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Good Latin Quotations
Some serious, some not. Eadem mutata resurgo ~ I shall arise, the same, though changed
Illegitimi Non Carborundum ~ Don't let the bastards grind you down
Dux Femina Facti ~ A woman was the leader of the deed (Vergil)
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito ~ Do not surrender to evil, but go boldly against it (Vergil)
Degeneres animos timor arguit ~ Fear proves souls base (Vergil)
Fama malum quo non aliud velocius ullum ~ There is no evil swifter than rumor (Vergil)
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ~ I fear Greeks, even bearing gifts (Vergil)
Tantaene animis caelestibus irae? ~ Can heavenly minds hold such anger? (Vergil)
Ad astra per aspera ~ To the stars through trials
Bis peccare in bello non licet ~ It is not permitted to err twice in war.
Cucullus non facit monachum ~ The cowl does not make the monk
Morituri te salutamus ~ We, about to die, salute you
Acta est fabula ~ The play is over (Emperor Augustus Caesar's dying words)
Carthago delenda est ~ Carthage must be destroyed
Deo duce, ferro comitante ~ With God as my leader and a sword as my friend
Dormitat Homerus ~ Even Homer sleeps
Dum vivimus, vivamus ~ While we live, let us live
Alea iacta est ~ The die has been cast (Julius Caesar, on crossing the Rubicon)
Veni, Vedi, Vici ~ I came, I saw, I conquered (Julius Caesar)
Et sceleratis sol oritur ~ The sun shines even on the wicked
Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi, sed saepe cadendo ~ The drop hollows the stone, not by force, but by constant dripping
Mens sanoa in corpore sano ~ A sound mind in a sound body
Oderint dum metuant ~ Let them hate, so long as they fear (Cicero)
Pulvus et umbra sumus ~ We are but dust and shadow
Sapere aude ~ Dare to be wise (Horace)
Sublimi feriam sidera vertice ~ With head lifted, I shall strike the stars (Horace)
Semel insanivimus omnes ~ We have all been mad once
Sic transit gloria mundi ~ So passes the glory of the World
Tempus edax rerum ~ Time is the devourer of all things (Ovid)
Manus manum lavat ~ One hand washes the other
Timeo hominem unius libri ~ I fear the man of one book (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Obesa cantavit. ~ The fat lady has sung. Tu, rattus turpis! ~ You dirty rat!
Age. Fac ut gaudeam. ~ Go ahead. Make my day!
Vale, lacerte! ~ See you later, alligator!
Lege et lacrima. ~ Read it and weep Veni, vidi, nates calce concidi. ~ I came, I saw, I kicked ass. Tu es vermis. - You are a worm.
19-Oct-2003
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