Ut magis ad rem existimes pertinere

Ut magis ad rem existimes pertinere quis quam quid acceperit.


Svarbu ne ką, bet — kam davei.


Consider that it is more important who receives a thing, than what it is he receives.

Grave aes

Leve aes alienum debitorem facit, grave inimicum.


Maža skola daro žmogų skolininką, didelė — priešą.


A trifling debt makes a man your debtor; a large one makes him an enemy.

Errat autem qui amicum in atrio quaerit

Errat autem qui amicum in atrio quaerit, in convivio probat.


Klysta tas, kuris draugo ieško prieškambaryje, o išmėgina jį prie stalo.


It is, however, a mistake to select your fiend in the reception-hall or to test him at the dinner-table.

Cum quibus edas et bibas

Ut se res habet, ab Epicuro versura facienda est. “Ante,” inquit, “circumspiciendum est cum quibus edas et bibas quam quid edas et bibas; nam sine amico visceratio leonis ac lupi vita est.”


O kadangi tokie dalykai, reikia vėl skolintis iš Epikūro. Jis sako: “Pirma žiūrėk, su kuo tu valgai ir geri, o jau po to — ką valgai ir geri. Tik liūtas ir vilkas punta be draugo”.


However that may be, I shall draw on the account of Epicurus. He says: “You must reflect carefully beforehand with whom you are to eat and drink, rather than what you are to eat and drink. For a dinner of meats without the company of a friend is like the life of a lion or a wolf.”

Subduc cervicem iugo tritam

Subduc cervicem iugo tritam; semel illam incidi quam semper premi satius est.


Ištrauk iš jungo jau nutrintą sprandą. Geriau tegul vienąkart jį nukirs negu visą laiką spaus.


Withdraw your chafed neck from the yoke; it is better that it should be cut off once for all, than galled for ever.