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A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper. ~ A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog. ... Ovid

Ab ovo usque ad mala. ~ From the egg right to the fruits. (From soup to nuts.) ... Horace

Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent. ~ Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. ... Publilius Syrus

Aliquando et insanire iucundum est. ~ It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman. ... Seneca

Amor tussisque non celantur. ~ Love, and a cough, are not concealed. ... Ovid

Amoto quaeramus seria ludo. ~ Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters. ... Horace

Aspirat primo Fortuna labori. ~ Fortune smiles upon our first effort. ... Virgil

Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit. ~ Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. ... Cicero

Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. ~ It is not goodness to be better than the worst. ... Seneca

Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet. ~ A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. ... Curtius Rufus

Cito fit quod dii volunt. ~ What the gods want happens soon. ... Petronius

Colossus magnitudinem suam servabit etiam si steterit in puteo. ~ A giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well. ... Seneca

Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit. ~ Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. ... Tibullus

Culpam poena premit comes. ~ Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. ... Horace

Dente lupus, cornu taurus petit. ~ The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn. ... Horace

Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas. ~ It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. ... Pliny the Younger

Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium. ~ Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. ... Seneca

Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes. ~ The divine nature produced the fields, human skill has built cities. ... Tibullus

Etiam capillus unus habet umbram. ~ Even one hair has a shadow. ... Publilius Syrus

Excitabat fluctus in simpulo. ~ He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot.) ... Cicero

Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior. ~ I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad. ... Seneca

Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur. ~ We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. ... Seneca

Fallaces sunt rerum species. ~ The appearances of things are deceptive. ... Seneca

Gladiator in arena consilium capit. ~ The gladiator is making his plan in the arena (i.e., too late). ... Seneca

Gutta cavat lapidem. ~ Dripping hollows out rock. ... Ovid

In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides. ~ You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. ... Petronius

In virtute sunt multi ascensus. ~ In excellence there are many degrees. ... Cicero

Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est. ~ Inhumanity is harmful in every age. ... Cicero

Ipsa scientia potestas est. ~ Knowledge itself is power. ... Bacon

Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus. ~ We are slaves of the laws in order that we may be able to be free. ... Cicero

Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus. ~ The burden which is borne well becomes light. ... Ovid

Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. ~ Men gladly believe that which they wish for. ... Caesar

Materiam superabat opus. ~ The workmanship was better than the subject matter. ... Ovid

Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant. ~ Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. ... Curtius Rufus

Mendacem oportet esse memorem. ~ A liar must be good at remembering. ... Quintilian

Mus uni non fidit antro. ~ A mouse does not rely on just one hole. ... Plautus

Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres. ~ As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word. ... Horace

Nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum. ~ Don't consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done. ... Lucan

Non est ad astra mollis e terris via. ~ There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. ... Seneca

Non est ars quae ad effectum casu venit. ~ That which achieves its effect by accident is not art. ... Seneca

Non omnes qui habent citharam sunt citharoedi. ~ Not all those who own a musical instrument are musicians. ... Varro

Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit. ~ There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. ... Seneca

Nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est. ~ To great talents no era is closed. ... Seneca

Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit. ~ There is no book so bad that it is not profitable on some part. ... Pliny the Younger

Num barbarorum Romulus rex fuit? ~ Romulus was not a king of barbarians, was he? ... Cicero

O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum! ~ An excellent protector of sheep, the wolf! ... Cicero

Omnia iam fient fieri quae posse negabam. ~ Everything which I used to say could not happen will happen now. ... Ovid

Ora et labora. ~ Pray and labor. ... St.Benedict

Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultra. ~ Leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man. ... Seneca

Patria est communis omnium parens. ~ Our native land is the common parent of us all. ... Cicero

Per varios usus artem experientia fecit. ~ Through different exercises practice has brought skill. ... Manilius

Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim. ~ Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. ... Ovid

Potest ex casa magnus vir exire. ~ A great man can come from a cabin. ... Seneca

Praeceptores suos adulescens veneratur et suspicit. ~ A young man respects and looks up to his teachers. ... Seneca

Quaedam iura non scripta sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt. ~ Some laws are unwritten but they are better established than all written ones. ... Seneca Rhetor

Quam se ipse amans---sine rivali. ~ Himself loving himself so much---without a rival. ... Cicero

Qui dedit beneficium taceat; narret qui accepit. ~ Let him who has given a favor be silent; let him who has received it tell it. ... Seneca

Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit. ~ He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. ... Ovid

Quid rides? ...De te fabula narratur. ~ What are you laughing at? The joke's on you. ... Horace

Quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit. ~ Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding. ... Seneca

Rident stolidi verba Latina. ~ Fools laugh at the Latin language. ... Ovid

Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est. ~ There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. ... Catullus

Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas. ~ Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. ... Ovid

Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit. ~ Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be. ... Cicero

Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero

Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet. ~ He who feared he would not succeed sat still. (For fear of failure, he did nothing.) ... Horace

Simia quam similis, turpissima bestia, nobis. ~ How like us is that very ugly beast the monkey. ... Cicero

Struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat. ~ When a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears. ... Dionysius Cato

Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes. ~ It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid. ... Publilius Syrus

Tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est. ~ Delay--putting things off until tomorrow--is hateful. ... Cicero

Timendi causa est nescire. ~ Ignorance is the cause of fear. ... Seneca

Trahimur omnes laudis studio. ~ We are all led by our eagerness for praise. ... Cicero

Ut sementem feceris ita metes. ~ As you sow so will you reap. ... Cicero

Vitanda est improba siren desidia. ~ One must steer clear of the wicked temptress, Laziness. ... Horace

Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores. ~ You cling to your own ways and leave mine to me. ... Petrarch

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