4445. Sæpe Faunorum voces exauditæ, Sæpe visa formæ Deorum. (L.) The voices of the Fauns are often heard, and godlike shapes often seen. Applicable to the spirit of nature pervading beautiful scenery with its manifold life. Here and there by fountain or grove one imagines glimpses of the fabled gods. 4446. Sæpe in conjugiis fit noxia, quum nimia est dos. (L.) Auson. Idyll. 12, Inconn. 1.-Quarrels are often the result of marriage where the dowry is unduly large. 4447. Sæpe mihi dubiam traxit sententia mentem, Curarent superi terras, an nullus inesset Rector, et incerto fluerent mortalia casu. (L.) Claud. Rufin. 1, 1. Oft has the thought perplexed my wondering mind, 4448. Sæpe premente Deo fert Deus alter opem. (L.) Ov. T. 1, 2, 4.-When we are assailed by one deity, another often comes to our assistance. 4449. Sæpe rogare soles qualis sim, Prisce, futurus Si fiam locuples simque repente potens. Quemquam posse putas mores narrare futuros? Priscus, you often ask what sort of man Were you a lion what would be your state?-Ed. Addison takes the last line for his paper (Spectator 13) on Nicolini's combat with the lion at H.M. Theatre in 1710; the part of lion being acted, successively, by a tailor, a candle-snuffer, and an amateur. 4450. Sæpe stylum vertas, iterum quæ digna legi sint Not making popular applause your cue But looking to fit audience, although few.--Conington. 4451. Sæpe summa ingenia in occulto latent. (L.) Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 62.-The most brilliant talents often lie concealed in obscurity. 4452. Sæpe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet. (L.) Ov. A. A. 1, 574.-Often a silent countenance conveys words and meaning of its own. 4453. Sæva paupertas, et avitus apto Cum lare fundus. (L.) Hor. C. 1, 12, 43.-Stern poverty, and a piece of land bequeathed from sire to son, together with its humble dwelling, reared the great heroes of the Latin name, the Curii, Camilli, and the rest. 4454. Sal atticum. (L.) Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 87.—Attic salt (wit). 4455. Sal sapit omnia. (L.)-Salt seasons all things. Salters' Company motto. 4456. Saltare elegantius, quam necesse est probæ. (L.) Sall. C. 25. She danced with greater skill than it was suitable for a modest woman to do. Or, as we should say, she danced more like an opera-girl than a lady. Said of Sempronia, mother of D. Jun. Brutus, Cæsar's assassin : an accomplished, but unprincipled woman. 4457. Salus per Christum redemptorem. (L.)-Salvation through Christ our Redeemer. Motto of the Earl of Moray. 4458. Salus populi suprema lex. (L.) Law Max. Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 8. The public welfare is the highest law, and therefore, Privatum incommodum publico bono pensatur, Personal inconvenience must give way to the accommodation of the public. 4459. Salus ubi multa consilia. (L.) Prov. Vulg. Prov. 24, 6.—In a multitude of counsellors there is safety. 4460. Salva conscientia. (L.) Sen. Ep. 117, 1.—With a safe conscience. (2.) Salva fide. Cic. Off. 3, 10, 44.—Without breaking one's word. (3.) Salva dignitate.-Saving one's dignity. (4.) Salvis auspiciis. Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45. With safe auspices. (5.) Salvo jure nostræ veteris amicitiæ. Cic. Fam. 13, 77, 1.-Without damage to the claims of our old friendship. (6.) Salvo ordine. Stat. S. 5, 1, 181.-Saving our order. (7.) Salvo poeta sensu. Quint. 1, 9, 2.-Preserving the poet's meaning. (8.) Salvo pudore. Ov. Ep. 1, 2, 68.-With a proper regard to decency. 4461. Salve, magna parens! mother. (L.)-Hail, mighty parent! or 4462. Salvum (salvam) fac regem (reginam). king (queen)! (L.)-God save the 4463. Sanctius his animal, mentisque capacius altæ Deerat adhuc, et quod dominari in cætera posset. Natus homo est. (L.) Ov. M. 1, 76. A creature of a more exalted kind Was wanting yet, and then was man designed; For empire formed, and fit to rule the rest.-Dryden. 4464. Sanctum sanctorum. (L.)-Holy of holies. Cf. Vulg. Heb. 9, 3. Often applied to a study, or other private retreat. 4465. Sanctus haberi Justitiæque tenax, factis dictisque mereris ? Agnosco procerem. (L.) Juv. 8, 24. Dare to be just, Firm to your word, and faithful to your trust: I grant your claim, and recognise the peer.-Gifford. 4466. Sane Baro. (L.)-A baron indeed. Motto of the Lord Prior of St John of Jerusalem. E. P. 4467. Sang froid. (Fr.)-Cold blood. Indifference, coolness. 4468. Sans changer. (Fr.)-Without changing. Motto of the Earl of Derby, Viscount Eversley, and Lord Stanley of Alderley. (2.) Sans Dieu rien.-Nothing without God. Motto of Lord Petre. 4469. Sans les femmes les deux extrémités de la vie seroient sans secours, et le milieu sans plaisir. (Fr.)-Without woman the two extremities of life would be destitute of succour, and the middle devoid of pleasure. 4470. Sans phrase. (Fr.)-Without phrases. Without circumlocution or equivocation, simply. The words have become notorious in connection with the famous La mort sans phrase, attributed to Siéyès on the occasion of the voting of the sentence on Louis XVI. It does not appear from the Moniteur of the day (Jan. 20, 1793) that Siéyès used any such expression. Being asked afterwards how he had voted, he answered, La Mort, sans phrase, meaning that the only words uttered by him on the occasion were these two, "La Mort !" See Fournier, L'Esprit dans l'histoire, in 1. 4471. Sans tasche. (Old Fr.)-Without stain. Motto of Viscount Gormanston and Lord Napier. 4472. Sapere aude. (L.) Hor. ?-Dare to be wise. Motto of Earl of Macclesfield and Manchester School. 4473. Sapiens qui prospicit. (L.)-He is wise who looks ahead. Motto of Malvern College. 4474. Sapientem pascere barbam. grow a wise man's beard. (L.) Hor. S. 2, 3, 35.-To To study philosophy. 4475. Sapientissimus in septem. (L.) Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 26.-The wisest of the seven (wise men), i.e., Thales. 4476. Sardonius risus. (L.)—A sardonic laugh. A grim ironical laugh. 4477. Sat cito si sat bene. (L.) Cato ap. Hier. Ep. 16, n. 9.Quick enough, if good enough. 4478. Satis diu hoc jam saxum volvo. (L.) Prov. Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 55.—I have now been rolling this stone sufficiently long. Figure borrowed from the story of Sisyphus. 4479. Satis diu vel naturæ vel gloriæ. (L.) Cic. Marcell. 8, 25. -I have lived long enough to nature and of military glory. Julius Cæsar. 4480. Satis superque est. (L.) and more than enough. satisfy the claims both of Reputed saying of C. Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 74.—Enough, speakers who are prolix and diffuse. 4481. Satis superque me benignitas tua Ditavit. (L.) Hor. Epod. 1, 31.-Your bounty has enriched me enough and more than enough. Written by the poet to his patron, Mæcenas. 4482. Satis quod sufficit. (L.)—Enough is as good as a feast. 4483. Saucius ejurat pugnam gladiator, et idem Immemor antiqui vulneris arma capit. (L.) Ov. ?— The wounded gladiator forswears fighting, and yet forgetting his old wound he takes up arms again. 4484. Sauter du coq à l'âne! (Fr.)-To jump from the cock to To change the conversation suddenly by turning To talk at cross purposes. the ass. 4485. Sauter le pas. 4486. Sauve qui peut. general rout. (Fr.)-To die. (Fr.)-Let him save himself who can. A 4487. Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois. (Fr.) Richelieu, Moraine.-Dissimulation is the art of kings. 4488. Savoir-faire. (Fr.)-Skill, management. 4489. Scandalum magnatum. (Law L.)—An offence against the nobility. An action lying for words spoken in derogation of a peer, judge, or great officer of state. 4490. Scherza coi fanti, e lascia star i santi. (It.) with the servants and let the saints alone. sacred subjects. Prov. Jest Don't jest on 4491. Scientia et potentia humanæ in idem coincidunt. (L.) Bacon, Nov. Org. 2, 3.-Human knowledge and power amount to the same thing. We have condensed the aphorism into still shorter space, "Knowledge is Power." 4492. Scientia popina. (L.) Sen. -The knowledge of the cookshops. The art of cookery. 4493. Scilicet expectas, ut tradat mater honestos Atque alios mores, quam quos habet? (L.) Juv. 6, 238. -Can you expect that a mother will teach good principles or any other than she practises herself? 4494. Scimus, et hanc veniam petimusque damusque vicissim. (L.) Hor. A. P. 11. By turns we claim it, and by turns concede.-Conington. 4495. Scinditur incertum studia in contraria vulgus. (L.) Virg. A. 2, 39. In wild confusion sways the crowd, Each takes his side, and all are loud.-Conington. 4496. Scio cui credidi. (L.)-I know whom I have believed. Lord Houghton. 4497. Scio: tu coactus tua voluntate es. (L.) Ter. Andr. 4, 1, 34.-I know it: you are forced by your own consent. 4498. Scire facias. (L.) Law Term.-You are to let know. Writ calling on a party to show cause why letters-patent should not be repealed. 4499. Scire potestates herbarum usumque medendi. (L.) Virg. A. 12, 396.-To know the virtues of herbs, and their healing properties. let 4500. Scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter. (L.) Per. 1, 27.— Your knowledge is of no account unless others know that you know. 4501. Scire volunt secreta domus, atque inde timeri. you (L.) Juv. 3, 113. They wish to know the secrets of each house, 4502. Scis etenim justum gemina suspendere lance (L.) Pers. 4, 10. In scales of wavering balance you can weigh |