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FACTA IUVENUM, CONSILIA SENUM
ACTIONS ARE FOR YOUTH; COUNSELS FOR OLD AGE
O foelix princeps! quem circunsistit utrinque
Vivida vis Iuvenum, consiliumque Senum.
O contrą, infoelix Princeps! cui armata iuventus
Plus placet: extruso cum sene consilio.
Exemplum est Roboam, regno privatus avito,
Qui senibus pulsis consuluit iuvenes.[1]
O happy Prince, who stands surrounded by the lively strength of youth, and the counsels of the aged! But most unfortunate Prince, who prefers his armčd bands of youths; and expels good counsel together with the aged. The example? Rehoboam, deprived of his paternal realm, who drove the old away and consulted the young.
1. Rehoboam, son of Solomon, King of Judah, lost the northern portion of the kingdom after listening to his younger counsellors who advised raising taxes.
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- crown (symbol of sovereignty) [44B191] Search | Browse Iconclass
- king [44B113] Search | Browse Iconclass
- lance, spear (symbol of sovereignty) [44B1922] Search | Browse Iconclass
- old man [31D16] Search | Browse Iconclass
- protective weapons (with NAME) [45C19(SHIELD)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- the soldier; the soldier's life [45B] Search | Browse Iconclass
- the usual house or row of houses [41A141] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generositą dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtł del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) [54A7] Search | Browse Iconclass
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