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100 Cards in this Set
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Caveat
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Let him/her beware
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Non plus ultra! (Nec plus ultra!)
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Nothing above that!
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Qui pro innocente dicit, satis est eloquens
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He who speaks for the innocent is eloquent enough. (Publius Syrus)
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Volenti non fit iniuria
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A person who consents does not suffer injustice
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Volo, non valeo
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I am willing but unable
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Non licet
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It is not allowed
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O sancta simplicitas!
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Oh, holy simplicity! (Jan Hus)
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Respondeat superior
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Let the superior answer (a supervisor must take responsibility for the quality of a subordinate's work)
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Qui dormit, non peccat
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One who sleeps doesn't sin
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Qui vult dare parva non debet magna rogare
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He who wishes to give little shouldn't ask for much
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Pace tua
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With your consent
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Nullum est iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius
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Nothing is said that hasn't been said before. (Terence)
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Anno urbis conditae (AUC)
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From the year of founding of the city (Rome)
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Pessimus inimicorum genus, laudantes
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The worst kind of enemies, those who can praise. (Tacitus)
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Et sic de ceteris
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And so to of the rest
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Memoriter
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From memory
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Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito
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Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them
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Ex animo
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From the heart (sincerely)
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Vitanda est improba siren desidia
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One must avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness. (Horace)
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Helluo librorum
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A glutton for books. (bookworm)
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In ovo
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In the egg
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Materiam superabat opus
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The workmanship was better than the subject matter. (Ovid)
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Deus vobiscum
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God be with you
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Omnia mors aequat
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Death equals all things
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Esse est percipi
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Being is perception. (It is a standardmetaphysical) (Mauser)
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Ab ovo usque ad mala.
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From the egg right to the fruits. (From soup to nuts.) ... Horace
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Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit.
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He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. ... Ovid
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Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit.
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There is no book so bad that it is not profitable on some part. ... Pliny the Younger
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Culpam poena premit comes.
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Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. ... Horace
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Gladiator in arena consilium capit.
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The gladiator is making his plan in the arena (i.e., too late). ... Seneca
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Quid rides? ...De te fabula narratur.
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What are you laughing at? The joke's on you. ... Horace
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Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim.
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Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. ... Ovid
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Patria est communis omnium parens.
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Our native land is the common parent of us all. ... Cicero
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Etiam capillus unus habet umbram.
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Even one hair has a shadow. ... Publilius Syrus
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Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet.
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He who feared he would not succeed sat still. (For fear of failure, he did nothing.) ... Horace
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Nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est.
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To great talents no era is closed. ... Seneca
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Non est ad astra mollis e terris via.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. ... Seneca
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Dente lupus, cornu taurus petit.
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The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn. ... Horace
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Qui dedit beneficium taceat; narret qui accepit.
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Let him who has given a favor be silent; let him who has received it tell it. ... Seneca
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Timendi causa est nescire.
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Ignorance is the cause of fear. ... Seneca
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Ora et labora.
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Pray and labor. ... St.Benedict
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Per varios usus artem experientia fecit.
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Through different exercises practice has brought skill. ... Manilius
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Materiam superabat opus.
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The workmanship was better than the subject matter. ... Ovid
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Trahimur omnes laudis studio.
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We are all led by our eagerness for praise. ... Cicero
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Struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat.
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When a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears. ... Dionysius Cato
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Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.
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A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. ... Curtius Rufus
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Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres.
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As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word. ... Horace
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Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem.
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It is not goodness to be better than the worst. ... Seneca
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Cito fit quod dii volunt.
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What the gods want happens soon. ... Petronius
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Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. ... Ovid
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Rident stolidi verba Latina.
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Fools laugh at the Latin language. ... Ovid
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Quaedam iura non scripta sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt.
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Some laws are unwritten but they are better established than all written ones. ... Seneca Rhetor
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Fallaces sunt rerum species.
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The appearances of things are deceptive. ... Seneca
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Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes.
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It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid. ... Publilius Syrus
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Amor tussisque non celantur.
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Love, and a cough, are not concealed. ... Ovid
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Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.
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There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. ... Catullus
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In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides.
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You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. ... Petronius
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Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus.
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We are slaves of the laws in order that we may be able to be free. ... Cicero
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Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas.
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It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. ... Pliny the Younger
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Gutta cavat lapidem.
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Dripping hollows out rock. ... Ovid
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Excitabat fluctus in simpulo.
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He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot.) ... Cicero
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Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant.
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Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. ... Curtius Rufus
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Amoto quaeramus seria ludo.
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Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters. ... Horace
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In virtute sunt multi ascensus.
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In excellence there are many degrees. ... Cicero
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Quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding. ... Seneca
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Quam se ipse amans---sine rivali.
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Himself loving himself so much---without a rival. ... Cicero
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Ipsa scientia potestas est.
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Knowledge itself is power. ... Bacon
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A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper.
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A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog. ... Ovid
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Mus uni non fidit antro.
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A mouse does not rely on just one hole. ... Plautus
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Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit.
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Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. ... Tibullus
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Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes.
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The divine nature produced the fields, human skill has built cities. ... Tibullus
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Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. ... Seneca
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Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultra.
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Leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man. ... Seneca
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Vitanda est improba siren desidia.
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One must steer clear of the wicked temptress, Laziness. ... Horace
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Simia quam similis, turpissima bestia, nobis.
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How like us is that very ugly beast the monkey. ... Cicero
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Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.
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Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. ... Cicero
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Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.
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Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. ... Publilius Syrus
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Praeceptores suos adulescens veneratur et suspicit.
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A young man respects and looks up to his teachers. ... Seneca
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Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium.
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Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. ... Seneca
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Aspirat primo Fortuna labori.
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Fortune smiles upon our first effort. ... Virgil
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Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est.
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Inhumanity is harmful in every age. ... Cicero
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Aliquando et insanire iucundum est.
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It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman. ... Seneca
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Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior.
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I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad. ... Seneca
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Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit.
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Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be. ... Cicero
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O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum!
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An excellent protector of sheep, the wolf! ... Cicero
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Ut sementem feceris ita metes.
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As you sow so will you reap. ... Cicero
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Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus.
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The burden which is borne well becomes light. ... Ovid
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Potest ex casa magnus vir exire.
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A great man can come from a cabin. ... Seneca
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Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
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Men gladly believe that which they wish for. ... Caesar
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Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores.
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You cling to your own ways and leave mine to me. ... Petrarch
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Non est ars quae ad effectum casu venit.
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That which achieves its effect by accident is not art. ... Seneca
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Num barbarorum Romulus rex fuit?
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Romulus was not a king of barbarians, was he? ... Cicero
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Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur.
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We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. ... Seneca
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Tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est.
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Delay--putting things off until tomorrow--is hateful. ... Cicero
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Nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum.
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Don't consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done. ... Lucan
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Mendacem oportet esse memorem.
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A liar must be good at remembering. ... Quintilian
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Salus populi suprema lex.
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The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero
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Omnia iam fient fieri quae posse negabam.
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Everything which I used to say could not happen will happen now. ... Ovid
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Non omnes qui habent citharam sunt citharoedi.
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Not all those who own a musical instrument are musicians. ... Varro
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Colossus magnitudinem suam servabit etiam si steterit in puteo.
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A giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well. ... Seneca
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