Saturday, April 14, 2012

Qui Amat Periculum, In Isto Perit

Here is today's emblem and distich by Bornitius, 5:27.

Qui Amat Periculum, In Isto Perit
Ignis ait: Noli me tangere; quisquis anhelat
Exitio, praeceps sponte perire solet.



Here is the vocabulary:

qui - who, which, that
amo - love
periculum - danger
in - in, into
iste - that, that one
pereo - perish, die
ignis - fire
aio - say
nolo - not want, don't
ego - I, me
tango - touch
quisquis - whoever
anhelo - breathe, exhale, pursue
exitium - destruction, ruin
praeceps - headlong, precipitous
sponte - freely, voluntarily
soleo - is accustomed, usually