Results for: Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros
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ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes virosfire tests gold, adversity brave men (Seneca)
Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes virosLife is not a bowl of cherries, or, literally, Fire tests gold; adversity tests strong men
ac primam scelerum matrem, quæ semper habendo plus sitiens patulis rimatur faucibus aurum, trudis avaritiamexpel avarice, the mother of all wickedness, who, always thirsty for more, opens wide her jaws for gold (Claudian)
Arguit, arguito: quicquid probat ilia, probato: Quod dicet, dicas: quod negat ilia, neges. Riserit, arride: si flebit, flere memento; Imponat leges vultibus ilia tuisTo a lover. Blame, if she blames; but if she praises, praise. What she denies, deny; say what she says. Laugh, if she smiles; but if she weeps, then weep, And let your looks with hers their motions keep. --- Ovid [Publius Ovidius Naso]
auro pulsa fides, auro venalia jura, aurum lex sequitur, mox sine lege pudorby gold all good faith has been banished, by gold our rights are abused, the law itself follows gold, and soon there will be an end to every modest restraint
aurumgold
aurum e stercoregold from dung
aurum huic olethe smells the money (Plautus)
aurum irrepertum et sic melius situmgold discovered and all the better for being so (Horace)
aurum omnes victa jam pietate coluntall men now worship gold, all other types of reverence being done away
aurum vis hominemne? Habeas? Hominem?, quid ad aurum?the man or his gold? Which will you take? The man?, when you could have the gold? (Lucilius)
discit enim citius, meminitque libentius illud quod quis deridet quam quod probat et veneratureach learns more readily, and retains more willingly, what makes him laugh than what he approves of and respects (Horace)
etiam fortes viros subitis terrerieven brave men are alarmed by sudden terrors (Tacitus)
exceptio probat regulamthe exception proves the rule (i.e., gives greater definition) excessus in jure reprobatur
Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptisAn exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted
 

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