Expert: Maria - 2/2/2006

Question
in my latin class we have to find a phrase we stand by, i need the phrase "Big Risks for Big Rewards" or anything along those lines actually with the same meaning. and posssible different phrases with same meaning for more of an understanding. thank you

Answer
Hello,

The English phrase “Big Risks for Big Rewards" can be translated literally as follows:

“Magna Pericula, Magna Praemia”.

Anyway you could use a quotation from Virgil's Aeneid, book X, line 284, where we read:

“Audentes  Fortuna iuvat”
[meaning literally  :"Fortune favours the bold", which is the same as “Big risks for Big Rewards” since Fortune favours and rewards the bold, i.e. those who risk].

Best,
Maria
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NOTA BENE

Big =MAGNA (adjective,nominative neuter plural agreed with PERICULA)

risks= PERICULA

big = MAGNA (adjective,neuter plural agreed with PRAEMIA).
The preposition 'for' is superfluous in Latin.

rewards= PRAEMIA

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AUDENTES (accusative plural)=the bold
FORTUNA (nominative)= Fortune
IUVAT= favours