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(abstract things)bring on, occasion, causeinfero
(fig.) haste is next door to panic, delay is nearer to firm courage (Tacitus)velocitas juxta formidinem, cunctatio propior constantiæ est
(neut. pl. acc.) those things WHICH we must havequae
(pl.) the following (things)seqq. (sequentia)
a bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it (Tacitus)asperæ facetiæ, ubi nimis ex vero traxere, acrem sui memoriam relinquunt
a cowardly populace that will dare nothing beyond talk (Tacitus)vulgus ignavum et nihil ultra verba ausurum
A list of things to be corrected. (in a book)Corrigenda
a narrative made up only for the sake of the wonder that it may occasion (Tacitus)compositum miraculi causa
a slothful and listless military, debauched by the circus and the theaters (Tacitus)segnem ac desidem, et circo et theatris corruptum militem
a state is regulated by two things, reward and punishment (Cicero, attributed to Solon)rempublicam duabus rebus contineri dixit, præmio et pœna
a worthless vessel is seldom broken (i.e., cheap things are secure from harm)malum vas non frangitur
about everything, and certain other things (i.e., a book that rambles on and on)de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis
accomplices in evil actions are always regarded as reproaching the deed (Tacitus)malorum facinorum ministri quasi exprobrantes aspiciuntur
alert (or energetic) at the beginning, careless (or negligent) at the end (Tacitus)acribus initiis, incurioso fine
all enterprises that are entered into with hasty zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to languish in the end (Tacitus)omnia inconsulti impetus cœpta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt
 

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