum tanquam manus opere sic animus usu concalluit. Cicero I call those experienced, whose minds become strengthened just as the hands are hardened by labour.
484 Calumniare fortiter, aliquid adhaerebit. Slander stoutly; some of it will stick.
485 Calumniari si quis autem voluerit, Quod arbores loquantur, non tantum ferae; Fictis jocari nos meminerit fabulis. Phaedrus But if any one shall think fit to cavil, because not only wild beasts, but even trees speak, let him remember that we are disporting in the language of fable. 'Tis clear that birds were always able.
To hold discourse, at least in fable." Cowper."
486 Camelus desiderans cornua etiam aures perdidit. proverb The camel begging for horns lost its ears as well. We should be thankful for the faculties with which Providence
487 Camelus saltat. proverb The camel is dancing. Said of a person doing something quite repugnant to his ordinary habits.
488 Campos ubi Troja fuit. Lucan The fields where Troy once stood.
489 Candida me capiet, capiet me flava puella. Ovid The blonde will charm me, the brunette will charm me too.
490 Candida pax homines, trux decet ira feras. Ovid Fair peace becomes human beings, savage fury wild beasts.
491 Candida, perpetuo reside, concordia, lecto, Jamque pari semper sit Venus aequa jugo: Diligat illa senem quondam; sed et ipsa marito, Tunc quoque cum fuerit, non videatur anus. Martial Pair concord, ever attend their bed, and may Venus ever prove auspicious to the well-matched pair; may she at a future day love her old man; and may she, even when she is so, not appear to her husband to be aged.
492 Candidus in nauta turpis color: aequoris unda Debet et a radiis sideris esse niger. Ovid A fair complexion is unbecoming in a sailor; he ought to be swarthy, from the spray of the sea and the rays of the sun.
493 Candor dat viribus alas. Candour imparts wings to strength.
494 Canes socium in culina nullum amant. proverb Dogs love no companion in the kitchen. See Figulus, &c, and Unus(?) domus, &c.
495 Canes timidi vehementius latrant quam mordent. Quintus Curtius Rufus With cowardly dogs, the bark is worse than the bite.
496 Canina facundia. Dog eloquence. Mentioned by Quintilian as that kind of eloquence which distinguished itself in snarling at others. See Littera canina.
497 Canis festinans caecos parit catulos. proverb The bitch, in making too much naste, brings forth her whelps blind. Said of persons who are in too great a hurry to put the
498 Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator. Juvenal The traveller with empty pockets, will sing in presence of the robber. He who has nothing to lose is in no fear of being robbed.
499 Cantantes licet usque (minus via laedet) eamus. Virgil Let us sing as we travel on, the journey will be all the less tedious.
500 Cantat vinctus quoque compede fossor, Indocili numero cum grave mollit opus. Cantat et innitens limosae pronus arenae, Adverso tardam qui trahit amne ratem. Ovid The miner, chained with the fetter, sings as he lightens his heavy labours with his untaught numbers; and the man sings, who strives as he bends forward on the oozy sand, while he drags the slow barge against the tide.
501 Cantat, et ad nautas ebria verba jacit. Ovid He sings aloud and cracks his drunken jokes upon the sailors.
502 Cantate Domino. O sing unto the Lord (a new song). Beginning of the 98th Psalm.
503 Cantilenam eandem canis. Terence You are singing the same tune. Like our expression, "You are always harping on one string."
504 Capias ad respondendum. legal concept You may take him to make answer. A writ issued to take the defendant and make him answer to the complaint, — or a
505 Capias ad satisfaciendum. legal concept You may take him to satisfy. A writ of execution on a judgment obtained, commanding the officer to imprison the defendant until satisfaction is made for the debt recovered against him.
506 Capias. legal concept You may take the body of the defendant, under either a
507 Capistrum maritale. Juvenal The noose matrimonial.
508 Capita aut navem? Head or ship? Or as we say, "Head or tail." "Cross or pile?" The copper coins of Rome had on one side the double head of Janus, on the other the figure of a ship.
509 Capitis nives. Horace The snows of the head. White hair.
510 Captantes capti sumus. We catchers are caught. The biter is bitten.
511 Captum te nidore suae putat ille culinae. Juvenal He thinks he has caught you with the fumes of his kitchen. He thinks that you will submit to anything for a good dinner.
512 Caput artis est, decere quod facias. proverb It is the perfection of good management, to let all that you do be becoming. Every one should endeavour to act in a manner becoming to his age and position.
513 Caput mortuum. The dead head. A term used in chemistry, meaning the residuum of a substance that has been acted on by heat. By punsters the term has been applied
514 Caput mundi. The head of the world. The designation of ancient Rome in the days of her splendour. It is still applied, by Roman Catholics, to modern Rome, as the see of the head of their religion.
515 Cara fuit, conjux, primeae mihi cura juventae Cognita; nunc ubi sit quaeritis? Urna tegit. Ovid I once had a dear wife, known as the choice of my early youth. Do you ask where she is now? The urn covers her. Lines full of pathos.
516 Carbone notare. To mark with charcoal. To place a black line against the name of a person was to signify disapproval.
517 Caret insidiis hominum, quia mitis, hirundo. Ovid The swallow is exempt from the snares of men, because it is gentle.
518 Caret periculo, qui etiam cum est tutus cavet. Publilius Syrus He is secure against danger who, even when in safety, is on his guard. This caution must however be used, without being over anxious about the future. See "Calamitosus est," &c.
519 Cari sunt parentes, cari liberi, propinqui, familiares; sed omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est. Cicero Dear are our parents, dear our children, our relatives, our frieuds; but our country in itself embraces all of these affections.
520 Caritate benevolentiaque sublata, omnis est e vita sublata jucunditas. Cicero Charity nnd benevolence removed, all the delights of life are withdrawn.
521 Carmen triumphale. A song of triumph.
522 Carmina nil prosunt; nocuerunt carmina quondam. Ovid Verses are of no use; verses once did me harm.
523 Carmine fit vivax virtus; expersque sepulchri, Notitiam serae posteritatis habet. Ovid By verse is virtue made immortal; and, secure from death, it thereby obtains the notice of late ppsterity.
524 Carni vale. Adieu to flesh. Hence the Carnival of the Romish Church, the beginning of Lent.
525 Carpe diem quam minime credula postero. Horace Seize upon to-day, trusting as little as possible in the morrow. The poet says this in conformity with the Epicurean maxim, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for to-morrow we die;" but it may admit of a more extended and more useful application, and teach us not to put off till to-morrow what may be done to-day.
526 Caseus est nequam quia concoquit omnia secum. mediaeval aphorism Cheese is injurious, because it digests all things with itself. The saying is at the present day, that cheese digests all things but itself.
527 Caseus est sanus quem dat avara manus. aphorism Cheese, when given with a sparing hand, is wholesome. Aphorism of the School of Health at Salerno.
528 Cassis tutissima virtus. Virtue is the safest helmet. Motto of the Marquis of Cholmondeley.
529 Casta ad virum matrona parendo imperat. Publilius Syrus A virtuous wife, by obeying her husband, gains the command over him.
530 Castor gaudet equis, ovo prognatus eodem - Pugnis. Horace Castor delights in horses, he that was born from the same egg, in boxing. All men have their own peculiar tastes.
531 Casus belli A cause for war.
532 Casus in eventu est. Ovid The result is doubtful.
533 Casus omissus. legal concept A case omitted. A case for which provision was not made in the statute under consideration, either from neglect, or from the fact of its antecedent improbability.
534 Casus quaestionis. Loss of question. In Logic, this means the failure to maintain a position. This is most probably what is alluded to in a passage of Shakespeare, which has so puzzled his commentators, "As I subscribe not these nor any other, But in the loss of question." Measure for Measure, A. ii. s. 4.
535 Casus quem saepe transit, aliquando invenit. Publilius Syrus He whom misfortune has often passed by, is by it at last assailed. Good fortune, however long continued, is no pledge of future security. "The pitcher that goes oft to the well gets broken at last."
536 Casus ubique valet; semper tibi pendeat hamus. Quo minime credas gurgite, piscis erit. Ovid Chance is powerful everywhere; let your hook be always hanging ready. In waters where you least think it, there will be a fish.
537 Cato mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret aruspex aruspicem cum videret. Cicero Cato used to say that he was surprised that one soothsayer could keep his countenance when he saw another. In allusion to the barefaced manner in which they imposed upon the credulity of the multitude.
538 Catulae dominas imitantes. proverb Puppies imitating their mistresses. Said of servants affecting the state and grandeur of their masters, and acting "high life below stairs."
539 Catus amat pisces, sed non vult tingere plantas. Puss loves fish, but is loth to wet her feet. It wisely "lets 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would.'" A mediaeval adage.
540 Caudae pilos equino paulatim oportet evellere. proverb You must pluck out the hairs of a horse's tail one by one. Many things can be effected by patience and perseverance, which are proof against the efforts of violence and precipitation.
541 Causa latet, vis est notissima. Ovid The cause lies hid, the power is most evident. The evil is unseen, but its mischievous effects cannot be overlooked.
542 Causam hanc justam esse in arnimum inducite, Ut aliqua pars laboris minuatur mihi. Terence For my sake come to the conclusion that this request is fair, that so some portion of my labour may be abridged.
543 Cautus enim metuit foveam lupus, accipiterque Suspectos laqueos, et opertum miluus hamum. Horace For the cautious wolf dreads the pit, the hawk the suspected snare, and the fish the concealed hook.
544 Cave a signatis. Beware of those who are branded. Avoid bad company.
545 Cave ne quid stulte, ne quid temere, dicas aut facias contra potentes. Cicero Beware that you neither say nor do anything rashly against the powerful.
546 Cave sis te superare servum siris faciendo bene. Plautus Take care that you do not let your servant excel you in doing well.
547 Cave tibi a cane muto et aqua silenti. proverb Have a care of a silent dog and a still water.
548 Caveat emptor; qui ignorare non debuit quod jus alienum emit. legal maxim Let the buyer be on his guard: for he ought not to plead ignorance that he is buying the right of another. He is bound to take all reasonable precautions in such a case, and will be supposed to have seen all patent defects.
549 Cavendum est ne assentatoribus patefaciamus aures. Cicero We must be careful not to give ear to flatterers.
550 Cavendum est ne major poena, quam culpa, sit; et ne iisdem de causis alii plectantur, alii ne appellentur quidem. Cicero Care must be taken that the penalty does not exceed the fault, and that some are not punished for the same offences for which others are not so much as called upon to answer.
551 Cedant arma togae, concedat laurea linguae. Cicero Let the sword give place to the gown, the laurel yield to the tongue. Let violence give place to law and justice, the sword of the conqueror to the eloquence of the orator.
552 Cedant carminibus reges, regumque triumphi. Ovid Let kings, and the triumphs of kings, yield to verse.
553 Cedat uti conviva satur. Horace Like a well-filled guest, let him depart (from life). See Cur non, &c.
554 Cede Deo. Virgil Yield to God. Submit to the decrees of Providence.
555 Cede repugnanti; cedendo victor abibis. Ovid Give way to your opponent; by yielding you will come off victorious. A prudent concession will often secure for us greater advantages than an obstinate assertion of our rights.
556 Cedite Romani scriptores, cedite Graii. Propertius Yield, ye Roman writers; give way, ye Greeks: ironically applied to a conceited scribbler, such for instance as Zoilus, the sour critic of Homer.
557 Cedunt grammatici, vincuntur rhetores. Juvenal The grammarians give way, the rhetoricians are vanquished.
558 Celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres. Horace Lofty towers fall down with the greatest crash. The greater the elevation, the heavier the fall.
559 Centum doctum hominum consilia sola haec devincit dea Fortuna. Plautus This goddess, Fortune, unaided, prevails over the plans of a hundred learned men.
560 Centum solatia curae Et rus, et comites, et via longa dabunt. Ovid The country, and companions, and the length of the journey, will afford a thousand solaces for your cares.
561 Cepi corpus. legal concept I have taken the body. The return made by the sheriff upon a capias, or other similar process.
562 Cererem pro frugibus, Liberum pro vino, Neptunum pro mari, Curiam pro senatu, Campum pro comitiis, togam pro pace, arma ac tela pro bello appellare solent. Cicero They are in the habit of using the word 'Ceres' for fruits, 'Bacchus' for wine, 'Neptune' for the sea, 'Curia' for the senate, 'Campus' (Martius) for civic elections, 'Toga' for peace, and 'arms' and 'weapons' for war. Examples of the figure Metonymy.
563 Cereus in vitium flecti, monitoribus asper. Horace (Youth), pliable as wax to the bent of vice, rough to its reprovers.
564 Cernis, ut ignavum corrumpant otia corpus; Ut capiant vitium, ni moveantur, aquae. Ovid You see how ease enervates the slothful body; how water contracts a taint if it remains unmoved.
565 Cernite sim qualis; qui modo qualis eram. Ovid Behold what I am; and what I was but a little while ago!
566 Cernuntur in agendo virtutes. Cicero The virtues of a man are seen in his actions.
567 Certa amittimus, dum incerta petimus. Plautus We lose what is certain, while we are seeking what is uncertain.
568 Certa sunt paucis. proverb There is certainty in few words. This, however, may admit of some doubt.
569 Certe ego fecissem, nec sum sapientior illo. Ovid At all events I should have done so, and I am no wiser than he.
570 Certe ignoratio futurorum malorum utilior est quam scientia. Cicero Assuredly the ignorance of future evils is preferable to the knowledge of them. To much the same effect as our proverb. "What the eye don't see the heart don't grieve." "Where ignorance is bliss," &c.
571 Certiorari. legal concept To be made more certain. A writ from the Court of Chancery, or Queen's Bench, commanding the judges of the inferior courts to certify or to return the records of a cause pending before them.
572 Certis rebus certa signa praecurrunt. Cicero Certain signs precede certain events. This reminds us of Campbell's line, "Coming events cast their shadow before."
573 Certum est quod certum reddi potest. Edward Coke That is certain which is capable of being made certain.
574 Certum voto pete finem. Horace To your wishes fix a certain end.
575 Cervi, luporum praeda rapacium, Sectamur ultro, quos opimus Fallere et effugere est triumphus. Horace We, like stags, the prey of rapacious wolves, follow on our own accord those, whom to deceive and escape would be a signal triumph.
576 Cessante causa, cessat et effectus. Edward Coke The cause removed, the effect ceases also.
577 Chius dominum emit. proverb The Chian buys himself a master. This adage was used in reference to those who bring calamities on themselves. When Chios was conquered by Mithridates, he delivered the inhabitants into the hands of the slaves, whom they themselves had imported.
578 Christe eleison. Christ have mercy upon us. Latinized Greek, used in the service of the Romish Church. See Kyrie eleison.
579 Chronica si penses, cum pugnant Oxonienses, Post paucos menses, volat ira per Angliginenses. If you examine the chronicles, when the Oxford men fall out, within a few months the strife will fly throughout all England. A monkish Leonine proverb in reference to the numerous strifes and dissensions which arose at Oxford during the middle ages.
580 Circuitus verborum. A round-about expression. A rambling story.
581 Citius quam asparagi coquuntur. proverb Quicker than you could cook asparagus. A proverb frequently used by the emperor Augustus, when he wanted anything to be done instantly.
582 Citius venit periculum cum contemnitur. Publilius Syrus When danger is despised, it overtakes us all the sooner. An enemy despised is the most dangerous enemy of all.
583 Cito maturum cito putridum. Soon ripe, soon rotten. A proverb in dispraise of precocity. See Odi puerulos, &c.
584 Cito scribendo non fit ut bene scribatur, bene scribendo fit ut cito. Quintilian In writing readily, it does not follow that you write well, but in writing well, you must be able to write readily. See Sat cito, &c.
585 Citra pulverem. "Without dust," i.e. "without labour." The ancient wrestlers, after anointing themselves, sprinkled their bodies with fine dust, to stop the pores and prevent exhaustion by too great perspiration.
586 Cives magistratibus pareant, magistratus legibus. Let the citizens obey the magistrates, the magistrates the laws.
587 Civitas ea autem in libertale est posita, quae suis stat viribus, non ex alieno arbitrio pendet. Titus Livius That nation is in the enjoyment of liberty which stands by its own strength, and does not depend on the will of another.
588 Clamato, Meus est hic ager, ille tuus. Ovid Cry aloud, 'This is my land, that is yours.'
589 Clarum et venerabile nomen Gentibus, et multum nostrae quod proderat urbi. Lucan A name illustrious and revered by nations, and one that has advantaged our city much. Said of Cato of Utica.
590 Claudicantis conversatione utens, ipse quoque claudicare disces. proverb Associate with the lame and you will learn to limp. To the same effect as the line quoted by St. Paul from the Greek, "Evil communications corrupt good manners." We have a very similar proverb, "Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are."
591 Claudite jam rivos, sat prata biberunt. Virgil Now close your streams, the meadows have imbibed enough. Alluding to irrigation of the fields, but figuratively meaning, "Cease the song," or "conversation," as the case may be.
592 Clausam fregit. legal concept He broke into my enclosure. An action of trespass committed on lands or tenements.
593 Clavam extorquere Herculi. proverb To wrest his club from Hercules. To attempt to do a thing which is far beyond our capacity.
594 Clericus, vel addiscens. Either a clerk, or learning to be one. A mediaeval expression, used with reference to a man who wishes to appear very knowing.
595 Clodius accusat maechos. proverb Clodius accuses the adulterers. Clodius himself was one of the greatest profligates of his age. Hence these words became a proverb, like our saying, "The devil rebukes sin."
596 Coelo tegitur qui non habet urnam. He is covered by the heavens who has no urn.
597 Coelum ipsum petimus stultitia. Horace We aim at heaven even in our folly. Said in allusion to the Fable of the Giants attempting to seize heaven, and the restless spirit of man.
598 Coelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt. Horace Those who cross the sea, change their clime but not
599 Coepisti melius quam desinis; ultima primis Cedunt: dissimiles hic vir, et ille puer. Ovid With more honour didst thou begin, than thou dost close; the last scene falls short of the first: how unlike the present man and the child of that day!
600 Coetus dulces, valete! Catullus Happy meetings, fare ye well!
601 Cogenda mens est ut incipiat. Seneca The mind must be excited to make a beginning. The great difficulty in most things is how to make a beginning, hence the saying, "A thing begun, is half done."
602 Cogi qui potest nescit mori. Seneca He who can be compelled knows not how to die. A man who, upon compulsion, will do that which is dishonourable, is afraid to meet death, the other alternative.
603 Cogitato, mus pusillus quam sit sapiens bestia, Aetatem qui uni cubili nunquam committit suam. Plautus Consider the little mouse, what a sagacious animal it is, for it never intrusts its life to one hole only.
604 Cognatio movet invidiam. proverb Relationship gives rise to envy. We are more apt to envy the good fortune of our relatives than that of strangers.
605 Cognovit actionem. legal concept He has confessed the action. The case is so called where a defendant confesses the plaintiff's cause against him to be true, and suffers judgment to be entered against him without trial.
606 Collectumque fremens volvit sub naribus ignem. Virgil And snorting, rolls the volumes of fire beneath his nostrils.
607 Colubram in sinu fovere. To cherish a serpent in one's bosom. To admit into your confidence a false friend, or as we call him, "a snake in the grass."
608 Comes jucundus in via pro vehiculo est. Publilius Syrus A pleasant companion, upon a journey, is as good as a carriage. Because he will shorten the journey by beguiling the time.
609 Comis et humanus erga alios. Cicero One courteous and humane towards others.
610 Comis in uxorem. Horace A man attentive to his wife.
611 Comitas inter gentes. Comity between nations. Courtesy in their intercourse, and consideration for the interests and feelings of each other. It is this comity that renders sacred between belligerents the flag of truce.
612 Commodum ex injuria sua nemo habere debet. legal maxim No man ought to derive advantage from his own wrong.
613 Commota fervet plebecula bile. Persius Its anger moved, the rabble is excited.
614 Commune bonum. A common good.
615 Commune naufragium omnibus est consolatio. A general shipwroek is a consolation to all. A general calamity, when all row in the same boat, is borne with mora firmness of mind, by each individual, than a similar misfortune would have been, had it happened to himself alone.
616 Commune periculum concordiam parit. A common danger produces unanimity.
617 Commune vitium in magnis liberisque civitatibus ut invidia comes gloriae sit. Cornelius Nepos It is a common vice in great and free states, for envy to be the attendant upon glory especially in Athens, where Aristides became hated, because he had deserved to be called "the Just."
618 Communia proprie dicere. horatius (adapted from De Arte Poetica) To express common-place things with propriety.
619 Communibus annis. One year with another.
620 Communis utilitas societatis maximum vinculum eat. Titus Livius The common good is the great chain which binds men together in society.
621 Communiter negligitur, quod communiter possidetur. That is neglected by all, which is possessed by all. Every man's business is nobody's business.
622 Componitur orbis Regis ad exemplum; nec sic inflectere sensus Humanos edictu valent, quam vita regentis. Claudian The manners of the world are formed after the example of the king; nor can edicts influence the human understanding, so much as the life of the ruler.
623 Compos mentis. law latin In the enjoyment of his understanding.
624 Compositum miraculi causa. Tacitus A story trumped up for the sake of exciting wonder. Much like what we call a "cock and bull story."
625 Conciliat animos comitas affabilitasque sermonis. Cicero Courtesy and affability of address conciliate the feelings.
626 Concordia discors. lucanus ovidius A discordant concord. Expressive of a harmonious union of things of different natures.
627 Concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur. Sallust With concord, from small beginnings things increase; with discord, the greatest advantages are frittered away. The former part of this quotation is the motto of the corporation of the Merchant Tailors.
628 Condo et compono quae mox depromere possim. Horace I store and lay by things which I may be enabled one day to draw upon. In my hours of study I gain knowledge, which is to be useful to me in after-life.
629 Confirmat usum qui tollit abusum. legal maxim He confirms the use of a thing, who takes away the abuse.
630 Confiteor, si quid prodest delicta fateri. Ovid I confess my errors, if it is of any use to acknowledge them.
631 Conjugium vocat, hoc praetexit nomine culpam. Virgil She calls it wedlock, by this name she glosses over her fault. The unfortunate Dido is not the only one who on such an occasion has laid the same "flattering unction to her soul."
632 Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit; Sed nos in vitium credula turba sumus. Ovid Her mind, conscious of integrity, laughed to scorn the falsehoods of report; but we are, all of us, a set too ready to believe ill.
633 Conscientia mille testes. proverb The conscience is as good as a thousand witnesses.
634 Conscientia rectae voluntatis maxima consolatio est rerum incommodarum. Cicero A consciousness of good intentions is a very great consolation in misfortunes.
635 Consensus facit legem. legal maxim Consent makes the law. Two parties having made an agreement with their eyes open, and without fraud, the law will insist on its being carried out.
636 Consentientes et agentes pari poena plectentur. Edward Coke Those who consent to the act, and those who commit it, should be visited with equal punishment. See Qui facit, &c.
637 Consentire non videtur qui errat. legal maxim He who is under a mistake is not considered to consent. No one, in law, is deemed to consent to that of which he had not a previous knowledge. But every man is supposed to know the law, and "ignorantia legis non excusat." See Nil volitum, &c.
638 Consilia firmiora sunt de divinis locis. Plautus Advice is given with higher sanction from holy places.
639 Consilia qui dant prava cautis hominibus, Et perdunt operam et deridentur turpiter. Phaedrus Those who give bad advice to discreet persons, both lose their pains and, to their disgrace, are laughed to scorn.
640 Consilium Pompeii plane Themistocleum est; putat enim, qui mari potitur, eum rerum potiri. Cicero The plan of Pompey is clearly that of Themistocles; for he thinks that he who gains the command of the sea, must obtain the supreme power.
641 Conspicit arcem, Ingeniis, opibusque, et festa pace virentem. Ovid She looks upon the citadel, flourishing in arts, in wealth, and joyous peace.
642 Constans et lenis, ut res expostulet, esto. Dionysius Cato Be firm or mild, as circumstances may require.
643 Constiterant hinc Thisbe, Pyramus illinc, Inque vicem fuerat captatus anhelitus oris. Ovid They took their stations, Thisbe on the one side, and Pyramus on the other, and the breath of their mouths was mutually caught by turns.
644 Constructio legis non facit injuriam. Edward Coke The construction of the law does no injury.
645 Consuefacere aliquem sua sponte recte facere quam alieno metu. Terence To teach a person to act correctly of his own accord, rather than through fear of another.
646 Consuetudine animus rursus te huc inducet. Plautus Through habit your inclination will be leading you to do it again.
647 Consuetudinem benignitatis, largitioni munerum antepono. Haec est gravium hominum atque magnorum; illa quasi assentatorum populi, multitudinis levitatem voluptate quasi titillantium. Cicero I prefer much the habit of courtesy to the bestowing of contributions. The one is in the power of men of eminence and high character; the other belongs to the flatterers of the populace, who in a manner tickle and delight the multitude thereby.
648 Consuetudo est altera lex. Edward Coke Usage is a second law.
649 Consuetudo est altera natura. Cicero Use is second nature.
650 Consuetudo est optimus interpres legum. Edward Coke Custom is the best interpreter of the laws.
651 Consuetudo pro lege servatur. legal maxim Custom is held as law. Usage from time immemorial is the basis of our common law.
652 Consule de gemmis, de tincta murice lana, Consule de facie corporibusque diem. Ovid Consult the daylight about gems, about wool dyed in purple; consult it about the face and the figure as well.
653 Consummatum est. It is finished.
654 Contemni est gravius stultitiae quam percuti. To a foolish man, it is more bitter to be treated with contempt, than to receive a blow.
655 Contemni se impatienter ferunt principes, quippe qui coli consueverunt. Tacitus Princes, because they have been accustomed to receive homage, can ill brook being treated with contempt.
656 Contemnuntur ii qui nec sibi, nec alteri prosunt, ut dicitur; in quibus nullus labor, nulla industria, nulla cura est. Cicero They are to be despised, who neither profit themselves nor others, as the saying is; in whom there is no exertion, no industry, no thought.
657 Contemporanea expositio est fortissima in lege. legal maxim A contemporary exposition prevails in law. A precedent drawn from the established practice of the time, when the law was promulgated, being made in accordance with the then prevailing notions and usages, ought to have the most force.
658 Contigimus portum, quo mihi cursus erat. Ovid I have reached the harbour, to which I steered my course.
659 Continuo culpam ferro compesce, priusquam Dira per incautum serpant contagia vulgus. Virgil Instantly repress the mischief with the knife, before the dire contagion has infected the unthinking multitude. Even among civilized nations, we see life sacrificed for the common good.
660 Contra bonos mores. Contrary to good manners, or morals.
661 Contra malum mortis, non est medicamen in hortis. medical aphorism Against the evil of death there is no remedy in gardens. A Leonine line.
662 Contra stimulum calcas. Terence You kick against the spur. So in Acts ix. 5, "It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks?" The meaning is, that you only injure yourself by resistance.
663 Contra verbosos noli contendere verbis; Sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis. cato Strive not with words against the contentious; speech is given to all, wisdom to few.
664 Contumeliam si dices, audies. Plautus If you utter affronting speeches, you will have to hear them.
665 Conveniens vitae mors fuit ista suae. Ovid That was a death conformable to his life.
666 Conventio privatorum non potest publico juri derogare. Edward Coke An agreement between private persona cannot derogate from the rights of the public.
667 Convivae certe tui dicant, Bibamus, moriendum est. Seneca Your guests are for saying, no doubt, 'Let us drink, for die we must.' See 1 Cor. xv. 32.
668 Convivatoris, uti ducis, ingenium res Adversae nudare solent, celare secundae. Horace Untoward circumstances usually bring out the talents of a host, as they do those of a general; while everything goes on well, they lie concealed.
669 Cor ne edito. proverb Eat not your heart. A figurative expression, meaning, "Do not consume your life with cares."
670 Coram domino rege. Before our lord the king.
671 Coram nobis. law latin Before us. Before the court. Before persons invested with due authority.
672 Coram non judice. Before a person who is not a judge. Before a tribunal which has no jurisdiction.
673 Cornix scorpium rapuit. proverb The crow seized a scorpion, and was stung to death. Mischief recoils on its author. See Neque enim. &c.
674 Coronat virtus cultores suos. Virtue crowns her votaries.
675 Corpora lente augescunt, cito extinguuntur. Tacitus All bodies are slow in growth, rapid in decay.
676 Corpora magnanimo satis est prostrasse leoni: Pugna suum finem, cum jacet hostis, habet. Ovid It is sufficient for the noble-hearted lion to have brought the body to the ground: the contest is over when the enemy lies prostrate. The poets give the lion a better character than he really deserves.
677 Corpori tantum indulgeas quantum bonae valetudini satis est. Seneca Indulge the body only so far as is necessary for good health. Be moderate in pleasures although harmless in themselves.
678 Corporis et fortunae bonorum ut initium finis est. Omnia arte occidunt, et aucta senescunt. Sallust Of the blessings of health and fortune, as there is a beginning, so there is an end. Everything, as it is improved by art, hurries onward to decay, and increases only to become old.
679 Corpus adhuc Echo, non vox erat: et tamen usum Garrula non alium, quam nunc habet, oris habebat; reddere de multis ut verba novissima posset. Ovid Echo was then a body, not a mere voice; and yet the babbler had no other use of speech than she now has, to be able to repeat the last words out of many.
680 Corpus delicti. law phrase The body of the offence. The sum and substance of the crime.
681 Corpus omne sive arescit in pulverem, sive in humorem solvitur, vel in cinerem comprimitur, vel in nidorem tenuatur, subducitur nobis; sed Deo elementorum custode reservatur. Marcus Minucius Felix (When death happens) every body is reduced to dust, dissolved into fluid, converted to ashes, or wasted away by evaporation, and so withdrawn from our sight; but it is preserved in the hands of God, the guardian of the elements.
682 Corpus onustum Hesternis vitiis animum quoque praegravat una. Horace The body, oppressed by the debauch of yesterday, weighs down the mind as well.
683 Corpus quasi vas est aut aliquod animi receptaculum. Cicero The body is a vessel, as it were, or receptacle for the soul.
684 Corpus sine pectore. A body without a soul. A lump of flesh without spirit or animation. See Sine pectore corpus.
685 Corrumpunt bonos mores colloquia prava. proverb Evil communications corrupt good manners. From the Greek.
686 Corrupti mores sunt depravatique admiratione divitiarum. Cicero Manners become corrupted and depraved through the hankering for riches.
687 Corruptio optimi pessima. The corruption of the best produces the worst. Nothing is so pernicious both in example and results as the rebound from very good to very bad. So our old proverb, "The sweetest wine makes the sharpest vinegar."
688 Corruptissima in republica plurimae leges. Tacitus In the state which is the most corrupt, the laws are always the most numerous. Such a state of things necessitates a multiplicity of laws.
689 Cos ingeniorum. A whetstone for the wits.
690 Cras credemus, hodie nihil. proverb Tomorrow we will believe, not to-day. Let us wait and see what will happen to-morrow; for the present we will sleep upon it.
691 Credat Judaeus Apella. Horace Let Apella the Jew believe it. An expression used in derision of the Jews, who were held in the greatest contempt among the Romans, every vice or weakness being imputed to them.
692 Crede mihi bene qui latuit, bene vixit, et intra Fortunam debet quisque manere suam. Ovid Believe me, he who has the good fortune to escape notice, lives the happiest life, and every one is bound to live within his means.
693 Crede mihi, miseros prudentia prima relinquit. Ovid Believe me, prudence is the first thing to forsake the wretched.
694 Crede mihi, multos habeas cum dignus amicos, Non fuit e multis quolibet ille minor. Ovid Believe me, although you deservedly have many friends, he out of those many was inferior to none.
695 Crede mihi, res est ingeniosa dare. Ovid Believe me, it is a noble thing to give.
696 Crede quod est quod vis; ac desine tuta vereri; Deque fide certa sit tibi certa fides. Ovid Believe that that is, which thou dost wish to be; cease to fear for what is secure, and have a certain assurance of undoubted constancy.
697 Crede quod habes, et habes. Believe that you have it, and you have it. This is not universally true — witness the unhappy termination of Alnaschar's reverie, whose story is told in the Spectator and the Arabian Nights.
698 Credebant hoc grande nefas, et morte piandum, Si juvenis vetulo non assurrexerat. Juvenal They used to hold it to be a heinous sin, and one that death alone could expiate, if a young man did not rise to pay honour to an elder.
699 Credite, posteri! Horace Believe it, Posterity!
700 Credo pudicitiam, Saturno rege, moratam In terris. Juvenal In the reign of Saturn I believe that chastity did exist in the world. The reign of Saturn was the "golden age" of the Romans. Juvenal is speaking of the almost universal corruption of the Roman females in his day.
701 Credula res amor est. Ovid Love is a credulous thing.
702 Credula vitam Spes fovet, ac melius eras fore semper ait. Tibullus Credulous hope cherishes life, and ever tells us that to-morrow will be better.
703 Crescentem sequitur cura pecuniam, Majorumque fames. Multa petentibus, Desunt multa. Bene est cui Deus obtulit Parca quod satis est manu. Horace Care attends accumulated wealth, and a thirst for still greater riches. They who require much are always in want of much. Happy is he to whom God has given a sufficiency with a sparing hand.
704 Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit: Et minus hanc optat, qui non habet. Juvenal The love of money increases as fast as our wealth, and he who has none wishes for it the least.
705 Crescit indulgens sibi dirus hydrops. Horace The fatal dropsy nursed by self-indulgence increases apace. This figure is here used in reference to the "greed for gain."
706 Crescit sub pondere virtus. Virtue grows under every weight; shines forth with renewed lustre under every trial. The motto of the Earl of Denbigh.
707 Cressa ne careat pulchra dies nota. Horace Let not a day so joyful be without its mark of Cretan chalk.
708 Creta an carbone notandum. Horace To be marked with chalk, or with charcoal. The Romans thus distinguished their lucky and unlucky days.
709 Creta notare. To mark with chalk. To place a white line against the name of a person was to signify approval.
710 Cretizandum cum Crete. proverb A man must be a Cretan with the Cretans. We must do at Rome as Rome does.
711 Creverunt et opes, et opum furiosa cupido: Et cum possideant plurima, plura volunt. Ovid Both wealth has increased, and the maddening lust for wealth: and though men possess ever so much they still wish for more.
712 Crimen laesae majestatis. legal concept The crime of lese majesty, which involves the guilt of high-treason.
713 Crimen quod mihi dabatur, crimen non erat. Cicero That which was imputed to me as a crime was no crime.
714 Crimina qui cernunt aliorum, non sua cernunt, Hi sapiunt aliis, desipiuntque sibi. Those who see the faults of others, do not see their own; such men are wise towards others, and fools to themselves.
715 Crimine ab uno Disce omnes. Virgil From one offence learn all.
716 Crine ruber, niger ore, brevis pede, lumine laesus: Rem magnam praestas, Zoile, si bonus es. Martial With red hair, and tawny features, short of one foot, and blind of an eye — you do wonders, indeed, Zoilus, if you are a good man.
717 Croesum, quem vox justi facunda Solonis Respicere ad longae jussit spatia ultima vitae. Juvenal Croesus, whom the eloquent voice of the righteous Solon bade look upon the closing scene of a long life. See Herodotus, b. i e. 32.
718 Crudelem medicum intemperans aeger facit. Publilius Syrus A disobedient patient makes an unfeeling physician. Because he is obliged to have recourse to harsher measures to effect a cure.
719 Crudelis ubique Luctus, ubique pavor, et plurima mortis imago. Virgil Everywhere is cruel sorrow, terror on every side, and death in a thousand shapes.
720 Crux. A cross. Anything that frets or annoys us, a difficulty or stumblingblock is so called. Thus, crux criticorum, "the cross of critics;" crux medicorum, "the cross of physicians;" crux mathematicorum, "the cross of mathematicians."
721 Cucullus non facit monachum. The cowl does not make the monk. Trust not appearances.
722 Cui bono? For whose benefit? A maxim of Cassius, the judge, quoted by Cicero (Pro Milone). It is generally used as signifying, "What is the good of it?"
723 Cui famulatur maximus orbis Diva potens rerum, domitrixque pecunia fati. She to whom the great world is obedient, that goddess who rules mankind, money, the controller of fate.
724 Cui licet quod majus, non debet quod minus est non licere. legal maxim He who has the greater right, ought not to be without the lesser one. Thus, in the transfer of property, a conveyance of the rights incident to it is always to be presumed.
725 Cui malo? To what evil? What harm can result from it?
726 Cui mens divinior atque os Magna sonaturum des nominis hujus honorem. Horace To him who is divinely inspired, and has a command of lofty language, you may grant the honour of this title. Said in allusion to the true poet.
727 Cui nihil satis, huic etiam nihil turpe. Nothing will be base to him for whom nothing is enough. The man is troubled with no scruples, who covets unlimited wealth.
728 Cui non conveniat sua res, ut calceus olim, Si pede major erit, subvertet; si minor, uret. Horace To him who is not satisfied with his fortune, it is as with a shoe; if it is too large for his foot it will upset him, if too small, it will pinch him.
729 Cui placet alterius, sua nimirum est odio sors. Horace When a man is captivated with the lot of another, no wonder if he is discontented with his own.
730 Cui placet, obliviscitur; cui dolet, meminit. He who is pleased at a thing, forgets it; he who is grieved at it, bears it in mind.
731 Cui prodest scelus, is fecit. Seneca He who profits by the villany, has perpetrated it. This is true in reference to the share of criminality which attaches to the "accomplice after the fact," but is not of universal application.
732 Cuicunque aliquis quid concedit, concedere videtur et id, sine quo res ipsa esse non potest. legal maxim He who makes a grant to another, is held to have granted that as well, without which the thing so granted cannot be enjoyed. A house or land, for instance, cannot be sold without right of ingress to it, if in the vendor's power to grant it.
733 Cuilibet in arte sua perito est credendum. Edward Coke Every man ought to have credit for skill in his own art.
734 Cuivis dolori remedium est patientia. Publilius Syrus Patience is the remedy for every sorrow.
735 Cujus conatibus obstat Res angusta domi. Horace Whose efforts are frustrated by the narrowness of his means. The fate of too many!
736 Cujus est solum, ejus est usque ad caelum. legal maxim To him to whom the soil belongs, belongs everything over it, even to the sky. The building of no man, for instance, may project over the land of his neighbour.
737 Cujus summa est. Of which the sum and substance is. This is the long and short of it.
738 Cujus tu fidem in pecunia perspexeris, Verere ei verba credere? Terence Do you fear to trust a man with your secret, of those honesty in pecuniary matters you have had experience?
739 Cujus vita despicitur, restat ut ejus praedicatio contemnatur. gregorius magnus When a man's life is despised, it follows that his preaching must fall into contempt. The necessity of supporting precept by practice.
740 Cujus vulturis hoc erit cadaver? Martial To what vulture's share shall this carcass fall?
741 Cujuslibet rei simulator atque dissimulator. Sallust A man who possessed the power on every occasion to seem to be what he was not, and to conceal what he really was. The character of Catiline, a finished hypocrite, as portrayed by Sallust.
742 Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare. Cicero Every man is liable to err, but it is only the part of a fool to persevere in error.
743 Culpa sua damnum sentiens, non intelligitur damnum pati. legal maxim He who suffers a loss by his own fault, is not considered (by the law) a sufferer.
744 Culpam poena premit comes. Horace Punishment follows hard upon crime.
745 Cultaque Judaeo septima sacra Syro. Ovid And the seventh day kept holy and observed by the Syrian Jew.
746 Cum corpore mentem Crescere sentimus, pariterque senescere. Lucretius We feel that the mental powers increase with those of the body, and, in like manner, grow feeble with it.
747 Cum domus ingenti subito mea lapsa ruina Concidit, in domini procubuitque caput. Ovid When my house came suddenly down, and fell in ruins with a tremendous crash upon its master's head.
748 Cum dubia et fragilis sit nobis vita tributa, In morte alterius spem tu tibi ponere noli. cato Seeing that life has been given us precarious and full of uncertainty, fix not thy hopes on the death of another.
749 Cum duo inter se pugnantia reperiuntur in testamento, ultimum ratum est. Edward Coke When two clauses are found in a will, repugnant to each other, the last holds good. But in deeds, the first holds good.
750 Cum duplicantur lateres venit Moses. When the tale of bricks is doubled, then comes Moses; to the rescue of the Israelites. A mediaeval proverb, meaning that, "when things are at the worst they will mend."
751 Cum est concupita pecunia, nec ratio sanat cupiditatem, existit morbus animi eique morbo nomen est avaritia. Cicero When money is coveted, and the desire is not cured by reason, there is a disease of the mind, and the name of that disease is 'avarice.'
752 Cum feriunt unum, non unum fulmina terrent. Ovid When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it alarm.
753 Cum fortuna manet, vultum servatis amici; Cum cedit, turpi vertitis ora fuga. Petronius While prosperity lasts, you, my friends, give me your countenance; when it fails, you turn away your faces in disgraceful flight.
754 Cum fortuna perit, nullus amicus erit. When fortune fails us, we shall have no friend left.
755 Cum fueris felix, quae sunt adversa caveto; Non eadem cursu respondent ultima primis. cato When you are enjoying prosperity, provide against adversity; the end of life will not be attended by the same train of fortunate circumstances as the beginning.
756 Cum furor haud dubius, cum sit manifesta phrenesis, Ut locuples moriaris, egentis vivere fato. Juvenal Since it is undoubted madness, manifest insanity, to live the life of a beggar that you may die rich.
757 Cum grano salis. proverb With a grain of salt. With something which will help us to swallow it; with some latitude or allowance. Said of anything to which we are unable to give implicit credence.
758 Cum larvis luctari. proverb To wrestle with ghosts. To speak ill of the dead. See De mortuis, &c.
759 Cum licet fugere ne quaere litem. proverb When you can escape it, avoid a law-suit.
760 Cum lux altera venit, Jam eras hesternum consumpsimus; ecce aliud cras Egerit hos annos. Persius When another day arrives, we have consumed the morrow of yesterday; behold, another morrow comes, and so wastes our years. A censure against procrastination, "the thief of time."
761 Cum magna malae superest audacia causae, Creditur a multis fiducia. Juvenal When a bad cause is backed by great impudence, it is believed by many to be the boldness of innocence.
762 Cum magnis virtutibus affers Grande supercilium. Juvenal With thy high virtues thou dost bring great superciliousness.
763 Cum moritur dives concurrunt undique cives; Pauperis ad funus vix est e millibus unus. When a rich man dies, the citizens flock together from every side; at a poor man's funeral there is hardly one out of thousands. Mediaeval Leonine lines.
764 Cum multis aliis, quae nunc perscribere longum est. With many other things which it would now be tedious to set forth in writing. A line often used in an ironical sense. To whom does it belong?
765 Cum plus sint potae, plus potiuntur aquae. The more water is drunk, the more is desired. See Quo plus, &c.
766 Cum prostrata sopore Urget membra quies, et mens sine pondere ludit. Petronius When repose steals over the limbs, extended in sleep, and the mind disports without restraint.
767 Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes. Horace Happy in his fine clothes, he will adopt new plans and cherish fresh hopes.
768 Cum surges abitura domum, surgemus et omnes. Ovid When you rise to go home, we will all rise too.
769 Cum tabulis animum censoris sumat honesti. Horace Let him, with his papers, assume the spirit of an honest critic.
770 Cum tristibus severe, cum remissis jucunde, cum senibus graviter, cum juventute comiter vive. Cicero With those who are of a gloomy turn, be serious; with the idle, be cheerful; with the old, be grave; and with the young, be gay.
771 Cum volet illa dies, quae nil nisi corporis hujus Jus habet, incerti spatium mihi finiat aevi. Ovid Let that day, which has no power but over this body of mine, put an end to the term of my uncertain life, when it will.
772 Cuncta prius tentata: sed immedicabile vulnus Ense recidendum, ne pars sincera trahatur. Ovid All methods have been already tried; but a wound that admits of no cure must be cut away, that the sounder parts may not be corrupted.
773 Cunctando restituit rem. Ennius He saved the state by delay. Said in praise of Fabius, who saved Rome by avoiding an engagement with Hannibal.
774 Cuncti adsint, meritaeque expectent praemia palmae. Virgil Let all attend, and await the reward of well-earned laurels.
775 Cunctis servatorem liberatoremque acclamantibus. All hailing him as their saviour and deliverer.
776 Cupido dominandi cunctis affectibus flagrantior est. Tacitus The desire of rule is the most powerful of all the affections of the mind.
777 Cur ante tubam tremor occupat artus? Virgil Why does tremor seize the limbs before the trumpet sounds? That is, before the signal for battle.
778 Cur in theatrum, Cato severe, venisti? Martial Why, Cato, with all thy gravity, didst thou come to the theatre? On the occasion of the indecent celebration of the Floralia, when he only came that he might be seen to depart. See An ideo, &c. (App.)
779 Cur indecores in limine primo Deficimus? Virgil Why faint we inglorious at the very outset?
780 Cur me querelis exanimas tuis? Horace Why worry me to death with your complaints?
781 Cur moriatur homo qui sumit de cinamomo? maxim of the School of Health at Salerno Why should the man die who takes cinnamon?
782 Cur moriatur homo, cut salvia crescit in horto? maxim of the School of Health at Salerno Why should the man die in whose garden sage grows? "He that would live for aye, Must eat sage in May." Sage is a good stomachic, and its medicinal qualities were highly valued in former times. It is said to have derived its name from the Latin salvus, "safe," or "healthy."
783 Cur nescire, pudens prave, quam discere malo? Horace Why do I prefer, through false modesty, to be ignorant rather than learn?
784 Cur non, ut plenus vitae conviva, recedis? Aequo animoque capis securam, stulte, quietem. Lucretius Why not, fool, like a well-filled guest at life's banquet, withdraw, and, with contented mind, take a repose that is removed from every care?
785 Cur opus affectas, ambitiose, novum. Ovid Why, in your ambition, do you attempt a new task?
786 Cura esse quod audis. Take care to be as good as you are esteemed to be.
787 Cura pii Dis sunt. Ovid The good are the care the gods.
788 Cura ut valeas. Take care of your health.
789 Curae est sua cuique voluptas. Ovid His own gratification is the object of each.
790 Curae leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent. Seneca Light grief find utterance, deeper ones are dumb.
791 Curas tolle graves, irasci crede profanum. Dispel anxious cares; consider it profane to be angry.
792 Curatio funeris, conditio sepulturae, pompae exequiarum, magi sunt vivorum solatia, quam subsidia mortuorum. Augustus The arrangements of the funeral, the place of burial, the procession and the ceremonial, are rather a consolation to the living, than of importance to the dead.
793 Curia advisare vult. law latin The court wishes to advise thereon. The entry made when the court takes time to deliberate before giving judgment.
794 Curia pauperibus clausa est; dat census honores. Ovid To the poor the senate-house is closed; wealth confers honours.
795 Currente calamo. With a running pen. The ancients sometimes wrote with a reed, whence this phrase. Equivalent to our English term, "off-hand."
796 Currus bovem trahit. proverb The chariot is drawing the ox. "The cart is put before the horse." Said of anything done preposterously, or out of place.
797 Curtae nescio quid semper abest rei. Horace There is a something, I know not what, always found wanting in every man's too meagre fortunes.
798 Custos morum. The guardian of morality. A magistrate is so called.
799 Custos regni. The guardian of the realm. A person appointed to perform the sovereign's duties in his absence.
800 Custos rotulorum. The master of the rolls. The principal justice of the peace in a county is also so called.
801 Cutem gerit laceratam canis mordax. proverb A snapping dog wears a torn skin. "Those who in quarrels interpose, Must often wipe a bloody nose." Gay.
802 Cutis vulpina consuenda est cum cute leonis. proverb The fox's skin should be sewed to that of the lion. Where the strength of the lion fails, the cunning of the fox may prevail.
803 Cymini sectores. proverb Splitters of cummin-seeds, or, as we say, "splitters of straws." An expression borrowed from Aristotle. Learned triflers, like many of the schoolmen of the middle ages.
804 D. D. D. "In presentation copies of books, these letters are inserted after the name of the giver, meaning either donum dat, dicatque, "presents (this book), and dedicates it;" or else, dat, donat, dicatque — "gives, presents, and dedicates (this book)."
805 D. D. for Dono dedit. "Has presented," or "has given."
806 D. M. for Dis Manibus. "To the divine Manes," or "shades of the dead." The usual commencement of Roman sepulchral inscriptions."
807 D. O. M. See Deo optimo maximo.
808 D. V. See Deo volente.
809 Da juranti veniam. Pardon the oath. Forgive me for swearing.
810 Da locum melioribus. Terence Give way to your betters. The same maxim of modesty is inculcated by our Saviour, in Luke xiv. 8.
811 Da mihi mutuum testimonium. Cicero Give me your testimony, and I'll do as much for you. Claw me, and I'll claw thee.
812 Da modo lucra mihi, da facto gaudia lucro; Et face ut emptori verba dedisse juvet. Ovid Do but grant me profit, give me the delight that arises from making a bargain, and grant that it may prove to my advantage to have imposed upon my customers. The prayer of a fraudulent tradesman to Mercury.
813 Da populo, da verba mihi; sine nescius errem. Ovid Deceive the public, deceive me too; in my ignorance let me be mistaken.
814 Da spatium tenuemque moram, male cuncta ministrat Impetus. statius Allow time and a short delay, haste and violence mar everything.
815 Da veniam lacrymis. Grant pardon to these tears.
816 Da, Pater, augustam menti conscendere sedem; Da fontem lustrare boni; da, luce reperta, In te conspicuos animi defigere visus! boethius Grant, Father, that my mind may climb to thy august abode; grant that it may survey the source of good; grant that, when it has gained the light, I may fix my full gaze on thee!
817 Da, precor, ingenio praemia digna meo. Ovid Grant, I pray, a reward worthy of my genius.
818 Dabit Deus his quoque finem. Virgil God will grant an end to even these misfortunes. A phrase generally applied to public calamities, and the only real consolation that they will admit of.
819 Damna minus consueta movent. Juvenal Misfortunes to which we are used affect us less severely. To the same effect is our vulgar adage — "Eels become accustomed to skinning."
820 Damnant quod non intelligunt. Cicero They condemn what they do not understand. They make up by positiveness of assertion for lack of real knowledge.
821 Damnosa haereditas. legal concept A losing property. A property, the possession of which entails loss on the owner.
822 Damnosa quid non imminuit dies? Horace What does not all-destructive time impair?
823 Damnosa senem juvat alea, ludit et haeres. Juvenal If the destructive dice have pleasures for the father, his son will be a gamester. So our proverb, "Bad hen, bad eggs." See Mala gallina, &c.
824 Damnum absque injuria. legal concept Loss without injury. That kind of loss which all persons are liable to, who are exposed to the competition of others in the same business or profession as themselves. Loss, in fact, by fair competition.
825 Damnum appellandum est cum mala, fama lucrum. Publilius Syrus That ought to be called a loss, which is gained by the sacrifice of character.
826 Dapes inemptae. horatius virgilius Dainties unbought. The produce of the farm.
827 Dapibus supremi Grata testudo Jovis. Horace The shell so loved at the feasts of supreme Jove. Mercury framed the cithara, (the origin of the modern guitar,) by stretching strings across the shell of a tortoise; his music was in high requisition at the table of Jupiter.
828 Dare jura maritis. Horace To lay down laws for husbands.
829 Dare pondus idonea fumo. Persius Things suited to give weight to smoke. To impart value to that which is worthless.
830 Dat Deus immiti cornua curta bovi. proverb God gives short horns to the vicious ox. "God sends a curst cow short horns." Much Ado About Nothing, act ii. sc. 1.
831 Dat inania verba, Dat sine mente sonum. Virgil He utters empty words, he utters sounds without meaning.
832 Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. Juvenal He grants pardon to the ravens, but visits with heavy censure the doves. A line often used to signify that the innocent man meets with injustice, while the guilty escape without censure.
833 Data tempore prosunt, Et data non apto tempore vina nocent. Ovid Wine given at a proper time, is useful; given at an improper time, it is injurious.
834 Date obulum Belisario. Give your mite to Belisarius. It is said that this great general, when blind and aged, was neglected by the emperor Justinian, and obliged to beg for charity. The tale is however treated as a fiction by Gibbon.
835 Datur ignis, tametsi ab inimicis petas. Plautus Fire is granted, even though you ask it of your enemies. It was considered unlucky to refuse fire to any one.
836 Davus sum, non Oedipus. Terence I am Davus, not Oedipus. I am a plain, simple man, not a conjuror. Oedipus was said to have solved the riddle of the Sphinx.
837 De alieno corio liberalis. proverb Liberal of another man's leather.
838 De alieno largitor, et sui restrictus. Cicero A bestower of other men's property, but tenacious of his own. One who is liberal, but at the expense of others.
839 De asini umbra disceptare. proverb To dispute about an ass's shadow. To give one's attention to frivolous matters.
840 De bene esse. legal concept As being well done for the present. A thing is done de bene esse, when it is done conditionally, and is to stand good till some time named, when the question of its being rightly or wrongly done will be determined. Depositions are often taken de bene esse, the question as to whether they shall be used for the benefit of the party so taking them, being reserved for consideration at a future time.
841 De calceo sollicitus, at pedem nihil curans. proverb Anxious about the shoe, but careless about the foot. Said of those who are more thoughtful about outside appearances than the cultivation of the mind.
842 De duro est ultima ferro. Fugere pudor, verumque, fidesque: In quorum subiere locum fraudesque, dolique, Insidiaeque, et vis, et amor sceleratus habendi. Ovid The last age was of hard iron. — Modesty, and truth, and honour took to flight; in place of which succeeded fraud, deceit, treachery, violence, and the cursed hankering for acquisition. The condition of man after the fall, according to heathen tradition.
843 De facto. From the thing done. Because it is so. An usurper holds a throne de facto, not by right, but might.
844 De fumo disceptare. proverb To dispute about smoke. To wrangle about trifles. See De asini, &c.
845 De fumo in flammam. proverb Out of the smoke into the flame. Quoted by Ammianus Marcellinus. Similar to our proverb, "Out of the frying-pan," &c.
846 De gustibus non est disputandum. There is no disputing about tastes. Like our saying, "What is one man's meat is another man's poison."
847 De hoc multi multa, omnes aliquid, nemo satis. Of this matter many people have said many things, all something, no one enough.
848 De jure. "From what is lawful, or "by law." Possession de jure is possession by right of law.
849 De lana caprina. About goat's wool. About a worthless object.
850 De male quaesitis vix gaudet tertius haeres. A third heir seldom enjoys property dishonestly got. Hence the saying, "Badly got, badly gone." See male parta, &c.
851 De medietate linguae. legal concept Of a moiety of languages. A jury empannelled to try a foreigner, when, at his request, one half of it is composed of foreigners, is a jury de medietate linguae.
852 De mendico male meretur, qui ei dat quod edat, aut quod bibat, Nam et illud quod dat perdit, et illi producit vitam ad miseriam. Plautus He deserves ill of a beggar, who gives him to eat or to drink; for he both loses that which he gives, and prolongs for the other a life of misery.
853 De minimis non curat lex. legal maxim The law takes no notice of extreme trifles. The theft of a pin, for instance.
854 De missa ad mensam. "From mass to table, or, to preserve the jingle, "From mass to mess." A mediaeval saying, implying that the only active employment of the monks was to eat and say their prayers.
855 De mortuis nil nisi bonum. Of the dead be nothing said but what is good. Silence, at least, is a duty where we cannot praise the dead.
856 De motu proprio. From his own impulse. Of his own free will.
857 De multis grandis acervus erit. Ovid Out of many things a large heap is made.
858 De nihilo nihil, in nihilum nil posse reverti. Persius From nothing there is nothing made, and no existing thing can be reduced to nothing. The doctrine of the Epicureans as to the eternity of matter. See Lucretius, B. i. l. 160—265.
859 De non apparentibus, et non existentibus, eadem est ratio. Edward Coke The reasoning is the same as to things which do not appear, and those which do not exist.
860 De omnibus rebus, et quibusdam aliis. About everything, and something more besides. Said ironically of a voluminous book, or of a speech in which numerous topics are discussed. The saying is said to have derived its origin from the circumstance that Smalgruenius first wrote a work entitled De omnibus rebus, and then another, De quibusdam aliis. The same story has, however, been fathered on Thomas Aquinas.
861 De paupertate tacentes Plus poscente ferent. Horace Those who are silent as to their poverty will obtain more than he who begs. So the lion rewarded the modest traveller, and rebuffed the importunate robber. See Phaedrus' Fables, B. II. Fab. I.
862 De pilo, or de filo, pendet. proverb "It hangs by a hair, or "by a thread." The risk, or danger, is imminent. Originally said in reference to the sword which Dionysius of Syracuse caused to be suspended over the head of the courtier Damocles.
863 De quo libelli in celeberrimis locis proponuntur, huic ne perire quidem tacite conceditur. Cicero The man who is publicly arraigned is not allowed even to be ruined in quiet.
864 De vita hominis nulla cunctatio longa est. Juvenal When the life of a man is at stake, no delay can be too long. See Audi, nulla, &c.
865 Debetis velle quae velimus. Plautus You ought to wish as we wish.
866 Debile principium melior fortuna sequetur. Better fortune will succeed a weak beginning.
867 Debilem facito manu, Debilem pede, coxa, Lubricos quate dentes, Vita dum superest, bene est. Seneca Make me weak in the hands, weak in the feet and hips, dash out my failing teeth. So long as life remains 'tis well. The words of a man who clings to life at any cost. (A portion of a fragment of Maecenas).
868 Debito justitiae, or E debito justitiae. law phrase By debt of justice. By virtue of a claim justly established.
869 Deceptio visus. A deceiving of the sight. An illusion practised on the eye. "An ocular deception."
870 Decet affectus animi neque se nimium erigere nec subjicere serviliter. Cicero We ought neither to allow the affections of the mind to become too much elated, nor yet abjectly depressed.
871 Decet patriam nobis cariorem esse quam nosmetipsos. Cicero Our country ought to be dearer to us than ourselves.
872 Decies repetita placebit. Horace Ten times repeated it will please. It will be encored again and again.
873 Decipimur specie recti. Horace We are deceived by an appearance of rectitude.
874 Decipit Frons prima multos; rara mens intelligit Quod interiore condidit cura angulo. Phaedrus First appearances deceive many; the penetration of but few enables them to discern that which has been carefully concealed in the inmost corners of the heart.
875 Decorum ab honesto non potest separari. Cicero Propriety cannot be separated from what is honourable.
876 Dedecet philosophum abjicere animum. Cicero It is unbecoming in a philosopher to be dejected.
877 Dedecorant bene nata culpae. Horace Vices disgrace what is naturally good.
878 Dedimus potestatem. legal concept We have given power. A writ, or commission, giving certain powers, for the purpose of speeding the business of the court.
879 Dediscit animus sero quod didicit diu. Seneca The mind is slow to unlearn what it has been long in learning. Impressions once made on the mind are not easily erased.
880 Dedit hanc contagio labem, Et dabit in plures. Juvenal Contagion has caused this plague-spot, and will extend it to many more.
881 Defectio virium adolescentiae vitiis efficitur sapius quam senectutis. Cicero Loss of strength is more frequently the fault of youth than of old age.
882 Defendit numerus junctaeque umbone phalanges. Juvenal He is defended by their numbers, and the array of their serried shields.
883 Defluit saxis agitatus humor, Concidunt venti, fugiuntque nubes, Et minax, (nam sic voluere,) ponto Unda recumbit. Horace The troubled surge falls down from the rocks, the winds cease, the clouds vanish, and the threatening waves, (for such is the will of the sons of Leda,) subside.
884 Deforme est de seipso praedicare, falso praesertim. Cicero It is unseemly to talk of one's self, and more especially to state falsehoods.
885 Deformius nihil est ardelione sene. Martial There is nothing more unseemly than an aged busybody.
886 Degeneres animos timor arguit. Virgil Fear shows an ignoble mind.
887 Dei ille veniam facile, cui venia est opus. Seneca He who needs pardon, should readily grant pardon.
888 Dei plena sunt omnia. Cicero All things are full of God. See Sunt Jovis, &c.
889 Delectando pariterque monendo. Horace Pleasing as well as instructing. Having an eye both to the useful and the ornamental. See Omne tulit, &c.
890 Delegata potestas non potest delegari. Edward Coke A power that is delegated cannot again be delegated. That is, by the person to whom it is delegated.
891 Delenda est Carthago. Carthage must be destroyed. A phrase with which Cato the Elder used to end all his speeches, to stimulate the people to the destruction of Carthage, which from its wealth and commerce he looked upon as the most dangerous enemy of Rome.
892 Deleo omnes dehinc ex animo mulieres. Terence From henceforth I blot out all women from my mind.
893 Deliberando saepe perit occasio. Publilius Syrus The opportunity is often lost by deliberating. This may occur where we have to perform a duty in a given time.
894 Deliberandum est diu quod statuendum est semel. Publilius Syrus Time must be taken for deliberation, where we have to determine once for all.
895 Deliberare utilia, mora est tutissima. Publilius Syrus To deliberate about useful things is the safest of all delay.
896 Deliberat Roma, perit Saguntum. proverb Rome deliberates, Saguntum perishes. The Saguntines, the brave allies of Rome, perished while the Romans were deliberating how to save them. Too much deliberation is nearly as dangerous as too little. See Dum deliberamus, &c.
897 Deliciae illepidae atque inelegantes. Catullus Gross and vulgar pleasures.
898 Deliramenta doctrinae. The ravings of the learned. Such, for instance, as the question which was seriously argued among the schoolmen, how many angels could dance on the point of a needle.
899 Delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi. Horace The kings play the madman, the Achaeans (the people) are punished for it. When kings fight, it is at the expense of the blood and treasure of their subjects.
900 Delphinum natare doces. proverb You are teaching a dolphin how to swim. You are teaching your grandam to suck eggs.
901 Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum. Horace He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves. A description of the incongruities of a wretched painter.
902 Demetri, teque Tigelli, Discipularum inter jubeo plorare cathedras. Horace You, Demetrius, and you, Tigellius, I bid lament among the forms of your female pupils. Addressed to frivolous authors.
903 Demitto auriculas ut iniquae mentis asellus. Horace Like an ass of stubborn disposition, I drop my ears.
904 Denique non omnes eadem mirantur amantque. Horace All men, in fact, do not admire and love the same things. No two men probably have the same tastes, any more than exactly similar bodies and features.
905 Deo dante nil nocet invidia, et non dante, nil proficit labor. With the favour of God, envy cannot injure us; without that favour, all our labours are of no avail.
906 Deo favente. With God's favour.
907 Deo juvante. With God's help.
908 Deo optimo maximo. To God, all good and all great. The usual beginning of epitaphs in Roman Catholic countries, denoted by the initials, D. O. M.
909 Deo volente. God willing. Often denoted by the initials, D. V.
910 Deorum cibus est. proverb 'Tis food fit for the gods.
911 Deprendi miserum est. Horace To be detected is a shocking thing.
912 Derelictio communis utilitatis contra naturam est. Cicero The abandonment of the common good is contrary to nature.
913 Deridet, sed non derideor. He laughs, but I am not laughed at. Said by a wise man, who will not take an affront.
914 Derivativa potestas non potest esse major primitiva. legal maxim A power that is derived cannot be greater than that from which it is derived.
915 Descriptas servare vices, operumque colores, Cur ego, si nequeo ignoroque, poeta salutor? Horace If I am incapable of, and ignorant how to observe the distinctions described, and the complexions of works of genius, why am I saluted with the name of 'Poet'?
916 Desiderantem quod satis est, neque Tumultuosum sollicitat mare, Non verberatae grandine vineae, Fundusve mendax. Horace Him who desires but a competence, neither the tempestuous sea renders anxious, nor yet vineyards pelted with hail, nor disappointments in his farm.
917 Designatio unius est exclusio alterius. Edward Coke The mention of one condition implies the exclusion of another.
918 Desinant Maledicere, facta ne noscant sua. Terence Let them cease to speak ill of others, lest they should happen to hear of their own doings.
919 Desinat in piscem mulier formosa superne. Horace A woman beautiful above, ends in the tail of a fish. A description of bad taste and incongruity of style.
920 Desine fata Deum flecti sperare precando. Virgil Cease to hope that the decrees of the gods can be changed through your prayers.
921 Destitutus ventis remos adhibe. When the wind fails, ply your oars.
922 Desunt caetera. The rest is wanting. Words often placed at the end of an imperfect narrative.
923 Desunt inopias multa, avaritiae omnia. proverb Poverty is in want of much, avarice of everything. With the one, a wish to gain money is natural, with the other, a disease.
924 Deteriores omnes sumus licentia. Terence We are all of us the worse for too much licence. There are spoilt children even among men.
925 Detestando illo crimine, scelera omnia complexa sunt. Cicero In that one detestable crime all wickedness is comprised.
926 Detrahere aliquid alteri, et hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum, magis est contra naturam quam mors, quam paupertas, quam dolor, quam caetera quae possunt aut corpori accidere, aut rebus externis. Cicero To deprive another of anything, and for one man to increase his own advantage by the distress of another, is more repugnant to nature, than death, or poverty, or grief, or any other contingencies that can possibly befall our bodies, or affect our external circumstances.
927 Detur aliquando otium quiesque fessis. Seneca Rest and repose should sometimes be granted to the weary. The bow must be sometimes unstrung.
928 Detur pulchriori. Let it be given to the most beautiful. The inscription on the golden apple, by adjudging which to the goddess Venus, Paris offended Juno and Minerva, and ultimately caused the Trojan war.
929 Deum namque ire per omnes Terrasque, tractusque maris, coelumque profundum. Virgil For God, they say, pervades all lands, the tracts of sea, and the heaven profound. In these lines Virgil gives a broad outline of the Pantheistic philosophy.
930 Deus det. May God grant. In the middle ages, grace at meat was so called, from the commencing words.
931 Deus est mortali juvare mortalem, et haec ad aeternam gloriam via. Pliny the Elder For man to assist man is to be a god; this is the path that leads to everlasting glory.
932 Deus est summum bonum. God is the supreme good.
933 Deus haec fortasse benigna Reducet in sedem vice. Horace God will, perhaps, by some propitious change, restore these matters to their former state.
934 Deus id vult. It is the will of God. The cry of the Crusaders at the siege of Jerusalem.
935 Deus misereatur nobis. God be merciful unto us. The beginning of the 67th Psalm.
936 Deus nobis haec otia fecit. Virgil God has granted unto us this repose.
937 Deus omnibus quod sat est suppeditat. God supplies enough to all. Because God alone is properly the judge of what is enough.
938 Dextras dare. To give the right hands to each other. An assurance of mutual friendship, or at least of security, because two right hands, when clasped, cannot conceal any weapon.
939 Dextro tempore. Horace At a propitious time. At a lucky moment.
940 Di bene fecerunt, inopis me quodque pusilli Finxerunt animi, raro et perpauca loquentis. Horace The gods have dealt kindly with me, since they have framed me of an humble and meek disposition, speaking but seldom and briefly.
941 Di bene vertant, tene crumenam. Plautus May the gods send luck — take the purse.
942 Di immortales, obsecro, aurum quid valet. Plautus Immortal gods, I do beseech you, how powerful is gold!
943 Di laneos pedes habent. proverb The gods have feet made of wool. The judgments of Providence overtake us silently, and when we least expect them.
944 Di melius, quam nos moneamus talia quenquam. Ovid May the gods forbid that I should advise any one to follow such a course.
945 Di nobis laboribus omnia vendunt. proverb The gods sell us everything for our labours.
946 Di nos quasi pilas homines habent. Plautus The gods treat us men like balls.
947 Di talem terris avertite pestem. Virgil Ye gods, avert from the earth such a scourge.
948 Di tibi dent annos! a te nam caetera sumes; Sint modo virtuti tempora longa tuae. Ovid May the gods grant thee length of years! All other blessings from thyself thou wilt derive, let only time be granted for thy virtues.
949 Di tibi sint faciles; et opis nullius egentem Fortunam praestent, dissimilemque meae. Ovid May the gods be propitious to thee; may they also grant thee a fate that needs the aid of no one, and quite unlike to mine.
950 Di, quibus imperium est animarum, umbraeque silentes, Et Chaos, et Phlegethon, loca nocte tacentia late; Sit mihi fas audita loqui! sit numine vestro Pandere res alta terra et caligine mersas. Virgil Ye gods, to whom belongs the empire of the ghosts, and ye silent shades, and Chaos, and Phlegethon, places where silence reigns around in night! permit me to utter the secrets I have heard; may I by your divine will disclose things buried deep in the earth and darkness.
951 Dic mihi, cras istud, Posthume, quando veniet? Martial Tell, me, Posthumus, when will this to-morrow arrive? Said to a procrastinating friend.
952 Dic mihi, si fias tu leo, qualis eris? Martial Tell me, if you were a lion, what sort of one would you be? No man should speak too positively as to how he would conduct himself under a total change of circumstances and position.
953 Dicam insigne, recens adhuc Indictum ore alio. Horace I shall record a remarkable event, which is new as yet, and untold by the lips of another.
954 Dicebam, Medicare tuos desiste capillos: Tingere quam possis, jam tibi nulla coma est. Ovid I used to say — Do leave off doctoring your Hair; and now you have no hair left for you to dye.
955 Dicenda tacendaque calles? Persius Dost thou understand when to speak, and when to hold thy tongue?
956 Dicenda, tacenda locutus. Horace Speaking of things to be mentioned and to be kept silence upon.
957 Dicere quae puduit, scribere jussit amor. Ovid What I was ashamed to say, love has commanded me to write.
958 Dicetur merita nox quoque naenia. Horace The night too shall be celebrated in an appropriate lay.
959 Dicite Io Paean, et Io bis dicite Paean; Decidit in casses praeda petita meos. Ovid Sing Io Paean, and Io Paean twice sing, the prey that was sought has fallen into our toils. Ovid says this, having taught the men the arts of successful courtship. Art of Love, B. ii.
960 Dicitis, omnis in imbecillitate est et gratia et caritas. Cicero You affirm that all kindness and benevolence is founded in weakness.
961 Dicitur certe vulgari quodam proverbio; Qui me amat, amat et canem meum. st bernard At all events there is a certain common proverb which says, Love me, love my dog.
962 Dicta tibi est lex. Horace The law has been laid down for you.
963 Dicto celerius hostis abscidit caput, Victorque rediit. Phaedrus Sooner than you could say it, he whipped off the head of the enemy, and returned victorious.
964 Dictum de dicto. A report founded on hearsay.
965 Dictum sapienti sat est. plautus terentius A word to the wise is enough. A hint is enough for a sensible man.
966 Dictus eram cuidam subito venisse puellae; Turbida perversas induit illa comas. Ovid I was unexpectedly announced as having paid a visit to a certain lady; in her confusion she put on her wig the wrong side before.
967 Diem perdidi! I have lost a day! The exclamation of the Emperor Titus, on finding at night that he had done nothing worthy of recollection during the day.
968 Dies adimit aegritudinem. proverb Time removes afflictions.
969 Dies datus. legal concept A day given. The day appointed for appearing.
970 Dies dolorem minuit. Time alleviates grief.
971 Dies Dominicus non est juridicus. Edward Coke Sunday is not a day in law.
972 Dies faustus. A lucky day.
973 Dies infaustus. An unlucky day.
974 Dies irae, dies illa, Saeclum solvet in favilla Teste David cum Sibylla. The day of wrath, that dreadful day, The world in ashes all shall lay — This David and the Sibyl say. These are the commencing lines of the Sequence used by the Romish Church in the Office of the Dead. The authorship of this hymn, which is of considerable beauty, does not seem to be positively known. It has been attributed to Thomas de Celano, a Minorite friar of the fourteenth century, but, more generally, to Frangipani, Cardinal Malabrancia.
975 Dies non (juridicus). No legal day. A day on which the courts are closed, and no law proceedings are going on, which is therefore called "no day." Such days were by the Romans called "nefasti." Sunday is a dies non in law. See Dies Dominicus, &c.
976 Dies si in obligationibus non ponitur, praesente die debetur. legal maxim If a day for payment is not stated in a bond, the money is due on the day on which it is executed.
977 Dies solemnes. Holidays
978 Dies, ni fallor, adest, quem semper acerbum, Semper honoratum, sic Di voluistis, habebo. Virgil The day, if I mistake not, is at hand, which I shall always account a day of sorrow, always a day to be honoured, such, ye gods, has been your will.
979 Difficile custoditur quod plures amant. That is preserved with difficulty which many covet.
980 Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem. Catullus It is difficult to relinquish on a sudden a long cherished love.
981 Difficile est mutare animum, et si quid est penitur insitum moribus, id subito evellere. Cicero It is difficult to alter the disposition, and, if there is anything deeply implanted in our nature, suddenly to root it out.
982 Difficile est plurimum virtutem revereri, qui semper secunda fortuna sit usus. Rhetorica ad Herennium It is difficult for him to have a very high respect for virtue, who has enjoyed uninterrupted prosperity. It is doubted if the four Books on Rhetoric, dedicated to Herennius, are the composition of Cicero.
983 Difficile est satiram non scribere. Juvenal It is hard to avoid writing satire. This was especially true in reference to the corrupt age in which Juvenal lived.
984 Difficile est temperare felicitati, qua te non putes diu usurum. Tacitus It is difficult to enjoy with moderation the happiness, which we suppose we shall not long enjoy.
985 Difficile est, fateor, sed tendit in ardua virtus. Ovid It is difficult, I confess; but true courage seeks obstacles.
986 Difficilem oportet aurem habere ad crimina. Publilius Syrus One should be slow in giving ear to accusations.
987 Difficilia quae pulchra. proverb The best things are worst to come by.
988 Difficilis, facilis, jucundus, acerbus es idem; Nee tecum possum vivere, nec sine te. Martial Crabbed but kind, pleasant and sour together, I can neither live with you nor yet without you.
989 Difficilis, querulus, laudator temporis acti. Horace Peevish, complaining, the praiser of by-gone times. A natural and not unamiable feature, if not carried to an extreme.
990 Difficulter continetur spiritus, Integritatis qui sincerae conscius, A noxiorum premitur insolentiis. Phaedrus The mind is with difficulty restrained, which, conscious of unsullied integrity, is exposed to the insults of spiteful men.
991 Difficulter reciduntur vitia quae nobiscum creverunt. Vices which have grown with our growth are with difficulty lopped away.
992 Diffugiunt, cadis Cum faece siccatis, amici Ferre jugum pariter dolosi. Horace Friends too faithless to bear equally the yoke of adversity, when the casks are emptied to the very dregs, fly off in all directions.
993 Dignior est vestro nulla puella choro. Tibullus No maiden, (Muses,) is more worthy of your choir.
994 Dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori. Horace The Muse forbids the man who is worthy of praise to die.
995 Dignum patella operculum. A cover worthy of the pot. What better could be expected of one coming of such a stock?
996 Dignum sapiente, bonoque est. Horace 'Tis worthy a wise man, and a good.
997 Diis aliter visum. Virgil It has seemed otherwise to the gods.
998 Diis proximus ille est Quem ratio, non ira movet, qui facta rependens Consilio punire potest. Claudian He is nearest to the gods, whom reason, not passion, influences; and who, weighing the circumstances, can inflict punishment with discretion.