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Wheelock Chapter 2
Sententiae Antiquae
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Salve, O patria! | Greetings, O fatherland! |
| Fama et sententia volant. | Fame and feelings fly. |
| Clementia tua multas vitas servat. | Your clemency saves many lives. |
| Multam pecuniam deportat. | He carries away much money. |
| Fortunam et vitam antiquae patriae saepe laudas sed recusas. | You often praise but reject the fortune and life of the old country. |
| Philosophia est ars vitae. | Philosophy is the art of life. |
| Sanam formam vitae conservate. | Preserve the healthy way of life. |
| Immodica ira creat insaniam. | Excessive anger creates insanity. |
| Poenam irae saepe videmus. | We often see the penalty of anger. |
| Me saevis catenis onerat. | He oppresses me with cruel chains. |
| Nulla avaritia sine poena est. | No avarice is without punishment. |
| Rotam fortunae non timent. | They do not fear the wheel of fortune. |
| Sine philosophia saepe erramus et poenas damus. | Without philosophy we often go astray and pay the penalty. |