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32 Cards in this Set
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Vicini nostri se in genua protinus iecerunt et omnes deos in mundo laudaverunt.
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Our neighbors immediately threw themselves onto their knees and praised all the gods in the world.
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Gentēs Graeciae ingentibus montibus et parvīs finibus continēbantur.
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The Greek peoples were enclosed by huge mountains and small borders.
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Quis iussit illam rem pūblicam servitūte asperā līberārī?
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Who has order that republic to be freed from harsh servitude?
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"Iste," inquit, "sceleribus suīs brevī tempore tollētur."
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“That man,” he said, “will be destroyed by his own crimes in a short time.”
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Contrā aliās manūs malōrum cīvium eaedem rēs iterum parābuntur; rem pūblicam dēfendēmus et istī cito discēdent.
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Against other bands of bad citizens the same things will be prepared again; we shall defend the republic and those (citizens) will quickly go away.
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Senectūs senēs ā mediīs rēbus saepe prohibet.
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Age often keeps the old from the center of affairs.
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At rēs gravēs neque vī neque spē gerentur sed cōnsiliō.
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But serious matters are conducted neither by force nor by hope, but by judgment.
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Sī versūs hōrum duōrum poētārum neglegētis, magnā parte Rōmānārum litterārum carēbitis.
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If you (will) neglect these two poets’ verses, you will lack a great part of Roman literature.
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Eōdem tempore nostrae spēs salūtis commūnis vestrā fidē altae sunt, spīritūs sublātī sunt, et timōrēs relictī sunt.
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At that time, our hopes for the common safety were maintained by your faith, our spirits were uplifted, and our fears were left behind.
[alo, alere, alui, altus V TRANS [XXXAO] feed, nourish, rear, nurse, suckle; cherish; support, maintain, develop] |
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Nova genera scelerum in hāc urbe inveniuntur quod multī etiam nunc bonīs mōribus et sēnsū commūnī carent ac nātūram sinistram habent.
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New types of crimes are being found in this city because many even now lack good character and common sense and they have a wicked nature.
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Vulgus multa ex fenestrīs casārum ēiciēbat.
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The common people were throwing many things out of the windows of their houses.
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Magna fides nunc in hac re publica invenire potest.
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Great fidelity can now be found in this commonwealth
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Spes novae eius metu communi deletae erant rerum incertarum.
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His new hopes had been destroyed by the common fear of uncertain things.
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Hoc die animi fidesque Romanorum virorum et feminarum fortium ab omnibus visae erant.
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On that day the courage and the faith of the brave Roman men and women were seen by all.
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Tyrannus magna cum spe naves illas deleri iussit.
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With great hope the tyrant ordered those ships to be destroyed.
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Non potuit manu sinistra aut dextra se defendere.
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He could not defend himself with his left hand or his right.
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Dum vita est, spes est. (Cicero)
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While there is life, there is hope.
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Aequum animum in rebus difficilibus serva. (Horace)
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Keep a calm spirit in difficult matters.
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Ubi tyrannus est, ibi plane est nulla res publica. (Cicero)
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Where there is a tyrant, there clearly is no republic.
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Fuerunt quondam in hac re publica viri magnae virtutis et antique fidei. (Cicero)
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There were once men of great virtue and of ancient fidelity in this republic.
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Hanc rem publicam salvam esse volumus. (Cicero)
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We want this republic to be safe.
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Spes coniuratorum mollibus sententiis multorum civium alitur. (Cicero)
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The conspirators’ hope is nourished by the mild opinions of many citizens.
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Res publica consiliis meis eo die ex igne atque ferro erepta est. (Cicero)
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On that day, the republic was rescued from the fire and the sword by my plans.
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Quod bellum oderunt, pro pace cum fide laborabant. (Livy)
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Because they hate war, with hope they kept laboring for peace.
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Dic mihi bona fide: tu eam pecuniam ex eius manu dextra non eripuisti? (Plautus)
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Tell me in good faith: did you not snatch that money out of his right hand?
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Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur. (Ennius)
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A certain friend is distinguished in an uncertain affair.
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Homerus auditorem in medias res rapit. (Horace)
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Homer carries off the listener into the middle of things.
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Felix est qui potest causas rerum intellegere; et fortunatus ille qui deos antiquos diligit. (Virgil)
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Blessed is he who can understand the causes of things; and fortunate is he who loves the ancient gods.
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Stoicus noster, "Vitium," inquit, "non est in rebus sed in animo ipso." (Seneca)
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Our Stoic says, “Vice is not in things but in the spirit itself.”
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Et mihi res subiungam, non me rebus. (Horace)
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I subject things to even myself, not myself to things.
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Est modus in rebus; sunt certi fines ultra quos virtus inveniri non potest. (Horace)
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There is a method in things; there are clear boundaries, beyond which virtue cannot be found.
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Hoc, Fortuna, tibi videtur aequum? (Martial)
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Does this seem fair to you, Fortune?
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