Greece, the captive, made her savage victor captive, and brought the arts into rustic Latium.
Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artes intulit agresti Latio.
Original text (Latin)
Original text (Latin)
To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to have got rid of folly is the beginning of wisdom.
The mountains will be in labor, and a ridiculous mouse will be brought forth.
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