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Prudens magis quam loquax
Noctua Cecropiis insignia praestat Athenis,
Inter aves sani noctua consilii.
Armiferae merito obsequiis sacrata Minervae,
Garrula quo cornix cesserat ante loco.
Wise, more than wordy
In Cecropian Athens, its symbol the night-owl excels among birds for her wise counsel. She is deservedly consecrated to the service of arms-bearing Minerva, a post the chattering crow had earlier yielded up.
