Nam neque divitibus contingunt gaudia solis, / Nec vixit male qui natus moriensque fefellit—Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note. Hor.
Nam nunc mores nihil faciunt quod licet, nisi quod lubet—Nowadays it is the fashion to make nothing of what is proper, but only what is pleasant. Plaut.
Nam pro jucundis aptissima quæque dabunt Di. / Carior est illis homo quam sibi—The gods will give what is most suitable rather than what is most pleasing; man is dearer to them than he is to himself. Juv.
Nam quæ inscitia est adversum stimulum calces—It is the height of folly to kick against the pricks (lit. the goad). Ter.
Nam quum magna malæ superest audacia 30 causæ, / Creditur a multis fiducia—When great impudence comes to the help of a bad cause, it is taken by many for honest confidence. Juv.
Nam scelus intra se tacitum qui cogitat ullum / Facti crimen habet—He who secretly meditates a crime has all the guilt of the deed. Juv.
Nam tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet!—Your property is in peril surely if your neighbour's house is on fire! Hor.
Nam vitiis nemo sine nascitur; optimus ille est, / Qui minimis urgetur—No man is born without faults; he is the best who is influenced by the fewest. Hor.
Namen nennen dich nicht! Dich bilden Griffel und Pinsel sterblicher Künstler nicht nach!—Names do not name thee! Graver and pencil of mortal artist can give no idea of thee! Ueltzen.
Names alter, things never alter. Wm. Blake. 35