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Wheelock Chapter 2
Sententiae Antiquae
Question | Answer |
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Salve, O patria! | Greetings, O fatherland! |
Fama et sententia volant. | Fame and feelings fly. |
Clementia tua multas vitas servat. | Your clemency saves many lives. |
Multam pecuniam deportat. | He carries away much money. |
Fortunam et vitam antiquae patriae saepe laudas sed recusas. | You often praise but reject the fortune and life of the old country. |
Philosophia est ars vitae. | Philosophy is the art of life. |
Sanam formam vitae conservate. | Preserve the healthy way of life. |
Immodica ira creat insaniam. | Excessive anger creates insanity. |
Poenam irae saepe videmus. | We often see the penalty of anger. |
Me saevis catenis onerat. | He oppresses me with cruel chains. |
Nulla avaritia sine poena est. | No avarice is without punishment. |
Rotam fortunae non timent. | They do not fear the wheel of fortune. |
Sine philosophia saepe erramus et poenas damus. | Without philosophy we often go astray and pay the penalty. |