LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

DISCERE VĪVERE

the art of a lifetime

Vīvere tōtā vītā discendum est.

Living must be learned one's whole life long.
An elderly ancient Roman man studying an open papyrus scroll intently by soft lamplight, still learning in old age, serene and absorbed

FĀBELLA

Multae artēs discendae sunt. Agricola arāre discit; nauta nāvigāre; medicus hominēs sānāre.

  • ars an art, skill
  • discendus must be learned
  • agricola a farmer
  • arāre to plow
  • nauta a sailor
  • nāvigāre to sail
  • medicus a doctor
  • sānāre to heal