Results for: Nature does nothing in vain
English Latin
the life given to us by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal (Cicero)brevis a natura nobis vita data est; at memoria bene redditæ vitæ est sempiterna
the mind remains unmoved; tears are shed in vain (Virgil)mens immota manet; lachrymæ volvuntur inanes
the nature of a crime is not altered by subsequent actsæstimatio delicti præteriti ex post facto non crescit
the nature of all men is so formed that they see and discriminate in the affairs of others much better than in their own (Terence)ita comparatam esse naturam omnium, aliena ut melius videant et dijudicent, quam sua
the nature of the universe has by no means been made through divine power, seeing how great are the faults that mar it (Lucretius)nequaquam nobis divinitus esse creatam naturam mundi, quanta stat prædita culpa
The physician treats, nature curesMedicus curat, natura sanat
the spirit within nourishes, and the mind that is diffused throughout the living parts of nature activates the whole mass and mingles with the vast body of the universe (Virgil)spiritus intus alit, totamque infusa per artus mens agitat molem et magno se corpore miscet
the swallow is not ensnared by men because of its gentle nature (Ovid)at caret insidiis hominum, quia mitis, hirundo
the testimony of nature is weightier than the arguments of the learned (St. Ambrose)validius est naturæ testimonium quam doctrinæ argumentum
the things that are perfect by nature are better than those that are perfect by art (Cicero)meliora sunt ea quæ natura, quam quæ arte perfecta sunt
the whole of nature exists in the very smallest things (quoted by Emerson)tota in minimis existit natura
the yokel waits until the river flows by; but it still glides on, and will glide on forever (i.e., someone who waits for change in vain) (Horace)rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis; at ille labitur et labetur in omne volubilis ævum
they give themselves up so much to fortune, as even to forget their nature (Curtius)tantum se fortunæ permittunt, etiam ut naturam dediscant
they keep watch in vain; they stand guard in vainfrustra vigilant
they paid the debt of nature (i.e., death) (Cornelius Nepos)naturæ debitum reddiderunt
 

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