Adagia of Erasmus

Chiliad I

Centuria i

I i 1Amicorum communia omniaBetween friends all is common
I i 2Amicitia aequalitas. Amicus alter ipseFriendship is equality. A friend is another self
I i 3Nemo bene imperat, nisi qui paruerit imperioNo one is a good commander who has not been under command
I i 4Adonidis hortiGardens of Adonis
I i 5Infixo aculeo fugereTo flee after planting the dart
I i 6Nodum solvereTo undo the knot
I i 7Dodonaeum aesDodonean bronze
I i 8Prora et puppisStem and stern
I i 9UmbraeShadows
I i 10Nihil ad Parmenonis suemNothing like Parmeno's pig
I i 11SyncretismusSyncretism
I i 12Qui circa salem et fabamAround salt and beans
I i 13Duabus ancoris fultusSecured by two anchors
I i 14Sine capite fabulaA story without a head
I i 15Inter sacrum et saxumBetween the shrine and the stone
I i 16Inter malleum et incudemBetween the hammer and the anvil
I i 17Nunc meae in arctum coguntur copiaeNow my forces are pressed into a narrow space
I i 18In acie novaculaeOn the razor's edge
I i 19Res est in cardineThings are at a turning point
I i 20Novacula in cotemThe razor against the whetstone
I i 21Caliga MaximiniThe boot of Maximinus
I i 22Clematis AegyptiaThe Egyptian clematis
I i 23Res ad triarios rediitBack to the third line
I i 24Sacram ancoram solvereTo let go the sheet-anchor
I i 25Movebo talum a sacra lineaI will move the counter from the sacred line
I i 26Nudior leberideAs bare as a snake's sloughed skin
I i 27Qui quae vult dicit, quae non vult audietHe who says what he would will hear what he would not
I i 28Sero sapiunt PhrygesThe Phrygians learn wisdom too late
I i 29Piscator ictus sapietOnce stung, the fisherman will be wiser
I i 30Factum stultus cognoscitWhen a thing is done, a fool can see it
I i 31Malo accepto stultus sapitTrouble experienced makes a fool wise
I i 32Aliquid mali, propter vicinum malumSomething bad from a bad neighbour
I i 33Manus manum fricatOne hand rubs another
I i 34Gratia gratiam paritOne favour begets another
I i 35Par pari referreTo render like for like
I i 36Eadem mensuraBy the same measure
I i 37Crassa Minerva. Pingui Minerva.With a stupid Minerva, a crass Minerva
I i 38Crassiore MusaOf the more clumsy Muse
I i 39Rudius ac planiusMore roughly and more plainly
I i 40Sus MinervamThe sow (teaches) Minerva
I i 41Sus cum Minerva certamen suscepitA sow competed with Minerva
I i 42Invita MinervaAgainst Minerva's will
I i 43Abiit et taurus in sylvamThe bull too went off into the wood
I i 44Annus producit, non agerThe year, not the field, produces the yield
I i 45In vadoIn shallow water
I i 46In portu navigareTo navigate in harbour
I i 47Bos lassus fortius figit pedemThe tired ox treads the more firmly
I i 48Tota erras viaYou are entirely on the wrong road
I i 49Toto coelo errareTo be entirely astray (by the whole sky)
I i 50Suo iumento sibi malum accersereTo fetch trouble for oneself on one's own beast
I i 51Suo sibi hunc iugulo gladio, suo teloI am cutting his throat with his own sword, with his own weapon
I i 52Indicit in foveam quam fecitHe fell into the pit which he had made
I i 53Suo ipsius laqueo captus estHe was caught in his own noose
I i 54Hanc technam in teipsum struxistiYou constructed this device against yourself
I i 55Turdus ipse sibi malum cacatThe thrush's droppings are its own harm
I i 56Ipse sibi mali fontem reperitHe himself discovered the source of his woe
I i 57Capra gladiumThe goat (found) the sword
I i 58Cornix scorpiumThe crow (caught) the scorpion
I i 59Calidum prandium comedistiYou have eaten a hot dinner
I i 60Irritare crabronesTo stir up hornets
I i 61Leonem stimulasYou are goading the lion
I i 62Malum bene conditum ne moverisDo not disturb a well-surpressed evil
I i 63Octipedem excitasYou are waking up Eight-feet
I i 64Movere CamarinamTo move Camarina
I i 65Anagyrum commovesYou are moving Anagyrus
I i 66Capra contra sese cornuaThe goat (turns) its own horns against itself
I i 67Atlas coelumAtlas (supported) the sky
I i 68Deus ex improviso apparensUnexpected appearance of a god
I i 69Homo homini deusMan is a god to man
I i 70Homo homini lupusMan is a wolf to man
I i 71Coturnix HerculemA quail saved Hercules
I i 72Genius malusAn evil genius
I i 73Dextro Hercule, aut amico HerculeWith Hercules at my side, or Hercules being my friend
I i 74Diis hominibusque plaudentibusWith the applause of gods and men
I i 75Bonis avibus, malis avibusWith good or bad auspices (birds)
I i 76Noctua volatThe owl flies
I i 77Quarta luna natiBorn on the fourth day of the new moon
I i 78Albae gallinae filiusA son of the white hen
I i 79Laureum baculum gestoI bear the staff of bay
I i 80Graviora Sambico patiturHe suffers worse tortures than Sambicus
I i 81Foenum habet in cornuHe has hay on his horn
I i 82Cornutam bestiam petisYou attack a horned beast
I i 83Dionysius CorinthiDionysius in Corinth
I i 84In me haec cudetur fabaThese beans will be pounded on me
I i 85Tute hoc intristi, omne tibi exedundum estYou made this dish and you must eat it all up
I i 86Faber compedes quas fecit, ipse gestetLet the smith who made the fetters wear them
I i 87Ipsi testudines edite, qui cepistisEat the turtles you caught yourselves
I i 88Aderit Temessaeus geniusThe Temessaean spirit will be there
I i 89Termeria malaTermerian evils
I i 90Neoptolemi vindictaThe revenge of Neoptolemus
I i 91Servire scenaeTo be a slave to your theatre
I i 92Uti foroTo take the market as you find it
I i 93Polypi mentem obtineAdopt the outlook of a polyp
I i 94Cothurno versatiliorAs versatile as a buskin
I i 95Magis varius quam hydraAs variable as the hydra
I i 96Gygis anulusThe ring of Gyges
I i 97Virgula divinaThe magic wand
I i 98Stultus stulta loquiturFools in their folly speak
I i 99Scindere penulamTo tear the cloak
I i 100Oculis magis habenda fides, quam auribusBetter trust eyes than ears

Centuria ii

I ii 1Diomedis et Glauci permutatioExchange between Diomede and Glaucus
I ii 2Multae regum aures atque oculiMany are the eyes and ears of kings
I ii 3Longae regum manusKings have long hands
I ii 4Clavum clavo pellereTo drive out one nail by another
I ii 5Malo nodo malus quaerendus cuneusA hard wedge must be sought for a hard knot
I ii 6Malum malo medicariTo heal one evil with another
I ii 7Morbum morbo addereTo add sickness to sickness
I ii 8Ignem igni ne addasDo no add fire to fire
I ii 9Oleum camino addereTo pour oil on the fire
I ii 10Oleo incendium restinguereTo quench fire with oil
I ii 11Ululas AthenasOwl to Athens
I ii 12Memorem mones, doctum doces, et similiaYou are reminding the mindful, teaching the taught, etc
I ii 13Si crebro iacias, aliud alias iecerisIf you throw often, you'll throw this way and then that
I ii 14Malum consiliumBad advice
I ii 15Suum cuique pulchrumWhat is one's own is beautiful
I ii 16Patriae fumus igni alieno luculentiorThe smoke of home, brighter than others' fire
I ii 17Viva voxThe living word
I ii 18Muti magistriSilent teachers
I ii 19Frons occipitio priorForehead before occiput
I ii 20Aequalis aequalem delectatEveryone loves his own age
I ii 21Simile gaudet similiLike rejoices in like
I ii 22Semper similem ducit deus ad similemGod always leads like to like
I ii 23Semper graculus adsidet graculoJackdaw always sits by jackdaw
I ii 24Cicada cicadae cara, formicae formicaCicada loves cicada, ant is dear to ant
I ii 25Figulus figulo invidet, faber fabroPotter envies potter and smith envies smith
I ii 26Cretensis CretensemCretan and Cretan
I ii 27Cretensis cum AeginetaA Cretan with a man of Aegina
I ii 28Vulpinari cum vulpeTo play the fox with the fox
I ii 29Cretiza cum CretensiTo play Cretan with a Cretan
I ii 30Cum Care CarizasYou are Carizing with a Carian
I ii 31Cretensis mareThe Cretan and the sea
I ii 32Ad umbilicum ducereTo bring to the scroll's end
I ii 33Summum fastigium imponereTo put on the coping-stone
I ii 34Summam manum addereTo add the final touch
I ii 35Supremum fabulae actum addereTo add a last act to the play
I ii 36Catastrophe fabulaeThe dénouement of the play
I ii 37A capite usque ad calcemFrom head to heel
I ii 38Cursu lampada tradoI hand on the torch in the race
I ii 39Principium dimidium totiusWell begun is half done
I ii 40Satius est initiis mederi quam finiDoctoring is better first than last
I ii 41Serere ne dubitesDo not hesitate to plant
I ii 42Talaria induereTo put wings on one's feet
I ii 43Tricae; apinaeStuff and nonsense
I ii 44Corycaeus auscultavitA Corycaean was listening
I ii 45Fortes fortuna adiuvatFortune favours the brave
I ii 46Currentem incitareTo cheer on the runner
I ii 47Calcar addere currentiTo spur on the running horse
I ii 48In trivio sumI am at the crossroads
I ii 49Bis ac ter, quod pulchrum estBeauty bears repeating twice and thrice
I ii 50Fratrum inter se irae sunt acerbissimaeThe bitterest quarrels are between brothers
I ii 51Taurum tollet, qui vitulum sustuleritHe may bear a bull that hath borne a calf
I ii 52Vivorum oportet meminisseOne should remember the living
I ii 53Cum larvis luctariTo wrestle with ghosts
I ii 54Iugulare mortuosTo cut a dead man's throat
I ii 55Cygnea cantioSwan-song
I ii 56Nestorea eloquentiaThe eloquence of Nestor
I ii 57Lepos Atticus, Eloquentia AtticaAttic wit, Attic eloquence
I ii 58Mandrabuli more res succeditThings go to Mandraboulos' fashion
I ii 59Mature fias senexBe old early
I ii 60Senis doctorA teacher of the old
I ii 61Senis mutare linguamTo teach an old man a new language
I ii 62Cascus cascam ducitAn old man takes an old bride
I ii 63Dis dia pasonDouble diapason
I ii 64Ubi timor, ibi et prudorWhere there is fear, there is modesty
I ii 65Foras Cares, non amplius anthisteriaOut you go, slaves, the festival's over
I ii 66Fures clamoremThieves fear a noise
I ii 67Funiculum fugiunt miniatumThey flee from the reddened cord
I ii 68Fortuniatur Strobilis CarciniLuckier than the Strobili of Carcinus
I ii 69Festo die si quid prodegerisWasteful in holiday time
I ii 70Feles tartessiaA Tartessian cat
I ii 71Ferre iugumTo bear the yoke
I ii 72Feli crocotonA party-frock for the cat
I ii 73Mustelam habesYou have a weasel in your house
I ii 74Fastuosis MaximusHaughty Maximus
I ii 75E multis paleis paulum fructus collegiFrom a lot of chaff I got little grain
I ii 76Portet remum ducere qui didicitThe man who has learned to row should take the oar
I ii 77Ex ipso bove lora sumereTo make the leash from the bull's own hide
I ii 78Ex uno omnia spectaFrom one learn all
I ii 79Ex adspectu nascitur amorLove comes by looking
I ii 80E sublimi me deridesYou are mocking me from your lofty heigth
I ii 81Extra lutum pedes habesYou have your feet out of the mire
I ii 82Ex umbra in solemOut of the shadow into sunlight
I ii 83Excubias agere in NaupactoTo keep watch in Naupactus
I ii 84Devotionis templumTemple of cursing
I ii 85Expertes invidentiae Musarum foresThe doors of the muses are free from envy
I ii 86EurybatizareTo play Eurybatus
I ii 87Faciunt et sphaceli immunitatemAches and pains too give exemption
I ii 88Et meum telum cuspidem habet acuminatamMy weapon too has a sharpened point
I ii 89Ignavi vertitur colorThe coward changes color
I ii 90Ad consilium ne accesseris antequam vocerisCome not to counsel before you are called
I ii 91Jucundissima navigatio iuxta terram, ambulatio iuxta mareThe most delightful sailing is by the land, and walking by the sea
I ii 92Cupidinum crumena porri folio vincta estThe purse of desire is fastened with a leaf of leek
I ii 93Quem Fortuna pinxeritBlack-listed by Fortune
I ii 94Qui mori nolit ante tempusUnwilling to die before his time
I ii 95Barba tenus sapientesBearded, therefore wise
I ii 96Inter lapides pugnabant, mec lapidem tollere poterantThey fought among stones but could not pick one up
I ii 97In alio mundoIn another world
I ii 98Piscis repositusA fish put by
I ii 99Non est eiusdem et multa et opportuna dicereSpeaking much and speaking well are not the same thing
I ii 100Psaphonis avesPsapho's birds

Centuria iii

I iii 1Aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportereOne ought to be born a king or a fool
I iii 2Minutula pluvia imbrem paritA tiny rain gives birth to a rainstorm
I iii 3Citra vinum timulentiaIntoxication without wine
I iii 4Palmam ferreTo bear the palm
I iii 5Relinque quippiam et MedisLeave something for the Medes too
I iii 6Deorum manusHands of the Gods
I iii 7Quot homines, tot setentiaeSo many men, so many opinions
I iii 8Eum ausculta, cui quatuor sunt auresListen to him who has four ears
I iii 9Semper feliciter cadunt Iovis taxilliThe dice always fall out well for Jove
I iii 10Thessalorum commentumA trick of the Thessalians
I iii 11Thessalorum alaeThe wings of the Thessalians
I iii 12Thessala mulierA Thessalian woman
I iii 13In sinu gaudereTo rejoice in one's own bosom
I iii 14Feras non culpes, quod vitari non potestWhat can't be cured, must be endured
I iii 15Sursum versus sacrorum fluminum feruntur fontesThe springs of the sacred rivers flow backwards
I iii 16Ad felicem inflectere parietemTo lean to the lucky side
I iii 17Amico amicusA friend to his friend
I iii 18Muneribus vel dii capiunturEven the gods are won over by gifts
I iii 19Manum de tabulaHands off the picture
I iii 20Emere malo quam rogareI would rather buy than beg
I iii 21Manum non veterim. Digitum non porrexerimI would not turn a hand. I would not raise a finger
I iii 22Semper Leontini iuxta poculaAlways at their cups, the Leontini
I iii 23Cestreus ieiunatThe grey mullet is fasting
I iii 24Ubi amici, ibi opesWhere there are friends, there is wealth
I iii 25Terra volatThe earth flies
I iii 26Ilias malorumAn Iliad of troubles
I iii 27Lerna malorumA Lerna of troubles
I iii 28Mare malorumA sea of troubles
I iii 29Mare bonorumA sea of good things
I iii 30Thesaurus malorumA store of evils
I iii 31Acervus bonorumA heap of good things
I iii 32Bonorum myrmeciaAn ant-hill of good things
I iii 33Dathos bonorumA Dathos of good things
I iii 34Thasos bonorumA Thasos of good things
I iii 35Hostium munera, non muneraGifts of enemies are no gifts
I iii 36Davus sum, non OedipusI am Davus, not Oedipus
I iii 37Finem vitae spectaLook to the end of life
I iii 38Posterioribus melioribusBetter luck next time
I iii 39Actum estAll is over
I iii 40Rem factum habereTo consider a thing done
I iii 41Fumos vendereTo sell smoke
I iii 42Columen familiaeA pillar of the household
I iii 43Ancora domusThe anchor of the house
I iii 44Nullus sumI am nothing
I iii 45Nolens volensWilly-nilly
I iii 46Contra stimulum calcesYou are kicking against the goad
I iii 47In aurem dicereTo speak in the ear
I iii 48Nec obolum habet, unde restim ematHe hasn't a farthing left to buy himself a rope
I iii 49Hinnulus leonemA fawn against a lion
I iii 50Iungere vulpesTo yoke foxes
I iii 51Mulgere hircumTo milk a he-goat
I iii 52De asini umbraAbout an ass's shadow
I iii 53De lana caprinaAbout goat's wool
I iii 54De fumo disceptareTo dispute about smoke
I iii 55Talpa caeciorAs blind as a mole
I iii 56Caecior leberideAs blind as a sloughed skin
I iii 57Tiresia caeciorAs blind as Tiresias
I iii 58Hypsea caeciorAs blind as Hypsea
I iii 59Sine sacris haereditasInheritance without rites
I iii 60Inter caesa et porrectaBetween the slaying and the offering
I iii 61Pensum persolvereTo complete one's task
I iii 62Ne per somnium quidemNot even in a dream
I iii 63Per nebulam, per caliginem, per somniumThrough cloud, through darkness, as in a dream
I iii 64De asini prospectuAbout the ass that poked its head in
I iii 65Suo ipsius indicio periit sorexThe shrew-mouse gave itself away
I iii 66Induitis me leonis exuviumYou are dressing me up in the lionskin
I iii 67Midas auriculas asiniMidas has ass's ears
I iii 68Hinc illae lachrymaeHence those tears
I iii 69Haec HelenaThis is the Helen
I iii 70Ebur atramento candefacereTo whiten ivory with ink
I iii 71Sincerum vas incustrareTo daub a sound vessel
I iii 72Pulchrorum etiam autumnus pulcher estEven the autumn of beauty is beautiful
I iii 73Magnorum fluminem navigabiles fontesGreat rivers have navigable springs
I iii 74Generosioris arboris statim planta cum fructu estThe slip of a noble tree bears fruit at once
I iii 75Cornicum oculos configereTo pierce crows' eyes
I iii 76Gladiatorio animoWith a gladiator's spirit
I iii 77Frusto panisFor a crust of bread
I iii 78Quem mater amictum dedit observareTo keep to the clothes one's mother gave one
I iii 79Quid distent aera lupinisWhat a difference between bronze coins and lupins!
I iii 80Me mortuo terra misceatur incendioWhen I am dead the earth can burn up
I iii 81Mare coelo miscereTo mingle sea and sky
I iii 82Miscebis sacra profanisYou will mix sacred and profane
I iii 83Susque dequeNeither here nor there
I iii 84Ultro citroqueTo and fro
I iii 85Sursum ac deorsumUp and down
I iii 86Omnium horarum homoA man for all hours
I iii 87Pecuniae obediunt omniaEverything bows to money
I iii 88Veritatis simplex oratioThe plain speech of truth
I iii 89Tunica pallio propior estThe tunic is nearer than the cloak
I iii 90Genu sura propiusThe knee is closer than the calf
I iii 91Omnes sibi melius esse malunt, quam alteriEveryone wants things to go better for himself than for others
I iii 92ΦίλαυτοιSelf-lovers
I iii 93Extra telorum iactumOut of range
I iii 94Post principiaBehind the front rank
I iii 95Procul a pedibus equinisFar from the horses' hooves
I iii 96Porro a Iove atque fulmineAway from Jove and from the thunderbolt
I iii 97Septem convivium, novem conviciumSeven make a feast, nine make a fray
I iii 98De gradu deiicereTo upset, disconcert
I iii 99Post mala prudentiorSadder and wiser
I iii 100Ex ovo prodiitHe came out of an egg

Centuria iv

I iv 1Non est cuiuslibet Corinthum appellereIt is not given to everyone to land at Corinth
I iv 2Satis quercusAcorns have had their day
I iv 3Fenestram aperire, et similes metaphoraeTo open a window, and similar metaphors
I iv 4Ansam quaerere, et consimiles metaphoraeTo look for a handle, and similar metaphors
I iv 5Cyclopis donumThe gift of the Cyclops
I iv 6Tuis te pingam coloribusI'll paint you in your own colours
I iv 7Ornatus ex tuis virtutibusAdorned according to your virtues
I iv 8Domi MilesiaLeave (Milesian) luxury at home
I iv 9Mense maio nubunt malaeBad women marry in May
I iv 10Ovem lupo commisistiYou have handed the sheep over to the wolf
I iv 11Mustelae sevumSuet for the weasel
I iv 12Nullam hodie lineam duxiI haven't done a stroke today
I iv 13Neque natare, neque literasNeither swim nor read
I iv 14Mordere frenumTo bite on the bit
I iv 15Manibus pedibusqueWith hands and feet
I iv 16Omnibus nervisWith every sinew
I iv 17Velis equisqueWith sail and horse
I iv 18Remis velisqueWith oars and sails
I iv 19Navibus atque quadrigisWith ships and chariots
I iv 20Citis quadrigis; Iovis quadrigisWith swift chariots; with the chariots of Jove
I iv 21Equis albis praecedereTo lead the way with white horses
I iv 22Mordicus tenereTo hold fast with one's teeth
I iv 23Toto corpore, omnibus unguiculisWith the whole body, with all one's nails (claws)
I iv 24Noctes diesqueBy night and day
I iv 25Terra mariqueBy land and sea
I iv 26Toto pectoreWith the whole heart
I iv 27Molli brachio, levi brachioWith a gentle touch, a light touch
I iv 28Omni telorum genere oppugnareTo fight with every kind of weapon
I iv 29Cominus atque eminusAt close quarters and at long range
I iv 30Omnem movere lapidemTo leave no stone unturned
I iv 31Omnem rudentum movereTo move every rope
I iv 32Omnem iacere aleamTo cast all the dice
I iv 33Vela ventis permittereTo spread the sails to the wind
I iv 34Sub omni lapide scorpius dormitUnder every stone sleeps a scorpion
I iv 35Asinus ad lyramAn ass to the lyre
I iv 36Sus tubam audivitThe pig heard the trumpet
I iv 37Nihil graculo cum fidibusA jackdaw has no business with a lute
I iv 38Nihil cum amaracino suiA pig has nothing to do with marjoram
I iv 39Quid cani et balneo?What has a dog to do with a bath?
I iv 40Asinum sub freno currere docesYou teach a donkey to race with a bit
I iv 41Alienam metis messemYou are reaping another's harvest
I iv 42Penelopes telam retexereTo unravel Penelope's web
I iv 43Annosam arborem transplantareTo transplant an aged tree
I iv 44Arenam metirisYou are measuring the sands
I iv 45Undas numerasYou are counting the waves
I iv 46Surdo oppedereTo break wind in front of a deaf man
I iv 47Aranearum telas texereTo spin spiders' webs
I iv 48Laterem lavasYou are washing a brick
I iv 49Lapidem elixasYou are boiling a stone
I iv 50Aethiopem lavas; Aethiopem dealbasYou are washing, or whitening, an Ethiopian
I iv 51Arare littusTo plough the seashore
I iv 52Arenae mandas seminaYou are sowing seed in the sand
I iv 53In aqua sementem facisYou are sowing seed in the water
I iv 54In saxis seminasYou are sowing among rocks
I iv 55Ignem dissecareTo cleave fire
I iv 56In aqua scribisYou write in water
I iv 57In arena aedificasYou are building on the sand
I iv 58Ventos colisYou are tilling the winds
I iv 59Ferrum natare docesYou are teaching iron to swim
I iv 60Cribro aquam haurireTo draw water in a sieve
I iv 61Apud fimum odorum vaporem spargisYou are sprinkling scent on manure
I iv 62Oleum et operam perdidiI have wasted both oil and toil
I iv 63Reti ventos venarisYou are chasing the winds with a net
I iv 64Tranquillum aethera remigasYou are plying windless air
I iv 65Mortuum flagellasYou are flogging a dead body
I iv 66Ollam exornasYou are decorating a cooking-pot
I iv 67Ovum adglunitasYou are sticking an egg together
I iv 68Utrem caedisYou are beating a wine-skin
I iv 69Utrem vellisYou are plucking a wine-skin
I iv 70Actum agereTo reopen a closed subject
I iv 71Cotem alisYou are feeding a whetstone
I iv 72Hylam inclamasYou are calling for Hylas
I iv 73Inaniter aquam consumisYou are wasting water (time)
I iv 74In aere piscari, venari in mareTo fish in the air, to hunt in the sea
I iv 75Aquam e pumice postulasYou are asking for water out of a pumice stone
I iv 76Nudo vestimenta detrahereTo drag the clothes off a naked man
I iv 77Anthericum metereTo reap asphodel-stalks
I iv 78Ex arena funiculum nectisYou are twisting a rope of sand
I iv 79Ab asino lanamWool from a donkey
I iv 80Asinum tondesYou are shearing a donkey
I iv 81Lupi alas quaerisYou are looking for the wolf's wings
I iv 82Quae apud inferosThe things in Hades
I iv 83Contorquet piger funiculumThe sluggard twists the rope
I iv 84Littori loquerisYou are talking to the seashore
I iv 85Vento loquerisYou are talking to the wind
I iv 86Mortua verbo facitHe addresses the dead
I iv 87Surdo canis, surdo fabulam narrasYou are singing, or telling a story to the deaf
I iv 88Frustra canisYou sing in vain
I iv 89Lapidi loquerisYou are speaking to a stone
I iv 90Parieti loquerisYou are talking to the wall
I iv 91Nugas agereTo play the fool
I iv 92In coelum iacularisYou are shooting at heaven
I iv 93Delphinum cauda ligasYou are tying a dolphin by the tail
I iv 94Cauda tenes anguillamYou are holding an eel by the tail
I iv 95Folio ficulno tenes anguillamYou are holding an eel in a fig-leaf
I iv 96Medius tenerisYou are gripped by the middle
I iv 97Delphinum natare docesYou teach a dolphin to swim
I iv 98Aquilam volare docesYou teach an eagle to fly
I iv 99In eodem haesitas lutoYou are sticking in the same mud
I iv 100In aqua haeretHe is stuck in the water

Centuria v

I v 1Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labraThere's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
I v 2Inter os et offamBetween mouth and morsel
I v 3Ita fugias, ne praeter casamRun away, but not beyond the house
I v 4Evitata Charybdi in Scyllam indiciHaving escaped Charybdis I fell into Scylla
I v 5Fumum fugiens, in ignem indiciFleeing from the smoke I fell into the fire
I v 6Latum unguem, ac similes hyperbolae proverbialesA nail's breadth, and similar proverbial hyperbolae
I v 7Pedem ubi ponat non habetHe has no place to set his foot
I v 8Iterum eundem ad lapidem offendereTo stumble twice over the same stone
I v 9Eadem oberrare chordaTo strike the same wrong note
I v 10Non tam ovum ovo simileAs like as one egg to another
I v 11Non tam lac lacti simileAs like as milk to milk
I v 12Non tam aqua similis aquaeAs like as water to water
I v 13Quam apes apum similesAs like as bees to bees
I v 14Acanthia cicadaThe grasshopper of Acanthus
I v 15Eadem pensari trutinaTo be weighed on the same scales
I v 16Zonam perdiditHe's lost his belt
I v 17Cocta numerabimus extaWe shall count the entrails when cooked
I v 18Multa novit vulpes, verum echinus unum magnumThe fox knows many things, but the hedgehog one big thing
I v 19Simulare cupressumTo paint a cypress
I v 20Flamma fumo est proximaFire follows smoke
I v 21Ad restim res ediitIt all comes back to the rope
I v 22Paupertas sapientiam sortita estPoverty has drawn wisdom as her lot
I v 23Ollae amicitiaeCupboard love
I v 24Antiquiora diphtera loquerisYou are talking of things older than the diphthera
I v 25Auribus lupum teneoI hold the wolf by the ears
I v 26Necessarium malumA necessary evil
I v 27Non absque TheseoNot without Theseus
I v 28Sphaera per praecipitiumA ball runs downhill
I v 29Magis mutus quam piscesAs dumb as the fishes
I v 30Turture loquaciorAs garrulous as a turtle-dove
I v 31Rana SeriphiaA Seriphian frog
I v 32Alii sementem faciunt, alii metentSome sow, others will reap
I v 33Aliena iacisYou are making a bad throw
I v 34Aliam quercum excuteGo and shake another oak-tree
I v 35Nuces relinquereTo leave the nuts behind
I v 36Bis pueri senesOld men are children twice over
I v 37Sexagenarios de ponte deicereTo throw the sexagenarians off the bridge
I v 38Crambe bis posita morsTwice-served cabbage is dead
I v 39Ne Hercules quidem adversus duosNot even Hercules can take on two
I v 40Unus vir, nullus virOne man, no man
I v 41Asinus inter simiasA donkey among apes
I v 42Asinus inter apesA donkey among bees
I v 43Asinus in unguentoA donkey wearing perfume
I v 44Neque coelum neque terram attingitIt touches neither heaven nor earth
I v 45Nihil ad versumNothing to do with the verse
I v 46Nihil ad fidesNothing to do with the lyre
I v 47Formica camelusAnt or camel
I v 48Os sublinereTo smear someone's face
I v 49Dare verbaTo give empty words
I v 50Addere manumTo make sport of someone
I v 51Circumtondere comamTo cut the hair all round
I v 52Fucum facereTo play a trick
I v 53Album calculum addere, et similes figuraeTo add a white stone, and similar metaphors
I v 54Creta notare, carbon notareTo mark with chalk, with coal
I v 55Calculum reducereTo take back a move (or counter)
I v 56Theta praefigereTo prefix a theta
I v 57Stellis signare. Obelo notareTo mark with stars. To brand with an obelus
I v 58Notari ungui et similiaTo be marked with the finger-nail, etc
I v 59Stilum vertereTo reverse the pen
I v 60Omne tulit punctum; Omnium calculisHe obtained every point; With everyone's votes
I v 61Cumani sero sapiuntThe people of Cumae learn wisdom late
I v 62Mala attrahens ad sese, ut caecias nubesAttracting trouble as the north-easter draws clouds
I v 63Oleum in auricula ferreTo carry oil in the ear
I v 64Quid si coelum ruat?What if the sky should fall?
I v 65Umbram suam metuereTo be afraid of one's own shadow
I v 66Vel muscas metuit praetervolitantesHe is afraid of the very flies fluttering past
I v 67Funem abrumpere nimium tendendoTo stretch the rope till it breaks
I v 68In matellam immeiereTo make water in a chamber-pot
I v 69Risus ionicusAn Ionian laugh
I v 70Risus MegaricusA Megarian laugh
I v 71Risus ChiusThe laugh of Chios
I v 72Quicquid in buccam veneritWhatever came into his mouth
I v 73Quicquid in linguam veneritWhatever may come on the tongue
I v 74Momo satisfacere, et similiaTo satisfy Momus, and the like
I v 75Coelo ac terrae loquiTo call on heaven and earth
I v 76In portu impingereTo be shipwrecked in the harbour
I v 77In limine deficere aut offendereTo fail or stumble on the threshold
I v 78Cantherius in portaThe gelding at the gate
I v 79Citra pulveremWithout dust
I v 80Deserta causaCase undefended
I v 81Citra arationem citraque sementemWithout ploughing and without sowing
I v 82Dormienti rete trahitThe sleeper's net makes a catch
I v 83Cum mula pepereritWhen the mule foals
I v 84Ad Graecas calendasAt the Greek calends
I v 85Acessaei lunaThe moon of Acessaeus
I v 86Ubi per Harma fulguraritWhen lightning strikes through Harma
I v 87Lydius lapis, sive Heraclius lapisThe Lydian, or Heraclian, stone
I v 88Amussis albaAn unmarked rule
I v 89Eadem per eademOver and over again
I v 90Ad amussimBy rule
I v 91Ad unguemTo the finger-nail
I v 92Incudi reddereTo put back on the anvil
I v 93Lesbia regulaBy the Lesbian rule
I v 94Indignus qui illi matellam porrigatUnworthy to hold out a chamber-pot to him
I v 95Scopae dissolutae; Scopas dissolvereLoose broom-twigs; To untie a broom
I v 96Apertis tibiisUsing all the holes (With all the stops out)
I v 97Quid opus erat longis canere tibiis?What need was there to play on the long pipes?
I v 98Utinam mihi contingantea, quae sunt inter Corinthum et SicyonemIf only I had what lies between Corinth and Sicyon!
I v 99Deum esse. Deum facereTo be a god. To make a god of someone
I v 100In coelo esseTo be in heaven

Centuria vi

I vi 1Saepe etiam est olitor valde opportuna locutusEven a gardner oft speaks to the point
I vi 2Copiae cornuA horn of plenty
I vi 3Lac gallinaceumHen's milk
I vi 4Non omnibus dormioI'm not asleep to everyone
I vi 5Sardi venalesSardinians for sale
I vi 6Dasypus carnes desideratA hairyfoot hungry for meat
I vi 7Tute lepus es et pulpamentum quaerisA hare thyself, and goest in quest of game?
I vi 8Pari iugoMatched in double harness
I vi 9Uno fasce complectiTo bundle together
I vi 10Salem et mensam ne praetereasTransgress not salt and trencher
I vi 11Baceli similisLike Bacelus
I vi 12BatalusBatalus
I vi 13Bene plaustrum perculitHe gave the cart a good shove downhill
I vi 14In care periculumRisk it on a Carian
I vi 15In dolio figularem artem discereTo learn the potter's art on a big jar
I vi 16Ne sutor ultra crepidamLet the cobbler stick to his last
I vi 17Dii facientes adiuvantThe gods help those who help themselves
I vi 18Cum Minerva manum quoque moveInvoke Minerva, but use your own strength too
I vi 19Nostro MarteBy our own prowess
I vi 20Nequicquam sapit, qui sibi non sapitHe's wise in vain that's not wise for himself
I vi 21Cantherium in fossaDonkey in a ditch
I vi 22Tantali talentaThe talents of Tantalus
I vi 23Pelopis talentaThe talents of Pelops
I vi 24Midae divitiaeThe riches of Midas
I vi 25Non omnino temere est, quod vulgo dictitantWhat is in every man's mouth is not spoken wholly without cause
I vi 26Domum cum facis, ne relinquas impolitamWhen you make your house, leave it not unplaned
I vi 27Ne a chytropode cibum nondum sacrificatum rapiasSnatch not food as yet unblest out of the dish
I vi 28Haec potiorThis is sovereign
I vi 29Delius natatorA delian diver
I vi 30Dicendo dicere discuntBy speaking men learn how to speak
I vi 31Multi boniqueMany good men and true
I vi 32Heroum filii noxaeGreat men have trouble from their children
I vi 33Nunquam ex malo patre bonus filiusNever good son from bad father
I vi 34Alio relinquente fluctu alius excepitOne wave left me and another caught me up
I vi 35Duobus pedibus fugereTo put your best foot first
I vi 36Quis aberret a janua?Who could miss the gate?
I vi 37Salsuginosa viciniaA brackish neighbourhood
I vi 38Ad fractam canisYou sing to a broken string
I vi 39Utre territasYou terrify with a wineskin
I vi 40Leonem larva terresYou terrify a lion with a mask
I vi 41Principatus ScyriusSovereignty in Scyros
I vi 42Post Lesbium cantoremBut second fiddle to a Lesbian
I vi 43CallipidesCallipides
I vi 44BalneatorA bathman
I vi 45Bacchae moreLike a Bacchant
I vi 46A lasso rixa quaeriturWeariness loves a wrangle
I vi 47Gladiator in arena consilium capitA gladiator plans his fight in the ring
I vi 48Inelegantior LibethriisAs rude as any Libethrian
I vi 49Domesticum thesaurum calumniariTo speak ill of one's own good things
I vi 50Qualis vir, talis oratioAs the man is, so is his talk
I vi 51Ἡ ψελλὴ οὐ πιττεύειThe girl who stammers doesn't b-b-believe
I vi 52Nostris ipsorum alis capimurWe are shot with our own feathers
I vi 53Bonae fortunae, or Boni geniiHere's to good luck, or A blessing on it!
I vi 54Ad aquam malusA rascal at the water
I vi 55Phocencium exsecratioPhocaean imprecations
I vi 56Sybaritica oratioThe language of Sybaris
I vi 57A linea incipereTo start from scratch
I vi 58A carceribusFrom the start
I vi 59Nova hirundoThe first swallow
I vi 60Jovis et regis cerebrumJove's brain and the king's
I vi 61Non movenda movesYou move what should not be moved
I vi 62Neque mel neque apesNo bees, no honey
I vi 63Tussis pro crepituA cough for a fart
I vi 64Cornicibus vivaciorAs long-lived as the crows
I vi 65Tithoni senectaThe old age of Tithonius
I vi 66Nestorea senectaAs old as Nestor
I vi 67Ultra pensum vivitHe outlives his allotted span
I vi 68Facile, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotius damusGood counsel to the sick is cheap enough, when we ourselves are well
I vi 69Quae supra nos, nihil ad nosThe things that are above us are nothing to us
I vi 70Notum lippis ac tonsoribusKnown to blear-eyed men and barbers
I vi 71Optat ephippia bos, piger optat arare caballusThe ox would wear the trappings and the lazy nag would plough
I vi 72Fertilior seges est alieno in arvoThe crop is heavier in another man's field
I vi 73Fecem bibat, qui vinum bibitHe must drink the dregs that drank the wine
I vi 74Croeso, Crasso ditiorAs rich as Croesus or Crassus
I vi 75Pactoli opesThe wealth of Pactolus
I vi 76Iro, Codro pauperiorAs poor as Irus or Codrus
I vi 77Mysorum postremusLowest of the Mysians
I vi 78Mysorum ultimus navigatThe last of the Mysians on a voyage
I vi 79Tangere ulcusTo touch on a sore place
I vi 80Refricare cicatricemTo rub up a sore
I vi 81Odorari, et similes aliquot metaphoraeScenting out, and sundry metaphors of this kind
I vi 82Mihi istic nec seritur nec metiturThe sowing and reaping there are none of mine
I vi 83Ab ipso lareBegin at home
I vi 84Propria vineta caedereTo cut down one's own vineyards
I vi 85Aedibus in nostris quae prava aut recta gerunturThe good or ill that's wrought in our own halls
I vi 86In se descendereTo venture down into oneself
I vi 87Tecum habitaTo be your own lodger
I vi 88Messe tenus propria viveLive up to your own harvest
I vi 89Tuo te pede metireMeasure yourself by your own foot
I vi 90Non videmus manticae quod in tergo estWe see not what is in the wallet behind
I vi 91Festucam ex alterius oculo ejicereTo cast a mote out of another man's eye
I vi 92Intra tuam pelliculam te contineKeep inside your own skin
I vi 93Pennas nido maiores extendereTo spread wings greater than the nest
I vi 94In tuum ipsius sinum inspueSpit into your own bossom
I vi 95Nosce teipsumKnow thyself
I vi 96Ne quid nimisNothing to excess
I vi 97Sponde, noxa praesto estStand surety, and ruin is at hand
I vi 98Novit quid album, quid nigrumHe knows white from black
I vi 99Albus an ater sis, nescioI know not whether you are dark or fair
I vi 100Non novit natosHe does not know that they exist

Centuria vii

I vii 1Odi memorem compotoremI hate a pot-companion with a good memory
I vii 2Duabus sedere sellisTo sit on two stools
I vii 3Duos parietes de eadem dealbare fideliaTo whitewash two walls out of the same bucket
I vii 4Unica filia duos parare generosTo make two sons-in-law of one daughter
I vii 5Nescis quid serus vesper vehatWho knows what evening in the end will bring?
I vii 6Multi thyrsigeri, pauci bacchiMany feel the wand, few feel the god
I vii 7Non omnes qui habent citharam sunt citharoediNot all that hold the lyre can play it
I vii 8Plures thriobolos, paucos est cernere vatesMany the casters of lots, but few can you find that are prophets
I vii 9Multi qui boves stimulent, pauci aratoresFew men can plough, though many ply the goad
I vii 10Simia in purpuraAn ape in purple
I vii 11Simia simia est, etiamsi aurea gestet insigniaAn ape is an ape, though clad in gold
I vii 12Asinus apud CumanosAn ass at Cumae
I vii 13Ira omnium tardissime senescitResentment is the last thing to grow old
I vii 14Si vultur est, cadaver exspectaIf you're a vulture, wait for your carcase
I vii 15Corvum delusit hiantemHe's tricked the gaping crow
I vii 16CornicariTo croak
I vii 17In vino veritasWine speaks the truth
I vii 18Bos in linguaAn ox on the tongue
I vii 19Argentanginam patiturHe has the silver-quinsy
I vii 20Equus me portat, alit rexA horse to carry me, a king to feed me
I vii 21Etiam corchorus inter oleraBlue pimpernel too is a vegetable
I vii 22Graculus inter MusasA jackdaw among the Muses
I vii 23In lente unguentumPerfume on the lentils
I vii 24Anulus aureus in naribus suisA gold ring in a pig's snout
I vii 25In eburnea vagina plumbeus gladiusA leaden sword in an ivory sheath
I vii 26Omnia octoAll eights
I vii 27Omnia idem pulvisAll is the same dust
I vii 28Plaustrum bovem trahitThe cart before the horse
I vii 29Ab equis ad asinosFrom horses to asses
I vii 30Ab asinis ad boves transcendereTo rise from asses to oxen
I vii 31AAb asino delapsusFallen off the donkey
I vii 31BTelluris onusA burden on the earth
I vii 32Arabius tibicenAn Arabian piper
I vii 33Artem quaevis alit terraSkill fills your hand in every land
I vii 34Non eras in hoc alboYou were not on this roster
I vii 35Oleo tranquilliorAs smooth as oil
I vii 36Auricula infima molliorAs soft as the tip of the ear
I vii 37Apio mollior, aut mitiorAs soft, or as ripe, as a pear
I vii 38Spongia molliorAs soft as a sponge
I vii 39Felicibus sunt et trimestres liberiHow happy he who has a three-months' child
I vii 40Aurem vellereTo pluck by the ear
I vii 41Alter HerculesA second Hercules
I vii 42Bipedum nequissimusVilest of two-legged creatures
I vii 43AdamantinusAdamantine
I vii 44Ferreus, AheneusHard as iron, Tough as bronze
I vii 45Cornea fibraHeart-strings of horn
I vii 46Ajacis risusTo laugh like Ajax
I vii 47Canis vindictamA dog's revenge
I vii 48In tuo regnoIn your kingdom
I vii 49In tuo luco et fano est situmIt's put in your grove and shrine
I vii 50Intra suas praesepesSafe in his own fold
I vii 51In aere meo estHe is at my service
I vii 52A teneris unguiculisSince the time their nails were soft
I vii 53Ab incunabulisFrom the cradle
I vii 54Cum lacte nutricisWith our mother's milk
I vii 55Ante victoriam encomium canisYou triumph before the victory
I vii 56Omnes attrahens, ut magnis lapisAttracting all men, like the magnet stone
I vii 57In silvam ligna ferreTo carry wood to the forest
I vii 58Lumen soli mutuasYou lend light to the sun
I vii 59Fontes ipsi sitiuntThe springs themselves are thirsty
I vii 60Ipsa olera olla legitThe pot picks its own greens
I vii 61Oedipi imprecatioThe curse of Oedipus
I vii 62Efficimus pro nostris opibus moeniaWe build the walls we can afford
I vii 63Omnium rerum vicissitudo estAll things do change
I vii 64Jucunda vicisstudo rerumVariety's the spice of life
I vii 65Invitis canibus venariTo hunt with reluctant hounds
I vii 66Invitos boves plaustro inducereTo harness reluctant oxen to the cart
I vii 67Velocem tardus assequiturSlow catches up with fast
I vii 68Aquilam testudo vincitTortoise defeats eagle
I vii 69Intempestiva benevolentia nihil a simultate differtGoodwill untimely differs not from hate
I vii 70Nosce tempusConsider in due time
I vii 71Olet lucernamIt smells of the lamp
I vii 72Aristophanes et Cleanthis lucernaThe lamp of Aristophanes and Cleanthes
I vii 73De plaustro loquiWagon-language
I vii 74Plaustra conviciis onustaCartloads of abuse
I vii 75Tollat te qui non novitLet someone pull you out who doesn't know you
I vii 76Oppedere, et Oppedere contra tonitruaTo fart in someone's face, or To fart against the thunder
I vii 77In antro Trophonii vaticinatus estHe has consulted the oracle in Trophonius' cave
I vii 78Excubiarum causa canensSinging at his post
I vii 79Sale emptum mancipiumA slave not worth his salt
I vii 80Salis onus unde venerat, illuc abiitSalt to water whence it came
I vii 81Sales vehens dormisYou sleep on a cargo of salt
I vii 82Male parta male dilabunturIll gotten ill spent
I vii 83Qui se non habet, Samum habere postulatWho does not own himself would Samos own
I vii 84Occultae musices nullus respectusHidden music has no listeners
I vii 85FiculnusFig-wood
I vii 86Lupi illum priores videruntThe wolves have seen him first
I vii 87Quaecunque in somnio videnturWhat we see in a dream
I vii 88Bona PorsenaePorsena's property
I vii 89Leonina societasThe lion's share
I vii 90Ex tripodeStraight from the tripod
I vii 91Folium SibyllaeA leaf from the Sibyl's book
I vii 92Frater viro adsitLet a man's brother stand by him
I vii 93Ne temere AbydumNot rashly to Abydos
I vii 94Una hirundo non facit verOne swallow does not make summer
I vii 95Da mihi mutuum testimoniumLend me your evidence
I vii 96Mutuum muli scabuntOne mule scratches another
I vii 97Tradunt operas mutuasThey help each other out
I vii 98Senes mutuum fricantOld men rub another
I vii 99Fricantem refricaYou scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
I vii 100Ferrum ferro acuiturIron sharpeneth iron

Centuria viii

I viii 1Aequalem uxorem quaereSeek a wife of your own sort
I viii 2Ne my quidem facere audetHe does not even dare say mu
I viii 3Ne gry quidemNot a grunt
I viii 4Pili non facioI count it not worth a hair
I viii 5Nauci non facioI care not a mite
I viii 6Flocci non facio, aut Flocci facioI care not a wisp of wool, or, a wisp of wool and no more
I viii 7Huius non facioI make it not worth a snap of the fingers
I viii 8Vitiosa nuce non emamI would not buy it for a rotten walnut
I viii 9Ne teruncium quidem insumpsitHe did not spend a farthing
I viii 10Homo trioboliA three-ha'penny fellow
I viii 11Homo tressisA threepenny man
I viii 12Dignus piloWorth a hair
I viii 13Nec uno dignusNot worth a one
I viii 14Dignus obeliscoHe deserves an obelisk
I viii 15Aureus in Olympia statoYou shall be set up at Olympia in gold
I viii 16Quavis re dignusWorth everything
I viii 17Dignus Argivo clypeoWorthy of the shield at Argos
I viii 18Dignum propter quod vadimonium deseraturWorth breaking bail for
I viii 19In utravis dormire auremTo sleep sound on either ear
I viii 20In dexteram auremOn the right ear
I viii 21Porrectis dormire pedibusTo sleep a full stretch
I viii 22Naso suspendereTo turn up the nose
I viii 23Dignus quicum in tenebris micesA man with whom you could play morra in the dark
I viii 24Ex Jovis tabulas testisEvidence from Jove's own files
I viii 25Atticus testisAn Attic witness
I viii 26Attica fidesAthenian honesty
I viii 27Graeca fideOn Greek credit
I viii 28Punica fidesPunic faith
I viii 29Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentatHe bears a stone in one hand and offers a loaf in the other
I viii 30Ex eodem ore calidum et frigidum efflareOut of one mouth to blow hot and cold
I viii 31Oculatae manusHands with eyes in them
I viii 32Caeca dies, et Oculata diesA blind day, and A day with eyes
I viii 33Lentiscum mandereMunching mastic
I viii 34Unico digitulo scalpit caputHe scratches his head with a single finger
I viii 35Summo digito caput scalpereTo scratch one's head with the tip of one's finger
I viii 36Phryx plagis emendaturIt takes blows to mend a Phrygian
I viii 37Nihil sacri esYou're nothing sacred
I viii 38Nihil sanumRotten to the core
I viii 39Dionis gryDion's grunt
I viii 40Caecus caeco duxThe blind leading the blind
I viii 41Caeca speculatioA blind man's watch
I viii 42Sine cortice nabisYou shall swim without cork
I viii 43Ut possumus, quando ut volumus non licetAs best we can, since as we would we may not
I viii 44Atheniensium inconsulta temeritasThoughtless and headstrong like Athenians
I viii 45Ubi non sis qui fueris, non est cur velis vivereWhen you are not the man you were, why wish to go on living?
I viii 46Premere pollicem. Convertere pollicemThumbs down. Thumbs up
I viii 47Faciem perfricare. Frontis perfrictaeTo wipe off your blushes. To put a bold front on it
I viii 48Frontem exporrigere. Frontum contrahereTo smooth the forehead. To wrinkle the forehead
I viii 49Attollere supercilium, ponere superciliumTo raise the brows, to relax the brows
I viii 50ConnivereTo wink
I viii 51Bibe elleborumDrink hellebore
I viii 52Naviget AnticyrasLet him take ship for Anticyras
I viii 53Strychnum bibitHe has drunk strychnum
I viii 54Ede nasturtiumWhy can't you eat cress?
I viii 55Porcum immolaSacrifice a pig
I viii 56Multa Syrorum oleraSyria is not short of herbs
I viii 57Melle litus gladiusA sword smeared with honey
I viii 58Letale mulsumA deadly honey-brew
I viii 59Linum lino nectisYou join thread with thread
I viii 60Senesco semper multa addiscensAge comes upon me learning all the time
I viii 61Vita doliarisLife in a tub
I viii 62In diem vivere. Ex tempore vivereTo live from one day to the next. To live for the moment
I viii 63Vita macerataLiving softly
I viii 64Ipsa dies quandoque parens, quandoque novercaOne day's a stepmother and one's a mother
I viii 65Nunc pluit et claro nunc Jupiter aethere fulgetSo Jove now rains, now shines in cloudless sky
I viii 66Plus aloes quam melis habetMore aloes than honey in it
I viii 67Naves onustae conviciisShiploads of abuse
I viii 68Tollere cornuaTo lift one's horns
I viii 69Tollere cristasTo lift one's crest
I viii 70Animus in pedes deciditMy heart is in my boots
I viii 71Vespa cicadae obstrepensWasp buzzing against cricket
I viii 72Pica cum luscinia certat, epopa cum cygnisJay strives with nightingale, hoopoe with swans
I viii 73Pilos pro lanaBristles for wool
I viii 74Tibiam tubae comparasYou match flute against trumpet
I viii 75Cicadae apem comparasYou match a cricket against a bee
I viii 76Testudinem Pegaso comparasYou match a tortoise against Pegasus
I viii 77Aliter catuli longe olent, laiter suesDogs and hogs smell very different
I viii 78Ut sementem feceris, ita et metesAs you have sown, so also shall you reap
I viii 79Carica musaCarian music
I viii 80Attica musaThe Attic muse
I viii 81Eodem bibere poculoTo drink of the same cup
I viii 82In planiciem equumThe horse to the plain
I viii 83Acanthida vincit cornixThe raven sings sweeter than the finch
I viii 84Prius testudo leporem praeverteritEre that, the tortoise shall outrun the hare
I viii 85Cancros lepori comparasYou match crab against hare
I viii 86Terrae filiusA son of earth
I viii 87Ex quercubus sive saxis natiBorn of oaktrees or rocks
I viii 88Deorum cibusFood of the gods
I viii 89Tertius CatoA third Cato
I viii 90Sapientum octavusEighth of the Sages
I viii 91Bis dat qui cito datHe that gives quickly gives twice
I viii 92Honos alit artesHonours nourish arts
I viii 93Vel caeco appareatA blind man might see that
I viii 94Multis ictibus dejicitur quercusMany strokes fell great oaks
I viii 95Caudae pilos equinae paulatim vellereTo pull out the mare's tail slowly hair by hair
I viii 96Virum improbum vel mus mordeatEven a mouse will fasten its teeth in a rascal
I viii 97Vel capra mordeat nocentemEven a she-goat will bite a villain
I viii 98Litem movebit, si vel asinus canem momorderitHe will have the law on you, if an ass has so much as bitten his dog
I viii 99Litem parit lis, noxa item noxam paritQuarrel will quarrel breed, and hurt breed hurt
I viii 100Bonus dux bonum reddit comitemA good leader makes for good following

Centuria ix

I ix 1Amyclas perdidit silentiumSilence destroyed Amyclae
I ix 2Timidior es prospicienteYou are as frightened as the peeper
I ix 3Timidior PisandroAs big a coward as Pisander
I ix 4Diomeda necessitasTo have Diomede on your track
I ix 5Ad pristina praesepiaTo his old manger
I ix 6Alia vita, alia diaetaChange your life and change your style
I ix 7Per medium annulum traharis oportetYou might well be dragged through a ring
I ix 8Anus bacchaturThe hag's on the hop
I ix 9Anus hircissansA hag in heat
I ix 10Flere ad novercae tumulumTo weep at your stepmother's funeral
I ix 11Celerius elephanti pariuntElephants breed faster
I ix 12A mortuo tributum exigereTo exact tribute from the dead
I ix 13Larus parturitThe gull is about to lay
I ix 14Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus musThe mountains labour, forth will creep a mouse
I ix 15Aureos montes polliceriTo promise mountains of gold
I ix 16Ambabus manibus haurireTo take with both hands
I ix 17Uno oreWith one voice
I ix 18Aquilam noctuae comparasYou match eagle and owl
I ix 19Congregare cum leonibus vulpesTo group foxes with lions
I ix 20Aquila in nubibusAn eagle in the clouds
I ix 21Volantia sectariTo pursue a flying quarry
I ix 22Ibyci gruesThe cranes of Ibycus
I ix 23Veriora iis quae apud Sagram accideruntAs true as what happened at the Sagra
I ix 24Rudem accipere. Rude donareTo be given a wooden sword. To present with a wooden sword
I ix 25Mali corvi malum ovumAn ill crow lays an ill egg
I ix 26Ab impiis egressa est iniquitasWickedness proceedeth from the wicked
I ix 27Lemnium malumAs bad as Lemnos
I ix 28Cicadam ala corripuistiYou have taken a grasshopper by the wing
I ix 29Tenedia bipennisAn axe from Tenedos
I ix 30Thesaurus carbones erantThe treasure consisted of coals
I ix 31OctopedesEight-feet
I ix 32Satius est recurrere quam currere maleBetter run backwards than runn all awry
I ix 33Solus currens vicitHe was the only runner and he won
I ix 34Leonem ex unguibus aestimareTo know a lion by his claws
I ix 35Cauda de vulpe testaturThe fox is given away by his brush
I ix 36E fimbria de texto iudicoI judge the fabric from its border
I ix 37De gustu cognoscoI know by the taste
I ix 38Aethiopem ex vultu judicoI judge an Ethiopian by his face
I ix 39De fructu arborem cognoscoI know the tree by its fruit
I ix 40In tenebris saltareTo dance in the dark
I ix 41AreopagitaAn Areopagite
I ix 42Atticus aspectusThe Attic look
I ix 43Lari sacrificantThey sacrifice to the Lar
I ix 44Proterviam fecitHe has made a clean sweep
I ix 45Hic funis nihil attraxitThis line's caught nothing
I ix 46Semper tibi pendeat hamusKeep your hook in the water
I ix 47Dives aut iniquus est aut iniqui heresA rich man is either wicked himself or the heir of a wicked man
I ix 48Herculanes nodusA Hercules-knot
I ix 49Fuere qoundam strenui MilesiiThe Milesians were valiant in days of yore
I ix 50Fuimus TroesWe Trojans have ceased to be
I ix 51Pyraustae interitusThe death of a fire-worm
I ix 52Post festum venistiYou have come too late for the feast
I ix 53Merx ultronea putetGoods given away will soon decay
I ix 54Illotis pedibus ingrediTo enter with unwashed feet
I ix 55Illotis manibusWith unwashed hands
I ix 56Aquilae senectaAn eagle's old age
I ix 57Aquilae senecta, corydi iuventaAn old eagle is as good as a young lark
I ix 58Camelus vel scabiosa complurium asinorum gestat oneraEven a mangy camel bears the load of many donkeys
I ix 59Palinodiam canereTo sing a palinode
I ix 60Vertere vela. Funem reducereTo turn one's sails about. To pull in the rope
I ix 61Venia primum experientiLet a beginner off lightly
I ix 62Euripus homoMan's a Euripus
I ix 63Endymionis somnum dormisYou sleep Endymion's sleep
I ix 64Ultra Epimenidem dormisYou sleep longer than Epimenides
I ix 65Matura satio saepe decipit, sera semper mala estSow early and be often sorry, sow late and always lose
I ix 66Fames MeliaA Melian famine
I ix 67Saguntina famesFamine at Saguntum
I ix 68Famis campusFamine field
I ix 69Elephantum ex musca facisYou make of a fly an elephant
I ix 70Elephantum non capit muremThe elephant does not catch mice
I ix 71Aquila thripas aspiciensAn eagle confronted with a thrips
I ix 72De pilo pendet. De filo pendetIt hangs by a hair. It hangs by a thread
I ix 73Nil intra est oleam, nil extra est in duce duriOlive no kernel hath, nor nut no shell
I ix 74Jupiter orbusJupiter childless
I ix 75In mari aquam quaerisYou seek water in the sea
I ix 76Fluvius cum mari certasYou're only a river striving with the sea
I ix 77Balbus balbum rectius intelligitOne stammerer better understands another
I ix 78Herbam dareTo proffer grass
I ix 79Dare manusTo put one's hand up
I ix 80Ut canis e NiloLike a dog drinking out of the Nile
I ix 81Hastam abjicereTo throw away one's spear
I ix 82Arena cedereTo leave the arena
I ix 83In arenam descendereTo descend into the arena
I ix 84Austrum perculiI have belaboured the south wind
I ix 85De facie nosseTo know by sight
I ix 86Ne umbram quidem eius novitHe does not know even the shadow of it
I ix 87Nomine tantum notusKnown by name alone
I ix 88Prima facie. Prima fonteAt first sight. On the face of it
I ix 89Intus et in cuteInwardly and in the buff
I ix 90Domestice notusWell-known at home
I ix 91A limine salutareTo greet from the treshold
I ix 92Primoribus labiis degustareTo taste with the tip of one's tongue
I ix 93Summis labiisWith the tip of the lips
I ix 94Extremis digitis attingereTo touch with the fingertips
I ix 95Dimidium plus totoThe half is more than the whole
I ix 96Serpentis oculusA serpent's eye
I ix 97Ne moveto lineamMove not the line
I ix 98Eandem tundere incudemTo pound the same anvil
I ix 99Lacerat lacertum Largi mordax MemmiusMan-eating Memmius lacerates Largius' limbs
I ix 100Cicada vocaliorAs noisy as a cricket

Centuria x

I x 1ΑντιπελαργεῖνTo cherish in one's turn
I x 2Uno tenoreEven tenor
I x 3In quadrum regigereTo square up
I x 4De fece haurireTo drain the dregs
I x 5In laqueum inducereTo draw into the net
I x 6Boeotica susBoeotian pig
I x 7Impossibilia captasYou pursue the impossible
I x 8Cribo divinareTo divine by a sieve
I x 9Hydram secasYou cut off a hydra's heads
I x 10Ne ramenta quidem. Ne festuca quidemNot a splinter. Not even a straw
I x 11Sacrum sine fumoA smokeless sacrifice
I x 12Non est cura HippoclidiHippocleides doesn't care
I x 13Canis in praesepiDog in the manger
I x 14Captantes capti sumusWe were made prisoners as we prisoners made
I x 15In venatu periitThe hunt was her undoing
I x 16In laqueos lupusThe wolf's fallen into the trap
I x 17Annosa vulpes haud capitur laqueoAn old vixen is not caught in a trap
I x 18Vulpes haud corrumpitur muneribusA fox takes no bribes
I x 19Atticus in portumAn Athenian entering harbour
I x 20Capra ScyriaA Scyrian she-goat
I x 21Suspendio deligenda arborChoose your tree and hang yourself
I x 22Minervae felemMinerva against a cat
I x 23Versuram solvereTo pay by a switching-loan
I x 24Animam debetHe owes his own soul
I x 25Summum jus, summa injuriaExtreme right is extreme wrong
I x 26Ne ignifer quidem reliquus est factusNo one was left even to carry fire
I x 27Πανολεθρία i.e. internecionemRoot and branch
I x 28Thracium commentumA Thracian stratagem
I x 29Romanus sedendo vincitRome wins by sitting still
I x 30Scopum attingereTo hit the target
I x 31Simia non capitur laqueoNo monkey was ever caught in a trap
I x 32Largitio non habet fundumBounty has no bottom
I x 33Inexplebile doliumA great jar that cannot be filled
I x 34Cum adsit ursus, vestigia quaerisConfronted with the bear you go looking for his tracks
I x 35Boni ad bonorum convivia ultro acceduntGood men with good men dine, nor wait for an invitation
I x 36In puteo cum canibus pugnareTo fight with dogs in a well
I x 37Mihi ipsi balneum ministraboI'll fix my own bath
I x 38Vir fugiens haud moratur lyrae strepitumBut the man who runs away won't stop to hear the fiddler play
I x 39Caninum prandiumA dog's dinner
I x 40Vir fugiens et denuo pugnabitHe that fights and runs away may live to fight another day
I x 41Ex stipula cognoscereTo judge by the stubble
I x 42Eodem cubitoWith the same yardstick
I x 43Monstrari digitoTo be pointed out
I x 44Ne altero quidem pedeNot one foot
I x 45E diametro opposita. Diametro distansDiametrically opposite. Distant by a diameter
I x 46Audi quae ex animo dicunturListen to a man who speaks from the heart
I x 47Aut bibat aut abeatHe must either drink or quit
I x 48Domi conjecturam facereTo draw a home-grown conclusion
I x 49Domi habet. Domi nasciturHe has it at home. It's home-grown
I x 50Confringere tesseramTo break one's token
I x 51Frigidam aquam suffundereTo pour cold water
I x 52In senem ne quod collocaris beneficiumNever do a kindness to an old man
I x 53Stultus est qui patre caeso liberis pepercitHe's a fool who kills the father and spares the children
I x 54ΧρηστολόγοςFair-spoken
I x 55Pulchre dixit. Belle narrasFine words! A likely story!
I x 56Figuli opesA potter's wealth
I x 57Lepus dormiensA hare asleep
I x 58Sero Jupiter diphtheram inspexitJupiter was slow looking into his records
I x 59Aut mortuus est aut docet litterasHe must be either dead or teaching school
I x 60Oportet testudinis carnes aut edere aut non edereWhen you are offered turtle-meat, either eat or do not eat
I x 61Bonae leges ex malis moribus procreanturIll manners produce good laws
I x 62Bos alienus subinde foras prospectatA borrowed ox is always looking over the edge
I x 63Septimus bosThe seventh ox
I x 64Summis naribus olfacereTo smell with the tip of one's nose
I x 65Si meus ille stilus fuissetHad I held the pen
I x 66Indus elephantus haud curat culicemAn Indian elephant does not notice a gnat
I x 67Lutum luto purgareTo purge away mud with mud
I x 68Quocunque pedes ferentWherever your feet take you
I x 69Cyclopica vitaTo live like the Cyclops
I x 70Longe latequeFar and away
I x 71Similes habent labra lactucasLike lips like lettuce
I x 72Dignum patella operculumThe cover is worthy of such a cup
I x 73Si juxta claudum habites, subclaudicare discesIf you live next to a cripple, you will learn to limp
I x 74Corrumpunt mores bonos colloquia pravaEvil communications corrupt good manners
I x 75Annnus clibanumAnnus and the oven
I x 76Magistratus virum indicat'Tis the place that shows the man
I x 77Idem Accii quod TitiiAccius and Titius take alike
I x 78Muta personaA walk-on part
I x 79Caput sine linguaNo tongue in your head
I x 80Corpus sine pectoreBody without soul
I x 81Cerite cera dignusFit to be registered in Caere
I x 82Dii laneos habent pedesThe gods have feet of wool
I x 83Zenone moderatiorAs temperate as Zeno
I x 84Sylosontis chlamysSyloson's cloak
I x 85Opera Sylosontis ampla regioPlenty of room thanks to Syloson
I x 86Phalaridis imperiumTo rule like Phalaris
I x 87Manliana imperiaManlian orders
I x 88Complurium thriorum ego strepitum audiviI have heard the sound of many fig-leaves
I x 89Ne inter apia quidem suntThey are not even in the celery
I x 90Podex lotionem vincitThe arse beats all efforts to wash it
I x 91Conscientia mille testesConscience is a thousand witnesses
I x 92Mysorum praedaThe Mysians are fair game
I x 93Ultra septa transilireTo overleap the pit
I x 94Psyrice factaAs they do in Psyra
I x 95Bos CypriusA Cyprus ox
I x 96Cyprio bovi merendamLuncheon for a Cyprus ox
I x 97Equum habet SejanumHe must keep Sejus' horse
I x 98Aurum habet TolossanumHe has gold from Toulouse
I x 99Polypi caputAn octopus' head
I x 100Aestate penulam deterisYou wear out your greatcoat in summer

Chiliad II

Centuria i

II i 1Festina lenteMake haste slowly
II i 2PedetentimOne step at a time
II i 3Placide bosSlowly the ox
II i 4Tacito pedeWith silent foot
II i 5Cumini sectorA cummin-splitter
II i 6Ficos dividereTo split figs
II i 7Myconius calvusMyconian baldpate
II i 8Cum aqua fauces stranguletWhen water chokes you
II i 9Dimidio vitae nihil differunt felices ab infelicibusFor half their lives there is no difference between the happy and the unhappy
II i 10In eadem es naviYou are in the same boat
II i 11Qui arat olivetumHe who ploughs an olive-grove
II i 12Difficilia quae pulchraGood things are difficult
II i 13Colophonia ferocitasColophonian wantonnes
II i 14Nemini fidas, nisi cum quo prius modium salis absumpserisTrust no man, unless you have eaten a peck of salt with him first
II i 15Leporem non editHe has not eaten hare
II i 16Plena manuIn handfuls
II i 17Sine rivali diligereTo love without a rival
II i 18Pedibus trahereTo drag by the feet
II i 19Naribus trahereTo lead one by the nose
II i 20Barbarus ex trivioA barbarian from the roadside
II i 21Rara avisA rare bird
II i 22Succisiva operaOdds and ends of time
II i 23Compressis manibusWith folded hands
II i 24Ioca seriaqueGrave and gay
II i 25Ea tela texiturSuch is the web now woven
II i 26Multas amicitias silentium diremitMany's the friendship silence hath undone
II i 27Ad pileum vocareTo call one to his cap of liberty
II i 28Eiusdem Musae aemulusA suitor of the selfsame muse
II i 29Lolio victitantThey live on darnel
II i 30Intus canere. Aspendius citharoedusTo play privately to oneself. A lyre-player from Aspendus
II i 31In lapicidinasTo the quarries
II i 32Equi senectaA horse's old age
II i 33Si tibi amicum, nec mihi inimicumIf it's agreeable to you, it's not disagreeable to me
II i 34Rana gyrina sapientiorAs wise as a tadpole
II i 35In puteo constrictusCaught in a well
II i 36In easdem ansas venistiYou are caught in the same grip
II i 37Qui possim ab hoc epulo abesse?How could I be absent from this feast
II i 38Dulcis cubitusSweet elbow
II i 39Bos ad praesepeAn ox at the manger
II i 40Ne genu quidem flexoWithout even bending a knee
II i 41Quo properas, num ad ephebum?Whither away so fast? Not to see the young man?
II i 42Et puero perspicuum estEven a child can see it
II i 43Ne in Melampygum incidasMind you don't fall in with Blackbottom
II i 44Noctuinum ovumAn owl's egg
II i 45Amazonum cantilenaA song for the Amazons
II i 46Tantali hortiGardens of Tantalus
II i 47Res sacra consultorA counsellor is something sacred
II i 48Ante mysteria discedereTo leave before the mysteries
II i 49Ex uno multa facereTo make many things out of one
II i 50Jovis CorinthusCorinthus son of Jove
II i 51Testulae transmutatioThe turning of the potsherd
II i 52Alterum pedem in cymba Charontis habereTo have one foot in Charon's boat
II i 53Cavam Arabiam serereTo sow the hollows of Arabia
II i 54Lynceo perspicaciorMore clear-sighted than Lynceus
II i 55Quod in animo sobrii, id est in lingua ebriiWhat is in the heart of a sober man is in the mouth of the drunkard
II i 56Virgultea scaphula Aegaeum transmittereTo cross the Aegean in a wicker boat
II i 57Phoenice vivaciorLiving longer than the phoenix
II i 58Cum plurimum laboraverimus, eodem in statu sumusMuch hard work, and we're where we were
II i 59Aquam in mortario tundereTo beat water in a mortar
II i 60Gnomon et regulaSet-square and right rule
II i 61CaputThe head
II i 62SomniumA dream
II i 63Ne in tonstrinisNot even at the barber's
II i 64Numquid et Saul inter prophetas?Is Saul also among the prophets?
II i 65In foribus urceumThe water-jar on the doorstep
II i 66Haud quaquam difficile Atheniensem Athenis laudareTo praise an Athenian in Athens is no problem
II i 67Exigua res est ipsa justitiaJustice itself is nothing much
II i 68Occasione dumtaxat opus improbitatiRascals have all they need to save opportunity
II i 69Vel a mortuo tributum auferreTo exact tribute even from the dead
II i 70Pudor in oculisShame is in the eyes
II i 71Conciliant homines malaBad luck brings men together
II i 72Ama tanquam osurus, oderis tanquam amaturusLove as in time to come you should hate, and hate as you should in time to come love
II i 73Atticus advenaA new neighbour from Athens
II i 74Purpura juxta purpuram dijudicandaPurple should be judged against purple
II i 75Saturniae lemaeSaturnian rheums
II i 76Cucurbitas lippisYour eyes run pumpkins
II i 77Ollas lippereYour eyes run pots
II i 78Odium agresteRustic hatred
II i 79Megarenses neque tertii neque quartiThe Megarians are neither the third nor the fourth
II i 80Lepus pro carnibusA hare because of its meat
II i 81Carpathius leporemThe Carpathian and the hare
II i 82ΓρύζεινTo grumble
II i 83Nullum animal. Quod animal?No living creature. What living creature?
II i 84Ne musca quidemNot so much as a fly
II i 85Communis MercuriusShare Mercury
II i 86Ale luporum catulosKeep wolf-cubs
II i 87E dolio haurisYou draw from the cask
II i 88Una cum ipso canistroBasket and all
II i 89Prius locusta bovem parietSooner shall a grasshopper bring forth a cow
II i 90Per tenebras quae apud quercumBy the darkness around the oak
II i 91Concupivit assam farinamHe lost his heart to wheaten loaves
II i 92Battologia. LaconismusVain repetition. Spartan brevity
II i 93Batti silphiumBattus' silphium
II i 94Ne malorum meminerisRemember no wrongs
II i 95Mentam belli tempore neque serito neque editoNeither sow nor eat mint in time of war
II i 96Ad corvosOff with you to the crows
II i 97Mitte in aquamThrow him in the water
II i 98In beatamTo blessedness
II i 99Alabanda fortunatissimaAlabanda has all the luck
II i 100Rubo arefacto praefractiorHarsher than a dry bramble

Centuria v

II v 1Spartam nactus es, hanc ornaSparta is your portion; do your best for her
II v 2Contigit et malis venatioRascals are sometimes lucky in the hunt
II v 3Ire per extentum funemTo walk the tightrope
II v 4Annus estYears ago
II v 5Dies adimit aegritudinemTime tempers grief
II v 6Lucernam adhibes in meridieYou use a lantern at midday
II v 7Soli lumen inferreTo hold a candle to the sun
II v 8ZoiliZoilus and his like
II v 9Bona CilliconCillicon is doing well
II v 10Plumbeo jugulare gladioTo cut a man's throat with a leaden sword
II v 11Leonem radereTo shave a lion
II v 12Ne mihi Suffenus essemNot to be my own Suffenus
II v 13Siculus omphacizatA Sicilian picking unripe grapes
II v 14Anus simia sero quidemAn aged ape needs time
II v 15Secundo aestuWith a following tide
II v 16Secundis ventisWith a fair wind
II v 17Parni scaphulaParnis' skiff
II v 18Ne puero gladiumA sword in the hand of a child
II v 19Lindii sacrumA Lindian sacrifice
II v 20Megarensium lacrymaeMegarian tears
II v 21Ventus neque manere sinit neque navigareThis wind will let me neither stay nor sail
II v 22Vulpes non iterum capitur laqueoNo fox is caught twice in a trap
II v 23Abydena illatioInterruption, Abydos fashion
II v 24Mendici pero non impleturA beggar's satchel is never filled
II v 25Laconicae lunaeSpartan moons
II v 26Lucerna pinguior, et Lecytho pinguiorOilier than a lamp, and Sleeker than an oil-bottle
II v 27Ad mensuram aquam bibunt, citra mensuram offam comedentesThey drink water by measure and eat meat without measure
II v 28In toga saltantis personam inducereTo put a dancer on the stage wearing a toga
II v 29Inexploratus homoA man untried
II v 30Abronis vitaA life like Abron's
II v 31Inest et formicae et serpho bilisEven ant and gnat have their gall
II v 32Manum fingereTo mould by hand
II v 33Locrense pactumLocrian loyalty
II v 34Cassioticus nodusThe Cassius knot
II v 35Bonus cantor, bonus cupediarisA good fiddler or a good pastrycook, all's one
II v 36Ad amussim applica lapidem, non ad lapidem amussimGauge your stone against the ruler, not the ruler against the stone
II v 37Extra quaerere seseTo seek outside oneself
II v 38Aliorum medicus, ipse ulceribus scatesYou physic others, full of sores yourself
II v 39Tragice loquiTo use tragic language
II v 40Tragicum tueriTo have that tragic look
II v 41Lingua juravitMy tongue did swear it
II v 42Heri et nudius tertiusYesterday and the day before
II v 43Non pluet post noctem, qua sus agrestis pepereritThe wild sow's farrow will bring a fine morrow
II v 44Cum diis pugnareTo fight against the gods
II v 45Dorica musaThe Dorian muse
II v 46Ne supra pedem calceusLet not the shoe be too big for the foot
II v 47Ne a quovis ligno Mercurius fiatDo not make a Mercury out of any and every wood
II v 48Non sum ex istis heroibusI'm am not one of that class of heroes
II v 49Novi Simonem et Simon meI know Simon and Simon knows me
II v 50Ne nimium callidum hoc sit modoIt may be too cunning this way
II v 51Ne gladium tollas mulierWoman must never draw a sword
II v 52Nec sibi nec aliis utilisNo use to himself nor to others
II v 53Neque compluitur, neque sole aduriturNeither wet with the rain, nor scorched by the sun
II v 54Simiarum pulcherrima deformis estThe prettiest ape is hideous
II v 55Quaerens obsonium vestem perdidiSeeking a dinner, I have lost my coat
II v 56Citius elephantum sub ala celesSooner hide an elephant under your arm
II v 57Felix Corinthus, at ego sim TeneatesCorinth is a fine town, but Tenea for me
II v 58Asinus in paleasA donkey on the straw
II v 59Alia voce psittacus, alia coturnix loquiturParrot and quail speak with different voices
II v 60Calvus comatusA bald man with long hair
II v 61Primum Aegina pueros optimos alitOf old, Aegina bears the most noble sons
II v 62Irrisibilis lapisThe laughless rock
II v 63Agamemnonis hostiaAgamemnon's victim
II v 64Mactata hostia leniorGentler than a tested sacrifice
II v 65Exiguum malum, ingens bonumA small evil and a great good
II v 66Attici EleusiniaThe Athenians and their Eleusinia
II v 67Hermionis viceInstead of Hermion
II v 68Antronius asinusAn Antronian ass
II v 69Ventorum stationesWhere the wind lies
II v 70Venti campusA field for wind
II v 71Ubi cervi abjiciunt cornuaWhere the stags cast their horns
II v 72Verberare lapidemTo belabour a stone
II v 73Inescare hominesTo dangle the bait before men
II v 74Vorare hamumTo swallow the hook
II v 75Vulcanus tibi vaticinatus estYou have it from Vulcan's mouth
II v 76Cantilenam eandem canisYou sing the same song
II v 77Caligare in soleTo blink in the sunlight
II v 78Bos adversus seipsum pulverem movetThe ox raises the dust to its own harm
II v 79Tragicus rexA tragedy king
II v 80Contra retiarium ferulaA rod against a net-man
II v 81Mulier imperator et mulier milesA woman as commander-in-chief and women soldiers
II v 82Trutina justiusAs fair as a pair of scales
II v 83Sterilius agrippoMore barren than a wild-olive
II v 84Jovis suffragiumJupiter's vote
II v 85In nervum ireTo go to the bowstring
II v 86Ipse semet canitHe sings his own praises
II v 87Ipse dixitHe said himself
II v 88Te ipsum non alens canes alisYou keep hounds though you cannot keep yourself
II v 89Terrae intestinaThe bowels of the earth
II v 90Tenedius tibicenA flute-player from Tenedos
II v 91Cyrbes malorumWhole statute-books of wrong
II v 92Aries nutricationes mercedem persolvitThe ram paid for its upbringing
II v 93A Dorio ad PhrygianFrom Dorian to Phrygian
II v 94A carcereFrom the starting-pen
II v 95A caelo ad terramFrom heaven to earth
II v 96Mores amici noveris, non oderisKnow your friend's weaknesses but hate them not
II v 97Bithus contra BacchiumBithus against Bacchius
II v 98Esernius cum PacidianoEsernius versus Pacidianus
II v 99Bis septem plagis polypus contususA polyp crushed with fourteen blows
II v 100Mopso Nisa daturNisa is Mopsus' bride

Centuria vi

II vi 1Quid nisi victis dolor?Losers must expect to suffer
II vi 2Aquam bibens nihil boni pariasWater-drinkers are not powerful thinkers
II vi 3Digna canis pabuloThe dog is worthy of his dinner
II vi 4Canis digna sedeThe bitch is worthy of her basket
II vi 5Si vinum postulet pugnos illi datoIf he asks for wine, give him your fists
II vi 6Pro perca scorpiumScorpion instead of perch
II vi 7Pro beneficentia Agamemnonem ulti sunt AchiviIn return for kindness the Achaeans punished Agamemnon
II vi 8Cane Tellenis cantilenasSing Tellen's songs
II vi 9Azanaea malaAzanian ills
II vi 10Capra nondum peperit, haedus autem ludit in tectisThe she-goat has not yet given birth, but the kid is playing on the roof
II vi 11Reperit Deus nocentemGod finds the guilty
II vi 12Ignavis semper feriae suntFor sluggards it is always holiday
II vi 13Catulae dominas imitantesA lapdog takes after its mistress
II vi 14Tantali poenaThe punishment of Tantalus
II vi 15Viro seni maxilla baculusTo the old man his jaws are a crutch
II vi 16Ne verba pro farinisFlour, not fine words
II vi 17Ancoras tollereTo weigh anchor
II vi 18ΑμουσοιStrangers to the Muses
II vi 19VitilitigatorA captious critic
II vi 20Vino vendibili suspensa hedera nihil opusGood wine needs no bush
II vi 21Canere ad myrtumTo sing to the myrtle-branch
II vi 22Admeti neniaAdmetus' dirge
II vi 23Bellum haudquaquam lachrymosumWar without tears
II vi 24Flet victus, victor interiitThe loser weeps, the winner's dead
II vi 25Timidi nunquam statuerunt tropaeumFaint hearts never set up a trophy
II vi 26Una cum ipsis manipulisSheaves and all
II vi 27Ne Aesopum quidem trivistiYou have not even thumbed your Aesop
II vi 28Vulpes bovem agitFox driving ox
II vi 29Non inest remedium adversus sycophantae morsumAgainst a blackmailer's bite there's no known remedy
II vi 30Indoctior PhilonideMore ignorant than Philonides
II vi 31Apage hospitem in tempestateOff with you, stranger, in the storm
II vi 32Dentem dente rodereTo grind one tooth on another
II vi 33Iovem lapidem iurareTo swear by Jupiter the stone
II vi 34Cimmeriae tenebraeCimmarian gloom
II vi 35Frustra HerculiHopeless against Hercules
II vi 36Ne in nervum erumpatFor fear it break the string
II vi 37Ipsa senectus morbus estOld age is sickness of itself
II vi 38Adrastia Nemesis. Rhamnusia NemesisNemesis of Adrastus, of Rhamnus
II vi 39Risus syncrusiusShaking with laughter
II vi 40Rosam quae praeterierit ne quaeras iterumSeek no more for the rose that's overblown
II vi 41Rosam cum anemona confersYou match a rose with an anemone
II vi 42Rosas loquiTo speak roses
II vi 43Rhodii sacrificiumA Rhodian sacrifice
II vi 44Rhodiorum oraculumAn oracle for the Rhodians
II vi 45Rusticanum oratorem ne contempserisDo not despise a country speaker
II vi 46Rus civitasCity turned country
II vi 47Cinernus BacchusA chickpea Bacchus
II vi 48Ne quaere mollia, ne tibi contingant duraSeek not soft things, for fear your lot may prove hard
II vi 49Ne Execestides quidem rectam viam inveneritThe right way not Execestides himself could find
II vi 50Hermonium officiumA kindness like Hermon's
II vi 51Ex arena funiculum nectisYou twist a rope of sand
II vi 52Halcedonia sunt apud forumThese are halcyon days in the market
II vi 53Empedoclis simultasA feud worthy of Empedocles
II vi 54Pluris est oculatus testis unus quam auriti decemOne eye-witness is worth more than ten ear-witnesses
II vi 55Vulpi esurienti somnus obrepitThe hungry fox grows drowsy
II vi 56Ad deorum aures pervenitIt came to the ears of the gods
II vi 57Admirabiles in nectendis machinis AegyptiiThe Egyptians have a wonderful gift for weaving webs
II vi 58Acesei et Heliconis operaWorks worthy of Aceseus and Helicon
II vi 59Acesias medicatus estTreated by Acesias
II vi 60Agamemnonii puteiAgamemnon's wells
II vi 61De fera comedistiYou have been eating venison
II vi 62Ruris fonsA spring in the field
II vi 63Aesopicus sanguisAesop's blood
II vi 64Manum ferulae subduximusI have withdrawn my hand from the cane
II vi 65Aetnaeus cantharusAn Etna beetle
II vi 66Ex tua officinaFrom your workshop
II vi 67Extra chorum saltareTo dance outside the ring
II vi 68Exordire telamTo set up a web
II vi 69In caducum parietem inclinareTo lean on a tottering wall
II vi 70Scipioni arundineo innitiTo lean upon a staff of reed
II vi 71Homo bombyliusA bumbling man
II vi 72Buthus obambulatButhus walks to and fro
II vi 73Bunas iudex estBunas is the judge
II vi 74Bos sub iugumAn ox under the yoke
II vi 75Tenui filoWith slender thread
II vi 76Tenui vena, divite vena, tenui canaliA thin vein, a rich vein, a shallow channel
II vi 77ΥπερμαζᾶνTo eat too much barley-bread
II vi 78Nec propius ferireNowhere near the mark
II vi 79Diolygium malumA resounding disaster
II vi 80Eadem tibi et Pythia et DeliaFor you Pythian and Delian mean the same thing
II vi 81Clavi findere ligna et securi fores aperireTo split logs with a key and open a door with an axe
II vi 82Bellerophontes litterasA Bellerophon letter
II vi 83Coeno puram aquam turbans nunquam invenies potumFoul the clear water with mud and you'll never find any to drink
II vi 84Charetis pollicitationesChares and his promises
II vi 85Cescon habitasYou dwell in Cescos
II vi 86Circulum absolvereTo complete the circle
II vi 87Calidam veruti partemThe hot end of the spit
II vi 88Titanicus aspectusA titanic glare
II vi 89Thraces foedera nesciuntThe Thracians do not know the rules
II vi 90ThunnissareSpearing tunny-fish
II vi 91Citius usara currit quam HeraclitusInterest runs faster than Heraclitus
II vi 92Celerius quam ButesAs fast as Butes
II vi 93Lydus ostium clausitA Lydian shut the door
II vi 94Lydus in meridieA Lydian at noon
II vi 95Caprarius in aestuA goatherd in the heat
II vi 96Lydus cauponaturThe Lydian is a shopkeeper
II vi 97Lydorum carycaeLydian black-puddings
II vi 98Lupinum potumA drink snatched from the wolves
II vi 99Lupi decasLupus' gang of ten
II vi 100Verba importat HermodorusHermodorus is an importer of words

Centuria vii

II vii 1Pomarius HerculesHercules eating apples
II vii 2Verecundia inutilis viro egentiBashfulness is useless to a man in want
II vii 3Ventrem mihi objicisYou taunt me with my belly
II vii 4Turpe silereShame to be mute
II vii 5Munerum animus optimusIn gifts the spirit is what matters
II vii 6Nescit capitis et inguinis discrimenHe does not know the difference between head and groin
II vii 7Multitudo imperatorum Cariam perdiditExcess of generals ruined Caria
II vii 8Mus albusA white mouse
II vii 9Facies tua computat annosYour years are counted in your face
II vii 10Phoenice rariorAs rare as the phoenix
II vii 11Non es laudanus ne in coena quidemYou deserve no praise, even at a feast
II vii 12Pedibus in sententiam discedereTo vote with one's feet
II vii 13Sustine et abstineBear and forebear
II vii 14Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurritThough you cast out nature with a fork, it still returns
II vii 15Navis annosa haudquaquam navigabit per mareAn old ship will not sail the open sea
II vii 16Ni pater essesWere you not my father
II vii 17Magnum os anniA good year talks big
II vii 18Megaricae sphingesMegarian sphinxes
II vii 19Mellis medullaMarrow of honey
II vii 20Meliores nancisci avesTo be given better auspices
II vii 21Aliud genus remiAnother sort of oar
II vii 22Clamosior lauro ardenteAs noisy as burning bay-leaves
II vii 23Nunc leguminum messisNow's the time to pick the beans
II vii 24Nunc dii beatiNow the gods are happy
II vii 25Ordinem deserereTo desert one's post
II vii 26Ovium nullus ususSheep are no use
II vii 27Periculum prorae selisThe danger-point is the bench in the prow
II vii 28Impete peritum artisAttack a man skilled in the art
II vii 29Philippi gallusPhilip's cock
II vii 30Parit puella, etiam si male adsit viroA girl has a baby, even if she consorts badly with her husband
II vii 31Pasetis semiobolusPases' halfpenny
II vii 32Parvus semper tuus pullusYour chick is always small
II vii 33Phaselitarum sacrificiumA sacrifice Phaselite-fashion
II vii 34Peius Babys tibia canitBabys plays the flute even worse
II vii 35Cercopum coetusAn assembly of Cercopes
II vii 36Cervinus virA man with the heart of a deer
II vii 37CercopissareCercopian tricks
II vii 38Vale carum lumenFarewell, beloved light
II vii 39Veniat hospes quisquis profuturus estA welcome to any stranger who will be profitable
II vii 40Obolum reperit ParnoetesParnoetes invented the obol
II vii 41Apertae Musarum ianuaeThe Muses' doors are open
II vii 42Martis campusThe field of Mars
II vii 43Argenteis hastis pugnareTo fight with silver spears
II vii 44Archytae crepitaculumArchytas' rattle
II vii 45Aratro iacularisYou shoot with a plough
II vii 46Atticus moriens porrigit manumAn Athenian holds his hand out on his deathbed
II vii 47Argi collisArgus' hill
II vii 48Asinus esuriens fustem negligitA hungry ass does not notice the stick
II vii 49Aut cucurbitae florem aut cucurbitamEither the gourd-flower or the gourd
II vii 50Nudae GratiaeNaked are the Graces
II vii 51Crobyli iugumCrobylus' yoke
II vii 52Mylus omnia audiensMylus hearing everything
II vii 53Nos decem Rhodienses, decem navesWe ten Rhodians are ten ships
II vii 54Obliquus cursusA devious course
II vii 55Ne Jupiter quidem omnibus placetEven Jupiter does not please everybody
II vii 56Non persuadebis, ne si persuaseris quidemEven if you persuade me, I'll never believe you
II vii 57Novit haec Pylaea et TyttygiasPylaea knows this and Tyttygias
II vii 58Polycrates matrem pascitPolycrates looks after my mother
II vii 59Te ipsum laudasYou praise yourself
II vii 60Syrbenae chorusA band from Syrbene
II vii 61Hesiodi senectaThe old age of Hesiod
II vii 62Lotum gustavitHe has tasted the Lotus
II vii 63Ex ore lupiFrom the wolf's mouth
II vii 64Boni viri lachrymabilesGood men are prone to tears
II vii 65BocchyrisBocchyris
II vii 66Camelus saltatThe camel dances
II vii 67Canis in vinculaThe dog asks for his chain
II vii 68Chius ad CoumChiot against Coan
II vii 69Optimum condimentum famesHunger is the best sauce
II vii 70Phani ostiumPhanus' front door
II vii 71Aut Plato philonissat aut Philo platonissatEither Plato philonizes or Philo platonizes
II vii 72Viro Lydo negocium non eratA man from Lydia was free of troubles
II vii 73Ne unquam viri senisNever ... of an old man
II vii 74Amaea Azesiam reperitAmaea has found Azesia
II vii 75Tanquam heros in clypeo excipereLike a hero to entertain in my shield
II vii 76Jovis sandaliumJove's sandal
II vii 77Lux affulsitLight has dawned
II vii 78Lupus aquilam fugitThe wolf runs away from the eagle
II vii 79Lupus ante clamorum festinatThe wolf is off before the shouting starts
II vii 80Lupo agnum eripere postulantThey want to snatch the lamb from the wolf
II vii 81Viam qui nescit ad mare etcHe who knows not the way to the sea, etc
II vii 82Volens nolente animoWillingly, but with a heavy heart
II vii 83Vulturis umbraA vulture's shadow
II vii 84Praesens abestThough present he is far away
II vii 85Una lavaborI will bathe with you
II vii 86Pinus in moremLike a pine-tree
II vii 87Procridis telumProcris' weapon
II vii 88Promeri canesPromerus' hounds
II vii 89Magistratum gerens, audi et juste et injusteWhen in office expect both just and unjust criticism
II vii 90Fulgur ex pelviA flash in the pan
II vii 91Ex inanibus paleisFrom empty chaff
II vii 92Atrei oculiThe eyes of Atreus
II vii 93Mutus HipparchionHipparchion loses his voice
II vii 94Pecuniarum cupiditas Spartam capiet, praetera nihilLove of money will be Sparta's undoing, and nothing else
II vii 95Non decet principem solidam dormire noctemA ruler should not sleep the whole night through
II vii 96Capram portare non possum, et imponitis bovemI cannot carry a she-goat and you load me with an ox
II vii 97Nunquam enim meas boves abegerunt nec equosFor they have never driven off my cows nor yet my horses
II vii 98Felix qui nihil debetHappy is he that owes nothing
II vii 99Ad digit crepitumAt the snap of a finger
II vii 100Suem irritatHe provokes the boar

Centuria viii

II viii 1Servatori tertiusA third to the Deliverer
II viii 2Hyperi vertigoThe twirling of a pestle
II viii 3Sus sub fustemPut the hog under the cudgel
II viii 4Si bovem non possis, asinum agasIf you cannot drive an ox, drive an ass
II viii 5Siren amicum nunciat, apis hospitemA bee foretells a stranger and a wasp foretells a friend
II viii 6Etiam si lupi meminissesIf you had even mentioned a wolf
II viii 7Similior ficuAs like as two figs
II viii 8Simul et da et accipeGive and take at the same time
II viii 9Semper me tales hostes insequanturO that I always had such enemies
II viii 10Anus eriphusAn aged kid
II viii 11Anus saltatAn old woman dancing
II viii 12Anus subsultans multum excitat pulverisAn old hag's capers raise a power of dust
II viii 13Anus velut equus profundam habesis fossamAs an old woman you will have a deep grave, like a horse
II viii 14Aphyarum honosWhitebait glory
II viii 15Cur non suspendis te?Why not hang yourself?
II viii 16Quid tibi Apollo cecinit?What tune has Apollo played for you?
II viii 17Quid non fies profectus Arbelas?Make for Arbelae and you'll do great things
II viii 18Bonus e pharetra diesA good day out of the quiver
II viii 19Res CannacaeCannacas' things
II viii 20Qui modus equitum!Look, what horsemen!
II viii 21Chironium vulnusA wound for Chiron
II viii 22Charontis JanuaCharon's gate
II viii 23Minxit in patrios cineresHe has made water on the ashes of his ancestors
II viii 24Maschalam tollereTo lift the elbow
II viii 25Magis ipse PhryxThe Phrygian wins
II viii 26Magis sibi placet quam Peleus in machaeraHe is as pleased with himself as Peleus with his sword
II viii 27Generosus es ex crumenaYou owe your blood to your purse
II viii 28Liberorum amantior quam GelloAs fond of children as Gello
II viii 29Gleba arvumClod and field
II viii 30Glauci arsThe art of Glaucus
II viii 31Noctuae LaurioticaeLauriotic owls
II viii 32Glaucus poto melle resurrexitGlaucus drank honey and came back to life
II viii 33Generosior CodroAs nobly born as Codrus
II viii 34Cadmea victoriaA Cadmean victory
II viii 35Pecuniae virMoney makes the man
II viii 36Dives factus iam desiit gaudere lenteRich now, he has ceased to enjoy lentils
II viii 37Calvum vellisYou pluck the hair from a bald man's head
II viii 38Somnus absit ab oculisBe sleep far from your eyes
II viii 39Phoci conviviumPhocus' dinner-party
II viii 40Antiquior quam chaos et Saturnia temporaOlder than chaos and the age of Saturn
II viii 41Tanquam Argivum clypeum abstulerit, ita gloriaturHe gives himself such airs, he might have stolen the shield from Argos
II viii 42Tanquam conchylium discerpereTo tear in pieces like a shell-fish
II viii 43Mutus magis quam scaphaAs dumb as a boat
II viii 44Nudus tanquam ex matreNaked as he came from his mother
II viii 45Est Pylus ante PylumPylos there is before Pylos
II viii 46Iecit Achilles duas tesseras et quatuorAchilles has thrown two threes and a four
II viii 47E tardigrades asinis equus prodiitThe plodding donkeys have produced a horse
II viii 48Epeo timidiorAs great a coward as Epeus
II viii 49Ephesiae litteraeEphesian letters
II viii 50Eodem in ludo doctiTaught in the same school
II viii 51Tanquam in phiditiisLike a Spartan dinner
II viii 52Equo senescenti minora cicela admoveOn ageing horses set a lighter brand
II viii 53Eretriensium rhoThe Eritrian rho
II viii 54Oestro percitusSmitten by an oestrus
II viii 55In magnis et voluisse sat estIn great enterprises even to have shown the will is enough
II viii 56In holmo cubaboI shall sleep in a hollow stone
II viii 57Eadem ceraOne and the same wax
II viii 58In quinque iudicium genibus situm estIt lies on the knees of five judges
II viii 59Emunctae naris. Muccosis naribusWith nose well wiped. Thick in the head
II viii 60Fames et mora bilem in nasum conciuntHunger and waiting fill the nose with bile
II viii 61Generosior SpartaAs spirited as Sparta
II viii 62Locrensis bosA Locrian ox
II viii 63Ficulnus gladiusA figwood sword
II viii 64Ficum MercurioA fig to Mercury
II viii 65Ut fici oculis incumbuntAs warts grow on the eye
II viii 66Cum hasta, cum scutoWith spear and shield
II viii 67Viri senis astaphis calvariaAn old man's skull is as dry as raisins
II viii 68Post folia cadunt arboresFirst the leaves fall, then the trees
II viii 69Ante tubam trepidasYou're frightened before you hear the trumpet sound
II viii 70Ameles angulusNeglected corner
II viii 71Ultra res CallicratesBeyond the standard of Callicrates
II viii 72Vulcanium vinculumVulcan's chains
II viii 73Ad satietatemTo the point of saturation
II viii 74Votum munificumWishes make wealthy
II viii 75Utinam domi simHow I wish I were at home!
II viii 76Utinam male, quemadmodum invienisti, eiiciasMay you disgorge in disgrace your disgraceful gains
II viii 77Ultro Deus subjicit bonaGod gives good things of his own free will
II viii 78VentresIdle bellies
II viii 79Ulysseum commentumAn invention worthy of Ulysses
II viii 80Victitant succo suoThey live on there own juice
II viii 81Viri infortunati procul amiciWhen a man's out of luck, his friends are out of reach
II viii 82Vias novit quibus effugit EucratesHe knows by what roads Eucrates escaped
II viii 83Vivit, incende ignemIt's alive, kindle the fire
II viii 84Venter auribus caretThe belly has no ears
II viii 85Cum pulviscoloDust and all
II viii 86Valere pancraticeTo be as fit as a pancratiast
II viii 87Foedum et mansisse diu vacuumque redisseIt is a disgrace to stay too long and return empty-handed
II viii 88Tragulam iniicereTo cast a spear
II viii 89Trium literarum homoA three-letter man
II viii 90Trium dierum commeatumThree days' rations
II viii 91Tragoedias in nugis agereTo make tragedies out of trifles
II viii 92Transversum agereTo drive off course
II viii 93Thrasybulo Dionysium dictis esse similemYou say that Dionysius is like Thrasybulus
II viii 94Tributis potioraBetter than tribute
II viii 95Tragica simiaA tragical ape
II viii 96Tineas pascereTo feed the worms
II viii 97Titio ad ignemA log onto the fire
II viii 98Tithymallus LaconicusLaconian spurge
II viii 99Tinctura SardonicaSardinian dye
II viii 100Quam curat testudo muscamMore than a tortoise minds a fly

Centuria ix

II ix 1Stultior MorychoAs big a fool as Morychus
II ix 2Quatuor obolis non aestimoI wouldn't give four obols for it
II ix 3Tenuem nectisYou weave a small web
II ix 4Terrestria balneaSubterranean baths
II ix 5TerThrice
II ix 6Theagenis pecuniaeTheagenes' wealth
II ix 7Tantali lapisThe rock of Tantalus
II ix 8Surdior Toronaeo portuAs deaf as the harbour at Torone
II ix 9Surdior turdoAs deaf as a starling
II ix 10Effoeminatorum etiam oratio effoeminataWomanish men's language is womanish too
II ix 11Stupidior Praxillae AdonideAs stupid as the Adonis of Praxilla
II ix 12Simonidis cantilenaeSongs of Simonides
II ix 13Si tibi est machaera, et nobis urbina est domiYou may have a sword, but I too have a spit of my own
II ix 14Semper agricola in novum annum divesFarmers are always rich next year
II ix 15Semper virgines FuriaeThe Furies, ever virgins
II ix 16Senex bos non lugeturNo mourning for an aged ox
II ix 17Sero venisti, sed in Colonum itoYou're late; off with you to Colonus
II ix 18Ad pedemTo fit the foot
II ix 19Sarpedonium littusSarpedon shore
II ix 20Servilior MessenaAs harshly enslaved as Messene
II ix 21Servus cum sis, comam gerisYou wear your hair long, though you're a slave
II ix 22Servorum civitasSlave city
II ix 23Samiorum floresThe flowers of Samos
II ix 24Summaria indicaturaA grab bag
II ix 25Regia vacculaA kingly cow
II ix 26Pura a nuptiisUnsullied by wedlock
II ix 27Rheginis timidiorAs frightened as the Rhegians
II ix 28Inertium chorusA party of lazybones
II ix 29Rapina rerum CinnariDespoiling Cinnarus of his possessions
II ix 30Rhadamantheum iudiciumThe verdict of Rhadamanthys
II ix 31Rhadamanthi jusjurandumRhadamanthys' oath
II ix 32Littore loquaciorAs talkative as the seashore
II ix 33Praesentem fortunam boni consuleTake your present fortune in good part
II ix 34Qui omni in re et in omni temporeHe who in everything and at every season
II ix 35Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangit nucemHe who wants to eat the inside of a walnut breaks the shell
II ix 36Quis parentem laudabit, nisi infelices filii?Who shall praise a father except children who are failures?
II ix 37Nam iam illi non sunt, at qui sunt, maliFor they are no longer alive, and those who are alive are no good
II ix 38Quaerendae facultates, deinde virtusSeek riches first, then virtue
II ix 39Qui apud Inferos sunt ternionesThe triplets that exist among the dead
II ix 40Neque quantum lusciniae dormiuntThey do not sleep as much as nightingales
II ix 41Cuiusmodi portento me involvit fortunaWith what a portent fortune has embroiled me!
II ix 42Fixis oculis intueriTo gaze fixedly at
II ix 43Pulverem oculis offundereTo throw dust in a man's eyes
II ix 44Psecas aut rosDrizzle or dew
II ix 45Haesitantia cantoris tussisA singer in difficulties means a cough
II ix 46Extritum ingeniumA worn-out brain
II ix 47Panagaea DianaPanagaean Diana
II ix 48Pastillos Rufillus olet, Gorgonius hircumRufillus reeks of lozenges, Gorgonius of he-goat
II ix 49Claudus optime virum agitThe lame man makes the best lecher
II ix 50Ogygia malaOgygian disasters
II ix 51Omnia chnaumataEvery scrap
II ix 52Sic est ad pugnae partes re peracta veniendumThat's the way to take part in a battle, when it's all over
II ix 53Obsequium amicos, veritas odium paritFlattery wins friends and truth engenders hate
II ix 54Obviis ulnisWith open arms
II ix 55Oblivionis campusOblivion Fields
II ix 56Omnia sapientibus faciliaTo the wise all things are easy
II ix 57Omnia esculenta obsessisThe besieged find all things edible
II ix 58Omnia similiaThey're all the same
II ix 59Totus echinus asperA sea-urchin is rough all over
II ix 60Omnia bonos viros decentEverything comes well from a good man
II ix 61Omitte vatemHands off the holy man
II ix 62Oderint, dum metuantLet them hate, so long as they fear
II ix 63Odit cane peius et angueHates worse than dog and snake
II ix 64Stultior CoroeboAs foolish as Coroebus
II ix 65Stupa seniculusAn old man is but chaff
II ix 66Phormionis thoriPhormio's camp beds
II ix 67Stultitia est Jovem putare esseIt's folly to believe that Jove exists
II ix 68Tuum tibi narro somniumI tell you your own dream
II ix 69Sponsi vitaA wooer's life
II ix 70Et fama fuit eras et erasSo ran the tale, and such you were
II ix 71Innocuus alium aspiciam meum habentem malumUnhurt I shall watch another man enduring my trouble
II ix 72Simul et dictum et factumNo sooner said than done
II ix 73Obiicere canibus agnosTo throw lambs to the dogs
II ix 74Nullius indigens DeusGod is in need of nothing
II ix 75Nucleum amisi, reliquit pignori putaminaI've lost the kernel, and he's left the shell in pledge
II ix 76Nudo mandas excubiasYou post a naked man on sentry-duty
II ix 77Nunc contingat servariMay my luck save me now
II ix 78Nunc bene navigavi, cum naufragium feciNow that I've suffered shipwreck, my voyage has gone well
II ix 79Nunc in regionem veniNow I've arrived
II ix 80Nunc illa advenit Datidis cantilenaNow is the moment come for Datis' tune
II ix 81Non enim spinaeNo more thorns
II ix 82Non statuar leaena in machaeraI'll not be set up as a lioness on a sword-hilt
II ix 83Ne contra bovem optaPray not against your ox
II ix 84Non nostrum onus: bos clitellas?Not my burden: a saddle on the ox?
II ix 85Nota res mala optimaAn evil thing known is best
II ix 86Inveni, non quod pueri in fabaI've made a find, and it's not what children find in beans
II ix 87Midas in teseris consultor optimusMidas on the dice gives the best advice
II ix 88Ni purges et molas, non comedesUnless you clean and grind, you'll have nothing to eat
II ix 89Nihil differs a ChaerephonteThere's no difference between you and Chaerephon
II ix 90Nihil ab elephante differsThere's no difference between you and an elephant
II ix 91Ne intra vestibulum quidemNot even as far as the porch
II ix 92Neque cum malis neque sine malisNeither with bad things nor without them
II ix 93Ne in pelle quidemNot even in skin
II ix 94Ne tria quidem Stesichori nostiYou don't know even Stesichorus' triplet
II ix 95Nephalia lignaNephalian wood
II ix 96Nephalian sacrumA Nephalian sacrifice
II ix 97Neglectis urenda filix innascitur agrisFern to be burnt grows in neglected fields
II ix 98Nauphracton tueriTo have a warship look
II ix 99Negocium ex ocioLeisure to business turned
II ix 100Navis aut galerusShip or cap

Centuria x

II x 1Mazam pinsuit a me pistamHe baked the sponge cake I kneaded
II x 2Nauson NaucratiNauson to Naucrates
II x 3Tolle tolle mazam quam ocissime scarabaeoA dung-cake for the beetle, quick as quick!
II x 4Non est meum negotium, multum valeatThis is none of my business; away with it!
II x 5Abominandus scarabaeusAn abominable dung-beetle
II x 6Molestum sapientem apud stultos loquiIt is hard for a wise man to speak at length in foolish company
II x 7Modio demetiarMay I measure by the peck
II x 8Mens non inest CentaurisCentaurs have no brains
II x 9Melle temetipsum perungisYou anoint yourself with honey
II x 10Mercurius infansMercury tongue-tied
II x 11Mendicorum loculi semper inanesBeggars' wallets are always empty
II x 12Meliacum navigiumA Melian vessel
II x 13Melanione castiorAs chaste as Melanion
II x 14Matris ut capra diciturHe's called after his mother like a she-goat
II x 15Quasi locum in balneisLike a place in the baths
II x 16Milium torno sculpereTo turn millet on a lathe
II x 17Magnetum malaThe misfortunes of the Magnesians
II x 18Complura masculi canis cubiliaHere there and everywhere, the randy dog will find his pair
II x 19Multa in bellis inaniaMany are the illusions of war
II x 20Militavit cum ErasinadesHe fought under Erasinades
II x 21Mulieri ne credas, ne mortuae quidemNever trust a woman, even when she's dead
II x 22Mulierum exitiaWomen's woes
II x 23Multa noris oportet, quibus Deum fallasYou need great knowledge, if you would deceive God with it
II x 24Multi Mannii AriciaeMany men called Mannius at Aricia
II x 25Murus aheneusA wall of bronze
II x 26Multi te oderint, si teipsum amasMany will hate you if you love yourself
II x 27Malorum panegyrisA throng of misfortunes
II x 28Magis impius HippomeneAs impious as Hippomenes
II x 29Manivoro vinculoWith fetters that gnaw the arm
II x 30Malum HerculesHercules and the apple
II x 31Manum habere sub pallioTo have one's hand in one's pocket
II x 32In sinu manum habereTo have one's hand in one's bosom
II x 33Praemansum in os inserereSpoonfeeding
II x 34Mala proditioTreason without reason
II x 35Mali thripes, mali ipesWorm's bad, grub's bad
II x 36Mali bibunt improbitatis fecemEvil men drink the dregs of their wickedness
II x 37Lydio moreIn Lydian fashion
II x 38Lydi mali, post hos Aegyptii, etcLydians are rascals, and Egyptians second, etc
II x 39Lutum sanguine maceratumClay kneaded with blood
II x 40Liberae caprae ab aratroShe-goats are free from the plough
II x 41Lis litem seritOne quarrel breeds another
II x 42Lignum tortum haud unquam rectumA twisted branch, never straight
II x 43Lesbiis dignaFit for Lesbians
II x 44Lemnia manuWith Lemnian hand
II x 45Lepus apparens infornutatem facit iterA hare appearing makes your path unlucky
II x 46Limen senectaeThe treshold of old age
II x 47Lingua bellareTo fight with the tongue
II x 48Larus hiansA cormorant open-mouthed
II x 49LaconismusLaconic
II x 50Late vivensLive in obscurity
II x 51LabyrinthusA labyrinth
II x 52Labore laboriosusIn labour laborious
II x 53LaciadaeLaciadae
II x 54Laborem serereTo sow hard work
II x 55Labrax MilesiusA Milesian bass
II x 56Lavares PeliamYou would give Pelias a bath
II x 57Iterum atque iterum ad Pythum viaOver and over again the Pytho road
II x 58Cum Delphis sacrificaverit, ipse carnes absumitAfter offering sacrifice at Delphi, he eats the meat himself
II x 59ΙσθμιάζεινTo visit the Isthmian games
II x 60Ipsi curandumIt's his own business
II x 61HyperberetaeaHyperberetaean
II x 62Ulyssis remigiumUlysses' crew
II x 63Zaleuci lexA law of Zaleucus
II x 64Zopyri talentaThe talents of Zopyrus
II x 65Una scutica omneis impellitOne whip drives them all
II x 66Tanquam Chalcidica nobis peperit uxorMy wife breeds like a woman of Chalcis
II x 67His medus non insidiabiturThe Persians shall not lie in wait for these
II x 68In Orci culum incidasMay you fall into Orcus' anus
II x 69Invitus Jupiter novitJupiter has no wish to know
II x 70Excubias agere, aut ditariTo keep watch or to become rich
II x 71Intra septimamBefore the seventh
II x 72In cotyla gestarisYou are carried piggy-back
II x 73In apes irruistiYou have charged into the bees
II x 74Orci galeaThe helmet of Orcus
II x 75Initium belliThe start of the war
II x 76In fermento jacereTo lie in the leaven
II x 77In eo ipse stas lapide, in quo praeco praedicatYou stand on the very block where the cryer cries his wares
II x 78Inus doloresThe sorrows of Ino
II x 79In omni fabula et Daedali exsecratioIn every story there's a curse on Daedalus
II x 80In parte vel ignem praedetur aliquisLet each man steal the fire too in his turn
II x 81In nihil sapiendo jucundissima vitaIn knowing nothing is the sweetest life
II x 82Ignem palmaFire on the hand
II x 83Sub cultro liquitHe left me under the knife
II x 84Fores habet tritas, ut pastorum casaeHe has a doorway as well trodden as a sheperd's cottage
II x 85Apio opus estIt's celery he needs
II x 86Ialemo frigidiorTedious as a dirge
II x 87Humi haurisYou draw water from dry ground
II x 88Humi serpereTo crawl on the ground
II x 89Olerum appositionesGreens on the table
II x 90Fictilis homoA man of clay
II x 91Hipparchorum tabulaThe hipparchs' list
II x 92Heteromolia causaA one-sided case
II x 93Harmodii cantilenaThe Harmodius song
II x 94Haud canit paternas cantionesHe does not play the same tune as his fathers
II x 95Non certatur de oleastroNo contest here for the wild olive
II x 96Hasta caduceumSpear and herald's staff
II x 97Gallorum incusare ventresTo blame cocks' guts
II x 98Ardens vestisA blazing robe
II x 99Senecta leonis praestantior hinnulorum juventaA lion in old age is stronger than fawns in youth
II x 100Nudior paxilloAs naked as a peg

Chiliad III

Centuria i

III i 1Herculei laboresThe labours of Hercules
III i 2Effugi malum, inveni bonumI have escaped evil, I have found good
III i 3Aegypti nuptiaeAegyptus' wedding
III i 4Aedilitatem geris sine populi suffragioA self-appointed aedile
III i 5Pax redimentaPeace is worth paying for
III i 6E duobus tria videsYou see three in place of two
III i 7Edentulus vescentium dentibus invidetThe toothless man looks askance at those who have teeth to eat with
III i 8Iisdem vescentium cepisEating the same onions
III i 9Solidos e clibano bovesWhole pot-roast oxen
III i 10Drachmae grandoA hail of drachmas
III i 11Duodecim artiumUp to a dozen tricks
III i 12Duplices virosDouble men
III i 13Domi manere oportet belle fortunatumHe who is well off should stay at home
III i 14Per hastae cuspidem currereTo run through a spear-point
III i 14AMacerata vitaSoft living
III i 15Alia Menecles, alia porcellus loquiturMenecles tells one story and the pig another
III i 16Haud annuncias bellumYour news is not of war
III i 17Machinas post bellum adferreTo bring up the artillery when the war is over
III i 18Levissima res oratioWords are the lightest of things
III i 19Non omnia eveniunt, quae in animo statuerisAll does not come to pass that you have set your heart on
III i 20Murem ostendit pro leoneHe displayed the mouse instead of the lion
III i 21Pugnis et calcibusPunching and kicking
III i 22Inimicus et invidus vicinorum oculusUnfriendly and spiteful is the neighbour's eye
III i 23Totum subvertereTotal overthrow
III i 24Bona terraeEarth's bounty
III i 25Palumbem pro columbaA pigeon instead of a dove
III i 26Cilix haud facile verum dicitA Cilician finds it hard to speak the truth
III i 27Culicem elephanti conferreTo match a gnat against an elephant
III i 28Dum clavum rectum teneamAs long as I my tiller fortright hold
III i 29Incus maxima non metuit strepitusThe heaviest anvil has no fear of noise
III i 30Veneri suem immolavitHe has sacrificed a pig to Venus
III i 31Non licet bis in pello peccareIn war it is not permitted twice to err
III i 32Panidis suffragiumThe judgement of Panides
III i 33Pattaecione calumniosiorA worse blackmailer than Pattaecion
III i 34Omni pede standumOne must put one's best foot forward
III i 35Callum ducereTo grow thick-skinned
III i 36Extra organumBeyond the instrument
III i 37Demulcere caputTo stroke a man's head
III i 38Toto organoWith a full range
III i 39Ultra linumBeyond the thread spun
III i 40Omnia secunda: saltat senexAll's well: the old man dances
III i 41Gladium dedisti, qui se occideretYou have given him a sword with which he could kill himself
III i 42Alienum arare fundumTo plough another man's land
III i 43Fluvius quae procul absunt irrigatA river waters what is far away
III i 44Magno flumini rivulum inducisYou lead a rivulet into a great river
III i 45Ne patris quidem nomen dicere possitHe could not even tell you his father's name
III i 46Ne si bos quidem vocem edatNot if an ox were to speak
III i 47Aegaeum navigatHe sails the Aegaean
III i 48Liberi poetae et pictoresPoets and painters are not subject to audit
III i 49Per transennam inspicereTo see through a lattice
III i 50Ne de lite pronunciesJudge not a cause
III i 51Duobus pariter euntibusWhen two go together
III i 52Manu serendum, non thylacoSow with the hand and not with the whole sack
III i 53A fronte atque a tergoForward and backward
III i 54Gallos quid exsecas?Why castrate Galli?
III i 55Quanto asinis praestantiores muliHow much better mules are than asses
III i 56Difficilis virA formidable man
III i 57Unum augurium optimum tueri patriamOne omen is best of all: to fight for one's country
III i 58Ne quid suo suat capitiFor fear he might stitch a cap for his own head
III i 59Terra mihi prius dehiscatSooner may the earth open beneath me
III i 60Vestis virum facitClothes make the man
III i 61Teneri calidis balneisSoftened by hot baths
III i 62Dextrum pedum in calceo, sinistrum in pelviRight foot in a sandal, left foot in a basin
III i 63Dea impudentiaImpudence is a goddess
III i 64De possessione deiicereTo eject from possession
III i 65Daedali alaeThe wings of Daedalus
III i 66Deinde expergiscebarAnd then I awoke
III i 67De lapide emptusBought off the block
III i 68Date mihi pelvimGive me a basin
III i 69Dares Entellum provocasYou are Darus challenging Entellus
III i 70Ad CynosargusOff with you to Cynosarges
III i 71Cythnicae calamitatesCythnian disasters
III i 72Cythonymi probrumCythonymis' disgrace
III i 73Cyziceni stateresCyzicene staters
III i 74Cyrnia terraA land like Cyrnus
III i 75Cinyrae opesThe riches of Cinyras
III i 76Minus de istis laboro quam de ranis palustribusThese things trouble me less than frogs in the marsh
III i 77Cucurbita saniorHealthier than a pumpkin
III i 78Cum Deo quisque gaudet et fletLaughter and tears come by the will of God
III i 79Cum Coryco luctariTo wrestle with Corycus
III i 80Curetum osSo speak the Curetes
III i 81Melius nobis est quam heriWe're better off than yesterday
III i 82Cretenses sacrumCretans (perform) the sacrifice
III i 83Simul et misertum est et interiit gratiaNo sooner is he pitied than his gratitude is dead
III i 84Frustra curritHe runs in vain
III i 85Morsus aspidisThe bite of an asp
III i 86Arbore dejecta quivis ligna colligitWhen the tree is felled, everyone gathers the firewood
III i 87Nihil est ab omni parte beatumNought is at all points blessed
III i 88Felicium multi cognatiThe fortunate have many kinsmen
III i 89Amantium iraeThe falling-out of lovers
III i 90Primum recte valere, proxima forma, tertio loco divitiaeGood health first, next good looks, and in the third place wealth
III i 91Foenum esse. Ambrosia alendusTo eat hay. He should be fed on ambrosia
III i 92Spes alunt exulesHopes are the food of exiles
III i 93Et nati natorumAnd children's children
III i 94ΙππομανεῖνTo go a-horsing
III i 95Ovium moresThe character of a sheep
III i 96Muris interitusTo die the death of a mouse
III i 97Ante lentem augere ollamTo exalt one's dish beyond lentils
III i 98Pudebat recusare et non audebant suscipereThey were ashamed to refuse and did not dare accept
III i 99Sphaeram inter sese reddereTo throw the ball from one to another
III i 100Animo aegrotanti medicus est oratioTo a sick spirit speech is a physician

Centuria ii

III ii 1Si quid mali, in PyrrhamIf there's anything bad, on Pyrrha's head
III ii 2In tuum ipsius malum lunam deducesYou will bring down the moon to your own hurt
III ii 3Corvus aquatA crow in search of water
III ii 4Convenerat Attabas et NumeniusAttabas and Numenias have met
III ii 5Colossi magnitudineThe size of a Colossus
III ii 6Mali commatisOf a bad stamp
III ii 7Benevolus trucidatorWell-wishing murderer
III ii 8Corytheo deformiorAs ugly as Corytheus
III ii 9Contra torrentem nitiTo strive against the stream
III ii 10Usque ad aras amicusA friend as far as the altar
III ii 11Codali choenixCodalus' measure
III ii 12Concha dignusWorth a shell
III ii 13Conto navigareTo navigate with a pole
III ii 14Cydi poenam debetHe owes a penalty for abuse
III ii 15Cnips in locoA flea in its place
III ii 16Cyclobori voxA voice like the Cycloborus
III ii 17Thasium infundisYou pour in Thasian
III ii 18ΚλειτοριάζεινTo touch the clitoris
III ii 19Claudiana tonitruaClaudian thunder
III ii 20Claudi more tenere pilamTo grasp a pillar like a lame man
III ii 21Loripedem rectus derideatLet the healthy man mock the cripple
III ii 22Clisthenem videoI spy Cleisthenes
III ii 23CleocritusCleocritus
III ii 24CoturnissareTo feed on quails
III ii 25Cilicium exitiumA Cilician ending
III ii 26CentauriceCentaur-like
III ii 27Cilicii imperatoresCilician generals
III ii 28Civitates ludimusWe play cities
III ii 29Cissamis cousCissamis of Cos
III ii 30Carcini poemataCarcinus' verses
III ii 31Carica victimaA Carian victim
III ii 32Callicyriis pluresMore than the Callicyrians
III ii 33Cera tractabiliorAs pliable as wax
III ii 34Occisionis alaThe wing of slaughter
III ii 35Celmis in ferroCelmis with sword in the hand
III ii 36Cestum habent VenerisThey have the girdle of Venus
III ii 37Pontificalis coenaA dinner for a pontiff
III ii 38Cepas edere aut olfacereTo eat, or to sniff, onions
III ii 39Scarabaeo nigriorAs black as a beetle
III ii 40ChalcidissareTo play the Chalcidian
III ii 41PhicidissareTo 'phicidize'
III ii 42Cantharo astutiorAs cunning as Cantharus
III ii 43Canis tanquam Delum navigansYou sing as if you were sailing to Delos
III ii 44Caunius amorA passion for Caunus
III ii 45Scarabei umbraeShades of a dung-beetle
III ii 46Papyri fructus non postulat magnam spicamPapyrus seed asks not for a heavy ear
III ii 47Budoro moreIn ox-flaying style
III ii 48Boeotia aurisA Boeotian ear
III ii 49Botrus oppositus botro maturescitGraves ripen cluster against cluster
III ii 50Immolare bovesTo kill oxen
III ii 51Boves messis tempus exspectantesOxen looking towards harvest time
III ii 52Bos HomolottiorumAn ox of the Homolottians
III ii 53Bos apud acervumAn ox at the heap
III ii 54Aut oportet tragoedias agere omneis aut insanireAll men must either act tragedies or go mad
III ii 55Aufer mothonem a remoKeep a dancer of hornpipes away from the oar
III ii 56Auribus arrectisWith ears pricked up
III ii 57Aurum ColophoniumColophon gold
III ii 58Asini mortesThe deaths of a donkey
III ii 59Asinus compluiturAn ass can stand the rain
III ii 60Aspersisti aquamYou've sprinkled me with water
III ii 61Arcadiam me postulasYou ask me for Arcadia
III ii 62Arcadas imitansDoing as the Arcadians do
III ii 63A quinque scopulis desilire in fluctusTo leap from five rocks into the waves
III ii 64Aqua praeterfluitWater pours by
III ii 65Aquila non captat muscasAn eagle does not hunt flies
III ii 66Ανερίναστος εἶYou need artificial fertilization
III ii 67RepariazareTo break treaties like the Parians
III ii 68Mari e fossa aquamWater out of a ditch into the sea
III ii 69HamaxiaeaWagon-loads
III ii 70Muscum demetereTo mow the moss
III ii 71Extis pluitIt rains black-puddings
III ii 72Aliis lingua, aliis dentesSome have a tongue, others have teeth
III ii 73Improbi consilium in extremum incidit malumThe counsel of the wicked has incurred utter disaster
III ii 74Aliud noctua sonat, aliud cornixThe owl has one cry and the raven another
III ii 75Reperire rimamTo find a chink
III ii 76Album panem pinso tibiI knead you a white loaf
III ii 77Candidum linum lucri causa ducisYou marry white flax for the sake of gain
III ii 78In capras sylvestresTo the wild goats
III ii 79Adsint dii beatiThe blessed gods be on our side
III ii 80In AphannisAt Aphannae
III ii 81Ad id quod erat opusFor a necessary purpose
III ii 82Adactum iusiurandumAn imported, or imposed, oath
III ii 83Scabrosior leberideAs prickly as a snake's slough
III ii 84Procul auribus nuntius veniatMay this news may be far from my ears
III ii 85A puro pura defluit aquaWater poured over what is clean stays clean
III ii 86A lupi venatuFrom a wolf-hunt
III ii 87A subeunte portum naviFrom a ship as she enters harbour
III ii 88A bis septem undisBy twice seven waves
III ii 89Exigit et a statuis farinasHe makes even the statues give him food
III ii 90Athos celat latera Lemniae bovisAthos darkens the flanks of the Lemnian cow
III ii 91Praesentem mulge; quid fugientem insequeris?Milk the one that's handy; why pursue him that runs away?
III ii 92Quid ad Mercurium?What's that to Mercury?
III ii 93Quid Achivos a turre judicatis?Why judge the Achaeans from the tower?
III ii 94Quis usus cepis putridi?What use are rotten onions?
III ii 95Philoxeni NonPhiloxenus's No
III ii 96Meos corymbos nectoI twine my ivy-clusters
III ii 97Compendiaria res improbitasRascality takes the short cuts
III ii 98Umbra pro corporeShadow instead of substance
III ii 99SinopissasYou behave like Sinope
III ii 100Vitiat lapidem longum tempusLength of time wears the marble

Centuria iii

III iii 1Sileni AlcibiadisThe Sileni of Alcibiades
III iii 2Sarone magis nauticusMore of an old sailor than Saron
III iii 3Assidua stilla saxum excavatConstant dropping wears away a stone
III iii 4Salaminia navisA ship of Salamis
III iii 5Pyrrhandri commentumOne of Pyrrhander's tricks
III iii 6ἄζελος πλοῦτοςUnenvied wealth
III iii 7Dicas tria ex curiaMay you say your three words from the court
III iii 8Pyraustae gaudes gaudiumYour joy is that of the fire-worm
III iii 9ΠτερυγίζεινTo try one's wings
III iii 10Ante barbam doces senesBefore you've grown your beard you teach old men
III iii 11Bellum Cononi cura fueritWar shall be Conon's business
III iii 12Antehac putabam te habere cornuaBefore this, I thought you had horns
III iii 13Priusquam mactaris, excoriasYou flay the beast before you've killed it
III iii 14Priusquam assa sit farinaBefore the meal is roasted
III iii 15Plures adorant solem orientem quam occidentemMore men adore the rising than the setting sun
III iii 16Auro loquente nihil pollet quaevis oratioWhen gold speaks, no words have any force
III iii 17Pellenaea tunicaA tunic Pellene-style
III iii 18Aquilam cornix provocatThe crow irritates the eagle
III iii 19Lupus pilum mutat, non mentemA wolf may change his hair, but not his heart
III iii 20Laqueus laqueum cepitOne snare has caught another
III iii 21Ipsum ostii limen tetigistiYou have touched the very treshold of the door
III iii 22Gallus insilitThe cock jumps in
III iii 23Nunc ipsa vivit sapientiaNow wisdom itself is alive
III iii 24Nunc ipsa floret MusaNow is the Muse herself in flower
III iii 25Onus navisA burden on the ship
III iii 26Marinam auditionem fluviali abluit sermoneHe washed the sea-salt from his ears with words like river-water
III iii 27Arcadicum germenA scion of Arcadia
III iii 28Hic Rhodus, hic saltusHere's Rhodes: let's see you jump
III iii 29Archidamicum bellumAn Archidamian war
III iii 30Mortuum unguento perungisYou smear ointment all over a corpse
III iii 31Mortuus jacet pedensThe dead man lies there farting
III iii 32Rudentes et remos cum armis commutavitHe has changed rigging and oars for arms
III iii 33Niobes malaThe woes of Niobe
III iii 34Radit usque ad cutemHe shaves close to the skin
III iii 35Signum bonum aut certe malumAn omen good or else bad
III iii 36Duos insequens lepores neutrum capitHe that hunts two hares catches neither
III iii 37Cui multum est piperis etiam oleribus immiscetThe man who has plenty of pepper sprinkles it even on the salad
III iii 38Domus amica, domus optimaA loved home is the best home
III iii 39Asini caput ne laves nitroDo not wash a donkey's head with soap
III iii 40Asini mandibulaThe jawbone of an ass
III iii 41In occipitio oculos geritHe has eyes in the back of his head
III iii 42Lutum nisi tundatur, non fit urceusUnless you pound the clay, you get no jar
III iii 43Viri jurejurando, pueri talis fallendiCheat men with oaths and children with markers
III iii 44Aves quaerisYou look for birds
III iii 45Mons cum monte non misceturMountains never meet
III iii 46Qui canem alit externumHe who feeds a stranger's dog
III iii 47Cum Nibas coccyssaveritWhen the cock crows at Nibas
III iii 48Ignis non extinguitur igniFire is not quenched by fire
III iii 49Ne terra quidem juvitHe did not help even with earth
III iii 50Nullus emptor difficilis bonum edit obsoniumNo hard bargainer eats good meat
III iii 51Non potes Tethydem simul et Galateam amareYou cannot love Tethys and Galatea at one time
III iii 52Lucrum malum aequale dispendioGain ill-gotten is as bad as loss
III iii 53Thericlei amicusA friend of the Thericleian
III iii 54Theagenis HecataeumTheagenes and his shrine of Hecate
III iii 55Fiducia pecunias amisiCredulity has cost me money
III iii 56Aliud stans, aliud sedensOne thing on his feet and another sitting down
III iii 57Lingua amicusA friend in word
III iii 58Saturni podexSaturn's anus
III iii 59Qui vitat molam, vitat farinamHe who runs from the mill runs away from the meal
III iii 60Αγεωμέτρητος οὐδείς εἰσίτωNo admission without a knowledge of geometry
III iii 61Serpens ni edat serpentem, draco non fietA serpent, unless it devours a serpent, will not become a dragon
III iii 62Certamen non recipit excusationesA fight once started leaves no room for excuses
III iii 63Phallus deoA phallus for the god
III iii 64Obturbas frustra velut undaYou trouble me in vain as might a wave
III iii 65Optimum obsonium labor senectutiHard work best earns a dinner for old age
III iii 66Omne aes alienum cepe et mulcta alliumAll my debts onions and my taxes garlic
III iii 67Oportet omnibus corydalisEvery lark must have one
III iii 68Toto devorato bove in cauda defecitHe ate the whole ox and stopped short when he got to the tail
III iii 69Juxta fluvium puteum foditHe digs a well alongside the river
III iii 70Mutabilior Metra ErisichthonisAs changeable as Metra, Erisichthon's daughter
III iii 71Catella MelitaeaA Maltese lapdog
III iii 72Ne cinerem vitans in prunas incidasAvoiding the ashes, do not fall into the red-hot coals
III iii 73Syrus cum non sis, ne syrissaNot being a Syrian, do not behave like one
III iii 74Ne move festucamStir not a twig
III iii 75Cum parvula est, bona videtur spinaWhile it is small a thorn seems good
III iii 76Moschus canens BoeoticumMoschus singing a Boeotian strain
III iii 77Filum contentionis tunc eratThis, then, was the thread of the dispute
III iii 78Neque caecum ducem neque amentem consultoremNeither a blind guide nor a witless counsellor
III iii 79Mus non ingrediens antrum cucurbitam ferebatThe mouse that did not run into its hole was carrying a gourd
III iii 80Novos parans amicos ne obliviscere veterumWhen you make new friends, do not forget the old ones
III iii 81Etiam dormiens somniatHe dreams even when he's asleep
III iii 82Chordae viceIn place of a string
III iii 83In caput praecipitariTo be pitched head foremost
III iii 84Ασπονδος πόλεμοςA truceless war
III iii 85Ab Eteobutadis ducit genusHe traces his line from the Eteobutadae
III iii 86Ergini caniErginus' white hairs
III iii 87ΕσκιμαλίχθαιTo be a target for the finger
III iii 88Extrema extremorum malaOf ultimate disasters the ultimate
III iii 89Cucurrit quispiam ne pluvia madesceret, et in foveam praefocatus estTo avoid getting wet a man ran through the rain,/Fell into a pit, and was ne'er seen again
III iii 90Heterognathus esYou use both jaws
III iii 91Urbanus nihil aequi cogitatA city-dweller has no righteous thoughts
III iii 92Patroclo sordidiorAs sordid as Patroclus
III iii 93Omnis herus servo monosyllabusEvery master speaks to his slave in words of one syllable
III iii 94PenicissareTo wear a wig
III iii 95Cicadis pleniFull of grasshopers
III iii 96Quid de pusillis magna prooemia?Why such great prefaces on little themes?
III iii 97Tunc canent cygni, cum tacebunt graculiThe swans will sing when the jackdaws are silent
III iii 98Malis ter malaEvil thrice over to the evil
III iii 99Canis peccatum sus dependitThe dog offended, the sow paid the penalty
III iii 100Intersecta musicaThe music is cut off

Centuria iv

III iv 1Chamaeleonte mutabiliorAs changeable as a chameleon
III iv 2Suus cuique crepitus bene oletEveryone thinks his own fart smells sweet
III iv 3E poculo perforato bibereTo drink from a cup with a hole in it
III iv 4In pulicis morsu deum invocatHe calls on God for a flea bite
III iv 5Κίβδηλος. id est adulterinusAdulterated
III iv 6Nemo malus hoc scietNobody who is wicked shall know this
III iv 7Moenia ferrea, non terreaWalls of iron, not earth
III iv 8Nemo nos insequiturNobody is chasing us
III iv 9Mare proluit omnia mortalium malaThe sea washes away all mortal ills
III iv 10Canere de TelamoneSing the song of Telamon
III iv 11Argiva calumniaArgive accusation
III iv 12Initio confidens, in facto timidusBold at the start, timid in the act
III iv 13Γοργὸν βλέπειν.Having a Gorgon's eye
III iv 14Tolle digitumRaise your finger
III iv 15Videberis, me videns, plane Martem videreYou will seem, when you see me, to see Mars himself
III iv 16Bos in civitateAn ox in the city
III iv 17Brasidas quidem vir bonusBrasidas indeed is a good man
III iv 18Hedera post AnthisteriaIvy after the Anthisteria
III iv 19Ex Academia venisYou come straight out of the Academy
III iv 20Senem erigereCorrecting an old man
III iv 21Terra defossum habesYou are keeping something hidden in the ground
III iv 22Senescit bosThe ox is getting old
III iv 23Sus acina dependesYou are a pig who will pay for the grapes
III iv 24Dum cessat boreasUntil the north wind stops
III iv 25Invulnerabilis ut CaeneusInvulnerable like Caeneus
III iv 26Sale perunctus hic adiuvabiturA rub with salt will do this man good
III iv 27Haec iustitiaThis is justice
III iv 28Atqui non est apud aram consultandumBut the place for deliberation is not before the altar
III iv 29Mars haud concutit sua ipsius armaMars never shuffles his own weapons about
III iv 30Smaragdus in luce obscurusAn emerald, dark in the light
III iv 31Martis pullusA fledgling of Mars
III iv 32Utrem mergis vento plenumYou are trying to sink a bladder full of air
III iv 33Durus alloquiisDeaf to entreaty
III iv 34Profectus ad ApaturiaGone to the Apaturia
III iv 35Ego tibi de alliis loquor, tu respondes de cepisI talk to you about garlic, and you answer about onions
III iv 36Aurificem te futurum credebasYou thought you were going to strike gold
III iv 37Seiuncta sunt Merrhae ac Siloam fluentaThe waters of Merrha and Siloam are far apart
III iv 38Ψευδόπυρα.False fires
III iv 39Psyra BacchumBacchus to Psyra
III iv 40Caput vacuum cerebroA head devoid of brains
III iv 41Crudelis BacchusBacchus is cruel
III iv 42Hoc calciamentum consuit Histiaeus, Aristagoras induitThis shoe was stitched by Histiaeus, Aristagoras put it on
III iv 43Quae non posuisti, ne tollasDo not take away what you did not put in place
III iv 44Bulbos quaeritHe's looking for onions
III iv 45Exacta via viaticum quaerereTo seek money for the journey already completed
III iv 46Ventis tradereTo cast to the winds
III iv 47Os infreneAn unbridled mouth
III iv 48Ego ac tu idem trahimus iugumYou and I bear the same yoke
III iv 49Res indicabitThe facts will show
III iv 50Omissa hypera, pedem insequerisYou let go the brace and run after the sheet
III iv 51BecceselenusMoonstruck
III iv 52Imperitus anaxyride indutus omnibus id ostentatThe ignorant man who has just put on trousers shows them off to everyone
III iv 53Minervae suffragiumMinerva's vote
III iv 54Per parietem loquiTalking through a wall
III iv 55Intervallo perit fames, et optime perditurTime kills hunger and is the best way to overcome it
III iv 56Statuam faucibus colasYou are trying to drink a statue
III iv 57Insperabilem vitam vivisYou live a life one could not hope for
III iv 58Amens longusBig and foolish
III iv 59Antiopae luctusAntiope's sorrow
III iv 60Fuge procul a viro maioreRun a long way from a bigger man
III iv 61Absque baculo ne ingreditorNever walk without a staff
III iv 62Omnem facultatem indutus estHe is wearing all his wealth
III iv 63Hostis non hostisNo enemy, but still an enemy
III iv 64Nephasti diesUnpropitious days
III iv 65Anus cothonissatThe old woman is in her cups
III iv 66Anus hircum oletThe old woman smells like a goat
III iv 67Nudo capiteBarefaced
III iv 68In re mala, animo si bono utare, adjuvatIn an evil pass it helps if you face it with courage
III iv 69Mulieris oculusA woman's eye
III iv 70Decempes umbraThe ten-foot shadow
III iv 71Altera navigatioThe next best way to sail
III iv 72Diagoras MeliusDiagoras of Melos
III iv 73Sedecim pedibus superavitHe was the best by sixteen feet
III iv 74Saxum volutum non obducitur muscoA rolling stone gathers no moss
III iv 75Lityersam cantionem canisYou are singing the Lityerses
III iv 76Lydum in planiciem provocasYou are calling a Lydian onto the plain
III iv 77Sublata lucerna nihil interest inter mulieresWhen the lamp is removed there's no difference between women
III iv 78Lysicrates alterA second Lysicrates
III iv 79Lysistrati divitias habesYou have the wealth of Lysistratus
III iv 80Expecta bos aliquando herbamYou can expect grass sometime, ox
III iv 81Expecta anusOld woman, wait
III iv 82Magnus versator in re pusillaA big mover in a little affair
III iv 83Surdaster cum surdastro litigabatHard-of-hearing versus Nearly deaf
III iv 84Docui te urinandi artemI taught you how to dive
III iv 85Pro eleganti medico malus poetaInstead of an exclusive physician, a bad poet
III iv 86A remo ad tribunalFrom the oar to the bench
III iv 87In coelum expuisYou are spitting against heaven
III iv 88Unus deus et plures amiciOne God and many friends
III iv 89Si caseum haberem, non desiderarem opsoniumIf I had cheese, I wouldn't want meat
III iv 90In antrum haud legitimum stimulum impingisTo push the goad into an unlawful hole
III iv 91Quanquam non dixeris, tamen apparet e pelleYou may say nothing, but it shows from your face
III iv 92Decipula murem cepitThe net catches the mouse
III iv 93Iisdem e literis comoedia ac tragoedia componiturComedy and Tragedy are written with the same letters
III iv 94A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupiAn abyss in front, and wolves behind
III iv 95Oscitante uno deinde oscitat et alterWhen one yawns another yawns too
III iv 96Inter caecos regnat strabusAmong the blind the cross-eyed man is king
III iv 97In area latitasHiding on a threshing floor
III iv 98Cum licet fugere, ne quaere litemWhen you can run away, don't look for a quarrel
III iv 99In tergore bovis deseditSeated on the ox's hide
III iv 100Hospes indigenamThe foreigner drove out the native

Centuria v

III v 1Risus SardoniusA sardonic laugh
III v 2Facta iuvenum, consilia mediocrum, vota senumDeeds of the young, advice of the middle-aged, prayers of the old
III v 3Silentii tutum praemiumSafety is silence's reward
III v 4Felicitas multos habet amicosGood fortune has many friends
III v 5Stulto ne permittas digitumDon't let a fool have your finger
III v 6Opta vicino, ut habeat, magis autem ollaeWish for something for the neighbour, but more for the pot
III v 7Habet et musca splenemEven a fly has a spleen
III v 8Camelus desiderans cornua etiam aures perdiditThe camel asked for horns and lost his ears too
III v 9Hercules et simiaHercules and an ape
III v 10Aut manenti vincendum aut moriendumHe must stay and conquer or die
III v 11Maritimus cum sis, ne velis fieri terrestrisSince you are a seaman, don't try to become a landsman
III v 12Thynni moreSquinting like a tunny fish
III v 13Canis reversus ad vomitumA dog goes back to his vomit
III v 14Cani das paleas, asino ossaYou are giving chaff to the dog and bones to the ass
III v 15Praemovere venatumTo disturb the prey
III v 16Rectam ingredi viamTo walk a straight path
III v 17Αὐτόθην κατάβαλλεLay it down on the spot
III v 18Ostium obdite profaniShut the door, ye profane
III v 19Ad restim funiculumCord to rope
III v 20Salem et fabamSalt and a bean
III v 21ΕκπερδικίσαιTo fly away
III v 22Munus LevidensaeA threadbare present
III v 23Multi discipuli praestantiores magistrisMany pupils surpass their teachers
III v 24Ad Herculis columnasTo the pillars of Hercules
III v 25AriolariCrystal-gazing
III v 26Ciceris emptorA buyer of chickpeas
III v 27Nemo quenquam ire prohibet publica viaNo one stops anyone from walking on the public road
III v 28Hinc belli initiumThis is where the war begins
III v 29Inanium inania consiliaFutile advice from futile people
III v 30Nutricum more maleBadly, like foster mothers
III v 31Amphictyonum consessusAn assembly of Amphictyons
III v 32Etiam capillus unusEven a single hair
III v 33Xenocratis caseolusXenocrates' scrap of cheese
III v 34Aperto pectoreOpen-heartedly
III v 35Ad calcem pervenireTo reach the chalk mark
III v 36Bellum omnium paterWar is the father of all things
III v 37Phaniae ianuaThe doors of Phanias
III v 38ΕκλινίσαιTo slip through the net
III v 39ΑἰγυπτιάζεινTo talk Egyptian
III v 40Ne bolus quidem relictusNot one bite left
III v 41Rex aut asinusA king or an ass
III v 42Stellis signareTo go by the stars
III v 43Sambucam citius caloni aptaverisSooner tune a harp
III v 44Nostrae farinaeSame flour as we are
III v 45Nullo scopo iaculariShooting aimlessly
III v 46De pulmone revellereTo pluck from the lung
III v 47Quos non tollerent centum AegyptiiThey wouldn't be lifted by a hundred Egyptians
III v 48Aegyptius lateriferAn Egyptian brick-carrier
III v 49Coenare me doceTeach me to eat
III v 50RhamnusiusRhamnusius
III v 51Papae MyxusBlow-me-down Myxus!
III v 52Lenticulam angulo tenesYou've got hold of the lentil by the point
III v 53Patrocli occasioThe opportunity of Patroclus
III v 54Exiguum oboli preciumSmall value even for an obol
III v 55Pedum visa est viaThe path has been looked at
III v 56Phoenicum pactaPhoenicians' bargain
III v 57Pusillus quantus MolonShort as Molon
III v 58Per antiquum diemIn olden time
III v 59Perierunt bonaIt is the end of good things
III v 60Qui nimium properat, serius absoluitMore haste less speed
III v 61Ultra catalogumBeyond the count
III v 62Ultra peram sapereTo have tastes beyond one's wallet
III v 63Virgo primumLike a virgin the first time
III v 64Vir videbatur navis supplicans scopuloThe man looked like a ship beseeching a rock
III v 65Viro esurienti necesse est furariA hungry man must needs be a thief
III v 66Vixit, dum vixit, beneWhile he lived, he lived well
III v 67Fumantem nasum ursi ne tentaverisDo not touch the nose of a bear when it is fuming
III v 68Muris in moremMouse fashion
III v 69E tribus malis unumOne of three penalties
III v 70Quam facile vulpes pyrum comestAs easily as a fox eats a pear
III v 71Contrahere supercilium, inflare buccasContracting the brow, inflating the cheeks
III v 72Sus comessaturA swine revelling
III v 73Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbasThe laws absolve ravens and harass doves
III v 74Sutorium atramentumCobbler's blacking
III v 75Surda testimoniaDeaf testimonies
III v 76Perdere naulumTo throw away the fare
III v 77SiculissareTo behave like a Sicilian
III v 78Sedens columbaA sitting dove
III v 79Simia barbata seu caudataA monkey with a beard, or with a tail
III v 80Sibi canereSinging your own song
III v 81Si leonina pellis non satis est, vulpina addendaIf the lion's skin is not enough, a fox's must be added
III v 82Siculus milusA Sicilian soldier
III v 83Pro bonis glomiReels for good deeds
III v 84Sine pennis volare haud facile estIt is not easy to fly without feathers
III v 85SiphniassareTo give a Siphnian wave
III v 86Iuxta melamWith a probe
III v 87Non idem sunt scriptura et LeucaeusLeucaeus and his writings are not the same
III v 88Bellicum canere. Receptui canereTo give the signal for war. To sound the retreat
III v 89Pithon formosusPretty monkey
III v 90Semel rubidus ac decies pallidusOnce flushed, but ten times pale
III v 91Semper seni iuvenculam subiiceTo an old man always join a young girl
III v 92Semper superioris anni proventus meliorLast year's harvest was always the best
III v 93Sacra nihil suntThe sacrifices are nothing
III v 94Scytharum solitudoThe wilderness of the Scythians
III v 95Scindere glaciemTo break the ice
III v 96Vivus fueris vel cepe solum accipiensYou would have been alive if only you had accepted the onion
III v 97Sapientes tyranni sapientum congressuKings become wise through association with the wise
III v 98Leonis exuvium super crocotonA lion's skin over a saffron dress
III v 99Quod scis, nescisWhat you know, you do not know
III v 100Nec aures habeo, nec tangoI neither hear nor touch

Centuria vi

III vi 1Priusquam sortiaris, communia devorasYou devour the commons even before you get your share
III vi 2Res in foro nostro vertiturThere is activity in our market
III vi 3Quodcunque in solum venitWhatever falls on the ground
III vi 4Quando id fieri non potestWhen it cannot be done
III vi 5Quantum non milvus oberretMore than a hawk could fly around
III vi 6Caedimus inque vicem praebemus crura sagittisNow we strike, and now expose our shins to arrows
III vi 7Ptolemaica lisPtolemaic dispute
III vi 8Provolvitur ad milviosHe kneels to the kites
III vi 9Prienensis iustitiaPrienian justice
III vi 10Primum Mars in filiis laudatus estMars was honoured initially in his sons
III vi 11Phrynichi luctaFighting like Phrynichus
III vi 12Pro malo cane suem reposcisYou demand a sow for a sick dog
III vi 13Prudens in flammam mitto manumTo put one's hand in the flame intentionally
III vi 14Proba est materia, si probum adhibeas artificemThe material is good, if only you engage a good workman
III vi 15Illo respiciens, sed hic remitte bonaYou may look back that way, but pass the goods this way
III vi 16Ranae aquamWater to a frog
III vi 17Post bellum auxiliumHelp when the war is over
III vi 18Pinguis venter non gignit sensum tenuemFat stomach never bore fine feeling
III vi 19Piscem natare docesYou are teaching a fish to swim
III vi 20Pitana sumI am Pitana
III vi 21Pistillo retusiusAs blunt as a pestle
III vi 22Partitio non praefocatioDon't choke, share
III vi 23Paries dealbatusA whited wall
III vi 24Ollam alereTo keep the pot full
III vi 25Oleum et salem oportet emereBuy both oil and salt
III vi 26Tanquam suberLike cork
III vi 27Obtrudere palpumTo smother with caresses
III vi 28Ne quis unquam MegarensibusNever anyone more than the Megarians
III vi 29Nulla candidorum virorum utilitasWhite-skinned men are no use
III vi 30Nox humidaA damp night
III vi 31Quid ad farinas?How does that help with daily bread?
III vi 32Numeris Platonicis obscuriusAs obscure as Plato's math
III vi 33Nihil ex agro dicisYour words are never rustic
III vi 34Nihil grave passus es, nisi etc.You have not been badly hurt unless ...
III vi 35Ne spina quidem vulnerabit bonosNot even a thorn will harm the good
III vi 36Naaera et CharmioneNaaera and Charmione
III vi 37Neque nullis sis amicus, neque multisBe not a friend to none, nor to many
III vi 38Nebulas diverberareTo divide the clouds
III vi 39Myconius vicinusA Myconian neighbour
III vi 40Mortuos vidensSeeing the dead
III vi 41Mortui non mordentDead men do not bite
III vi 42Ascisce ad extremum scientiamUse knowledge in the last resort
III vi 43Miserrimum fame moriNothing worse than death by starvation
III vi 44I modo venare leporem, nunc itym tenesGo hunt for a hare, now you have a pheasant
III vi 45Minimo provocareTo challenge with the little finger
III vi 46Minore finire pomoerio, et his similiaTo enclose with a smaller pomoerium, and sayings like these
III vi 47Mens peregrinaA mind elsewehere
III vi 48Mitior columbaAs gentle as a dove
III vi 49Ad porcellum da mihi mutuo tres drachmasGive me a loan of three drachmas to buy a piglet
III vi 50Mulieris podexA woman's rump
III vi 51Mulieris animusHeart of a woman
III vi 52Perendinum ventum praedicereTo learn what the wind will be the day after tomorrow
III vi 53Caute loquaciorAs garrulous as a reef
III vi 54Lepori esurienti etiam placentae ficiTo a starving hare even cakes are figs
III vi 55Lex et regioLaw and country
III vi 56Aegis venitThere's a storm coming
III vi 57Multam sylvam gestasYou're carrying a lot of undergrowth
III vi 58Leonem videre hostium proelia portenditTo see a lion portends battle with the enemy
III vi 59Larus in paludibusA gull in the swamps
III vi 60IssaIssa!
III vi 61Ipso horreoBy the granaryful
III vi 62In tua ipsius harenaIn your own arena
III vi 63In saltu uno duos apros capereTo capture two boars in one copse
III vi 64Ignis ad torremFire to a torch
III vi 65Hippolytum imitaborI shall imitate Hippolytus
III vi 66Nihil agereTo achieve nothing
III vi 67Herculis cothurnos aptare infantiTo put Hercules' boots on a baby
III vi 68Grues lapidem deglutientesCranes that swallow a stone
III vi 69Fortuna aestuariaFortune is like a tidal channel
III vi 70Fores aperireTo open doors
III vi 71Tua res agitur, cum proxibus ardet pariesIt is your concern when next door's wall is burning
III vi 72Fontibus apros, floribus austrumPigs to springs, the south wind to flowers
III vi 73Ollaris deusAn earthenware god
III vi 74Oetaeus geniusThe Oetaean spirit
III vi 75Vel hosti miserandusTo be pitied even by an enemy
III vi 76Aequales calculiVotes equal
III vi 77Lusciniae deest cantioA nightingale without a song
III vi 78Ego ex bono in bonum traductus sumI have been led from one good to another
III vi 79Anguillas captareTo hunt eels
III vi 80Ego faciam omnia more NicostratiI shall do everything as Nicostratus did
III vi 81Duplex cappaDouble kappa
III vi 82Tria cappa pessimaNothing worse than three 'C's
III vi 83Temulentus dormiens non est excitandusLet a sleeping drunk lie
III vi 84Utroque nutans sententiaWavering both ways in his opinion
III vi 85Dictum ac factumSaid and done
III vi 86De grege illo estHe is from that flock
III vi 87Dentata chartaA document with teeth
III vi 88Daulia cornixA Daulian crow
III vi 89Cum MusisWith the Muses
III vi 90Amicos tragoedos aemulaturHe's imitating his tragic friends
III vi 91Aesopicus graculusAesop's jackdaw
III vi 92Aries cornibus lasciviensA ram frisking with its horns
III vi 93Ductus per phratores canisA dog among the phratry members
III vi 94Calabri hospitis xeniaGifts of a Calabrian host
III vi 95In ostio formosus'Good-looking' on the doorpost
III vi 96Caput scabere, et consimiliaTo scratch one's head, and similar phrases
III vi 97Caricus hircusA Carian goat
III vi 98Bullatae nugaeTrifles and bubbles
III vi 99Bolus eruptus e faucibusThe morsel snatched from one's throat
III vi 100Bene sitMay it be for the best

Centuria vii

III vii 1Scarabaeus aquilam quaeritA dung-beetle hunting an eagle
III vii 2Timidus PlutusPlutus is a coward
III vii 3Panicus casusA panic attack
III vii 4Nihil minus expedit quam agrum optime colereNothing pays less well than really good farming
III vii 5Citius quam asparagi coquunturAs quick as boiled asparagus
III vii 6Amicitiae personamThe mask of friendship
III vii 7Utere curru, de asinis nihil laboransUse a cart and you won't have to worry about asses
III vii 8Libyca feraAn African beast
III vii 9Semper adfert Libya mali quippiamAfrica always produces something evil
III vii 10Semper Africa novi aliquid apportatAfrica always produces something novel
III vii 11Afra avisAn African bird
III vii 12Boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deglubereA good shepherd should shear his sheep, not skin them
III vii 13Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibetProfit smells good whatever it comes from
III vii 14Lucrum pudori praestatProfit before shame
III vii 15Baeta tum hyeme tum aestate bonaA baeta is fine in winter and in summer
III vii 16Anicularum deliramentaRavings of silly old women
III vii 17Ante pedesBefore your feet
III vii 18Albo rete aliena capiant bonaThey use a white net to hunt for other people's goods
III vii 19Ad suum quemque quaestum aequum est esse callidumEach for his own advantage is rightly hard-headed
III vii 20Vel acum invenissesYou would have found even a needle
III vii 21Subventanea paritHis progeny are full of wind
III vii 22Phrynondas alterAnother Phrynondas
III vii 23Sus per rosasA pig among the roses
III vii 24Asinus avisThe ass is a bird
III vii 25Sisyphi artesThe wiles of Sysiphus
III vii 26Homo ThalesA man like Thales
III vii 27SardanapalusA Sardanapalus
III vii 28Quid tandem non efficiant manus?What in the end cannot be done with hands
III vii 29Testa collisa testaeOne pot smashed against another
III vii 30Animus est in coriisMy mind is on hides
III vii 31Quibus nec ara, neque fidesFot those who hold to either altar nor oath
III vii 32Agi et ferriDriving and carrying off
III vii 33Salem lingereTo lick salt
III vii 34Pedere thusTo fart frankincense
III vii 35Pro caeco exoculatus estNot blind but eyeless
III vii 36Prius lupus ovem ducat uxoremSooner a wolf would mate with a sheep
III vii 37Sphondyla fugiens pessime peditWhen the polecat flees it makes a dreadful smell
III vii 38Nunquam efficies, ut recte ingrediantur cancriYou'll never make crabs walk forwards
III vii 39ΚορυβαντιᾶνTo be a Corybant
III vii 40Calculo mordereTo bite with a voting token
III vii 41Charybdis. BarathrumA Charybdis. A Barathrum
III vii 42Lingua seorsum inciditurHis tongue is cut out separately
III vii 43Non capit somnum, nisi hoc, aut illud feceritHe gets no sleep if he hasn't done this or that
III vii 44Ventre pleno melior consultatioYou can think better on a full stomach
III vii 45Tenuis spesSlender hope
III vii 46Anno senior fioI become a year older
III vii 47Tauricum tueriTo glare like a bull
III vii 48Expedit habere plura cognominaIt's useful to have several names
III vii 49ΛιμοδωριεῖςLimodorians
III vii 50Tribus bolisIn three throws
III vii 51Velut umbra sequiFollowing like a shadow
III vii 52Ne nummus quidem plumbeusNot a lead penny
III vii 53Satietas ferociam paritLuxury breeds brutality
III vii 54Quid caeco cum speculo?What's a blind man doing with a mirror?
III vii 55Miseram messem metereTo reap a wretched harvest
III vii 56Venimus ad summam lineamWe have come to the final line
III vii 57SaburratusFull of ballast
III vii 58Numero dicis et similiaYou talk like 1 2 3
III vii 59Palpari in tenebrisGroping in the dark
III vii 60Muscas depellereKeeping off the flies
III vii 61Tenuiter diducisYou're combing it out thinly
III vii 62Simia fucataA painted monkey
III vii 63Ζοφοροδόρπιδες et similiaA Dusk-diner and similar expressions
III vii 64Cui ista arrident, meis ne gaudeatWho enjoys such things can have no pleasure in what I do
III vii 65Βωμολοχός, βωμολοχεύεσθαιAn altar-scrounger. To Lurk around the altar
III vii 66Prius quam gallus iterum cecineritBefore the cock crows twice
III vii 67Ne allii quidem caputNot even a head of garlic
III vii 68Ruminare negociumTo ruminate the business
III vii 69Mordere labrumTo bite one's lip
III vii 70LesbiariTo behave like a Lesbian
III vii 71Pyrrichen oculis prae se ferensTo cast a Pyrrhic look
III vii 72Non est oleum in lecythoThere's no oil in the bottle
III vii 73Magis gaudet eo qui senectam exuitAs happy as someone casting off old age
III vii 74Hic bonorum virorum est morbusThis is a malady of good men
III vii 75Ne guttam quidemNot even a drop
III vii 76ΒατταρίζεινTo be a Battarist
III vii 77Unde excoquat sevumHe could get dripping from it
III vii 78Iactare iugumTo shake the yoke
III vii 79Ut in velabro oleariiLike oil merchants in the Velabrum
III vii 80Imi subselliiBelonging to the lowest bench
III vii 81ManticulariRifling wallets
III vii 82Auro habet suppactum solumHe has gold-plated soles
III vii 83Ad arasAt the altars
III vii 84Samiorum lauraThe Laura at Samos
III vii 85Taenarium malumA Taenarian bane
III vii 86Lesbius PrylisLesbius Prylis
III vii 87Agas asellumYou can drive the ass
III vii 88Samium comatumA long-haired Samian
III vii 89Servum haud vehoI maintain no servant
III vii 90Tertium caputA third head
III vii 91Ut Corinthia viderisYou seem like a Corinthian woman
III vii 92Cyrnia iacturaA Cyrnian disaster
III vii 93Rapina CotytiisPillage at the Cotytia
III vii 94Quae ex antiquaWhat comes from the old city
III vii 95Triceps MercuriusThree-headed Mercury
III vii 96DanaceA copper
III vii 97Ut Bagas constitistiYou stood like Bagas
III vii 98Cancrum ingredi docesYou're teaching a crab to walk
III vii 99Mare exhaurisYou are emptying out the sea
III vii 100Canes timidi vehementius latrantNervous dogs bark louder

Centuria viii

III viii 1Non probantisFor a dissenter
III viii 2Refutantis laudem immodicamFor one who rejects excessive praise
III viii 3Caventis clancularias insidiasOf someone wary of hidden treachery
III viii 4Iubentis aperte loquiOf one who commends frank speech
III viii 5Pollicentis se promissa re praestiturumOf one who promises to stand by what has been promised
III viii 6In absurde locutumAgainst one who has spoken out of place
III viii 7In spem frustratamOn disappointed hope
III viii 8Inanis conatusVain effort
III viii 9Adiurantis se facturum aliquidOf one who swears to perform some act
III viii 10Quae sero contingunt, sed magnificaRewards coming late, but generously
III viii 11Consulendum et consiliis parendumConsider well and take advice
III viii 12Non interpellandus famelicusDon't hinder a hungry man
III viii 13Ingens rerum multitudoAn enormous number of things
III viii 14Quae divinitus continguntThings which come by divine providence
III viii 15In senem libidinosumFor a salacious old man
III viii 16Fatis imputandumPut it down to fate
III viii 17Diu dissimulatum aperientisFor someone revealing what he has long concealed
III viii 18Pertinax contentioStubborn quarrelling
III viii 19Cum uterque concedit alteriWhen each yields to the other
III viii 20Adamantis tenereOf one who loves tenderly
III viii 21Contemnentis dicteriumFor one who is not troubled by mockery
III viii 22Malorum oblivioForgetting wrongs
III viii 23Ex minimis initiis maximaGreatest things from small beginnings
III viii 24Diversarum partiumConflicting loyalties
III viii 25Alieno ferox praesidioFierce with someone else's help
III viii 26Fortuna prorsus adversaAbsolutely hostile fortune
III viii 27Arripe negocii curamSeize control of the affair
III viii 28Reiicientis autorem formidinisRejecting talk of fear
III viii 29Omni conatu invadereAttack with every effort
III viii 30Summa vi defendereStrongest defence
III viii 31Aequa concertatioContest between equals
III viii 32Incitare currentemCheering on a willing runner
III viii 33Ad utrumvis paratusReady for good or bad
III viii 34Nullus delectusNo discrimination
III viii 35Muneribus res agiturGifts get the business done
III viii 36Frustratus conatusA vain attempt
III viii 37Alieno auxilio potentesStrong with someone else's help
III viii 38Cavendum a potentioreBeware of a more powerful man
III viii 39Subitum remedium periculiSwift relief from danger
III viii 40Perplexus animique consternatiEntangled and fearful at heart
III viii 41Litem incipereTo start a dispute
III viii 42In formidolosumFor a man dismayed
III viii 43Blanduis alloquiSpeaking with gentler words
III viii 44InexorabilisUnbending
III viii 45Ausculta et perpendePay heed and consider
III viii 46Non statim decernendumNot to be resolved at once
III viii 47Nemo cogendus amicusNo one may be forced to be a friend
III viii 48Omnibus antevertenda vitae curaLife comes before all else
III viii 49Evenit malo maleWrong to the wrong-doer
III viii 50Nec dignus, qui me intueaturNot worthy to look me in the eye
III viii 51Cavendum ab eo, qui semel imposuitBeware of the man who has cheated once
III viii 52Amicorum est admonere mutuumIt is the duty of friends to admonish each other
III viii 53Unus multorum instarOne who is equal to many
III viii 54Contemnentis inimicumOf a man who despises his enemy
III viii 55In voti compotemOn one whose wish is fulfilled
III viii 56Lupus in fabulaThe wolf in the fable
III viii 57Corrigentis quod dictum est ab alioFor one who corrects what someone else has said
III viii 58Aliter cum aliis agendumDifferent people should be treated differently
III viii 59Ut nunc sunt hominesThat's how men are now
III viii 60Non suscipiendum negocium temereA deal not to be undertaken rashly
III viii 61Vehementer cupientisFor someone with a powerful longing
III viii 62Elucet egregia virtusExceptional virtue shines out
III viii 62AMutua defensatioMutual defence
III viii 63Concordia fulciuntur opes etiam exiguareWith unanimity even slender resources are strenghtened
III viii 64Extra periculum feroxBrave when there is no danger
III viii 65Quisquis is fueritNo matter who it might be
III viii 66Iuventa viribus polletYouth abounds in physical strength.
III viii 67Ancipitis consiliiIn two minds
III viii 68PraedivesVery wealthy
III viii 69Aegre quidem, sed facimus tamenWith difficulty, but still we do it
III viii 70Quod alibi diminutum exaequatur alibiWhat is lacking in one way is made up for in another
III viii 71Mutua defensio tutissimaMutual protection is the surest
III viii 72Qui cum contemptu vitae invaduntThose who attack with no regard for their life
III viii 73Aliis prospiciens, non sibiForesight for others, not for oneself
III viii 74Dedecus publicumPublic shame
III viii 75Ne depugnes in alieno negocioDon't contend in other peoples business
III viii 76Prudentia coniuncta cum viribusWisdom joined with strength
III viii 77Pauciloquus, sed eruditusSparing of words, but knowledgeable
III viii 78Duobus malis resistere difficillimumAgainst two evils it is very difficult to stand firm
III viii 79A fronte simul et occipitioWith both the front and the back of the head
III viii 80Nocuit et nocebitIt has done harm and will do so again
III viii 81Ingens discrimenAn enormous difference
III viii 82Adhortantis ad gloriamFor someone giving encouragement to seek fame
III viii 83Qui paratus ad resistendumSomeone ready to resist
III viii 84In discrimine apparet, qui virA crisis reveals who is a man
III viii 85Non cedendum malisNever yield to misfortunes
III viii 86Ipse sibi perniciem accersivitHe brought calamities on himself
III viii 87Ultra vires nihil aggrediendumDo not engage in what is beyond your powers
III viii 88Ocyor accipitreAs swift as a hawk
III viii 89Ancipitis animiIn two minds
III viii 90Correctio dictiMending what we say
III viii 91In clamososAgainst people who shout
III viii 92Pro mea viriliTo the utmost of my ability
III viii 93Pro dignitate cuiusqueTo each according to his status
III viii 94Omnia ex sententia ceduntEverything is happening as planned
III viii 95Improbitas muscaeThe depravity of the fly
III viii 96Deo fortunaeque committoI trust to God and fortune
III viii 97Consilium in melius commutandumChange your plan for a better one
III viii 98Modis omnibus incitatBy every means he urges
III viii 99Eidem inhiantes testamentoMouths agape for the same will
III viii 100Praematura morsEarly death

Centuria ix

III ix 1Alia dantur, alia neganturSome things are given, some are denied
III ix 2Victoria non incruentaNot a bloodless victory
III ix 3Filius degeneransA son going to the bad
III ix 4Eventus praeter expectationemAn unexpected outcome
III ix 5Reprehensio cogitationisCensuring what we think
III ix 6Praebere virosProve yourselves men
III ix 7Re opitulandem, non verbisHelp is in the deed, not in words
III ix 8Corrupta iudiciaCorrupt judgments
III ix 9Apta provinciaA suitable function
III ix 10Pudor et metusShame and fear
III ix 11Qui obticescitOne who falls silent
III ix 12Mors omnibus communisDeath is the common lot
III ix 13Alius aliis in rebus praestantiorPeople excel in different ways
III ix 14In periculoso negocio non est dormitandumIn a dangerous affair you cannot afford to doze
III ix 15Mens laevaWrong-headed
III ix 16Verbis pugnas, non reYou are fighting with words, not facts
III ix 17Ne quid moveare verborum strepituDon't be put off by loud words
III ix 18Cibo opus duraturis in laboreThose who face a long task need food
III ix 19Omnibus armis praesidiisque destitutusWithout arms or protection
III ix 20Frustra habet qui non utiturPossessions are worthless if not used
III ix 21In fugituumFor a runaway
III ix 22Cum diis non pugnandumYou may not fight with the gods
III ix 23Autor omnium et fonsAuthor and source of everything
III ix 24Prorsus ignotusUtterly unknown
III ix 25Quoad vixeroFor as long as I live
III ix 26Gloriosum et apud posterosA deed glorious to postery too
III ix 27Vindicta tarda, sed gravisVengeance falling late, but heavily
III ix 28Anceps eventus reiTwo possible outcomes
III ix 29Magna de re discepaturA great matter being debated
III ix 30Omissis nugis rem experiamurTrifling aside, let's put it to the test
III ix 31Metus infamiaeFear of disgrace
III ix 32Aliam aetatem alia decentDifferent ages different conduct
III ix 33Quod aliis vitio vertas, ipse ne fecerisDon't do yourself what you criticize in others
III ix 34Aut ipse fuisti aut tui simillimusIt was either you or someone very like you
III ix 35Audiens non auditHe has ears and hears not
III ix 36Ex habitu bonum virum prae se fertAppearance tells you if a man is good
III ix 37Absit clamor in colloquio aut lusuAgainst brawling in conversation or in games
III ix 38Grata novitasNovelty finds favour
III ix 39Mulier pudica ne sola sit usquamA modest woman should not be alone anywhere
III ix 40Fatale vitae tempus exactumHis allotted span fulfilled
III ix 41Non luctu, sed remedio opus in malisMisfortunes need healing not mourning
III ix 42Adhuc aliquis deus respicit nosThus far some god has cared for us
III ix 43Mors optima rapit, deterrima relinquitDeath snatches away the best and leaves the worst
III ix 44Domi manendumBetter stay at home
III ix 45A sacris abstinendae manusDo not lay hands on sacred things
III ix 46Turpis iactantiaBoasting is ignoble
III ix 47Prior occupatHe who acts first wins
III ix 48Sacra celerius absolvendaPerform sacred rites promptly
III ix 49Ne dii quidem a morte liberantNot even the gods free us from death
III ix 50Deus undecunque iuvat, si modo propitiusGod's help is everywhere, if only he is so inclined
III ix 51De lautiisOn sumptuous displays
III ix 52ConcordiaHarmony
III ix 53Fatum immutabileDestiny cannot be changed
III ix 54Sine ope divina nihil valemusWithout divine help we avail nothing
III ix 55Industriam adiuvat deusGod helps those who work hard
III ix 56Faustus exitusA lucky outcome
III ix 57Aetate prudentiores reddimurAge makes us wiser
III ix 58Otiosus estoRelax!
III ix 59Haud perficietHe will never finish
III ix 60Cedendum multitudiniYield to numbers
III ix 61Vanae coniecturaeEmpty guesses
III ix 62Certum prospicioI foresee it for certain
III ix 63Deus ulcisceturGod will punish
III ix 64In tempore cavenda poena maliBeware in good time of the penalty for wrongdoing
III ix 65Domesticum malumPrivate misfortune
III ix 66Senum prudentiaWisdom of the aged
III ix 67Premenda occasioSeize the opportunity
III ix 68Omnibus nervisWith every nerve
III ix 69Cum principe non pugnandumDo not dispute with a ruler
III ix 70Ingens discrimenAn enormous difference
III ix 71Aperte simpliciterque loquiSpeaking literally and simply
III ix 72Rerum omnium vicissitudoAll things do change
III ix 73Festivus sermoLively conversation
III ix 74Qui nocere potest, et idem prodesseOne who can both harm and benefit
III ix 75Asseverantius dicereSpeaking out firmly
III ix 76Arripienda quae offerunturSeize what is offered
III ix 77Principum favor necessariusSupport from influential people is essential
III ix 78Negotium non aptumAn unsuitable undertaking
III ix 79Obtestatio veterum meritorumInvoking past deserts
III ix 80Conviva non convivaInvited but not to take part
III ix 81Undecunque lucrum captantNo matter where from, it's profit they're after
III ix 82Ingratitudo vulgiPublic ingratitude
III ix 83Munerum corruptelaBribery with gifts
III ix 84Principes inter se notiRulers know each other
III ix 85Periculum ne temere subeasDo not take a rash risk
III ix 86Fatum inevitabileDestiny is unavoidable
III ix 87Fatis adactusDriven by fate
III ix 88Male coniugatiUnhappily married
III ix 89Si deus volueritGod willing
III ix 90Suadeo, quod ipse facturus essemI am advising what I myself would do
III ix 91Malorum assuetudoFamiliarity with misfortune
III ix 92Fortuna reddit insolentesGood luck makes people arrogant
III ix 93Moderator negociiAn arbitrator
III ix 94Tacite stomachariSilent vexation
III ix 95Qui conturbat omniaHe causes havoc everywhere
III ix 96Non abiicit animumNot losing heart
III ix 97Malis mala succeduntOne misfortune after another
III ix 98Hospitis habenda curaA stranger must be cared for
III ix 99Divitiae non semper optimis continguntWealth is not always the lot of the best
III ix 100Munus exiguum, sed opportunumA small gift, but a timely one

Centuria x

III x 1Quo transgressus etcWhere have I transgressed, etc
III x 2Suo quisque studio gaudetEveryone rejoices in his own pursuit
III x 3Demittere sese ad aliorum mediocritatemComing down to the level of others
III x 4Mihi curae erit hoc negociumThis business will be my concern
III x 5Animus praesensA firm mind
III x 6Locupletum reditusThe profits of the wealthy
III x 7Inevitabile fatumUnavoidable fate
III x 8Aliud curaWorry about something else
III x 9Molestus interpellator venterThe belly is a troublesome heckler
III x 10Vulgus suspicaxOrdinary people are suspicious
III x 11Nemo cogendus officii causaDo not force anyone by kindness
III x 12Malum bono pensatumMisfortune compensated with good
III x 13Omni certaminis genereIn any sort of contention
III x 14Longe vicitFirst by far
III x 15Antiquis debetur veneratioThe ancients should be treated with reverence
III x 16Flagitiorum turpis exitusCrime has an ugly outcome
III x 17Fidus amicusA faithful friend
III x 18Patria sua cuique iucundissimaTo every man his own country is most agreeable
III x 19Fuga tutiorFlight is safer
III x 20Alia commintenda, alia caelandaSome things must be trusted to others, some concealed
III x 21Foemina nihil pestilentiusNothing is more noxious than a woman
III x 22Effoeta senectaThe weakness of old age
III x 23Aegre, sed tamen contigitIt was difficult, but he achieved it
III x 24Cum amico non certandum aemulationeDo not compete in rivalry with a friend
III x 25Reiicientis culpamFor one who won't accept blame
III x 26Voluptas foedaAbominable pleasures
III x 27Aspera vita, sed salubrisA hard life, but a healthy one
III x 28Consiliis simul et facto valensEffective both in advice and in action
III x 29Non possum non dicereI cannot help speaking
III x 30PerplexusTrapped
III x 31Abhorrentis ac detestantisFor one who loathes and detests
III x 32Sui dissimilisA different face
III x 33Nihil ad remNothing to do with the subject
III x 34Quod adest, boni consuleAccept things as they are in good part
III x 35Officium ne collocaris in invitumDo not place an obligation on someone who does not want it
III x 36Bona spes ostensaAppearance of hope
III x 37Arrogantia non ferendaIntolerable arrogance
III x 38Domus optimaHome is best
III x 39Non omnibus contingitIt is not given to everyone
III x 40Auctoritas divinitusPrestige divinely given
III x 41Tollenda mali occasioRemove the opportunity for evil
III x 42Ubi cognitum est quod erat occultumWhen what was hidden becomes known
III x 43Abstinenda vis a regibusNever do violence to kings
III x 44Domesticum dissidiumDiscord in the home
III x 45Qui eget, in turba verseturThe needy man should keep with the crowd
III x 46Officium humiliusAn unworthy office
III x 47Vitandae potentum offensaeAvoid the rancours of the powerful
III x 48Princeps indiligensThe negligent ruler
III x 49Assuevit malisHe has grown used to ills
III x 50De alieno liberalisGenerous with others' goods
III x 51Pauper, sed ingeniosusPoor but talented
III x 52Iactantiae comes invidiaEnvy is the companion of boasting
III x 53Verbo tenus amicusA friend in words alone
III x 54Nihil recusandum, quod donaturNever refuse a gift
III x 55Adminicula vitaeThe comforts of life
III x 56Qui per se sufficitA self-sufficient man
III x 57Novit mala et bonaHe knows the bad and the good
III x 58Neque enim ignari sumusFor we are no strangers
III x 59Danda venia lapsoA slip should be pardoned
III x 60Non quidvis continget, quod optarisNot everything you wish for happens
III x 61Gaudium dolori iunctumJoy is linked to pain
III x 62Mala senium accelerantMisfortunes hasten age
III x 63Vita mortalium brevisThe life of mortals is short
III x 64Verissimiliter mentiensLies that sound like truth
III x 65Sibi malum repperitHe invented his own misfortune
III x 66Qui continet arcanumThe man who keeps a secret
III x 67Rem novam aggrediorIt is a new thing I begin
III x 68Benefactorum memoriaThe memory of good deeds
III x 69Mortuis non conviciandumDo not insult the dead
III x 70Focus luculentus in aedibusA glowing hearth at home
III x 71Qui iure perieruntThose who deserved to die
III x 72InexorabilisUnbending
III x 73Recipere animumRegaining courage
III x 74Senum prudentiaWisdom of the aged
III x 75Imperator bonus et idem robustus milesA good commander and a hard soldier too
III x 76Capram coelestem orientem conspexeruntThey have seen the heavenly she-goat rising
III x 77Capra ad festumA she-goat to the festival
III x 78Mox sciemus melius vateSoon we shall know better than the prophet
III x 79Tinctura CyzicenaCyzicene dye
III x 80Servabis bovemYou will keep watch on the ox
III x 81Embarus sumI am Embarus
III x 82Colophonium suffragiumThe Colophonian vote
III x 83Mihi ista curae futura sunt etc.These things will be my care, etc
III x 84Festum multas habensA festival has many
III x 85Nihil aliae civitates ad CrotonemOther cities are nothing beside Croton
III x 86Canis panes somniansA dog dreaming of bread
III x 87CanisYou keep on singing
III x 88Aethiops non albescitThe African cannot become white
III x 89Annas clibanumAnnas and the oven
III x 90Archilochum terisWearing out Archilochus
III x 91Culicem colantStraining at a gnat
III x 92Non inest illi dentaleIt has no tree
III x 93Gigantum arrogantiaThe pride of the giants
III x 94Per ignem incedisYou are stepping into fire
III x 95Fortis in alium fortiorem inciditOne strong man meets another who is stronger
III x 96Gloria futuriGlory is for the future
III x 97Insania non omnibus eademNot everyone is mad in the same way
III x 98Hydrus in dolioA snake in the jar
III x 99E Massilia venistiYou're from Massilia
III x 100Tibicines mente captiThe delirium of flute-players

Chiliad IV

Centuria i

IV i 1Dulce bellum inexpertisWar is a treat for those who have not tried it.
IV i 2Argivos videsYou are seeing Argives
IV i 3Argivi furesArgive thieves
IV i 4Mars RexMars is king
IV i 5AttagenWoodcock
IV i 6Tenedius homoA man of Tenedos
IV i 7Tenedius patronusA Tenedian defender
IV i 8Εγκεῶτις ἡμέραWhich day in Ceos?
IV i 9Versatilis ArtemonAn Artemon, going the rounds
IV i 10PlaciadaePlaciadae
IV i 11Iustitiae oculusA paragon of justice
IV i 12Iustitia iustiorMore just than justice
IV i 13Quantum ex BacchanalibusAs old as the Bacchanalia
IV i 14Mercator estHe's a shopkeeper
IV i 15Donum quodcunque dat aliquis probaFor any gift that is given be grateful
IV i 16IthorusIthorus
IV i 17Ne allia comedas et fabasEat neither garlic nor beans
IV i 18Mortuus per somnum vacabis curisIf you dream that you die, you will be free of your cares
IV i 19Animus heptaboëusA heart of seven ox-hides
IV i 20Semper Ilio malaTroy is ill-fated ever
IV i 21Libera Corcyra, caca ubi licetCorcyra is free, shit where you will
IV i 22Decernetur equa ThessalicaThe prize will be the Thessalian mare
IV i 23Canis vivens e magdaliaA dog living on a breadcrumb
IV i 24Ficus post piscemFigs after fish
IV i 25Ficus avibus grataeBirds like figs
IV i 26Ingredi IunoniumMarching in the Junonium
IV i 27Volentem bovem ducitoLead a willing ox
IV i 28HabetHe's got it!
IV i 29Hercules hospitaturBeing a host to Hercules
IV i 30Etiam in Deorum coetuEven in the assembly of the gods
IV i 31CalliphanesCalliphanes
IV i 32Cauda blandiriWagging the tail
IV i 33Crater litiumA basinful of disputes
IV i 34Lampon jurat per anseremLampon swears by a gander
IV i 35Palpo percuterePiercing with a caress
IV i 36Eximere e manu manubriumTo strike the handle out of his hand
IV i 37Alybantis hospitis muneraGifts of an Alybantian host
IV i 38FungusA mushroom
IV i 39EuryclesEurycles
IV i 40Si quis juxta civitatem clypeusSome shield for the town!
IV i 41Rupta ancoraHis hook has broken
IV i 42Suam quisque homo rem meminitEach man thinks of his own business
IV i 43In utrumvis dormire oculumTo sleep on either eye
IV i 44Corinthiis non indignatur IliumTroy is not angry with the Corinthians
IV i 45MarasMaras
IV i 46A NannacoSince Nannacus
IV i 47Asinus ad tibiamAn ass to the flute
IV i 48Oresti pallium texereTo weave a mantle for Orestes
IV i 49Pandeletias sententiasPandeletian maxims
IV i 50Sibylla vivaciorMore long-lived than the Sibyl
IV i 51E flamma cibum petereSnatching a dinner out of the fire
IV i 52Reddidit HarpocratemHe turned him into Harpocrates
IV i 53Qui probus AtheniensisAn Athenian who is honest
IV i 54Digna CedroWorthy of cedar
IV i 55Telemachi ollaA Telemachus pot
IV i 56Alia res sceptrum, alia plectrumA sceptre is one thing, a plectrum is another
IV i 57Quae dolent, ea molestum est contingereIt is unkind to touch on things that give pain
IV i 58Aurum igni probatumGold tested in the fire
IV i 59Lunam detrahereTo pull down the moon
IV i 60Leonis vestigia quaerisIt's only the tracks of the lion you look for
IV i 61Non una vehit navisMore than a single ship can carry
IV i 62Horna messisThis year's harvest
IV i 63Glaucus comesa herba habitat in mariGlaucus has eaten grass and lives in the sea
IV i 64PergraecariTo live like a Greek
IV i 65Conos artoxyaBangles and baubles
IV i 66Ne ligula quidem dignusNot worth a tiddler
IV i 67Iuxta navemShip-shape
IV i 68Iuxta cubitum profecitHe has progressed by the cubit
IV i 69De tuo capite aguntur comitiaYour status is at stake in this meeting
IV i 70Usque ad ravimTill I'm hoarse
IV i 71Cereri sacrificantThey sacrifice to Ceres
IV i 72Inutilior blaceAs useless as a catfish
IV i 73ΑλιτήριοςA mugger
IV i 74Piscis nequam est, nisi recensA fish is no good unless it is fresh
IV i 75Nihil homini amico est opportuno amiciusNothing is more friendly for a man than a timely friend
IV i 76Asinum in rupes protrudereTo push an ass over a cliff
IV i 77Videre mihi labdaI think you are a lambda
IV i 78Postica sannaA face behind your back
IV i 79Corvus serpentemCrow and serpent
IV i 80Caenei hastaCaeneus' spear
IV i 81PeponesWater-melons
IV i 82ΡὑποκόνδυλοςDirty knuckles
IV i 83IuvenariBehaving like an adolescent
IV i 84Laudant ut pueri pavonemLike children admiring a peacock
IV i 85ΔευκηπατίαςLiver-pale
IV i 86Emori risuTo die laughing
IV i 87Hipparchi murusA wall of Hipparchus
IV i 88Hodie nullus, cras maximusToday a nobody, tomorrow the greatest
IV i 89Samiorum mala metuisYou fear the punishment of the Samians
IV i 90Pygmaeorum acrothinia Colosso adaptareUsing the spoils of the pygmies for the Colossus
IV i 91Dii tibi dent tuam mentemMay the gods give you the mind you deserve
IV i 92Cura esse, quod audisTake care to be what you are said to be
IV i 93Cautus enim metuit, etc.The cautious wolf goes in fear, etc.
IV i 94Si corvus possit tacitus pasciIf the crow can eat quietly
IV i 95Clavam extorque HerculiTo snatch Hercules' club
IV i 96Bis interimitur, qui suis armis peritHe dies twice who dies by his own arms
IV i 97Mulierem ornat silentiumSilence becomes a woman
IV i 98Imitabor NepamI shall imitate the crab
IV i 99Quod alius condivit coquus, aliter condiamWhat one cook has seasoned I shall season in another way
IV i 100Odi puerulos, praecoci sapientiaI hate striplings who are precociously wise

Centuria ii

IV ii 1Δούρεος ἵπποςA wooden horse
IV ii 2Cum adsit via, semitam quaerisWhen the road is before you, you look for a track
IV ii 3E culmo spicam conjicereTo guess from the stalk what the grain was like
IV ii 4ΒυσσοδομεύεινTo lay deep foundations
IV ii 5Arcessitum malumEvil brought on oneself
IV ii 6EurymnusEurymnus
IV ii 7A Furiis oriundusBorn of the Furies
IV ii 8Similes videntur captivis ex PyloThey look like captives from Pylos
IV ii 9Γύργαθον φυσᾷςYou're blowing away the stocks
IV ii 10Decora teipsumYou should adore yourself
IV ii 11Byzeni libertasThe freedom of Byzenus
IV ii 12ΑχρειόγελωςA trifler
IV ii 13Protinus apparet, quae plantae frugiferae futuraeFruitful plants show it straightaway
IV ii 14Periit susThe pig has perished
IV ii 15Αμφιθαλής ἔρωςLove blossoming on both sides
IV ii 16Ex amphitheto bibistiYou have drunk from the amphithetos
IV ii 17Pronomi barbaPronomus' beard
IV ii 18Omnibus vestigiis inquirereTo investigate every trace
IV ii 19Apros immittere fontibusTo allow boars in springs
IV ii 20E canis podiceOut of a dog's bottom
IV ii 21E cantu dignoscitur avisThe bird can be told by its song
IV ii 22Canis saeviens in lapidemA dog getting angry with the stone
IV ii 23Profundum sulcumA deep furrow
IV ii 24Herniosus usque ad gulamCircumcised up to the neck
IV ii 25Benignior pellace vulpeAs kind as a cunning fox
IV ii 26Non ut prior laedam, sed ut injuriam retaliemI shall not be the first to strike, but I shall repay an insult
IV ii 27Non navigamus ad HippolaïtasWe are not sailing to the Hippolaïtas
IV ii 28EpiphyllidesSmall grapes
IV ii 29Απ᾽ ἀκροφυσίωνStraight from the bellows
IV ii 30Super te haec omnia LepargeThe whole load on your back, Lepargus
IV ii 31Laqueus auxiliari videturThe snare seems to be a help
IV ii 32Αμυστί πινεινTo drink at one draught
IV ii 33Amphidromiam agisYou are celebrating the Amphidromia
IV ii 34Canens vitae palmumSinging brief life away
IV ii 35Qui non litigat, coelebs estIf he has no disputes, he's a bachelor
IV ii 36Praestat uni malo obnoxium esse quam duobusIt is better to be exposed to one evil that two
IV ii 37UtrumqueBoth
IV ii 38ChiusA Chian
IV ii 39Furari littoris arenasStealing the sands of the sea-shore
IV ii 40Colubrum in sinu fovereNourishing a serpent in one's bosom
IV ii 41Praeter Sibyllam leget nemoIllegible to anyone but the Sibyl
IV ii 42Nihil profuerit bulbusAn onion would be no good at all
IV ii 43Quae danturWhat is given ...
IV ii 44Sidera addere coeloAdding stars to the heavens
IV ii 45Pamphili furtumPamphilus pilfering
IV ii 46Pegaso velociorAs fast as Pegasus
IV ii 47Crepitu probabisYou will prove it by the sound
IV ii 48Multa docet famesHunger teaches many things
IV ii 49Multorum festorum Jovis glandes comeditHe has eaten acorns at many feasts of Jupiter
IV ii 50Prodico doctiorAs learned as Prodicus
IV ii 51Mendico ne parentes quidem amici suntFor a beggar not even parents are friends
IV ii 52Malus janitorA bad gatekeeper
IV ii 53Audi chelidonemListen to Chelidon
IV ii 54Ominabitur aliquis te conspectoAnyone who sees you will read it as an omen
IV ii 55Non admodum miscesYou are not exactly shaking everything
IV ii 56Asini cauda non facit cribrumAn ass's tail does not make a sieve
IV ii 57Ipso cratereBasin and all
IV ii 58Gutta viniA drop of wine
IV ii 59Bos porrecto ultra Taygeton capiteAn ox putting its head over Taygetus
IV ii 60Ad cribrum dictaPronouncements according to the sieve
IV ii 61Jovis tergusJove's hide
IV ii 62Mala ultra adsuntEvils come of their own accord
IV ii 63A vicinis exemplum habentThey have the examples of their neighbours
IV ii 64My fortitus esYou have drawn M
IV ii 65In Pythii templo cacareTo shit in the temple of Delphi
IV ii 66In terra pauperemA poor man on dry land
IV ii 67Inter pueros senexAn old man among boys
IV ii 68In sola Sparta expedit senescereOnly in Sparta does it pay to grow old
IV ii 69Ne maior thylaco accessioBeware the load is not bigger than the bag
IV ii 70Acarnici equiAcarnanian horses
IV ii 71Contribulis factus serva ordinemWhen you become a member of the tribe, keep your place
IV ii 72Glaucus alterAnother Glaucus
IV ii 73Gorgonem Perseus aggrediturPerseus approaches the Gorgon
IV ii 74Vincula TyrrhenaTyrrhenian bonds
IV ii 75Diu deliberaTake a long time to think
IV ii 76Epimenideum coriumEpimenides' skin
IV ii 77Volaticum iusiurandumA fleeting oath
IV ii 78Superatus es a gallo quopiamYou have been beaten by some gamecock
IV ii 79ΒατακάραςDroopy head
IV ii 80Ex aequo partireSharing equally
IV ii 81Επαύλια δῶραWedding gifts
IV ii 82In pedes retroceditHe's going back on his tracks
IV ii 83In armis accissatLooking coy in his armour
IV ii 84In Lipsydrio pugnasYou fight in Lypsidrium
IV ii 85Desertum obtueriStaring at a desert
IV ii 86Esto promusDo your job as steward
IV ii 87Ephemeri vitaTo live as long as Ephemerus
IV ii 88Canis mendico auxiliansA dog helping a beggar
IV ii 89Jupiter aquilam delegitJupiter chose the eagle
IV ii 90Aut minus animi, aut plus potentiaeLess ambition or more strength
IV ii 91Felicitas a DeoSuccess comes from God
IV ii 92Hystricis setaA porcupine's spine
IV ii 93Alter IanusAnother Janus
IV ii 94Veste circumfers ignemYou are putting a cloak round a fire
IV ii 95Erinnys ex TragoediaA Fury from tragedy
IV ii 96Aequalitas haud parit bellumEquality never gives rise to war
IV ii 97Piscis primum a capite foetetThe head of a fish is the first part to smell
IV ii 98Etiam Baetylum devoraresYou would eat even the baetylus
IV ii 99Malum vas non frangiturA cheap jar is never broken
IV ii 100Etiam quercus bacchaturEven the oak dances for Bacchus

Centuria iii

IV iii 1Vita molitaLiving on milled fare
IV iii 2Malum est bonumA blessing can be a bane
IV iii 3Caricum sepulcrumA Carian tomb
IV iii 4Malum munusA bad gift is as good as a loss
IV iii 5Inani spe flagratBurning with empty hopes
IV iii 6Volvitur doliumA barrel rolls easily
IV iii 7Ceram auribus obdisYour ears are stopped with wax
IV iii 8Corvi lusciniis honoratioresCrows are more revered than nightingales
IV iii 9Commune naufragiumA shipwreck shared
IV iii 10Cyparissi fructusThe fruit of the cypress
IV iii 11ΜαττυάζεινTo eat mattya
IV iii 12MatioloechusMatioloechus
IV iii 13Post Marathonem pugnaAnother battle follows Marathon
IV iii 14Ne vities MusicamDon't ruin the music
IV iii 15Astutior coccyceAs crafty as a cuckoo
IV iii 16Hesperidum malaThe apples of the Hesperides
IV iii 17Solae Lacaenae viros pariuntOnly Spartan women produce men
IV iii 18Myrteam coronam ambisYou want a crown of myrtle
IV iii 19Praevertit ancorae jactum DeusGod forestalls the dropping of the anchor
IV iii 20Pro Delo CalauriamCalauria for Delos
IV iii 21Antiquior CodroAs old as Codrus
IV iii 22Hirundo totos schoenos anteibitA swallow will be miles ahead
IV iii 23Nihil cocio estHaggling brings no money
IV iii 24Non navigas noctuYou are not sailing at night
IV iii 25Mores hominum regioni respondentHuman character matches habitat
IV iii 26Cum cane simul et lorumThe leash as well as the dog
IV iii 27Teipsum inspiceHave a good look at yourself
IV iii 28Ne mihi vacuam abstergasDon't level off what is empty
IV iii 29Cum fis nanus, cedeYield, since you are a dwarf
IV iii 29ANocte lucidus, interdiu inutilisBright at night, useless in daylight
IV iii 30E Tantali horto fructus colligisGathering fruit from the garden of Tantalus
IV iii 31Telenico pauperiorAs poor as Telenicus
IV iii 32Telenicia echoAn echo of Telenicus
IV iii 33Terebintho stultiorAs stupid as a turpentine-tree
IV iii 34Moenia SemiramidisThe walls of Semiramis
IV iii 35Manum admovereTo add your hand to
IV iii 36Patris est filiusHe is his father's son
IV iii 37Parvo emtas carnesCheap meat feeds the dogs
IV iii 38Qui domi compluiturNot even God pities the man who is rained upon in his own house
IV iii 39Tragicus TheocrinesA Theocrines, the tragic actor
IV iii 40Tragicum malumA tragic misfortune
IV iii 41Caecus auribus ac menteBlind in ear and mind
IV iii 42Caecum insomniumA blind dream
IV iii 43Asinos non curoI have no interest in asses
IV iii 44Plurium calculus vincitThe vote of the majority prevails
IV iii 45ΥπεψηνισμένηBitten by the bug
IV iii 46Subditius esYou are counterfeit
IV iii 47Subjugus homoA man under the yoke
IV iii 48Pistillo nudiorAs naked as a pestle
IV iii 49Pistillo calviorAs bald as a pestle
IV iii 50Aurum subaeratumThere's copper beneath the gold
IV iii 51Nihil de vitelloNone of the yolk
IV iii 52Queruli in amicitiaCritics don't make friends
IV iii 53Cleomenes superat cubileCleomenes is too big for his bed
IV iii 54Dives promissisRich in promises
IV iii 55Uterque amboEach is both
IV iii 56Os inest orationiThe speech has bones
IV iii 57Fluvius non semper fert securesA river does not always bring axes
IV iii 58Non est Dithyrambus, si bibat aquamThere is no dithyramb if he drinks water
IV iii 59Post acerba prudentiorSadder but wiser
IV iii 60Pausone mendiciorAs poor as Pauson
IV iii 61Ultra HyperbolumWorse than Hyperbolus
IV iii 62Sus in volutabro coeniA washed pig rolls in muck
IV iii 63Ob textoris erratumPaying for the weaver's mistake
IV iii 64Mendax AtraphaxisLying atraphaxis
IV iii 65Inflige plagam ab aratroLand a plough punch
IV iii 66Summis ingredi pedibusTo walk on tiptoe
IV iii 67Coelum digito attingereTo touch the heavens with your finger
IV iii 68CorinthiariTo play the Corinthian
IV iii 69Si tanti vitrum, quanti margaritumIf glass is worth that much, what price pearls?
IV iii 70Haeret in vadoHe is stuck in shallow water
IV iii 71In culmo arareTo plough among the stubble
IV iii 72Taciturnior PythagoreisAs silent as Pythagoreans
IV iii 73Attagenae noviluniumA francolin's new moon
IV iii 74Ingens intervallumA long distance
IV iii 75Vivus, vidensqueThough alive and seeing
IV iii 76Praestat habere acerbosBitter enemies are better
IV iii 77Columnas rumpereShattering columns
IV iii 78Leporis vitaA hare's life
IV iii 79Victi non audent hiscereThe conquered dare not even mutter
IV iii 80Thersitae faciesThe look of Thersites
IV iii 81PiciferA jay-bearer
IV iii 82In numeratoReady cash
IV iii 83Quantum habetEach is only as good as he's worth
IV iii 84Imis ceris eradereTo scrape away to the lowest level of wax
IV iii 85Macilenta manu pinguem pedemThin hand, swollen foot
IV iii 86Non semper erit aestasSummer will not last forever
IV iii 87Cum exossis suum rodit pedemWhen a polypus gnaws its own foot
IV iii 88Centum plaustri trabesA wagon has a hundred planks
IV iii 89Araneas ejicereTo cast out spiders' webs
IV iii 90Muris circumcurrentibusSurrounding walls
IV iii 91ΚερασβόλοςHorn-struck
IV iii 92Respublica virum docetPolitics instruct a man
IV iii 93Faber cum sis etc.You are a carpenter, stick to your trade
IV iii 94Aquam ignis miscereMixing fire and water
IV iii 95Velut e speculaAs if from a watch-tower
IV iii 96Velut in cratereThe cup of friendship
IV iii 97Sero venistiYou have come too late
IV iii 98Prius antidotum quam venenumAntidote before poison
IV iii 99Statua taciturniorAs mute as a statue
IV iii 100Hoc noveram priusquam Theognis natus estI knew this before Theognis was born

Centuria iv

IV iv 1Phocensium desperatioPhocian desperation
IV iv 2Suspensa manuWith a limp hand
IV iv 3Extremum occupet scabiesThe last one's a scab
IV iv 4ΗμερόκοιτοςDaysleeper
IV iv 5In omnia potentesPowerful over all things
IV iv 6Ne uni navi facultatesDo not put all your wealth on one ship
IV iv 7Urit absque torreYou don't need fire to burn someone up
IV iv 8Adhuc coelum volviturThe heavens are still revolving
IV iv 9Multae rotae volventurThere's many a wheel to turn
IV iv 10Ne nomen quidemNot even the name
IV iv 11Cervus canes trahitThe stag drags off the hounds
IV iv 12Bubo canit luscinaeThe owl sings to the nightingale
IV iv 13Ne videt quidem oleumHe has never even laid eyes upon oil
IV iv 14Et me mater etc.And my mother said I was better than Pollux
IV iv 15Suade lupis ut insaniantPersuade wolves to go mad
IV iv 16Rore pasciturFeeding on dew
IV iv 17Tuam ipsius terram calcaWalk on your own land
IV iv 18Nihil simileIn no way similar
IV iv 19Ne fascinesTo avoid the evil eye
IV iv 20Non omnis fert omnia tellusAll fields do not produce all things
IV iv 21Dum virent genuaWhile our knees are fresh
IV iv 22Neque pessimus, neque primusNeither worst nor first
IV iv 23Scit quomodo Jupiter duxerit JunonemHe knows how Jupiter married Juno
IV iv 24Ubi paveris imperaGive orders to those you have fed
IV iv 25Gallus in suo sterquilinio plurimum potestA cock has most power on its own dunghill
IV iv 26Isthmum perfodereTo dig through the Isthmus
IV iv 27Lingere salemTo lick salt
IV iv 28SellissareTo act like Sellus
IV iv 29Cecidis et BuphoniorumCecides and tbe Buphonia
IV iv 30Serenitati nubem inducitBringing clouds to a clear sky
IV iv 31ΜονόγραμμοιMere outlines
IV iv 32Aliorum medicusA doctor to others
IV iv 33Lapsana vivereTo live on charlock
IV iv 34Haud contra ostiumNot against the door
IV iv 35ClimacidesLittle stairs
IV iv 36Valeat amicus cum inimicoAway with friend as well as foe
IV iv 37ManicaWorthy of a Manes
IV iv 38Ruta caesaMinerals and timber excluded
IV iv 39Aetna, AthonAn Etna, an Athos
IV iv 40Immunem venireTo come empty-handed
IV iv 41Soterichi lectiCouches of Soterichus
IV iv 42Peribis, si non fecerisDead if you don't
IV iv 43Ex se fingit velut araneusSpinning tales like a spider
IV iv 44Bove venari leporem, et similiaTo hunt a hare with an ox
IV iv 45Ab diagrammateIn one key
IV iv 46Non filius AchillisYou are not the son of Achilles
IV iv 47Ulysses pannos exuitUlysses has stripped off his rags
IV iv 48Subito aliusSuddenly another person
IV iv 49In durum et implacabilemUnyielding and implacable
IV iv 50Asinus balneatorisA bath-keeper's mule
IV iv 51LychnobiiLivers-by-lamplight
IV iv 52Quasi Sutrium eantAs if going to Sutrium
IV iv 53ΑὐτολήκυθοιThose who carry their own oil-flask
IV iv 54Melitaeus catulusA Maltese lapdog
IV iv 55Illco hyems eritSuddenly it will be winter
IV iv 56Eundem calceum omni pedi inducerePutting the same shoe on every foot
IV iv 57Cochleae vitaA snail's life
IV iv 58Bello partaSpoils of war
IV iv 59Panis lapidosusGritty bread
IV iv 60E Patroclis domo venitHe comes from the house of Patrocles
IV iv 61Tam in proclivi quam imberAs easy as rain can fall
IV iv 62E post malam segetem serendum estEven after a bad harvest we must sow
IV iv 63Spes servat afflictosHope preserves the afflicted
IV iv 64Tria saluberrimaThe most wholesome three
IV iv 65Admoto capiteWith head brought near
IV iv 66Cur cessatum est?Why have we stopped?
IV iv 67Abjiciendum proculIt must be cast far away
IV iv 68Testudinem equus insequiturThe steed is in pursuit of the tortoise
IV iv 69Stultior MelitideAs stupid as Melitides
IV iv 70Non pluit etcIt stops raining the night the wild sow farrows
IV iv 71Electro lucidiorAs clear as amber
IV iv 72Tam perit, quam extrema fabaAs precarious as a bean on the edge
IV iv 73Tyria mariaTyrian seas
IV iv 74Altera manu fert aquam, etcHe carries water in one hand, etc
IV iv 75Vapula papiriaYou be hanged, Papiria
IV iv 76Quasi millus caniLike a hound's collar
IV iv 77Non liberat podagra calceusA sandal does not cure gout
IV iv 78Uno digituloWith one little finger
IV iv 79Muli MarianiMarian mules
IV iv 80Osculana pugnaAn Osculan battle
IV iv 81Osce loquiSpeaking Oscan
IV iv 82Sero molunt Deorum molaeThe gods' mill grinds slow
IV iv 83In transcursuOn the run
IV iv 84Tribus verbisIn three words
IV iv 85Ne punctum quidemNot even a point
IV iv 86Incita equum juxta nyssamRide your horse close to the turning point
IV iv 87Praestat invidiosum esse, etcBetter envied than pitied
IV iv 88E nassa escam petereTo seek food from a fishtrap
IV iv 89Nec mulieri, nec gremio credendumTrust neither a woman nor your lap
IV iv 90Una cum templis et arisAlong with temples and altars
IV iv 91Mercurius supervenitMercury has now arrived
IV iv 92Dulce pomum cum abest custosSweet is the apple that has no guard
IV iv 93Sanior es pisceYou are as healthy as a fish
IV iv 94E Creta raptusBooty from Crete
IV iv 95Euparyphus ex comoediaLike Euparyphus in comedy
IV iv 96Tranquillo quilibet gubernator estIn a calm sea anyone can be a pilot
IV iv 97Neque Lydorum carycasNeither Lydian black-puddings
IV iv 98Tanquam de narthecioAs if from the medicine box
IV iv 99Quod non opus est, ass carum estWhat you do not need to have is dear at a penny
IV iv 100Nunc tuum ferrum in igni estNow your iron is in the fire

Centuria v

IV v 1Ne bos quidem pereatNot even an ox would be lost
IV v 2Caput artis, decere quod faciasThe secret of artistic success is doing what suits you
IV v 3Domus rectaA good home
IV v 4Non est beatus, esse qui se nesciatHe is not happy who does not know it
IV v 5Amicus certus in re incerta cerniturUncertainty sees a certain friend
IV v 6Avarus nisi cum moritur, nil recte facitA miser does nothing right except when he dies
IV v 7Bona nemini hora estTime is good for no one
IV v 8Spontanea molestiaTrouble of one's own making
IV v 9Sapiens sua bona secum fertThe wise man carries his resources with him
IV v 10Citius Telegorae donarimI would sooner give it to Telegoras
IV v 11Hecatae coenaA Hecate dinner
IV v 12Mens videt, mens auditThe mind sees, the mind hears
IV v 13Thymbra victitansLiving on savory
IV v 14Doryphorematis rituLike a bodyguard
IV v 15Musicam docet amorDesire is a teacher of the arts
IV v 16Sicyon arrodens uxor lacernam texeGnaw on your gourd, wife, and weave the cloak
IV v 17Tetigit lapidem a cane morsumHe has touched a stone that a dog has bitten
IV v 18ErectiTo one's full height
IV v 19E clibano bovesPot-roast oxen
IV v 20Sequitur perca sepiamA perch follows a cuttle-fish
IV v 21Feri puerShoot, child
IV v 22Pulcre fallit vulpemIt's a fine thing to deceive a fox
IV v 23Aut piscem olet, aut floremSmelling of fish or flower
IV v 24Equi dentes inspicere donatiLooking a gift horse in the mouth
IV v 25Grata brevitasBrevity has charm
IV v 26Amicitias immortales esse oportetFriendships should last for ever
IV v 27Ad bonam frugemTo good harvests
IV v 28Per manus tradereTo pass down from hand to hand
IV v 29De manu in manumFrom hand to hand
IV v 30Mira de lenteWondrous words about a lentil
IV v 31Non una manu capereCatch with both hands
IV v 32Omnes laqueos effugereTo escape from every snare
IV v 33Hostis domesticusAn enemy within
IV v 34Capere civitatemCapturing a city
IV v 35Divinum excipio sermonemI except the gods
IV v 36Una perticaBy the same pole
IV v 37Sarta tectaWindproof and watertight
IV v 38Pulmo prius venissetA sea-lung would have come more quickly
IV v 39Pedem conferreTo put foot to foot
IV v 40Qui multum obfuitHe who did great harm as an enemy
IV v 41Non vulgari ancora nititurDepending on no ordinary anchor
IV v 42Non pluris quam simiasWorth as little as monkeys
IV v 43Aspis a viperaAn asp borrows poison from a viper
IV v 44Neque intus, neque forisNeither inside nor outside
IV v 45De toga ad palliumFrom the toga to the pallium
IV v 46Extrema lineaThe finishing line
IV v 47Caecus et claudus non intrabunt templumThe blind and the lame will not enter the temple
IV v 48Homini diligenti semper aliquid superestThere is always something for a hard-working man to do
IV v 49Fuit et Mandroni ficulna navisMandro too had a ship made of fig-wood
IV v 50Lupus in fabulaThe wolf in the story
IV v 51Prolixius IliadeAs long-winded as the Iliad
IV v 52Apud novercam queriTo complain to a stepmother
IV v 53Animus habitat in auribusThe mind lives in the ears
IV v 54Inscitia confidentiam paritIgnorance begets overconfidence
IV v 55Non statim finis apparetThe end is not immediately in sight
IV v 56Philippide tenuiusAs skinny as Philippides
IV v 57Quae semel ancilla, nunquam heraOnce a servant, never a mistress
IV v 58Exurere mareTo burn up the sea
IV v 59Obedientia felicitatis materObedience is the mother of prosperity
IV v 60Ver ex anno tollereTo remove spring from the year
IV v 61Etiam si Cato dicatEven if Cato were to say it
IV v 62Decipienti semelA once-deceiver
IV v 63Qualis hera, tales pedissequaeLike mistress, like maids
IV v 64Bibere mandragoramTo drink mandrake
IV v 65Ne pictum quidem viditHe has not even seen a picture of it
IV v 66Scrupulum injicereTo cast a small stone
IV v 67In anguloIn a corner
IV v 68Calidum mendaciumA hot lie
IV v 69Muti citius loquenturSooner will a dumb man speak
IV v 70In transennam in ducereTo lure into the snare
IV v 71Ab transenna cibum petereTo go after food from a snare
IV v 72Omnes adhibere machinasTo employ all one's artillery
IV v 73Leo cordula vinctusA lion tied up with a thread
IV v 74Sinapi victitareTo live on mustard
IV v 75Pueri senesqueYoung boys and old men
IV v 76Omni voceIn full voice
IV v 77Arcus tensus rumpiturThe bow breaks if strung too tight
IV v 78Ne Apollo quidem intelligatNot even Apollo would understand it
IV v 79Destitutus ventis remos adhibeWhen the winds desert you, use the oars
IV v 80In pace leonesPeace-time lions
IV v 81Certissima paupertasThe surest poverty
IV v 82Mercator naviga et exponeMerchant, just sail in and sell
IV v 83Nisi crura fracta etc.Unless his legs are broken
IV v 84CuculusCuckoo!
IV v 85Arator nisi incurvus praevaricaturThe ploughman is no ploughman unless he is bent
IV v 86Metiri digitisTo count up on one's fingers
IV v 87Salem et caseum edereTo eat salt and cheese
IV v 88In agro surculario caprasLike goats in a young orchard
IV v 89Oportet agrum imbecilliorem esseThe land should be more feeble
IV v 90Ab ipsa messeFrom the actual harvest
IV v 91Cum sarcinis enatareTo swim to shore with your baggage
IV v 92DosonesShall-givers
IV v 93Humeris sustinereTo carry on one's shoulders
IV v 94Arcem ex cloaca facereTo make a citadel out of a sewer
IV v 95Archimedes non posset melius describereArchimedes could not describe it better
IV v 96Porta itineri longissima estGoing through the gate is the longest part of a journey
IV v 97Deorum concioThe assembly of the gods
IV v 98Camarine loquiTo speak Camarinian
IV v 99GlossogastoresBellytalkers
IV v 100Pereant amici etc.May my friends perish . . .

Centuria vi

IV vi 1Plenis velisAt full sail
IV vi 2Pecunia absque peculioMoney without savings
IV vi 3Rana cum locustaA frog against a locust
IV vi 4Musarum avesBirds of the Muses
IV vi 5Ad pedes, ad caputAt my feet, up to my head
IV vi 6PsydraciaLie pimples
IV vi 7Cum sacco adireTo come with a sack
IV vi 8Officere luminibusTo obstruct someone's light
IV vi 9Manu longa, et manu brevi tradereTo give with a long reach and a short reach
IV vi 10Iynge trahorA wryneck draws me to it
IV vi 11Dii omnia possuntThe gods are all powerful
IV vi 12Timidi mater non fletA cautious man's mother sheds no tears
IV vi 13Teuthidum moreLike squids
IV vi 14Samii litteratiLettered Samians
IV vi 15Samii moresSamian ways
IV vi 16ΛακκόπλουτοιPit-rich
IV vi 17Abydus, AbydenusAbydus, an Abydenian
IV vi 18ΑθερίζεινNot worth harvesting
IV vi 19ManuariTo put one's hand to
IV vi 20Ad Coronidem usqueRight to the final flourish
IV vi 21Sine, ut incolumis redeatLet the man live
IV vi 22E vestigioOn the spot
IV vi 23Quisquis tarde venit ad coenamWhoever comes late to a dinner ...
IV vi 24Gargara bonorumHeaps of possessions
IV vi 25OnobatisAss-rider
IV vi 26MonophagiSingle-diners
IV vi 27Eamus AthenasLet us go to Athens
IV vi 28Abderitica mensAn Abderan mentality
IV vi 29Maritimi moresAs temperamental as the sea
IV vi 30Pecuniae pedibus compensanturFeet make up for funds
IV vi 31Ne incalceatus in montesDon't climb a mountain unshod
IV vi 32Non incedis per ignemYou are not walking on fire
IV vi 33CalamoboasPen-shouter
IV vi 34Non soli Atride amant uxoresNot only Atreus' sons love their wives
IV vi 35Auris BatavaA Dutch ear
IV vi 36ΚρουνοχυτρολήραιονNonsense-spouter
IV vi 37Fabarum arrosorGnawer of beans
IV vi 38Manci peraCripplemari's Pouch
IV vi 39Undarum in ulnisIn the arms of the waves
IV vi 40Fluctus mutusA soundless wave
IV vi 41Caricum vinumCarian wine
IV vi 42ΟἴολυκοςSheep-wolf
IV vi 43ΝαικισσορεύεινTo squawk like a jay
IV vi 44Cui nullum negocium erat, Harmenen muro cinxitHe who had nothing to do, built a wall round Harmene
IV vi 45Nec animans nec inanimeNeither animate or inanimate
IV vi 46In idem conspirareTo breathe in harmony for the same thing
IV vi 47Hic telam texuit, ille deduxitOne finished the web, the other took it apart
IV vi 48ΣκιαμαχεῖνShadow-boxing
IV vi 49Per fluvium traducereTo take across the river
IV vi 50GangamonA gangamon
IV vi 51Sacer manipulusA sacred band
IV vi 52Postico discedereTo leave by the back door
IV vi 53Utres ThylaciWine skins, flour sacks
IV vi 54Ignarium dareTo give a firestone
IV vi 55In morbo consumatLet him use it in sickness
IV vi 56Vel Megaram usqueTo go even to Megara
IV vi 57Omnem vocem mittereTo use every kind of tone
IV vi 58MagadariTo play the Lydian flute
IV vi 59ChalcenterusWith guts of bronze
IV vi 60Origanum tueriThe look of oregano
IV vi 61Thurium lemaA rushing resolve
IV vi 62Nic elephantus ebiberetNot even an elephant could empty it
IV vi 63ΚυαθιζεινTo be a wine-ladler
IV vi 64Sacer piscisA sacred fish
IV vi 65ΦελλίναςCork-man
IV vi 66MethysocottabiCottabus-drunk
IV vi 67ἴσον ἴσῳHalf and half
IV vi 68Recto pectoreWith an upright heart
IV vi 69CothonisareTo be in one's cups
IV vi 70ΤρυγόβιοιDrinkers of dregs
IV vi 71Loquax talpaA mole who never stops talking
IV vi 72Non contis, aut ramulisNot by poles or branches
IV vi 73Extra calcemOff course
IV vi 74Ex perpendiculoWith a plumb-line
IV vi 75Acolo non ficuMorsels, not figs
IV vi 76ΠενταπλόαA cup of five
IV vi 77More CaricoIn Carian fashion
IV vi 78ΜυσικαρφίChoking on straw
IV vi 79ΜύτηςA mutterer-fish
IV vi 80Qui inspuerit in cavernam formicarum, etcWhoever spits on an ants' nest ...
IV vi 81Nemo sibi nasciturNo one is born just for himself
IV vi 82Piraeus non fert vasa inaniaThe Piraeus does not have empty vessels
IV vi 83CradophagusA figleaf-eater
IV vi 84Sapiens divinatA wise man prophesies
IV vi 85ΙαμβίζεινTo iambicize
IV vi 86Testaceum flagellumAn earthenware whip
IV vi 87Arietis ministeriumDoing a good turn to a ram
IV vi 88In tuum ipsius caputOn your own head may it fall
IV vi 89Iracundior AdriaAs angry as the Adriatic
IV vi 90Bos marinusA sea-ox
IV vi 91Bos in stabuloAn ox in the stable
IV vi 92Canis ad cibumA dog to food
IV vi 93Bos in quadra argenteaAn ox on a silver plate
IV vi 94Accepta candelaWith candle in hand
IV vi 95Vacuam inhabitareTo live in an empty house
IV vi 96ΣτηνιῶσαιTo Steniacize
IV vi 97A sexaginta viris venioI'm coming from the Sixtymen
IV vi 98Capite gestareTo carry on our head
IV vi 99Demissis auriculusWith ears lowered
IV vi 100ΑγαθοδαιμονισταίTo be in the service of good luck

Centuria vii

IV vii 1In frigidum furnum panes immitereTo put loaves in a cold oven
IV vii 2Mercurio dextroMay Mercury be with me
IV vii 3Ne Mercurio quidem credereNot even Mercury would be believed
IV vii 4MercurialeA gift of Mercury
IV vii 5Filum nevisti, et acu opus estYou have spun the thread; now you want a needle
IV vii 6Calvus quum fisAlthough you are bald
IV vii 7Argenteus puteusA silver well
IV vii 8Malo asino vehiturRiding on a wretched ass
IV vii 9Allium in retibusGarlic in nets
IV vii 10Sybaritici sermonesSybaritic style
IV vii 11Maturior moroAs soft as a ripe fig
IV vii 12Flos cinisA flower is but ash
IV vii 13Homo semper contradicensIt is human never to stop arguing
IV vii 14Insanire cum insanientibusTo take on the madness of the mad
IV vii 15CallipygosBeautifully-buttocked
IV vii 16Quod volumus sanctum estOur wish is for what is holy
IV vii 17Ne crepitu quidem digiti dignumWorth not even the snap of a finger
IV vii 18Coriaceum auxiliumA leather prop
IV vii 19Tanagraeus cetusA Tanagran monster
IV vii 20Legatus non caeditur, neque violaturAn envoy is not beaten or violated
IV vii 21Herculani lectiHerculean couches
IV vii 22ΑποσκυθισαιA Scythian shave
IV vii 23Macilentior LeotrephideAs skinny as Leotrephides
IV vii 24Cape nihil, et serva beneTake nothing and watch it well
IV vii 25ΜυοσόβαιFly-flappers
IV vii 26Miserior monomachisAs doleful as a duellist
IV vii 27Zenonium est et lentem coquereYou are a Zeno even if you are cooking lentils
IV vii 28Olivam ne comedasDon't eat an olive
IV vii 29Olla lenticulam attigitThe pot has grasped the lentils
IV vii 30Qui non zelatNo jealousy, no love
IV vii 31Lens DeusGod Lentil
IV vii 32Trabs in omnibusA plank in everything
IV vii 33Ex libro gubernatoresSteersmen from a book
IV vii 34Fractis auribusCauliflower ears
IV vii 35Corvus albusA white crow
IV vii 36Asino fabulamTelling a story to an ass
IV vii 37Sub aliena arbore fructumPicking fruit under someone else's tree
IV vii 38Milium terebrareTo drill a hole in a grain of millet
IV vii 39Lanam in officinam fullonisWool to a fuller's workshop
IV vii 40De fumo ad flammamFrom the smoke into the fire
IV vii 41Calicum remigesRowers of wine-cups
IV vii 42Ab unguibus incipereTo begin with the nails
IV vii 43MuscaeFlies
IV vii 44Baeon malus piscisA tiddler is a worthless fish
IV vii 45De sportula coenareA basket dinner
IV vii 46Tibicen vapulatThe flautist gets the beating
IV vii 47Exsecrationes serereTo sow curses
IV vii 48Aqua et terra reddaminiMay you become water and earth
IV vii 49Mars communisMars is on everyone's side
IV vii 50Lex in manibusThe law in one's hands
IV vii 51Nihil inanius, quam multa scireNothing is more useless than much knowledge
IV vii 52Κύκλω περίελκεινTo drag round in circles
IV vii 53Jovis lacJove's milk
IV vii 54Maesonica dicteriaMaesonian quips
IV vii 55Necessitas magistraNecessity is a teacher
IV vii 56Victus spinosusA thorny life
IV vii 57Bestia bestiam novitBeast knows beast
IV vii 58Caeci praescriptioThe orders of a blind man
IV vii 59Ibyci equusIbycus' horse
IV vii 60In crastinum seriaSerious things are for the morrow
IV vii 61Cuniculis oppugnareTo assail with tunnels
IV vii 62Exitii nulla ratioDeath deprives us of our wits
IV vii 63Qui lucerna egent, infundunt oleumThose who need a lamp pour oil in it
IV vii 64In ventrem insilireTo kick in the belly
IV vii 65O Domus antiqua quam disparsi domino dominarisO house of Antius, what a different master rules you
IV vii 66Sortem et usuram persolvereTo pay off both principal and interest
IV vii 67Ad incitasTo a standstill
IV vii 68Centro et spatio circumscriptaLimited by centre and radius
IV vii 69RosciusA Roscius
IV vii 70Philotesius craterThe cup of friendship
IV vii 71Cithara incitat ad bellumThe lyre incites to war
IV vii 72Bathyclis poculumBathycles' cup
IV vii 73Lunae radiis non maturescit botrusMoonbeams do not ripen grapes
IV vii 74Calliae defluunt pennaeCallias is shedding his feathers
IV vii 75Εν πλάτειIn a broad way
IV vii 76Per SatyramA hodge-podge
IV vii 77Ne praeceps fueris ad jurandumDo not rush to swear an oath
IV vii 78Ex syngrapha agereTo act by the letter of the law
IV vii 79Injuria solvit amoremScorn breaks up love
IV vii 80Diserte saltareTo dance eloquently
IV vii 81Quod pulchrum, idem amicumWhat is beautiful is also loved
IV vii 82Mortuo leoni et lepores insultantEven hares attack a lion when it's dead
IV vii 83Lingua non redargutaThe tongue is not refuted
IV vii 84Pugno tenereTo hold in one's fist
IV vii 85Haud solideNo firm notion
IV vii 86Aut abi aut exuereEither go off or strip off
IV vii 87Crisonem Himeraeum praecurreTo run faster than Crison of Himera
IV vii 88Charadrion imitansImitating a curlew
IV vii 89Quantum pedibus potesAs fast as your feet can carry you
IV vii 90Vasis instarLike a pitcher
IV vii 91Ut lupus ovemAs the wolf loves the sheep
IV vii 92In navibus educatusReared on ships
IV vii 93Quod utile honestumWhat is useful is virtuous
IV vii 94Magis quam sol HeraclitiMore quickly than Heraclitus' sun
IV vii 95Coenum barbaricumBarbaric filth
IV vii 96Non e quercu aut saxoNot from oak or rock
IV vii 97Psallium injicereTo put on a curb-chain
IV vii 98Principium, medium, finisBeginning, middle, and end
IV vii 99Orphica vitaAn Orphic life
IV vii 100Candidus fermoWhite speech

Centuria viii

IV viii 1AmbronesAmbrones
IV viii 2Vinaria anginaWine-quinsy
IV viii 3TitivillitiumA tinker's cuss
IV viii 4Nihil potest, nec addi nec adimiNothing can be either added or taken away
IV viii 5Virtus simplexVirtue is simple
IV viii 6Extra fumum et undamAway from the smoke and the swell
IV viii 7Communis tanquam SisapoJointly owned like Sisapo
IV viii 8Quanta vix coelo capi possitMore than the heavens can contain
IV viii 9Modo palliatus, modo togatusNow in pallium, now in toga
IV viii 10Ad sagaOn with the soldier's cape
IV viii 11Igni ferroque minariThreaten with fire and sword
IV viii 12Neque terrae motus timet, neque fluctusHe fears neither earthquake nor raging sea
IV viii 13Calceos mutareChange one's shoes
IV viii 14Campana superbiaCampanian arrogance
IV viii 15ΑὐτοβοᾶνSelf-crying
IV viii 16Sterilem fundum ne colasDon't cultivate barren land
IV viii 17Scarabaeus citius faciet melSooner will a dung-beetle make honey
IV viii 18Terram videoI see land
IV viii 19Incantatione quavis efficaciusMore effective than any spell
IV viii 20Invidus vicini oculusEnvious is the neighbour's eye
IV viii 21Eodem collyrio mederi omnibusOne salve for all sores
IV viii 22Funditus, radicitus, etc.From the foundations, root and all, and similar phrases
IV viii 23In ore atque oculisBefore the face, in the sight of
IV viii 24Myconiorum moreLike the Myconians
IV viii 25Solem adjuvare facibusAdd light to the sun with torches
IV viii 26Censoria virgulaThe obelus of censure
IV viii 27Trochi in moremLike a whipping-top
IV viii 28Praestat canem irritare quam anumBetter provoke a dog than an old woman
IV viii 29Pecuniosus damnari non potestA rich man cannot be found guilty
IV viii 30Inter manum et mentumBetween the hand and the chin
IV viii 31Colophonium calciamentumColophonian footwear
IV viii 32ManducesJaws
IV viii 33Ubi tu Cajus, ibi ego CajaWhere you are Gaius, there I am Gaia
IV viii 34Rumor publicus non omnino frustra estGeneral report not always groundless
IV viii 35Quadratus homoA four-square man
IV viii 36Merces constituaturLet the price be agreed for a friend
IV viii 37A bonis bona disceLearn goodness from the good
IV viii 38Asinus stramenta mavult quam aurumThe ass prefers straw to gold
IV viii 39Jocandum ut seria agasPlay in order to be serious
IV viii 40Cyclopum moreLike the Cyclopes
IV viii 41In leporinisLive on hare-pie
IV viii 42Matrem sequimini porciPiglets, after your mother
IV viii 43Aristylli moreLike Aristyllus
IV viii 44CiteriaCiteria
IV viii 45Ostrei in morem haeretSticks like a limpet
IV viii 46Hodie nihil succeditNothing's going right today
IV viii 47Nec currimus, nec remigamusNeither running nor rowing
IV viii 48Ut luti bajuliLike carriers of mortar
IV viii 49Tam multa quam sapiensAs much as a man of sense
IV viii 50Hoc jam et vates sciuntEven the seers know it now
IV viii 51Novi nummiNew coinage
IV viii 52ΘράττεινTo play Thracian
IV viii 53Neque dicta neque factaNever said and never done
IV viii 54Salvete equorum filiaeHail, daughters of stallions
IV viii 55Mithragyrtes, non dadachusAn itinerant priest of Mithras, no Torchbearer
IV viii 56Sibi parat malum, qui alteri paratHe that plots ill for another lays up ill for himself
IV viii 57Trabem bajulansCarrying the plank
IV viii 58Quae quia ipse facitWhat anyone does himself
IV viii 59Cognatio movet invidiamKinship generates resentment
IV viii 60Sapiens non egetThe wise man is never in need
IV viii 61Multa incredibiliaMuch that seems beyond belief
IV viii 62Lecythem habet in malisShe has the bottle by her chops
IV viii 63Piscis eget saleFish needs salt
IV viii 64Baccae egent oleoOlives need oil
IV viii 65Avis ex avibusBird of a long line of birds
IV viii 66De lapidi volamGive the rock a kick
IV viii 67Ne quaeras Deus esseSeek not to become God
IV viii 68Operi incipienti favendumApplaud the first beginnings
IV viii 69Nec apud homines, nec in mariNeither among men, nor yet upon the sea
IV viii 70In hoc calceamento pedem habetHe has his foot in this shoe
IV viii 71Virtus gloriam paritVirtue begets glory
IV viii 72Bonum est duabus niti ancorisSafe riding at two anchors
IV viii 73E domo in domumFrom home to home
IV viii 74Quod dici soletThe usual
IV viii 75Domi pugnans more galliAs aggressive as a cock in his own backyard
IV viii 76Nec Deus, nec homoNeither god nor man
IV viii 77Apud matrem manereTied to his mother's apron-strings
IV viii 78Sine canibus et retibusWithout dogs and nets
IV viii 79Et scelii filium abominorI can't bear Scellius' son either
IV viii 80Larinum verbumA fat and lardy word
IV viii 81Herniosi in campumUp, ye castrated, and to the fields
IV viii 82ΜελλονικιᾶνHang about like Nicias
IV viii 83FumusSmoke
IV viii 84Pariter remum ducereAll pull together
IV viii 85Ipsis et ChiisAnd for the people of Chios too
IV viii 86Alas addereTo lend wings
IV viii 87ΧηναλώπηξFox-goose
IV viii 88ConcinereTo sing in concert, to agree
IV viii 89Respublica nihil ad MusicumPolitics is not for the man of culture
IV viii 90Verbis coquinariisWith cookery words
IV viii 91Liba CoalemoMake an offering to Coalemus
IV viii 92Spirat caeciasBlowing north-easterlies
IV viii 93Latum et angustumBroad and narrow
IV viii 94Scarabaeo citius persuaserisYou would sooner persuade a dung-beetle
IV viii 95Alienis soleis utiWear someone else's slippers
IV viii 96Longum proemium audiendi cupidoThe preamble is long when one is eager to hear
IV viii 97Omnia praeclara dicisWell said, all of it
IV viii 98Quod recte datum estWhat's once given
IV viii 99Funiculum ad lapidemLay the line against the stone
IV viii 100Hoc tu mihi dicesYou'll tell me

Centuria ix

IV ix 1Nummo addicereTo knock down for a penny
IV ix 2Vero veriusTruer than truth
IV ix 3Vento vivereLive on the wind
IV ix 4Tuas res tibi habetoTake your things and go
IV ix 5Gamma Betam persequiturGamma chases after Beta
IV ix 6Pulcrum sepulcri elogioA fine thing to have upon one's tomb
IV ix 7Primum apes abigendaeFirst you must drive off the bees
IV ix 8Porrigere manusExtend a helping hand
IV ix 9Optima quidem aquaWater is indeed the best of things
IV ix 10Non oportet hospitem semper hospitem esseThe stranger must not ever stranger be
IV ix 11Moriendum priusquam etc.One must die before ...
IV ix 12Sustollere manusRaise hands on high
IV ix 13More RomanoIn blunt Roman fashion
IV ix 14Lacryma nihil citius arescitNothing dries faster than a tear
IV ix 15Ex potestate exisseGone out of control
IV ix 16GalloniusGallonius
IV ix 17Vultu saepe laeditur pietasEven a look can strike a blow against filial respect
IV ix 18Culleo dignus, aut non uno culleo dignusFit for the sack, or, One sack is not enough
IV ix 19Ratio quidem apparet etc.The accounts are clear enough
IV ix 20Omnia praeter animamEverything bar the soul
IV ix 21De reduvia queriturHe complains of a whitlow
IV ix 22Ad libellam debereTo owe according to the balance
IV ix 23Hoc municeps aut vicinus nunciavitSome fellow-townsman or a neighbour brought the news
IV ix 24Dea excogitavitThe goddess thought of it
IV ix 25Usus est altera naturaHabit is a second nature
IV ix 26Necessitas molestaNecessity is disagreeable
IV ix 27Jucunda malorum praeteritorum memoriaThe remembrance of past sorrows is pleasurable
IV ix 28Suffragium optimumTo the best of one's judgment
IV ix 29Tanquam ad aramAs if to an altar
IV ix 30Ad asylum confugereFlee to sanctuary
IV ix 31ArxCitadel
IV ix 32Ne vestigium quidemNot even a vestige or trace
IV ix 33DiobolaresTwopenny fellows
IV ix 34Equitandi peritus ne cantetThe horseman should not take to singing
IV ix 35Spartae servi maxime serviNowhere more a slave than at Sparta
IV ix 36VespertilioA bat
IV ix 37In folle offereProffer in a purse
IV ix 38Malus choraules, bonus symphoniacusBad accompanist, great chorister
IV ix 39Nutu atque renutuBy a nod or shake of the head
IV ix 40Ne bestiae quidem ferre possentNot even wild beasts could stand it
IV ix 41CossiGrubs
IV ix 42Menia columnaThe Maenian Column
IV ix 43Circeo poculoCircean cup
IV ix 44Ex sinu illiusHis bosom friend
IV ix 45CircumpedesFoot-servants
IV ix 46Ne tempestas quidem nocere possitNot even a storm can harm
IV ix 47BallioBallio
IV ix 48OstiatimSeriatim, in detail
IV ix 49Domi nobilisA man of standing in his locality
IV ix 50Obtorto colloWith one's neck in a noose, by the throat
IV ix 51Canes venaticiHunting dogs
IV ix 52Mercenarium praeconiumSelf-interested commendation
IV ix 53Manus preciumLabour costs, fee
IV ix 54DecumanumEvery tenth one
IV ix 55Palmarium facinusA crowning deed
IV ix 56Commovere sacraTo stir the holy objects
IV ix 57Quasi dies dicta sitAs if waiting for one's case to come to trial
IV ix 58ΒεργαΐζεινTo romance
IV ix 59Summo pedeDip the toes
IV ix 60Usurae nauticaeBottomry interest
IV ix 61PhilosophariPhilosophizing
IV ix 62Doribus Dorice loquiDorians may speak the Doric
IV ix 63Somnium hybernumA winter dream
IV ix 64Alios tragoedos provocatHe challenges the other tragedians
IV ix 65Deserere vadimoniumBreak bail
IV ix 66ΠομπεύεινRibaldry
IV ix 67Securim injicereLay the axe
IV ix 68Sale nihil utiliusNothing more beneficial than salt
IV ix 69Apud equum et virginemAt `The Horse and Girl'
IV ix 70Ad vinum disertiOrators over the bottle
IV ix 71Sicco juncoWith a dry rush
IV ix 72Supercilium salitMy eyebrow twitches
IV ix 73Duobus digitis primoribusWith the tips of two fingers
IV ix 74MadusaA booze-up
IV ix 75Talum reponerePut the counter back
IV ix 76Dorice concinereTo sing together in Dorian mode
IV ix 77Praesentibus rebus consulendumTake thought for the here and now
IV ix 78Mutare vestemTo change one's clothes
IV ix 79Fumosae imaginesSmoke-darkened portraits
IV ix 80Sal et mensaSalt and table
IV ix 81Saliares dapesBanquets fit for Salian priests
IV ix 82Falsum probumA sneer without foundation
IV ix 83Ne insciens quidem verum dicitHe doesn't tell the truth even by accident
IV ix 84Capillis trahereSeize by the hair
IV ix 85Scytha malusAn evil Scythian
IV ix 86Mali principii malus finisIll beginning, an ill ending
IV ix 87Laureolam in mustaceis quaerereTo look for the sprig of bay in the must-cake
IV ix 88Si tu proretaIf you're the look-out
IV ix 89Hedera lasciviorMore wanton than ivy
IV ix 90Nugae theatriStage nonsense
IV ix 91Εν ἐπιτομῇIn brief
IV ix 92Juxta cum ignarissimisNo more than the most ignorant of men
IV ix 93Pleno modioIn full measure
IV ix 94Agninis lactibus alligare canemTie up a dog with lamb's chitterlings
IV ix 95Superavit dolum TrojanumBetter than that Trojan trick
IV ix 96LaryngizeinTo roar
IV ix 97Oculis ac manibusBy eye and hand
IV ix 98Ut herba solstitialisLike the solstice plant
IV ix 99In herbisIn the blade
IV ix 100Nullius colorisOf no colour

Centuria x

IV x 1Et praedam et praemiumPlunder and prize
IV x 2E natali emortualem facereTurn birthday into funeral day
IV x 3Catone hoc contenti fumusSatisfied with Cato as he is
IV x 4Edax triremisHungry trireme
IV x 5Obolo dignusWorth a penny
IV x 6Areopagita taciturniorCloser than an Areopagite
IV x 7ΑδελφίζεινTo call brother
IV x 8Veterata vaticinariTrot out the same stale prophecy
IV x 9Eadem queriMake the same complaint
IV x 10SchoenicolaeWearers of rush-scent
IV x 11Luto lutulentiorFouler than filth
IV x 12ΔιακωδωνίζεινShake the bell at
IV x 13Ferrum et flammaSword and flame
IV x 14Montes frumentiMountains of grain
IV x 15Post homines natosSince the human race began
IV x 16Post hominum memoriamIn all human memory
IV x 17ΕξορχεῖσθαιDance off
IV x 18Peristromata CampanicaCampanian curtains
IV x 19Fors domina campiLady Luck, ruler of the hustings
IV x 20Fulmentum lectumChoice fulmentum
IV x 21Parthi quo plus biberintThe more a Parthian drinks
IV x 22ScraptaeGob-hawkers
IV x 23Ex PhelleoTo come from Phelleus
IV x 24In foro veritasNo deception in the market-place
IV x 25Oculum excludereKnock my eye out
IV x 26Aut terra aut mariBy land or sea
IV x 27ΕκφυλλοφορῆσαιTo out-leaf
IV x 28Lacunam explereFill up the gap
IV x 29Nullam corporis partemNo part of his body
IV x 30Purus putusClean and clear
IV x 31Meis auspiciisUnder my own auspices
IV x 32Vestigiis inhaerereTread in the tracks of
IV x 33Dulce et amarumSweet and bitter
IV x 34Hyberno pulvere, verno lutoDust in winter, mud in spring
IV x 35ΑιξωνεύεσθαιTalk Aexonian
IV x 36Gallam bibere oportetHe needs to drink gall-nut
IV x 37Sontica causaCompelling reason
IV x 38Macula, LabesStain, blot
IV x 39Capere crinesSeize the locks
IV x 40Nihil est miserius quam animus conscius. Saepe etiam est olitorNothing is more miserable than a guilty conscience
IV x 41Celei supellexCeleus' goods and chattels
IV x 42AmpullaceaFlask-rich
IV x 43Cyatho non emamI wouldn't give a dram
IV x 44Rex sumI'm a king
IV x 45Cribro crebiusThrough more slots than a sieve
IV x 46Et operam et retiam perdereWaste both toil and net
IV x 47Virtute duce, comite fortunaGuided by virtue, fortune attending
IV x 48Croesi pecuniae teruncium addereAdd a penny to Croesus' millions
IV x 49BarbatiWearers of the beard
IV x 50Vestigium ponereTo tread on
IV x 51Priscis credendumBelieve the ancients
IV x 52Omnes intusEveryone's inside
IV x 53Esurienti ne occurrasDon't go near a hungry man
IV x 54Opus ad opusToil on toil
IV x 55Tredicem cubitorumOver eight feet tall
IV x 56Volam pedis ostendereShow the sole of one's foot
IV x 57Factum transactumDone and dealt with
IV x 58MaeandriMeanders
IV x 59MasculumMasculine
IV x 60Intra labia risitHe kept his laughter within his mouth
IV x 61Pingui mensuraWith fat measure
IV x 62Fato metelliBy fate the Metelli
IV x 63Non habet, cui indormiatHe hasn't a thing to sleep on
IV x 64Asinus asino et sus sui pulcerAss looks lovely to ass and pig to pig
IV x 65Pediculi PlatonisPlato's lice
IV x 66Vates secum auferat omenLet the prophet keep his doom
IV x 67In ultimas terrasTo the ends of the earth
IV x 68Talia gignit bellumSuch things are born of war
IV x 69Vera fronteWith honest brow
IV x 70Porcus TrojanusA Trojan pig
IV x 71Pilus in medioA hair in between
IV x 72MusopatagosMuse-struck
IV x 73Ut Phrygius amavit PieriamAs Phrygius loved Pieria
IV x 74Vita hominis peregrinatioThe life of man is a time of exile
IV x 75Tota hulcus estThe whole thing is a festering sore
IV x 76Ex cohorte PraetorisThe governor's squad
IV x 77Lucernam accendere possisYou could light a lantern
IV x 78Semper aliquem virum magnumEver for some great man ...
IV x 79Ne si ad Jovis quidem aulamNot even if to Jove's temple
IV x 80Oracula loquiSpeak oracles
IV x 81Non ab HymettoNot from Hymettus
IV x 82Cymbalum mundiThe world's cymbal
IV x 83In beato omnia beataWith the rich all things are rich
IV x 84Digitum quae proferatNowhere to put a finger out
IV x 85Tristis litteraThe sinister letter
IV x 86Jovis germenScion of Jove
IV x 87Musarem avesBirds of the Muses' flock
IV x 88Nullus dies omnino malusNo day is bad from start to finish
IV x 89Guttam aspergereAdd a drop of dressing
IV x 90Rectam instas viamYou're on the right track
IV x 91Aeacidinae minaeThreats worthy of Achilles
IV x 92Oleo nitidiusShiny as oil
IV x 93Herculis quaestusHercules' profits
IV x 94Posterius dictumTold too late
IV x 95Tanquam de speculaAs if from a watch-tower
IV x 96Verbis conceptis pejerarePerjure oneself in set form of words
IV x 97AgonesAgones
IV x 98Fungus putidusA rotten mushroom
IV x 99Vivum noverisKnow a man while he's alive
IV x 100Lippo oculo similisLike a runny eye

Chiliad V

Centuria i

V i 1Tu in legione, ego in culinaYou in camp, I in the kitchen
V i 2Citius quam formicae papaverQuicker than ants move poppy-seed
V i 3Itidem ut AcherontiAs in the grave
V i 4Mus non uni fidit antroA mouse keeps more than one hole
V i 5Post rem devoratam ratioTo start reckoning up when the money's been squandered
V i 6Coena popularisA dinner for the people
V i 7Apud mensam verecundari neminem decetNo one ought to hold back at table
V i 8Salillum animaeA little salt-cellarful of soul
V i 9Nummus plumbeusA lead penny
V i 10Basilica facinoraRight royal doings
V i 11Nec caput, nec pedesNeither head nor feet
V i 12Somnum non viditHe never saw sleep
V i 13Manum ad os apponerePut one's fingers to one's lips
V i 14Emendus cui imperesIf you want to give orders, you must buy a slave
V i 15Omnium quos sol videtOf all whom the sun beholds
V i 16Sale et acetoWith salt and vinegar
V i 17Cassa glandeAn empty acorn
V i 18Vervecea statuaA sheep-brained piece of statuary
V i 19Hoc ageAttend to the business in hand
V i 20Quam in tragoedia ComiciComic characters in a tragedy
V i 21Non magis quam canemNo more than a dog
V i 22Gralatorius aut testudineus gradusStilt-walk or tortoise walk
V i 23Daedaleum remigiumOarage of Daedalus
V i 24Argentum accepi, dote imperium vendidiI took the money, sold my authority
V i 25Despuere malumSpit away the evil
V i 26Χρήσει καὶ κτήσειBy use and possession
V i 27Ferire frontemBeat one's brow
V i 28Virtutem omnem explicaLay out all your powers
V i 29Clemens lanistaA soft-hearted manager of gladiators
V i 30PraepostereBack to front
V i 31Concessis in Talario ludoA music-hall assembly
V i 32Contrahere velaTake in one's sails
V i 33Εσπετε νῦν μοιTell out now
V i 34In dierectumGet crucified
V i 35Mittere sanguinemLetting blood
V i 36Faba nummusBean-currency
V i 37Nihil est, aut nihil cura estHe is nothing, or cares for nothing
V i 38E terra spectare naufragiumView the shipwreck from the shore
V i 39Qui prior laesitThe first to wound
V i 40Quod daturWhat you're given
V i 41ChimaeraA chimaera
V i 42Nihil dulcius quam omnia scireNothing nicer than being in the know
V i 43De statu demigrareAbandon one's position
V i 44Strumam dibapho tegereCover a swelling with a purple robe
V i 45Multa in medioMuch in between
V i 46Preces armataeRequests backed by force
V i 47Libero lecto nihil jucundiusNothing nicer than a bed to oneself
V i 48Benefactis pensare delictaMake up for failings with noble deeds
V i 49Tempestas rerumA stormy situation
V i 50Altius OromedonteHigher than Oromedon
V i 51Primas tenereHold first place
V i 52Auriculam mordicusBite off an ear
V i 53ΦαινοπροσωπεῖνPut on an appearance
V i 54Faciles partusChildren that come easily
V i 55Praeficarum moreLike hired mourners
V i 56Socratis gallus: aut callusSocrates' cockerel or hide
V i 57Ut ex bulga matrisAs from our mother's bag
V i 58Esurienti leoni praedam exsculpereTo prise the prey from a hungry lion
V i 59HalopantaRomancer
V i 60Quadra propriaYour own slice of pie
V i 61Mansum ex ore dareGive pap from your own mouth
V i 62Medullitus, oculitusFrom one's very bones, as dear as one's eyes
V i 63Sapientia gubernator navisThe ship is steered by judgment
V i 64Novum cribrum, novo paxilloA new sieve on a new peg
V i 65Sarcinator summum centonemThe patcher with his last patch
V i 66Praelio victus non belloLose the battle but not the war
V i 67Curre denuoTake another run
V i 68Nutricis palliumA nurse's dress
V i 69Cum ramentoFilings and all
V i 70Mortuo viliorOf less account than a corpse
V i 71Quam Clinia ex DemetrioMore than Clinia heard from Demetrius
V i 72Pleno graduAt a quick march
V i 73Ad pila ubi ventumWhen it comes to the pikes
V i 74Velatis manibus orarePray with veiled hands
V i 75Cicadae sibi canentThe cicadas will sing to themselves
V i 76Fama prodit omniaRumour makes all things known
V i 77BoetissareAct Boeotian
V i 78Surculus surculum ferensTwig supporting twig
V i 79SalaconesSalacons
V i 80Archilochi melosArchilochus' song
V i 81ὁλοέχινοςAll-spiny
V i 82Apologus AlcinoiA story for Alcinous
V i 83Virtus aeternaVirtue lives forever
V i 84Doceat, qui didicitLet one who has learned teach others
V i 85Celeritas in malis optimaWhen evils strike, speed is best
V i 86Nullus sumI am nothing
V i 87Prima felicitatis pars sapereWisdom the chief part of happiness
V i 88Sero vidit justitiamHe has too late recognized the right
V i 89Vindicta veloxSwift recompense
V i 90Fato non repugnandumFight not against fate
V i 91Vati non conviciandumDo not revile a prophet
V i 92Vatum genus avarumProphets are a greedy tribe
V i 93Non movenda loquiTo speak what should be left undisturbed
V i 94Mortuos rursus occidereTo slay the dead again
V i 95Deo nemo potest nocereNo one can injure God
V i 96Auscultandum bene loquentiListen to a man who says what is sound
V i 97Fortunae novaculaOn the razor's edge of fate
V i 98Exemplum utileA useful example
V i 99Pervicacia stultitiae dat poenasStubbornness pays the penalty that its folly deserves
V i 100Navigationis sociusA fellow-sailor

Centuria ii

V ii 1Nuncio nihil imputandemDon't blame the messenger
V ii 2Quod fieri non potest, nec incipiendum quidem estDo not even begin what cannot be achieved
V ii 3Cor calidum in re frigidaA hot heart in a cold task
V ii 4Frustra niti dementiae estFolly it is to strive to no good purpose
V ii 5Principi obtemperandum in omnibusThe prince must be obeyed in all things
V ii 6Civitas non civitasA city and no city
V ii 7Mens coeli, terraeque reginaMind, queen of heaven and earth
V ii 8Primas jactare hastasThrow the first spears
V ii 9Omissis fontibus consectari rivulosIgnore the fountain-head and follow along the stream
V ii 10Res palaestrae et oleiA thing of oil and the wrestling-school
V ii 11OperariiHired labourers
V ii 12E schola cantilenaA sing-song from the schools
V ii 13A Deo fictiFashioned by heaven
V ii 14E circuloOut of a group in the street
V ii 15Causa cadere, formula cadere. Ex jure manu consertumTo lose one's action, to lose one's case on a fault in the formula. To lay on hands according to law.
V ii 16HerciscereTo apportion
V ii 17Lapides flereMake stones weep
V ii 18Amentatae hastaeThonged spears
V ii 19Discum quam Philosophum audire maluntThey would rather hear the discus than a philosopher
V ii 20Conchas legereGathering sea-shells
V ii 21Liber non est, qui non aliquando nihil agitA man is not free unless he sometimes does nothing
V ii 22In herba luxuriesRank growth
V ii 23Lacinia tenereHold by the hem
V ii 24Surculum defringereBreak off a twig
V ii 25Mandacium utileAn advantageous lie
V ii 26Equi generosi senectusA noble horse when old
V ii 27Cunctatio noxiaHesitation is fatal
V ii 28In arduis contanter agendumGo cautiously in difficult enterprises
V ii 29E paucis verbis ingens bonum aut malumA few words can be the source of great good or great evil
V ii 30Uni cum duobus non est pugnandumOne should not take on two
V ii 31Mala malis eveniuntEvil grows out of evil
V ii 32Numinis ira inevitabilisThe wrath of God cannot be escaped
V ii 33Quo terrarum raperisWhere on earth are you off to?
V ii 34Bene natis turpe est male vivereShame it is for those well-born shamefully to live
V ii 35Mortui non dolentThe dead have no pain
V ii 36Omnibus modens nocensHarming in every way
V ii 37A capite arcessere, a fonte ducereFetch from the fountain-head; draw from the source
V ii 38Latini tibicinis moreLike a Latin flute player
V ii 39In quadrum redigereTo square up
V ii 40ΑπάλαιστοιUntrained
V ii 41Cadere in cursuFall in the race
V ii 42TitiusThe 'Titius'
V ii 43Ut Phidiae signumLike a statue by Phidias
V ii 44In numerum pervenireBegin to count for something
V ii 45E nevo cognoscereTo know by his birth-mark
V ii 46Nepudeat artemDeclare your occupation without shame
V ii 47ΔωριάζεινFollow Dorian fashion
V ii 48AetoliAetolians
V ii 49ΧαρωνῖταιDead man's men
V ii 50Oculus ferre et similiaCarry in one's eyes, etc.
V ii 51Iapeto antiquiorOlder than Iapetus