Emblems inspired by adages

[Anonymous] Nieuwe Jeugdspiegel (s.l. [1617])

• 'Indulgere iuvat genio' — emblem 13 ↩ II iv 74 Indulgere genio To indulge one's genius

[Anonymous], Thronus Cupidinis (Amsterdam, 1620)

• 'Amantes spes alit' — emblem 4 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Auro conciliatur amor' — emblem 15 uses the imagery of Atalante ↩ II iv 70 Malis ferire To pelt with apples
• 'Dulcia quandoque amara fieri' — emblem 8 ↩ IV x 33 Dulce et amarum Sweet and bitter
• 'Nosce te ipsum' — emblem 29 ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself

Abraham a S. Clara, Allgemeiner Todten-Spiegel (Würzburg, 1711)

• 'Des Menschen leben is wie spinnenweben - Sicut tela aranearum' — emblem 58 ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'O Mensch! ... dein Leben ist ein Kinder-Spiel' — emblem 52 ↩ II iii 48 Homo bulla Man is but a bubble

Abraham à S. Clara, Huy! und Pfuy! der Welt (Nürnberg, 1707)

• 'Non omnis fert omnia' — emblem 7 ↩ IV iv 20 Non omnis fert omnia tellus All fields do not produce all things

Aesop's fables (London, 1687)

• 'Corvus et vulpes' — fable 101 about the fox persuading the crow to sing ↩ IV i 94 Si corvus possit tacitus pasci If the crow can eat quietly
• 'De cicada et formica' — fable 83 about the ant and the grasshopper ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever

Albertinus, Emblemata Hieropolitica, (Cologne, 1647)

• 'Rara avis in terra' — emblem 10 uses the imagery of a 'vultus trifons' to convey the idea of a rarity: a prudent man with an eye on the past, the present and the future ↩ II i 21 Rara avis A rare bird

Alciatus, Emblemata (Leiden, 1591)

• 'Aliquid mali propter vicinum malum' — emblem 165 ↩ I i 32 Aliquid mali, propter vicinum malum Something bad from a bad neighbour
• 'Aliquid mali propter vicinum malum' — emblem 165 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III vii 29 Testa collisa testae One pot smashed against another
• 'Aliquid mali propter vicinum malum' — emblem 165 quotes the comment ↩ IV v 1 Ne bos quidem pereat Not even an ox would be lost
• 'Alius peccat, alius plectitur' — emblem 174 illustrates the adage without quoting it ↩ IV ii 22 Canis saeviens in lapidem A dog getting angry with the stone
• 'Avaritia' — emblem 84 uses the imagery of Tantalus ↩ II vi 14 Tantali poena The punishment of Tantalus
• 'Bonis auspiciendum incipiendum' — emblem 126, N.B.: a weasel instead of a hare ↩ II x 45 Lepus apparens infornutatem facit iter A hare appearing makes your path unlucky
• 'Bonis auspiciis incipiendum' — emblem 126 ↩ I ii 73 Mustelam habes You have a weasel in your house
• 'Cum larvis non luctandum' — emblem 153 ↩ I ii 53 Cum larvis luctari To wrestle with ghosts
• 'Cum larvis non luctandum' — emblem 153 ↩ IV vii 82 Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant Even hares attack a lion when it's dead
• 'Cupressus' — emblem 198 ↩ II x 85 Apio opus est It's celery he needs
• 'Dulcia quandoque amara fieri' — emblem 60 ↩ I i 60 Irritare crabrones To stir up hornets
• 'Ex damno alterius, alterius utilitas' — emblem 125 ↩ I vii 14 Si vultur est, cadaver exspecta If you're a vulture, wait for your carcase
• 'Gramen' — emblem 26 uses the adage's imagery ↩ II viii 32 Glaucus poto melle resurrexit Glaucus drank honey and came back to life
• 'Gratiae' — emblem 162 quotes the adage in its own comment ↩ I viii 91 Bis dat qui cito dat He that gives quickly gives twice
• 'Gratiae' — emblem 162 uses the imagery of gratitude and friendship ↩ II vii 50 Nudae Gratiae Naked are the Graces
• 'Impossibile' — emblem 59 ↩ I iv 50 Aethiopem lavas; Aethiopem dealbas You are washing, or whitening, an Ethiopian
• 'Impossibile' — emblem 59 ↩ III x 88 Aethiops non albescit The African cannot become white
• 'In adulari nescientem' — emblem 35's epigram quotes the adage ↩ III vi 27 Obtrudere palpum To smother with caresses
• 'In adulatores' — emblem 53 applies the chameleon's imagery to flatterers ↩ III iv 1 Chamaeleonte mutabilior As changeable as a chameleon
• 'In deprehensum' — emblem 21 ↩ I iv 94 Cauda tenes anguillam You are holding an eel by the tail
• 'In deprehensum' — emblem 21 ↩ I iv 95 Folio ficulno tenes anguillam You are holding an eel in a fig-leaf
• 'In desciscentes' — emblem 140 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 20 Capra Scyria A Scyrian she-goat
• 'In detractores' — emblem 163 ↩ III ii 65 Aquila non captat muscas An eagle does not hunt flies
• 'In divites publico malo' — emblem 88 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III vi 79 Anguillas captare To hunt eels
• 'In eum qui sibi ipsi damnum apparat' — emblem 64 uses the adage's goat imagery ↩ II i 86 Ale luporum catulos Keep wolf-cubs
• 'In oblivionem patriae' — emblem 114 uses the imagery of Lotus eaters ↩ II vii 62 Lotum gustavit He has tasted the Lotus
• 'In receptatores sicariorum' — emblem 52 uses the adage's Actaeon imagery ↩ II i 86 Ale luporum catulos Keep wolf-cubs
• 'In silentium' — emblem 11 uses the adage's imagery ↩ V i 13 Manum ad os apponere Put one's fingers to one's lips
• 'In statuam Bacchi' — emblem 25's comment uses the imagery of diluting wine ↩ II ii 96 Perdidisti vinum infusa aqua You've spoilt the wine by pouring in water
• 'In subitum terrorem' — emblem 122 uses the imagery of a 'Panic attack' ↩ III vii 3 Panicus casus A panic attack
• 'In temerarios' — emblem 56 ↩ II iii 22 De curru delapsus Fallen from his chariot
• 'Insani gladius' — emblem 175 ↩ I vii 46 Ajacis risus To laugh like Ajax
• 'Insignia poëtarum' — emblem 183 ↩ I ii 55 Cygnea cantio Swan-song
• 'Iusta ultio' — emblem 172 ↩ I i 58 Cornix scorpium The crow (caught) the scorpion
• 'Maledicentia' — emblem 51 ↩ I i 60 Irritare crabrones To stir up hornets
• 'Maledicentia' — emblem 51 uses the imagery of Archilochus' tomb ↩ III x 90 Archilochum teris Wearing out Archilochus
• 'Maledicentia' — emblem 51 uses the imagery of Archilochus' tomb ↩ V i 80 Archilochi melos Archilochus' song
• 'Maturandum' — emblem 20 uses the imagery of the arrow (speed) and the remora (slowness) to convey the message of the adage ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Maturandum' — emblem 20 ↩ II iii 70 Antequam incipias, consulta Think before you start
• 'Musicam diis curae esse' — emblem 184 ↩ I v 14 Acanthia cicada The grasshopper of Acanthus
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — emblem 160 ↩ I v 40 Unus vir, nullus vir One man, no man
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — emblem 160 (161) ↩ II iii 95 Multae manus onus levius reddunt Many hands make light work
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — emblem 160 uses the theme of mutual helpfulness ↩ III i 51 Duobus pariter euntibus When two go together
• 'Non tibi sed religioni' — emblem 7 ↩ II i 48 Ante mysteria discedere To leave before the mysteries
• 'Non tibi sed religioni' — emblem 7 ↩ II ii 4 Asinus portans mysteria An ass that bears the mysteries
• 'Obdurandum adversus urgentia' — emblem 36 ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — emblem 37 quotes the comment ↩ III iv 62 Omnem facultatem indutus est He is wearing all his wealth
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — emblem 37 ↩ III v 94 Scytharum solitudo The wilderness of the Scythians
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — emblem 37 ↩ IV v 9 Sapiens sua bona secum fert The wise man carries his resources with him
• 'Parvam culinam duobus ganeonibus non sufficere' — emblem 93 ↩ II ii 22 Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos One bush does not support two robbins
• 'Paupertatem summis ingeniis obesse ne provehantur' — emblem 120 ↩ I v 22 Paupertas sapientiam sortita est Poverty has drawn wisdom as her lot
• 'Princeps subditorum incolumitatem procurans' — emblem 143 uses the imagery of anchor and dolphin to convey the message of the stability of government ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Prudentes' — emblem 18 ↩ III i 53 A fronte atque a tergo Forward and backward
• 'Prudentes' — emblem 18 ↩ IV ii 93 Alter Ianus Another Janus
• 'Quae supra nos, nihil ad nos' — emblem 102 ↩ I vi 69 Quae supra nos, nihil ad nos The things that are above us are nothing to us
• 'Tumulus meretricis' — emblem 74 ↩ I iv 1 Non est cuiuslibet Corinthum appellere It is not given to everyone to land at Corinth
• 'Unum nihil, duos plurimum posse' — emblem 41 uses the theme of mutual helpfulness and quotes the comment's exemplum of Ulysses and Diomedes ↩ III i 51 Duobus pariter euntibus When two go together
• 'Vespertilio' — emblem 61 ↩ IV ix 36 Vespertilio A bat
• 'Vino prudentiam augeri' — emblem 23 ↩ II vi 2 Aquam bibens nihil boni parias Water-drinkers are not powerful thinkers
• 'Virtuti fortuna comes' — emblem 118 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending
• 'Αντέρως Amor virtutis alium Cupidinem superans.' — emblem 110's epigram quotes the adage ↩ I x 80 Corpus sine pectore Body without soul
• 'Ανέχου καὶ ἀπεχου' — emblem 34 ↩ II vii 13 Sustine et abstine Bear and forebear
• 'Εχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα' — emblem 167 ↩ I iii 35 Hostium munera, non munera Gifts of enemies are no gifts
• 'Νῆφε καὶ μὲμνησ᾽ ἀπιστεῖν. ἄρθρα ταῦτα τῶν φρενῶν' — emblem 16 ↩ I viii 31 Oculatae manus Hands with eyes in them
• 'Πῇ παρέβην; τί δ᾽ἔρεξα; τί μοι δέον ὀυκ ἐτελέσθη' — emblem 17 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Φιλαυτία' — emblem 69 ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers

Alciatus, Emblemata (Lyon, 1551)

• 'A minimis quoque timendum' — emblem 168 uses the imagery of an angry insect ↩ III v 7 Habet et musca splenem Even a fly has a spleen
• 'A minimis quoque timendum' — emblem 168 uses the imagery of the feud between eagle and beetle ↩ III vii 1 Scarabaeus aquilam quaerit A dung-beetle hunting an eagle
• 'In senatus boni principis' — emblem 144 uses the comment's story the handless judges of Thebes ↩ III vii 1 Scarabaeus aquilam quaerit A dung-beetle hunting an eagle

Alciatus, Emblemata (Padua, 1621)

• 'A minimis quoque timendum' — col. 711 a, emblem 185 uses the imagery of an angry insect and its comment quotes the adage ↩ III v 7 Habet et musca splenem Even a fly has a spleen
• 'Aemulatio impar' — col. 610 b, emblem 142 ↩ IV x 100 Lippo oculo similis Like a runny eye
• 'Temeritas' — 55, col. 262B ↩ II iii 22 De curru delapsus Fallen from his chariot
• 'Insani gladius' — col. 732 a, emblem 176 ↩ I vii 46 Ajacis risus To laugh like Ajax
• 'Musicam Diis curae esse' — col. 777 b, emblem 185 ↩ I ix 100 Cicada vocalior As noisy as a cricket
• 'Bonis a divitibus nihil timendum' — col. 181 a, emblem 32 ↩ I i 32 Aliquid mali, propter vicinum malum Something bad from a bad neighbour
• 'Bonis a divitibus nihil timendum' — col. 181 a, emblem 32 quotes the comment ↩ IV v 1 Ne bos quidem pereat Not even an ox would be lost
• 'Cuculi' — col. 276A, emblem 60 ↩ IV v 84 Cuculus Cuckoo!
• 'Cupressus' — col. 850 a, emblem 199 ↩ II x 85 Apio opus est It's celery he needs
• 'De Morte & Amore' — col. 660 a, emblem 155 ↩ II i 52 Alterum pedem in cymba Charontis habere To have one foot in Charon's boat
• 'Impossibile' — col. 274 a, emblem 59 ↩ III x 88 Aethiops non albescit The African cannot become white
• 'In detractores' — col. 693 a, emblem 164 ↩ III ii 65 Aquila non captat muscas An eagle does not hunt flies
• 'In divites publico malo' — col. 383 a, emblem 89 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III vi 79 Anguillas captare To hunt eels
• 'In nothos' — col. 601 a, emblem 139 ↩ III i 70 Ad Cynosargus Off with you to Cynosarges
• 'In receptatores sicariorum' — col. 254 b, emblem 52 ↩ II i 86 Ale luporum catulos Keep wolf-cubs
• 'In simulachrum Spei' — col. 229 b, emblem 44 ↩ II iv 12 Aegroto dum anima est, spes est While there's life in a sick man, there's hope
• 'Iusta ultio' — col. 723 a, emblem 173 ↩ II vi 6 Pro perca scorpium Scorpion instead of perch
• 'Iusta ultio' — col. 723 b, emblem 173 ↩ IV i 79 Corvus serpentem Crow and serpent
• 'Maturandum' — col. 117 a, emblem 20 ↩ II iii 70 Antequam incipias, consulta Think before you start
• 'Musicam Diis curae esse' — col. 777 b, emblem 185 ↩ I vi 38 Ad fractam canis You sing to a broken string
• 'Musicam Diis curae esse' — col. 777 b, emblem 185 ↩ III iii 82 Chordae vice In place of a string
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — col. 682 a, emblem 161 ↩ I v 40 Unus vir, nullus vir One man, no man
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — col. 682 a, emblem 161 ↩ II iii 95 Multae manus onus levius reddunt Many hands make light work
• 'Non tibi sed religioni' — col. 49 a, emblem 7 ↩ II i 48 Ante mysteria discedere To leave before the mysteries
• 'Non tibi sed religioni' — col. 49 a, emblem 7 ↩ II ii 4 Asinus portans mysteria An ass that bears the mysteries
• 'Prudentes' — col. 109 a, emblem 18 ↩ III i 53 A fronte atque a tergo Forward and backward
• 'Prudentes' — col. 109 a, emblem 18 ↩ IV ii 93 Alter Ianus Another Janus
• 'Quercus' — col. 853 a, emblem 200's comment cites the adage ↩ I iv 43 Annosam arborem transplantare To transplant an aged tree
• 'Silentium' — col. 67B, emblem 11 ↩ IV vi 28 Abderitica mens An Abderan mentality
• 'Vino prudentiam augeri' — col. 134 b, emblem 23 ↩ II vi 2 Aquam bibens nihil boni parias Water-drinkers are not powerful thinkers
• 'Νῆφε καὶ μὲμνησ᾽ ἀπιστεῖν. ἄρθρα ταῦτα τῶν φρενῶν' — col. 98 b, emblem 16 ↩ II i 72 Ama tanquam osurus, oderis tanquam amaturus Love as in time to come you should hate, and hate as you should in time to come love

Alciatus, Emblemata (Paris, 1534)

• 'Ex pace ubertas' — emblem 19 uses the imagery of kingfishers at sea ↩ II vi 52 Halcedonia sunt apud forum These are halcyon days in the market
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — emblem 22 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III viii 71 Mutua defensio tutissima Mutual protection is the surest
• 'Nec verbo nec facto quenquam laedendum' — emblem 13 ↩ II vi 38 Adrastia Nemesis. Rhamnusia Nemesis Nemesis of Adrastus, of Rhamnus
• 'Non tibi sed religioni' — emblem 35 ↩ II ii 4 Asinus portans mysteria An ass that bears the mysteries
• 'Ocni effigies de his qui meretricibus donant, quod in bonos usus verti debeat' — emblem 17 ↩ I iv 82 Quae apud inferos The things in Hades
• 'Ocni effigies de his qui meretricibus donant, quod in bonos usus verti debeat' — emblem 17 ↩ I iv 83 Contorquet piger funiculum The sluggard twists the rope

Aneau, Imagination poétique (Lyon, 1552)

• 'Nuisible copulation' — emblem 43 uses the imagery of ivy winding itself around a tree, eventually strangling it, ungratefully ↩ IV ix 89 Hedera lascivior More wanton than ivy

Aneau, Picta poesis (Lyon, 1564)

• 'A matrimonio absit suspicio' — emblem 65 uses the imagery of Procris' weapon ↩ II vii 87 Procridis telum Procris' weapon
• 'Futilitas, libido, et avaritia meretricum' — emblem 74 ↩ I iv 60 Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve
• 'Multitudini cedendum' — emblem 66 ↩ III ix 60 Cedendum multitudini Yield to numbers
• 'Nox habet consilium' — emblem 41 ↩ II ii 43 In nocte consilium Night is the mother of counsel
• 'Perfidus familiaris' — emblem 9 uses the imagery of Brasidas ↩ I i 51 Suo sibi hunc iugulo gladio, suo telo I am cutting his throat with his own sword, with his own weapon
• 'Perfidus familiaris' — emblem 9 uses the imagery of Brasidas ↩ III iv 17 Brasidas quidem vir bonus Brasidas indeed is a good man
• 'Summa impietas - Ἄθεοσ, καὶ ἄπατωρ' — emblem 98 ↩ I vi 69 Quae supra nos, nihil ad nos The things that are above us are nothing to us
• 'Tecum habita' — emblem 68 ↩ I vi 87 Tecum habita To be your own lodger

Anonymous, Templum Gratiarum (Passau, 1633)

• 'Ad amussim' — emblem 5 ↩ I v 90 Ad amussim By rule
• 'Favete linguis' — emblem 23 ↩ III v 18 Ostium obdite profani Shut the door, ye profane

Ayres, Emblems of love (London, 1750)

• 'Amantes spes alit' — emblem 9 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Durate' — emblem 35 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I viii 94 Multis ictibus dejicitur quercus Many strokes fell great oaks
• 'Fallor in curse' — emblem 39 uses the imagery of Atalante ↩ II iv 70 Malis ferire To pelt with apples

Baudoin, Recueil d'emblemes (Paris, 1638)

• 'Festina lente' — uses the adage with the imagery of a turtle in its title illustration ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly

Baudoin, Recueil d'emblemes (Paris, 1639)

• 'Des mauvais conseils & que ceux qui les donnent s'en trouvent mal' — emblem 8 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Des mauvais conseils & que ceux qui les donnent s'en trouvent mal' — emblem 8 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris

Bocchi, Symbolicarum quaestionum (Bologna, 1574)

• 'Stultus malo accepto sapit' — emblem 69 ↩ I i 31 Malo accepto stultus sapit Trouble experienced makes a fool wise

Boissard, Emblematum liber (Frankfurt, 1593)

• 'Amicorum omnia communia' — emblem XXXII ↩ I i 1 Amicorum communia omnia Between friends all is common
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem XXIX uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem XXIX ↩ I ii 14 Malum consilium Bad advice
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem XXIX uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Metus est plena tyrannis' — emblem XLV uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'Mors extra periculum nos collocat' — emblem L quotes the adage in its comment ↩ I vii 63 Omnium rerum vicissitudo est All things do change
• 'Sat cito si sat bene' — emblem XXII quotes the comment ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Χαρισ αχαρισ' — emblem XXXIIII quotes the Latin adage ↩ I viii 91 Bis dat qui cito dat He that gives quickly gives twice
• 'Χαρισ αχαρισ' — emblem XXXIIII uses the adage's imagery in the background ↩ I x 20 Capra Scyria A Scyrian she-goat

Boissard, Emblemes (Metz, 1588)

• 'Cognoy toy-mesme - Γνωθι cεαυτον' — emblem 7 ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself
• 'Il y a vicissitude, et variation en toutes choses' — emblem 10 ↩ I vii 63 Omnium rerum vicissitudo est All things do change
• 'L'amy certain au besoin se cognoit' — emblem 31 ↩ IV v 5 Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur Uncertainty sees a certain friend
• 'Ny temerairement ny lascheement' — emblem 27's epigram quotes the adage ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Parfaite est l'amitie, qui vit apres la mort - Amicitiae immortali' — emblem 18 paraphrases the adage ↩ IV v 26 Amicitias immortales esse oportet Friendships should last for ever
• 'Sans adversaires vertu devient lasche, flestrie, & deffaillie' — emblem 18 uses the adage's imagery ↩ IV v 77 Arcus tensus rumpitur The bow breaks if strung too tight
• 'Un peu de miel couvre beaucoup d'aigreur' — emblem 39 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I viii 66 Plus aloes quam melis habet More aloes than honey in it

Boissard, Emblemes (Metz, 1595)

• 'Jamais ne vit le Tyran sans terreur - Metus est plena tyrannis' — emblem XLV uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'L'estat de l'homme est moins qu'autre durable - Homo bulla' — emblem 7 ↩ II iii 48 Homo bulla Man is but a bubble
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum - il nuy à soy qui conseille injustice' — emblem XXIX uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum - il nuy à soy qui conseille injustice' — emblem XXIX ↩ I ii 14 Malum consilium Bad advice
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum - il nuy à soy qui conseille injustice' — emblem XXIX uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Qui donne tost il donne doublement' — emblem XXXIIII ↩ I viii 91 Bis dat qui cito dat He that gives quickly gives twice
• 'Qui donne tost il donne doublement' — emblem XXXIIII uses the adage's imagery in the background ↩ I x 20 Capra Scyria A Scyrian she-goat

Boissard, Theatrum vitae humanae (Frankfurt, 1596)

• 'Aiax Telamonius' — emblem 22 quotes a saying from the comment ↩ III viii 100 Praematura mors Early death
• 'Pandora et Prometheus' — emblem 12 ↩ I iii 35 Hostium munera, non munera Gifts of enemies are no gifts

Borja, Empresas morales (Bruxelles, 1680)

• 'A minimis quoque cavendum' — emblem 96 uses the imagery of the remora slowing down the course of a ship ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Adversa magis lucet' — emblem 16 uses the idea that success is more valuable if the opposition is stronger ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Amicitia absque virtute' — the comment of emblem 47 quotes the adage ↩ II ii 75 Amicus magis necessarius quam ignis et aqua A friend is more necessary than fire and water
• 'Amicitia post mortem' — emblem 57 paraphrases the adage ↩ IV v 26 Amicitias immortales esse oportet Friendships should last for ever
• 'Amicitiae bonum' — emblem 35 uses the imagery of an arch to illustrate the benefits of friendship and collaboration ↩ III viii 63 Concordia fulciuntur opes etiam exiguare With unanimity even slender resources are strenghtened
• 'Aut terra, aut mari' — emblem 95 shares the adage's warning against hubris, using the imagery of a high spire being hit by lightning ↩ I vi 92 Intra tuam pelliculam te contine Keep inside your own skin
• 'Aut terra, aut mari' — emblem 93 uses the imagery of a ram and elephant to show that gentleness is the better answer to ferocity ↩ III iii 48 Ignis non extinguitur igni Fire is not quenched by fire
• 'Aut terra, aut mari' — emblem 125 ↩ IV x 26 Aut terra aut mari By land or sea
• 'Bis pereo' — emblem 9 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I vi 52 Nostris ipsorum alis capimur We are shot with our own feathers
• 'Bis pereo' — emblem 9 uses the adage's imagery ↩ IV i 96 Bis interimitur, qui suis armis perit He dies twice who dies by his own arms
• 'Domus optima' — emblem 41 uses the adage ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'Domus optima' — emblem 41 uses the adage ↩ III x 38 Domus optima Home is best
• 'Dum desaevit hiems' — emblem 24 uses the imagery of a ship safe in a harbour for the winter ↩ I i 46 In portu navigare To navigate in harbour
• 'Et dulciter acre temperabis' — emblem 198 quotes the comment ↩ III i 87 Nihil est ab omni parte beatum Nought is at all points blessed
• 'Fortiter occupa portem' — emblem 24 uses the imagery of a ship safely entering a harbour ↩ I i 46 In portu navigare To navigate in harbour
• 'Frangat' — emblem 22 uses the imagery of the walnut ↩ II ix 35 Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangit nucem He who wants to eat the inside of a walnut breaks the shell
• 'Funiculi vanitatum' — emblem 63 uses the imagery of the web to illustrate the idea of work spent on something of little value ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'Haud parit bellum' — emblem 103 ↩ IV ii 96 Aequalitas haud parit bellum Equality never gives rise to war
• 'Hodie vive' — emblem 39 uses the idea that you should not let the best years of life drift by because "today can never overtake tomorrow" ↩ II ii 64 Sera in fundo parsimonia It's too late to spare when the bottom is bare
• 'Hominem te esse cogita' — emblem 100 stresses the importance of self-knowledge ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself
• 'Humanarum rerum contemptus - Hic iacet Sardanapalus' — emblem 98 uses the comment's imagery ↩ IV vii 17 Ne crepitu quidem digiti dignum Worth not even the snap of a finger
• 'In portu pereo' — emblem 27 paraphrases the adage and uses the imagery of a shipwreck in a harbour ↩ I v 76 In portu impingere To be shipwrecked in the harbour
• 'Ipse decepit me' — emblem 40 paraphrases the adage and uses the imagery of the falling vine ↩ II ii 25 Vallus vitem decepit The prop has let down the vine
• 'Iracundiam cohibendam' — emblem 72 uses the imagery about the hasty use of power that princes should avoid ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Irae malum' — emblem 66 illustrates the idea that a building falling apart, damages others but mostly itself ↩ IV viii 56 Sibi parat malum, qui alteri parat He that plots ill for another lays up ill for himself
• 'Lapide aurum, auro homo' — emblem 54 uses the imagery of the touch-stone ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Lapide aurum, auro homo' — emblem 55 uses the comment's imagery about buying the favour of a prince ↩ II iv 5 Spem precio emere To buy hope for good money
• 'Lapide aurum, auro homo' — emblem 54 paraphrases the adage and uses its imagery ↩ II iv 51 Quod index auro, id aurum homini What the touchstone is to gold, gold is to men
• 'Libertas non libera' — emblem 31 uses the imagery of a dog asking to be chained ↩ II vii 67 Canis in vincula The dog asks for his chain
• 'Magnis vana terrent' — emblem 84 uses the imagery of a lion terrified by fire that is mentioned in the comment ↩ I vi 40 Leonem larva terres You terrify a lion with a mask
• 'Miseris nulla quies' — emblem 21 uses the imagery of the flying fish who try to escape bigger fish only to be eaten by predatory birds ↩ I v 5 Fumum fugiens, in ignem indici Fleeing from the smoke I fell into the fire
• 'Ne te quaesi[v]eris extra' — emblem quotes the comment ↩ II v 37 Extra quaerere sese To seek outside oneself
• 'Neglectis innascitur agris' — emblem 179 ↩ II ix 97 Neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris Fern to be burnt grows in neglected fields
• 'Nil conscire sibi' — emblem 177 quotes the comment ↩ IV x 40 Nihil est miserius quam animus conscius. Saepe etiam est olitor Nothing is more miserable than a guilty conscience
• 'Nis cum deficit, spectatorem non habet' — emblem 37 uses the iea that it is easier to criticize than to emulate ↩ II ii 84 Carpet citius aliquis quam imitabitur Sooner critized than imitated
• 'Nitor in adversum' — emblem 10 uses the imagery of the sun to express the concept of opposing difficulties to become victorious ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Non metentis sed seminantis' — emblem 42 paraphrases the adage and uses it imagery ↩ I v 32 Alii sementem faciunt, alii metent Some sow, others will reap
• 'Non renovandum' — emblem 86 shares the message that old grievances should be removed from memory once peace is reached. ↩ II i 94 Ne malorum memineris Remember no wrongs
• 'Post vulnera' — emblem 38 uses the imagery of help or protection that is offered too late ↩ I ii 40 Satius est initiis mederi quam fini Doctoring is better first than last
• 'Post vulnera' — emblem 38 uses the imagery of help or protection that is offered too late ↩ III vi 17 Post bellum auxilium Help when the war is over
• 'Procul' — emblem 44 quotes the comment and uses the imagery of Jove's dangerous thunderbolt ↩ I iii 96 Porro a Iove atque fulmine Away from Jove and from the thunderbolt
• 'Pulsa caute' — emblem 13 uses the imagery of cautiously testing earthenware ↩ I vi 15 In dolio figularem artem discere To learn the potter's art on a big jar
• 'Puncto & in puncto' — emblem 26 paraphrases the adage and uses its imagery about the 'vita brevis' ↩ II ii 70 Temporis punctum A point of time
• 'Rerum vicissitudo' — emblem 53 ↩ I vii 63 Omnium rerum vicissitudo est All things do change
• 'Rerum vicissitudo' — emblem 53 ↩ III ix 72 Rerum omnium vicissitudo All things do change
• 'Res est magna tacere' — emblem 177 uses the imagery of Tantalus ↩ II vi 14 Tantali poena The punishment of Tantalus
• 'Sapientis animus' — emblem 75 uses the imagery of a cube as a symbol of a stable, happy man ↩ IV viii 35 Quadratus homo A four-square man
• 'Sic ex instantibus aeternitas' — emblem 70 illustrates the ideas about the "here and now" of the adage ↩ IV ix 77 Praesentibus rebus consulendum Take thought for the here and now
• 'Sic vitam invenies' — emblem 57 shares the imagery of cleaning grain to convey that you won't eat unless you work ↩ II ix 88 Ni purges et molas, non comedes Unless you clean and grind, you'll have nothing to eat
• 'Sine gratia & sine metu' — emblem 74 is about counsellors who dare to speak the truth to princes, just like the adage ↩ I x 46 Audi quae ex animo dicuntur Listen to a man who speaks from the heart
• 'Spes inanis' — emblem 15 uses the imagery of a hand leaning on a reed and cutting itself ↩ II vi 70 Scipioni arundineo inniti To lean upon a staff of reed
• 'Spes inanis' — emblem 15 paraphrases the adage ↩ IV iii 5 Inani spe flagrat Burning with empty hopes
• 'Sterilis labor' — emblem 52 uses the imagery of the vessel of the Danaids ↩ I x 32 Largitio non habet fundum Bounty has no bottom
• 'Sterilis labor' — emblem 52 uses the imagery of the vessel of the Danaids ↩ I x 33 Inexplebile dolium A great jar that cannot be filled
• 'Sustine et abstine' — emblem 163 ↩ II vii 13 Sustine et abstine Bear and forebear
• 'Tranquillitas foecunda' — emblem 18 uses the imagery of kingfishers at sea ↩ II vi 52 Halcedonia sunt apud forum These are halcyon days in the market
• 'Tribulatio optima' — emblem 68 uses the imagery of a flail threshing grain ↩ I ii 75 E multis paleis paulum fructus collegi From a lot of chaff I got little grain
• 'Tuta merces' — emblem 20 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Usque dum liceat' — emblem 81 uses the imagery of a bird waiting for the right opportunity ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Velocem tardus assequitur' — emblem 127 ↩ I vii 67 Velocem tardus assequitur Slow catches up with fast
• 'Veritas' — emblem 62 uses the imagery of croaking frogs as irrelevant critics ↩ III i 76 Minus de istis laboro quam de ranis palustribus These things trouble me less than frogs in the marsh
• 'Veritati nihil difficile' — emblem 88 ↩ I i 20 Novacula in cotem The razor against the whetstone
• 'Veritatis inventor' — emblem 85 uses the imagery of Time (Ouroboros) always revealing the Truth ↩ II iv 17 Tempus omnia revelat Time reveals all things
• 'Vi frangitur obsequio flectitur' — emblem 11 uses the imagery of bending versus breaking ↩ IV v 77 Arcus tensus rumpitur The bow breaks if strung too tight
• 'Vita brevis' — emblem 19 ↩ III x 63 Vita mortalium brevis The life of mortals is short
• 'Vitam inveniet' — emblem 12 uses the imagery of the Golden Mean ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess
• 'Volvitur' — emblem 175 ↩ IV iii 6 Volvitur dolium A barrel rolls easily

Bornitz, Emblematum sacrorum et civilium miscellaneorum (Heidelberg, 1659)

• 'Dulce est desipere in loco' — emblem 25 quotes the comment ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Fuimus Troës' — emblem 16 ↩ I ix 50 Fuimus Troes We Trojans have ceased to be
• 'Nube paeri' — emblem 99 quotes "Uxor pessima, pessimus maritus" ↩ I ii 21 Simile gaudet simili Like rejoices in like
• 'Politicus' — emblem 34 uses the adage's imagery ↩ V i 13 Manum ad os apponere Put one's fingers to one's lips
• 'Talio' — emblem 23 ↩ I i 52 Indicit in foveam quam fecit He fell into the pit which he had made
• 'Vis consilii expers mole ruit suam' — emblem 70 quotes the comment ↩ III x 93 Gigantum arrogantia The pride of the giants

Bourgogne, Mundi lapis Lydius (Antwerp, 1639)

• 'Vanitas, ingenii acies subtilis vera, quia subtilis, inutilis' — emblem 1 ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'Vanitas. Dulcis Symphonia - Veritas. Prius fluit quam fuit' — emblem 17 ↩ I iv 56 In aqua scribis You write in water

Callot, Lux claustri

• 'Camarinam ne moveto - Lass den Schmutz ungestört' — emblem 20 ↩ I i 64 Movere Camarinam To move Camarina
• 'Eigenliebe verliert sich selbst - se se dum deperit, perit' — emblem 22 ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers

Camerarius, Symbolorum et Emblematum Centuria(e)

• 'Aequari pavet alta minor' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 76 uses the imagery of Tarquinius striking poppies to convey the warning not to harbour the deceitful child of a tyrant ↩ II iii 77 Leonis catulum ne alas Rear not a lion's whelp
• 'Ardua virtutem' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 5 uses the imagery of a palm and a laurel that are diffcult to reach on a steep hill ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Bene qui latuit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 398 quotes the comment ↩ II x 50 Late vivens Live in obscurity
• 'Bis pereo' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 213 ↩ I vi 52 Nostris ipsorum alis capimur We are shot with our own feathers
• 'Bis pereo' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 213 ↩ IV i 96 Bis interimitur, qui suis armis perit He dies twice who dies by his own arms
• 'Bonum et malum' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 79 ↩ IV iii 2 Malum est bonum A blessing can be a bane
• 'Brevis est usus' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 69 uses the imagery of the anemone - the flower of Adonis - to convey the idea of fragility ↩ I i 4 Adonidis horti Gardens of Adonis
• 'Comminus et eminus' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 184 ↩ I iv 29 Cominus atque eminus At close quarters and at long range
• 'Cunctando proficit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 15 quotes the adage in its comment ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Cunctando proficit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 15 uses the imagery of the slowly growing mulberry tree to illustrate the benefits of delay ↩ I x 29 Romanus sedendo vincit Rome wins by sitting still
• 'Cunctando proficit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 15 uses the imagery of the slowly growing mulberry tree to illustrate the benefits of delay ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'De parvis grandis acervus' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 91 uses ears of corn and a large sheaf of corn to express the adage's imagery; it also quotes the same saying by Hesiodus as the adage's comment ↩ I viii 94 Multis ictibus dejicitur quercus Many strokes fell great oaks
• 'Diarii omnes' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 96 uses the imagery of a day-lily (hemerocallis) to express that life is 'ephemeral' ↩ IV ii 87 Ephemeri vita To live as long as Ephemerus
• 'Diarii omnes' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 96 uses the imagery of a day-lily (hemerocallis) to express that life is 'ephemeral' ↩ IV ix 98 Ut herba solstitialis Like the solstice plant
• 'Disparem vites' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 82 uses the imagery of the natural enmity of reed and fern to convey the idea that friendship favours equality ↩ I i 2 Amicitia aequalitas. Amicus alter ipse Friendship is equality. A friend is another self
• 'Disparem vites' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 82 uses the imagery of the natural enmity of reed and fern to convey the idea that friendship favours equality ↩ I ii 20 Aequalis aequalem delectat Everyone loves his own age
• 'Domus optima' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 191 uses the adage ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'Domus optima' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 191 uses the adage ↩ III x 38 Domus optima Home is best
• 'Dulcescit amarum' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 81 uses the imagery of sheep, over time accustomed to feed on wormwood, grow fat and fine; the comment also quotes the same Ovid verse as the adage's comment ↩ II v 5 Dies adimit aegritudinem Time tempers grief
• 'Dulcescit amarum' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 160 uses the imagery of a dog asking to be chained ↩ II vii 67 Canis in vincula The dog asks for his chain
• 'Dulcescit amarum' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 81 uses the imagery of sheep, once accustomed to feed on wormwood, grow fat and fine ↩ III ix 91 Malorum assuetudo Familiarity with misfortune
• 'Dulcescit amarum' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 81 uses the imagery of sheep, once accustomed to feed on wormwood, grow fat and fine; the adage's and the emblem's comment quote the same Greek saying ↩ IV ix 25 Usus est altera natura Habit is a second nature
• 'Dulcescit amarum' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 81 ↩ IV x 33 Dulce et amarum Sweet and bitter
• 'Dum respicis erigor' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 70 uses the imagery of the sun (Sol Iustitiae) being the necessary cause of the lotus opening its flowers ↩ III ix 54 Sine ope divina nihil valemus Without divine help we avail nothing
• 'Erit altera merces' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 23 uses the imagery of the branch of palm (victory) and cypress (coffin) to express the adage's moral ↩ III v 10 Aut manenti vincendum aut moriendum He must stay and conquer or die
• 'Gaudet patientia duris' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 58 uses the image of the acanthus, pressed down by a basket and stone to express the concept of growth against adversity ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Hoc omnis caro' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 98: its subscriptio quotes the adage ↩ I viii 49 Attollere supercilium, ponere supercilium To raise the brows, to relax the brows
• 'Ingenio experiar' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 279 uses the imagery of the raven's fable ↩ III ii 3 Corvus aquat A crow in search of water
• 'Ingentia marmora findit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 22 uses the imagery of a fig-branch evetnaully splitting a marble monument to convey the idea of an opponent's ultimate revenge ↩ II v 31 Inest et formicae et serpho bilis Even ant and gnat have their gall
• 'Invidia integritatis assecla' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 24 uses the imagery of croaking frogs as irrelevant critics ↩ III i 76 Minus de istis laboro quam de ranis palustribus These things trouble me less than frogs in the marsh
• 'Leviter si tangis adurit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 68 uses the imagery of a stinging-nettle to convey the idea that problems should be addressed quickly and firmly ↩ I ii 40 Satius est initiis mederi quam fini Doctoring is better first than last
• 'Me malus abstulit error' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 321 quotes the comment ↩ III iv 69 Mulieris oculus A woman's eye
• 'Ne moveas' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 18 uses the imagery of the anagyrus tree provoked to release a foul smell ↩ I i 62 Malum bene conditum ne moveris Do not disturb a well-surpressed evil
• 'Ne moveas' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 18 uses the imagery of the anagyrus tree provoked to release a foul smell ↩ I i 64 Movere Camarinam To move Camarina
• 'Ne moveas' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 18 uses the imagery of the anagyrus tree provoked to release a foul smell ↩ I i 65 Anagyrum commoves You are moving Anagyrus
• 'Nec te quaesiveris extra' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 399 quotes the comment ↩ II v 37 Extra quaerere sese To seek outside oneself
• 'Non metentis sed serentis' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 78 paraphrases the adage and uses it imagery ↩ I v 32 Alii sementem faciunt, alii metent Some sow, others will reap
• 'Non tibi spiro' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 93 uses imagery of a boar smelling marjoram and quotes the adage as its direct source ↩ I iv 38 Nihil cum amaracino sui A pig has nothing to do with marjoram
• 'Nullo flectitur obsequio' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 81 ↩ II i 86 Ale luporum catulos Keep wolf-cubs
• 'Opis indiga' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), the comment to emblem 32 paraphrases the adage ↩ I v 40 Unus vir, nullus vir One man, no man
• 'Per damna, per caedes' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 25 quotes the comment ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Promptius extrahitur quam immittitur' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 9 applies the adage's argument about the timing of military action ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Prospiciente deo' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 3 uses the imagery of twigs grafted onto a tree to express the idea that growth depends on divine help ↩ III ix 54 Sine ope divina nihil valemus Without divine help we avail nothing
• 'Prospiciente deo' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 3 uses the imagery of twigs grafted onto a tree to express the idea that growth depends on divine help ↩ III ix 89 Si deus voluerit God willing
• 'Quod sis, esse velis' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 281 quotes the comment ↩ III vi 4 Quando id fieri non potest When it cannot be done
• 'Si serenus illuxerit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 1 shares the idea that all human efforts need God's help ↩ III ix 54 Sine ope divina nihil valemus Without divine help we avail nothing
• 'Sic perire iuvat' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 26 uses the imagery of ivy winding itself around a tree, eventually strangling it, ungratefully ↩ IV ix 89 Hedera lascivior More wanton than ivy
• 'Sustine vel abstine' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 41 ↩ II vii 13 Sustine et abstine Bear and forebear
• 'Testante virebo' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 63 uses the imagery of ivy supported by a pyramid to express that divine support is always needed ↩ III ix 54 Sine ope divina nihil valemus Without divine help we avail nothing
• 'Tribulatio optima' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 84's comment quotes the adage's comment and uses the imagery of threshing corn with a flail to convey the ieda that what hurts also teaches ↩ I i 31 Malo accepto stultus sapit Trouble experienced makes a fool wise
• 'Tribulatio optima' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 84 uses the imagery of a flail threshing grain ↩ I ii 75 E multis paleis paulum fructus collegi From a lot of chaff I got little grain
• 'Undique tutus' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 27 uses the imagery of the safety people believed was offered by a laurel tree, as it would not be hit by lightning ↩ I i 79 Laureum baculum gesto I bear the staff of bay
• 'Unius coloris' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 222 plays with opposites and with 'olor' and 'color' ↩ IV ix 100 Nullius coloris Of no colour
• 'Vi frangitur obsequio flectitur' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 21 uses the imagery of bending versus breaking ↩ IV v 77 Arcus tensus rumpitur The bow breaks if strung too tight
• 'Via no usitata vehor' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 206 uses the comment's story of the wren hiding on the back of an eagle ↩ III vii 1 Scarabaeus aquilam quaerit A dung-beetle hunting an eagle
• 'Vigilate timentis' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 90 uses the imagery of a snake hiding in the grass to convey the idea of hidden danger ↩ I iv 34 Sub omni lapide scorpius dormit Under every stone sleeps a scorpion
• 'Violentior exit' — (Nürnberg, 1590, 1595, 1596, 1604), emblem 299 ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs

Carleton, A thankfull remembrance of Gods mercie (London, 1630)

• 'Conscientia mille testis - Tyrones false submission afterwards rebelling' — illustration 20 quotes the adage in a background scene ↩ I x 91 Conscientia mille testes Conscience is a thousand witnesses
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — uses similar imagery for a background scene ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — illustration 4 quotes the adage for a background scene ↩ I ii 14 Malum consilium Bad advice
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — uses the adage's imagery for a background scene ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris

Cats, Emblemata Moralia et Economica (Rotterdam, 1627)

• 'Haast is geen spoed, snel rijk is niet goed' — emblem 94 uses imagery of a branch grafted onto a young stem to express the idea that quick wealth is not sustainable ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly

Cats, Maechdenplicht (Middelburg, 1618)

• 'Cascus cascam' — emblem 36 ↩ I ii 62 Cascus cascam ducit An old man takes an old bride
• 'Cascus cascam' — emblem 36 quotes the comment ↩ II vii 32 Parvus semper tuus pullus Your chick is always small
• 'Premenda occasio' — emblem 10 ↩ III ix 67 Premenda occasio Seize the opportunity
• 'Pulchrorum etiam autumnus pulcher' — emblem 40 ↩ I iii 72 Pulchrorum etiam autumnus pulcher est Even the autumn of beauty is beautiful

Cats, Moral Emblems (London, 1860)

• 'Many a slip twixt the cup and the lip' — emblem 18 ↩ I v 1 Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
• 'Many a slip twixt the cup and the lip' — emblem 18 ↩ IV viii 30 Inter manum et mentum Between the hand and the chin
• 'Yl met wyl' — emblem 13 uses a translation of the adage as its motto as an advice to a young woman ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly

Cats, Proteus (Rotterdam, 1627)

• 'Flamma fumo proxima' — emblem 17 ↩ I v 20 Flamma fumo est proxima Fire follows smoke
• 'Inter manum et mentum' — emblem 32 ↩ I v 1 Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
• 'Inter manum et mentum' — emblem 32 ↩ IV viii 30 Inter manum et mentum Between the hand and the chin
• 'Male parta male dilabitur' — emblem 50 quotes the adage in its comment ↩ I vii 82 Male parta male dilabuntur Ill gotten ill spent
• 'Non intrandum aut penetrandum' — emblem 40 ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'Εχθρῶν δῶρα ἄδωρα' — emblem 83 ↩ I iii 35 Hostium munera, non munera Gifts of enemies are no gifts

Cats, Spiegel (The Hague, 1632)

• 'Amor docet musicam' — emblem 7 uses the adage as its motto ↩ IV v 15 Musicam docet amor Desire is a teacher of the arts
• 'Amor, ut pila, vices exigit' — emblem 11 uses the imagery of the game of shuttlecock to convey the idea of reciprocal love and also quotes the adage in its comment ↩ I i 33 Manus manum fricat One hand rubs another
• 'Amor, ut pila, vices exigit' — emblem 11 uses the imagery of the game of shuttlecock to convey the idea of reciprocal love and also quotes the adage in its comment ↩ I i 34 Gratia gratiam parit One favour begets another
• 'Assai rumore e poca lana' — emblem 79 ↩ I iv 79 Ab asino lanam Wool from a donkey
• 'Assai rumore e poca lana' — emblem 79 ↩ I iv 80 Asinum tondes You are shearing a donkey
• 'Birdes of one faether VVil flocke togeder' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of a woman warning a suitor that they are too different - and in its comment Cats quotes the same source as the adage's comment ↩ I ii 20 Aequalis aequalem delectat Everyone loves his own age
• 'Birdes of one faether VVil flocke togeder' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of a woman warning a suitor that they are too different - conveying the adage's moral in a direct way ↩ I ii 21 Simile gaudet simili Like rejoices in like
• 'Birdes of one faether VVil flocke togeder' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of a woman warning a suitor that they are too different - and in its comment Cats quotes the adage ↩ I ii 23 Semper graculus adsidet graculo Jackdaw always sits by jackdaw
• 'Birdes of one faether VVil flocke togeder' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of a woman warning a suitor that they are too different - and in its comment Cats quotes the same source as the adage's comment ↩ I viii 1 Aequalem uxorem quaere Seek a wife of your own sort
• 'Birdes of one faether VVil flocke togeder' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of a woman warning a suitor that they are too different - and in its comment Cats quotes the adage ↩ I ix 77 Balbus balbum rectius intelligit One stammerer better understands another
• 'Boni pastores est tondere pecus non deglubere' — emblem 94 uses the adage as its motto and uses the imagery of shearing versus flaying ↩ III vii 12 Boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deglubere A good shepherd should shear his sheep, not skin them
• 'Chi di gatta nasce, sorci piglia' — emblem 21 uses the imagery of cats chasing mice and monkey delousing a boy to convey the concept of "nature over nurture" and the commentary quotes also from the adage's comment ↩ I vii 11 Simia simia est, etiamsi aurea gestet insignia An ape is an ape, though clad in gold
• 'Chi di gatta nasce, sorci piglia' — emblem 21 uses the imagery of cats chasing mice and monkey delousing a boy to convey the concept of "like begets like" and the commentary quotes also from the adage's comment ↩ I ix 25 Mali corvi malum ovum An ill crow lays an ill egg
• 'Chi di gatta nasce, sorci piglia' — emblem 21 uses the imagery of cats chasing mice and monkey delousing a boy to convey the concept of heredity and social background; the emblem's comment also quotes the adage ↩ II iii 93 E squilla non nascitur rosa No rose blooms on a squill
• 'Cursu lampada trado' — emblem 120 ↩ I ii 38 Cursu lampada trado I hand on the torch in the race
• 'De boom en valt ten eersten slagh niet' — emblem 24 uses the adage's imagery: two friends are looking at a felled tree while a woodcutter continues to cut off branches - conveying the idea of perseverance ↩ I viii 94 Multis ictibus dejicitur quercus Many strokes fell great oaks
• 'De boom en valt ten eersten slagh niet' — emblem 24 uses the adage's imagery: two friends are looking at a felled tree while a woodcutter continues to cut off branches - conveying the idea of perseverance; adage and emblem cite the same sources ↩ II ii 53 Exercitatio potest omnia Practice can do everything
• 'De boom en valt ten eersten slagh niet' — emblem 24 uses the adage's imagery - constant drop hollows the stone - and applies it to the felling of an oak ↩ III iii 3 Assidua stilla saxum excavat Constant dropping wears away a stone
• 'De Hinne leydt geerne daerse een nest ey siet' — emblem 23 uses the imagery of a chicken only laying an egg where she sees a nest egg to convey the message of the woman that she will only enter a relationship on equal terms; the adage's comment also refers to equal partners ↩ I vi 8 Pari iugo Matched in double harness
• 'De Hinne leydt geerne daerse een nest ey siet' — emblem 23 uses the imagery of a chicken only laying an egg where she sees a nest egg to convey the message of the woman that she will only enter a relationship on equal terms; Cats also quotes the adage directly ↩ IV vi 67 ἴσον ἴσῳ Half and half
• 'El amor de los asnos entra à coces y a bocados' — emblem 18 uses the imagery of donkeys who start courting by playing roughly; the commentary also quotes an adage about Galatea pelting with apples ↩ II iv 70 Malis ferire To pelt with apples
• 'Elck meynt sijn uyl een valck te zijn' — emblem 12 uses the imagery of a fowler selling owls to convey the idea of love's prejudice; the comment also quotes the adage and its comment ↩ I ii 15 Suum cuique pulchrum What is one's own is beautiful
• 'Elck meynt sijn uyl een valck te zijn' — emblem 12 uses the imagery of a fowler selling owls to convey the idea of love's prejudice; the comment also uses a Dutch translation of the adage ↩ III iv 2 Suus cuique crepitus bene olet Everyone thinks his own fart smells sweet
• 'Elck spiegle hem selven' — emblem 5 uses the imagery of an old man instructing a young woman in front of a mirror about beauty and self-knowledge ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself
• 'Es musz ein ieder ein par narren schuhen vertretten, wo nicht mer' — emblem 6 uses the imagery of a young man in all too fashionable shoes to convey the idea of precocious youth ↩ IV i 100 Odi puerulos, praecoci sapientia I hate striplings who are precociously wise
• 'Het Schaep dient voor den dam geschut' — emblem 8 uses the imagery of a farmer preventing his sheep from entering the field with his crop to convey the idea that problems should be addressed quickly, also quoting the same classical sources Erasmus quotes in his comment ↩ I ii 40 Satius est initiis mederi quam fini Doctoring is better first than last
• 'Le bon veneur ne prend la bête qui se rend' — emblem 20 uses the imagery of a rabbit offering itself to the hunter to convey the idea that what is given away for free is without worth ↩ I ix 53 Merx ultronea putet Goods given away will soon decay
• 'Le bon veneur ne prend la bête qui se rend' — emblem 20 uses the imagery of a rabbit offering itself to the hunter to convey the idea that what is worth having must cost labour ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Met arbeydt krijgtmen vyer uyt den steen' — emblem 15 uses the imagery of a fire started with a flint and now warming lovers, to convey the idea that practice gets you what you want; adage and emblem cite closely related sources ↩ II ii 53 Exercitatio potest omnia Practice can do everything
• 'Met arbeydt krijgtmen vyer uyt den steen' — emblem 15 uses the imagery of a fire started with a flint and now warming lovers, to convey the idea that practice gets you what you want; the comment quote a French version of the adage ↩ III iii 3 Assidua stilla saxum excavat Constant dropping wears away a stone
• 'Mortuo leoni etiam lepores insultant' — emblem 114 ↩ I i 33 Manus manum fricat One hand rubs another
• 'Mortuo leoni etiam lepores insultant' — emblem 114 ↩ I ii 53 Cum larvis luctari To wrestle with ghosts
• 'Mortuo leoni etiam lepores insultant' — emblem 114 ↩ IV vii 82 Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant Even hares attack a lion when it's dead
• 'Ne Amor, ne signoria, Vuole compagnia' — emblem 14's comment quotes the adage both in its Latin and Greek form ↩ II ii 22 Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos One bush does not support two robbins
• 'Ne Amor, ne signoria, Vuole compagnia' — emblem 14's comment quotes the adage and additional sayings cited by Erasmus ↩ II ii 24 Una domus non alit duos canes One household does not keep two dogs
• 'Nemo potest Thetidem simul et Galateam amare' — emblem 17 ↩ III iii 36 Duos insequens lepores neutrum capit He that hunts two hares catches neither
• 'Nemo potest Thetidem simul et Galateam amare' — emblem 17 ↩ III iii 51 Non potes Tethydem simul et Galateam amare You cannot love Tethys and Galatea at one time
• 'Pecuniae obediunt omnia' — emblem 75 ↩ I iii 87 Pecuniae obediunt omnia Everything bows to money
• 'Pomme pourrie gaste sa compagnie' — emblem 2 uses the imagery of a bad apple infecting its company and its comment quotes the adage in a Dutch translation ↩ I x 73 Si juxta claudum habites, subclaudicare disces If you live next to a cripple, you will learn to limp
• 'Pomme pourrie gaste sa compagnie' — emblem 2 uses the imagery of a bad apple infecting its company and its comment quotes the same Greek proverb as the adage's comment ↩ I x 74 Corrumpunt mores bonos colloquia prava Evil communications corrupt good manners
• 'Qui duos sequitur lepores neutrum capit' — emblem 74 ↩ III iii 36 Duos insequens lepores neutrum capit He that hunts two hares catches neither
• 'Rami correcti rectificantur, trabs minime' — emblem 1 uses the adage's imagery and its comments quote the adage ↩ II iv 20 Quo semel est imbuta Long will a crock
• 'Rami correcti rectificantur, trabs minime' — emblem 1 uses the adage's imagery ↩ II x 42 Lignum tortum haud unquam rectum A twisted branch, never straight
• 'Rami correcti rectificantur, trabs minime' — emblem 1 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III iv 20 Senem erigere Correcting an old man
• 'Rami correcti rectificantur, trabs minimè' — emblem 1 uses the adage's imagery and its comment quotes the adage ↩ I iv 43 Annosam arborem transplantare To transplant an aged tree
• 'Stulto ne permittas digitum' — emblem 103 ↩ III v 5 Stulto ne permittas digitum Don't let a fool have your finger
• 'Two dogs strive for a bone, and the third takes it away' — emblem 19 uses the imagery of two dogs quarelling over a bone while a third one, who has not put in an effort, walks away with it ↩ I v 32 Alii sementem faciunt, alii metent Some sow, others will reap
• 'Vade ad formicam piger' — emblem 53 uses the imagery of the ants working all summer ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever
• 'thooft in krijght, daer krijgtse 't lijf in' — emblem 3 uses the imagery of a snake crawling head-first into a narrow space and its comments cites Persius, like the adage's comment ↩ I ii 40 Satius est initiis mederi quam fini Doctoring is better first than last
• 'thooft in krijght, daer krijgtse 't lijf in' — emblem 3 uses the imagery of a snake crawling head-first into a narrow space and its comments quotes the adage ↩ II iv 22 Periculosum est canem intestina gustasse It is risky for a dog to taste guts
• 'Wat de seuge doet moeten de biggen ontgelden' — the comment of emblem 113 quotes the adage ↩ III vi 79 Anguillas captare To hunt eels

Corrozet, Hecatomgraphie (Paris, 1540)

• 'Accroissement d'yre est à eschever' — emblem 42's epigram quotes the adage's comment ↩ I i 2 Amicitia aequalitas. Amicus alter ipse Friendship is equality. A friend is another self
• 'Contre les avaricieulx' — emblem 68 uses the imagery of king Midas ↩ I vi 24 Midae divitiae The riches of Midas
• 'Contre les brocardeurs' — emblem 4 uses the imagery of the noisy swallow ↩ II ii 2 Hirundinum musea Swallow-choirs
• 'De tribulation vient prosperité' — emblem 11 uses the imagery of the danger and the blessing of fire ↩ I ix 51 Pyraustae interitus The death of a fire-worm
• 'Discorde haye de dieu' — emblem 31 uses the imagery of the longevity of Discord ↩ I vii 13 Ira omnium tardissime senescit Resentment is the last thing to grow old
• 'Esperance conforte l’homme.' — emblem 46 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Esperance conforte l’homme.' — emblem 46 ↩ IV iv 63 Spes servat afflictos Hope preserves the afflicted
• 'Garder les biens de la maison' — emblem 96 ↩ I iv 60 Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve
• 'L'inconstant perit' — emblem 61 uses the imagery of the oil-lamp as symbol of constancy ↩ I vii 71 Olet lucernam It smells of the lamp
• 'L'inconstant perit' — emblem 61 uses the imagery of the oil-lamp as symbol of constancy ↩ I vii 72 Aristophanes et Cleanthis lucerna The lamp of Aristophanes and Cleanthes
• 'L'ymage d'occasion' — emblem 83 uses the imagery of Occasio ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'La guerre duolce aux inexperimentez' — emblem 75 ↩ IV i 1 Dulce bellum inexpertis War is a treat for those who have not tried it.
• 'La statue de Caia Cecilia' — emblem 97 uses the imagery of the statue of Venus made by Phidias ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'Les petits peuvent souventesfoyes nuyre' — emblem 52 uses the comment's story of the scarab pushing an eagle's eggs from its nest ↩ III vii 1 Scarabaeus aquilam quaerit A dung-beetle hunting an eagle
• 'Secret est á louer' — emblem 20 uses the iamgery of the snail ↩ I vi 87 Tecum habita To be your own lodger

Coustau, Pegma (Lyon, 1555)

• 'Dorica musa' — emblem s.n. also quotes the comment about 'eating beans' ↩ II v 45 Dorica musa The Dorian muse
• 'Homo homini deus' — emblem s.n. ↩ I i 69 Homo homini deus Man is a god to man

Covarrubias, Emblemas Morales (Madrid, 1610)

• 'Bis pueri senes' — emblem 91 ↩ I v 36 Bis pueri senes Old men are children twice over
• 'In nocte consilium' — emblem 247 - quoted in the Festina lente essay ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'In nocte consilium' — emblem 247 ↩ II ii 43 In nocte consilium Night is the mother of counsel
• 'In nocte consilium' — emblem 247 quotes the comment ↩ III viii 46 Non statim decernendum Not to be resolved at once
• 'Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurrit' — emblem 185 ↩ II vii 14 Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurrit Though you cast out nature with a fork, it still returns
• 'Non semper feriet' — emblem 148 quotes the comment ↩ II vii 87 Procridis telum Procris' weapon
• 'Praecedenti spectatur mantica tergo' — emblem 286 quotes the comment ↩ I vi 86 In se descendere To venture down into oneself
• 'Sustine et abstine' — emblem 278 ↩ II vii 13 Sustine et abstine Bear and forebear

Cramer, Emblemata sacra (Frankfurt, 1624)

• 'Ne quid nimis' — emblem 82 illustrates the Hebrew saying from the comment ↩ I v 67 Funem abrumpere nimium tendendo To stretch the rope till it breaks
• 'Ne quid nimis' — emblem 82 ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess

Cramer, Octoginta emblemata nova (Frankfurt, 1630)

• 'Animum quoque praegravat una' — emblem 35 ↩ I v 22 Paupertas sapientiam sortita est Poverty has drawn wisdom as her lot
• 'Ars longa, vita brevis' — emblem 62 ↩ III x 63 Vita mortalium brevis The life of mortals is short
• 'Fugis, sed frustra' — emblem 48 uses the imagery of Reusner's emblem as a background ↩ I x 91 Conscientia mille testes Conscience is a thousand witnesses
• 'Ignavis fortuna repugnat' — emblem 63 uses the imagery of the ants working all summer ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever
• 'Male parta male dilabuntur' — emblem 70 ↩ I vii 82 Male parta male dilabuntur Ill gotten ill spent
• 'Nihil ad rem' — emblem 51 ↩ III x 33 Nihil ad rem Nothing to do with the subject
• 'O charitas, o raritas' — emblem 52 adapts the imagery of the halt and the blind ↩ III viii 71 Mutua defensio tutissima Mutual protection is the surest
• 'Preces ad utrumque paratae' — emblem 35 ↩ III viii 33 Ad utrumvis paratus Ready for good or bad
• 'Principiis obsta' — emblem 56 ↩ I ii 79 Ex adspectu nascitur amor Love comes by looking

De Bruc, Emblemes et devises morales (s.l., ca., 1660)

• 'Est modus in rebus' — emblem 21 quotes the comment ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess

De Brune, Emblemata of zinne-werck (Amsterdam, 1660)

• 't Is al te kleyn, als 't is ghemeyn' — emblem 5 quotes the adage and its reference to Socrates ↩ I vi 69 Quae supra nos, nihil ad nos The things that are above us are nothing to us

De Bry, Proscenium Vitae Humanae (Frankfurt, 1627)

• 'Asinus ad lyram' — emblem 69 ↩ I iv 35 Asinus ad lyram An ass to the lyre
• 'Asinus ad lyram' — emblem 69 quotes the comment ↩ IV i 47 Asinus ad tibiam An ass to the flute
• 'Auri sacra fames' — emblem 9 quotes the comment ↩ III iv 64 Nephasti dies Unpropitious days
• 'Casus ubique valet' — emblem 6 quotes the comment ↩ I ix 46 Semper tibi pendeat hamus Keep your hook in the water
• 'Lerna malorum' — emblem ↩ I iii 27 Lerna malorum A Lerna of troubles

de Bèze, Icones (Genève, 1580)

• 'Cernis ut hic caelum foedo' — emblem XXVI paraphrases the adage ↩ III iv 87 In coelum expuis You are spitting against heaven
• 'Ceu rutilis idem qui dissilit igni' — emblem XII uses the theme of changeable skies ↩ I viii 65 Nunc pluit et claro nunc Jupiter aethere fulget So Jove now rains, now shines in cloudless sky

De la Court, Sinryke Fabulen (Amsterdam, 1685)

• 'Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant' — emblem 40 ↩ I ii 53 Cum larvis luctari To wrestle with ghosts
• 'Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant' — emblem 40 ↩ IV vii 82 Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant Even hares attack a lion when it's dead
• 'Optat ephippia bos piger, optat arare caballus' — emblem 14 ↩ I vi 71 Optat ephippia bos, piger optat arare caballus The ox would wear the trappings and the lazy nag would plough
• 'Tuo te metire pede' — emblem 13 ↩ I vi 89 Tuo te pede metire Measure yourself by your own foot

De la Feuille, Devises et emblemes anciennes et modernes (Augsburg, 1697)

• 'A te principium, tibi desinet' — emblem 708 quotes the comment ↩ I i 8 Prora et puppis Stem and stern
• 'Amor ex oculis oriens in pectus cadit' — emblem 684 ↩ I ii 79 Ex adspectu nascitur amor Love comes by looking
• 'Concordia' — emblem 498 ↩ III ix 52 Concordia Harmony
• 'Domus optima' — emblem 564 ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'Domus optima' — emblem 564 uses the adage ↩ III x 38 Domus optima Home is best
• 'Dum detenet imber' — emblem 601 uses the imagery of an eagle carrying a turtle ↩ II ix 77 Nunc contingat servari May my luck save me now
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 168 uses the imagery of the turtle and a sail with the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 174 uses the imagery of the anchor and dolphin with the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 391 uses the imagery of a vine encircling a column with the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 609 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Hercules munus' — emblem 633 ↩ I vi 2 Copiae cornu A horn of plenty
• 'Ingenio experiar' — emblem 313 uses the imagery of the raven's fable ↩ III ii 3 Corvus aquat A crow in search of water
• 'Invidiae integritatis assecla' — emblem 205 uses the imagery of croaking frogs as irrelevant critics ↩ III i 76 Minus de istis laboro quam de ranis palustribus These things trouble me less than frogs in the marsh
• 'Mea me virtute involvo' — emblem 97 ↩ I v 18 Multa novit vulpes, verum echinus unum magnum The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog one big thing
• 'Melior doctrina parentum' — emblem 309 ↩ II ii 3 Lusciniae nugis insidentes Nightingales perching on trifles
• 'Ne quid nimis' — emblem 180 ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess
• 'Non bene conveniunt' — emblem 598 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III vii 23 Sus per rosas A pig among the roses
• 'Non maiestate securus' — emblem 579 uses the imagery of the lion for vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Non tibi spiro' — emblem 424 uses the imagery of a boar smelling marjoram ↩ I iv 38 Nihil cum amaracino sui A pig has nothing to do with marjoram
• 'Nulla hora sine linea' — emblem 610 ↩ I iv 12 Nullam hodie lineam duxi I haven't done a stroke today
• 'Omne tulit punctum' — emblem 122 ↩ I v 60 Omne tulit punctum; Omnium calculis He obtained every point; With everyone's votes
• 'Periculosum est incidere in amore sui' — emblem 492 ↩ I ii 79 Ex adspectu nascitur amor Love comes by looking
• 'Philautia' — emblem 29 ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers
• 'Purpura iuxta purpuram' — emblem 243 uses the adage as its motto and uses the imagery of two roles of purple cloth ↩ II i 74 Purpura juxta purpuram dijudicanda Purple should be judged against purple
• 'Si serenus illuxerit' — emblem 394 shares the idea that all human efforts need God's help ↩ III ix 54 Sine ope divina nihil valemus Without divine help we avail nothing
• 'Sibi damna parat' — emblem 30 uses the adage's goat imagery ↩ II i 86 Ale luporum catulos Keep wolf-cubs
• 'Sit modus in rebus' — emblem 446 quotes the comment ↩ II vi 38 Adrastia Nemesis. Rhamnusia Nemesis Nemesis of Adrastus, of Rhamnus
• 'Specie religionis' — emblem 181 uses the imagery of the Trojan horse ↩ IV ii 1 Δούρεος ἵππος A wooden horse
• 'Sustine vel abstine' — emblem 440 ↩ II vii 13 Sustine et abstine Bear and forebear
• 'Sustinet nec fastidit' — emblem 390 ↩ I i 67 Atlas coelum Atlas (supported) the sky
• 'Utrumque' — emblem 554 ↩ IV ii 37 Utrumque Both
• 'Veni, vidi, vici' — emblem 418 quotes the comment ↩ IV viii 57 Trabem bajulans Carrying the plank
• 'Volentes trahimur' — emblem 189 ↩ I vii 56 Omnes attrahens, ut magnis lapis Attracting all men, like the magnet stone

de La Motte Guyon, Pia Desideria and Emblemata Amoris Divini (Regensburg, 1743)

• 'Animae sal est amor' — emblem 95 uses the adage's imagery ↩ II i 14 Nemini fidas, nisi cum quo prius modium salis absumpseris Trust no man, unless you have eaten a peck of salt with him first

De Montenay, Cent Emblèmes Chrestiens (Frankfurt, 1619)

• 'Durum est tibi [contra stimulos calcitrare]' — emblem 17 quotes the comment ↩ I iii 46 Contra stimulum calces You are kicking against the goad
• 'Eiice primum trabem' — emblem 18 ↩ I vi 91 Festucam ex alterius oculo ejicere To cast a mote out of another man's eye
• 'Eiice primum trabem' — emblem 18 ↩ IV i 1 Dulce bellum inexpertis War is a treat for those who have not tried it.
• 'Ex malo bonum' — emblem 66 quotes the comment ↩ IV v 1 Ne bos quidem pereat Not even an ox would be lost
• 'Frustra curris' — emblem 24 ↩ III i 84 Frustra currit He runs in vain
• 'Nemo duobus' — emblem 56 ↩ I i 67 Atlas coelum Atlas (supported) the sky
• 'Non tuis viribus' — emblem 5 uses the imagery of the magnet ↩ I vii 56 Omnes attrahens, ut magnis lapis Attracting all men, like the magnet stone
• 'Quid vero agis' — emblem 93 ↩ II v 7 Soli lumen inferre To hold a candle to the sun
• 'Si Dominus voluerit' — emblem 19 ↩ III ix 89 Si deus voluerit God willing

de Zetter, Speculum virtutum & vitiorum (Frankfurt, 1644)

• 'Momus muß etwas zu tadeln han' — emblem ↩ I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like

Faerno, Centum Fabulae (Antwerp, 1585)

• 'Formica et cicada' — fable 7 about the ant and the grasshopper ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever
• 'Momus' — emblem 92 ↩ I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like

Farley, Lychnocausia (London, 1638)

• 'Flamma fumo proxima est' — emblem 38 ↩ I v 20 Flamma fumo est proxima Fire follows smoke
• 'Parvis componere magna' — emblem 10 quotes the comment ↩ I viii 76 Testudinem Pegaso comparas You match a tortoise against Pegasus

Flamen, Devises et emblesmes d'amour (Paris, 1648)

• 'Semper aliquid [discendum] - Jamais oisif' — emblem 18 quotes the comment ↩ I viii 60 Senesco semper multa addiscens Age comes upon me learning all the time

Friedrich, Emblemata Nova (Frankfurt, 1617)

• 'Zu hoch gespannt zerbricht den Bogen' — emblem 12 translates the adage and uses its imagery ↩ IV v 77 Arcus tensus rumpitur The bow breaks if strung too tight

Giovio, Dialogo dell' Imprese (Lyon, 1574)

• 'Bis dat qui cito dat' — emblem 35 (Symeoni) ↩ I viii 91 Bis dat qui cito dat He that gives quickly gives twice
• 'Cominus et eminus' — emblem 6 ↩ I iv 29 Cominus atque eminus At close quarters and at long range
• 'Crocodili lachrimae' — emblem 78 ↩ II iv 60 Crocodili lachrymae Crocodile tears
• 'Erit altera merces' — emblem 35 uses the imagery of the branch of palm (victory) and cypress (coffin) to express the adage's moral ↩ III v 10 Aut manenti vincendum aut moriendum He must stay and conquer or die
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 2 (Symeoni) uses the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 3 (Symeoni) uses the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 2 (Symeoni) uses the imagery of a crab catching a butterfly ↩ II iv 78 Cancer leporem capit The crab catching the hare
• 'Fides hoc uno virtus que probantur' — emblem 34 ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Furor fit laesa saepius patientia' — emblem 28 (Symeoni) quotes ad adage from the comment ↩ I v 67 Funem abrumpere nimium tendendo To stretch the rope till it breaks
• 'Ingenio experior funera digna meo' — emblem 32 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Ingenio experior funera digna meo' — emblem 32 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Male parta male dilabuntur' — emblem 31 (Symeoni) ↩ I vii 82 Male parta male dilabuntur Ill gotten ill spent
• 'Officium natura docet' — emblem 60 uses the imagery of vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Officium natura docet' — emblem 60 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Sustinet, nec fatiscit' — emblem 92 ↩ I i 67 Atlas coelum Atlas (supported) the sky

Gueroult, Le premier livre des emblemes (Lyon, 1550)

• 'Les riches s'exemptent des loix, mais les povres y demeuren' — emblem 9 uses the adage's imagery to convey the idea that the web of the law only catches the poor and weak ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'Les riches sont supportés & les povres oppressés' — emblem 15 uses the fable told in the comment ↩ I vii 89 Leonina societas The lion's share

Hagelhans, Christlicher Hochtheurer Helden Tugend-lauff (Nürnberg, 1653)

• 'Dormiens vigilat' — emblem 10 uses the imagery of the lion for vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'In discrimine apparet' — emblem 10 ↩ III viii 84 In discrimine apparet, qui vir A crisis reveals who is a man

Hans Sebald Beham, print 'Die Nacht' (1548)

• 'Nox et amor vinumque, nihil moderabile suadent' — quotes Ovid's verse as in the comment ↩ II iii 18 Vinum claret clavo Wine hath no rudder

Hendrik Noorderwiel, The marriage trap (Huwelijksfuik)

• 'Noorderwiel, Huwelijksfuik' — painting, 1647 ↩ IV iv 88 E nassa escam petere To seek food from a fishtrap

Holtzwart, Emblematum Tyrocinia (Strasbourg, 1581)

• 'Domus amica, domus optima' — emblem 27 ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'In vino veritas' — emblem 16 ↩ I vii 17 In vino veritas Wine speaks the truth
• 'Male quaesitum male dilabitur' — emblem 47 paraphrases the adage ↩ I vii 82 Male parta male dilabuntur Ill gotten ill spent
• 'Nosce teipsum' — emblem 33 ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself
• 'Plus aloes quam mellis habet vita humana' — emblem 32 ↩ I viii 66 Plus aloes quam melis habet More aloes than honey in it

Hooft, Emblemata amatoria (Amsterdam, 1611)

• 'Niet aen ghevanghen - Verba dedit' — emblem 25 ↩ I iv 63 Reti ventos venaris You are chasing the winds with a net
• 'Uni pareo' — emblem 19 uses the imagery of Atalante in the background ↩ II iv 70 Malis ferire To pelt with apples

Hoogstraten, Zegepraal der goddelijke liefde (Gouda, 1709)

• 't regte' — emblem 42 ↩ I iv 60 Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve
• 'Kent u zelven' — emblem 35 ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself

Horapollo, Hieroglyphes (Paris, 1543)

• 'Comment ilz signifioient celuy qui se garde des aguetz & trahisons de ses ennemis' — emblem 160 uses the vigilant crane imagery ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Comment ilz signifioient ung homme aueugle' — emblem 129 ↩ I iii 55 Talpa caecior As blind as a mole

Hulsius, Epitome Emblematum (Nürnberg, 1602)

• 'Festina lente' — emblem 7 uses the imagery of the anchor and dolphin with the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Obedientia foelicitatis mater' — emblem 15 ↩ IV v 59 Obedientia felicitatis mater Obedience is the mother of prosperity
• 'Officium natura docet' — emblem 9 uses the imagery of vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Officium natura docet' — emblem 9 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — emblem 9 quotes the comment ↩ III iv 62 Omnem facultatem indutus est He is wearing all his wealth
• 'Paulatim' — emblem 57 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim' — emblem 50 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim non impetu' — emblem 98 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time

Isselburg, Emblemata politica (Nürnberg, 1617)

• 'Duce virtute, comite fortuna' — emblem 9 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 8 uses the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Nosce teipsum' — emblem 3 ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself
• 'Pro aris focisque' — emblem 23 quotes the comment ↩ I viii 18 Dignum propter quod vadimonium deseratur Worth breaking bail for
• 'Pro grege' — emblem 21 uses the imagery of the crane vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Pro grege' — emblem 21 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Stultus amor nostri' — emblem 4 ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers

Junius, Emblemata (Antwerp, 1565)

• 'Bivium virtutis et vitii' — emblem 44 ↩ I ii 48 In trivio sum I am at the crossroads
• 'Et tutto abbraccio et nulla stringo' — emblem 16 ↩ III iii 36 Duos insequens lepores neutrum capit He that hunts two hares catches neither
• 'Invidia integritatis assecla' — emblem 9 uses the imagery of croaking frogs as irrelevant critics ↩ III i 76 Minus de istis laboro quam de ranis palustribus These things trouble me less than frogs in the marsh
• 'Prudentia cum robore coniuncta' — emblem 13 ↩ III viii 76 Prudentia coniuncta cum viribus Wisdom joined with strength
• 'et animum apertum esse debere' — emblem 1 ↩ I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like
• 'et animum apertum esse debere' — emblem 1 ↩ III v 34 Aperto pectore Open-heartedly

Junius, Emblemata (in Dutch)

• 'De tweeweg des deugds en der zonde' — (Antwerp, 1575), emblem 44 ↩ I ii 48 In trivio sum I am at the crossroads

Kolb, Das Frolockende Augspurg (Augsburg, 1716)

• 'Mercurio dextro' — emblem ↩ IV vii 2 Mercurio dextro May Mercury be with me

Kuijl, Gerard van (1638)

• 'Story of Quintus Sertorius' — Q. Sertorius orders two men to pull hairs from a horse's tail - painting in Gorinchem ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly

La Perrière, Le theatre des bons engins (Lyon, 1545)

• 'A cueur Constant, chose n'est qui puist nuyre' — emblem 67 uses the imagery of an anvil hit by four hammers to express the value of constancy ↩ III i 29 Incus maxima non metuit strepitus The heaviest anvil has no fear of noise
• 'A qui le Prince doibt ressembler' — emblem 22 uses the imagery of a king holding both a lion and a fox on a leash ↩ I ix 19 Congregare cum leonibus vulpes To group foxes with lions
• 'A qui le Prince doibt ressembler' — emblem 22 uses the imagery of a king holding both a lion and a fox on a leash ↩ III v 81 Si leonina pellis non satis est, vulpina addenda If the lion's skin is not enough, a fox's must be added
• 'Amour contrainct toutes gens estre braues' — emblem 62 uses the imagery of a donkey dancing to the music of a lute played by Cupid; subscriptio and the adage's comment both refer to Boccaccio ↩ IV v 15 Musicam docet amor Desire is a teacher of the arts
• 'Au monde n'est rien plus cher, que le temps' — emblem 71 uses the imagery of a man holding on to a winged clock to express the value of timing ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Au monde n'est rien plus cher, que le temps' — emblem 71 uses the imagery of a man holding on to a winged clock to express the value of timing ↩ III ix 67 Premenda occasio Seize the opportunity
• 'Au monde n'est rien plus cher, que le temps' — emblem 71 uses the imagery of a man holding on to a winged clock to express the value of timing ↩ IV x 39 Capere crines Seize the locks
• 'Auec le temps toute chose est cogneue' — emblem 72 uses the imagery of pears ripening through sunlight to convey the idea that age makes us wiser ↩ III ix 57 Aetate prudentiores reddimur Age makes us wiser
• 'Ce qu'est requis en la femme prudente' — emblem 18 uses the imagery of Venus with one foot on a tortoise, a finger to her lips and a key in her right hand to express the qualities of a prudent housewife ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'Ce qu'on a dict, ne peult estre à redire' — emblem 90 uses the imagery of a man releasing a bird to express that a word once spoken can not be unspoken, compliant with the adage's comment ↩ III i 18 Levissima res oratio Words are the lightest of things
• 'Cestuy est fol qui se conduict par Fortune' — emblem 20 uses the imagery of a blindfolded man being led by the hand by blindfolded Fortuna ↩ I viii 40 Caecus caeco dux The blind leading the blind
• 'Chascun veult faindre & colorer sa ruse' — emblem 6 uses the imagery of masks used to deceive others, for which Erasmus quotes Seneca in his comment ↩ I vii 7 Non omnes qui habent citharam sunt citharoedi Not all that hold the lyre can play it
• 'Chastier fault les Enfans eu ieune aage' — emblem 47 uses the imagery of an ape embracing its young too tightly ↩ I ii 15 Suum cuique pulchrum What is one's own is beautiful
• 'Chastier fault les Enfans eu ieune aage' — emblem 47 uses the imagery of an ape embracing its young too tightly to express the idea that children should be corrected at a young age, conveyed by both emblem and adage ↩ I ii 40 Satius est initiis mederi quam fini Doctoring is better first than last
• 'Contre les Hypocrites' — emblem 21 uses the imagery of a man brandishing a sword smeared with honey, hypocritically covering sharpness with sweetness ↩ I viii 57 Melle litus gladius A sword smeared with honey
• 'Contre Vertu Fortune n'a pouuoir' — emblem 28 uses the adage's imagery of flies uselessly attacking a tortoise ↩ II viii 100 Quam curat testudo muscam More than a tortoise minds a fly
• 'De n'estre trop en sçauoir curieux' — emblem 15 uses the imagery of a painter who spoils his own work by being too fastidious to express that excessive curiosity is dangerous ↩ I iii 19 Manum de tabula Hands off the picture
• 'Desir d'auoir, faict viure en grand trauail' — emblem 70 uses the imagery of a man swimming across a stream with a heavy rucksack to express the adage's moral that to be free you need to 'despise the rewards of servitude' ↩ IV v 91 Cum sarcinis enatare To swim to shore with your baggage
• 'Difficile est de changer sa nature' — emblem 48 uses the imagery of Bacchus borrowing attributes from Hercules as described in the adage's comment ↩ III v 98 Leonis exuvium super crocoton A lion's skin over a saffron dress
• 'Difficile est de dompter vne femme' — emblem 96 uses the imagery of a man trying to restrain a dolphin to express that it impossible to control a woman ↩ I iv 93 Delphinum cauda ligas You are tying a dolphin by the tail
• 'Difficile est de veoir femme sans teste' — emblem 16 uses the imagery of a headless woman to humorously express "impossibility", where Erasmus uses a "wordless woman" to convey the same idea ↩ III vi 77 Lusciniae deest cantio A nightingale without a song
• 'Difficile est delaisser volupté' — emblem 35 uses the imagery of a labyrinth to convey that it is easy to enter into pleasure but difficult to leave ↩ II vii 62 Lotum gustavit He has tasted the Lotus
• 'En tous endroictz flatteurs sont dangereux' — emblem 45 uses the imagery of crows eating from a corpse to convey the warning against flatterers found in the adage's comment ↩ II i 96 Ad corvos Off with you to the crows
• 'Experience corrige l'homme' — emblem 12 uses the imagery of an old man warming himself at a fire-place and a young man wildliy brandishing a sword to express the effects of inexperience ↩ IV v 54 Inscitia confidentiam parit Ignorance begets overconfidence
• 'Femme ne prendz pour beaulté ny richesse' — emblem 93 uses the imagery of a blindfolded man, whose hands, tied together, are chained to a woman to express that he should not be tempted by her beauty nor a dowry ↩ I ii 79 Ex adspectu nascitur amor Love comes by looking
• 'Fol, en plaisir s'esgare trop auant' — emblem 4 uses the imagery of a fly who eventually drowns in the milk to which it keeps returning ↩ III viii 95 Improbitas muscae The depravity of the fly
• 'Force n'a lieu, ou Prudence domine' — emblem 55 uses the imagery of the horse's tail (Quintus Sertorius) ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Gens courroucez on ne doibt irriter' — emblem 7 uses the imagery of a man stirring a fire with a sword, illustrating the Pythagorean saying that is also quoted in the adage's comment ↩ I i 2 Amicitia aequalitas. Amicus alter ipse Friendship is equality. A friend is another self
• 'Grand bien n'auons, sans quelque desplaisir' — emblem 30 uses the imagery of the rosebush's mixture of beautiful flowers and sharp thorns to express that pleasure and pain go together in life ↩ III i 87 Nihil est ab omni parte beatum Nought is at all points blessed
• 'Guerre & debat temps propice aux meschants' — emblem 44 uses the imagery of a man muddying the waters to catch an eel to convey the adage's moral that private people profit from public unrest and war ↩ III vi 79 Anguillas captare To hunt eels
• 'Ignorance esleuee, & Science abbaissee' — emblem 13 uses the imagery of an ass to express the connection of asininity and high office ↩ II ii 4 Asinus portans mysteria An ass that bears the mysteries
• 'Il nous conuient trauailler par raison' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of an archer straining his bow ↩ IV v 77 Arcus tensus rumpitur The bow breaks if strung too tight
• 'Impossible est de changer vieil abus' — emblem 36 uses the imagery of a man trying to catch the winds in a net to express that it is impossible to change an old abuse ↩ I iv 63 Reti ventos venaris You are chasing the winds with a net
• 'Ingratitude on doibt fuyr grandement' — emblem 82 uses the imagery of ivy winding itself around a tree, eventually strangling it, ungratefully ↩ IV ix 89 Hedera lascivior More wanton than ivy
• 'L'argent content faict playder Aduocatz' — emblem 66 uses the imagery of lawyers accepting a bribe ↩ I iii 18 Muneribus vel dii capiuntur Even the gods are won over by gifts
• 'L'argent content faict playder Aduocatz' — emblem 66 ↩ III v 74 Sutorium atramentum Cobbler's blacking
• 'L'argent content faict playder Aduocatz' — emblem 66 uses the imagery of accepting a bribe to convey its message about lawyers ↩ III viii 35 Muneribus res agitur Gifts get the business done
• 'L'argent content faict playder Aduocatz' — emblem 66 uses the imagery of lawyers accepting a bribe ↩ III ix 8 Corrupta iudicia Corrupt judgments
• 'L'argent content faict playder Aduocatz' — emblem 66 uses the imagery of a lawyer accepting a bribe ↩ III ix 83 Munerum corruptela Bribery with gifts
• 'L'espoir qu'est vain, met l'homme en seruitude' — emblem 58 uses the imagery of a lion led by a leash to express the adage's moral ↩ IV v 73 Leo cordula vinctus A lion tied up with a thread
• 'L'homme discret, n'entreprend l'impossible' — emblem 85 uses the imagery of a man trying to get a windmill into motion with bellows, to express the idea that you should not try the impossible ↩ I x 7 Impossibilia captas You pursue the impossible
• 'L'homme est ioyeux, puis soubdain deuient triste' — emblem 57 uses the imagery of Jupiter mixing sweet and bitter, visualizing the mixture of pain and happiness in life ↩ III i 87 Nihil est ab omni parte beatum Nought is at all points blessed
• 'L'homme est ioyeux, puis soubdain deuient triste' — emblem 57 uses the imagery of Jupiter mixing sweet and bitter, visualizing the adage's comment ↩ III ix 72 Rerum omnium vicissitudo All things do change
• 'L'homme est ioyeux, puis soubdain deuient triste' — emblem 57 uses the imagery of Jupiter mixing sweet and bitter, visualizing the adage ↩ IV x 33 Dulce et amarum Sweet and bitter
• 'L'homme indigent, amy n'a quel qu'il soit' — emblem 94 uses the imagery of insects crawling over a human corpse to express that those hit by misfortune are abandoned by everyone ↩ IV ii 51 Mendico ne parentes quidem amici sunt For a beggar not even parents are friends
• 'L'homme sçauant pouure est, l'ignorant riche' — emblem 46's pictura is an illustration of the adage ↩ III v 14 Cani das paleas, asino ossa You are giving chaff to the dog and bones to the ass
• 'La fortune est ingrate aux bons espritz' — emblem 29 uses the imagery of Fortuna carrying symbols of luck and wealth to the net of a sleeping idler ↩ I v 82 Dormienti rete trahit The sleeper's net makes a catch
• 'La Foy de Femme est de peu de duree' — emblem 88 uses the imagery of a man trying to hold on to an eel with one hand while holding the hand of a woman with the other, to express that a 'woman's fidelity is quickly lost' ↩ I iv 94 Cauda tenes anguillam You are holding an eel by the tail
• emblem 83 uses the imagery of the Phoenician statue of a serpent biting its own tail to express the importance of self-examination and self-knowledge ↩ I vi 95 Nosce teipsum Know thyself
• 'Le mal vivant n'est iamais asseuré' — emblem 61 uses the imagery of a hare pursued by hunting dogs; the subscriptio mentions how hares sleep with their eyes open ↩ I x 57 Lepus dormiens A hare asleep
• 'Le mal vivant n'est iamais asseuré' — emblem 61 uses the imagery of a hare pursued by hunting dogs to express that the guilty always live in fear ↩ IV iii 78 Leporis vita A hare's life
• 'Le mocqueur doibt endurer mocquerie' — emblem 41 uses the imagery of a game of tennis to express that who says whatever he wants must expect a reply ↩ I i 27 Qui quae vult dicit, quae non vult audiet He who says what he would will hear what he would not
• 'Le mocqueur doibt endurer mocquerie' — emblem 41 uses the imagery of a game of tennis to express that who says whatever he wants must expect a reply, a metaphor also found in a saying by Plutarchus that Erasmus quotes in his comment ↩ III vi 6 Caedimus inque vicem praebemus crura sagittis Now we strike, and now expose our shins to arrows
• 'Le Pelerin en vieillesse s'arreste' — emblem 51 uses the imagery of speed (wings on the staff) and slowness (the tortoise) to convey the idea that in old age a pilgrim should stay home ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Le plus souuent le fol soymesme lye' — emblem 9 uses the imagery of a man about to put a ring on his finger, illustrating the Pythagorean saying that you should not wear a tight ring, also quoted in the adage's comment ↩ I i 2 Amicitia aequalitas. Amicus alter ipse Friendship is equality. A friend is another self
• 'Le Pouure on hayt, le Riche est soubstenu' — emblem 49 uses the adage's imagery to convey the idea that the web of the law only catches the poor and weak ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'N'entreprendz rien contre plus fort que toy' — emblem 33 uses the imagery of a man attacking a huge boulder with just a razor to express the warning that you shuold not pick a fight with someone far stronger ↩ I iii 46 Contra stimulum calces You are kicking against the goad
• 'Ne faictz effort à plus moindre que toy' — emblem 32 uses the imagery of the adage of an eagle irritated by flies ↩ III ii 65 Aquila non captat muscas An eagle does not hunt flies
• 'Ne fais amy auant que l'esprouuer' — emblem 11 uses the imagery of men shaking hands to express that friendship should be tested first ↩ II i 14 Nemini fidas, nisi cum quo prius modium salis absumpseris Trust no man, unless you have eaten a peck of salt with him first
• 'Ne refusons Fortune, quand à nous se presente' — emblem 63 uses the imagery of Occasio as sculpted by Lysippus and quotes the same dialogue as the adage's comment ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Ne refusons Fortune, quand à nous se presente' — emblem 63 uses the imagery of Occasio as sculpted by Lysippus and its motto paraphrases the adage ↩ III ix 67 Premenda occasio Seize the opportunity
• 'Ne refusons Fortune, quand à nous se presente' — emblem 63 uses the imagery of Occasio as sculpted by Lysippus and its motto paraphrases the adage ↩ IV x 39 Capere crines Seize the locks
• 'Nous nous debuons chastier par aultruy' — emblem 75 uses the imagery of a lion who is scared as he sees another lion hanged to convey the idea that the example of punishment will prevent others from committing a crime ↩ V i 98 Exemplum utile A useful example
• 'Nous serons veus tous esgaulx en la fin' — emblem 27 turns the adage's imagery - all humans are born from the same 'bag' - upside down: all humans, like chess pieces, eventually end up in the same 'bag' ↩ V i 57 Ut ex bulga matris As from our mother's bag
• 'Officiers larrons, fault mettre en roue' — emblem 40 uses the imagery of a king squeezing a sponge with gallows in the distance to express that rulers will eventually punish those that steal from them ↩ I x 58 Sero Jupiter diphtheram inspexit Jupiter was slow looking into his records
• 'On doibt garder Iustice en toute chose' — emblem 10 uses the imagery of a well-balanced pair of scales to express fairness ↩ I v 15 Eadem pensari trutina To be weighed on the same scales
• 'On doibt garder Iustice en toute chose' — emblem 10 uses the imagery of a well-balanced pair of scales to express fairness ↩ II v 82 Trutina justius As fair as a pair of scales
• 'On ne se doibt consumer par tristesse' — emblem 8 uses the imagery of a man eating his heart, illustrating the Pythagorean saying that is also quoted in the adage's comment ↩ I i 2 Amicitia aequalitas. Amicus alter ipse Friendship is equality. A friend is another self
• 'Ostons de nous cela qui nous deçoit' — emblem 52 uses the imagery of the eagle, like the goat of the adage's comment, being shot with an arrow of its own feathers ↩ I i 66 Capra contra sese cornua The goat (turns) its own horns against itself
• 'Ostons de nous cela qui nous deçoit' — emblem 52 uses the imagery of the eagle being shot with an arrow of its own feathers ↩ I vi 52 Nostris ipsorum alis capimur We are shot with our own feathers
• 'Ostons de nous cela qui nous deçoit' — emblem 52 uses the imagery of the eagle being shot with an arrow of its own feathers ↩ IV i 96 Bis interimitur, qui suis armis perit He dies twice who dies by his own arms
• 'Par trop cuyder & esperer l'homme est deceu' — emblem 23 uses the imagery of a fisherman catching a scorpion in his net ↩ II vi 6 Pro perca scorpium Scorpion instead of perch
• 'Par trop manger, plus meurent, que par glaiue' — emblem 56 uses the imagery of a raven eating a snake - borrowed from the adage's comment - to express the dangers of gluttony ↩ IV i 79 Corvus serpentem Crow and serpent
• 'Par vn secret leger, esprouue l'estranger' — emblem 74 uses the imagery of a man testing a large jar for cracks by first pouring cheap water into it, so as not to risk losing wine ↩ I vi 14 In care periculum Risk it on a Carian
• 'Par vn secret leger, esprouue l'estranger' — emblem 74 uses the imagery of a man testing a large jar for cracks by first pouring cheap water into it, so as not to risk losing wine ↩ I vi 15 In dolio figularem artem discere To learn the potter's art on a big jar
• 'Pour peu de cas, trebusche foy legere' — emblem 14 uses the imagery of a feather on one of the scales of a balance to express the idea that even a small adversity may cost you your friends ↩ II viii 81 Viri infortunati procul amici When a man's out of luck, his friends are out of reach
• 'Pour te iouer cherche bille pareille' — emblem 3 uses the imagery of a man shaving a lion ↩ II v 11 Leonem radere To shave a lion
• 'Pour tout sçauoir il ne se fault tuer' — emblem 34 uses the imagery of the nightingale exhausting itself to express the danger of excess run by poets and scholars ↩ II ii 3 Lusciniae nugis insidentes Nightingales perching on trifles
• 'Pour vivre en paix et tranquilité' — emblem 1 uses the imagery of Janus ↩ III viii 79 A fronte simul et occipitio With both the front and the back of the head
• 'Pour vivre en paix et tranquilité' — emblem 1 uses the imagery of Janus ↩ IV ii 93 Alter Ianus Another Janus
• 'Presser ne fault par trop son ennemy' — emblem ↩ II iv 33 Andabate Blindfold fighters
• 'Presser ne fault son amy follement' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of a man breaking his sword by immoderately striking an anvil to express that one might estrange friends by pressing them too hard ↩ I v 67 Funem abrumpere nimium tendendo To stretch the rope till it breaks
• 'Qui suyt Amour en fin aura disette' — emblem 77 uses the imagery of a man pouring liquid from a jug into a sieve held by blindfolded Cupid to express the idea that spending too much on Love will lead to ruin which is also the core moral of the adage ↩ I ii 92 Cupidinum crumena porri folio vincta est The purse of desire is fastened with a leaf of leek
• 'Qui suyt Amour en fin aura disette' — emblem 77 uses the imagery of a man pouring liquid from a jug into a sieve held by blindfolded Cupid to express the idea that spending too much on Love will lead to ruin ↩ I iv 60 Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve
• 'Si tu requiers à Dieu ayde, ayde toy' — emblem 95 uses the imagery of a man whose donkey collapsed to convey the idea that he should first try to help the donkey himself and then God will help him further ↩ I vi 17 Dii facientes adiuvant The gods help those who help themselves
• 'Si tu requiers à Dieu ayde, ayde toy' — emblem 95 uses the imagery of a man whose donkey collapsed to convey the idea that he should first try to help the donkey himself and then Minerva will help him further; the adage's comment uses the story of the donkey ↩ I vi 18 Cum Minerva manum quoque move Invoke Minerva, but use your own strength too
• 'Si tu requiers à Dieu ayde, ayde toy' — emblem 95 uses the imagery of a man whose donkey collapsed to convey the idea that he should first try to help the donkey himself before invoking Fortune; the adage's comment also uses a story about a wagon stuck in the mud ↩ II ii 81 Manum admoventi fortuna est imploranda Set your hand to the work before you appeal to Fortune
• 'Simplicité l'on repute pour vice' — emblem 42 uses the adage's imagery of monkeys mocking a donkey to express how the wicked, and especially the flatterers of the Court, hold a simple man for a fool ↩ I v 41 Asinus inter simias A donkey among apes
• 'Soys diligent au faict de ton mesnage' — emblem 59 uses the imagery of two men at a game of chess in front of a burning house, described in the adage's comment ↩ I x 38 Vir fugiens haud moratur lyrae strepitum But the man who runs away won't stop to hear the fiddler play
• 'Tel cuyde estre à repos, à qui vient grand affaire' — emblem 99 uses the imagery of Hercules fighting the hydra to convey the idea that in life there will always be a next obstacle ↩ I x 9 Hydram secas You cut off a hydra's heads
• 'Tel cuyde vaincre, qui en fin est vaincu' — emblem 84 uses the imagery of the goshawk who hunts a partridge but is caught himself instead, to express the same moral the adage conveys with the imagery of a crow and a scorpion ↩ I i 58 Cornix scorpium The crow (caught) the scorpion
• 'Traistre & Flatteur disent l'vn & font l'autre' — emblem 73 uses the imagery of a courtier who holds his tongue in front of him and his heart behind his back - to express the duplicity of a flatterer at court ↩ I x 54 Χρηστολόγος Fair-spoken
• 'Un chascun doibt moderer son estat' — emblem 24 uses the imagery of a pig with a golden ring through its snout ↩ I vii 24 Anulus aureus in naribus suis A gold ring in a pig's snout
• 'Un chascun doibt moderer son estat' — emblem 24 uses the imagery of a pig with a golden ring through its snout and quotes the adage in its subscriptio ↩ II v 18 Ne puero gladium A sword in the hand of a child
• 'Vertu mesprisee des ignorantz' — emblem 17 uses the imagery of a pig being interested in dung and fodder and not in perfume, to express the idea that idiots do not value learning ↩ I iv 38 Nihil cum amaracino sui A pig has nothing to do with marjoram
• 'Vn homme hardy point ne craint les menasses' — emblem 60 uses exactly the imagery of the adage ↩ I vi 40 Leonem larva terres You terrify a lion with a mask
• 'Vne beaulté ne vault rien sans bonté' — emblem 65 uses the imagery of the fruits of the cypress tree to convey the idea that a beautiful appearance can hide uselessness ↩ IV iii 10 Cyparissi fructus The fruit of the cypress

La Perrière, Morosophie (Lyon, 1553)

• 'Hic equus armisonae dum creditur' — emblem 12 uses the imagery of the Trojan horse ↩ IV ii 1 Δούρεος ἵππος A wooden horse
• 'Plures pelle ...' — emblem 31 uses the imagery of Diogenes ↩ II v 6 Lucernam adhibes in meridie You use a lantern at midday
• 'Qui furit ...' — emblem 34 ↩ II vii 100 Suem irritat He provokes the boar
• 'Quis sapor est dapidus quae fercul' — emblem 30 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread

Lawson, A nevv orchard and garden (London, 1618)

• 'Nemo sibi natus' — title illustration with adage's paraphrase ↩ IV vi 81 Nemo sibi nascitur No one is born just for himself

Lebey de Batilly, Emblemata (Frankfurt, 1596)

• 'Antiquitas fere fabulosissima' — emblem 60 quotes the comment ↩ I v 24 Antiquiora diphtera loqueris You are talking of things older than the diphthera
• 'Bellorum eventus ut riusque partis malo' — emblem 11 uses the Alciatus emblem in the pictura's background ↩ I i 32 Aliquid mali, propter vicinum malum Something bad from a bad neighbour
• 'Bellorum eventus ut riusque partis malo' — emblem 11 uses the Alciatus emblem in the pictura's background ↩ III vii 29 Testa collisa testae One pot smashed against another
• 'Dii facientes adiuvant' — emblem 15 ↩ I vi 17 Dii facientes adiuvant The gods help those who help themselves
• 'Nostri nosmet poenitet' — emblem 11 quotes the comment ↩ I vi 71 Optat ephippia bos, piger optat arare caballus The ox would wear the trappings and the lazy nag would plough
• 'Quibus rebus confidimus, iis maxime evertimur' — emblem 18 uses the imagery of Milo of Croton ↩ II iii 10 Bovem in faucibus portat He carries an ox in his mouth

Luyken, Jezus en de ziel (Amsterdam, 1685)

• 'De Ziele neemt alles in gelatenheid van de hand Godts' — emblem 34 illustrates the adae without quoting it ↩ IV ii 22 Canis saeviens in lapidem A dog getting angry with the stone

Maccio, Emblemata (Bologna, 1628)

• 'Felicitatem multos habere amicos' — emblem 70 ↩ III v 4 Felicitas multos habet amicos Good fortune has many friends
• 'Imperio nihil usquam tutum' — emblem 8 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'In assentatores' — emblem 49 illustrates the adage without quoting it ↩ IV ii 22 Canis saeviens in lapidem A dog getting angry with the stone
• 'Rerum humanarum vicissitudo' — emblem 33 ↩ I vii 63 Omnium rerum vicissitudo est All things do change
• 'Rerum humanarum vicissitudo' — emblem 33 ↩ III ix 72 Rerum omnium vicissitudo All things do change
• 'χάρις χάριν φέρει - Gratia gratia parit' — emblem 74, quoting both Greek and Latin ↩ I i 34 Gratia gratiam parit One favour begets another

Manasser, Poesis Tacens, Pictura Loquens (Dillingen, 1630)

• 'Festino lente' — title page illustration uses the imagery of a winged snail and quotes the motto [sic] ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly

Manuscript Bestiary, The Hague MMW 10 B 25, 'Altion' (kingfisher)

• Alcion ↩ II vi 52 Halcedonia sunt apud forum These are halcyon days in the market

Manuscript Valerius Maximius, The Hague KB 66 B 13 (Loire region, c., 1475)

• 'Story of Quintus Sertorius' — Q. Sertorius orders two men to pull hairs from a horse's tail ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Story of Tuccia' — Tuccia carries water in a sieve ↩ I iv 60 Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve

Martyn, The historie and lives of the kings of England (London, 1638)

• 'Dulce bellum inexpertis' — emblem illustration 9 ↩ IV i 1 Dulce bellum inexpertis War is a treat for those who have not tried it.

Mayer, Vortrefflich-hoch-adeliches Controfeé (Vienna, 1709)

• 'Ad utrumque paratus - beijde enscheide' — emblem 29 ↩ III viii 33 Ad utrumvis paratus Ready for good or bad
• 'Tumida aequora placat' — emblem 12 ↩ II ix 72 Simul et dictum et factum No sooner said than done

Meisner, Politica Politica (Nürnberg, 1700)

• 'Asinus ad lyram' — emblem 795 ↩ I iv 35 Asinus ad lyram An ass to the lyre
• 'Asinus ad lyram' — emblem 795 quotes the comment ↩ IV i 47 Asinus ad tibiam An ass to the flute
• 'Corvus non albescit' — emblem 647 uses a variation of the adage's imagery ↩ III x 88 Aethiops non albescit The African cannot become white
• 'Deo, non Mammonae' — emblem 384 paraphrases an adage from the comment ↩ II ii 80 Simul sorbere et flare difficile It is hard to suck and blow at the same time
• 'Dolus an virtus quis in hoste' — emblem 484 quotes the comment ↩ II ix 64 Stultior Coroebo As foolish as Coroebus
• 'Domus amica domus optima' — emblem 178 ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'Dum vixit vixit bene' — emblem 488 ↩ III v 66 Vixit, dum vixit, bene While he lived, he lived well
• 'Ex vitio alterius sapiens emendat suum' — emblem 378 quotes the comment ↩ II iii 39 Optimum aliena insania frui It is best to profit by another man's madness
• 'Fallacia alia aliam trudit' — emblem 672 ↩ II ii 63 Fallacia alia aliam trudit One fraud treads on the heels of another
• 'Feliciter sapit, qui alieno periculo sapit' — emblem 109 quotes ad adage from the comment ↩ II ix 71 Innocuus alium aspiciam meum habentem malum Unhurt I shall watch another man enduring my trouble
• 'Fiducia pecunias amisi' — emblem 75 ↩ III iii 55 Fiducia pecunias amisi Credulity has cost me money
• 'Fugiens fumum incidit in ignis' — emblem 125 ↩ I v 5 Fumum fugiens, in ignem indici Fleeing from the smoke I fell into the fire
• 'Gemach kombt man auch weit - Candia insula' — emblem 748 quotes the adage in its comment ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Homo homini daemon' — emblem 798 ↩ I i 70 Homo homini lupus Man is a wolf to man
• 'Homo homini mors' — emblem 36 ↩ I i 70 Homo homini lupus Man is a wolf to man
• 'In re gravi mutuo auxilio opus est' — emblem 702 ↩ I v 40 Unus vir, nullus vir One man, no man
• 'Invidia tormentorum maximum' — emblem 727 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Invidia tormentorum maximum' — emblem 727 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Manibus pedibusque labora' — emblem 592 ↩ I iv 15 Manibus pedibusque With hands and feet
• 'Mus non uni fidit antro' — emblem 92 ↩ V i 4 Mus non uni fidit antro A mouse keeps more than one hole
• 'Ne gry quidem' — emblem 307 ↩ I viii 3 Ne gry quidem Not a grunt
• 'Ne Hercules quidem adversus duos' — emblem 749 ↩ I v 39 Ne Hercules quidem adversus duos Not even Hercules can take on two
• 'Nec tarde nimis, nec nimis celeriter' — emblem 196 uses the imagery of the dolphin and anchor and uses a German translation of the adage ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Nihil est ab omni parte beatum' — emblem 729 ↩ III i 87 Nihil est ab omni parte beatum Nought is at all points blessed
• 'Nimb dich nicht mehr an als du kanst - Sutor non ultra crepidam' — emblem 792 ↩ I vi 16 Ne sutor ultra crepidam Let the cobbler stick to his last
• 'Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius' — emblem 747 ↩ II v 47 Ne a quovis ligno Mercurius fiat Do not make a Mercury out of any and every wood
• 'Non oportet hospitem semper hospitem esse' — emblem 588 ↩ IV ix 10 Non oportet hospitem semper hospitem esse The stranger must not ever stranger be
• 'Occupat extremum scabies' — emblem 513 ↩ IV iv 3 Extremum occupet scabies The last one's a scab
• 'Parturient montes nascetur ridiculus mus' — emblem 568 ↩ I ix 14 Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus The mountains labour, forth will creep a mouse
• 'Potentius ictu fulmineo' — emblem 758 quotes the comment ↩ II vii 43 Argenteis hastis pugnare To fight with silver spears
• 'Similes habent sua labra lactucas' — emblem 25 ↩ I x 71 Similes habent labra lactucas Like lips like lettuce
• 'Similis simili gaudet' — emblem 412 ↩ I ii 21 Simile gaudet simili Like rejoices in like
• 'Spes alit agricolas' — emblem 594 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Tecum habita' — emblem 73 ↩ I vi 87 Tecum habita To be your own lodger
• 'Ubi mel, ibi fel' — emblem 194 quotes the comment ↩ III i 87 Nihil est ab omni parte beatum Nought is at all points blessed
• 'Usque ad Aram' — emblem 477 ↩ III ii 10 Usque ad aras amicus A friend as far as the altar
• 'Vestis non facit virum' — emblem 424 ↩ III i 60 Vestis virum facit Clothes make the man
• 'Virtute duce, comite fortuna' — emblem 137 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending
• 'Virtute duce, comite fortuna' — emblem 137 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending

Meyer, Homo Microcosmus (Frankfurt, 1670)

• 'De Perillo et tauro aeneo' — emblem 28 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'De Perillo et tauro aeneo' — emblem 28 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Divitiarum contemtus' — emblem 39 uses the adage's imagery ↩ II i 97 Mitte in aquam Throw him in the water
• 'Formido mortis' — emblem 29 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'Momus' — emblem 14 ↩ I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like
• 'Ne sutor ultra crepidam' — emblem 73 ↩ I vi 16 Ne sutor ultra crepidam Let the cobbler stick to his last
• 'Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odorem testa diu' — emblem 50 ↩ II iv 20 Quo semel est imbuta Long will a crock
• 'Sine Cerebro et Baccho friget Venus' — emblem 15 ↩ II iii 97 Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus Without Ceres and Bacchus Venus grows cold

Mitelli, Proverbii verificati (Augsburg, 1718)

• 'Man muss eher hören und sehen als reden' — emblem 4 uses the adage's imagery ↩ V i 13 Manum ad os apponere Put one's fingers to one's lips
• 'Wo das Gold redet, schweigen die Zungen' — emblem 13 uses the adage's imagery ↩ V i 13 Manum ad os apponere Put one's fingers to one's lips

Moralia Horatiana (Amsterdam, 1656)

• 'Bene qui latuit bene vixit' — emblem 34 quotes the comment ↩ II x 50 Late vivens Live in obscurity
• 'Nihil silentio utilius ad servandas amicitias' — emblem 28 inverts the adage's moral ↩ II i 26 Multas amicitias silentium diremit Many's the friendship silence hath undone
• 'Nihil silentio utilius ad servandas amicitias' — emblem 28 uses the adage's imagery ↩ V i 13 Manum ad os apponere Put one's fingers to one's lips
• 'Vulgus amicitias utilitate probat' — emblem 25 quotes the comment ↩ I iii 24 Ubi amici, ibi opes Where there are friends, there is wealth

Murer, XL Emblemata (Zürich, 1622)

• 'Ehrsucht - Ambitio' — emblem 8 ↩ II ii 4 Asinus portans mysteria An ass that bears the mysteries
• 'Weltliche Gesetz - Leges politicae' — emblem 40 ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs

Neugebauer, Selectorum Symbolorum Heroicorum Centuria (Frankfurt, 1619)

• 'Festina lente' — emblem 2 uses the imagery of the anchor and dolphin with the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Officium natura docet' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Officium natura docet' — emblem 25 uses the imagery of the crane vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Tu ne cede malis' — emblem 25 quotes the comment ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm

Nieuwen Ieucht Spieghel (1617)

• 'Homo bulla' — emblem 49 ↩ II iii 48 Homo bulla Man is but a bubble

Nilson & Thelott (Augsburg, 1728-1760)

• 'Der künstliche Mahler Apelles' — inscription on the print quotes the adage ↩ I vi 16 Ne sutor ultra crepidam Let the cobbler stick to his last

Oppelt, Sammlung geist-und sinnreicher Gedancken (Prague, 1749)

• 'Audentes fortuna iuvat' — emblem 36 ↩ I ii 45 Fortes fortuna adiuvat Fortune favours the brave
• 'Neque enim levia aut ludicra petuntur praemia' — emblem 2 quotes the comment ↩ III ix 29 Magna de re discepatur A great matter being debated
• 'Rex unicus esto' — emblem 1 quotes the comment ↩ II vii 7 Multitudo imperatorum Cariam perdidit Excess of generals ruined Caria
• 'Sed contra audentior ito' — emblem 35 quotes the comment ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Tecum habita' — emblem 18 ↩ I vi 87 Tecum habita To be your own lodger
• 'Tumida aequora placant' — emblem 32 quotes the comment ↩ II ix 72 Simul et dictum et factum No sooner said than done

Paradin, Heroical devises (London, 1591)

• 'Latet anguis in herba' — emblem 40 uses the imagery of a snake hiding in the grass to convey the idea of hidden danger ↩ I iv 34 Sub omni lapide scorpius dormit Under every stone sleeps a scorpion
• 'Si sciens fallo' — emblem 47 ↩ I i 15 Inter sacrum et saxum Between the shrine and the stone

Paradin, Les devises héroïques (Antwerp, 1563)

• 'Bis dat qui cito dat' — emblem 211 ↩ I viii 91 Bis dat qui cito dat He that gives quickly gives twice
• 'Caelitus impendet' — emblem 88 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'Discite iustitiam moniti' — emblem 162 quotes the comment ↩ I i 30 Factum stultus cognoscit When a thing is done, a fool can see it
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 184 uses the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 183 uses the imagery of a crab catching a butterfly ↩ II iv 78 Cancer leporem capit The crab catching the hare
• 'Furor fit laesa saepius patientia' — emblem 209 quotes the comment ↩ I v 67 Funem abrumpere nimium tendendo To stretch the rope till it breaks
• 'Horrent commota moveri' — emblem 46 uses the imagery of an angry bear ↩ III v 67 Fumantem nasum ursi ne tentaveris Do not touch the nose of a bear when it is fuming
• 'Lex exlex' — emblem 80 ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'Male parta male dilabuntur.' — emblem 214 ↩ I vii 82 Male parta male dilabuntur Ill gotten ill spent
• 'Prostibuli elegantia' — 52 ↩ I vii 24 Anulus aureus in naribus suis A gold ring in a pig's snout
• 'Quis contra nos?' — emblem 131 quotes the comment ↩ IV i 1 Dulce bellum inexpertis War is a treat for those who have not tried it.
• 'Quo tendis' — emblem 70 ↩ III vii 42 Lingua seorsum inciditur His tongue is cut out separately
• 'Quo tendis?' — emblem 70 ↩ II ii 39 Lingua quo vadis? Tongue, whither wouldst thou?
• 'Si sciens fallo' — emblem 47 ↩ I i 15 Inter sacrum et saxum Between the shrine and the stone
• 'Si sciens fallo' — emblem 52 ↩ I vi 24 Midae divitiae The riches of Midas
• 'Sic spectanda fides' — emblem 114 ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Superstitio religioni proxima' — emblem 125 ↩ I i 20 Novacula in cotem The razor against the whetstone
• 'Virtutis fortuna comes' — emblem 98 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending

Paradin, Princeliicke Devisen (Leiden, 1615)

• 'Mihi terra lacusque' — emblem 36 ↩ I v 31 Rana Seriphia A Seriphian frog
• 'Superstitio religioni proxima' — emblem 125 ↩ I i 20 Novacula in cotem The razor against the whetstone

Peacham, Minerva Britanna (London, 1612)

• 'Deo opt max - His servire' — emblem 20 uses the imagery of the lion for vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Haud conveniunt' — emblem 169 quotes the comment ↩ III iii 50 Nullus emptor difficilis bonum edit obsonium No hard bargainer eats good meat
• 'Nec in una sede morantur' — emblem 193 quotes the comment ↩ III v 68 Muris in morem Mouse fashion
• 'Nitor in adversum' — emblem 167 uses the imagery of the palm growing against the pressure of a stone ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Philautia' — emblem 5 ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers
• 'Scripta non temere edenda' — emblem 57 uses the imagery of a crab with a pen to convey the idea that an author should not publish too rashly ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Sine Cerere et Baccho' — emblem 88 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Sine Cerere et Baccho' — emblem 174 ↩ II iii 97 Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus Without Ceres and Bacchus Venus grows cold

Pers, Bellerophon (Amsterdam, 1614)

• 'De wille is te prijsen - In magnis et voluisse sat est' — emblem 2 ↩ II viii 55 In magnis et voluisse sat est In great enterprises even to have shown the will is enough
• 'Hij heeft een roede tot zijn eigen aars gemaakt' — emblem 18 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Hij heeft een roede tot zijn eigen aars gemaakt' — emblem 18 ↩ I ii 14 Malum consilium Bad advice
• 'Hij heeft een roede tot zijn eigen aars gemaakt' — emblem 18 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Prudentiae obediunt omnia' — emblem 21, paraphrasing ↩ I iii 87 Pecuniae obediunt omnia Everything bows to money
• 'Tegen Godt is quaed vechten - Non pugnandum esse cum deo' — emblem 18 ↩ III ix 22 Cum diis non pugnandum You may not fight with the gods

Pfeffel, Güldene Aepfel (Augsburg, 1746)

• 'Ad utrumque parata' — emblem 114 ↩ III viii 33 Ad utrumvis paratus Ready for good or bad
• 'Lente festinandum' — emblem 370 - slow cooking ... and a paraphrase of the motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Non ornamenta, sed usus' — emblem 373 uses the imagery of an old horse ↩ II i 32 Equi senecta A horse's old age

Picinelli, Mundus symbolicus (Köln, 1694)

• 'Ne quid nimis' — emblem 6 ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess

Printer's devices

• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — Printer's device 0042 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — Printer's device 0130 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — Printer's device 0141 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — Printer's device 0248 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — Printer's device 0747 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — Printer's device 0921 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — Printer's device 1927 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Concordia parve res crescunt. Discordiae magne dilabuntur' — Printer's device of Pierre II Regnault (1538), uses the imagery ↩ I ix 69 Elephantum ex musca facis You make of a fly an elephant
• 'Cresco sub pondere pressa' — Printer's device 0343 ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Durate' — Printer's device 0880 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I viii 94 Multis ictibus dejicitur quercus Many strokes fell great oaks
• 'Experientia rerum magistra' — Printer's device 1498 - Experientia's foot resting on a touchstone ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Ferrum ferro acuitur' — Printer's device 1802 ↩ I vii 100 Ferrum ferro acuitur Iron sharpeneth iron
• 'Festina lente' — Printer's device 1312 uses the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Fronte capillata est post est Occasio calva' — Printer's device 1499 ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Fronte capillata est post est Occasio calva' — Printer's device 1499 ↩ III ix 67 Premenda occasio Seize the opportunity
• 'Fronte capillata est post est Occasio calva' — Printer's device 1363 ↩ III ix 67 Premenda occasio Seize the opportunity
• 'Honos alit artes' — Printer's device 0816 ↩ I viii 92 Honos alit artes Honours nourish arts
• 'Honos alit artes' — Printer's device 0817 ↩ I viii 92 Honos alit artes Honours nourish arts
• 'Honos alit artes' — Printer's device 0822 ↩ I viii 92 Honos alit artes Honours nourish arts
• 'Honos alit artes' — Printer's device 0816 quotes the comments ↩ IV viii 68 Operi incipienti favendum Applaud the first beginnings
• 'Honos alit artes' — Printer's device 0817 quotes the comments ↩ IV viii 68 Operi incipienti favendum Applaud the first beginnings
• 'In otio negotiosus' — Printer's device 0720 ↩ II ix 99 Negocium ex ocio Leisure to business turned
• 'Invidiae integritatis assecla' — Printer's device 0403 ↩ I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like
• 'Invidiae integritatis assecla' — Printer's device 0403 ↩ III i 76 Minus de istis laboro quam de ranis palustribus These things trouble me less than frogs in the marsh
• 'Labore et vigilantia' — Printer's device dpd_0015 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone
• 'Ne contra fluminis ictum' — Printer's device 0408 ↩ III ii 9 Contra torrentem niti To strive against the stream
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0496 ↩ I vi 91 Festucam ex alterius oculo ejicere To cast a mote out of another man's eye
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0439 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0440 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0479 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0481 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0482 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0615 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0620 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0699 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0707 ↩ II ii 10 Extra oleas Beyond the olive-trees
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0699 ↩ IV iv 86 Incita equum juxta nyssam Ride your horse close to the turning point
• 'Ne extra oleas' — Printer's device 0439 ↩ IV iv 86 Incita equum juxta nyssam Ride your horse close to the turning point
• 'Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus' — Printer's device 0694 quotes the comment ↩ IV ix 79 Fumosae imagines Smoke-darkened portraits
• 'Non aestas est laeta diu, componite nidos' — Printer's device 0177 uses the imagery of the ants working all summer ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever
• 'Non aestas est laeta diu, componite nidos' — Printer's device 1654 uses the imagery of the ants working all summer ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever
• 'Non aestas est laeta diu, componite nidos' — Printer's device 1655 uses the imagery of the ants working all summer ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever
• 'Non aestas est laeta diu, componite nidos' — Printer's device 1916 uses the imagery of the ants working all summer ↩ IV iii 86 Non semper erit aestas Summer will not last forever
• 'Paulatim' — Printer's device 0044 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim' — Printer's device 0092 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim' — Printer's device 0099 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim' — Printer's device 0221 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim' — Printer's device 0536 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim' — Printer's device 0559 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim' — Printer's device 1751 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim - Avec le temps' — Printer's device 0411 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim - Avec le temps' — Printer's device 0632 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim - Deo et rege' — Printer's device 1198 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Paulatim - Qui va piano va sano' — Printer's device 0420 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Post Occasio calva est' — Printer's device 0507 quotes the comment ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Post Occasio calva est' — Printer's device 1363 quotes the comment ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Post Occasio calva est' — Printer's device 0507 ↩ III ix 67 Premenda occasio Seize the opportunity
• 'Post tenebras spero lucem' — Printer's device 1641 ↩ I ii 82 Ex umbra in solem Out of the shadow into sunlight
• 'Post tenebras spero lucem' — Printer's device 0356 ↩ I ii 82 Ex umbra in solem Out of the shadow into sunlight
• 'Qui duos insectatur lepores neutrum capit' — Printer's device 2095 ↩ III iii 36 Duos insequens lepores neutrum capit He that hunts two hares catches neither
• 'Rara avis in terra phaenix' — Printer's device 0674 ↩ II i 21 Rara avis A rare bird
• 'Satis quercus' — Printer's device 0724 ↩ I iv 2 Satis quercus Acorns have had their day
• 'Satis quercus' — Printer's device 1272 ↩ I iv 2 Satis quercus Acorns have had their day
• 'Satis quercus' — Printer's device 1292 ↩ I iv 2 Satis quercus Acorns have had their day
• 'Satis quercus' — Printer's device 1272 ↩ IV iii 1 Vita molita Living on milled fare
• 'Silentii praemium tutum' — Printer's device 0316 ↩ III v 3 Silentii tutum praemium Safety is silence's reward
• 'Spes alit agricolas' — Printer's device 0011 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Spes alit agricolas' — Printer's device 0014 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Spes alit agricolas' — Printer's device 0592 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Spes alit agricolas' — Printer's device 1135 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Terar dum prosim' — Printer's device 0676 - sample of a razor against a whetstone ↩ I i 20 Novacula in cotem The razor against the whetstone
• 'Veritas odium parit' — Printer's device 0855 ↩ II ix 53 Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit Flattery wins friends and truth engenders hate
• 'Virtus vinci nescia' — Printer's device 0568 ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Virtuti fortuna comes' — Printer's device 0858 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending
• 'Virus ero, si me carnalis aranea carpat, sed mel, si qua legat spiritualis apes' — Printer's device 1569 ↩ I vi 62 Neque mel neque apes No bees, no honey
• 'Ἀιετὸσ ἐπάνω νεφελῶν' — Printer's device 0104 ↩ I ix 20 Aquila in nubibus An eagle in the clouds
• 'Ἀιετὸσ ἐπάνω νεφελῶν' — Printer's device 0066 ↩ I ix 20 Aquila in nubibus An eagle in the clouds

Reifenberg, Emblemata Politica (Amsterdam, 1632)

• 'Folia Sibyllae' — emblem 14 uses the imagery of adage and uses it for its motto ↩ I vii 91 Folium Sibyllae A leaf from the Sibyl's book
• 'Nulla dies sine linea' — emblem 19 ↩ I iv 12 Nullam hodie lineam duxi I haven't done a stroke today

Reusner, Aureolorum Emblematum (Strasbourg, 1587)

• 'Adversum stimulum calces' — emblem 64 quotes the comment ↩ I iii 46 Contra stimulum calces You are kicking against the goad
• 'Certus in re incerta amicus' — emblem 31 ↩ IV v 5 Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur Uncertainty sees a certain friend
• 'Conscientia mille testes' — emblem 116 ↩ I x 91 Conscientia mille testes Conscience is a thousand witnesses
• 'Fundamentum familiae uxor' — emblem 53 ↩ I iv 82 Quae apud inferos The things in Hades
• 'Fundamentum familiae uxor' — emblem 53 ↩ I iv 83 Contorquet piger funiculum The sluggard twists the rope
• 'In vino veritas' — emblem 49 ↩ I vii 17 In vino veritas Wine speaks the truth
• 'Magnas inter opes inops' — emblem 97 ↩ II vi 14 Tantali poena The punishment of Tantalus
• 'Magnas inter opes inops' — emblem 97 quotes the comment ↩ II vi 14 Tantali poena The punishment of Tantalus
• 'Male parta male pereunt' — emblem 103 paraphrases the adage ↩ I vii 82 Male parta male dilabuntur Ill gotten ill spent
• 'Neque mel neque apes' — emblem 71 ↩ I vi 62 Neque mel neque apes No bees, no honey
• 'Nil nimium' — emblem 118 uses the imagery of Aeschylus' death ↩ II ix 77 Nunc contingat servari May my luck save me now
• 'Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus' — emblem 27 quotes the comment ↩ IV ix 79 Fumosae imagines Smoke-darkened portraits
• 'Non in sermone, sed virtute' — emblem 92 ↩ I iv 35 Asinus ad lyram An ass to the lyre
• 'Non omnia possumus omnes' — emblem 16 ↩ II iii 94 Non omnia possumus omnes We cannot all do everything
• 'Plus aloes quam mellis' — emblem 61 ↩ I viii 66 Plus aloes quam melis habet More aloes than honey in it
• 'Pro aris et focis' — emblem 120 quotes the comment ↩ I viii 18 Dignum propter quod vadimonium deseratur Worth breaking bail for
• 'Probitas laudatur et alget' — emblem 88 quotes the comment ↩ IV i 84 Laudant ut pueri pavonem Like children admiring a peacock
• 'Quod potes id tenta' — emblem 112 ↩ I iv 50 Aethiopem lavas; Aethiopem dealbas You are washing, or whitening, an Ethiopian
• 'Suo sorex indicio perit' — emblem 54 quotes the comment and illustrates the idea with a noisy woodpecker ↩ I iii 65 Suo ipsius indicio periit sorex The shrew-mouse gave itself away
• 'Tecum habita' — emblem 66 ↩ I vi 87 Tecum habita To be your own lodger

Ripa, Essay d'un Dictionaire (Iconologia)

• 'Ambitieux' — (Amsterdam, 1700), emblem 272 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'Amour des peuples, forces des états' — (Amsterdam, 1700), emblem 514 ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Concorde' — (Amsterdam, 1700), emblem 52 ↩ III ix 52 Concordia Harmony
• 'Experience - Rerum magistra' — (Amsterdam, 1700), emblem 83 uses the imagery of the touch-stone ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Necessité, mêre d'invention' — (Amsterdam, 1700), emblem 510 uses the imagery of the raven's fable ↩ III ii 3 Corvus aquat A crow in search of water

Ripa, Iconologia (Florence, 1613)

• 'Gelosia' — personification of Gelosia ↩ I ii 2 Multae regum aures atque oculi Many are the eyes and ears of kings
• 'Matrimonio' — personification of Matrimonio ↩ I ii 71 Ferre iugum To bear the yoke
• 'Povertà in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno - Armoede in een treffelijk verstand' — personification of Povertà in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno ↩ I v 22 Paupertas sapientiam sortita est Poverty has drawn wisdom as her lot

Ripa, Iconologia, of uytbeeldingen des verstands (Amsterdam, 1644)

• 'Armoede in een treflijck verstand' — personification of Povertà in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno ↩ III x 51 Pauper, sed ingeniosus Poor but talented
• 'Blindheyt des Verstants' — personification of Cecità della mente ↩ I iii 55 Talpa caecior As blind as a mole
• 'Consiglio' — personification of Consiglio ↩ II ii 43 In nocte consilium Night is the mother of counsel
• 'Ieloursheyt, Minyver' — personification of Gelosia ↩ I ii 2 Multae regum aures atque oculi Many are the eyes and ears of kings
• 'Matrimonio - Houwlijck' — personification of Matrimonio ↩ I ii 71 Ferre iugum To bear the yoke

Rollenhagen, Nucleus emblematum (Arnhem, 1618)

• 'Ad scopum licet aegre et frustra' — Cent. I, emblem 19 uses the imagery of Sisyphus ↩ III vii 25 Sisyphi artes The wiles of Sysiphus
• 'Concordia insuperabilis' — Cent. II, emblem 45: the halt leading the blind in the background ↩ I v 40 Unus vir, nullus vir One man, no man
• 'Discite iustitiam' — Cent. II, emblem 21 quotes the comment ↩ I i 30 Factum stultus cognoscit When a thing is done, a fool can see it
• 'Dum clavum rectum teneam' — Cent. I, emblem 37 ↩ III i 28 Dum clavum rectum teneam As long as I my tiller fortright hold
• 'In nocte consilium' — Cent. I, emblem 9 ↩ II ii 43 In nocte consilium Night is the mother of counsel
• 'In nocte consilium' — Cent. I, emblem 9 quotes the comment ↩ III viii 46 Non statim decernendum Not to be resolved at once
• 'In se sua per vestigia voluitur' — Cent. II, emblem 23 quotes the comment ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Ingenii largitor venter' — Cent. I, emblem 52 uses the imagery of the raven's fable ↩ III ii 3 Corvus aquat A crow in search of water
• 'Lingua quo tendis' — Cent. I, emblem 42 ↩ II ii 39 Lingua quo vadis? Tongue, whither wouldst thou?
• 'Manet immutabile fatum' — Cent. I, emblem 83 ↩ III ix 53 Fatum immutabile Destiny cannot be changed
• 'Manet immutabile fatum' — Cent. I, emblem 83 ↩ III ix 86 Fatum inevitabile Destiny is unavoidable
• 'Ne quid nimis' — Cent. II, emblem 84 ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess
• 'Ne tenear' — Cent. I, emblem 4 uses the imagery of Occasio ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Non sceptro sed plectro ducitur' — Cent. I, emblem 7 paraphrases the adage ↩ IV i 56 Alia res sceptrum, alia plectrum A sceptre is one thing, a plectrum is another
• 'Non uno sternitur icto' — Cent. I, emblem 29 paraphrases the adage and uses its imagery ↩ I viii 94 Multis ictibus dejicitur quercus Many strokes fell great oaks
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — Cent. I, emblem 74 quotes the comment ↩ III iv 62 Omnem facultatem indutus est He is wearing all his wealth
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — Cent. I, emblem 74 ↩ IV v 9 Sapiens sua bona secum fert The wise man carries his resources with him
• 'Pas à pas' — Cent. II, emblem 39 ↩ II i 3 Placide bos Slowly the ox
• 'Pedetentim' — Cent. II, emblem 94 quotes the comment ↩ I v 67 Funem abrumpere nimium tendendo To stretch the rope till it breaks
• 'Pedetentim' — Cent. II, emblem 19 ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Si deus voluerit' — Cent. II, emblem 97 ↩ III ix 89 Si deus voluerit God willing
• 'Sic spectanda fides' — Cent. II, emblem 75 uses the imagery of the touch-stone ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Spes alit agricolas' — Cent. I, emblem 94 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Tractant fabrilia fabri' — Cent. II, emblem 14 quotes the comment ↩ III x 2 Suo quisque studio gaudet Everyone rejoices in his own pursuit
• 'Victrix patientia duri' — Cent. I, emblem 28 ↩ I iii 4 Palmam ferre To bear the palm
• 'Virtute duce comite fortuna' — Cent. II, emblem 5 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending

Saavedra, Idea de un principe (München, 1640)

• 'Citra pulverem' — emblem 96 ↩ I v 79 Citra pulverem Without dust
• 'Formosa superne' — emblem 47 quotes the comment ↩ I iv 78 Ex arena funiculum nectis You are twisting a rope of sand
• 'Hor il scetro et hor il pletro' — emblem 6 ↩ I ii 55 Cygnea cantio Swan-song
• 'Ne quid nimis' — emblem 40 ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess
• 'Non maiestate securus' — emblem 44 uses the imagery of the lion for vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Omne tulit punctum' — emblem 41 ↩ I v 60 Omne tulit punctum; Omnium calculis He obtained every point; With everyone's votes
• 'Purpura iuxta purpuram' — emblem 15 uses the adage as its motto and uses the imagery of two roles of purple cloth ↩ II i 74 Purpura juxta purpuram dijudicanda Purple should be judged against purple
• 'Quae sint, quae fuerint, quae mox ventura trahantur' — emblem 27 quotes the comment ↩ III viii 79 A fronte simul et occipitio With both the front and the back of the head
• 'Specie religionis' — emblem 27 uses the imagery of the Trojan horse ↩ IV ii 1 Δούρεος ἵππος A wooden horse
• 'Volentes trahimur' — emblem 88 ↩ I vii 56 Omnes attrahens, ut magnis lapis Attracting all men, like the magnet stone

Salomon Savery, The marriage trap (Afbeeldinghe des huwelyx onder de gedaente van een fuyk)

• 'Savery, Huwelijksfuik' — 1655 ↩ IV iv 88 E nassa escam petere To seek food from a fishtrap

Sambucus, Emblemata (Antwerp, 1564)

• 'Epitaphium generosi adolescentis Georgii Bonae Transylvani' — emblem 166 ↩ I ii 55 Cygnea cantio Swan-song
• 'Odi memorem compotorem' — emblem 56 ↩ I vii 1 Odi memorem compotorem I hate a pot-companion with a good memory
• 'Plus quam Diomedis et Glauci permutatio' — emblem 14 ↩ I ii 1 Diomedis et Glauci permutatio Exchange between Diomede and Glaucus
• 'Pro ignotis sumere laborem' — emblem 136 uses the imagery of the Trojan horse ↩ IV ii 1 Δούρεος ἵππος A wooden horse
• 'Semper ignavus' — emblem 34 ↩ II i 3 Placide bos Slowly the ox
• 'Sera parsimonia' — emblem 70 ↩ II ii 64 Sera in fundo parsimonia It's too late to spare when the bottom is bare
• 'Sera parsimonia' — emblem 70 quotes the comment ↩ V i 5 Post rem devoratam ratio To start reckoning up when the money's been squandered
• 'Sors audaces iuvat' — emblem 28 ↩ I ii 45 Fortes fortuna adiuvat Fortune favours the brave
• 'Οὐ χρὴ παννύχιον ἕυδειν' — emblem 18 quotes the comment ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through

Sambucus, Emblemata (in Dutch)

• 'Grooter vermangelinge dan Diomedis ende Glauci' — (Antwerp, 1566), emblem 14 ↩ I ii 1 Diomedis et Glauci permutatio Exchange between Diomede and Glaucus

Schoonhovius, Emblemata (Gouda, 1618)

• 'A minimum quoque sibi timendum' — emblem 15 uses the imagery of a small animals attacking very large ones ↩ III v 7 Habet et musca splenem Even a fly has a spleen
• 'Animus nobilitat' — emblem 56 uses the comment's story of the scarab pushing an eagle's eggs from its nest ↩ III vii 1 Scarabaeus aquilam quaerit A dung-beetle hunting an eagle
• 'Ardua quae pulchra' — emblem 74 quotes the comment ↩ II i 12 Difficilia quae pulchra Good things are difficult
• 'Bona conscientia in malis est secura' — emblem 49 uses the imagery of kingfishers at sea ↩ II vi 52 Halcedonia sunt apud forum These are halcyon days in the market
• 'Caecus amor sui' — emblem 43 quotes the comment ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers
• 'Diffidendum' — emblem 39 ↩ II iv 60 Crocodili lachrymae Crocodile tears
• 'Exitus acta probat' — emblem 54 quotes the comment ↩ I v 17 Cocta numerabimus exta We shall count the entrails when cooked
• 'Exitus acta probat' — emblem 54 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 20 Capra Scyria A Scyrian she-goat
• 'Futura latent' — emblem 9 uses the imagery of Aeschylus' death ↩ II ix 77 Nunc contingat servari May my luck save me now
• 'In adulatores' — emblem 53: is the animal climbing a rock in the background a chameleon? ↩ III iv 1 Chamaeleonte mutabilior As changeable as a chameleon
• 'In corruptos iudices' — emblem 68 uses the adage's imagery to convey the idea that the web of the law only catches the poor and weak ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'In miserrimam tyrannorum vitam' — emblem 26 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'In sophistas' — emblem 64 ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem 21 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem 38 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem 21 ↩ I ii 14 Malum consilium Bad advice
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem 38 ↩ I ii 14 Malum consilium Bad advice
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem 21 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Malum consilium consultori pessimum' — emblem 38 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Medio tutissimus ibis' — emblem 12 uses the imagery of the fall of Icarus ↩ III i 65 Daedali alae The wings of Daedalus
• 'Paulatim' — emblem 67 quotes the comment ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Quo cito, fit cito perit' — emblem 21 ↩ IV i 100 Odi puerulos, praecoci sapientia I hate striplings who are precociously wise
• 'Sapiens in omnibus providus' — emblem 52 also uses the imagery of Alciatus' Maturandum emblem in the background and that of a snail carefully crossing crossing a stream ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Sapiens in omnibus providus' — emblem 52 uses the imagery of the hasty bitch in its own comment ↩ II ii 35 Canis festinans caecos parit catulos The hasty bitch brings forth blind whelps
• 'Suum cuique pulchrum' — emblem 61 ↩ I ii 15 Suum cuique pulchrum What is one's own is beautiful
• 'Typus regis' — emblem 22 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Typus regis' — emblem 22 uses the imagery of the crane for vigilance ↩ III vi 68 Grues lapidem deglutientes Cranes that swallow a stone

Scot, Philomythie or Philomythologie (London, 1616)

• 'A capite usque ad calcem' — Illustration 5 ↩ I ii 37 A capite usque ad calcem From head to heel
• 'A capite usque ad calcem' — Illustration 5 - the proverb is also quoted in this adage's commentary ↩ II iv 86 Ab ovo usque ad mala From the eggs to the apples

Sporck, Geistliche Todts-Gedancken (Passau, 1753)

• 'Er nimmt jenen schein nicht an, deshalb kann die probe nicht halten' — emblem 29 uses the imagery of the touch-stone ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone

Suderman, De godlievende ziel (Amsterdam, 1724)

• 'Animae sal est amor' — emblem 94 uses the adage's imagery ↩ II i 14 Nemini fidas, nisi cum quo prius modium salis absumpseris Trust no man, unless you have eaten a peck of salt with him first

Taurellus, Emblemata Physico-Ethica (Nürnberg, 1602)

• 'Quae nocuere iuvant' — emblem 20 uses the scorpion for the pictura ↩ I i 29 Piscator ictus sapiet Once stung, the fisherman will be wiser
• 'Quae nocuere iuvant' — emblem 20 paraphrases the comment ↩ I i 31 Malo accepto stultus sapit Trouble experienced makes a fool wise

Thurneysser zum Thurn, Archidoxa (Münster, 1569)

• 'Festina lente' — author portrait includes the adage among the inscriptions ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly

Vaenius, Amoris divini emblemata (Antwerp, 1615)

• 'Animae sal est amor' — emblem 49 uses the adage's imagery ↩ II i 14 Nemini fidas, nisi cum quo prius modium salis absumpseris Trust no man, unless you have eaten a peck of salt with him first
• 'Nec vidisse sat est' — emblem 47 ↩ I ii 79 Ex adspectu nascitur amor Love comes by looking
• 'Par pari' — emblem 56 ↩ I i 35 Par pari referre To render like for like

Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (Antwerp, 1608)

• 'Ad amussim' — emblem 39 ↩ I v 90 Ad amussim By rule
• 'Ad amussim' — emblem 39 ↩ IV vi 74 Ex perpendiculo With a plumb-line
• 'Amantibus omnia communia' — emblem 7 paraphrases the adage ↩ I i 1 Amicorum communia omnia Between friends all is common
• 'Amor addit inertibus alas' — emblem 58 uses the imagery of adding wings to an ass ↩ III vii 24 Asinus avis The ass is a bird
• 'Amor addocet artes' — emblem 36 paraphrases the adage ↩ IV v 15 Musicam docet amor Desire is a teacher of the arts
• 'Amor certus in re incerta cernitur' — emblem 23 ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Amor certus in re incerta cernitur' — emblem 23 ↩ IV v 5 Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur Uncertainty sees a certain friend
• 'Amor, ut lacryma, ex oculis oritur, in pectus cadit' — emblem 76 ↩ I ii 79 Ex adspectu nascitur amor Love comes by looking
• 'Atlante maior' — emblem 19 ↩ I i 67 Atlas coelum Atlas (supported) the sky
• 'Audaces fortuna iuvat' — emblem 54 ↩ I ii 45 Fortes fortuna adiuvat Fortune favours the brave
• 'Duo simul viventes ad intelligendum et agendum plus valent quam unus' — emblem 8 ↩ I v 40 Unus vir, nullus vir One man, no man
• 'Durate' — emblem 106 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I viii 94 Multis ictibus dejicitur quercus Many strokes fell great oaks
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 50 illustrates the adage ↩ I viii 84 Prius testudo leporem praeverterit Ere that, the tortoise shall outrun the hare
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 50 uses the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Gratum amanti iugum' — emblem 37 ↩ I ii 71 Ferre iugum To bear the yoke
• 'Inversus crocodilus amor' — emblem 109 ↩ II iv 60 Crocodili lachrymae Crocodile tears
• 'Noce esse locutum' — emblem 36 uses the adage's imagery ↩ V i 13 Manum ad os apponere Put one's fingers to one's lips
• 'Qui binos insectatur lepores, neutrum capit' — emblem 13 ↩ III iii 36 Duos insequens lepores neutrum capit He that hunts two hares catches neither

Vaenius, Doctrine des Moeurs - Moralia Horatiana (Paris, 1646)

• 'Festina lente' — emblem 19 illustrates the adage ↩ I viii 95 Caudae pilos equinae paulatim vellere To pull out the mare's tail slowly hair by hair
• 'Homo homini deus' — emblem 17 ↩ I i 69 Homo homini deus Man is a god to man

Vaenius, Emblemata aliquot selectiora amatoria (Amsterdam, 1618)

• 'Ad amussim' — emblem 24 ↩ II v 36 Ad amussim applica lapidem, non ad lapidem amussim Gauge your stone against the ruler, not the ruler against the stone
• 'Inconcussa fide' — emblem 19 ↩ I i 96 Gygis anulus The ring of Gyges
• 'Pedetentim' — emblem 11 ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Pedetentim' — emblem 11 ↩ II i 3 Placide bos Slowly the ox

Vaenius, Emblemata Horatiana (Amsterdam, 1684)

• 'Conscientia mille testis' — emblem 26 ↩ I x 91 Conscientia mille testes Conscience is a thousand witnesses
• 'Tute, si recte vixeris' — emblem 89 uses the imagery of Aeschylus' death ↩ II ix 77 Nunc contingat servari May my luck save me now
• 'Vis institutionis' — emblem 13 ↩ II iv 19 Salivam imbibere To acquire a taste
• 'Vis institutionis' — emblem 13 ↩ II iv 20 Quo semel est imbuta Long will a crock

Vaenius, Emblemata Horatiana (Antwerp, 1612)

• 'Amant alterna camoenae' — emblem 30 quotes the comment ↩ I vii 64 Jucunda vicisstudo rerum Variety's the spice of life
• 'Amicitiae trutina' — emblem 66 ↩ I i 2 Amicitia aequalitas. Amicus alter ipse Friendship is equality. A friend is another self
• 'Amicitiam fovet munificentia' — emblem 55 ↩ I iv 40 Asinum sub freno currere doces You teach a donkey to race with a bit
• 'Avarus nisi cum moritur nihil recte facit' — emblem 54 - links to the comment about heirs ↩ I vii 14 Si vultur est, cadaver exspecta If you're a vulture, wait for your carcase
• 'Avarus nisi cum moritur nil recte facit' — emblem 54 ↩ IV v 6 Avarus nisi cum moritur, nil recte facit A miser does nothing right except when he dies
• 'Domi Argus, foris talpa' — emblem 69 ↩ I iii 55 Talpa caecior As blind as a mole
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 31 illustrates the adage ↩ I viii 95 Caudae pilos equinae paulatim vellere To pull out the mare's tail slowly hair by hair
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 31 combines the imagery of the horse's tail (Quintus Sertorius) with using the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Fortuna non mutat genus' — emblem 74 uses the adage's imagery about an ape dressed in purple ↩ I vii 10 Simia in purpura An ape in purple
• 'Fortuna non mutat genus' — emblem 74 uses the imagey of an ape dressed as king ↩ II viii 95 Tragica simia A tragical ape
• 'Grande malum invidia' — emblem 45 uses similar imagery for a background ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Grande malum invidia' — emblem 45 uses the adage's imagery for a background ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris
• 'Mortis formido' — emblem 34 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I ix 72 De pilo pendet. De filo pendet It hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
• 'Nil aliud ac umbra atque flatus est homo' — emblem 101 quotes the comment ↩ II iii 48 Homo bulla Man is but a bubble
• 'Nil ego contulerim iucundo sanus amico' — emblem 65 quotes the comment ↩ II ii 75 Amicus magis necessarius quam ignis et aqua A friend is more necessary than fire and water
• 'Pecuniae obediunt omnia' — emblem 59 ↩ I iii 87 Pecuniae obediunt omnia Everything bows to money

Vaenius, Emblemata sive Symbola (Bruxelles, 1624)

• 'Amant alterna camoenae' — emblem 148 quotes the comment ↩ I vii 64 Jucunda vicisstudo rerum Variety's the spice of life
• 'Cominus aut eminus idem' — emblem 72 ↩ I iv 29 Cominus atque eminus At close quarters and at long range
• 'Non cedam malis' — emblem 65 ↩ III viii 85 Non cedendum malis Never yield to misfortunes
• 'Sera parsimonia fundo' — emblem 189 ↩ II ii 64 Sera in fundo parsimonia It's too late to spare when the bottom is bare

Valeriano, Hieroglyphiques (Lyon, 1615)

• 'Riche avaricieux' — Livre XXXV, Ch. XLIII ↩ II vi 14 Tantali poena The punishment of Tantalus

Valvasor, Theatrum mortis (Laibach, 1682)

• 'Perillus - Qui ruit laetatur alterius, non erit impunitus' — emblem 72 uses similar imagery ↩ I i 86 Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestet Let the smith who made the fetters wear them
• 'Perillus - Qui ruit laetatur alterius, non erit impunitus' — emblem 72 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 86 Phalaridis imperium To rule like Phalaris

Van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (Antwerp, 1629)

• 'Censura Amoris' — emblem 11 ↩ I ii 15 Suum cuique pulchrum What is one's own is beautiful

Verani, Monumentum Extremi Honoris (München, 1679)

• 'Oculis indormit apertis' — emblem 15 uses the imagery of the lion for vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through

Visscher, Sinnepoppen (Amsterdam, 1614)

• 'Dum vixit vixit bene' — emblem 182 ↩ III v 66 Vixit, dum vixit, bene While he lived, he lived well
• 'Galathea wacht u wel' — emblem 50 uses the imagery of a metal and an earthenware pot floating in a river ↩ I i 32 Aliquid mali, propter vicinum malum Something bad from a bad neighbour
• 'Galathea wacht u wel' — emblem 50 uses the imagery of a metal and an earthenware pot floating in a river to symbolize an ill-matched couple ↩ I viii 1 Aequalem uxorem quaere Seek a wife of your own sort
• 'Haec illa est remora' — emblem 48 uses the imagery of a wine cask as the "real remora" slowing down the course of a ship ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Potentius ictu fulmineo' — emblem 28 quotes the comment ↩ II vii 43 Argenteis hastis pugnare To fight with silver spears
• 'Tecum habita' — emblem 169 ↩ I vi 87 Tecum habita To be your own lodger
• 'Unde habeas quaerit nemo' — emblem 99 quotes the comment ↩ III iii 52 Lucrum malum aequale dispendio Gain ill-gotten is as bad as loss

Vondel, Gulden Winkel (Amsterdam, 1622)

• 't Is Tantalus die hier in 't water wert gepijnt' — emblem 61 ↩ II vi 14 Tantali poena The punishment of Tantalus
• 't kleyn vischken remore' — emblem 65 uses the imagery of the remora ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'De stercke Milon hier een yeder wil ontluycken dat elck verhoeden sal sijn gaven te misbruycken' — emblem 60 uses the imagery of Milo of Croton ↩ II iii 10 Bovem in faucibus portat He carries an ox in his mouth
• 't nieuwe boter-vat Dat zynen reuck behoud na 't eerste sap oft nat' — emblem 49 ↩ II iv 20 Quo semel est imbuta Long will a crock
• 'Empedocles bewijst ... dat daer het Vyerschaer slaept, de Rechters Ezels zijn' — emblem 56 ↩ I iii 52 De asini umbra About an ass's shadow
• 'Ey siet! hoe Zoilus sijns naesten feylen teeckent ...' — emblem 41 ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers
• 'Ey siet! hoe Zoilus sijns naesten feylen teeckent ...' — emblem 41 ↩ II v 8 Zoili Zoilus and his like
• 'In Momi scheel gezicht geen dingen zyn volmaeckt' — emblem 14 ↩ I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like
• 'Schoenmakers ... blijven leert by uwen houten leest' — emblem 72 ↩ I vi 16 Ne sutor ultra crepidam Let the cobbler stick to his last
• 'Siet hoe de wrake Gods ... hier vergeleken werd by een stillen Molen' — emblem 8 ↩ IV iv 82 Sero molunt Deorum molae The gods' mill grinds slow

Weigel, Ein Schock Phantasten (Nürnberg, 1705)

• 'Der Tadel-Narr' — emblem 52 ↩ I vi 16 Ne sutor ultra crepidam Let the cobbler stick to his last

Weigel, Gedankenmuster (Nürnberg, 1700)

• 'Cor vigilat' — emblem 292 uses the imagery of the lion for vigilance ↩ II vii 95 Non decet principem solidam dormire noctem A ruler should not sleep the whole night through
• 'Festinandum lente' — emblem 383 uses the image of a snail with a paraphrase of the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Ibit, non redibit' — emblem 205 ↩ IV i 96 Bis interimitur, qui suis armis perit He dies twice who dies by his own arms
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — emblem 257 quotes the comment ↩ III iv 62 Omnem facultatem indutus est He is wearing all his wealth
• 'Quae nocent docent' — emblem 104 quotes the comment ↩ I i 31 Malo accepto stultus sapit Trouble experienced makes a fool wise
• 'Quae nocent docent' — emblem 210 quotes the comment ↩ I i 31 Malo accepto stultus sapit Trouble experienced makes a fool wise
• 'Una ad unum' — emblem 288 ↩ II ii 42 Unum ad unum One to one

White, A replie to Iesuit Fisher (London, 1624)

• 'Industriam adiuvat deus' — frontispiece ↩ III ix 55 Industriam adiuvat deus God helps those who work hard
• 'Nulla dies sine linea' — frontispiece ↩ I iv 12 Nullam hodie lineam duxi I haven't done a stroke today

Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)

• 'Aethiopem lavare' — emblem 63 ↩ I iv 50 Aethiopem lavas; Aethiopem dealbas You are washing, or whitening, an Ethiopian
• 'Aliena pericula cautiones nostra' — emblem 161 uses the fable told in the comment ↩ I vii 89 Leonina societas The lion's share
• 'Aliquid mali propter vicinum malum' — emblem 175 ↩ I i 32 Aliquid mali, propter vicinum malum Something bad from a bad neighbour
• 'Aliquid mali propter vicinum malum' — emblem 175 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III vii 29 Testa collisa testae One pot smashed against another
• 'Alius peccat, alius plectitur' — emblem 62 illustrates the adage without quoting it ↩ IV ii 22 Canis saeviens in lapidem A dog getting angry with the stone
• 'Amor sui' — emblem 155 ↩ I iii 92 Φίλαυτοι Self-lovers
• 'Audaces fortuna iuvat - Marcus Scaeva' — emblem 122 ↩ I ii 45 Fortes fortuna adiuvat Fortune favours the brave
• 'Aureae compedes' — emblem 216 ↩ II iv 25 Aureae compedes Golden fetters
• 'Avaritia' — emblem 80 uses the imagery of Tantalus ↩ II vi 14 Tantali poena The punishment of Tantalus
• 'Bis dat qui cito dat' — emblem 205 ↩ I viii 91 Bis dat qui cito dat He that gives quickly gives twice
• 'Et tutto abbraccio et nulla stringo' — emblem 61 ↩ III iii 36 Duos insequens lepores neutrum capit He that hunts two hares catches neither
• 'Ex damno alterius, alterius utilitas' — emblem 124 ↩ I vii 14 Si vultur est, cadaver exspecta If you're a vulture, wait for your carcase
• 'Festina lente' — emblem 126 uses the adage as its motto ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Frustra' — emblem 12 ↩ I iv 60 Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve
• 'Homo homini lupus' — emblem 150 ↩ I i 70 Homo homini lupus Man is a wolf to man
• 'In desciscentes' — emblem 203 uses the adage's imagery ↩ I x 20 Capra Scyria A Scyrian she-goat
• 'In silentium' — emblem 66 uses the adage's imagery ↩ V i 13 Manum ad os apponere Put one's fingers to one's lips
• 'Invidia integritatis assecla' — emblem 123 refers to "Momus broode" ↩ I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like
• 'Invidia integritatis assecla' — emblem 123 uses the imagery of croaking frogs as irrelevant critics ↩ III i 76 Minus de istis laboro quam de ranis palustribus These things trouble me less than frogs in the marsh
• 'Male parta male dilabuntur. In foenatores' — emblem 179 ↩ I vii 82 Male parta male dilabuntur Ill gotten ill spent
• 'Murus aeneus, sana conscientia' — emblem 73 ↩ II x 25 Murus aheneus A wall of bronze
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — emblem 71 quotes the adage in the gloss ↩ I i 69 Homo homini deus Man is a god to man
• 'Mutuum auxilium' — emblem 71 uses the adage's imagery ↩ III viii 71 Mutua defensio tutissima Mutual protection is the surest
• 'Nemo potest duobus dominis servire' — emblem 240 quotes the comment ↩ II ii 80 Simul sorbere et flare difficile It is hard to suck and blow at the same time
• 'Parvam culinam duobus ganeonibus non sufficere' — emblem 60 ↩ II ii 22 Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos One bush does not support two robbins
• 'Pietas in patriam' — emblem 116 uses the Scaevola imagery ↩ III vi 13 Prudens in flammam mitto manum To put one's hand in the flame intentionally
• 'Post amara dulcia' — emblem 173 ↩ IV x 33 Dulce et amarum Sweet and bitter
• 'Scripta non temere edenda' — emblem 197 uses the imagery of a wise old author preventing a young man to hand over his writings to Fame too rashly ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Sero sapiunt Phryges' — emblem 84 ↩ I i 28 Sero sapiunt Phryges The Phrygians learn wisdom too late
• 'Sero sapiunt Phryges' — emblem 84 ↩ I iv 95 Folio ficulno tenes anguillam You are holding an eel in a fig-leaf
• 'Sero sapiunt Phryges' — emblem 84 ↩ I v 61 Cumani sero sapiunt The people of Cumae learn wisdom late
• 'Si deus nobiscum, quis contra nos?' — emblem 175 quotes the comment ↩ IV i 1 Dulce bellum inexpertis War is a treat for those who have not tried it.
• 'Silentium' — emblem 66 connects the concepts of silence and concord as does the adage's comment about Nestor and Ulysses ↩ III ix 52 Concordia Harmony
• 'Tecum habita' — emblem 99 ↩ I vi 87 Tecum habita To be your own lodger
• 'Tunc tua res agitur, paries cùm proximus ardet' — emblem 222 ↩ III vi 71 Tua res agitur, cum proxibus ardet paries It is your concern when next door's wall is burning
• 'Uxoriae virtutes' — emblem 102 uses the imagery of the statue of Venus made by Phidias ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home
• 'Victoria cruenta' — emblem 147 uses the imagery of Brasidas ↩ I i 51 Suo sibi hunc iugulo gladio, suo telo I am cutting his throat with his own sword, with his own weapon
• 'Victoria cruenta' — emblem 147 uses the imagery of Brasidas ↩ III iv 17 Brasidas quidem vir bonus Brasidas indeed is a good man
• 'Victoria cruenta' — emblem 211 ↩ III ix 2 Victoria non incruenta Not a bloodless victory
• 'Zelotypia' — emblem 175 uses the imagery of Procris' weapon ↩ II vii 87 Procridis telum Procris' weapon

Wither, A collection of emblems (London, 1635)

• 'Ad scopum licet aegre et frustra' — emblem 128 uses the imagery of Sisyphus ↩ III vii 25 Sisyphi artes The wiles of Sysiphus
• 'Amor docet musicam' — emblem 70 uses the adage as its motto ↩ IV v 15 Musicam docet amor Desire is a teacher of the arts
• 'Discite iustitiam' — emblem 121 quotes the comment ↩ I i 30 Factum stultus cognoscit When a thing is done, a fool can see it
• 'Dum clavum rectum teneam' — emblem 37 ↩ III i 28 Dum clavum rectum teneam As long as I my tiller fortright hold
• 'Furor fit laesa saepius patientia' — emblem 194 quotes the comment ↩ I v 67 Funem abrumpere nimium tendendo To stretch the rope till it breaks
• 'In nocte consilium' — emblem 9 - quoted in the Festina lente essay ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'In nocte consilium' — emblem 9 ↩ II ii 43 In nocte consilium Night is the mother of counsel
• 'In nocte consilium' — emblem 9 quotes the comment ↩ III viii 46 Non statim decernendum Not to be resolved at once
• 'In se sua per vestigia voluitur' — emblem 123 quotes the comment ↩ II i 1 Festina lente Make haste slowly
• 'Lingua quo tendis' — emblem 42 ↩ II ii 39 Lingua quo vadis? Tongue, whither wouldst thou?
• 'Manet immutabile fatum' — emblem 83 ↩ III ix 53 Fatum immutabile Destiny cannot be changed
• 'Manet immutabile fatum' — emblem 83 ↩ III ix 86 Fatum inevitabile Destiny is unavoidable
• 'Manus manum lava' — emblem 128 ↩ I i 33 Manus manum fricat One hand rubs another
• 'Manus manum lava' — emblem 128 quotes the comment ↩ I vii 99 Fricantem refrica You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
• 'Manus manum lava' — emblem 128 quotes the comment ↩ IV iv 100 Nunc tuum ferrum in igni est Now your iron is in the fire
• 'Matura' — emblem 18, where a spider replaces a crab ↩ I iv 47 Aranearum telas texere To spin spiders' webs
• 'Ne quid nimis' — emblem 184 ↩ I vi 96 Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess
• 'Ne tenear' — emblem 4 uses the imagery of Occasio ↩ I vii 70 Nosce tempus Consider in due time
• 'Non sceptro sed plectro ducitur' — emblem 7 paraphrases the adage ↩ IV i 56 Alia res sceptrum, alia plectrum A sceptre is one thing, a plectrum is another
• 'Non uno sternitur icto' — emblem 29 paraphrases the adage and uses its imagery ↩ I viii 94 Multis ictibus dejicitur quercus Many strokes fell great oaks
• 'Nulla dies sine linea' — emblem 124 ↩ I iv 12 Nullam hodie lineam duxi I haven't done a stroke today
• 'Omnia mea mecum porto' — emblem 74 quotes the comment ↩ III iv 62 Omnem facultatem indutus est He is wearing all his wealth
• 'Paupertate premor sublevo ingenio' — emblem 142 ↩ I v 22 Paupertas sapientiam sortita est Poverty has drawn wisdom as her lot
• 'Pedetentim' — emblem 119 ↩ II i 2 Pedetentim One step at a time
• 'Si deus voluerit' — emblem 197 ↩ III ix 89 Si deus voluerit God willing
• 'Si sciens fallo' — emblem 38 ↩ I i 15 Inter sacrum et saxum Between the shrine and the stone
• 'Sic spectanda fides' — emblem 175 uses the imagery of the touch-stone ↩ I v 87 Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapis The Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
• 'Spes alit agricolas' — emblem 94 paraphrases the adage ↩ III i 92 Spes alunt exules Hopes are the food of exiles
• 'Tractant fabrilia fabri' — emblem 114 quotes the comment ↩ III x 2 Suo quisque studio gaudet Everyone rejoices in his own pursuit
• 'Transeat' — emblem 20 ↩ I iv 60 Cribro aquam haurire To draw water in a sieve
• 'Virtute duce comite fortuna' — emblem 105 ↩ IV x 47 Virtute duce, comite fortuna Guided by virtue, fortune attending
• 'Ὄικος φιλος ὄικος αριστος' — emblem 164 ↩ III iii 38 Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home