Usages of potius
Ego aquam potius quam vinum bibere malo.
I prefer to drink water rather than wine.
Quidquid ceteri dicunt, haec discipula potius magistrae quam rumori falso credit.
Whatever the others say, this female student trusts the teacher rather than a false rumor.
Bonus iudex iustitiam potius quam iram spectare debet.
A good judge ought to look to justice rather than anger.
Cum senatores inter se disputarent, tribunus suadebat ut ad bonum commune potius quam ad commodum privatum spectarent.
When the senators were debating among themselves, the tribune was advising them to look to the common good rather than private advantage.
Magistra docta discipulis suadet ut bonos auctores sequantur, non eos qui levitatem potius quam gravitatem amant.
The learned teacher advises the students to follow good authors, not those who love frivolity rather than seriousness.
Si bene valere vis, aquam puram potius quam vinum bibere debes.
If you want to be healthy, you should drink pure water rather than wine.
Sic discipuli paulatim discunt non solum verba memoria tenere, sed etiam intellegere cur unus casus potius quam alius, cur singularis potius quam pluralis, et cur indicativus potius quam imperativus in unaquaque sententia ponatur.
Thus the students gradually learn not only to keep words in memory, but also to understand why one case rather than another, why singular rather than plural, and why the indicative rather than the imperative is used in each sentence.
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