It is not the body as such that weighs down the soul (aggravat animam), but the body corrupted by sin: 'Nam corruptio corporis .
All nature is subject to change, and we have seen that all change is ruled by the law: Generatio unius est corruptio alterius.
Hence the scholastic aphorism regarding substantial change: Corruptio unius est generatio alterius: the corruption or destruction of one kind of material thing involves the generation of another kind.
Some things, if they fail in one use, they are good for another, but the best things are not so,—Corruptio optimi pessima.
And O, that corruption of the incorruptible spirit is worse than the corruption of the mortal flesh, corruptio optimi pessima!
To what source is the well-known saying, "Corruptio optimi fit pessima," to be traced?
What is the origin or earliest use of the saying, "Corruptio optimi est, al.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "corruptio" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
