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| Ad pœnitendum properat, cito qui judicat—He who decides in haste repents in haste. | 1 |
| Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio—One is quick to suspect where one has suffered harm before. | 2 |
| Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent—That which belongs to others pleases us most; that which belongs to us pleases others more. | 3 |
| Amici vitium ni feras, prodis tuum—Unless you bear with the faults of a friend, you betray your own. | 4 |
| Amicum perdere est damnorum maximum—To lose a friend is the greatest of losses. | 5 |
| Aut amat, aut odit mulier; nil est tertium—A woman either loves or hates; there is no alternative. | 6 |
| Beneficia dare qui nescit injuste petit—He who knows not how to bestow a benefit is unreasonable if he expects one. | 7 |
| Beneficia plura recipit qui scit reddere—He receives most favours who knows how to return them. | 8 |
| Beneficium dignis ubi des, omnes obliges—Where you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favour on all. | 9 |
| Bis est gratum quod opus est, si ultro offeras—That help is doubly acceptable which you offer spontaneously when we stand in need. | 10 |
| Bis interimitur qui suis armis perit—He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons or devices. | 11 |
| Bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria—He conquers twice who, at the moment of victory, conquers (i.e., restrains) himself. | 12 |
| Bona nemini hora est, ut non alicui sit mala—There is no hour good for one man that is not bad for another. | 13 |
| Bonarum rerum consuetudo est pessima—Nothing can be worse than being accustomed to good things. | 14 |
| Bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis—He does injury to the good who spares the bad. | 15 |
| Bonum est fugienda aspicere in alieno malo—Well if we see in the misfortune of another what we should shun ourselves. | 16 |
| Brevis ipsa vita est, sed longior malis—Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes. | 17 |
| Caret periculo, qui etiam cum est tutus cavet—He is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety, is on his guard. | 18 |
| Casus quem sæpe transit, aliquando invenit—Misfortune will some time or other overtake him whom it has often passed by. | 19 |
| Citius venit periculum cum contemnitur—When danger is despised, it arrives the sooner. | 20 |
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| Comes jucundus in via pro vehiculo est—A pleasant companion on the road is as good as a carriage. | 21 |
| Crudelem medicum intemperans ager facit—A disorderly patient makes a harsh physician. | 22 |
| Deliberando sæpe perit occasio—An opportunity is often lost through deliberation. | 23 |
| Deliberandum est diu quod statuendum est semel—We must take time for deliberation, where we have to determine once for all. | 24 |
| Difficilem oportet aurem habere ad crimina—One should be slow in listening to criminal accusations. | 25 |
| Discipulus est prioris posterior dies—Each succeeding day is the scholar of the preceding. | 26 |
| Etiam celeritas in desiderio, mora est—When we long for a thing, even despatch is delay. | 27 |
| Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor—Pain makes even the innocent forswear themselves. | 28 |
| Etiam oblivisci quod scis, interdum expedit—It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know. | 29 |
| Every day should be spent by us as if it were to be our last. | 30 |
| Every one excels in something in which another fails. | 31 |
| Everything is worth the money that can be got for it. | 32 |
| Fidem qui perdit perdere ultra nil potest—He who loses his honour has nothing else he can lose. | 33 |
| Fidem qui perdit, quo se servet relicuo?—Who loses his good name, with what can he support himself in future? | 34 |
| Fides ut anima, unde abiit, eo nunquam redit—Honour, like life, when once it is lost, is never recovered. | 35 |
| Formosa facies muta commendatio est—A handsome face is a mute recommendation. | 36 |
| Fortuna magna magna domino est servitus—A great fortune is a great slavery to its owner. | 37 |
| Fortuna nimium quem fovet, stultum facit—Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much. | 38 |
| Fortuna obesse nulli contenta est semel—Fortune is not content to do one an ill turn only once. | 39 |
| Fortuna vitrea est, tum cum splendet frangitur—Fortune is like glass; while she shines she is broken. | 40 |
| Friendship is stronger than kindred. | 41 |
| Gain at the expense of reputation should be called loss. | 42 |
| Graviora quædam sunt remedia periculis—Some remedies are worse than the disease. | 43 |
| Gravissimum est imperium consuetudinis—The empire of custom is most mighty. | 44 |
| Heu! quam difficilis gloriæ custodia est!—Alas! how difficult is the custody of glory. | 45 |
| Heu! quam miserum est ab eo lædi, de quo non ausis queri—Alas! how galling is it to be injured by one against whom you dare make no complaint. | 46 |
| His own character is the arbiter of every one’s fortune. | 47 |
| Homo extra est corpus suum cum irascitur—A man when angry is beside himself. | 48 |
| Homo toties moritur, quoties amittit suos—A man dies as often as he loses his relatives. | 49 |
| Improbe Neptunum accusat, qui naufragium iterum facit—He who suffers shipwreck twice is unjust if he throws the blame on Neptune. | 50 |
| In calamitoso risus etiam injuria est—Even to smile at the unfortunate is to do them an injury. | 51 |
| Ingratus unus miseris omnibus nocet—One ungrateful man does an injury to all needy people. | 52 |
| Inopi beneficium bis dat, qui dat celeriter—He confers a twofold benefit on a needy man who does so quickly. | 53 |
| Invidiam ferre aut fortis aut felix potest—Only the brave or the fortunate are able to endure envy. | 54 |
| Invitat culpam qui peccatum præterit—He who overlooks one crime invites the commission of another. | 55 |
| Iratus cum ad se redit, sibi tum irascitur—When an angry man returns to himself, he is angry with himself. | 56 |
| Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitor—The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted. | 57 |
| Lex universa est quæ jubet nasci et mori—There is a universal law which commands that we shall be born and shall die. | 58 |
| Lingua mali loquax malæ mentis est indicium—An evil tongue is the proof of an evil mind. | 59 |
| Love is incompatible with fear. | 60 |
| Luxuriæ desunt multa, avaritiæ omnia—Luxury is in want of many things; avarice, of everything. | 61 |
| Magno cum periculo custoditur, quod multis placet—That is guarded at great risk which is coveted by many. | 62 |
| Male imperando summum imperium amittitur—By misgovernment the supreme rule is lost. | 63 |
| Male vivunt qui se semper victuros putant—They live ill who think they will live for ever. | 64 |
| Malum est consilium quod mutari non potest—That is bad counsel which cannot be changed. | 65 |
| Malus bonum ubi se simulat, tunc est pessimus—A bad man, when he pretends to be a good one, is worst of all. | 66 |
| Miserrima est fortuna quæ inimico caret—Most wretched is the lot of him who has not an enemy. | 67 |
| Mora omnis odio est, sed facit sapientiam—All delay is hateful, but it produces wisdom. | 68 |
| Multis minatur, qui uni facit injuriam—He who wrongs one threatens many. | 69 |
| Nihil eripit fortuna nisi quod et dedit—Fortune takes nothing away but what she also gave. | 70 |
| Nil peccant oculi, si oculis animus imperet—The eyes don’t err if the mind governs them. | 71 |
| Nil proprium ducas quod mutari potest—Never deem that your own which can be changed. | 72 |
| Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently. | 73 |
| Pars beneficii est quod petitur si belle neges—To refuse graciously is to confer a favour. | 74 |
| Pars beneficii est quod petitur si cito neges—To refuse a favour quickly is to grant one. | 75 |
| Patience is a remedy for every sorrow. | 76 |
| Poverty is in want of much, avarice of everything. | 77 |
| Repente dives nemo factus est bonus—No good man ever became suddenly rich. | 78 |
| Secrete amicus admone, lauda palam—Advise your friends in private, praise them openly. | 79 |
| Tam deest avaro quod habet, quam quod non habet—The miser is as much in want of that which he has as of that which he has not. | 80 |
| That is a most wretched fortune which is without an enemy. | 81 |
| The miser is as much in want of that which he has as of that which he has not. | 82 |
| Timidus se vocat cautum, parcum sordidus—The coward calls himself cautious, the miser thrifty. | 83 |
| Vel capillus habet umbram suam—Even a hair has its shadow. | 84 |
| Velox consilium sequitur pœnitentia—Repentance generally follows hasty counsels. | 85 |
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