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.
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.
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, 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.
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.”
Quantum ad successus accesserit accedet ad metus.
Kuo daugiau sėkmės, tuo daugiau baimės.
But all that is added to your successes will be added to your fears.
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.