Usages of non ... tantum
Magistra dicit: “Discite non verba tantum, sed etiam usum verborum; sic enim bona lectio et bonus auctor vobis diu utiles erunt.”
The teacher says: “Learn not only words, but also the use of words; for thus a good lesson and a good author will be useful to you for a long time.”
Pater non filiae tantum, sed etiam filio panem dat.
Father gives bread not only to his daughter, but also to his son.
Orator dicit bonum magistratum non sua tantum commoda, sed salutem civitatis spectare debere.
The orator says that a good magistrate ought to look not only to his own advantages, but to the safety of the state.
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