Fert Omnia Secum
O felix, secum sua quicumque omnia portat,
Fortunae vivens liber ab arbitrio.
Source: Joachim Camerarius (1534-1598), Symbola, 4.100. Meter: Elegiac. The idea of the wise man who fert omnia secum, "carries everything with him," is here appropriated for the snail, who even carries its own home on its back. For an Aesop's fable that conveys this same message, see the story of Simonides and the shipwreck.
arbītrium (arbītriī, n.): judgment, decision, will
ā, ab, abs: from, by (+abl.)
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
fēlīx -īcis: lucky; adv. fēlīciter
fero ferre tulī lātum: bear, carry
fortūna -ae f.: fortune
līber lībera līberum: free; līberī (m. pl.), freeborn children
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
porto -āre: carry a load
quī-, quae-, quodcumque: who-, whatever
sui, sibi, sē: him- her- itself
suus -a -um: his own, her own, its own
vīvo -ere vīxī victum: live
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