![]() ![]() This is the task, this is the toil (i.e., there’s the rub) (Virgil)Įsperanto is only partially translated. It is our prime duty to aid him first who most stands in need of our assistance (Cicero) Hoc maxime officii est, ut quisquis maxime opus indigeat, ita ei potissimum opitulari The descent to Avernus (hell) is easy night and day the gate of gloomy Dis (Hades) stands open but to retrace your steps and escape to the upper air, this is work, this is toil (Virgil) There is need of conciseness, as the thought may run on (Horace)įacilis descensus Averno (est), noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hic labor est The one who needs pardon should readily grant it (Seneca)Įmas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est quod non opus est, asse carum estīuy not what you want, but what you need what you do not want is costly at a penny (Cato the Elder) The kindness is doubled if what must be given is given willinglyĪ weak foundation destroys the work upon which it is builtĭet ille veniam facile, cui venia est opus Look upon the immense work of the artist Natureīis est gratum quod opus est, si ultro offeras There is need of parsley (i.e., someone is dying, parsley being strewn over a person’s grave) When the body is indisposed, it is in vain that we call on the mind for any strenuous application (Gallus)Īntequam incipias, consulto et ubi consulueris, facto opus estīefore you begin, consider well and when you have considered, act (Sallust) EUdict dictionary: Latin - English Results for: opus est LatinĪd nullum consurgit opus, cum corpore languet ![]()
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