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Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo - a drop chisels a stone not by force, but by frequent falling

Fortiter ac firmiter – Strong and strong

Aucupia verborum sunt judice indigna - literalism is beneath the dignity of a judge

Benedicite! - Good morning!

Quisque est faber sua fortunae - everyone is the smith of their own happiness

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Natura incipit, ars dirigit usus perficit - nature begins, art guides, experience perfects.

Scio me nihil scire - I know that I know nothing

Potius sero quam nun quam - Better late than never.

Decipi quam fallere est tutius - it is better to be deceived than to deceive another

Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori" - Love conquers everything, and we submit to love

Dura lex, sed lex - the law is harsh, but it is the law

Repetitio est mater studiorum - repetition is the mother of learning.

O sancta simplicitas! - Oh, holy simplicity

Quod non habet principium, non habet finem - that which has no beginning has no end

Facta sunt potentiora verbis - actions are stronger than words

Accipere quid ut justitiam facias, non est tam accipere quam extorquere - acceptance of reward for the administration of justice is not so much acceptance as extortion

Bene sit tibi! - Good luck!

Homo homini lupus est - man is a wolf to man

Aequitas enim lucet per se - justice shines by itself

citius, altius, fortius! - Faster, higher, stronger

AMOR OMNIA VINCIT – Love conquers everything.

Qui vult decipi, decipiatur - he who wishes to be deceived, let him be deceived

disce gaudere – Learn to rejoice

Quod licet jovi, non licet bovi - what is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull

Cogito ergo sum - I think, therefore I exist

Latrante uno latrat stati met alter canis - when one dog barks, the other immediately barks

Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus - All of us, when healthy, easily give advice to the sick.

Aut bene, aut nihil - Either good or nothing

Haurit aquam cribro, qui discere vult sine libro - he who wants to study without a book draws water with a sieve

Вona mente – With good intentions

Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides Trust placed in a treacherous person gives him the opportunity to do harm

Igni et ferro – With fire and iron

Bene qui latuit, bene vixit - the one who lived unnoticed lived well

Amor non est medicabilis herbis - there is no cure for love (love cannot be treated with herbs)

Senectus insanabilis morbus est - Old age is an incurable disease.

De mortuis autbene, aut nihil - about the dead it’s either good or nothing

A communi observantia non est recedendum - one cannot neglect what is accepted by everyone

Intelligenti pauca - The wise will understand

In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas - truth in wine, health in water.

Vis recte vivere? Quis non? - Do you want to live well? Who doesn't want to?

Nihil habeo, nihil curo - I have nothing - I don’t care about anything

Scire leges non hoc est verba earum tenere, sed vim ac potestatem - knowledge of laws is not in remembering their words, but in understanding their meaning

Ad notam – For note”, note

Panem et circenses – Bread and circuses

DIXI ET ANIMAM LEVAVI - I said and relieved my soul.

Sivis pacem para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war

Corruptio optimi pessima - the worst fall - the fall of the purest

Veni, vidi vici – I came, I saw, I conquered

Lupus pilum mutat,non mentem - the wolf changes its fur, not its nature

Ex animo – From the heart

Divide et impera - divide and conquer

Alitur vitium vivitque tegendo - by covering, vice is nourished and supported

AUDI, MULTA, LOQUERE PAUCA – listen a lot, talk little.

Is fecit cui prodest – Made by the one who benefits

Lupus pilum mutat,non mentem - the wolf changes its fur, not its nature

Ars longa, vita brevis - art is durable, life is short

Castigat ridento mores – Laughter castigates morals.”

De duobus malis minimum eligendum - one must choose the lesser of two evils

Desipere in loco - To be mad where it is appropriate

Bonum factum! - For good and happiness!

In maxima potentia minima licentia - the stronger the power, the less freedom

Usus est optimus magister - experience is the best teacher

Repetitio est mater studiorum - repetition - the mother of learning

Fac fideli sis fidelis – Be faithful to the one who is faithful (to you)

DOCENDO DISCIMUS - by teaching, we ourselves learn.

Memento mori - remember death.

Вis dat, qui cito dat - the one who gives quickly gives double

Mens sana in corpore sano - in a healthy body - a healthy mind.

Nulla regula sine exceptione - There is no rule without exceptions.

Erare humanum est, stultum est in errore perseverare - it is human nature to make mistakes, it is stupid to persist in an error

Primus inter pares – First among equals

Festina lente - hurry up slowly

omnia praeclara rara – Everything beautiful is rare

Repetitio est mater studiorum - repetition is the mother of learning.

Amicus plato, sed magis amica veritas - Plato is my friend, but the truth is dearer

Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae - a good name is better than great wealth.

Ipsa scientia potestas est - knowledge itself is power

FRONTI NULLA FIDES – don’t trust appearances!

Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides - the trust placed in the treacherous allows him to harm

Qui nimium properat, serius ab solvit - he who is in too much of a hurry, gets things done later

Cornu copiae – Cornucopia

Dulce laudari a laudato viro - it is pleasant to receive praise from a person worthy of praise

dum spiro, spero – While I breathe, I hope

Feci auod potui, faciant meliora potentes - I did what I could, whoever can do it better

Dum spiro, spero - while I'm breathing, I hope

Abusus non tollit usum - abuse does not cancel use

Aliis inserviendo consumor - while serving others, I burn myself

Fortunam citius reperifs,quam retineas / Happiness is easier to find than to maintain.

Fiat lux – Let there be light

AUDIATUR ET ALTERA PARS – the other side should also be heard.

Melius sero quam nunquam - better late than never

Et tu quoque, Brute! - And you Brute!

Ad impossibilia lex non cogit - the law does not require the impossible

Ab initio mundu - From the beginning of the world.
Ab Jove principium - To begin with Jupiter, i.e. from the most important, the main thing.
Abominatio desolations - The abomination of desolation (Gospel of Matthew).
Ab actu ad potentiam - From the actual to the possible.
Ab aeterno - Eternally.
Ab altero exspectes, alteri quod feceris - Expect from another what you yourself have done to another. (Publius Syrus).
Ab antiquo - From ancient times.
Ab haedis segregare oves - To separate the sheep from the goats. In the Gospel of Matthew, the separation of the righteous from the unrighteous in God's judgment.
Ab hinc - From here. From now on.
Ab hoc et ab hac - About this and that.
Absente reo - In the absence of the defendant (defendant)
Absolvitur - Not guilty
Abusus non tollit usum - Abuse does not negate use
Absit omen - Let this not be a bad omen!
Ad impossibilia lex non cogit - The law does not require the impossible.
Ad impossibilia nemo obligatur - No one is obliged to do the impossible.
Adbere se litteris - Indulge in science. Bury yourself in books.
Ad restim res rediit - It came to the rope, i.e. at least get into a noose (Terence).
Abecendarium - Alphabet, dictionary.
Advocatus Dei. - God's Advocate.
Advocatus diaboli. - Devil's Advocate.
Ad impossibilia nemo obligatur. - No one is forced to do the impossible.
Adversa fortuna. - Evil fate.
Adversus necessitatem ne dii quidem - Even the gods themselves have no power against necessity (Plato).
Argumentum legis. - The argument is legitimate.
Argumentum ad rem. - An argument to the point.
Argumentum ad crumenam. - Argument to the wallet.
Argumentum ad miseriocordium. - An argument for mercy.
Argumentum ad ignorantiam. - An argument designed to appeal to ignorance.
Argumentum ad bacculium. - Argument of strength.
Argumenta ambigua. - The arguments are double-edged.
Artefactum. - Artifact.
Aditum nocendi pefido praestat fides - Trust placed in a treacherous person gives him the opportunity to do harm (Seneca).
Ad memorandum. - For memory.
Ad notice. - For your information.
Ad notanda. - It should be noted.
Ad notata. - Note.
Ad patrons. - To the forefathers, to die.
Ad referendum. - For the report.
Ad rem. - To the point, to the point.
Ad tertium. - Third.
Ad unguested. - Down to the nail, down to precision.
Ad usum. - For use, for consumption.
Ad usum externum. - For external use.
Ad usum internum. - For internal use.
Ad usum proprium. - For your own use.
Ad valorem. - By dignity.
Ad vocem. - By the way, note.
Aequo animo. - Indifferently, patiently. “Calmly listen to the reproaches of the ignorant” (Seneca)
Aeternum vale - Forgive me forever. (words of Orpheus addressed to Eurydice). (Ovid).
A fortioru - Based on the more significant, even more so.
Alea jacta est. - The die is cast; An irrevocable decision has been made (Caesar).
Alias. - Differently, differently, besides.
Alibi. - In the other place.
Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, a tergo nostra sunt. - Other people's vices are before our eyes, ours are behind our backs; You see a straw in someone else’s eye, but you don’t even notice a log in yours.
A linea. - A new line.
Alma mater. - Mother-nurse.
Altera pars. - Other side.
Alter ego. - My double, another me - said about a friend (Pythagoras).
Agnus Dei. - Lamb of God.
Amat victoria curam. - Victory loves effort.
Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur. - Friend is known in trouble.
Amicus humani generis. - Friend of the human race.
Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas. - Plato is dear to me, but the truth is even dearer.
Amor tussisque non celantur. - You can’t hide love and a cough.
An nescis longas regibus esse manus - Don't you know that kings have long arms? (Ovid).
Anni currentis (a.s.). - This year.
Anni futuri (a.f.). - Next year.
Antiquo more. - According to the old custom.
A pedibus usque ad caput. - From head to toe.
Aperto libro. - From a sheet of paper, without preparation.
A posteriori. - Based on experience, based on experience.
A prima facie. - At first sight.
A priori. - In advance.
Arbor vitae. - Tree of life.
Ars Phoebea. - Solar (medical) art.
Arte. - Masterfully.
Arte et humanitate, labore et scientia. - Art and philanthropy, labor and knowledge.
A solis ortu usque ad occasum. - From sunrise to sunset.
Audaces fortuna juvat. - Fate helps the brave.
Audiatur et altera pars. - The other side should also be heard.
Auferte malum ex vobis. - Eradicate evil from your midst.
Aurea mediocritas. - Golden mean.
Auscultare disc. - Learn to listen.
Aurora musus amica. - Aurora is a friend of the muses.
Aut Caesar, aut nihil. - All, or nothing, or Caesar, or nothing.
Aut vincere, aut mori. - Victory or death; win or die.
Avis rara. - Rare bird, rare.
Ab ovo usque ad mala. - From the beginning to the end.
Ad Kalendas Graecas. - Until the Greek calendars.
Adhibenda est in iocando moderato. - There should be a measure in jokes.
Aquila non captat muscas. - The eagle doesn't catch flies.
Audi, vide, sile. - Listen, look, be silent.
Aqua et papis, vita canis... - Bread and water - a dog's life...
Age quod adis! - Mind your own business.
Alius alium adyuvat. - One helps the other.
Actum est, ilicet! - The job is done, we can leave!
Ad imo pectore. - Heartily.
Ad futuram memoriam. - For the long memory.
Ab hora(tertia) te expectabo. - I’ll be waiting for you from (three) o’clock.
Ad vocem. - By the way.
Alia tempora!.. - Not those times!..
Angustie temporis. - Lack of time.
Aut bene, aut nihil. - Either good or not at all.
Ad gustum. - Taste.
Ad libnitum. - To choose from.
Amantes amentes - Lovers are mad.
Amantium irae amoris integratio. - The anger of lovers is the renewal of love (Terence) cf. rus. "Dear ones scold - they just amuse themselves."
Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur. - Friend is known in trouble.
Amour non est medicabilis herbis. - Love cannot be cured with herbs.

Latin starting with "B"

Barba crescit, caput nescit. - The beard has grown, but there is no intelligence.
Barba non facit philosophum. - A beard does not make a philosopher.
Barbatus magister - Bearded teacher, i.e. philosopher.
Brevi manu! - Without delay!
Вis dat, qui cito dat. - He who gives quickly gives doubly (Spinoza).
Brevis nobis vita data est, at memoria bene redditae vitae sempterna. - We are given a short life, but the memory of a life given for a good cause is eternal.
Beata stultica. - Blessed stupidity.
Beati pauperes spiritu. - Blessed are the poor in spirit (the first words of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount).
Beatae plane aures, quae, non vocem foris sonsntem, sed intus auscultant veritatem docentem. - Blessed indeed are the ears that listen not to the voice in the squares, but to the voice that teaches the truth in silence.
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus - Happiness is not in the reward for valor, but in valor itself.
Bellum frigidum. - Cold War.
Benedicite! - Good morning!
Bis. - Twice.
Bona fide. - Trustingly, sincerely; in good faith, in a dignified manner.
Вona mente. - With good intentions.
Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio. - If I try to be brief, I become incomprehensible.
Bene cessit. - It worked out well.
Bene sit tibi! - Good luck!
Bona sens. - Common sense.
Bene! - Fine!

Latin: words and expressions starting with "C"

Capiat qui carere potest - catch who can catch.
Caesar ad Rubiconem - Caesar before the Rubicon - about a man who has to make an important decision.
Caesarum citra Rubiconem - Caesar on the other side of the Rubicon - about a man who successfully accomplished a most important task.
Caecus non judicat de colore - Let the blind man not judge colors.
Caesarum licet (deset) stantem mori - It is fitting for Caesar to die standing.
Calamitas virtutis occasio - Calamity is the touchstone of valor (Seneca).
Calvitium non est vitium, sed prudentiae indicium - baldness is not a vice, but evidence of wisdom (joking)
Canis in praesepi - a dog in the manger (literally: in a manger).
Cantus cycneus - swan song.
Capitus deminutio - “diminution of personality,” i.e. limitation of rights (Roman law term).
Captatio benevolentiae - gaining favor.
Caput mundi - head of the world, center of the universe; We are talking about Ancient Rome as the capital of a world empire.
Carissimo amico - to my dearest friend.
Caritas et pax - respect and peace. Pax, pacif - peace (Russian pacifism, pacifist).
Caritas omnia credit - love believes everything (Gospel. Apostle Paul).
Castigare ridendo mores - correct morals with laughter.
Carpe diem - seize the day (moment) - the motto of the Epicureans. “Take advantage of the day, least of all trusting what is to come” (Horace)
Causa justa. - A respectful reason.
Calvitium non est nitium, sed prudentie indicium. - Baldness is not a vice, but a testimony of wisdom.
Casu - by chance.
Casus - case.
Casus belli is a reason for war, for conflict.
Causa causalis - cause of causes, main reason.
Castigo corpus meum... - I punish my body (End of the prayer of Christians who preach self-flagellation. This is usually followed by the name of one of the archangels).
Cave! - be careful!
Cessante causa, cessat effectus - with the cessation of the cause, the effect ceases.
Cetera desiderantur - the rest can only be wished for.
Ceteris paribus - other things being equal.
Chirurgus mente prius et oculis agat, quam armata manu - let the surgeon first act with his mind and eyes, and then with his armed hand.
Circulus vitiosus - vicious circle.
Cis - on this side.
Citato loso - in the cited place, in the same place.
Citius, altius, fortius! - faster, higher, stronger! (motto of the Olympic Games).
Commune qui prior dicit, contrarium facit - He who first puts forward a double-edged argument turns it against himself (Quintilian).
Cogito, ergo sum - I think, therefore I exist.
Cognomine - by vocation.
Cognosce te ipsum - know yourself.
Con amore - with love.
Concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur - with agreement, small things grow, with disagreement, great things are destroyed.
Concordia victoriam gignit - agreement generates victory.
Conditio sine qua non is a prerequisite.
Confer! - Compare!
Confessio extrajudicialis in se nulla est; et quod nullum est, non potest adminiculari - extrajudicial confessions in themselves are worth nothing, and what is worth nothing cannot serve as support.
Consensu omnium - by general agreement.
Consuetudo est altera natura - habit - second nature.
Consumor aliis inserviendo - serving others, I waste myself; shining for others, I burn myself.
Contraria contrariis curantur - the opposite is cured by the opposite.
Contra spem - contrary to expectation.
Contra spem spero - I hope contrary to expectation.
Contra vim mortis non est medicamen in hortis - there are no medicines in vegetable gardens (orchards) against the force of death. (med. Latin)
Copia verborum - verbosity.
Сoram populi - in the presence of the people.
Corpus delicti - corpus delicti; physical evidence.
Credo - I believe.
Cui bono? Cui prodest? - who feels good? Who will benefit from this?
Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare - it is common for every person to make mistakes, but only a fool tends to persist in a mistake.
Cum grano salis - with a grain of salt, witty, intelligently, with reservations.
Cujus regio, ejus religio - Whose land is his faith.
Currente calamo - hastily.
Curriculum vitae - biography, brief information about life, biography.
Circulus vitisus - a vicious circle.
Cras, cras, semper cras, sic evadit aetas - tomorrow, tomorrow, always tomorrow - this is how life goes.
Chirurgiae effectus inter omnes medicinae partes evidentissimus - the effectiveness of surgery among other branches of medicine is most obvious.
Chirurgia fructuosior ars nulla - surgery is more fruitful than all the arts.
Chirurgus curat manu armata - the surgeon treats with his armed hand.
Chirurgus mente prius et oculis agat, quam armata manu - let the surgeon act first with his mind and eyes than with his armed hand.
Contendo hoc facere. - I'm in a hurry to do it.
Concedo, ut discedas. - You better leave.
Cubitum ire! - Go to sleep!
Cura te ipsum! - Think better about yourself!
Concedo me erravisse. - I admit, I was wrong.
Consuetudo est altera natura. - Habit is second nature.
Copia ciborum subtillas animi impeditur. - Excess food interferes with the subtlety of the mind.

Latin: Catchphrases and Expressions Starting with the Letter "D"

Damant, quod non intelegunt - they condemn because they do not understand.
De commodo et incommodo - from the point of view of benefits and disadvantages.
De consolatione philosophiae - “On the consolation of philosophy” is the title of a book by Boethius, a Roman senator who received the nickname “the last Roman.”
De duobus malis minimum eligendum - You must choose the lesser of two evils.
Decies repetta placbit - And repeated ten times you will like it.
Dei judicium - God's judgment.
Deliberandum (e)st saepe, statuendum (e)st semel - it is necessary to discuss often, to decide - once (verse). P. Sir.
Dum spiro, spero - While I'm breathing, I hope.
Duo cum faciunt idem, non est idem - When two people do the same thing, it is not the same thing.
Dum vivimus, vivamus - We will live while we live.
De actu et visu - Based on experience and observations.
Debes, ergo potes - You must, therefore you can.
Debito tempore - In due time.
De die in diem - Day after day.
De (ex) nihilo nihil - Nothing comes from nothing.
De facto - In fact, in fact.
De gustibus et coloribus (non) est disputandum - They (don’t) argue about tastes and colors.
De jure - Legally, by right.
De lana caprina - About trifles.
De lingua slulta incommoda multa - Big troubles can happen because of empty words.
De mortuis aut bene aut nihil - Do not slander the dead.
De non apparentibus et non existentibus eadem est ratio - The attitude towards those who have not appeared and towards those who do not exist is the same.
Desiderata - Wishes, intentions.
Des partem leonis - Give away the lion's share.
Detur digniori - Let it be given to the most worthy.
Deus ex machina - Unexpected intervention (literally - god from the machine).
Devictus beneficio - Defeated by beneficence.
De visu - Personally, with my own eyes, as an eyewitness.
Diagnosis ex juvantibus - Diagnosis based on helping means.
Dictum - factum - Said and done.
Digitus dei est hic - This is the finger of God.
Dignus vindice nodus - A knot requiring divine intervention (Horace).
Diabus sedere sellis - Sitting on two chairs. Wed. Russian: "Sit between two chairs."
Dies diem docet - Day by day teaches.
Difficile est proprie communia dicere - It is difficult to express well-known truths.
Dimicandum - We must fight.
Dimidium facti, qui coerit, alphabet - The beginning is half the battle.
Discernit sapiens res, quas confundit asellus - A smart person can understand issues that a donkey confuses.
Disce, sed a doctis, indoctos ipse doceto - Learn from those who know, and teach those who do not know.
Divinum opus sedare dolorem - The divine work is to soothe pain.
Dixi - Said, everything is said, nothing to add.
Dixi et animam levavi - I said and relieved my soul.
Dira recessitas. - Severe necessity.
Docendo discimus - By teaching, we ourselves learn.
Do manus - I give you my hands, I guarantee.
Dones eris felix, multos numerabis amicos - As long as you are happy, you will have many friends.
Domum. - Home.
Do ut des - I give so that you give.
Do ut facias - I give it to you to do it.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is gratifying and honorable to die for the fatherland.
Dum docent, discunt - Teaching, learning.
Duobus litigantibus tertius gaudet - Two fight, the third rejoices.
Duos lepores insequens, neutrum cepit - If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.
Dura lex, sed lex - The law is harsh, but it is the law; law is law.
Durum patientia frango - “I overcome difficulties with patience.” Paraphrase of Horace's poems.

Latin starting with "E"

Edimus, ut vivamus; non vivimus, ut edamus - we eat to live, but we do not live to eat
E fructu arbor cognoscitur - a tree is recognized by its fruit
Elephantum ex musca facis - making a mountain out of a molehill
Ео ipso - as a result of this, thereby
Epistula non erubescit - paper does not blush, paper tolerates everything
Errare humanum est - it is human nature to make mistakes
Errata - errors, typos
Est modus in rebus - there is a limit to everything
Est rerum omnium magister usus - experience is the teacher of everything
Et cetera (etc.) - and so on, and so on
Et gaudium et solatium in litteris - both joy and consolation in the sciences
Et singula praeduntur anni - and the years take their toll
Ex abrupto - without preamble, without preparation, immediately, suddenly
Ex adverso - proof by contradiction
Ex auditu - by ear
Ex dono. - As a gift.
Ex cathedra - indisputable
Exceptis excipiendis - except for what should be excluded
Ex consuetudine - out of habit, according to established custom
Exegi monumentum - I erected a monument to myself
Exempli causa - for example, for example
Exempli gratia (e.g.) - for example
Ex juvantibus - judging by the help
Ex libris - from books
Ex nihilo nihil - out of nothing - nothing; nothing can come from nothing.
Ex more. - According to custom.
Ea exprimere non possum. - I can't express it in words.
Ex officio - according to duty
Ex oribus parvulorum - through the mouths of babies
Ex oriete lux - light from the east
Expedite - coming soon
Ex professo - with knowledge of the matter
Ex tempore - at the right time, without preparation, immediately
Extra formam - without any formalities
Extra muros - public
Ex ungue leonem - you can recognize a lion by its claws
Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum - we recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears
Ex ungue leonem pingere - to depict a lion by its claws; judge the whole by its part
Ex voto - according to promise
Et semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum - And as soon as he uttered it, the irrevocable word flies.
Et multa alia. - And much more.
Ex auribus cognoscitur asinus - a donkey is recognized by its ears
Expirentia est optima magistra - experience is the best teacher
Efficiut Daemones, ut quae non sunt, sic tamen quasi sint, conspicienda bominibus exhibeant. - Demons make people believe in things that don’t really exist.
Ego plusquam feci, facere non possum. - I can’t do more than I did.

Latin with "F"

Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus - When we are healthy, we easily give good advice to the sick.
Fama clamosa - Loud glory.
Fata volume! - Word is flying.
Familiariter - Friendly, easily.
Fas atque nefas - Permissible and unlawful.
Favete linguis - Be silent, hold your tongues.
Feci, quod potui, faciant meliora potentes - I did everything I could; let whoever can do better.
Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas - Happy is he who could know the causes of things.
Ferro ignique! - With fire and sword!
Festina lente! - Hurry up slowly!
Fiat lux! - Let there be light!
Fidelis et forfis! - Faithful and brave!
Fide, sed cui fidas, vide - Be vigilant, trust, but be careful who you trust.
Finis coronat opus - The end is the crown of the matter.
Flagrante delicto - At the crime scene, red-handed.
Folio verso (f. v.) - On the next page.
Formaliter et specialiter - Formally and in particular.
Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo - Firm in action, gentle in handling.
Fructus temporum - Fruit of time.
Fugit irrevocabile tempus - Irreversible time is running out.
Funditus - Down to the ground, completely.
Factum est factum - What's done is done.
Fas est et ab hoste docri - Teaching is not a sin even for the enemy.
Faciunt, quot yussi sunt. - They do what they are told.
Facta infecta fieri nequent. - You can’t undo what’s done.
Facere ex curvo rectum, ex nigro album - make straight from crooked, white from black.
Facta contra jus non valere - done contrary to the law - is invalid.
Facta probantur, jura deducuntur - acts are proven, law is deduced.
Facta sunt potentiora verbis - actions are stronger than words.
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus - false in one thing, false in everything.
Festinatio justitiae est noverca infortunii - to rush justice is to invite misfortune.
Fraus est celare fraudem - concealment of deception is deception.
Fraus meretur fraudem - deception begets deception.
Furiosus furore solo punitur - the insane is punished by his own madness.

Latin: aphorisms starting with "G"

Gaudet patientia duris - long-suffering triumphs.
Generaliter - in general.
Gloria victoribus - glory to the winners.
Grata, rata et accepta - anything, legal and acceptable.
Gratis - free, gratis, free of charge.
Gratulari - to rejoice.
Grosso modo - in general terms.
Gutta cavat lapidem - a drop wears away a stone.
Gravia graviorem curam exigunt pericula - Serious dangers require even more serious treatment.
Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo - A drop chisels a stone not by force, but by partial fall.

Latin: aphorisms starting with the letter "H"

Haurit aquam cribro, qui discere vult sine libro - He who wants to study without a book draws water with a sieve.
Habeat sibi - keep it to yourself
Habent sua fata libelli - and books have their own destiny
Habent sua sidera lites - fate decides disputes
Habitus- appearance
Hic et nunc - without any delay
Hic locus est, ubi mors gaudet succurrerre vitae - this is the place where death willingly helps life
Historia magistra vitae - history - teacher of life
Nose est (h.e.) - that is, it means
Nose loco - here, in this place
Nose volo, sic jubeo - this is what I want, I command it
Homagium - tribute
Homines, dum docent, discunt - people, teaching, learning
Homo homini lupus est - man is a wolf to man
Homo ornat locum, non locus hominem - it is not the place that makes the person, but the person the place
Homo sapiens - Homo sapiens
Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto - I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me
Honoris causa - for the sake of honor, for the sake of respect
Horribile dictu - scary to say, scary to pronounce

Latin: aphorisms starting with the letter "I"

Ianus clausis - With closed doors.
Ingenio vivitur, caetera mortis erunt - They live by talent, everything else is dead
In dubitantibus et ignorantibus suspice cancer - In doubtful and unclear cases, suspect cancer.
In vino veritas - The truth is in wine.
Ibidem - same place
Ibi victoria, ubi concordia - there is victory where there is agreement
Idem - same thing, same thing
Idem per idem - one and the same
Id est - that is
Ignorantia non est argumentum - ignorance is not proof
In abstracto - in general, abstractly
In aeternum - forever
In angello cum libello - alone with a book
In brevi - briefly, briefly
Incognito - secretly, hiding your real name
In corpore - in full force, as a whole
Incredibili dictu - incredible
Inde ira - hence the anger
In deposito - for storage
Index - index, list
Index librorum - list of books
In extenso - completely, completely, verbatim
In extremis - at the last moment
Infandum renovare dolorem - it is terrible to resurrect pain again
In favorem - in favor of someone, for benefit
In folio - in a whole sheet (meaning the largest book format)
In hoc statu - in this position
Injuria realis - insult by action
Injuria verbalis - verbal insult
In loco - on the spot
In medias res - to the heart of the matter
In memoriam - in memory
In natura - in reality; in kind
In race - at peace, at peace
In pleno - in full force
In propria persona - one's own person
In rerum natura - in the nature of things
In spe - in hope, in the future
In statu nascendi - in a state of origin
In statu quo ante - in the same position
Inter parietes - within four walls
In transitu - on the go, in motion
In tyrrannos - against tyrants
In usu - in use
Invia est in medicina via sine lingua latina - the path in medicine is impassable without the Latin language
In vitro - in a vessel, in a test tube
In vivo - on a living organism
Ipse dixit - “he said it himself” (about immutable authority)
Ipsissima verba - word for word
Ipso facto - due to obvious fact
Ipso jure - by force of law
Is fecit, qui prodest - done by the one who benefits
Ite, mission est - go, it's over
Item - same

Latin phrases and aphorisms starting with "J"

Judex est lex loquens - The judge is the speaking law.
Judex habere debet duos sales, salem sapientiae ne sit insipidus et salem conscientiae, ne sit diabolus - A judge must have two properties: the property of wisdom, so that he is not stupid, and the property of conscience, so that he is not cruel.
Judicatum solvi - Judgment of acquittal.
Juris praecepta sunt haec: honeste vivere, alterum non laedere, suum cuique tribuere - The requirements of the law boil down to the following: live honestly, do not blame others, give everyone what they deserve.
Jus civile - Civil law.
Jus commune - Common law.
Jus criminale - Criminal law.
Jus gentium - International law ("law of peoples").
Jus naturale - Natural law.
Jus privatum - Private law.
Jus publicum - Public law.
Jus ex injuria non oritur - A right cannot arise from an offense.
Jus summum saepe summa malitia est - The highest right is often the highest evil.
Justitia nemini neganda est - Justice cannot be denied to anyone.
Jurare in verba magistri - Swear by the words of the teacher.
Jure - By right.
Justum et tenacem propositi virum! - Who is right and firmly moves towards the goal! (Horace)

Latin with "L"

Latrante uno latrat stati met alter canis - When one dog barks, the other immediately barks.
Loqui ignorbit qui tacre nesciet - He who cannot remain silent will not learn to speak.
Locus minoris resistencia - Place of least resistance.
Loco dolenti - At the painful point.
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem - The wolf changes its skin, not its state of mind.
Labor corpus firmat - Labor strengthens the body.
Labor improbus - Hard work.
Labor omnia vincit - Labor conquers everything.
Lapis offensionis (petra scandali) - Stumbling block.
Lapsus - Error, miss.
Lapsus calami - A typo, a spelling error.
Lapsus linguae - A slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue, a mistake in conversation.
Lapsus memoriae - Memory error.
Larga manu - Generously.
Lege - According to the law.
Lege artis - According to all the rules of art, masterfully.
Legem brevem esse oportet - The law must be brief.
Licitum sit - For it will be permitted.
Littera scripta manet - What is written remains.
Loso citato (l.s.) - In the mentioned place.
Loso laudato (l.l.) - In the named place.
Locus minoris resistentiae - Place of least resistance.
Lupus in fabula - Easy to find.

Latin starting with "M"


Mel in ore, verba in lacis, fel in corde, fraus in fractis. - Honey on the tongue, milk in words, bile in the heart, deception in reality.
Melius sero quam nunquam. - Better late than never.
Mendcem memorem esse. - A liar should be mindful.
Macte! - Great! Wonderful!
Magister dixit. - The teacher said it.
Magistra vitae. - Life mentor.
Magna et veritas, et praevalebit. - There is nothing higher than truth, and it will triumph.
Mala fide. - Insincere, dishonest.
Mala herba cito crescit. - Bad grass grows quickly.
Male parta cito dilabuntur memoria. - Poorly acquired items are quickly forgotten.
Manu propria. - With my own hand.
Margaritas ante porcas. - Throwing pearls before swine.
Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. - My fault, my greatest fault.
Media et remedia. - Ways and means.
Medica mente non medicamentis. - Treat with your mind, not with drugs.
Medice, cura te ipsum. - Doctor, heal yourself.
Medicus amicus et servus aegrotorum es.t - The doctor is the friend and servant of the sick.
Medicus medico amicus est. - A doctor is a friend to a doctor.
Meliora spero. - Hoping for the best.
Memento mori. - Memento Mori.
Mendaci homini verum quidem dicenti credere non solemus. - We do not believe a lying person, even if he speaks the truth.
Mensis currentis. - current month.
Mens sana in corpore sano. - In a healthy body healthy mind.
Mente et malleo. - With your mind and your hammer (the motto of geologists).
Meo voto. - In my opinion.
Minimum. - The smallest thing.
Mirabile dictu. - Worthy of surprise.
Miserabile dictu. - It's regrettable.
Modus agendi. - Course of action.
Modus vivendi. - Lifestyle.
Motu proprio. - Of my own accord.
Multa sunt in moribus dissentanea multa, sine ratione. - There is a lot of diversity and a lot of absurdities in human customs.
Multum in parvo. - Much in little.
Multum, non multa. - Deep content in a concise summary.
Multum vinum bibere, non diu vivere. - Drink a lot of wine, don't live long.
Mutatis mutandis. - With changes, with reservations.
Mutato nomine. - Under a different name.

Latin with "N"

Nam sine doctrina vita est quasi mortis imago - Without science, life is like a semblance of death.
Non sccolae, sed vitae discimus. - We study not for school, but for life.
Nomen est omen - A name is a sign.
Non fiunt potae, nascuntur - Poets are not made, they are born.
Nulla regula sine exceptine - There is no rule without an exception.
Ne gladium tollas, mulier! - Don't take the sword, woman!
Ne noceas, si juvare non potes! - Do no harm if you cannot help!
Ne tentas aut perfice - Don't try or leave.
Noli me tangere - Don't touch me.
Ne accesseris in consilium nisi vocatus - do not go to the council without being invited
Nec plus ultra - nowhere further, extreme degree
Nec sutor ultra crepidam - do not judge what you do not know
Nefas - injustice
Nemine contradicente - without objection, unanimously
Nemo judex in causa sua - no one is a judge in his own case
Nemo nascitur doctus - no one is born a scientist
Ne quid nimis - do not violate measures
Ne varietur - not subject to change
Nihil semper suo statu manet - nothing remains permanently in its state
Nil admirari - not to be surprised by anything
Nomen est omen - the name speaks for itself
Nomen nescio (N. N.) - a certain person
Non bis in idem - you cannot be punished twice for the same thing
Non liquet - not clear
Non multa, sed multum - not much, but much
Non omnia passum omnes - not everyone can do everything
Non omnia possumus - we are not capable of everything
Non omnis error stultitia est - not every error is stupidity
Non progredi est regredi - not going forward means going backwards
Non scholae, sed vitae discimus - we study not for school, but for life
Nosce te ipsum - know yourself
Nota bene (NB) - pay attention
Nudis verbis - unfounded
Nulla aetas ad discendum sera - it's never too late to learn
Nulla dies sine linea - not a single day without a line
Nulla regula sine exceptione - no rules without exceptions
Nullum malum sine aliquo bono - every cloud has a silver lining
Nullus juxra propriam voluntatem incedat - no one should enter willingly
Nunc plaudite! - now applaud!
Nunquam petrorsum, semper ingrediendum - never take a step back, always forward

Latin starting with "O"

Omne nimium nocet - everything unnecessary harms
Omnes et singulos - together and separately
Omne vivum ex ovo - all living things came out of the egg
Omnia mea mecum porto - I carry everything I own with me
Omnia praeclara rara - everything beautiful is rare
Omnium consensu - by common agreement
Opera et studio - with labor and diligence
Oportet vivere - you have to live Ora et labora - pray and work
Ora rotundo - out loud
Ore uno - unanimously
O tempora, o mores! - oh times, oh morals!
Otium cum dignitate - rest with dignity, rest with honor
Otium post negotium - Rest after work.

Latin with "P"

Panem quotidianum - daily bread
Pars pro toto - part instead of the whole
Parvo contentus - being content with little
Rausa verba - fewer words
Paupertas non est vitium - poverty is not a vice
Pax vobiscum! - peace to you!
Per aspera ad astra - through thorns to the stars!
Per aversionem - for the sake of distraction
Per fas et nefas - by hook or by crook
Perpetuum mobile - perpetual motion
Per risum multum cognoscimus stultum - we recognize a fool by causeless laughter
Per se - in itself, in its pure form
Personaliter - personally
Petitio principii - a conclusion from a proposition that still needs to be proven
Pia desiderata - cherished dreams, good wishes
Plenus venter non studet libenter - full belly to study deafly
Poculum, mane haustum, restaurat naturam exhaustam - bowl. when drunk in the morning, it restores depleted strength
Post factum - after the event
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc - after this - means as a result of this
Post hoc, non est propter hoc - after this - does not mean because of this
Post hominum memoriam - from time immemorial
Primum agere - act first of all
Primum non nocere - first of all, do no harm
Principium et fons - beginning and source
Probatum est - approved
Pro bono publico - for the common good
Pro domo mea (sua) - in personal interests
Pro et contra - pros and cons
Pro forma - for form, for decency, for appearance
Pro memoria - for memory, in memory of something
Propera pedem - hurry up
Propter invidiam - out of envy
Propter necessitatem - due to necessity
Pro ut de lege - legally
Punctum saliens - important point, important circumstance
Plenus venter non student libenter - A full belly is deaf to learning.
Principiis obsta! - Resist the principles!
Primum vivere! - First of all, live!
Periculum in mora! - The danger is in delay!
Pulchre sedens, melius agens - Measure seven times, cut once
Pacta servanda sunt - contracts must be fulfilled
Pacta tertiis nec nocent nec prosunt - agreements do not apply to third parties
Particeps criminis - partner in crime
Per aspera ad astra - through thorns to the stars
Pereat mundus et fiat justitia - let the world perish, but let justice be done
Per fas et nefas - by hook or by crook
Pia desideria - good intentions
Poena constituitur in emendationem hominum - punishment should correct people
Poena potius molliendae quam exasperandae sunt - punishment should be mitigated, not increased
Primus inter pares - first among equals
Prius vitiis laboravimus, nuns legibus - before we were burdened with vices, now with laws

Latin: expressions and aphorisms with translation into "Q"

Quadrivium - quadrivium; a mathematical complex of seven arts; four arts or disciplines: arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy.
Qui aures habet, audiat - He who has ears, let him hear.
Quis sine peccto est? - Who is without sin?
Quisque est faber sua fortnae - Every smith is the smith of his own happiness.
Quidquid agis, prudenter agas et respice finem - Whatever you do, do it wisely and foreseeing the end.
Quantum satis - as much as needed.
Quibuscumque viis - by whatever means.
Quid prodest - who benefits from it? Who is this useful for?
Qui pro quo - one thing instead of the other, a misunderstanding.
Qui scribit, bis legis - he who writes reads twice.
Quis hominum sine vitiis - which of the people was born without defects.
Quod erat demonstrandum - which was what needed to be proven.
Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi - what is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
Quot homines, tot sententiae - so many heads, so many minds.

Latin phrases, catchphrases and aphorisms starting with "R"

Radices litterarum amarae sunt, fructus dulces - the roots of science are bitter, the fruits are sweet.
Rectus in curia - firm in faith.
Rem cum cura age - conduct business carefully.
Remotis testibus - without witnesses.
Repetitio est mater studiorum - repetition is the mother of learning.
Respice finem - provide for the end.
Restitutio ad integrum - complete restoration.
Restrictive et conditionaliter - restrictive and conditional.
Ridens verum dicere - laughing, telling the truth.
Regis voluntas suprema lex - the will of the monarch is the highest law.
Regina probationum - queen of evidence.
Regula juris is a legal norm.
Res est misera ubi jus est vagum et incertum - it’s a bad thing when the law is unclear and uncertain.
Res ipsa loquitur - the matter is so obvious that no other evidence is required.
Rex est lex vivens - the king is a living right.

Latin starting with "S"

Salus populi suprema lex - the good of the people is the highest law (Cicero)
Sancta sanctorum - holy of holies
Sapienti sat - enough for the reasonable
Scelere velandum est scelus - to cover up villainy - is villainy
Scientia potentia est - knowledge is power
Sed semel insanivimus omnes - one day we are all mad
Semper idem - always the same
Semper in motu - always in motion, perpetual motion
Semper percutiatur leo vorans - may the devouring lion always be slain
Semper virens - eternal youth
Sensus veris - feeling of spring
Sic transit gloria mundi - this is how it passes earthly glory
Similia similibus curantur - like is cured by like
Sine ira et studio - without anger and passion
Sine mora - without delay
Sint ut sunt, aut non sint - let it be as it is, or let it not be at all
Sit tibi terra levis - may the earth be easy for you
Si vera narretis, non opus sit testibus - if you tell the truth, no witnesses are needed
Sol lucet omnibus - the sun shines for everyone
Specie - by appearance
Spero meliora - hope for the best
Spes reconvalescendi - hope for recovery
Sponte sua - at one's own request, voluntarily
Statim atque instanter - immediately and immediately
Status praesens - present position
Surge et age! - get up and act!
Sursum corda! - keep your head up!
Suum cuique - to each his own
Scio me nihil scire - I know that I know nothing.
Si tacuisses, philosophus masisses - If you had remained silent, you would have passed for a philosopher.
Si vis pacem, para bellum - If you want peace, prepare for war.
Sint, unt sunt, aut non sint - Let it be as it will be, or not at all.
Spiritus ubi vult spirat - The spirit breathes where it wants.
Sub specie aeternittis - From the point of view of eternity.
Si vivis Romae, romano vivito more - If you live in Rome, live in accordance with Roman customs.
Sic vita truditur - Such is life.
Salva res ast. - Everything is fine.
Spero miliora! - Hoping for the best!
Subferula. - From under the stick
Suum cuique (placet). - To each his own (likes).
Simulat se morbo laborare. - He pretended to be sick.
Sapienti sat. - Enough for those who understand.
Sic dicta. - So to speak.
Serva me, servabo te. - You give me, I give you.
Satis verborum! - Enough words!
Si non - non! - If not, no!
Sitis urit fauces. - My throat is burning with thirst.
Senex. - Old man.
Stultorum infinitus est numerus! - The number of fools is endless!
Suo tempore. - In my time.
Sero! - Too late!
Si forte. - If you're lucky.
Scientia est potencia. - Knowledge is power.
Si quis dat mannois, ne quere in dentibus annos. - They do not look at a given horse's teeth.
Si vis pacem, para bellum. - If you want peace, prepare for war.

Winged Latin with a "T"

Tabula rasa. - Clean board.
Taedium vitae. - Disgust for life.
Tamquam truncus stat. - It stands like a tree stump.
Totis viribus. - With all my might.
Tempora mutantur, et nos memutmur in illis - Times change, and we change in them.
Tertium non datur - There is no third option.
Tempora mutantur et nos mutantur in illis - Times change and we change with them (Ovid).
Tempori parce - Take care of time.
Tempus nemini - Time waits for no one.
Terra incognita - Unknown land.
Tertium non datur - There is no third option.
Tarde venientibus ossa. - Those who are late get bones.
Tota re perspecta - Taking everything into account.
Tradidit mundum disputationibus - Disputes have ruined the world.
Tractu tempore. - Over time.
Tres faciunt collegium - Three make up a collegium.
Tuto, cito, jucunde - Safe, fast, pleasant.

Latin: phrases and catchphrases starting with "U"


Ubi pus, ibi evacua - Where there is pus, cleanse there.
Ubi pus, ibi incisio - Where there is pus, there is an incision.
Ubi amici, ibi opes - Where there are friends, there is wealth.
Ubi bene, ibi patria - “Where it is good, there is the homeland” - a saying attributed to the Roman tragedian Pacuvius.
Unus dies gradus est vitae - One day is a step in the ladder of life
Ultima ratio - Last resort.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda volundas - Although strength is not enough, diligence is worthy of praise.
Ubi concordia - ibi victoria - where there is agreement, there is victory.
Ubi emilementum, ibi onus - “Where there is benefit, there is burden,” i.e. rights entail duties, a legal rule dating back to Roman law. (legal Latin).
Ubi mel, ibi fel - Where there is honey, there is bile, i.e. every cloud has a silver lining.
Ulbi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis - Where you have no power, there you do not desire (Cicero).
Ultima ratio - "The last argument of the kings (cannons)" - an inscription on the cannons of the times of Richelieu and Frederick II. In diplomacy, “ultima ratio” refers to the severance of diplomatic relations and the subsequent declaration of war.
Ultima voluntas - Last will.
Ultimum refigium - Last refuge.
Ultimus terminus - Deadline.
Ultra posse nemo obligatur - “No one is obliged to do anything beyond what is possible” (Celsus).
Ultra vires - Beyond strength, exceeding authority.
Unguibus et rostro - "With beak and claws", i.e. protection by all possible means.
Umbram suam metuit - afraid of his own shadow.
Una hirundo non facit ver - one swallow does not make spring.
Unus dies gradus est vitae - one day is a step in the ladder of life.
Usus est optimus magister - experience is the best teacher.
Ut quisque est doctissimus, ita est modestissimus - the smarter is the more modest.
Ut salutas, ita salutaberis - as it comes around, so it will respond.
Ut supra - as stated above.
uU jus incertum, ibi nullum - if the law is uncertain, there is no law.
Urbi et orbi - for general information, for the whole world (to the city and the world / refers to the eternal city of Rome).

Winged Latin and aphorisms on "V"

Vade mecum! - Come with me!
Vade in pace! - Go in peace!
Vade retro! - Go away from me!
Vae soli. - It's bad to be alone.
Verba movent, exempla trahunt. - Words excite, examples captivate.
Veni, vidi, vici. - I came, I saw, I conquered. According to Plutarch in his Comparative Biography, Julius Caesar used this phrase in a letter to his friend Amyntius to announce his victory in the battle of Zela.
Veo voto. - In my opinion.
Verbis aut factis. - In words and deeds.
Vita sine libertate, nihil. - Life without freedom is nothing.
Vita sine litteris. - mors est. - Life without science is death.
Vitam impendere vero. - Dedicate your life to truth.
Vires solvuntur. - Strength is running out.
Vivere est cogitare. - Living means thinking.
Vivere memento. - Remember about life.
Vixi et, quem dederat cursum fortuna peregi. “I ended my life and took the path destined for me by fate.
Victrem a victo superri saepe vidmus. - We often see that the loser defeats the winner.
Vis recte vivere? Quis non? - Do you want to live well? Who doesn't want to?
Vile est, qoud licet. - What is allowed is not interesting.
Vita nostra brevis est. - Our life is short.
Vae victis. - Woe to the vanquished.
Verbatim. - Word by word.
Verus amicus amici nunquam obliviscitur - A true friend never forgets a friend.
Veto! - I forbid it! Hence, to “veto” someone’s decision means to suspend its execution.
Veluti persona. - Like a beast.
Via scientiarum. - The road of knowledge.
Vice versa. - On the contrary, back.
Vinum locutum est. - The wine spoke.
Vires unitae agunt. - Forces act together.
Viribus unitis. - United efforts.
Vir magni ingenii. - A man of great intelligence.
Vis medicatrix naturae. - The healing power of nature.
Vox audita latet, littera scripta manet. - The spoken word disappears, the written letter remains.
Via scientiarum - the path to knowledge.
Via vitae - life path ("road of life").
Vir magna vi is a person of great strength.
Vir magni ingenii - a man of great intelligence.
Vis legibus est inimica - violence is the enemy of law.
Vita scholae - school life.
Vivere est cogitare - to live is to think.
Vvolens nolens - willy-nilly
Vox emissa volat; litera scripta manet - what is said disappears, what is written remains.
Vox populi, vox Dei - the voice of the people - the voice of God.

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Selection beautiful phrases and popular aphorisms in Latin, sayings and quotes with translation for tattoos. Lingua latina is one of the most ancient languages, the appearance of which dates back to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. e.

Wise Latin sayings are often used by contemporaries as inscriptions for tattoos or as independent tattoos in a beautiful font.

Phrases for tattoos in Latin

Audaces fortuna juvat.
(translation from Latin)
Happiness favors the brave.

Contra spent spero.
I hope without hope.

Debellare superbos.
Crush the pride of the rebellious.

Errare humanum est.

Est quaedam flere voluptas.
There is something of pleasure in tears.

Ex veto.
By promise, by vow.

Faciam ut mei memineris.
Quote from the work of the ancient Roman author Plautus.
I'll make sure you remember me.

Fatum.
Fate, rock.

Fecit.
I did it, I did it.

Finis coronat opus.
End crowns the work.

Gaudeamus igitur, Juvenes dum sumus!.
Let's have fun while we're young.

Gutta cavat Lapidem.
A drop wears away a stone.
Literally: Gutta cavat lapidem, consumitur anulus usu – A drop chisels a stone, the ring wears out from use. (Ovid)

Hoc est in votis.
That's what I want.

Homo homini Lupus est.
Man is a wolf to man.

Homo Liber.
Free man.

In hac spe vivo.
I live by this hope.

The truth is in the wine.

Magna res est amor.
Love is a great deal.

Malo mori quam foedari.
Better death than dishonor.

Ne cede malls.
Don't be discouraged by misfortune.

Noll me tangere.
Dont touch me.

Omnia mea mecum Porte.
I carry everything that’s mine with me.

Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars.
The option is also used Ad astra per aspera– to the stars through thorns.
The famous saying is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher.

Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
A Latin phraseological unit that defines that there is no and cannot be equality among people.

Suum cuique.
To each his own.

Ubi bene, ibi patria.
Where it is good, there is homeland.
The original source appears to be in the comedy Plutus by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.

Vale et me ama.
Farewell and love me.
Cicero ended his letters with this phrase.

I came, I saw, I conquered!
Laconic notice of Caesar about his victory over Pharnaces, son of Mithridates, at Cela, 47 BC.

Vlvere militare est.
Live means fight.

Vivere est cogitare
Living means thinking.
Words of the Roman statesman, writer and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)

Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself have done to another.

Abiens, abi!
Leaving go!
Adversa fortuna.
Evil rock.

Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.
Try to maintain presence of mind even in difficult circumstances.
Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit.

Take advantage of life, it is so fleeting.

Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, breathe grace and radiate art.

Actum ne agas.
What you're done with, don't come back to.

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, a tergo nostra sunt.
Other people's vices are before our eyes, ours are behind our backs.

Aliis inserviendo consumor.
I waste myself in serving others.
The inscription under the candle as a symbol of self-sacrifice, cited in numerous editions of collections of symbols and emblems.

Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are crazy.

Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Friends are made by happiness, misfortune tests them.

Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.
Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love cannot be cured with herbs. (i.e. there is no cure for love. Ovid, “Heroids”)

Amor omnia vincit.
Love conquers everything.

Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes and falls on the heart.

Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.

Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
Listen a lot, talk little.

Audi, vide, sile.
Listen, watch and be silent.

Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
I'm ready to listen to stupidity, but I won't listen.

Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Either I’ll find a way, or I’ll pave it myself.

Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.

Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Either Caesar or nothing.

Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but it is valor itself.

Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.

Certum voto pete finem.
Set yourself only clear goals (i.e. achievable).

Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur.
No one is punished for thoughts.
(One of the provisions of Roman law (Digest)

Cogito, ergo sum.
I think, therefore I exist. (The position based on which the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes tried to build a system of philosophy free from elements of faith and based entirely on the activity of reason. René Descartes, “Principles of Philosophy”, I, 7, 9.)

Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses. (Latin proverb)

Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with the enemy? (Virgil, Aeneid, II, 390)

Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Fate leads those who want to go, but drags those who don’t want to go. (Cleanthes' saying, translated into Latin by Seneca.)

Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.
You have to eat to live, not live to eat. (Medieval maxim paraphrasing the ancient sayings of Quintilian: “I eat to live, but I do not live to eat” and Socrates: “Some people live to eat, but I eat to live.”)

Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life you have lived means to live twice. (Martial, "Epigrams")

Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie. (Publius, "Sentences")

Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi.
Forgive others often, never forgive yourself. (Publius, "Sentences")

Infandum renovare dolorem.
To resurrect the terrible, unspeakable pain again, to talk about the sad past. (Virgil, "Aeneid")

Homo homini lupus est.
Man is a wolf to man. (Plautus, “Donkeys”)

Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to a person.

Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.
Correct the past, manage the present, provide for the future.

Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida.
Whoever Fortune smiles on, Themis does not notice.

Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
It is common for every person to make mistakes, but only a fool tends to persist in a mistake.

Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit.
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer.

Damant, quod non intelegunt.
They judge because they don't understand.

De gustibus non disputandum est.
Tastes could not be discussed. (The Russian equivalent is the proverb “There is no friend according to taste”)

De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
About the dead it’s either good or nothing. (A probable source is Chilon’s saying “Do not slander the dead”)

Descensus averno facilis est.
The path to hell is easy.

Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.

Divide et impera.
Divide and rule. (Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which arose in modern times.)

Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law. The meaning of the Latin phrase is: No matter how severe the law, it must be obeyed.

While I breathe I hope!

Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.

Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!
Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!
From an old student song. A common motif of ancient inscriptions on tombstones and table utensils.

Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!

Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.

Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.

Ex malis eligere minima.
Choose the least of two evils.

Ex ungue leonem.
You can recognize a lion by its claws.

Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum.
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.

Experientia est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.

Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
When we are healthy, we easily give good advice to the sick.

Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.

Factum est factam.
What's done is done (a fact is a fact).

Fama clamosa.
Loud glory.

Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumors.

Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
I did everything I could, let anyone who can do it do better.
(A paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their reporting speech, transferring powers to their successor.)

Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet.
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.

Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium.
Having decided to pacify a woman’s temperament, say goodbye to peace!

Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.

Fide, sed cui fidas, vide.
Be vigilant; trust, but be careful who you trust.

Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.

Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.

Flagrante delicto.
At the crime scene, red-handed.

Forsomnia versas.
Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance).

Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.

Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.
Firm in action, gentle in handling.
(Persistently achieve the goal, acting gently.)

Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.
Happiness is easier to find than to maintain.

Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds their destiny themselves.

Fructus temporum.
Fruit of time.

Fuge, late, tace.
Run, hide, be silent.

Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irreversible time is running out.

Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have fun.

Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.

Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste does not obey laws.

Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop wears away a stone.

Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus.
Worse than slavery is remorse.

Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
He is terrible who considers death to be good!

Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt.
People believe their eyes more than their ears.

Homines, dum docent, discunt.
People learn by teaching.

Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.

Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia.
It is not the person I hate, but his vices.

Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora.
The more people have, the more they want to have.

Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is a friend to man.

Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto.
I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me.

Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent.
Where the laws are in force, the people are strong.

Igne natura renovatur integra.
With fire, all nature is renewed.

Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.

Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.

Forever, forever.

In Daemon Deus!
There is God in the Demon!

In dubio abstine.
When in doubt, refrain.

Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.

Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.

In pace.
In peace, in peace.

Incedo per ignes.
I walk among the fire.

Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.

Injuriam facilius facias guam feras.
It's easy to offend, harder to endure.

In me omnis spes mihi est.
All my hope is in myself.

In memoriam.
In mind.

In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace - lions, in battle - deer. (Tertullian, “On the Crown”)

Inter arma silent legs.
When weapons thunder, the laws are silent.

Inter parietes.
Within four walls.

In tyrannos.
Against tyrants.

The truth is in the wine. (Cf. Pliny the Elder: “It is generally accepted to attribute truthfulness to wine.”) A very common phrase in tattoos!

In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
Truth is in wine, health is in water.

In vitium ducit culpae fuga.
The desire to avoid a mistake draws you into another. (Horace, "The Science of Poetry")

In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.

Ira initium insaniae est.
Anger is the beginning of madness.

Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.

Those who show their grief the most are those who mourn the least.
Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.

It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.

Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.

The load becomes light when you carry it with humility. (Ovid, "Love Elegies")

Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.

The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter where it comes from. (Juvenal, “Satires”)

Lupus non mordet lupum.
A wolf will not bite a wolf.

Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
The wolf changes its fur, not its nature.

Manus manum lavat.
The hand washes the hand.
(A proverbial expression dating back to the Greek comedian Epicharmus.)

Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.
My conscience is more important to me than all the gossip.

Mea vita et anima es.
You are my life and soul.

Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
A good name is better than great wealth.

Meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.

Mens sana in corpore sano.
In a healthy body healthy mind.

Memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that was exchanged when meeting monks of the Trappist Order. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death and, in a figurative sense, of threatening danger.)

Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.

Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam.
Our fate depends on our morals.

Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
Death does not know the law; it takes both the king and the poor man.

Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.

Mortem effugere nemo potest.
No one can escape death.

Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature abhors a vacuum.

Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.

Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
Nothing is good in every way
(i.e. there is no complete well-being Horace, “Odes”).

Nihil habeo, nihil curo.
I have nothing - I don’t care about anything.

Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.

We always strive for the forbidden and desire the forbidden. (Ovid, "Love Elegies")

Nolite dicere, si nescitis.
Don't say if you don't know.

Non est fumus absque igne.
There is no smoke without fire.

Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Having experienced misfortune, I learned to help those who suffer. (Virgil)

Non progredi est regredi.
Not moving forward means going backwards.

Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum.
Not one step back, always forward.

Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt.
Those who are everywhere are nowhere.

Oderint dum metuant.
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid. (The words of Atreus from the tragedy Actium named after him. According to Suetonius, this was the favorite saying of Emperor Caligula.)

Odi et amo.
I hate it and love it.

Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.
Everything unknown seems majestic. (Tacitus, Agricola)

Omnes homines agunt histrionem.
All people are actors on the stage of life.

Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
Every hour hurts, the last one kills.

Omnia mea mecum porto.
I carry everything that’s mine with me.
(When the city of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants in flight tried to capture more of their things, someone advised the sage Biant to do the same. “That’s what I do, because I carry everything I have with me,” he answered, meaning your spiritual wealth.)

Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur.
Everything flows, everything changes.

Omnia mors aequat.
Death equals everything.

Omnia praeclara rara.
Everything beautiful is rare. (Cicero)

Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar.
I achieve everything I want.

Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.

Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.

Optimum medicamentum quies est.
The best medicine is peace.
(Medical aphorism, authored by the Roman physician Aulus Cornelius Celsus.)

Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.

Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars. (Through difficulties to a high goal.)

Per fas et nefas.
By hook or by crook.

Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum.
You should recognize a fool by his frequent laughter. (Medieval set expression.)

Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.

Persona grata.
A desirable or trusted person.

Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)

First among equals. (Formula characterizing the position of the monarch in a feudal state.)

Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt.
What were vices are now morals.

Quae nocent - docent.
What harms, it teaches.

Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis.
If the feelings are not true, then our whole mind will turn out to be false.

Qui tacet – consentire videtur.
Whoever remains silent is considered to have agreed. (Russian analogy: Silence is a sign of consent.)

Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas.
No one can know when to look out for danger.

Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior.
The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually.

Quod cito fit, cito perit.
What is soon done, soon falls apart.

Quomodo fabula, sic vita; non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert.
Life is like a play in a theater; It's not how long it lasts that matters, but how well it's played.

Respue quod non es.
Throw away what is not you.

Scio me nihil scire.
I know that I know nothing.
(Latin translation of the freely interpreted words of Socrates. Compare Russian. Learn for a century, die a fool.)

Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
We all get mad someday.

Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.

Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.

Si etiam omnes, ego non.
Even if everything is, it’s not me. (i.e. Even if everyone does, I won't)

Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.

Si vis pacem, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
(Source - Vegetius. Also cf. Cicero: “If we want to enjoy the world, we have to fight” and Cornelius Nepos: “Peace is created by war.”)

Sibi imperare maximum imperium est.
The highest power is power over oneself.

Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.

Sic itur ad astra.
This is how they go to the stars.

Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun is shining for everyone.

Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother is worthy of love, only a father is worthy of respect.

Sua cuique fortuna in manu est.
Everyone has their own destiny in their hands.

Suum cuique.
To each his own
(i.e. to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his deserts, Provision of Roman law).

Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus.
The power of honesty is such that we value it even from an enemy.

Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est.
The faster time flies, the happier it is.

Tantum possumus, quantum scimus.
We can do as much as we know.

Tarde venientibus ossa.
Those who come late get bones. (Latin proverb)

Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.
Times change, and we change with them.

Tempus fugit.
Time is running out.

Terra incognita.
Unknown land
(trans. something completely unknown or an inaccessible area on ancient geographical maps, this is how unexplored parts of the earth's surface were designated).

Tertium non datur.
There is no third; there is no third.
(In formal logic, one of the four laws of thinking is formulated this way - the law of the excluded middle. According to this law, if two diametrically opposed positions are given, one of which affirms something, and the other, on the contrary, denies, then there will be a third, middle judgment between them can not.)

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!

Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it!
Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis.

Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything.
Ut ameris, amabilis esto.
To be loved, be worthy of love.

Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest.
He who cannot follow the dictates of the mind, let him follow the movements of the soul.

Varietas delectat.
Variety is fun.

Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt.
True friendship is eternal.

A well-known and very popular phrase for tattoos:

I came, I saw, I conquered.

(According to Plutarch, with this phrase Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amyntius about his victory in the battle of Zela in August 47 BC over the Pontic king Pharnaces.)

Veni, vidi, fugi.
He came, he saw, he ran away.
Phrase for a tattoo with humor :)

Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes.
Real victory only when the enemies themselves admit they are defeated. (Claudian, “On the sixth consulate of Honorius”)

Vita sine libertate, nihil.
Life without freedom is nothing.

Viva vox alit plenius.
Living speech nourishes more abundantly
(i.e., what is presented orally is more successfully absorbed than what is written).

Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.

Vi veri vniversum vivus vici.
I conquered the universe with the power of truth during my lifetime.

Vivere est agere.
To live means to act.

Vivere est vincere.
To live means to win.

Carpe diem!
The winged Latin expression translates as “live in the present”, “seize the moment”.

The entire phrase goes like this: “ Aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. - Time: seize the moment, trust the future as little as possible.”

Phrases and sayings for tattoos are a very popular trend in body art. Sayings are decorated with ornaments, flowers, thematic designs, and the quotes themselves are filled with beautiful fonts to give the tattoo uniqueness and highlight the character of the text.

The Latin language or Latin is a unique, one of the most ancient written languages. Classical Latin refers to the literary language that achieved its greatest expressiveness and syntactic harmony in the works of Cicero, Caesar, Virgil, Horace and Ovid. Along with ancient Greek, Latin has long served as a source for the formation of international socio-political and scientific terminology. Aphorisms, catchphrases and quotes in Latin about love are a rich source of inspiration among tattoo lovers.

Beautiful phrases for tattoos in Latin with translation

Magna res est amor.
Love is a great deal.

Vale et me ama.
Farewell and love me.

Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are crazy.

Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Friends are made by happiness, misfortune tests them.

Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.

Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love cannot be cured with herbs. (there is no cure for love. Ovid, “Heroids”)

Love conquers everything.

Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes and falls on the heart.

Febris erotica.
Love fever.

Ira odium generat, concordia nutrit amorem.
Anger gives rise to hatred, agreement feeds love.

Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.

Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.

Amantium irae amoris integratio est.
The wrath of lovers is the renewal of love.

Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.

Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet.
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.

A nullo diligitur, qui neminem diligit.
Nobody loves someone who doesn't love anyone.

Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.

In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.

Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.

Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris.
Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.
I hate and love. You ask why I do this?
I don’t know, but I feel that this is happening, and I go out in torment

Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.

Amor tussisque non celantur.
You can't hide love and cough

I hate it and love it.

Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.

Prima cartitas ad me.
First love is me.

Cantica giginit amor.
Love gives birth to songs

Amorem canat aetas prima.
Let youth sing about love.

Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother is worthy of love, only a father is worthy of respect.

To be loved, be worthy of love.

Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.

Amantes sunt amentes!
Lovers are crazy!

Animae dimidium meae.
Half of my soul

Amor dolor.
Love is suffering.

Con amore.
With love.

quotes, words in Latin with translation into Russian.
The Latin language claims to be universal. Ancient mythology, philosophy, literature, medicine, any scientific terminology is built on the basis of Latin-Greek term elements. Latin aphorisms adorn the speech of politicians, journalists, and writers.

Veni, vidi, vici! I came, I saw, I conquered! Julius Caesar

Odi et amo! I hate it and love it! Guy Valery Catullus.

Cura nihil aliud nisi ut valeas! While I breathe I hope! Cicero.

Abiens abi. Leaving go.

Adhibenda est in iocando moderatio. You should use restraint in your jokes. Cicero.

Ave atque vale. Rejoice and goodbye. Guy Valery Catullus

Perigrinatio est vita. Life is a journey.

Abyssus abyssum invocat. The abyss calls to the abyss.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire. Aristotle
All human actions have at least one of these seven causes: chance, character, compulsion, habit, profit, passion and desire. Aristotle

Amicus verus - rara avis. A true friend is a rare bird.

Amor non est medicabilis herbis. Love cannot be cured with herbs. Ovid

Amor vincit omnia. Love conquers everything. Virgil Maro

Amor ac deliciae generis humani. Love is the consolation of the human race.

Audentes fortuna iuvat. Fortune favors the brave. Virgil Maro

Bonis quod bene fit haud perit. What is done for good people is never done in vain. Plautus

Bonus animus in mala re dimidium est mali. Good mood in trouble reduces the trouble by half. Plautus

Caeca invidia est. The lead is blind. Titus Livy.

Carpe diem. Seize the day. (Live today). Horace.

Carum quod rarum. What is expensive is what is rare.

Cogito, ergo sum. I think, therefore I exist. Rene Descartes.

Concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur. With agreement, small things grow; with discord, even big ones decline. Sallust.

Consuetude altera natura. Habit is second nature. Cicero.

Consumor aliis inserviendo. In serving others, I waste myself; shining for others, I burn myself.

Contra fact um non est argumentum. There is no evidence against the fact.

Dives est, qui sapiens est. Rich is he who is wise.

Emporis filia veritas. Truth is the daughter of time.

Epistula non erubescit. The paper does not turn red, the paper tolerates everything. Cicero.

Errare humanum est. To err is human. Seneca

Est modus in rebus. Everything has a limit; everything has its own measure. Quintus Horace.

Est rerum omnium magister usus. Experience is the teacher of everything. Caesar

Et gaudium et solatium in litteris. And joy and consolation in the sciences. Pliny.

Ex parvis saepe magnarum rerum momenta pendent. The outcome of big cases often depends on little things. Livy

Fabricando fabricamur. By creating, we create ourselves.

Festina lente. Hurry slowly (the slower you go, the further you will go)

Fit via vi. The road is paved by force. Annaeus Seneca

Ibi victoria, ubi concordia. There is victory where there is unity.

Justum et tenacem propositi virum! Whoever is right goes firmly towards the goal! Quintus Horace.

Libri amici, libri magistri. Books are friends, books are teachers.

Longa est vita, si plena est. Life is long if it is full. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Mare verborum, gutta rerum. A sea of ​​words, a drop of deeds.

Nulla dies sine linea. Not a day without a line. Pliny.

Nulla regula sine exception. There is no rule without exception. Annaeus Seneca

Omnia mea mecum porto. I carry everything I have with me. Cicero.

Potius sero quam numquam. Better late than never. Livy

Quam bene vivas refert, non quam diu. It's not how long you live, but how well you live that matters. Seneca.

Qui dedit benificium taceat; narret qui accepit. Let the one who has done a good deed be silent; Let the person who received it tell you.

Qui multum habet, plus will buy. One who has many desires. Annaeus Seneca

Qui non zelat, non amat. He who is not jealous does not love.

Quod dubitas, ne feceris. Whatever you doubt, don’t do it.

Semper avarus eget. A stingy person is always in need. Quintus Horace.

Silent enim leges inter arma. Laws are silent during war. Cicero

Soli Deo Honor et Gloria. To God alone be honor and glory.

Timendi causa est nescire. Ignorance is the cause of fear. Annaeus Seneca

Ut pictura poesis. Poetry is like painting.

Veritas numquam perit. Truth never perishes. Seneca

Verus amicus amici nunquam obliviscitur. A true friend never forgets a friend.

Vestis virum reddit. Clothes make the man, clothes make the man. Quintilian.

Veterrimus homini optimus amicus est. The oldest friend is the best. Titus Maccius Plautus.

Vir bonus semper tiro. A decent person is always a simpleton. Mark Valery Martial.

Vir excelso animo. A man of exalted soul.

Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia. Life is ruled not by wisdom, but by luck.

Vivere est cogitare. Living means thinking. Cicero.

Vox emissa volat; litera scripta manet. What is said disappears, what is written remains.

Vox pópuli vox Dei. The voice of the people is the voice of God

Ex ungue leonem. You can recognize a lion by its claws (a bird is visible by its flight)

Latin is the most unusual language known to modern people. Although not a language of live interpersonal communication, it continues to play an important role in human culture, becoming a kind of language of science. Inspired by the treatises of ancient Roman thinkers, medieval scientists continue to write scientific works and conduct debates in Latin.
Section topic: quotes, wise thoughts, phrases, in Latin with translation into Russian.

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