Omnia Tua Tecum Porta

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Omnia Tua Tecum Porta
Instructum virtute animum ingeniique vigorem
Fer tecum, et tutas dives habebis opes.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

instructus, -a, -um: furnished, equipped with
vigor (vigōris, m.): force, vigor, liveliness

animus -ī m.: spirit, mind
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
dīves, dīvitis: rich (poet. dīs, dītis)
et: and
ferō ferre tulī lātum: bear, carry
habeō habēre habuī habitum: have, hold
ingenium -ī n.: disposition, ability, talent
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
ops opis f.: assistance, resources
portō -āre: carry a load
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
tutus -a -um: safe, protected
tuus -a -um: your
virtūs -ūtis f.: valor, manliness, virtue



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Vita Brevis, Mors Cita

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Vita Brevis, Mors Cita
Mortales quorsum vanos ambimus honores?
Vita brevis; rerum mors cita finis erit.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

ambiō, ambīre: go around, solicit, seek
quorsum: to what place, to what purpose?

brevis -e: short, shallow, brief; adv. breviter
cītus -a -um: swift; citō swiftly
fīnis -is m.: end, boundary
honor -ōris m.: honor, glory; office, post
mors mortis f.: death
mortālis -e: liable to death, mortal
rēs reī f.: thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
vanus -a -um: empty; false, deceitful
vīta -ae f.: life

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Amicus Incommodus Quid ab Inimico Differt?

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Amicus Incommodus Quid ab Inimico Differt?
Saepe venis, noxamque adfers mihi semper, amice;
Absis, et melius noster amicus eris.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

incommodus, -a, -um: inconvenient, disagreeable
noxa (noxae, f.): hurt, harm, injury

ā ab abs: from, by (+abl.)
absum abesse afuī: be away, absent
afferō -ferre -tulī -lātum: bring to
amīcus -a -um: friendly; (as subst.) friend
differō differre distulī dīlātum: scatter; publish, divulge; differ; defer, postpone
ego meī mihi mē: I, me
et: and
inimīcus -a -um: unfriendly
melior -ius: better
noster nostra nostrum: our
que (enclitic) - and
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
saepe: often
semper: always, ever
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
veniō venīre vēnī ventum: come

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Homo Humaniter Sentias

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Homo Humaniter Sentias
Qui superas alios, hominem quoque te esse memento
Semper, et ante oculos spicula mortis habe.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

hūmāniter: humanly, as a human being
spīculum (spīculī, n.): javelin, arrow, sting

alius -a -um: other, another; alias: at another time
ante: before, in front of (adv. and prep. + acc.)
et: and
habeō habēre habuī habitum: have, hold
homo hominis m.: human being
meminī meminisse: remember, recollect
mors mortis f.: death
oculus -ī m.: eye
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
quoque: also, too
semper: always, ever
sentiō sentīre sēnsī sēnsum: perceive, feel, hear, see
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
superō -āre: overcome, surpass, defeat
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)

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Iustos Deus Tuetur

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Iustos Deus Tuetur
Multa premunt iustum mala, sed deus eripit illum
Omnibus, et propria munit ab hoste manu.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

mūniō, munīre: protect, defend, fortify
tueor, tuērī: watch, watch over, protect

ā ab abs: from, by (+abl.)
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
ēripiō -ripere -ripuī -reptum: snatch away, rescue, save
et: and
hostis -is m./f.: stranger, enemy
ille illa illud: that
iūstus -a -um: right, just, fair
malus -a -um: bad, evil; male: (adv.) badly
manus -ūs m.: hand; band of men
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
premō premere pressī pressum: press, pursue, overwhelm
proprius -a -um: one’s own, peculiar
sed: but

(Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful)

Dabit Deus His Quoque Finem

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Dabit Deus His Quoque Finem
Fige pedem, nec cede malis; deus his quoque finem,
Quo minime speras tempore, crede, dabit.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

figō, figere: fasten, fix, thrust in
minimē: least of all, not at all

cēdō cēdere cessī cessum: yield
crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditum: believe
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
dō dare dedī datum: give
fīnis -is m.: end, boundary
hic haec hoc: this; hōc: on this account
malus -a -um: bad, evil; male: (adv.) badly
neque nec: and not, nor; neque . . . neque, neither . . . nor
pēs pedis m.: foot
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
quoque: also, too
spērō -āre: to hope
tempus -oris n.: time

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Mors Contemnenda et Non Contemnenda

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Mors Contemnenda et Non Contemnenda
Non metuas mortem; non obliviscere mortis:
Dante deo levis est, absque deo gravis est.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

absque: without, apart from, away from
oblīviscor, oblīviscī, oblitus: forget

contemnō -temnere -tempsī -temptum: despise, scorn, disdain
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
dō dare dedī datum: give
et: and
gravis -e: heavy
levis -e: light, trivial
metuō metuere metuī: to fear, to dread
mors mortis f.: death
nōn: not
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist

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Occasio Quaerenda

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Occasio Quaerenda
Si non prompta venit, quaerenda occasio facti est,
Quae, dimissa semel, non reditura, fugit.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

ocāasio (occāsiōnis, f.): opportunity, chance
promptus, -a, -um: visible, in readiness

dīmittō -mittere -mīsī -missum: send away
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
fugiō fugere fūgī fugitum: flee, escape
nōn: not
quaerō -rere -sīvī-situm: seek, inquire
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
redeō -īre -iī -itum: go back, return
semel: once
sī: if
veniō venīre vēnī ventum: come

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Mens Nulla Sine Deo Bona Est

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Mens Nulla Sine Deo Bona Est
Tellurem corpus, mens spectat origine caelum;
Hinc mens absque deo nulla bona esse potest.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

absque: without, apart from, away from
orīgo (orīginis, f.): beginning, source, origin

bonus -a -um: good
caelum -ī n.: sky, heavens
corpus corporis n.: body
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
hīc: here; hinc: from here
mēns mentis f.: mind
nūllus -a -um: not any, no one
possum posse potuī: be able
sine: without (+ abl.)
spectō -āre: look at, consider
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tellus tellūris n.: earth

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Fames Docta

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Fames Docta
Docta fames cogit caput invigilare labori,
Quo ventrem inventae fructibus artis alat.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

invigilō, invigilāre: stay awake, watch over
venter (ventris, m.): belly, stomach

alō alere aluī alitum: nourish
ars artis f.: skill
caput capitis n.: head
cōgō cōgere coēgī coāctum: drive together; compel
doceō -ēre -uī doctum: teach
famēs -is f.: hunger, famine
frūctus -ūs m.: fruit, crops; enjoyment, delight
inveniō -venīre -vēnī -ventum: find; discover
labor -ōris m.: toil, exertion
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?

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Famam Quaerunt, Non Virtutem

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Famam Quaerunt, Non Virtutem
Famam omnes satagunt, virtutem quaerere nemo:
Cur? Quia splendidius vivere fama solet.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

satagō, satagere: be busy with, bustle
splendidē: brightly; splendidius, comp. adv.

cūr: why?
fāma -ae f.: rumor, fame
nēmo: no one (gen. nullius, dat. nulli, abl. nullo or nulla > nullus -a -um)
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
quaerō -rere -sīvī-situm: seek, inquire
quia: because
soleō -ēre -uī -itum: be accustomed
virtūs -ūtis f.: valor, manliness, virtue
vīvō vīvere vīxī victum: live

(The Kardashians)

Amor Causa Omnium

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Amor Causa Omnium
Abdita quae toto vel aperta videmus in orbe,
Ortu et fine carens omnia fecit amor.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

abditus, -a, -um: removed, concealed, hidden
ortus (ortūs, m.): rise, rising, beginning

amor -ōris m.: love
aperiō aperīre aperuī apertum: open
careō -ēre -uī: lack (+ abl.)
causa -ae f.: cause, reason
et: and
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
fīnis -is m.: end, boundary
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
orbis -is m.: circle; orbis terrārum: world
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
tōtus -a -um: whole, entire
vel: or else, or; even; vel . . . vel: either… or
videō vidēre vīdī vīsum: see

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Finis, Non Pugna, Coronat

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Finis, Non Pugna, Coronat
Fine bono vitam concludere gloria vera est;
Fini, non coeptis, digna corona datur.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

conclūdō, conclūdere: enclose, conclude
corōna (corōnae, f.): garland, wreath, crown

bonus -a -um: good
coepī coepisse coeptus: have begun
dīgnus -a -um: worthy
dō dare dedī datum: give
fīnis -is m.: end, boundary
glōria -ae f.: glory, fame
nōn: not
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
vērus -a -um: true; vērē, truly
vīta -ae f.: life

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Tantum Quantum Possum

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Tantum Quantum Possum
Subdo humeros oneri; tantum fero, sors mea quantum
Ferre potest: ultra nec volo, nec valeo.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

humerus (humerī, m.): shoulder, upper arm
subdo, subdere: place under, subject, subdue

ferō ferre tulī lātum: bear, carry
meus -a -um: my
neque nec: and not, nor; neque . . . neque, neither . . . nor
onus oneris n.: load, burden
possum posse potuī: be able
quantus -a -um: (interr.) how great? (rel.) of what size, amount, etc.
sors sortis f.: lot, fate, destiny; oracle
tantus -a -um: so great, so much; tantum: only
ultrā: beyond, further (adv. and prep. + acc.)
valeō valēre valuī: be strong, excel, be valid, prevail; valē: farewell!
volō velle voluī: wish, be willing

(Atlas)

Nil Ultra Vires

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Nil Ultra Vires
Ne te effer nimium, maioraque viribus aude:
Quod potes, id studio perfice; tutus eris.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

efferō, efferre: lift up, raise, exalt
perficiō, perficere: bring to a conclusion, accomplish

audeō audēre ausus sum: dare, be eager
is ea id: he, she, it
māior -ius: greater, older; maiōres -um: ancestors
nē: lest, that not
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
nimius -a -um: too much, excessive; nimis or nimium: excessively
possum posse potuī: be able
que (enclitic) - and
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
studium -ī n.: eagerness, zeal
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
tutus -a -um: safe, protected
ultrā: beyond, further (adv. and prep. + acc.)
vīs f.: force; (acc.) vim, (abl.) vī; (pl.) vīrēs, strength

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Rerum Clementia Custos

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Rerum Clementia Custos
Si fueris clemens, hostem sine sanguine vinces;
Crudelis, nullo milite tutus eris.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

clēmens (clementis): gentle, indulgent, merciful
crūdēlis, -e (crudelis): cruel, savage, heartless

cūstōs, cūstōdis m.: guardian
hostis -is m./f.: stranger, enemy
mīles -itis m.: soldier
nūllus -a -um: not any, no one
rēs reī f.: thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)
sanguis -inis m.: blood
sī: if
sine: without (+ abl.)
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tutus -a -um: safe, protected
vincō vincere vīcī victum: conquer

(Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty)

Vi Frangitur, Obsequio Flectitur

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Vi Frangitur, Obsequio Flectitur
Obsequio flectes, quem vi non frangis, amicum;
Non supera manibus, sed ratione malum.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

flectō, flectere: bend, curve, turn
obsequium (obsequii, n.): deference, solicitude

amīcus -a -um: friendly; (as subst.) friend
frangō frangere frēgī frāctum: break, shatter
malus -a -um: bad, evil; male: (adv.) badly
manus -ūs m.: hand; band of men
nōn: not
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
ratio -ōnis f.: method, plan, reason
sed: but
superō -āre: overcome, surpass, defeat
vīs f.: force; (acc.) vim, (abl.) vī; (pl.) vīrēs, strength

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Multos Copia Perdit

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Multos Copia Perdit
Semper ama medium; multa et sublimia sperne:
Copia nam multos perdere magna solet.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

sperno, spernere: scorn, reject, despise
sublimis, -e (sublimis): raised up, elevated

amō -āre: to love; amans -ntis m./f.: lover
cōpia -ae f.: abundance; (pl.) troops
et: and
māgnus -a -um great
medius -a -um: middle, central
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
nam or namque: for, indeed, really
perdō -dere -didī -ditum: destroy
semper: always, ever
soleō -ēre -uī -itum: be accustomed

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Aequalia Bellum Non Pariunt

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim. This poem evokes the idea of a Golden Age, a paradise of equality from which we have now fallen.

Aequalia Bellum Non Pariunt
Si scirent homines primaevae aequalia sortis
Principia, haud quicquam bella timenda forent.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

aequālis, -e (aequalis): equal
prīmaevus, -a, -um: youthful, primordial

bellum -ī n.: war
haud: not
homo hominis m.: human being
nōn: not
pariō parere peperī partum: bring forth, give birth to; accomplish
principium -iī n.: beginning
quis- quicquam/quidquam: any (single) person, anyone at all
sciō -īre -īvī/-iī -ītum: know
sī: if
sors sortis f.: lot, fate, destiny; oracle
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
timeō -ēre -uī: to fear, to dread

(Golden Age, by Lucas Cranach the Elder)

Obsequium Amicos Parit

This poem is from the proverbial distichs of Georgius Carolides (1569-1612), which you can read online at the University of Mannheim.

Obsequium Amicos Parit
Obsequium in vitiis multos effingit amicos,
Qui hostes, cum verum dixeris, esse solent.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

effingō, effingere: fashion, form, portray
obsequium (obsequiī, n.): deference, solicitude

amīcus -a -um: friendly; (as subst.) friend
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictum: say; causam dicere, plead a case; diem dicere, appoint a day
hostis -is m./f.: stranger, enemy
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
pariō parere peperī partum: bring forth, give birth to; accomplish
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
soleō -ēre -uī -itum: be accustomed
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
vērus -a -um: true; vērē, truly
vitium -ī n.: flaw, fault, crime

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