Being jealous of people is a fault.
Zelari autem hominibus vitiosum est
Proverbia 149 (Wolfflin 1869, p. 113)
Anonymous Proverbia (Pseudo-Seneca)
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Reserve your zeal for God, not against other people.
Zelum de deo tantum habeas, non contra homines
Proverbia 148 (Wolfflin 1869, p. 113)
When you see virtue advancing, don’t despair of where it will end.
Virtutem cuius progressum videris, ne exitum eius desperes
Proverbia 147 (Wolfflin 1869, p. 112)
We tear up the earth to dig out gold, yet we won’t dig into our own hearts to find the highest good.
Ut aliquid auri extrahamus, terras pervertimus; ut summum bonum occupemus, scrutari pectus piget
Proverbia 145–146 (Wolfflin 1869, pp. 111–112)
We tear up the earth to dig out gold.
Ut aliquid auri extrahamus, terras pervertimus
Proverbia 145 (Wolfflin 1869, p. 111)
A good man has advanced his soul so far that he not only refuses to sin but cannot sin.
Vir est bonus, qui in tantum perduxit animum suum, ut non modo nolit peccare, sed etiam non possit
Proverbia 143–144 (Wolfflin 1869, p. 111)
That is why an honorable death is immortality.
ideo immortalitas est mors honesta
Proverbia 142 (second clause) (Wolfflin 1869, p. 111)
All life is short.
Vita omnis brevis est
Proverbia 142 (first clause) (Wolfflin 1869, p. 111)
Let friends feel your strength through kindness, enemies through injuries.
Vires tuas amici beneficiis, inimici iniuriis sentiant
Proverbia 141 (Wolfflin 1869, p. 111)
Judge words by the facts, not by who says them.
Verba rebus, non personis accipienda sunt
Proverbia 140 (Wolfflin 1869, p. 111)