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29 Cards in this Set
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Propria domus omnium optima.
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One's own home is the best of all.
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Rīdent stolidī verba Latīna.
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Fools laugh at the Latin language. -Ovid
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Avītō viret honōre.
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He flourishes by the importance of his ancestors.
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Saepe creat mollīs aspera spīna rosās.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. -Ovid
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Curta supellex
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Scanty furniture, "not much upstairs"; ignorant/stupid
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Nōn est ad astra mollis ē terrīs via.
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There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. -Seneca
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Dē gustibus nōn est disputandum.
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One ought not to argue about tastes.
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Salūs populī suprēma lēx.
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The safety of the people is the highest law. -Cicero
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Fervet olla, vīvit amīcitia.
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(As long as) the pot boils, friendship is alive.
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Nūllum magnum ingenium sine mixtūrā dēmentiae fuit.
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There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. -Seneca
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Pānis rādix vīnum cēna pauperōrum
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Bread, turnip, wine: the dinner of the poor
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Dīs aliter visum.
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It seemed otherwise to the Gods. -Vergil
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Fabās indulcet famēs.
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Hunger sweetens beans.
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Ab ōvō usque ad māla.
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From the egg right to the apples. -Horace
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Aqua profunda est quiēta.
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Deep water is calm. (Still waters run deep.)
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Absēns hērēs nōn erit.
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The absent person will not be an heir.
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in locō parentis
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in the place of a parent
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Quōs amor vērus tenuit, tenēbit.
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Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding. -Seneca
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Maxima dēbētur puerō reverentia.
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The greatest respect is due a child. -Juvenal
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Colossus magnitūdinem suam servābit etiam sī steterit in puteō.
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A giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well. -Seneca
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Experienta docet.
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Experience teaches.
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Ā cane nōn magnō saepe tenētur aper.
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A boar is often held by a not large dog. -Ovid
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Uxōrem accēpī; dōte imperium vēndidī.
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I have taken a wife; I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry. -Plautus
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Perfer et obdūrā; dolor hic tibi prōderit ōlim.
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Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. -Ovid
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Lānam fēcit, domī mānsit.
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She did her wool; she stayed at home. (The epitaph of a good wife)
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Cēdant arma togae.
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Let arms yield to the toga.
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Materiam superābat opus.
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The workmanship was better than the subject matter. -Ovid
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Vestis bona quaerit habērī.
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A good garment seeks to be worn.
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Mendācem oportet esse memorem.
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A liar must be good at remembering. -Quintilian
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