LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

SCHOLA

learn for living, not for show

Nōn vītae sed scholae discimus.

We learn for the classroom, not for life.
A Roman schoolroom with a teacher and boys reciting from wax tablets, dusty scrolls, a scene of rote learning

FĀBELLA

In scholīs multa discimus: verba, rēgulās, sententiās. Sed saepe haec sōla in memoriā manent, nōn in vītā.

  • schola a school
  • rēgula a rule
  • memoria memory