Category: 50 Epistula L

Virtutes discere vitia dediscere est

Ad neminem ante bona mens venit quam mala; omnes praeoccupati sumus; virtutes discere vitia dediscere est.

Nieko gėris neaplanko anksčiau negu blogis: visus mus seniai valdo ydos. Mokytis dorybės — tai reiškia išsižadėti ydų.

There is no man to whom a good mind comes before an evil one. It is the evil mind that gets first hold on all of us. Learning virtue means unlearning vice.

Me rideo

Quando fatuo delectari volo, non est mihi longe quaerendus; me rideo.

Kai noriu, kad mane linksmintų juokdarys, neieškau toli: juokiuosi iš savęs.

Whenever I wish to enjoy the quips of a clown, I am not compelled to hunt far; I can laugh at myself.