si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more; si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi

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Latin

Etymology

An elegiac couplet (hexameter + pentameter) meaning literally “if you find yourself in Rome, live according to the Roman custom; if you find yourself elsewhere, live as they do there.” A version of the advice given to St Ambrose, quoted by Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium (1660).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /siː ˈfu.e.ris ˈroː.mae̯ roːˈmaː.noː ˈu̯iː.u̯i.to ˈmoː.re siː ˈfu.e.ris ˈa.li.biː ˈu̯iː.u̯i.to ˈsiː.kut ˈi.biː/,
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /si ˈfu.e.ris ˈro.me roˈma.no ˈvi.vi.to ˈmo.re si ˈfu.e.ris ˈa.li.bi ˈvi.vi.to ˈsi.kut ˈi.bi/,
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Phrase

sī fuerī̆s Rōmae, Rōmānō vīvitŏ mōre; sī fuerī̆s alibī̆, vīvitŏ sīcut ibī̆

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
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