10 Distichs about Love

As part of preparing for the distich project this summer, I thought I would create some posts here with 10 distichs about a given topic. I'm starting with AMOR, love. My favorite is this one by Jan Kochanowski that I've put at the top of the list:

Morbus amor gravis est: ego quamvis non amo, Fauste,
Sed quia amavi olim, nunc quoque discrucior.
(Kochanowski)

Cura placens, praedulce malum, tristisque voluptas;
Heu vesana furens pectora caecat amor.
(Andrelinus)

Paupertas me saeva domat, dirusque Cupido;
Sed toleranda fames, non tolerandus amor.
(Claudianus)

Omnia vincit amor. - Labor improbus omnia vincit.
Ergo laborare hoc unum et amare sonant?
(Stradling)

Si nil sperabis, discrimina nulla timebis;
Qualis amor fuerit, talis et ipse timor.
(Verinus)

Quam felix et quanta foret res publica, cives,
Si cunctos unus conciliasset amor?
(Verinus)

Numquam vera fuit caritas, quae desinit esse;
Nam nullus veri finis amoris erit.
(Verinus)

Mistica sunt vas, thus, ignis; sed vase notatur
Mens pia, thure preces, igne supernus amor.
(Florilegium Gottingense)

Haec duo non animum possunt intrare sub unum:
vanus amor mundi, verus amorque Dei.
(Wegeler)

Taurus, Olor, Satyrusque ob amorem, et Iupiter Aurum est, 
Europes, Ledes, Antiopes, Danaes. 
(Thomas More)

(Jean Cousin: Europa)

10 Distichs about Time

As part of preparing for the distich project this summer, I thought I would create some posts here with 10 distichs about a given topic. I'm starting with TEMPUS, time. My favorite is this one by Thomas More that I've put at the top of the list:

Fleres, si scires unum tua tempora mensem;
Rides, cum non sit forsitan una dies.
(Thomas More)

Nil melius laetam quam semper ducere vitam;
Ultima sed multum tempora fellis habent.
(Wegeler)

Praeteritas nullus revocabit temporis horas:
Desidia an quicquam foedius esse potest?
(Verinus)

Quid cumulas aurum? Solum conceditur usus;
Tempora labuntur, dum cumulantur opes.
(Verinus)

Temporibus duris veri noscuntur amici;
Ah, fidos paucos experiere tibi.
(Verinus)

Res est una, tuam possis quam dicere: tempus;
Utere: dum cessas, desinit esse tuum.
(Oudin)

Utere temporibus: volat irrevocabile tempus
Atque stude, quia non quae fuit hora redit.
(Moker)

Frigore torpemus, nos aestus ad otia ducit,
Et sic desidibus tempus utrumque nocet.
(Florilegium Gottingense)

Cum fueris felix, multos numerabis amicos;
Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.
(Florilegium Gottingense)

Disce, puer, dum tempus habes, ne tempora perdas;
Tempora praetereunt more fluentis aquae.
(Florilegium Gottingense)

(Ambrogio Lorenzetti)

Rhyming Distichs: 10

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, Voigt and Zacher. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Iura fori vites, quia rem perdent tibi lites:
Lis sine iactura tibi non est ulla futura.

forum - forum, court of justice, market
iactura - loss, expense, sacrifice
lis - lawsuit, quarrel
vito - avoid, evade

Ad vitae metas tua cum pervenerit aetas,
Ut bona grana metas, dona beata petas.

donum - gift, present
granum - grain, seed
meta - cone, heap, goal, limit
meto - reap, harvest

Vir bene vestitus, pro vestibus esse peritus
Creditur a mille, quamvis idiota sit ille.

idiota - fool, ignorant, idiot
peritus - skilled, experienced, expert
vestio - clothe, garb
vestis - garment, clothing

Dives divitias non congregat absque labore,
Non tenet absque metu, non deserit absque dolore.

absque - without, apart from, away from
congrego - collect, assemble, bring together
dives - rich, a rich man, wealthy
divitiae - riches, wealth

Rex Salomon partus partiri dum iubet artus,
femina non parens dicitur esse parens.

artus-noun - arm, leg, limb
femina - woman
partior - divide up, distribute, share
partus - birth, childbirth, delivery
Salomon - Solomon

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Maximus in morbis medico promittitur orbis,
Sed volat ex mente medicus, morbo egrediente.

egredior - come out, exit
medicus - physician, doctor
morbus - disease, sickness
promitto - promise, commit
volo - fly

Cum sociis ululare meis reor esse necesse;
Turpiter incedat, qui vult cum turpibus esse.

incedo - advance, march, walk
necesse - necessary, inevitable
reor - reckon, think, suppose
turpis - ugly, disgusting; adv. turpiter
ululo - howl, yell, shriek

Discere ne cesses, vel doctor maximus esses,
Nam per doctrinam poteris vitare ruinam.

cesso - stop, delay, cease
doctor - doctor, teacher, instructor
doctrina - education, learning, instruction
ruina - downfall, destruction, ruin
vito - avoid, evade

Despicitur qui plus loquitur quam quod sit honestum;
Lingua loquax, odiosa, procax facit omne molestum.

despicio - look down on, despise
honestus - respectable, honorable, honest
loquax - talkative
odiosus - offensive, distasteful, ahted
procax - impudent, pushy, undisciplined

Empta solet care multos medicina iuvare;
Si data sit gratis, nil confert utilitatis.

confero - bring together, convey bestow
emo - buy
medicina - medicine, medical treatment
utilitas - usefulness, advantage

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Rhyming Distichs: 9

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, Voigt and Zacher. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Beatus ille homo, qui vivit sua domo,
Habet bonam pacem et sedet post fornacem.

fornax - oven

Beatus ille homo, qui vivit sua domo,
Laudat Deum trinum et bibit bonum vinum.

laudo - praise
trinus - triple
vinum - wine

Addiscit sapiens, quia se timet insipientem;
Negligit insipiens, quia se putat esse scientem.

addisco - learn, learn in addition to
insipiens - foolish, without intelligence, unwise
neglego - disregard, ignore, neglect
sapiens - wise; adv. sapienter

Vix homo dimisit rem consuetudine si fit;
Quae consuevit homo, vix fugat ille domo.

consuesco - become accustomed
consuetudo - custom, tradition, experience
dimitto - send away, give up, abandon
fugo - chase, put to flight, rout

Ah! homo si sciret, quando mors atra veniret,
Non sic dormiret, sed caeli regna sitiret.

ater - dark, black, gloomy
dormio - sleep
sitio - thirst, be thirsty, thirst for

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Audito nummo, quasi viso principe summo:
Dissiliunt valvae, nil auditur nisi: Salve!

dissilio - leap apart, break up, burst
nummus - coin, cash, money
salveo - be well, greetings, hail, farewell
valva - one leaf of a folding door

Disce puer, dum tempus adest aevo iuvenili,
Ut quo recrees habeas aetate senili.

aevum - time, time of life, age, generation
iuvenilis - youthful, young
recreo - revive, restore

Cesset in alterius oculo reprehendere labem,
Qui solet in proprio lumine ferre trabem.

cesso - stop, delay, cease
labes - fault, defect
reprehendo - catch, blame, seize
trabs - tree trunk, log

Ad mensam dum quis sedeat, nil turpe loquatur,
Sed mensae semper ingens honor exhibeatur.

exhibeo - present, produce, furnish
ingens - huge, vast, unnaturally large
mensa - table
turpis - ugly, disgusting

Diligitur, colitur, quem sors illuminat aere;
Spernitur et premitur, qui nulla videtur habere.

aes - copper, coins, money
illumino - give light to, illuminate, brighten
sors - lot, fate, luck, sort
sperno - scorn, reject, despise

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Rhyming Distichs: 8

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, Voigt and Zacher. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Discere si quaeris, doceas: sic ipse doceris,
Et studio tali tibi proderis atque sodali.

prosum - be useful, benefit, profit
sodalis - companion, comrade

Cum soleant homini feliciter omnia verti,
Maiori gravitate solent adversa reverti.

gravitas - weight, importance, oppressiveness
reverto - return, go back

Cum spes frustratur, non spes, sed poena vocatur;
Spes reficit dominum, fallit et ipsa suum.

fallo - deceive, mislead, cheat
frustro - disappoint, frustrate, fail
reficio - repair, restore, rebuild

Cum sis in mensa, primum de paupere pensa;
Tunc bene prandetur, cum Christus adesse videtur.

mensa - table
penso - ponder, weigh
prandeo - eat the morning or midday meal

Esto memor mortis fueris dum corpore fortis;
Mors stans ante fores dicit tibi: Corrige mores!

corrigo - correct, improve, straighten
foris - door, gate, entrance
memor - mindful of, remembering

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Disce, puer, dum tempus habes, aevo puerili,
Ne te nil didicisse fleas aetate senili.

aevum - time, time of life, age, generation
puerilis - youthful, boyish, childish
senilis - old, elderly, senile

Est oculo gratum, speculari semper amatum;
Heu dolor est gratis abscedere rebus amatis.

abscedo - withdraw, depart, go away
heu - oh, ah, alas
speculor - watch, observe, examine

Dulce merum, dulcis coniunx, mens optima dulcis:
Dulcius his iunctis in rebus nil puto cunctis.

coniunx - spouse, mate
iungo - join, connect
merum - wine
optimus - best

Audacter puer expresse sua verba loquatur,
Nam sic auditus, merito doctus reputatur.

audax - bold, reckless, daring
expressus - distinct, clear, plain
merito - deservedly, rightly, justly
reputo - think over, reflect, consider

Surge puer, vigila, canta, lege, disce vel ora,
Sic fac, ut nulla sine fructu transeat hora.

fructus - fruit
oro - ask for, pray, plead
vigilo - be awake, watch, be vigilant

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Rhyming Distichs: 7

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, Voigt and Zacher. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Cum fueris Romae, Romano vivito more;
Cum fueris alibi, vivito sic ut ibi.

alibi - elsewhere, in another place

Christe, mihi da te, ne quando segreger a te;
Corporis ac animae sit tibi cura meae!

aliquando - sometimes, at any time, ever
segrego - separate, remove

Cursus fatorum nescit pars ulla virorum,
Est proprium mei scire futura Dei.

cursus - running, course, race
futurus - future, about to be

Ex magna cena stomacho fit maxima poena;
Ut sis nocte levis, sit tibi cena brevis.

cena - dinner, supper, meal
stomachus - stomach

Dicit Fortuna: rotula si niterer una
Et non mutarer, tunc non Fortuna vocarer.

muto - change, move, shift
nitor - press, lean, struggle, strive
rota - wheel

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Hoc scio pro certo, quod, si cum stercore certo,
Vinco seu vincor, semper ego maculor.

certo - contend, struggle, dispute
maculo - stain, pollute, taint
stercus - dung, manure

Disce libens, et eris sapiens et honore foveris;
Quod fieri quaeris, disce libens et eris.

foveo - keep warm, foster, favor
libens - willing, glad; adv. libenter
sapiens - wise; adv. sapienter

In mundo mira faciunt et munus et ira:
Mollificant dura, pervertunt singula iura.

mirus - wonderful, strange, amazing
mollifico - soften, make soften
perverto - destroy, ruin, corrupt

Cum sis vir fortis, ne des tua munera scortis;
Scribitur in portis "meretrix est ianua mortis."

ianua - door, doorway
meretrix - prostitute, whore
porta - gate, door, entrance
scortum - harlot, prostitute

Diligo temetum, quia cor facit esse quietum
Et reddit laetum, quemque fugatque metum.

fugo - chase, put to flight, rout
quietus - at rest, tranquil, calm
temetum - strong wine

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Rhyming Distichs: 6

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, and Voigt. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Qui vult alterius oculorum tergere labem,
De proprio citius eruat ipse trabem.

citus swift, quick; cito: quickly
eruo pluck, pull out, destroy
labes fault, defect
tergo rub, wipe off, clean
trabs tree trunk, log

Si quis ad hoc tendit, quod eum gens omnis honoret,
Cum plus ascendit, simplex magis esse laboret.

ascendo go up, ascend
honoro respect, honor
laboro work, work hard, labor
simplex simple, unaffected, honest
tendo stretch, tend, bend, pull tight

Quae secreta tua, non omnis noscat amicus;
Forte tibi fiet capitalis cras inimicus.

capitalis capital, deadly, first-rate
cras tomorrow
fors chance, luck; forte - by chance
inimicus unfriendly, hostile, enemy
secretus hidden away, private, secret

Fle, si solari; ieiuna, si satiari;
Da, si ditari; servi, si vis dominari.

dito make rich, enrich
dominor master, control, rule over
ieiuno fast, abstain from
satio satisfy, be enough for
servio be a slave, serve

Ludens taxillis, bene respice, quid sit in illis:
Mors tua, sors tua, res tua, spes tua pendet in illis.

ludo play, mock, sport
pendeo hang
respicio look back at, consider, respect
sors lot, fate, luck, sort
taxillus die; pl. dice

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In mutando locum, non mutant poma saporem;
Non mutare potest innatum femina morem.

femina woman
innascor be born, born in
muto change, move, shift
pomum fruit, apple
sapor taste, flavor

Expedit incaute quod verbum non referamus;
Saepius existunt prope, quos procul esse putamus.

expedio be expedient, set loose
exsisto emerge, appear, come to light
incautus careless, unprotected, incautious
procul far from, at a distance

Fallitur insipiens vitae praesentis amore,
Sed sapiens noscit, quantum sit plena dolore.

fallo deceive, mislead, cheat
insipiens foolish, without intelligence, unwise
praesens present, at hand
sapiens wise; adv. sapienter

Dum sapiens loquitur, exspectat tempus et horam;
Dum stultis loquitur, nescit habere moram.

exspecto await, anticipate, hope for
mora delay, pause
sapiens wise; adv. sapienter
stultus foolish, fool

Dum dives loquitur, verbum Salomonis habetur;
Cum pauper loquitur, tunc barbarus esse videtur.

barbarus barbarian, foreign, uncouth
dives rich, a rich man, wealthy
Salomon Solomon

(King Solomon)

Rhyming Distichs: 5

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, and Voigt. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Tu, qui festucam vicini in lumine cernis,
Tignum cur trahere proprio de lumine spernis?

festuca - straw, stalk
sperno - scorn, reject, despise
tignum - log, tree trunk
vicinus - nearby, neighboring, neighbor

Si desit sapiens, sedes patet insipienti;
Tunc sedet insipiens, sed non similis sapienti.

desum - lack, be absent, be missing
insipiens - foolish, without intelligence
pateo - be open to, be accessible
sapiens - wise

Templo sacrato si quis sedet atque moratur,
Nil legat aut cantet aut audiat, egrediatur.

egredior - come out, exit
moror - delay, stay
sacro - make sacred, dedicate
templum - temple, shrine, holy place

Pauper habet modicum, pauper modico dominatur; Si perdat modicum, modico dolet atque gravatur.

doleo - hurt, feel pain, suffer
dominor - master, control, rule over
gravo - load, burden, weigh down
modicus - moderate, controlled

Irritare canem noli dormire volentem,
Nec moveas iram post tempora longa latentem.

canis - dog
dormio - sleep
irrito - provoke, annoy, irritate
lateo - lie hidden, escape notice

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Gloria caelestis cupido de iure negatur,
Terrena quia re sua mens numquam satiatur.

caelestis - heavenly, sky (adj.)
cupidus - desirous, greedy, eager
satio - satisfy, be enough for
terrenus - earthly

Plus amat exilium miseri miser orbis amator
Quam patriam, semperque cupit vagus esse viator.

amator - lover
exilium - exile
vagus - wandering, roving, unstable
viator - traveler, wayfarer

Vel tu redde vices, vel desine cuncta rogare;
Dedecus est semper sumere, nilque dare.

dedecus - disgrace, dishonor
desino - stop, cease, desist
sumo - take up, assume, obtain
vicis - turn, change (no nom. form)

Rumor de veteri faciet ventura timeri;
Cras poterunt fieri turpia sicut heri.

cras - tomorrow
heri - yesterday
rumor - gossip, rumor
turpis - ugly, disgusting

Futile vas illud, quod nulla receptio claudit, Sic homo futilis est, qui profert omne quod audit.

claudo - close, shut
futilis - worthless, vain
profero - bring forward, put out, mention
receptio - retention, retainer
vas - vessel, dish, pot

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Rhyming Distichs: 4

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, and Voigt. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Si secretorum seriem vis noscere rerum,
Ebrius, insipiens, pueri dicent tibi verum.

ebrius - drunken, intoxicated
insipiens - foolish, without intelligence, unwise
secretus - hidden away, private, secret
series - row, series, sequence

Qui vult laudari magnusque propheta vocari,
Discat adulari; nam tales sunt modo cari.

adulor - flatter, fawn upon
laudo - praise
modo - now, just now, only, merely
propheta - prophet

Qui capit uxorem, capit absque quiete laborem,
Longum languorem, lacrimas, cum lite dolorem.

absque - without, apart from, away from
languor - feebleness, apathy, languor
lis - lawsuit, quarrel
quies - calm, rest, quiet

Si tibi gratia, si sapientia, formaque detur,
Sola superbia destruit omnia, si comitetur.

comitor - accompany, go along with
destruo - demolish, pull down, destroy
sapientia - wisdom
superbia - pride

Sicut equos domitant et ducunt frena, capistra:
Sic docet ac ducit nos consuetudo magistra.

capistrum - halter, harness, muzzle
consuetudo - custom, tradition, experience
domito - subdue, tame, conquer
frenum - bridle, reins, harness

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Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo;
Sic addiscit homo non vi, sed saepe legendo.

addisco - learn, learn in addition to
cavo - hollow out, carve
gutta - drop, spot, speck; diminutive: guttula
lapis - stone, rock

Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo;
Sic homo fit doctus, non vi, sed saepe studendo.

cavo - hollow out, carve
gutta - drop, spot, speck; diminutive: guttula
lapis - stone, rock
studeo - desire, be easy, strive, study

Funde vinum, funde, tanquam sint fluminis undae;
Nec quaeras unde, sed fundas semper abunde.

abundus - copious, abundant; adv. abunde
fundo-ere - pour
tamquam - like, just as, as if
vinum - wine

Quidquid Aristoteles subtili mente revolvit,
Indoctus iuvenis per verbum "Nescio" solvit.

Aristoteles - Aristotle
indoctus - untaught, ignorant, untrained
revolvo - roll back, revolve, turn
subtilis - fine-spun, slender, delicate

Si pertransire vis ante canem, canis irae
Primum blandire, quo possis tutius ire.

blandior - flatter, coax, allure
canis - dog
pertranseo - pass right on by
tutus - safe, secure, protected; adv. tuto, also tute

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Rhyming Distichs: 3

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, and Voigt. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Olim despecti tenebantur multa loquentes;
Nunc sunt despecti sapientes pauca loquentes.

despicio - look down on, despise
olim - once upon a time, sometime in the future
sapiens - wise

Pacem ne vites; per pacem te quoque dites:
O quam difficiles sunt sine pace dies!

difficilis - hard, difficult, not easy
dito - make rich, enrich
vito - avoid, evade

Quis vere locuples? Cui famulantur opes.
Quis vere pauper? Cui dominantur opes.

dominor - master, control, rule over
famulor - be a servant
locuples - wealthy

Omnis homo quacumque domo, qua sede moratur,
Provideat quando taceat, vel quando loquatur.

moror - delay, stay
provideo - foresee, provide for, make provision
taceo - be silent, keep quiet, shut up

Si non primus Adam peccasset in arbore quadam, Non foret alter Adam natus de virgine quadam.

Adam - Adam
nascor - be born, come into being
pecco - err, make a mistake, sin

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Qui vult servare sanctorum singula festa,
Non poterit clare cum codice scire digesta.

codex - codex, book
digero - arrange, distribute, organize
(read about the Digesta of Roman law)
festus - festive, joyous - festum: festival, holiday

Vita brevis, velut umbra levis, sic annihilatur;
Sic vadit subitoque cadit, dum stare putatur.

annihilo - annihilate
subito - suddenly, unexpectedly
vado - go, walk, hurry

Qui stercus glomerat, stercus de stercore nendo Stercus deglomerat, de stercore stercus habendo.

deglomo - unroll
glomero - shape into a ball, roll
neo - spin, weave
stercus - dung, manure

Semper egenus eris, si semper plus tibi quaeris:
Cum contentus eris, tunc dives efficieris.

contentus - content, satisfied with
dives - rich, a rich man, wealthy
efficio - bring about, produce, cause
egenus - destitute, impoverished, wanting

Qui cupit in lecto lucem videre diei, Divitiae atque honor hic raro dabuntur ei.

divitiae - riches, wealth
lectus - bed
rarus - rare, uncommon

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Rhyming Distichs: 2

Here are today's rhyming distichs! Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, and Voigt. Here are some more posts with Rhyming Distichs.

Quanto dignior es, aut per genus aut per honores,
In te tanto res vitiosae sunt graviores.

vitiosus faulty, full of vice, defective

O felix mortale genus, si semper haberet
Aeternum prae mente decus mortemque timeret!

prae before, in front of

Mortis calcat iter terrae cognatio tota;
Ipsa tamen calcata magis, minus est via nota.

calco tread, trample, ram down
cognatio blood relation, family, affinity

Nulla videt cupidus, nisi quae cupit aspiciendo; Visa cupit cupidus, quae sola videt cupiendo.

aspicio look at, observe, consider
cupidus desirous, greedy, eager

Propter euntes et redeuntes, ostia claude;
Multa petentes, pauca ferentes sunt sine laude.

claudo close, shut
ostium front door, doorway, gateway

Quid sis, quid fueris, quid eris, semper mediteris;
Sic minus atque minus peccatis subiicieris.

meditor consider, ponder
peccatum sin, mistake, error
subicio throw under, make subject to

(Vanitas - Philippe de Champaigne)

O bona paupertas, ni te Deus ipse tulisset,
Tunc tua durities multis ingrata fuisset.

durities hardness, hardship
ingratus ungrateful, thankless, unpleasant
paupertas poverty, need

Ipse laborato! Non dicas "dat deus aurum;"
Dat deus omne bonum, sed non per cornua taurum.

cornu horn
laboro work, work hard, labor
taurus bull

Non hominis mores cito noscimus interiores;
Hinc laudis flores cito non tribuat vel honores.

citus swift, quick; cito: quickly
interior inner, interior, intimate

Vincere si quaeris Venerem, fugiens superabis;
Instans victus eris - Venerem fugiendo fugabis.

fugo chase, put to flight, rout
insto press hard, pursue, approach
supero overcome, conquer, outdo

(Aphrodite and Erotes)

Rhyming Distichs: 1

I'm starting a new feature at the Disticha Latina blog, in preparation for the big summer distich extravaganza! Here are 10 rhyming distichs, and the vocabulary that is listed here is just for words that are less common (i.e. not part of the 500 most frequently used Latin words as indexed by Diederich). Each set of 10 is also arranged in what should be, more or less, increasing order of difficulty, based both on the number of less common words as well as on how commonly used the other words in the verse are. Sources here include Wegeler, Gartner, and Voigt.

Quod tibi vis fieri, mihi fac: quod non tibi, noli;
Sic potes in terris vivere iure poli.

polus - pole, sky, heaven

Rusticus est vere, dicens mala de muliere:
Nam scimus vere, sumus omnes de muliere.

rusticus - country, rural, rustic

Sit bonus interpres, nil mala verba nocent;
Sit malus interpres, nil bona verba docent.

interpres - interpreter, explainer, translator
noceo - harm, hurt, injure

Vir, qui consilio non credit, iure vagatur,
Et qui consilio factum facit, ille probatur.

probo - approve, test, commend
vagor - wander, roam

Si videas aliquem casurum sive cadentem,
Non ride, at potius gere te sibi compatientem.

compatior - suffer together, have pity
rideo - laugh, mock

Si lacrimae vel opes animas revocare valerent,
Lucifer atque sui soli sua regna tenerent.

Lucifer - Lucifer
revoco - call back, recall, revive

(Lucifer by William Blake)

Quid prodest homini, si vivat saecula centum?
Cum moritur, vitam transisse putat quasi ventum.

centum - one hundred
prosum - be useful, benefit, profit

Si sanctos sequeris, sanctus sic efficieris,
Sed perverteris, si perversos comiteris.

comitor - accompany, go along with
efficio - bring about, produce, cause
perverto - destroy, ruin, corrupt

Quod sibi quisque serit praesentis tempore vitae,
Hoc sibi messis erit, dum dicitur: Ite, venite!

messis - harvest
praesens - present, at hand
sero - sow, plant

Sta pes, sta mi pes, sta pes, nec labere, mi pes!
Ni tu stes, mi pes, lectus erunt lapides.

labor - slip, glide, fall
lapis - stone, rock
lectus - bed

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Vive Deo gratus...

Vive Deo gratus, toti mundo tumulatus,
Pectore pacatus, semper transire paratus.

Source: Wegeler 1467
Meter: hexameter

vivo: live
deus: god
gratus: grateful
totus: world (note that toti is the dative of totus)
mundus: world
tumulatus: buried, entombed
pectus: breast, heart
pacatus: calmed, calm, at peace
semper: always
transeo: go over, cross
paratus: ready, prepared

Posts Pending

Of the 1001 poems in the book, appx. 50 are still waiting on their own blog posts. It's my own fault: I forget that Blogger has a 50-post-per-day limit, so when I went to add the posts to match the final contents of the book, I just ran out of time to publish all the posts I needed. But I'll be taking care of these very soon; they should all be finished by August 5.