Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur=--To be in love and act wisely is scarcely in the power of a god.
Sapere isthac ætate oportet, qui sunt capite candido=--They who have grey heads are old enough to be wise.
Scribendi recte sapere est et principium et fons=--Good sense is both the first principle and parent-source of good writing.
In either case, 'Sapere est princihium et fons'; but it is by no means all.
This something was perceived and expressed by an ancient sage in this very significant maxim: sapere aude [Footnote: Dare to be wise].
It ends the chapter on Russia with the following impertinence: "E se volete sapere più innanzi dimandatene un altro ch'io Marcho Polo non cercai più avanti.
The very foundation of poetry is good sense, if we may allow Horace to be a judge of the art: Scribendi recte sapere est et principium et fons.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sapere" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
