402 INDEX TO LATIN QUOTATIONS 



Plures adorant so/em orientem, etc.: 

 there are more who adore the 

 rising sun than the sun setting 

 or at midday. 350. 



Plurlmi pertransibunt, etc. : many 

 shall run to and fro and know- 

 ledge shall be increased. 247. 



Plus erat quod hie nollit accipere, etc. : 

 there were more things which 

 Diogenes would have refused 

 than those were which Alexander 

 could have given or enjoyed. 

 216. 



Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors 

 ipsa : the parade of death is more 

 terrifying than death itself. E.ii. 



Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo : the 

 people hisses me, but I applaud 

 myself. C. 151. 



Possunf quia posse videntur : they can, 

 because they think they can. 236. 



Postquam divus Nerva res olim in- 

 sodabiles miscuisset, etc. : when the 

 divine Nerva had reconciled 

 things which did not go together 

 before, namely, authority and 

 liberty. 211. 



Praetet spem, vel praeter expectatum : 

 beyond hope or beyond expec- 

 tation. C. 162. 



Pretiosa in oculis Domini, etc.: pre- 

 cious in the sight of the Lord is 

 the death of his saints. 321. 



Primum quaente bona animi, etc.: 

 seek ye first the good things of 

 the mind ; all other things shall 

 be given unto you or the want 

 of them shall not be felt. 372. 



Primum quaente regnum Dei, etc.: 

 seek ye first the kingdom of God, 

 and all these things shall be added 

 unto you. 372. 



Primus in sua causa Justus, etc. : he 

 that is first in his own cause 

 seemeth just, but the other side 

 cometh and searcheth him. 352. 



Principio sedes apibus statioque petenda, 

 etc.: First for thy bees a quiet 



station find, And lodge them 

 under covert of the wind. 230. 



Principis est virtus maxima nosse suos : 

 the greatest excellency in a 

 prince is, to be well acquainted 

 with his counsellors. E. xx. 



Privatio mail necessarii mala: to be 

 deprived of a necessary evil is 

 evil. C. 157. 



Prosperum et felix scelus, etc.: suc- 

 cessful crime is called virtue. 

 342. 



Propter auram popularem : because of 

 popular report. C. 152. 



Prudens advertit ad gressus suos, etc. : 

 the prudent man looketh well to 

 his going, but the simple turneth 

 aside to the snare. E. xxii. 



Pulchrorum autumnus pulcher : of 

 beautiful things the autumn is 

 beautiful. E. xliv. 



Purumque reliquit, etc. : And nought 

 remains but ether bright, The 

 quintessence of heavenly light. 

 277. 



Quae assensum parif, etc. : which 

 procures assent but produces no 

 result. 293. 



Quae in eodem tertio convenlunt, etc. : 

 things which are equal to the 

 same are equal to each other. 

 254. 



Quae miremur, habemus, etc.: we 

 have something to admire, we 

 wait for something to praise. 

 C. 161. 



Quaerenti derisori sclentiam ipsa se 

 abscondit, etc.: a scorner seeketh 

 wisdom, and findeth it not ; 

 but knowledge is easy unto him 

 that understandeth. 332. 



Quae si feceritis, etc.: if you do 

 this you will not only commend 

 the speaker to-day, but you will 

 soon have reason to congratulate 

 yourselves by reason of the im- 

 proved state of your affairs. 321. 



