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CLC (4/e) STAGE 32 MOTTOES, PHRASES & SAYINGS

Mottoes, phrases and sayings which contain vocabulary from the VC on page 254 or grammar introduced in Stage 32.

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amîcus vêrus râra avisA true friend is a rare bird.
cûria pauperibus clausa estThe Senate House is closed to the poor.
dêlenda est CarthâgôCarthage must be destroyed.
malîs avibusWith bad birds, i.e. under unfavorable omens
nil sine magnô labôreNothing without great work. [motto of Brooklyn College]
nôn est ars quae ad effectum câsû venitIt is not art which creates its effect by accident.
ôtium sine litterîs mors estLeisure without letters is death.
post cinerês est vêrus honor, est glôria vêraAfter death there is true honor, true glory.
possunt quia posse videnturThey are able because they seem to be able, i.e. They can because they think they can.
pânis, radix, vînum cêna pauperumBread, a turnip and wine is the dinner of the poor.
solitûdinem faciunt, pâcem appellantThey make a wasteland, they call it peace.
quôs amor vêrus tenuit, tenêbitTrue love will hold those whom it has held.
quaedam remedia graviôra sunt quam ipsa perîculaCertain cures are more serious/dangerous than the dangers.
crûdêlis est in rê adversâ obiurgâtiôReproof/blaming is cruel in misfortune.


Latin (and former English) Teacher
Greenhill School
Addison, TX

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