Segnitiem fugito, quae vitae ignavia fertur;
Nam cum animus languet, consumit inertia corpus.
Inaction's sure to waste one's life away;
Sloth in the mind doth on the body prey.
(Chase)
Shun slackness, which means idling all your days:
With lazy minds sloth on the body preys.
(Duff)
Sloth in the mind doth on the body prey.
(Chase)
Shun slackness, which means idling all your days:
With lazy minds sloth on the body preys.
(Duff)
Here is the vocabulary:
segnities - sloth, laziness
fugio - flee, run from
qui - who, which, that
vita - life
ignavia - idleness, laziness
fero - bear, carry, report
nam - for, the fact is
cum - when
animus - soul, mind
langueo - be tired, listless
consumo - devour, consume, wear out
inertia - inactivity, laziness
corpus - body
