aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem

Latin

Etymology

Due to Horace; see first quotation.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.kʷam meˈmen.toː ˈreː.bus in ˈar.du.iːs serˈu̯aː.re ˈmen.tem/, [ˈäe̯kʷä̃ˑ mɛˈmɛn̪t̪oː ˈreːbʊs̠ ɪn ˈärd̪uiːs̠ s̠ɛrˈu̯äːrɛ ˈmɛn̪t̪ɛ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwam meˈmen.to ˈre.bus in ˈar.du.is serˈva.re ˈmen.tem/, [ˈɛːkwäm meˈmɛn̪t̪o ˈrɛːbus in ˈärd̪uis serˈväːre ˈmɛn̪t̪em]

Proverb

aequam mementō rēbus in arduīs servāre mentem

1. Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times.
   • 23 BCE, Horace, Odes, book II, poem III, lines 1–2,

     Aequam memento rebus in arduis / servare mentem, […]

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