The proverbs are organized into grammatical categories, nouns first, and then verbs. Below is an outline of the categories, with the corresponding proverb numbers in bold.
These proverbs may use some present tense forms of the verb “to be,” but no other verbs. Some participles commonly used simply as adjectives also appear in these proverbs. The proverbs are subdivided by noun declensions. You can start with either Declension 1 or Declension 2, depending on how your textbook is organized.
1-40 Declension 1 Nouns and Adjectives
41-108 Declension 2 Nouns and Adjectives
109-152 Declension 1 and Declension 2
153-419 Declension 3 Nouns
420-532 Declension 3 Adjectives
533-567 Declension 4 Nouns
568-606 Declension 5 Nouns
607-767 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
768-1000 Miscellaneous Nouns, Pronouns, etc.
The verb categories are organized in a basic sequence: present active indicative, followed by other active verbs formed from the present stem, followed by present passive forms. The present system is followed by the perfect system, active and passive, including perfect passive participles, followed by the present and future participles.
These proverbs use present active indicative tense verb forms and infinitives. Each conjugation is treated separately, so you can start with Conjugation 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, depending on how your textbook is organized. No special distinction is made between the -o verbs and -io verbs within the Conjugation 3 categories. Within the conjugations, the proverbs are organized by noun declensions. Thus, if you have done only Declension 1 and/or Declension 2, you can limit yourself to proverbs using those nouns only.
1001-1037 Conjugation 1 ~ Declension 1
1038-1081 Conjugation 1 ~ Declension 2
1082-1102 Conjugation 1 ~ Declensions 1 and 2
1103-1249 Conjugation 1 ~ Declension 3
1250-1273 Conjugation 1 ~ Declensions 4 and 5
1274-1317 Conjugation 1 (misc. nouns)
1318-1377 Conjugation 2 ~ Declensions 1 and 2
1378-1483 Conjugation 2 ~ Declension 3
1484-1501 Conjugation 2 ~ Declensions 4 and 5
1502-1531 Conjugation 2 (misc. nouns)
1532-1560 Conjugations 1 and 2
1561-1597 Conjugation 3 ~ Declension 1
1598-1650 Conjugation 3 ~ Declension 2
1651-1686 Conjugation 3 ~ Declensions 1 and 2
1687-1898 Conjugation 3 ~ Declension 3
1899-1933 Conjugation 3 ~ Declension 4
1934-1954 Conjugation 3 ~ Declension 5
1955-2013 Conjugation 3 (misc. nouns)
2014-2040 Conjugations 1 and 3
2041-2063 Conjugations 1, 2 and 3
2064-2077 Conjugation 4 ~ Declensions 1 and 2
2078-2104 Conjugation 4 ~ Declension 3
2105-2145 Conjugation 4 (misc. nouns)
2146-2303 Irregular Verbs (fero, fio, volo, etc.)
These proverbs contain active forms built on the present stem of the verb: imperfect, present imperative, future, and present subjunctive. These verb categories are completely separate from each other, so you can start with either the imperfect or imperative or future or subjunctive, depending on which verb forms come first in your textbook.
2304-2327 Imperfect Active (misc. nouns)
2328-2364 Pres. Act. Imperative: Conjugation 1
2365-2389 Pres. Act. Imperative: Conjugation 2
2390-2437 Pres. Act. Imperative: Conj. 3 ~ Dec. 1 and 2
2438-2484 Pres. Act. Imperative: Conj. 3 (misc. nouns)
2485-2563 Pres. Act. Imperative (misc. conjugations)
2564-2580 Future Act. Indicative: Conjugation 1
2581-2595 Future Act. Indicative: Conjugation 2
2596-2634 Future Act. Indicative: Conjugation 3
2635-2644 Future Act. Indicative: Conjugation 4
2645-2680 Future Act. Indicative (misc. conjugations)
2681-2701 Pres. Act. Subjunctive: Conjugation 1
2702-2721 Pres. Act. Subjunctive: Conjugation 2
2722-2742 Pres. Act. Subjunctive: Conj. 3 ~ Dec. 1 and 2
2743-2776 Pres. Act. Subjunctive: Conj. 3 (misc. nouns)
2777-2818 Pres. Act. Subjunctive (misc. conjugations)
2819-2861 Mixed Imperative ~ Future ~ Subjunctive
These proverbs contain passive forms built on the present stem of the verb: present indicative, imperative, future, and present subjunctive. Note that no special distinction is made for deponent verbs, which are regarded here simply as passive verb forms.
2862-2877 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conj. 1 ~ Dec. 1 and 2
2878-2914 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conj. 1 ~ Dec. 3
2915-2960 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conj. 1 (misc. nouns)
2961-2990 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conjugation 2
2991-3040 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conj. 3 ~ Dec. 1 and 2
3041-3105 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conj. 3 ~ Dec. 3
3106-3128 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conj. 3 ~ Dec. 4 and 5
3129-3196 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conj. 3 (misc. nouns)
3197-3214 Present Passive Ind. ~ Conjugation 4
3215-3230 Present Passive Imperative (misc. conjugations)
3231-3259 Future Passive Indicative (misc. conjugations)
3260-3286 Present Pass. Subjunctive (misc. conjugations)
These proverbs contain the perfect active indicative, future perfect active and perfect subjunctive forms, along with the perfect passive indicative and participles. You will also find proverbs with present active participles, future participles (active and passive), and gerunds. The final category contains proverbs using forms of the future imperative.
3287-3314 Perfect Active Indicative ~ Declensions 1 and 2
3315-3357 Perfect Active Indicative ~ Declension 3
3358-3419 Perfect Active Indicative (misc. nouns)
3420-3449 Future Perfect and Perfect Subjunctives
3450-3591 Perfect Passive Indicative and Participles
3592-3609 Ablative Absolutes (Passive Participles)
3610-3637 Present Active Participles ~ Conjugation 1
3638-3653 Present Active Participles ~ Conjugation 2
3654-3709 Present Active Participles ~ Conjugation 3
3710-3721 Present Active Participles ~ Conjugation 4
3722-3737 Present Active Participles (misc. conjugations)
3738-3762 Ablative Absolutes (Active Participles)
3763-3787 Future Active Participles
3788-3817 Future Passive Participles - Conjugation 1
3818-3866 Future Passive Participles - Conjugation 3
3867-3881 Future Passive Participles (misc. conjugations)
3882-3942 Gerunds
3943-4000 Future Imperative
This appendix contains a brief selection of Latin words and phrases that have been adopted into English, along with a short list of commonly used Latin abbreviations.
4001-4070 Latin Phrases in English: Single Words
4071-4114 Latin Phrases in English: Prepositional Phrases
4115-4155 Latin Phrases in English: Noun Phrases
4156-4200 Latin Abbreviations