"Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros" means "Fire tests gold, misfortune (tests) strong men." It is clearly an excellent proverb.
ignis, ignis (m) fire
aurum, -i (nt) gold
miseria, -ae (f) misery
fortis adj strong; brave
vir, viri (m) man
probo, -are, -avi, -atum to approve; to appraise; to prove
Incidentally, the scientific abbreviation for the element gold is Au from aurum.
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