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Learn Hardcore Latin: durus - harsh

Hardcore Latin
/Lesson 38
/durus

durus

Word

durus

Meaning

harsh

Part of speech

adjective, adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of durus

Pater dicit se iustitiam sine misericordia duram, misericordiam sine iustitia caecam putare.

Father says that he thinks justice without mercy is harsh, and mercy without justice blind.

Iudex dicit poenam nimis duram esse.

The judge says that the punishment is too harsh.

Quamvis severitas iudicis multis dura videatur, honestas tamen eius omnibus clara est.

Although the judge’s strictness may seem harsh to many, her honesty is nevertheless clear to everyone.

Mater dicit religionem sine misericordia duram esse, sicut sacrificium sine mente pia durum videatur.

Mother says that religion without mercy is harsh, just as sacrifice without a pious spirit seems harsh.

Quamvis praecepta dura videantur, mater dicit exempla bona filios melius docere quam verba sola.

Although instructions seem harsh, mother says that good examples teach children better than words alone.

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