Latin Proverb
Latin Proverb
eloquent heart people
It is the heart which makes people eloquent
life privacy private public publicity
The privacy of public office, the publicity of private life
hope
Dum spiro, spero (Latin), "While I breath, I hope
again behind catch hair himself hold jupiter opportunity seize suffered
Opportunity has hair in front; behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her, but, if suffered to escape, not Jupiter himself can catch her again
beware flourish hereditary honors men
Beware of men who flourish with hereditary honors
It is better to say nothing than not enough
build easier pull
It is easier to pull down than to build up
lasting reason rule
Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule
copy since
Since you can't copy our pleasures, you begrudge them.
forget knows useful
What one knows it is sometimes useful to forget
changed consider
You can never consider that as your own which can be changed
crimes fine great indebted love men plate
It is to their crimes that most great men are indebted for their gardens, their tables, their fine old plate - their love
escaping opportunity quarrel
Do not lengthen the quarrel while there is an opportunity of escaping
deserving greatest himself man possible praise praised
It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise