Sententiae

  • Labor me~ vocat
    • Work calls me
  • Mone~ me~, si~ erro~ – ama~bo te~!
    • Please remind me if I make mistake
  • Festi~na~ lente~
    • Make haste slowly （ゆっくり急げ）
  • Lauda~s me~; culpant me~
    • You praise me; they blame me
  • Saepe pecca~mus
    • We often sin
  • Quid de~be~mus co~gita~re
    • What do we need to think
  • Co~nserva~te me~
    • Save me
  • Ru~mor volat
    • Rumor fly
  • Me~ no~n amat
    • He / She doesn’t like me
  • Nihil me~ terret
    • Nothing terrifies me
  • Apollo~ me~ saepe servat
    • Apollo often saves me
  • Saepe nihil co~gita~s
    • You often think nothing
  • Bis da~s, si~ cito da~s
    • You give twice, if you give quickly
  • Si~ vale~s, valeo~
    • If you are well, I’m well
  • What does he see?
    • Quid videt
  • They are giving nothing
    • Nihil dant
  • You ought not to praise me
    • No~n me~ lauda~re de~be~s
  • If I err, he often warns me
    • Saepe me~ monet, si~ erro~
  • If you love me, save me, please!
    • Co~nserva~ me~, si~ me~ ama~s, ama~bo~ te~

Maece~na~s et Vergilius me~ hodie~ vocant. Quid co~gita~re de~beo~? Quid de~beo~ responde~re? Si~ erro~, me~ saepe monent et culpant; si~ no~n erro~, me~ laudant. Quid hodie~ co~gita~re de~beo~?

Maecenas and Vergilius (Vergil) are summoning me today. What should I ponder? What Should I reply? If I make mistakes, they warn me and blame me; if I don’t make mistakes, they praise me. What should I ponder today?