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Give the author and the meaning of: VÄ“ritÄs numquam perit.: Truth never perishes.
-Seneca
Give the author and the meaning of: Manus manum lavat.: The hand washes the hand
-Petronius
Give the author and the meaning of: Vae victīs!: Woe to the conquered!
-Livy
Give the author and the meaning of: VÄ“nÄ«, VÄ«dÄ«, VÄ«cÄ«: I came, I saw, I conquered.
-Caesar
Give the author and meaning of: Nihil dictum quod non dictum prius.: Nothing is said which was not said before.
-Terence
Give the author and meaning of: OccÄsiÅ aegrÄ“ offertur, facile Ämittur.: Opportunity is offered with difficulty but lost with ease.
-Publilius Syrus
Give the author and meaning of: MÄ“ns sÄna in corpore sÄno.: A sound mind in a sound body.
-Juvenal
Give the author and meaning of: NÄ“mÅ sine vitiÅ est.: No one is without fault.
-Seneca the Elder
Give the author and meaning of: AmÄ«cus certus in rÄ“ incertÄ cernitur.: A sure friend is discerned in an unsure situation.
-Ennius
Give the author and meaning of: NecessitÅ«dÅ etiam timidÅs fortÄ“s facit.: Necessity makes even the timid brave.
-Sallust
Give the author and meaning of: Labor omnia vincit.: Labor conquers all.
-Vergil
Give the author and meaning of: Nihil rÄ“ctÄ“ sine exemplÅ docÄ“tur et discitur.: Nothing is taught or learned correctly without an example.
-Columella
Give the author and meaning of: Longius aut propius mors sua quemque manet: Sooner or later death waits for each one.
-Propertius
Give the author and meaning of: Suum cuique placet.: One's own possessions please one.
-Pliny the Elder
Give the author and meaning of: CrÅ«dÄ“litÄtis mÄter est avÄritia.: Greed id the mother of cruelty.
-Quintilian
Give the author and meaning of: QuÄ« timet Deum, omnia timent eum; quÄ« vÄ“rÅ nÅn timet Deum, timet omnia.: Everything fears him who fears God; he who does not fear God fears everything.
-Petrus Alphonsus
Give the author and meaning of: Glōria virtūtem tamquam umbra sequitur.: Glory follows virtue as a shadow does.
-Cicero
Give the author and meaning of: Multī fāmam, cōnscientiam paucī verentur.: Many fear rumor, few fear conscience.
-Pliny
Give the author and meaning of: NÄ“mÅ regere potest nisi quÄ« et regÄ«.: No one can govern who cannot also be governed.
-Seneca
Give the author and meaning of: Dulce et decōrum est prō patriā morī.: It is sweet and proper to die for one's country.
-Horace
Give the author and meaning of: Cōgitō, ergō sum.: I think, therefore I am.
-Descartes
Give the author and meaning of: PrÄ«mus in orbe deÅs fÄ“cit timor.: Fear first in the world created the gods.
-Statius
Give the author and meaning of: DÄ«vÄ«na nÄtÅ«ra dedit agrÅs; ars hÅ«mÄna aedificÄvit urbÄ“s.: Divine nature gave the fields; human skill built the cities.
-Varro
Give the author and meaning of: Trīstis eris sī sōlus eris.: You will be sad if you are alone.
-Ovid
Give the author and meaning of: QuÄ« prior strÄ«nxerit, Ä“jus victÅria erit.: Victory will be his who first draws the sword.
-Livy
Give the author and meaning of: Contrā verbōsōs nōlī contendere verbīs.: Against the wordy, do not contend with words.
-Dionysius Cato
Give the author and meaning of: QuÄ« dÄ“sÄ«derat pÄcem, praeparet bellum.: Let him who desires peace prepare for war.
-Vegetius
Give the author and meaning of: RapiÄmus, amÄ«cÄ«, occÄsiÅnem dÄ“ diÄ“.: My friends, let us seize opportunity from the day.
-Horace
Give the author and meaning of: Omnia vincit Amor; et nÅs cÄ“dÄmus AmÅrÄ«.: Love conquers all; and let us yield to Love.
-Vergil
Give the author and meaning of: Nōn ut edam, vīvō; sed ut vīvam, edō.: I live, not to eat, but I eat to live.
-Quintilian
Give the author and meaning of: SÄ« tacuissÄ“s, philosophus mÄnsissÄ“s.: If you had been silent, you would have remained a philosopher.
-Boethius
Give the author and meaning of: ōderint, dum metuant.: Let them hate, provided they fear me.
-Accius
Give the author and meaning of: Ä“ventus docuit fortÄ“s FortÅ«nam juvÄre.: The out come has been proven that Fortune aids the brave.
-Livy
Give the author and meaning of: Forsan et haec ōlim meminisse juvābit.: Perhaps sometime it will be pleasant to recall even these (misfortunes).
-Vergil
Give the author and meaning of: Injūrārium remedium est obliviō.: The cure for wrongs is forgetfulness.
-Publilius Syrus
Give the author and meaning of: LÄ“gum omnÄ“s servÄ« sumus ut lÄ«berÄ« esse possÄ«mus.: We are all servants of the law in order that we can be free.
-Cicero
Give the author and meaning of: NÄ“mÅ timendÅ ad summum pervenit locum.: No man by fearing reaches the highest place.
-Publilius Syrus
Give the author and meaning of: Hominis mÄ“ns discendÅ alitur et cÅgitandÅ.: The mind of man is nourished by learning and thinking.
-Cicero
Give the author and meaning of: Nihil sine ratiōne faciendum est.: Nothing should be done without reason.
-Seneca
Give the author and meaning of: Nōn scholae sed vītae discimus.: Not for school but for life we learn.
-Seneca

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