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“Even brute beasts and wandering birds do not fall into the same traps or nets twice.”
Bruta quoque animalia et vagae aves, in easdem pedicas retiaque non incidunt.

Jerome

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Bird

“Xenocrates the philosopher writes that at Athens out of all the laws of Triptolemus only three precepts remain in the temple of Ceres: respect to parents, reverence for the gods, and abstinence from flesh. Orpheus in his song utterly denounces the eating of flesh. I might speak of the frugality of Pythagoras, Socrates, and Antisthenes to our confusion: but it would be tedious, and would require a work to itself. At all events this is the Antisthenes who, after teaching rhetoric with renown, on hearing Socrates, is related to have said to his disciples, «Go, and seek a master, for I have now found one.» He immediately, sold what he had, divided the proceeds among the people, and kept nothing for himself but a small cloak. … His most famous follower was the great Diogenes, who was mightier than King Alexander in that he conquered human nature.”

Jerome

Book II, 14
Adversus Jovinianum

God , People , Law , Nature

“The scars of others should teach us caution.”
Alius vulnus, nostra sit cautio.

Jerome

Letter 54
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“Never look a gift horse in the mouth.”
Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.

Jerome

On the Epistle to the Ephesians
Commentaries, New Testament

Horse

“Grandes materias ingenia parva non sufferunt.”

Jerome

Small minds can never handle great themes.
Letter 60
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“Plenus venter facile de ieiuniis disputat.”

Jerome

When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
Letter 58
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“Alius vulnus, nostra sit cautio.”

Jerome

The scars of others should teach us caution.
Letter 54
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“Asino quippe lyra superflue canit.”

Jerome

It is idle to play the lyre for an ass.
Letter 27; Translated by W.H. Fremantle, G. Lewis and W.G. Martley. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 6. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1893.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3001.htm
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