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PRŌVIDENTIA

hardship is virtue's training-ground

Marcet sine adversāriō virtūs.

Virtue withers without an opponent.
A calm strong ancient Roman soldier standing firm in a storm on a hilltop, unbroken, resolute, dark clouds behind, shafts of light

FĀBELLA

Vir bonus multa mala patitur: pecūniam āmittit, aegrōtat, amīcōs sepelit. Hominēs mīrantur: “Cūr deus haec bonō virō permittit?”

  • patitur suffers
  • āmittit loses
  • aegrōtat is ill
  • sepelit buries
  • permittit allows