Legenda: Proverbia de Iuvencis et Bubus

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Proverbia de Iuvencis et Bubus

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These proverbs about the Bullocks and Oxen (Iuvenci et Boves) constitute just one group of the large body of proverbs about oxen, bulls, bullocks and cows in Latin. Many of these proverbs contrast the young bullock with the old ox.

For more information about the rams and sheep and lambs in Latin bestiaries, visit the Bos in the Zoo. If you find some of the proverbs below difficult to understand, you will find some English translations at the Zoo page, along with many other proverbs!

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Ex vitulo bos fit.
Retroversus crescit tamquam coda vituli.
Ante fuit vitulus, qui nunc fert cornua, taurus.	qui: relative pronoun, agreeing with taurus in gender and number
Quem taurum metuis, vitulum mulcere solebas.	quem: relative pronoun, agreeing with vitulum in gender and number
Dum fortuna favet, parit et taurus vitulum.	et taurus: adverbial use of et
Ubi multi sunt vituli, ibi multi erunt boves.
Taurum tollet, qui vitulum sustulerit.	qui: relative pronoun, agreeing with implied subject of tollet
Tempore difficiles veniunt ad aratra iuvenci.	difficiles...iuvenci: split phrase
Haud bene inaequales veniunt ad aratra iuvenci.	inaequales...iuvenci: split phrase
A bove maiori discit arare minor.	arare: complementary infinitive with discit
Bos senior caute consulit ipse sibi.
Senescit bos.
Senex bos non lugetur.
Vetulus bos lugetur a nemine.
Luctu vacat bos cum senex moritur domi.	senex = senex bos