Damnatus Inique
Esto animo forti, cum sis damnatus inique;
Nemo diu gaudet, qui iudice vincit iniquo.
When judged unfairly, your own courage trust:
None long has joy who wins through judge unjust.
(Duff)
Source: The Distichs of Cato (4th century), 2.14. Meter: Dactylic Hexameter. Note the use of the future imperative: esto.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There is only one word in this poem that is not on the DCC list:
None long has joy who wins through judge unjust.
(Duff)
Source: The Distichs of Cato (4th century), 2.14. Meter: Dactylic Hexameter. Note the use of the future imperative: esto.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There is only one word in this poem that is not on the DCC list:
inīquus, -a, -um: unequal, unjust, unfair; adv. inique
animus -ī m.: spirit, mind
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
damno -āre: condemn
diū: for a long time
fortis -e: brave
gaudeo -ēre gāvīsus sum: rejoice
iūdex iūdicis m.: judge, juror
nēmo: no one (gen. nullius, dat. nulli, abl. nullo or nulla > nullus -a -um)
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
vinco vincere vīcī victum: conquer
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