Many catch phrases of the great ancient historians, followers of philosophy and scientists are quite relevant at any time and especially now. What thoughts did our predecessors leave us as a legacy? And what are they telling us? This is what we will try to find out in this article.
Phrases about love, God and development
"Amor omnia vincit!" - Love conquers all!
Aren't the people of antiquity right in denoting this feeling in a world where vices and temptations clouded the minds of many? They knew what many religions and teachings are now cultivating - that love can save from any trouble, adversity and fear.
Or one more: "Deus ipse se fecit" - God created himself. This is a magnificent phrase that is applicable not only in thinking about the transcendent. In this phrase, we feel the emphasis on the fact that each person should strive for development himself, showing perseverance and due patience. Thus, speaking about the infinity of the Universe, about the manifestations of the Divine essence in all living things and in ourselves, we are affirmed in the belief that throughdevelopment and self-improvement can achieve more than you can imagine.
Catch phrases with translation
The great minds of antiquity have left us an infinite we alth, embedded in short phrases, the meanings of which we can comprehend endlessly. Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire are especially rich in this regard, the main language of which was Latin. We will consider the catchphrases of these countries below.
- "Audi, multa, loquere pauca" - " Listen a lot, talk a little". This truth has been known from time immemorial, because it is often told to us when we are warned against the danger of a chatty language. She finds another application, of course, in teaching.
- "Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris" - "Expect from another what you did to another." Listening to this phrase, used in ancient times, we are sensitive to our surroundings, attentive and caring to relatives, kind to all people.
- "Equus Troianus" - "Trojan Horse". A very ancient, but well-known allegory based on films and books, symbolizing an insidious gift that led to the death of an entire city.
- "Est avis in dextra, melior quam quattuor extra" - "Better a bird in the hand than a crane in the sky." With this phrase, the ancient Romans meant that the ability to be content with what is is the key to a calm and happy life.
- "Si vis pacem, para bellum" - "If you want peace, prepare for war." This phrase is especially relevant for the present time, so we will consider itsee more below.
If you want peace, prepare for war
Powerful defense and a large, well-trained army at all times were the key to a peaceful life and prosperity of any country. This is precisely the meaning laid down by the ancient Roman historian Cornelius Nepos (94-24 BC), who used it in describing the life of the great commander Epaminondas, who lived in the 6th century BC.
"If you want peace, prepare for war", oddly enough, but today this phrase is very, very relevant, especially for our country, because the acute economic situation makes the heads of state and all his entourage look at their neighbors with caution to Europe and the USA, looking out in their ranks as enemies and initiators of war. The 20th century saw two world wars and one cold war, and all this in such a short time. Do we need other evidence that the world does not change until people change - the responsibility of those people who wield power is especially great. After all, each subsequent war was more bloody than the last, what will happen next?
What do ancient people want to tell us?
"Eventus docet" - "Event teaches" - philosophers of antiquity tell us, and they are certainly right in this. But do past events teach us, modern people? Will the world government allow more sacrifices?
By the way, Latin also gave us this saying. Catch phrases, and especially "If you want peace, prepare for war", the ancient Romansused quite often. Sadly, world government has not changed since then and still feeds such a mood among the masses. This phrase emphasizes their worldview and morality, justifies the measures of their government, where sometimes one word can indicate the fate of millions of people. "Everyone should mind his own business" - thinkers of antiquity tell us through space and time. So they advise us to do our job even more diligently - to tell the truth, open it from the bowels and bring it to people, teaching them to live in truth, in truth, in light.
Let there be light
Knowledge is the true light given to us from above, and only by spreading it, we make the world brighter and brighter. True knowledge is what makes life better. Each person needs experience to move him up the ladder of development ever higher to God, the Absolute, Brahman, the Universe.
But what does the modern world and the capitalism ruling in it teach us? But it's better to end this little article in the same manner as we started - with the catchphrases of antiquity, it would be more correct, because:
- "Gutta cavat lapidem" - "A drop wears down a stone". This thought teaches us patience, because time is the only factor that can influence the most global events. There is an addition to this phrase - "Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo", which says that water sharpens a stone not by force, but by the frequency of its fall. This idea applies to any event, movement, and even training.
- "Feci quod potui, faciant meliorapotentes" - "I did everything I could, let anyone who can do it better." A good idea that will complete this improvisation.
