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Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρίαRoot of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)

The Bible, 1 Timothy, 6:10

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēsultor: ōris, m. id.,
I a leaper, vaulter, the technical designation of a sort of riders, who, in the circus-games, leaped from one horse to another without stopping.
I Prop., Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 15; Liv. 23, 29; 44, 9; Manil. 5, 85.—
II Trop., a fickle, inconstant person: amoris, an inconstant lover, Ov. Am. 1, 3, 15; cf. bellorum, Sen. Suas. 1, § 8.