Sunday, September 21, 2008

Some favorite Latin phrases.

ab imo pectore "from the bottom of my heart"

amor vincit omnia "love conquers all"

Ductus exemplo "Leadership by Example"

nunc scio quid sit amor "now I know what love is"

pax Dei "peace of God"

Pro deo et patria "For God and Country"

quando omni flunkus, mortati "When all else fails, play dead"

sapere aude "dare to be wise"

semper fidelis "always faithful"

semper paratus "always prepared"

si vis pacem para bellum "if you want peace, prepare for war"

sic vita est "thus is life"

sola gratia "by grace alone"

temet nosce "know thyself"

tuebor "I will protect"

verba volant, scripta manent "words fly away, writings remain"

veritas vos liberabit "the truth will set you free"

mundus vult decipi "the world wants to be deceived"

Magna res est vocis et silentii temperamentum "The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet"

Sermo datur cunctis; animi sapientia paucis "Speech is given to many; intelligence to few"

Terra firma "Solid ground"

Carpe Diem! "Seize the day"

Veni, vidi, vici. "I came, I saw, I conquered"

Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur. "It is a wise man who speaks little"

Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt. "When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults."

Errare humanum est "to err is human" (mistakes are human)

Stercus accidit "#### happens"

In Vino Veritas "In wine there is truth" (People say what they really mean when they're drunk)

Fronti nulla fides "No reliance can be placed on appearance"

Nemo nisi mors "No one but death shall part us"

Homines libenter quod volunt credunt "Men freely believe what they want to"

Trahimur omnes studio laudis "We are all attracted by the desire for praise"

Vademecum "go with me"

tabula rasa "a clean slate"

Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur "Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time"

Amat victoria curam "Victory favors those who take pains"

Ductus exemplo "Leadership by Example"

Dulcius ex asperis "through difficulty, sweetness"

Facta, non verba "actions, not words"

and last but not least...

Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur "whatever has been said in Latin seems deep"

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