December 26th Latin of the Day - "Fures privatorum in nervo atque in compedibus aetatem agunt; fures publici in auro atque in purpura."

 Fures privatorum in nervo atque in compedibus aetatem agunt; fures publici in auro atque in purpura.

"Thieves who steal from private individuals spend their life in bond and shackles; thieves who steal from the public treasury, in gold and purple."

~ Cato the Elder, 234 - 149 B.C.E.