【Wheelock’s Latin】CAPVT III EXERCITATIONES+SENTENTIAE ANTIQVAE

EXERCITATIONES

1. Fīlium nautae Rōmānī in angrīs vidēmus.
   We see the son of the Roman sailor in the fields.
2. Puerī puellās hodiē vocant.
   The boys call the girls today.
3. Sapientiam amīcārum tuārum, Ō fīlia mea, semper laudat.
   Oh, my daughter, they are always parsing your friend’s wisdom.
4. Multī virī et fēminae philosophiam antīquam cōnservant.
   Many men and women preserve ancient philosophy.
5. Sī īra valet, Ō mī fīlī, saepe errāmūs et poenās damus.
   If anger is strong, Oh, my son, we often make mistakes and pay the penalty.
6. Fortūna virōs magnōs amat.
   Fortune loves great men.
7. Agicola fīliābus pecūniam dat.
   The farmer is giving his daughters money.
8. Without a few friends, life is not strong.
   Vīta sine paucīs amicīs nōn valet.
9. Today you have much fame in your country.
   Multam fāmamin patriā tuā hodiē habēs.
10. He always gives my daughter and sons roses.
    Filiābus et filiīs meis rosās semper dat.
11. We see great fortune in your daughters’ lives, my friend.
    Ō amicus, magnam fortūnam in vītas fīliarum tuārum vidēmus.

SENTENTIAE ANTIQVAE

1. Dēbetis, amīcī, dē populō Rōmānō cōgitāre.
   Friends, you should think about the Roman people.
2. Maecēnās, amīcus Augustī, mē in numerō amīcōrum habet.
   Maecenas, a friend of Aufustus, holds me in the number of his friends.
3. Libellus meus et sententiae meae vītās virōrum monent.
   My little book and my thought advise men’s lives.
4. Paucī virī sapientiae student.
   Few men are eager for wisdom.
5. Fortūna adversa virum magnae sapientiae nōn terret.
   Adverse fortune does not frighten a man of great wisdom.
6. Cimōn, vir magnae fāmae, magnem benevolentiam habet.
   Cimon, a man of great fame, has great benevolence.
7. Sempet avārus eget.
   A greedy man is always in need.
8. Nūlla cōpia pecūniae avārum virum satiat.
   No abundance of money satisfies a greedy man.
9. Pecūnia avārum irrītat, nōn satiat.
   Money exasperates a greedy man, it does not satisfy him.
10. Sēcrētē amīcōs admonē; laudā palam.
    Admonish friends in secret; praise them openly.
11. Modum tenēre dēbēmus.
    We should hold moderation.

The Grass Is Always Greener.

Agricola et vītam fortūnam nautae saepe laudat; nauta magnam fortūnam et vītam poētae saepe laudat; et poēta vītam et agrōs agricolae laudat. Sine philosophiā avārī virī dē pecūniā semper cōgitant: multam pecūniam habent, sed nihil virum avārum satiat.

A farmer often praises both the life and fortune of a sailor; a sailor often praises the great fortune and life of a poet; and a poet praises the life and fields of a farmer. Greedy men think about money without philosophy: they have much money, but nothing satisfies the greedy man.