Profound Senteniae Antiquae

Here's some profound sentences for ancient Roman authors.  The translations are all my own so all the mistakes are mine.

1. Nullus accusator caret culpa; omnes peccavimus (Seneca)
"No accuser is without crimes; we all have sinned."

Even pagan philosophers can figure out original sin!

2. Nulla pars vitae vacare officio potest (Cicero)
"No part of life can be free from duty."

This is also very true, even if we don't like it. 

3. Prima virtus est vitio carere. (Quintilian)
"The first virtue is to lack faults."

And so according to Seneca we do not have the first virtue

Roman Proverb

Bis das, si cito das.

You give twice if you give quickly.

Now there's two possible meanings of this Roman saying.  1 is the real meaning and 1 is the meaning I came up with.

The real meaning is that if you give someone help quickly it's twice as valuable.

I thought it meant if you're haggling for something if you make your offer quickly you'll overpay for it.  According to my professor, I'm a cynical capitalist!

Say the Black, do the Red

Absolutely no other person, not even a priest, may add, remove, or change anything in liturgy on his own authority.  [This authority is reserved to the Pope]

SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM, III, 22 §3

So whenever Father X changes, neglects, and/or adds words or gestures to Mass he is being disobedient to the 2nd Vatican Council.  It's easy though, all he has to do is say the Black, and do the Red.  (The rubrics are for the priest are written in black and red.  The black is what the celebrant should say.  The red is what the celebrant should do).

This doesn't just apply to priests!  If a lector, deacon, or Extraordinary minister of Communion adds, removes, or changes something then they too are disobedient to the 2nd Vatican Council.