Chapter 28 Sententiae

Ex urbe nunc discede ne metu et armis opprimar.

Depart now from the city so that I may not be overwhelmed by fear and arms.

Corpus enim somno et multis aliis rebus eget ut valeat; animus ipse se alit.

For the body needs sleep and many other things in order to be strong; the soul itself nourishes itself.

Arma virumque cano qui primus a litoribus Troiae ad Italiam venit.

I sing of arms and the man who first came to Italy from the shores of Troy.

Arma togae cedant.

Let arms yield to the toga.

Qui beneficium dedit, taceat; narret qui accepit.

Let him be silent, who has bestowed a kindness; let him tell who has received.

Ratio ducat, non fortuna

Let reason lead, not fortune.

Parens ipse nec habeat vitia nec toleret.

Let the parent himself neither possess vices nor endure them.

De mortuis nihil nisi bonum dicamus.

Let us say nothing but good about the dead

Rapiamus, amici, occasionem de die.

Let us seize, O friends, the opportunity from the day.

Nunc una res mihi protinus est facienda ut maximum otium et solacium habeam.

Now, one thing must be done by me immediately in order that I may have the greatest peace and comfort.

In hac re ratio habenda est ut monitio acerbitate careat.

Reason should be held to in this matter so that the admonition may be without harshness.

Feminae ad ludos semper veniunt ut videant—et ut ipsae videantur.

Women always come to the games in order to see-and that they themselves may be seen.