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190 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
Vitæ est avidus quisquis non vult Mundo secum pereunte mori. He is greedy of life who is not willing to die when the world is perishing around him.— filed under Lxxiv
m.. Gaudent magni viri rebus adversis non aliter, quam fortes milites bellis. Great men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in war.— filed under Adversity
Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat. He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.— filed under Affliction
Senectus insanabilis morbus est. Old age is an incurable disease.— filed under Affliction
Qui genus jactat suum Aliena laudat. He who boasts of his descent, praises the deeds of another.— filed under Anger
Quamvis tegatur proditur vultu furor. Anger, though concealed, is betrayed by the countenance.— filed under Anger
Qui timide rogat, Docet negare. He who begs timidly courts a refusal.— filed under Beggary
Misero datur quodcunque, fortunæ datur. Whatever we give to the wretched, we lend to fortune.— filed under Benevolence
Distrahit animum librorum multitudo. A multitude of books distracts the mind.— filed under Books
Malorum. IV. 2. Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est. No possession is gratifying without a companion. C.— filed under Companionship
Sic vive cum hominibus, tanquam deus videat; sic loquere cum deo, tanquam homines audiant. Live with men as if God saw you; converse with God as if men heard you.— filed under Conscience
Cadit statim simultas, ab altera parte deserta; nisi pariter, non pugnant. A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party: there is no battle unless there be two.— filed under Contention
Fortuna opes auferre, non animum potest. Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.— filed under Covetousness
Virtus in astra tendit, in mortem timor. Courage leads to heaven; fear, to death.— filed under Covetousness
Ad auctores redit Sceleris coacti culpa. The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.— filed under Crime
Cui prodest scelus, Is fecit. He who profits by crime is guilty of it.— filed under Crime
Dumque punitur scelus, Crescit. While crime is punished it yet increases.— filed under Crime
Nefas nocere vel malo fratri puta. Consider it a crime to injure a brother even if he be wicked.— filed under Crime
Nullum caruit exemplo nefas. No crime has been without a precedent.— filed under Crime
Prosperum ac felix scelus Virtus vocatur; sontibus parent boni; Jus est in armis, opprimit leges timor. Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the impious; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.— filed under Crime
Qui non vetat peccare, cum possit, jubet. He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.— filed under Crime
Scelere velandum est scelus. One crime has to be concealed by another. C.— filed under Crime
Consuetudo manerii et loci est observanda. The custom of the manor and the place must be observed. Law Maxim. Consuetudo pro lege servatur. Custom is held to be as a law. Law Maxim. Optimus legum interpres consuetudo. Custom is the best interpreter of laws. Law Maxim. Vetustas pro lege semper habetur. Ancient custom is always held or regarded as law. Law Maxim. Contemptum periculorum assiduitas periclitandi dabit. Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.— filed under Custom
Scit eum sine gloria vinci, qui sine periculo vincitur. He knows that the man is overcome ingloriously, who is overcome without danger.— filed under Custom
Pars sanitatis velle sanari fuit. It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.— filed under Danger
He whom we thought dead, is only gone before us.— filed under Death
Dies iste, quem tamquam extremum reformidas, æterni natalis est. This day, which thou fearest as thy last, is the birthday of eternity.— filed under Deceit
Eripere vitam nemo non homini potest; At nemo mortem; mille ad hanc aditus patent. Any one may take life from man, but no one death; a thousand gates stand open to it.— filed under Deceit
Incertum est quo te loco mors expectet: itaque tu illam omni loco expecta. It is uncertain in what place death may await thee; therefore expect it in any place.— filed under Deceit
Interim pœna est mori, Sed sæpe donum; pluribus veniæ fuit. Sometimes death is a punishment; often a gift; it has been a favor to many.— filed under Deceit
Nemo beneficia in calendario scribit. Nobody makes an entry of his good deeds in his day-book.— filed under Deeds
Omnis nimium longa properanti mora est. Every delay is too long to one who is in a hurry.— filed under Delay
Quod ratio nequiit, sæpe sanavit mora. What reason could not avoid, has often been cured by delay.— filed under Delay
Facilius crescit dignitas quam incipit. Dignity increases more easily than it begins.— filed under Dignity
It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers. C.— filed under Envy
Par in parem imperium non habet. An equal has no power over an equal. Law Maxim. Quod ad jus naturale attinet, omnes homines æquales sunt. All men are equal before the natural law. Law Maxim. Et sceleratis sol oritur. The sun shines even on the wicked.— filed under Equality
XII. 9. 9. Per scelera semper sceleribus certum est iter. The way to wickedness is always through wickedness.— filed under Evil
Serum est cavendi tempus in mediis malis. It is too late to be on our guard when we are in the midst of evils.— filed under Evil
Si velis vitiis exui, longe a vitiorum exemplis recedendum est. If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.— filed under Evil
Solent suprema facere securos mala. Desperate evils generally make men safe.— filed under Evil
Gestis Alexandri Magni. IV. 10. 27. Fata volentem ducunt, nolentem trahunt. The fates lead the willing, and drag the unwilling.— filed under Fate
Multi ad fatum Venere suum dum fata timent. Many have reached their fate while dreading fate.— filed under Fate
Nemo fit fato nocens. No one becomes guilty by fate.— filed under Fate
Necesse est multos timeat, quem multi timent. He must necessarily fear many, whom many fear.— filed under Fear
Optanda mors est, sine metu mortis mori. To die without fear of death is to be desired.— filed under Fear
Poscunt fidem secunda, at adversa exigunt. Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it. C.— filed under Fidelity
Pretio parata vincitur pretio fides. Fidelity bought with money is overcome by money.— filed under Fidelity
Si vir es, suspice, etiam si decidunt, magna conantes. If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.— filed under Folly
Gestis Alexandri Magni. VII. 8. Inter cætera mala hoc quoque habet Stultitia semper incipit vivere. Among other evils folly has also this, that it is always beginning to live.— filed under Folly
Quid est dementius quam bilem in homines collectam in res effundere. What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?— filed under Folly
Aurea rumpunt tecta quietem, Vigilesque trahit purpura noctes. O si pateant pectora ditum, Quantos intus sublimis agit Fortuna metus. Golden palaces break, man's rest, and purple robes cause watchful nights. Oh, if the breasts of the rich could be seen into, what terrors high fortune places within! C.— filed under Fortune
Felix, quisquis novit famulum Rogemque pati, Vultusque potest variare suos! Rapuit vires pondusque malis, Casus animo qui tulit æquo. Happy the man who can endure the highest and the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power.— filed under Fortune
Iniqua raro maximis virtutibus Fortuna parcit. Nemo se tuto diu Periculis offerre tam crebris potest, Quem sæpe transit casus, aliquando invenit. Adverse fortune seldom spares men of the noblest virtues. No one can with safety expose himself often to dangers. The man who has often escaped is at last caught.— filed under Fortune
Minor in parvis Fortuna furit, Leviusque ferit leviora deus. Fortune is gentle to the lowly, and heaven strikes the humble with a light hand.— filed under Fortune
O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus, Quam non æque bonis præmia dividis! O Fortune, that enviest the brave, what unequal rewards thou bestowest on the righteous!— filed under Fortune
Præcipites regum casus Fortuna rotat. Fortune turns on her wheel the fate of kings.— filed under Freedom
Quidquid in altum, fortuna tulit, ruitura levat. Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down.— filed under Freedom
Quid non dedit fortuna non eripit. Fortune cannot take away what she did not give.— filed under Freedom
I. 3. 1. Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixturâ dementiæ fuit. There has never been any great genius without a spice of madness.— filed under Genius
XVII. 10. Nullum sæculum magnis ingeniis clausum est. No age is shut against great genius.— filed under Genius
Cum quod datur spectabis, et dantem adspice! While you look at what is given, look also at the giver.— filed under Gifts
Deum non immolationibus et sanguine multo colendum: quæ enim ex trucidatione immerentium voluptas est? sed mente pura, bono honestoque proposito. Non templa illi, congestis in altitudinem saxis, struenda sunt; in suo cuique consecrandus est pectore. God is not to be worshiped with sacrifices and blood; for what pleasure can He have in the slaughter of the innocent? but with a pure mind, a good and honest purpose. Temples are not to be built for Him with stones piled on high; God is to be consecrated in the breast of each.— filed under God
Dum homo est infirmus, tunc deos, tunc hominem esse se meminit: invidet nemini, neminem miratur, neminem despicit, ac ne sermonibus quidem malignis aut attendit, aut alitur. When a man is laboring under the pain of any distemper, it is then that he recollects there are gods, and that he himself is but a man; no mortal is then the object of his envy, his admiration, or his contempt, and having no malice to gratify, the tales of slander excite not his attention. PLINY the Younger-Epistolæ. VII. 26. Mundus est ingens deorum omnium templum. The world is the mighty temple of the gods.— filed under God
Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. It is not goodness to be better than the very worst.— filed under Goodness
Invisa nunquam imperia retinentur diu. A hated government does not last long.— filed under Government
Magnam fortunam magnus animus decet. A great mind becomes a great fortune.— filed under Greatness
Curæ leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent. Light griefs are communicative, great ones stupefy.— filed under Grief
Levis est dolor qui capere consilium potest. That grief is light which can take counsel.— filed under Grief
Magnus sibi ipse non facit finem dolor. Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.— filed under Grief
Haud est nocens, quicumque non sponte est nocens. He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will. S.— filed under Guilt
Multa trepidus solet Detegere vultus. The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.— filed under Guilt
Non potest quisquam beate degere, qui se tantum intuetur, qui omnia ad utilitates suas convertit; alteri vivas oportet, si vis tibi vivere. No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another, if thou wishest to live for thyself.— filed under Happiness
Magna pars vulgi levis Odit scelus spectatque. Most of the giddy rabble hate the evil deed they come to see.— filed under Hatred
II. 999. Non est ad astra mollis e terris via. The ascent from earth to heaven is not easy.— filed under Heaven
Mens regnum bona possidet. An honest heart possesses a kingdom.— filed under Hope
Nec rationem patitur, nec æquitate mitigatur nec ulla prece flectitur, populus esuriens. A hungry people listens not to reason, nor cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers.— filed under Hunger
Illi mors gravis incubat qui notus nimis omnibus ignotus moritur sibi. Death presses heavily on that man, who, being but too well known to others, dies in ignorance of himself.— filed under Hunger
Ingratus est, qui beneficium accepisse se negat, quod accepit: ingratus est, qui dissimulat: ingratus, qui non reddit; ingratissimus omnium, qui oblitus est. He is ungrateful who denies that he has received a kindness which has been bestowed upon him; he is ungrateful who conceals it; he is ungrateful who makes no return for it; most ungrateful of all is he who forgets it.— filed under Ingratitude
Quam angusta innocentia est, ad legem bonum esse. What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.— filed under Innocence
For I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man.— filed under Judgment
Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania. Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.— filed under Judgment
Nam mala emptio semper ingrata est, eo naxime, quod exprobrare stultitiam domino idetur. For a dear bargain is always annoying, particularly on this account, that it is a reflection on the judgment of the buyer. PLINY the Younger-Epistolæ. I. 24. Qui statuit aliquid, parte inauditâ alterâ, Equum licet statuerit, haud æquus fuerit. He who decides a case without hearing the other side, though he decide justly, cannot be considered just.— filed under Judgment
Si judicas, cognosce; si regnas, jube. If you judge, investigate; if you reign, command.— filed under Judgment
Ubicumque homo est, ibi beneficio locus est. Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness.— filed under Justice
Homines, dum docent, discunt. Men learn while they teach.— filed under Learning
Ante senectutem curavi ut bene viverem, in senectute (curo) ut bene moriar; bene autem mori est libenter mori. Before old age I took care to live well; in old age I take care to die well; but to die well is to die willingly.— filed under Life
Atqui vivere, militare est. But life is a warfare.— filed under Life
Exigua pars est vitæ quam nos vivimus. The part of life which we really live is short.— filed under Life
Molestum est, semper vitam inchoare; male vivunt qui semper vivere incipiunt. It is a tedious thing to be always beginning life; they live badly who always begin to live.— filed under Life
Non domus hoc corpus sed hospitium et quidem breve. This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.— filed under Life
Non vivere bonum est, sed bene vivere. To live is not a blessing, but to live well.— filed under Life
Prima quæ vitam dedit hora, carpit. The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.— filed under Life
Propera vivere et singulos dies singulas vitas puta. Make haste to live, and consider each day a life.— filed under Life
Rebus parvis alta præstatur quies. In humble life there is great repose.— filed under Life
Si ad naturam vivas, nunquam eris pauper; si ad opinionem, numquam dives. If you live according to nature, you never will be poor; if according to the world's caprice, you will never be rich.— filed under Life
Vita, si scias uti, longa est. Life, if thou knowest how to use it, is long enough.— filed under Life
Periere mores, jus, decus, pietas, fides, Et qui redire nescit, cum perit, pudor. We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.— filed under Loss
Amor timere neminem verus potest. True love can fear no one.— filed under Love
Non potest amor cum timore misceri. Love cannot be mixed with fear. S.— filed under Love
Nulla vis major pietate verâ est. No power is greater than true affection (for parents).— filed under Love
Odit verus amor nec patitur moras. True love hates and will not bear delay.— filed under Love
Qui blandiendo dulce nutrivit malum, Sero recusat ferre, quod subiit, jugum. He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.— filed under Love
Si vis amari, ama. If you wish to be loved, love.— filed under Love
Quæ fuerant vitia mores sunt. What once were vices, are now the manners of the day.— filed under Manners
Mortem misericors sæpe pro vitâ dabit. Mercy often inflicts death.— filed under Mercy
the Fifth Book. For I do not distinguish them by the eve, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man.— filed under Mind
Calamitas virtutis occasio est. Calamity is virtue's opportunity.— filed under Misfortune
Ignis aurum probat, misera fortes viros. Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.— filed under Misfortune
Nihil infelicius eo, cui nihil unquam evenit adversi, non licuit enim illi se experiri. There is no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate, for it has never been in his power to try himself.— filed under Misfortune
Nil est nec miserius nec stultius quam prætimere. Quæ ista dementia est, malum suum antecedere! There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is in your expecting evil before it arrives!— filed under Misfortune
Modica voluptas laxat animos et temperat. Moderate pleasure relaxes the spirit, and moderates it.— filed under Moderation
Natura semina scientiæ nobis dedit, scientiam non dedit. Nature has given us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself.— filed under Nature
Nihil tam acerbum est in quo non æquus animus solatium inveniat. There is nothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind can not find some solace for it.— filed under Patience
Gestis Alexandri Magni. VI. 4. 13. Præferre patriam liberis regem decet. A king should prefer his country to his children. C.— filed under Patriotism
Servare cives, major est virtus patriæ patri. To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the father of his country.— filed under Patriotism
Non qui parum habet, sed qui plus cupit, pauper est. Not he who has little, but he who wishes for more, is poor. น.— filed under Power
Minimum decet liberè cui multum licet. He who has great power should use it lightly. C.— filed under Power
Quod non potest vult posse, qui nimium potest. He who is too powerful, is still aiming at that degree of power which is unattainable.— filed under Power
Id facere laus est quod decet, non quod licet. He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.— filed under Praise
See M. DACIER'S Life of Pythagoras. The first petition that we are to make to Almighty God is for a good conscience, the next for health of mind, and then of body.— filed under Prayer
In vota miseros ultimus cogit timor. Fear of death drives the wretched to prayer.— filed under Prayer
Nulla res carius constat quam quæ precibus empta est. Nothing costs so much as what is bought by prayers. S.— filed under Prayer
He who lives after nature, shall never be poor; after opinion, shall never be rich.— filed under Proverbs
Light cares speak, great ones are dumb.— filed under Proverbs
Deus quædam munera universo humano generi dedit, a quibus excluditur nemo. God has given some gifts to the whole human race, from which no one is excluded.— filed under Providence
IX. 6. Quantum caliginis mentibus nostris objicit magna felicitas! How much does great prosperity overspread the mind with darkness.— filed under Prudence
Semel profecto premere felices deus Cum cœpit, urget; hos habent magna exitus. When God has once begun to throw down the prosperous, He overthrows them altogether: such is the end of the mighty.— filed under Prudence
Extrema primo nemo tentavit loco. No one tries extreme remedies at first.— filed under Prudence
Deos agere curam rerum humanarum credi, ex usu vitæ est: pœnasque maleficiis, aliquando seras, nunquam autem irritas esse. It is advantageous that the gods should be believed to attend to the affairs of man; and the punishment for evil deeds, though sometimes late, is never fruitless. PLINY the Elder-Historia Naturalis. II. 5. 10. Corrigendus est, qui peccet, et admonitione et vi, et molliter et aspere, meliorque tam sibi quam alii faciendus, non sine castigatione, sed sine ira. He, who has committed a fault, is to be corrected both by advice and by force, kindly and harshly, and to be made better for himself as well as for another, not without chastisement, but without passion.— filed under Punishment
Maxima est factæ injuriæ pæna, fecisse: nec quisquam gravius adficitur, quam qui ad supplicium pœnitentiæ traditur. The severest punishment a man can receive who has injured another, is to have committed the injury; and no man is more severely punished than he who is subject to the whip of his own repentance.— filed under Punishment
Nec ulla major pœna nequitiæ est, quam quod sibi et suis displicet. There is no greater punishment of wickedness than that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.— filed under Punishment
Quod antecedit tempus, maxima venturi supplicii pars est. The time that precedes punishment is the severest part of it.— filed under Reason
Sequitur superbos ultor a tergo deus. An avenging God closely follows the haughty.— filed under Reason
Animus hoc habet argumentum divinitatis suæ, quod illum divina delectant. The soul has this proof of its divinity: that divine things delight it.— filed under Religion
Nam sera nunquam est ad bonos mores via. Quem pœnitet peccasse, pæne est innocens. It is never too late to turn from the errors of nique antiponenda. our ways: He who repents of his sins is almost innocent.— filed under Repentance
Placeat homini quidquid deo placuit. Let that please man which has pleased God.— filed under Resignation
Detur aliquando otium Quiesque fessis. Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.— filed under Rest
Ars prima regni posse te invidiam pati. The first art to be learned by a ruler is to endure envy.— filed under Rumor
Omne sub regno graviore regnum est. Every monarch is subject to a mightier one.— filed under Rumor
1,182. Alium silere quod voles, primus sile. If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself.— filed under Secrecy
Latere semper patere, quod latuit diu. Leave in concealment what has long been concealed.— filed under Secrecy
Tacere multis discitur vitæ malis. Silence is learned by the many misfor tunes of life.— filed under Silence
Domini pudet non servitutis. I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.— filed under Sin
Aliena vitia in oculis habemus; a tergo nostra sunt. Other men's sins are before our eyes; our own behind our backs.— filed under Sin
Magna pars hominum est, quæ non peccatis irascitur sed peccantibus. The greater part of mankind are angry with the sinner and not with the sin.— filed under Sin
Omnes mali sumus. Quidquid itaque in Quidquid itaque in alio reprehenditur, id unusquisque in suo unusquisque in suo sinu inveniet. We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms.— filed under Sin
Nemo liber est, qui corpori servit. No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.— filed under Slavery
Nulla dies mærore caret. There is no day without sorrow.— filed under Sorrow
II. 17. 2. Talis hominibus est oratio qualis vita. Men's conversation is like their life.— filed under Speech
Levia perpessi sumus Si flenda patimur. We have suffered lightly, if we have suffered what we should weep for.— filed under Suffering
XII. 8. 3. Involuta veritas in alto latet. Truth lies wrapped up and hidden in the depths. C.— filed under Truth
Veritas odit moras. Truth hates delays.— filed under Truth
Marcet sine adversario virtus. Virtue withers away if it has no opposition.— filed under War
Fortuna belli semper ancipiti in loco est. The fortune of war is always doubtful.— filed under War
Alieno in loco Haud stabile regnum est. The throne of another is not stable for thee.— filed under Weakness
Lack of desire is the greatest riches.— filed under Wealth
We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it through despite to languish long time in error.— filed under Wind
E. A. Bowring's trans. Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life-in a firmness of mind and mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as to talk; and to make our actions and words all of a color.— filed under Wisdom
Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit. No one is wise at all times. PLINY the Elder-Historia Naturalis. VII. 41. 2. Melius in malis sapimus, secunda rectum auferunt. We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.— filed under Wisdom
Nulli sapere casu obtigit. No man was ever wise by chance.— filed under Wisdom
Turpis et ridicula res est elementarius senex: juveni parandum, seni utendum est. An old man in his rudiments is a disgraceful object. It is for youth to acquire, and for age to apply.— filed under Agriculture
V. 10. Quidquid cœpit, et desinit. Whatever begins, also ends.— filed under Beginnings
Beneficium non in eo quod fit aut datur consistit sed in ipso dantis aut facientis animo. A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.— filed under Benefits
Eodem animo beneficium debetur, quo datur. A benefit is estimated according to the mind of the giver.— filed under Benefits
Qui dedit beneficium taceat; narret, qui accepit. Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that hath received it disclose it.— filed under Benefits
Turpe est aliud loqui, aliud sentire: quanto turpius aliud scribere, aliud sentire. It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.— filed under Lxii
In tantâ inconstantiâ turbâque rerum nihil nisi quod preteriit certum est. In the great inconstancy and crowd of events, nothing is certain except the past.— filed under Events
Quod ab initio non valet, tractu temporis convalescere non potest. That which had no force in the beginning can gain no strength from the lapse of time. Law Maxim. Quod alias bonum et justum est, si per vim aut fraudem petatur, malum et injustum est. What otherwise is good and just, if it be aimed at by fraud or violence, becomes evil and unjust. Law Maxim. Cogi qui potest, nescit mori. He who can be forced (to act against his will), does not know how to die.— filed under Force
Sera parsimonia in fundo est. Frugality, when all is spent, comes too late.— filed under Frugality
Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius. The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.— filed under Generosity
Quemcumque miserum videris, hominem scias. When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.— filed under Xcviii
Qui gratus futurus est statim dum accipit de reddendo cogitet. Let the man, who would be grateful, think of repaying a kindness, even while receiving it.— filed under Xxxiii
Prohibetur ne quis faciat in suo, quod nocere possit in alieno. It is forbidden that any man should do that on his own property which may injure the property of another. Law Maxim. Volenti non fit injuria. To one who willingly embarks in any cause, no injury is done. Law Maxim. Plerumque dolor etiam venustos facit. A strong sense of injury often gives point to the expression of our feelings. PLINY the Younger-Epistolæ. III. 9. Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior læsit: si imbecillior, parce illi; si potentior, tibi. He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself. C.— filed under Injury
Sæpe satius fuit dissimulare quam ulcisci. It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.— filed under Insult
Inertis est nescire, quid liceat sibi. Id facere, laus est, quod decet; non, quod licet. It is the act of the indolent not to know what he may lawfully do. It is praiseworthy to do what is becoming, and not merely what is lawful.— filed under Law
Habet cerebrum sensus arcem; hic mentis est regimen. The brain is the citadel of the senses: this guides the principle of thought. PLINY the Elder-Historia Naturalis. XI. 49. 2. Valentior omni fortuna animus est: in utramque partem ipse res suas ducit, beatæque miseræ vitæ sibi causa est. The mind is the master over every kind of fortune: itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery.— filed under Misappropriation
Nec unquam primi consilii deos pœnitet. God never repents of what He has first resolved upon.— filed under Resistance
Unum est levamentum malorum pati et necessitatibus suis obsequi. One alleviation in misfortune is to endure and submit to necessity.— filed under Lxxiv
VI. 11. Inhumanum verbum est ultio. Revenge is an inhuman word.— filed under Riches
Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est. There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.— filed under Satisfaction
Honesta quædam scelera successus facit. Success makes some crimes honorable.— filed under Suffrage
Longissimus dies cito conditur. The longest day soon comes to an end. PLINY the Younger-Epistolæ. IX. 36. Tanto brevius omne, quanto felicius tempus. The happier the time, the quicker it passes. PLINY the Younger-Epistolæ. VII. 14. Infinita est velocitas temporis quæ magis apparet respicientibus. The swiftness of time is infinite, which is still more evident to those who look back upon the past.— filed under Traveling
Maximum remedium iræ mora est. Time is the greatest remedy for anger.— filed under Traveling
Nemo tam divos habuit faventes, Crastinum ut possit sibi polliceri. Nobody has ever found the gods so much his friends that he can promise himself another day.— filed under Traveling
S. Nullum ad nocendum tempus angustum est malis. No time is too short for the wicked to injure their neighbors.— filed under Traveling
Volat ambiguis Mobilis alis hora. The swift hour flies on double wings. и.— filed under Traveling
Nusquam est, qui ubique est. He who is everywhere is nowhere.— filed under Ubiquity
Veritatem dies aperit. Time discovers truth.— filed under Uniformity
Veritatis simplex oratio est. The language of truth is simple.— filed under Uniformity
Miserias properant suas Audire miseri. The wretched hasten to hear of their own miseries.— filed under Unhappiness