| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| beātus, -a, -um | happy, blessed |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsus | remain |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| fāma, -ae, f. | report, rumor |
| praesūmptiō, -ōnis f. | anticipation, enjoying in advance |
| perfruor, -fruī, -frūctus sum | enjoy to the full (+ abl.) |
| certus, -a, -um | determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform |
| posteritās, -ātis f. | the future; later generations, posterity |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| glōria, -ae, f. | glory |
| vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus | live |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| nisi, conj. | if not, unless |
| praemium, -ī, n. | reward |
| aeternitās, -ātis f. | eternity; lasting fame |
| ante, prep, with acc. and adv. | before |
| oculus, -ī, m. | eye |
| pinguis, -e | fat |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| altus, -a, -um | high, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep |
| ōtium, -ī n. | leisure, rest; peace, quiet |
| placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.) | please (placuit eī: he decided) |
| etenim (conj.) | for indeed, and in fact |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| homō, hominis, m. | man |
| arbitror, -ārī, -ātus | consider, think, judge |
| oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal) | it is right, it is necessary |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| immortālitās, -ātis f. | immortality |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| mortālitās, -ātis f. | mortality; the human race, mankind |
| cōgitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, think over |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch, hasten |
| ēnītor, -ī, -nīsus (-nīxus) sum | struggle upward; strive, exert oneself |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| quiēscō, -ere, quiēvī, quiētus | rest, keep quiet |
| remittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missum | send back; give up, remit |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| brevis, -e | short |
| vīta, -ae, f. | life |
| cadūcus, -a, -um | falling, fallen; doomed |
| labor, -ōris, m. | labor, toil |
| fatīgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | tire, wear out |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| miser, misera, miserum | wretched, unhappy |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| ingrātus, -a, -um | unwelcome, unpleasant; ungrateful |
| imāgō, -inis f. | likeness, image, portrait |
| industria, -ae f. | diligence, hard work |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| vīlitās, -ātis f. | cheapness, low price |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| cottīdiē, adv. | daily, every day |
| dēsinō, -sinere, -siī, -situs | stop, cease (+ inf.) |
| sī, conj. | if |
| dissentiō, -īre, -sēnsī, -sēnsus | disagree, differ |
| quamquam, conj. | however much, although |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| semper, adv. | always |
| clārus, -a, -um | clear, loud; famous |
| aliquis, -quid, indef. pron. | someone, any one, something, anything, some, any |
| immortālis, -e | immortal |
| meditor, -ārī, -ātus sum | think over, plan; practise, train for |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |