More Latin Phrases

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1. What is meant by: Qui cito dat, bis dat? Who gives with a pure heart, gives twice. Who gives with a loving heart, gives a double present. Giving with enthusiasm counts twice. Who gives quickly, gives twice.

2. 'Latet anguis in herba'. This means? The grass is wet with dew. There is a snake in the grass. Let's sit down in the grass. Look, there is an eel slipping away through the grass.

3. 'Ubi bene, ibi patria.' Adapted from Cicero, Tusc. 5, 57. Means? Where I feel o.k., there is my home. East, West, home is best. When I am at home, I feel o.k. Right or wrong, my country.

4. Fas est ab hoste doceri. There is no law against learning a few tricks from your enemy. Trust your own strength and don't try to copy enemy tactics. You should not try to be more moral than the enemy himself is. It is good manners for a guest to take some language lessons from his host.

5. Amantium irae amoris integratio est. Quarrels kill love. Quarrels between lovers often make their love more solid. A lot of love affairs begin with a little quarrel. A lot of quarrels ironically enough end in love-making.

6. Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo. What makes holes in stone according to this quote ? Repeated dropping of the stone Rhythmic beating of the stone Repeated beating of the stone Repeated drops of water

7. 'Mens agitat molem' is a quote from Virgil's De Aeneis. 6, 727. What does it mean? It's the human mind that invented mills. The human mind is usually as slow as a mole. Matter is moved by mind. The human mind moves like a mill.

8. What is meant by the label given to a book 'in usum delphini'? With 'adult' passages removed In large print for those with weakening eye-sight With footnotes for the poor student For students who prefer to read the summary rather than the full text

9. What did Seneca the Younger mean in his seventh letter by the maxim: Docendo discimus? There is no better method of studying than learning to recite by heart The best method of teaching is by making long speeches We learn by teaching. You assimilate a text best by repeatedly reading it out loudly

10. 'Non scholae sed vitae discimus' is also a quotation from Seneca the Younger.(106th letter). What view on education does it express? What we learn at school should be useful in life. The only purpose of going to school is getting a degree. All education is bunk. Life is the best teacher.