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a thing.

      ad finem aliquid adducere– to finish, complete, fulfil, accomplish a thing.

      ad exitum aliquid perducere– to finish, complete, fulfil, accomplish a thing.

      finem habere– to come to an end.

      aliquid (bene, prospere) succedit or procedit (opp. parum procedere, non succedere) – the matter progresses favourably, succeeds.

      eventum, exitum (felicem) habere– to turn out (well); to result (satisfactorily).

      quorsum haec res cadet or evadet?– what will be the issue, end, consequence of the matter?

      ad irritum redigere aliquid– to frustrate, nullify.

      res aliter cecidit ac putaveram– the result has surprised me; I was not prepared for this development.

      quid illo fiet?– what will become of him?

      quid huic homini (also hoc homine) faciam?– what am I to do with this fellow?

      3. Cause – Motive – Origin

      causam afferre– to quote as a reason; give as excuse.

       iustis de 59 causis– for valid reasons.

      magnae (graves) necessariae causae– cogent, decisive reasons.

      non sine causa– on good grounds; reasonably.

      quid causae fuit cur…?– how came it that…?

      causa posita est in aliqua re– the motive, cause, is to be found in…

      causa repetenda est ab aliqua re (not quaerenda) – the motive, cause, is to be found in…

      multae causae me impulerunt ad aliquid or ut…– I was induced by several considerations to…

      causam interponere or interserere– to interpose, put forward an argument, a reason.

      praetendere, praetexere aliquid– to make something an excuse, pretext.

      causam idoneam nancisci– to find a suitable pretext.

      per causam (with Gen.) – under the pretext, pretence of…

      causae rerum et consecutiones– cause and effect.

      causae extrinsecus allatae (opp. in ipsa re positae) – extraneous causes.

      rerum causae aliae ex aliis nexae– concatenation, interdependence of causes.

      ex parvis saepe magnarum rerum momenta pendent– important results are often produced by trivial causes.

      ex aliqua re nasci, manare– to originate in, arise from.

      ab aliqua re proficisci– to originate in, arise from.

      ex aliqua re redundare (in or ad aliquid) – to accrue in great abundance.

      utilitas efflorescit ex aliqua re– untold advantages arise from a thing.

      e fontibus haurire (opp. rivulos consectari or fontes non videre) – to draw from the fountain-head.

      haec ex eodem fonte fluunt, manant– these things have the same origin.

      fons et caput (vid. sect. III., note caput…) – source, origin.

      4. Regard – Importance – Influence – Power – Inclination

      rationem habere alicuius rei– to have regard for; take into consideration.

       respicere 60 aliquid– to have regard for; take into consideration.

      quo in genere– from this point of view; similarly.

      multis rebus or locis– in many respects; in many points.

      in utraque re– in both cases; whichever way you look at it.

      ceteris rebus (not cetera) – as regards the rest; otherwise.

      omni ex parte; in omni genere; omnibus rebus– from every point of view; looked at in every light.

      aliqua ex parte– to a certain extent.

      aliquatenus– to a certain extent.

      magni (nullius) momenti esse– to be of great (no) importance.

      momentum afferre ad aliquid– to determine the issue of; to turn the scale.

      pertinere ad aliquid– to be essentially important to a thing.

      hoc nihil ad sapientem pertinet– a wise man is in no way affected by this.

      hoc in sapientem non cadit– it is incompatible with the nature of a wise man; the wise are superior to such things.

      multum valere ad aliquid– to contribute much towards…; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in…

      multum afferre ad aliquid– to contribute much towards…; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in…

      magnam vim habere ad aliquid– to have considerable influence on a question.

      positum, situm esse in aliqua re– to depend upon a thing.

       contineri aliqua re 61– to depend upon a thing.

      consistere in aliqua re– to depend upon a thing.

      pendēre ex aliqua re– to depend upon a thing.

      in te omnia sunt– everything depends on you.

      in ea re omnia vertuntur– all depends on this; this is the decisive point.

      constare ex aliqua re– to be composed of; to consist of.

      cernitur (in) aliqua re (not ex aliqua re) – it is evident from…

      in manu, in potestate alicuius situm, positum esse– to be in a person's power.

      penes aliquem esse– to be in a person's power.

       res integra 62 est– the matter is still undecided; it is an open question.

      res mihi integra est– I have not yet committed myself.

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<p>59</p>

Notice the order; so regularly ea and qua de causa; but ob eam causam not eam ob causam. For the meaning of iustus cf. xvi. 5 bellum iustum and xvi. 10a praelium iustum.

<p>60</p>

But respicere ad aliquid (aliquem) = to look round at an object.

<p>61</p>

contineri aliqua re also means (1) to be bounded by… e.g. oceano; (2) to be limited, restricted to, e.g. moenibus.

<p>62</p>

The proper meaning of integer (in-TAG, tango) is untouched, unsullied.