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Wine kindles wrath. [Lat., Vinum incendit iram.] - De Ira (bk. II, 19) [Wine and Spirits] Whom they have injured they also hate. [Lat., Quos laeserunt et oderunt.] - De Ira (bk. II, ch. 33) [Hatred] He, who has committed a fault, is to be corrected both by advice and by force, kindly and harshly, and to be made better for himself as well as for another, not without chastisement, but without passion. [Lat., Corrigendus est, qui peccet, et admonitione et vi, et molliter et aspere, meliorque tam sibi quam alii faciendus, non sine castigatione, sed sine ira. - De Ira (I, 14) [Punishment] He must necessarily fear many, whom many fear. [Lat., Necesse est multo timeat, quem multi timent.] - De Ira (II, 11) [Fear] Moderate pleasure relaxes the spirit, and moderates it. [Lat., Modica voluptas laxat animos et temperat.] - De Ira (II, 20) [Moderation] Time discovers truth. [Lat., Veritatem dies aperit.] - De Ira (II, 22) [Truth] What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men? [Lat., Quid est dementius quam bilem in homines collectam in res effundere.] - De Ira (II, 26) [Insanity] What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law. [Lat., Quam angusta innocentia est, ad legem bonum esse.] - De Ira (II, 27) [Innocence] Delay is the greatest remedy for anger. [Lat., Maximum remedium est irae mora.] - De Ira (II, 28) [Delay] Other men's sins are before our eyes; our own behind our backs. [Lat., Aliena vitia in oculis habemus; a tergo nostra sunt.] - De Ira (II, 28) [Sin] The greater part of mankind are angry with the sinner and not with the sin. [Lat., Magna pars hominum est, quae non peccatis irascitur sed peccantibus.] - De Ira (II, 28) [Sin] Revenge is an inhuman word. [Lat., Inhumanum verbum est ultio.] - De Ira (II, 31) [Revenge] It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it. [Lat., Saepe satius fuit dissimulare quam ulcisci.] - De Ira (II, 32) [Insult] A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party: there is no battle unless there be two. [Lat., Cadit statim simultas, ab altera parte deserta; nisi pariter, non pugnant.] - De Ira (II, 34) [Quarreling] One alleviation in misfortune is to endure and submit to necessity. [Lat., Unum est levamentum malorum pati et necessitatibus suis obsequi.] - De Ira (III, 16) [Resignation] The severest punishment a man can receive who has injured another, is to have committed the injury; and no man is more severely punished than he who is subject to the whip of his own repentance. [Lat., Maxima est factae injuriae paena, fecisse: nec quisquam gravius adficitur, quam qui ad supplicium poenitentiae traditur.] - De Ira (III, 26) [Punishment] We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms. [Lat., Omnes mali sumus. Quidquid itaque in alio reprehenditur, id unusquisque in suo sinu inveniet.] - De Ira (III, 26) [Sin] He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself. [Lat., Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior laesit: si imbecillior, barce ille; si potentior, tibi.] - De Ira (III, 5) [Injury] The cock is at his best on his own dunghill. [Lat., Gallus in sterquilinio suo plurimum potest.] - De Morte Claudii [Home] Calamity is virtue's opportunity. [Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.] - De Procidentia (IV) [Misfortune] Virtue withers away if it has no opposition. [Lat., Marcet sine adversario virtus.] - De Providentia (II) [Virtue] He knows that the man is overcome ingloriously, who is overcome without danger. [Lat., Scit eum sine gloria vinci, qui sine periculo vincitur.] - De Providentia (III) [Danger] There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself. [Lat., Nihil infelicius eo, cui nihil unquam evenit adversi, non licuit enim illi se experiri.] - De Providentia (III) [Misfortune] Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them. [Lat., Contemptum periculorum assiduitas periclitandi dabit.] - De Providentia (IV) [Danger] Great men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in war. [Lat., Gaudent magni viri rebus adversis non aliter, quam fortes milites bellis.] - De Providentia (IV) [Adversity] Displaying page 15 of 22 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 [15] 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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