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Latin language proverbs and phrases about life and living.

While There Is Life, There Is Hope

Dum vita est, spes est
While there's life, there's hope.

Avoid Asking what Tomorrow will Bring

Quid sit futurum cras, fuge quaerere (Horace)
Avoid asking what tomorrow will bring.

The Elder Ones First

Seniores priores
The elder ones first.

An Old Man Is A Boy Again

senex bis puer
An old man is a boy again.

Success Develops Hope

Spem successus alit (Anonymous)
Success feeds hope.

Experience Teaches

Experientia docet (Tacitus)
Experience teaches.

Art [of Medicine] Is Long, Life Is Short

Ars longa, vita brevis (Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician)
Life is short, the art [of medicine] is long.

Pick Roses in the Morning, so They Do not Fade; a Young Woman Ages Quickly

Ne pereant lege mane rosas: cito virgo senescit (Florus)
Pick roses in the morning, before they fade: a young woman ages quickly.