latin midterm 1

Id factum esse tum non negavit

He did not deny it had been done

indirect statement

His rebus pronuntiatis igniter eum esse hostem scivitsi

you knew that he was an enemy these things having been proclaimed

ablitive absolute

perfect passive

eum ab hostibus exspectari nunc sentis

you now sense he is being expected by the enemies

vidi eos in urbe remangase et nobiscum esse 

I saw that they remained in the city and were with us 

perfect active  present 

Itaque aeternum bellum cum malis civibus a me susceptum esse cerno

and so i percieved that an eternal war with evil citizens has been undertaken by me

indirect

ablitive of agent

idem credo tibi faciendum esse

I beleive the same thing ought to be done by you

te enim esse fidelem mihi sciebam

I belive the same thing ought to be done by you

hostibus se in civitam vertenibus senatus cinncinato nuntiavit eum factum esse dictatorem

when the enemey turned themsleves against the state the sentae annocued to cinnicinatus he had been made dictator

dico te pyrrhe romanos posse vincere

I say that you pyrhuss the romans can conquor

dic hospes spartae te nos hic iacentes vidisse  patriae fideles 

say to sparta stranger yoy saw us laying here faithful to our homeland 

socrates putabat se esse civem totius mundi

socrates used to think of he as a citizen of the whole world

illi magistri negant quemquam virum esse bonum nisi sapientem

those teachers deny that any man is good unless he is wise

negavi autem mortem timendam esse 

I denied however that death oight not to be feared 

credo deos immortales sparisse spiritus in corpra humana

I belive that immortal gods have scattered spirits into human bodies

adulescens sperat se diu victurum esse senex potest dicere se diu vixisse

a young man hopes he will liev for a long time an old man can say he has lived a long time

aiunt enim multum legendum esse non multa

for they say much ought to be read not many things

we thought your sisters were writing a letterr

putavimus sorores tuas litteras scribere 

they will show you the letter was written by a brave slave girl

ostendebunt litteras scriptas esse a servia forti

the orator will show you the book had never been written

orator dixit librum nunquam scriptum esse 

we hope that the judges wife will write those two letters tomorrow

speramus uxorem iudicis illasbduas litteras cras scriptum esse

senectus est loqacior

old age is too garrulous

tua consillia omia nobis clariora sunt quam lux

all your plans are clearer than light to us 

quaedam remedia graviora sunt quam lux

some remedies are more grave than the dangers themselves

eo die viros fortissimos atque amantissimos rei publieke ad me vocati

on this day I called the bravest and most strong men of the republic to me

qui imperia libens accept parted acerbissiman servituitis vitat 

he who willingly takes orders avoids the harshest part of slavery 

lucundissima dona ut aiunt semper sunt ea que auctor ipse cara facit

the most precious gift just as he always said are those ehich the actor makes himslef with care

beatus sapiensque vir forum vitat et superba limina potenitorum civilm

beautiful and wise man avoids the forum and arrogant light of the more powerful citizens

quid est turpius quam ab aliquotes illudi 

what is more shameful than to be decived by someone 

quid enim stultius quam incerta pro certis habere falsa pro veris

what is more follish than to have uncertainty for certainty and falsefoods for truths

saepe mihi dicis carissime amice scribe aliquid magnum desidioissimus homo es

you always say to me dear friend write something great for you are the most lazy man

verba currunt at manus notarii est velocior illis non lingua mea sed manus eius laborem perfecit 

words move quickly but the hand of the stenographer is faster than those not my tonuge but his hand completed the work

multi putant res bellicas gaviores esse quam res urbanas sed haec sententia mutanda est nam multae res urbane sunt graviores clariorque bellicae

many think matters of war are heavier than matters of the city this thoughr must be changed for many urban affairs are more serious and clear of those of war

invitatus ad cenam manu sinistra lintea neglegenitorum sustulisti hoc salsum esse putas res sordidissima est taque mihi lineteum remitte

after having been invited to dinner you stole teh napkin with your left hand rather neglectful people do you think this is

it is the most shameful deed therefore send the napkin back to me

what is sweeter than avery pleasnt life 

quid est dulcius quam vita incundissima 

ceratain men however say that death is sweeter than life

quidam autem dicunt mortem dulciorem quam vitam

in that story the author says that all men seek as happy lives as possible

iste auctor ducit in illa fabula omnes quarere vitas quam incundissimas

this light is always brighter than the other 

haec lux semper clarior quam altera luce 

some belive that very large cities are worse than very small ones

quidam autant dona esse peiores quam minimas

check this one

in return for the three rather small gifts the young man gave even more and prettier ones to his very sad mother

pro tribus dona minoribus adulescens etiam plura pulchrioraque matri tristissimae dedit

those very large mountains were higher than these 

illi montes maximi fuerunt supeeiores quam hi

trahit me nova vis video meliora proboque sed peiora tantum facio est nescio cur

the new force drags me i see better things and approve but i do the worse so great and i do not know why

quaedam carmina sunt bona plura sunt mala

some songs are good more songs are bad

optimum est nihilism melius nihilism pulchrius hoc vidi 

It is the best, I have seen nothing better, nothing more beautiful to be seen than this.

Spero te et hunc natalem et plurimos alios quam

I hope you must be driven and this birthday and very many other as happy as possible

Quonima consilium et ratio sunt in senibus, maiores nostri summum concilium appellaverunt "senatum"

ceratin plans and reason are in old age better our highest consuls are called senators 

Plus operae studiique in rebus domesticis nobis nunc ponendum est etiam quam in rebus militaribus

more work and more study in our home things must now be placed more in military things also 

Neque enim periculum in re pubilca futi gravius umquam neque otium maius

for neither danger is made in the republic never more serious nor greater peace 

Sumus sapeintores illis, quod nos naturam esse optimam ducem scimus.

we are now more wise than this because we know nature to be the best leader

Natura minimum petit; nature autant se sepiens accommodat

nature seeks the least however the wise man adapts himself to nature

Maximum remedium irae mora est

delay is the greatest remedy for anger

Qui animum vincit et iram continet, eum cum summis viris non comparo sed eum esse simillimum deo dico

he who conqors the spirit and contains his anger cannot be compared to the highest man but say he is the most similar to the gods 

Dionysus tyrannus urbis pulcherrimae, erat vir summae in victu temerancetiae et in omnibus rebus diligentissimus et acerimus. Idem teman erat ferox ac iniustus. Que ex re, si verum dcimus, videbatur miserrimus.

the highest man in the unjust mode of life and most diligent and most harsh in all things

the same however was strict or just

which from a thing if we say the truth was being seemed most miserable

Nisi superos vertere possum, Acheronta movebo.

If I cannot change the gods, I will move the river of Acheron.