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30 Cards in this Set
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hoc opus, his labor est
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VERGIL
(This is the real difficulty) |
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lacrimae rerum
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VERGIL
(sympathy for misfortune) |
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medio tutissimus ibis
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OVID
(you will fare best by the middle course; i.e by using moderation) |
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mens agitat molem
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VERGIL
(mind rules over matter) |
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mirable dictu
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VERGIL
(marvelous to relate) |
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non omnis moriar
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HORACE
(I shall not wholly die) |
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omnia mutantur, nos et mutantur in illis
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OVID
(all things are changing, and we change along with them) |
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possunt quia posse videntur
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VERGIL
(they can because they think they can) |
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procul, o procul est, profani!
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HORACE
(stand far off, ye uninitiated) |
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profanum vulgus
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HORACE
(the common crowd) |
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quantum mutatus ab illo!
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VERGIL
(how changed from what he once was!) |
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quorum pars magna fui
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VERGIL
(in which I had a large share) |
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quot homines, tot sententiae
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TERENCE
(many men, may minds) |
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rudis indigestaque moles
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OVID
(a crude and undigested mass) |
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sic vos non vobis
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VERGIL
(thus you strive, but not for your own good) |
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varium et mutabile semper femina
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VERGIL
(a fickle and changeable creature is woman ever) |
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vox faucibus haesit
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VERGIL
(the words stuck in his throat) |
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video meliora proboque, deteriora sequor
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OVID
(even though I know better, I keep on doing the wrong thing) |
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fuit Ilium
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VERGIL
(Troy is no more) |
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favete linguis
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HORACE
(Hold your tongue) |
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sit non doctissima coniunx
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MARTIAL
(may my wife not be very learned) *(roman formula for a happy marriage) |
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experto credite
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VERGIL
(believe one who has experience) *(idiomatically "trust me") |
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omnium rerum principia parva sunt
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CICERO
(everything has a small beginning) |
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non est vivere sed valere vita est
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MARTIAL
(life is more than just being alive) |
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Fata viam invenient
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VERGIL
(the Fates will find a way) |
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omnia praeclara rara
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CICERO
(all things which excel are rare) |
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dux femina facti
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VERGIL
(a woman was the leader in the deed) |
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aspirat primo fortuna labori
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VERGIL
(fortune smiles upon our first effort) |
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sapienti sat
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PLAUTUS
(sufficient for a wise man) |
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quam veterrimus homini optimus est amicus
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PLAUTUS
(how much the best of a man's friend is his oldest friend) |
