κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
verursachen, causam esse alcis rei (die Ursache von etwas sein, z.B. belli, armorum: u. morbi). – habere alqd (als Ursache an sich haben, z.B. habet inflationem magnam is cibus).