037 Inconstantia rerum 037 Unbeständigkeit der Dinge 037 Inconstancy of things 037 Inconstancia de las cosas 037 Inconstantie van dingen 037 Inconstância das coisas 037 Непостоянство вещей 037 Inkonstans av saker

En! En! in illo colle ante tria fere saecula arx amplissima et firmissima fuit. On that hill about three centuries before the citadel was the most extensive and most stable. Domini arcis viri fortissimi et nobilissimi fuerunt. The lords of the citadel were the most valiant and noblest men. Nunc illius arcis muri tantum exstant. Now only the walls of that citadel stand. Et in hac planitie, in qua nunc arva laeta, agros fecundos, prata viridia videmus, antiquis temporibus urbs celeberrima fuit. And in this plain, in which we now see fruitful fields, fields for decades, and green meadows, the city was most famous in ancient times. Multa sunt exempla inconstantiae rerum humanarum. There are many examples of the inconstancy of human affairs. Romani antiqui diu domini fuerunt orbis terrarum. The ancient Romans were the masters of the world for a long time. Sed nimia potentia iis perniciosa fuit. But too much power was destructive to them. Imprimis avaritia et luxuria causae interitus imperii Romani fuerunt. First of all, avarice and luxury were the causes of the destruction of the Roman Empire. Ceterum tu quoque, quam infirmus et caducus es! Besides, you too, how weak and weak you are! Tu hodie non es, qui heri fuisti, nec cras eris , qui hodie es. You are not today who you were yesterday, nor will you be tomorrow who you are today.