{"id":983,"date":"2011-04-27T14:01:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T14:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=983"},"modified":"2011-04-27T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T14:01:28","slug":"ancient-roman-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/ancient-roman-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Roman Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the greatest quotes and inspirational sayings come from ancient Rome. One such quote that comes to mind is \u201cConsuetudinis magna vis est<\/strong>\u201d by Cicero. Before I tell you what it means, try to figure out the meaning by yourself. You can get the general gist of a quote even if you don\u2019t understand every word. I\u2019ll give you a couple of hints. Consuetudinis is the genitive singular of consuetudo. Consuetudo means \u201ccustom\u201d or \u201chabit\u201d. \u201cMagna\u201d, as you probably already know, means \u201cgreat\u201d. \u201cVis\u201d means \u201cpower\u201d or \u201cforce\u201d. \u201cEst\u201d in this context it means \u201cis\u201d. By now you\u2019ve probably already figured out that the quote is, \u201cThe power of habit is great\u201d. In simpler terms it means that habits are hard to break.<\/p>\n

There are also some insightful quotes from people that weren\u2019t as famous as Cicero. For instance there\u2019s the quote that goes like this, \u201cInopi beneficium bis dat, qui dat celeriter<\/strong>\u201d by Publilius Syrus. Publilius Syrus was a Syrian who was brought to Italy as a slave. His wit impressed his master and he was eventually freed. After he earned his freedom he went on to write clever maxims in a volume of work called Sententiae<\/strong> (Sentences). Before I give you the translations, here are some hints to help you figure this quote on your own. \u201cInopi\u201d means \u201cpoor\u201d or \u201cdestitute\u201d or \u201cneedy\u201d. \u201cBeneficium\u201d = benefit. \u201cBis\u201d = twice. Qui = who. \u201cCeleriter\u201d = \u201cswiftly\u201d, \u201cquickly\u201d or \u201cimmediately\u201d. Put this all together and you get \u201cHe who gives quickly benefits the needy twice\u201d. In other words, receiving a prompt payment of a loan will feel as good as receiving twice the amount of what was originally owed.<\/p>\n

This next quote is by Emperor Tiberius: \u201cBoni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deglubere<\/strong>\u201d. Once again, here are some hints: Boni = good. Pastoris = shepherd. Tondere = shear. Pecus = sheep. Non = not. Deglubere = to flay (to strip the skin off). The translation of this quote is, \u201cA good shepherd shears his sheep, he doesn\u2019t flay them\u201d. This quote is an analogy that Tiberius used to warn his regional commanders of excessive taxation. He compares his regional commanders to the good shepherd and the populace as the sheep. Moreover, like the good shepherd that shears the hair without flaying the sheep, a good regional commander will tax the people without resorting to overtaxation.<\/p>\n

As much as the ancient Romans were fatalists, they were also the proponents of initiative. This next quote was by Appius Claudius Caecus, who was a ancient Roman consul. His speech against an envoy of Pyrrhus was the first political speech from ancient Rome that was recorded on paper. He is best remembered for the quote \u201cFaber est suae quisque fortunae<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cFaber\u201d can mean \u201cartisan\u201d or \u201cworkman\u201d, but it can also mean \u201cforger\u201d or \u201csmith\u201d. Suae = his. \u201cQuisque\u201d means \u201ceach one\u201d or \u201ceach person\u201d. \u201cFortunae\u201d = fortune. Put it all together and you get \u201cEach person is the smith\/forger\/maker of his own fortune\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Some of the greatest quotes and inspirational sayings come from ancient Rome. One such quote that comes to mind is \u201cConsuetudinis magna vis est\u201d by Cicero. Before I tell you what it means, try to figure out the meaning by yourself. You can get the general gist of a quote even if you don\u2019t understand…<\/p>\n

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