Animus, ingenium

Latin Construction

animus, ingenium.

1. ‘Spirit’ and ‘talent’.

Constructions

Adjective constructions

• animus, ingenium tuum — Cic. [γʹ] [ζʹ]

Loci

• αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 14.17a:

Hoc si tibi fortuna quadam contigisset, gratularer felicitati tuae, sed contigit magnitudine cum animi tum etiam ingeni atque consili.

If this had happened to you because of some good fortune I would have congratulated your luck, but it happened because of the greatness, not only of your spirit, but also of your talent and foresight.

• βʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 15.12:

In Octaviano, ut perspexi, satis ingeni, satis animi, videbaturque erga nostros ἥρωας ita fore ut nos vellemus animatus.

In Octavian, as I have noticed, there is quite enough talent, quite enough spirit, and it seems that he is inclined towards our heroes as we would wish.

• γʹ adj. Brutus, ap. Cicero, Ad Brutum 2.3:

Nescio animi an ingeni tui maior in his libellis laus contineatur.

I don't know whether greater praise for your spirit or for your genius would be supported by these pamphlets.

• δʹ Cicero, Ad Familiares 10.28:

totam rem publicam sum complexus egique acerrime senatumque iam languentem et defessum ad pristinam virtutem consuetudinemque revocavi magis animi quam ingenii viribus.

I covered the whole republic, and I handled it quite passionately, and I revived the by-now tired and worn-out senate to its usual and original vigor, more by strength of spirit than of talent.

• εʹ Cassius, ap. Cicero, Ad Familiares 12.13:

Animum tibi nostrum fortasse probavimus; ingenium diutina servitus certe, qualecumque est, minus tamen quam erat, passa est videri.

We have probably already proven our spirit to you; our lengthy servitude has certainly let our talent, such as it is, seem even less than it was.

• στʹ Cicero, Ad Familiares 12.23:

Neque enim, quae tu propter magnitudinem et animi et ingenii moderate fers, ea non ulciscenda sunt, etiamsi non sunt dolenda.

The things that you are dealing with so evenhandedly because of the greatness both of your spirit and of your character—they are not to go unavenged, even though they're not causing you any grief.

• ζʹ adj. Cicero, Ad Familiares 12.24:

Te tamen hortor, ut omni cura in rem publicam incumbas: hoc est animi, hoc est ingenii tui, hoc eius spei, quam habere debes, amplificandae dignitatis tuae.

Nevertheless I encourage you to invest all your energy in the republic: this is the duty of your spirit, this is the duty of your genius; this is for his hope, which you ought to have, of amplifying your authority.