Section: FORTUNA (Fortune, good or bad). View all emblems in this section.
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Bonis auspiciis incipiendum.
Begin with good auspices
Auspiciis res coepta malis, bene cedere nescit.
Felici quae sunt omine facta, iuvant.
Quicquid agis, mustella tibi si occurrat, omitte:
Signa malae haec sortis bestia prava gerit.[1]
A business begun with bad auspices cannot turn out well. Things done with good omens bring happiness. Whatever you are doing, if a weasel crosses your path, abandon it. This evil creature bears signs of ill luck.
1. For the weasel as a creature of ill omen, see Erasmus, Adagia, 173, (Mustelam habes).
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- beasts of prey, predatory animals: weasel (+ animals used symbolically) [25F23(WEASEL)(+1)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- groups of plants (herbs) [25G13] Search | Browse Iconclass
- trees [25G3] Search | Browse Iconclass
- trees (+ stump, stub) [25G3(+211)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- low hill country [25H114] Search | Browse Iconclass
- city-walls [25I146] Search | Browse Iconclass
- clouds [26A] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm raised upward [31A2511] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm held downwards (+ holding something) [31A2515(+933)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- walking [31A2711] Search | Browse Iconclass
- gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes) [41D233(+81)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' [41D27] Search | Browse Iconclass
- flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.) [44A3] Search | Browse Iconclass
- the soldier; the soldier's life [45B] Search | Browse Iconclass
- helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance [45C14(LANCE)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- armour [45C22] Search | Browse Iconclass
- helmet [45C221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sheep [47I213] Search | Browse Iconclass
- herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. [47I221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- herd, flock [47I2211] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Bad Omen; 'Augurio cattivo' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept) [52E22(+3)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Start (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54DD3(+4):52E21(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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Il faut commencer par bon encon-
tre.
XXIIII.
Qui bien commence, à bonne fin il vient:
Commençans mal, tout malheur nous advient.
La belette est de fort mauvais presage:
La rencontrant, quitte tout, si es sage.[1]
Commentaires.
Qui bien commence, a faict la moitié de sa
beson-
gne. Il faut bien commencer, & bien poursuyvre, jus-
qu’à ce que nous soyons parvenus à une heureuse fin.
Qui fait autrement, à grand’ peine parvient-il jamais
où il desire. La belette, le
lievre, & plusieurs autres
semblables animaux, ont tousjours esté tenus pour
malencontreux. Qui voudra voir les estranges dan-
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gers & calamités qu’ont encouru ceux qui ont me-
sprisé tels prognostics, qu’il lise Valere le Grand.
1. For the weasel as a creature of ill omen, see Erasmus, Adagia, 173, (Mustelam habes).
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- Emblemata (1551), Lyon: Bonis auspiciis incipiendum. | Open in other pane
- Emblematum libri II (Stockhamer) (1556), Lyon: Bonis auspiciis incipiendum. | Open in other pane
- Toutes les emblemes (1558), Lyon: A bon heur fault commencer. | Open in other pane
- Liber emblematum ... Kunstbuch (1567), Franckfurt am Main: Bonis auspiciis incipiendum. Man sol alle ding mit Glück anfahen. | Open in other pane
- Emblemata (1591), Leiden: Bonis auspiciis incipiendum. | Open in other pane
- Diverse imprese (1551), Lyon: Che si dee cominciar con buoni auguri. | Open in other pane
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- Bad Omen; 'Augurio cattivo' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept) [52E22(+3)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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