- Timendi causa est nescire.
- Dux vivendi natura est.
- Tempus flendi et tempus ridendi.
- Docendo discitur.
- Nimium tendendo rumpitur funiculus.
And here is the slideshow (with cats) of all the vocabulary from today's sayings that you've seen before:
And here are today's proverbs:
1. Veritas vel mendacio corrumpitur vel silentio.
Truth is-corrupted either by-lying or by-silence.
VE-ritas vel men-DA-cio cor-RUM-pitur vel si-LEN-tio.
The verb corrumpitur, "is corrupted," is the passive form of corrumpit. Yo
1. Veritas vel mendacio corrumpitur vel silentio.
Truth is-corrupted either by-lying or by-silence.
VE-ritas vel men-DA-cio cor-RUM-pitur vel si-LEN-tio.
The verb corrumpitur, "is corrupted," is the passive form of corrumpit. Yo
You have not seen this compound verb before, con-rumpit, but you have seen the uncompounded form: rumpit. The subject of the verb is veritas.
The noun mendacio is the ablative form of mendacium, and silentio is the ablative form of silentium which gives us English "silence." You haven't seen this noun before, but you have seen a related verb: silent.
Notice that in English we say "either... or...", Latin just says "or... or...," vel... vel....
In other words: silence can have the same effect as a lie!
2. Nobilis equus umbra quoque virgae regitur.
(A) noble horse is-ruled even by-the-shadow of-a-switch.
NO-bilis equus umbra quoque virgae RE-gitur.
2. Nobilis equus umbra quoque virgae regitur.
(A) noble horse is-ruled even by-the-shadow of-a-switch.
NO-bilis equus umbra quoque virgae RE-gitur.
The verb regitur is the passive form of regit. The subject of the verb is equus, which is a masculine noun, so it has a masculine adjective, nobilis, which gives us English "noble."
The noun umbra (umbrā) is the ablative form of the noun umbra, while virgae is the genitive of virga, "small stick, switch, rod," in this case a switch used for whipping a horse. From this Latin root we get English "virgula" and "verge."
The saying can be seen in the Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus; the idea is that you only have to show the excellent horse the switch without actually having to hit it.
3. Magis experiendo quam discendo cognoscitur.
More is-known from-experience than from-learning.
magis experi-EN-do quam dis-CEN-do cog-NOS-citur.
The verb cognoscitur is the passive form of cognoscit.
The words magis and quam are used together: more... than...
The noun experiendo is the ablative form of experiendum, "experience," and discendo is from discendum, "learning." You haven't seen this verbal noun before, but you have seen the related verb: discit.
Compare the English saying, "Learning from experience." You can even read a Wikipedia article about what they now call "experiential learning."
4. Paulatim deambulando, longum conficitur iter.
By-walking a-little-at-a-time, the-long journey is-completed.
pau-LA-tim deambu-LAN-do, longum con-FI-citur iter.
The verb conficitur, "is completed, is finished," is the passive form of conficit. You have not seen this compound verb before, con-ficit, but you have seen the uncompounded form: facit. The subject is iter which is a neuter noun, so it takes a neuter adjective: longum. Notice how the noun phrase, longum...iter, wraps around the verb.
Compare the English saying, "Learning from experience." You can even read a Wikipedia article about what they now call "experiential learning."
4. Paulatim deambulando, longum conficitur iter.
By-walking a-little-at-a-time, the-long journey is-completed.
pau-LA-tim deambu-LAN-do, longum con-FI-citur iter.
The verb conficitur, "is completed, is finished," is the passive form of conficit. You have not seen this compound verb before, con-ficit, but you have seen the uncompounded form: facit. The subject is iter which is a neuter noun, so it takes a neuter adjective: longum. Notice how the noun phrase, longum...iter, wraps around the verb.
The noun deambulando is the ablative form of the verbal noun deambulandum, "strolling, walking." You haven't seen this word before, but you have seen the verb that it comes from: ambulat.
The word paulatim, "slowly, a little at a time," is new, but you have seen a related adjective: paulum.
After all, you can't take more than one step at a time!
5. Sedendo et quiescendo anima efficitur sapiens.
By-sitting and by-resting the-soul is-made wise.
se-DEN-do et quies-CEN-do A-nima ef-FI-citur SA-piens.
The verb efficitur, "is made, becomes," is the passive form of efficit. You have not seen this compound verb before, ex-ficit, but it is also a compound form of facit. The subject is anima, which is a feminine noun, so the predicative adjective is also feminine: sapiens.
The noun sedendo is from sedendum, "sitting," while quiescendo is from quiescendum, "resting, being quiet." You haven't seen sedendum before, but you have seen a related noun, seeds. The word quiescendum is new, but you have seen the related verb: quiescit.
Being a fan of sitting quietly, I am a fan of this saying.
Here's a recap:
- Veritas vel mendacio corrumpitur vel silentio.
- Nobilis equus umbra quoque virgae regitur.
- Magis experiendo quam discendo cognoscitur.
- Paulatim deambulando, longum conficitur iter.
- Sedendo et quiescendo anima efficitur sapiens.
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