SELECTED ENGLISH–LATIN INDEX

A

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (fig.): ad præsens ova cras pullis sunt meliora

a blank slate: tabula rasa

a body without a soul: corpus sine pectore

a book worm: helluo librorum

a child of fortune: fortunæ filius

a city for sale and ripe for ruin: urbem venalem et mature perituram

a claw in the wound: unguis in ulcere

a common danger begets unity: commune periculum concordiam parit

a constant drip hollows a stone: stillicidi casus lapidem cavat

a daughter more beautiful than her beautiful mother: matre pulchra filia pulchrior

a dear mother: alma mater

a deceiver deals in generalities: dolosus versatur in generalibus

a delegate cannot delegate: delegatus non potest delegare

a delightful insanity: amabilis insania

a disorderly patient makes the physician cruel: crudelem medicum intemperans æger facit

a document does not blush: charta non erubescit

a dog cannot sing: canis a non canedo

a dog in the manger: canis in præsepi

a favor ought to be returned: gratiam referendam

a favorite son: fortunæ filius

a field becomes exhausted by constant tillage: continua messe senescit ager

a friend is half of one’s soul: amicus animæ dimidium

a friend is one soul in two bodies: amicus est unus animus in duobus corporibus

a friend is proven in time of necessity: amicus in necessitate probatur

a friend is the solace of life: amicus vitæ solatium

a friend of the human race: amicus humani generis

a friend to the court: amicus curiæ

a gift worthy of Apollo: munus Apolline dignum

a gilded bit does not make for a better horse: non faciunt meliorem equum aurei freni

a god from a machine: deus ex machina

a golden key opens any door: auro quæque janua panditur

a good judge is one who prevents litigation: boni judicis est lites dirimere

a good man is always learning: bonus vir semper tiro

a good mind possesses a kingdom: mens bona regnum possidet

a government within a government: imperium in imperio

a great fortune is a great slavery: magna servitus est magna fortuna

a great genius lies hid under this rough exterior: ingenium ingens inculto latet

hoc sub corpore

a great man can come from a hut: potest ex casa magnus vir exire

a great mind becomes a great fortune: magnam fortunam magnus animus decet

a great revenue is thrift: magnum vectigal est parsimonia

a great step toward goodness is the desire to be good: pars magna bonitatis

est velle fieri bonum

a guardian of morals: custos morum

a guide to those in doubt: ductor dubitantium

a hand from the clouds: manus e nubibus

a handsome face is a silent recommendation: formosa facies muta commendatio est

a harmless thunderbolt: fulmen brutum or brutum fulmen

a judge is the law speaking: judex est lex loquens

a just balance preserves justice: libra justa justitiam servat

a knife in the wound (fig.): unguis in ulcere

a last farewell: supremum vale

a learned person always has riches within: homo doctus in se semper divitias habet

a letter does not blush: epistola non erubescit

a liar should have a good memory: mendacem memorem esse oportet

a life without purpose is an aimless one: vita sine proposito vaga est

a madman is punished by his madness: furiosus furore suo punitur

a man dies as often as his friends die: homo totiens moritur quotiens amittit suos

a man is lent, not given, to life: homo vitæ commodatus non donatus

a man of great learning: homo multarum literarum

a man of no party: homo nullius coloris

a man of one book: homo unius libri

a man should be religious, not superstitious: religentem esse oportet, religiosum nefas

a man, when angry, is beside himself: homo extra est corpus suum cum irascitur

a man's oldest friend is his best: quam veterrimus homini optimus est amicus

a match for the whole world: nec pluribus impar

a mind conscious of integrity: conscia mens recti

a mouse does not rely on just one hole: mus non uni fidit antro

a new order for the ages: novus ordo seclorum

a noble pair of brothers: par nobile fratrum

a partner in evil will also be a partner in punishment: qui socius est in malo,

consors erit in supplicio

a passion for praise: laudumque immensa cupido

a picture is a silent poem: mutum est pictura poëma

a pig of Epicurus: porcus Epicuri

a pious fraud: pia fraus

a pleasing countenance is no small advantage: auxilium non leve vultus habet

a poet is born, not made: poëta nascitur, non fit

a poverty of words: verborum paupertas

a precipice before me, wolves behind me: a fronte præcipitium a tergo lupi

a quiet journey in the untrodden paths of life: secretum iter et fallentis semita vitæ

a rare bird on earth: rara avis in terris

a rolling stone gathers no moss: lapis qui volvitur algam non generat

a shipwreck of fortune: fortunæ naufragium

a single light suffices in the darkness: sufficit unum lumen in tenebris

a slip of the tongue: lapsus linguæ

a small kitchen does not suffice for two gluttons: parvam culinam duobus

ganeonibus non sufficere

a snake in the grass: anguis in herba

a son of the earth: terræ filius

a sound conscience is a bronze wall: murus æneus conscientia sana

a sound mind in a healthy body: mens sana in corpore sano

a storm is gathering in the poetic world: poëtica surgit tempestas

a strong shield is the safety of leaders: forte scutum, salus ducum

a thing desired: desideratum

a tree is known by its fruit: fructo cognoscitur arbor

a tree makes progress when transplanted: translata proficit arbos

a true friend is a rare bird: amicus verus rara avis

a venal flock: grex venalium

a very small spark has often kindled a great conflagration: parvula scintilla sæpe magnum

suscitavit incendium

a vicar cannot have a vicar: vicarius non habet vicarium

a whetstone to their wit: cos ingeniorum

a will-o’-the-wisp (fig.): ignis fatuus

a word once spoken cannot be recalled: verbum emissum non est revocabile

a word to the wise: verbum sapienti

a word to the wise is sufficient: verbum sat sapienti

a worthless vessel is seldom broken: malum vas non frangitur

a year filled with wonders: annus mirabilis

abnormally wise: abnormis sapiens

abstain from license: licentiam retroena

abundance has made him poor: inopem copia fecit

abundant caution does no harm: abundans cautela non nocet

abuse does not take away use: abusus non tollit usum

act according to your strength: agite pro viribus

act your office: age officium tuum

adversity reminds men of religion: adversæ res admonent religionum

adversity tries men: explorant adversa viros

advise with salt (discretion): mone sale

after death no pleasure remains: post mortem nulla voluptas

after sexual intercourse, every animal is sad: post coitum omne animal triste

after the fact: ex post facto

against good morals: contra bonos mores

age carries everything away, even the mind: omnia fert ætas, animum quoque

aim at a sure thing: certum pete finem

alas!, the years glide swiftly away: eheu!, fugaces labuntur anni

alert at the beginning, careless at the end: acribus initiis, incurioso fine

all a mortal's works must perish: mortalia facta peribunt

all art is an imitation of nature: omnis ars imitatio est naturæ

all at once: per saltum

all beginnings are small: omnia rerum principia parva sunt

all in all: summa summarum

all is vanity: omnia vanitas

all love is vanquished by a new love: successore novo vincitur omnis amor

all of Gaul is divided into three parts: Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

all that is mine I carry with me: omnia mea mecum porto

all that is most ancient is a lie: antiquissima quæque commenticia

all the world plays the actor: totus mundus agit histrionem

all things are common among friends: communia esse amicorum inter se omnia

all things are full of God: Dei plena sunt omnia

all things are full of the god Jove: sunt Jovis omnia plena

all things are good to the good: bonis omnia bona

all things are obedient to money: pecunia obediunt omnia

all things at Rome may be bought for a price: omnia Romæ cum pretio

all things change, and we ourselves change with them: omnia mutantur, nos et

mutamur in illis

all things come from above: omnia desuper or omnia de super

all this flour is not from your sack: non est de sacco tanta farina tuo

all together and all as one: semel et simul

always and everywhere: semper et ubique

always faithful: semper fidelis

always happy: semper felix

always ready: semper paratus

always ready to serve my country: semper patriæ servire præsto

always the same: semper eadem or semper idem

always watchful: semper vigilans

among friends all things are common: inter amicos omnium rerum communitas

among the living: inter vivos

an angry lover tells himself many lies: amans iratus multa mentitur

an ass at the lyre: asinus ad lyram

an eagle does not catch flies: aquila non capit muscas

an empire within an empire: imperium in imperio

an empty cask is easily rolled: dolium volvitur

an empty threat (fig.): fulmen brutum or brutum fulmen

an enemy of the human race: hostis humani generis

an error that is not resisted is approved: error qui non resistitur approbatur

an evil gain equals a loss: lucrum malum æquale dispendio

an evil tongue is the proof of an evil mind: lingua mali loquax malæ mentis est indicium

an honorable death is better than a dishonorable life: honesta mors turpi vita potior

an Iliad in a nutshell: in nuce Iliad

an Iliad of woes: Ilias malorum

an incurable passion to write: insanabile cacoëthes scribendi

an indispensable condition: sine qua non

an itch for disputation is the mange of the Church: disputandi pruritas

ecclesiarum scabies

an itch for finding fault: cacoëthes carpendi

an itch for speaking: cacoëthes loquendi

an itch for writing: cacoëthes scribendi

an offense against a person of high standing: scandalum magnatum

an old man is twice a boy: senex bis puer

an opportunity is often lost through deliberation: deliberando sæpe perit occasio

an ox on the tongue: bos in lingua

an undazzled eye to the sun: illæso lumine solum

an unknown land or region: terra incognita

and seek for truth in the groves of the Academy: atque inter silvas

Academi quærere verum

and the fields where Troy once was: et campos ubi Troja fuit

and yet in the king there is the father: atque in rege tamen pater est

and yet, the longest day soon comes to an end: quamquam longissimus,

dies cito conditur

anger assists hands however weak: quamlibet infirmas adjuvat ira manus

anger is a brief madness: ira furor brevis est

anger manages everything badly: male cuncta ministrat impetus

another and the same: aliud et idem

applause is the reward of virtue: merces virtutis laus est

Arcadians both: Arcades ambo

arms are the buttresses of peace: arma pacis fulcra

arms cause laws to be respected: leges arma tenent sanctas

arms maintain peace: arma tuentur pacem

art for art's sake: ars gratia artis

art is long, life is short: ars longa, vita brevis

as bees taste of everything in the flowery meadows: floriferis ut apes in saltibus

omnia libant

as in life, so in death: qualis vita, finis ita

as is the face so is the mind: facies qualis mens talis

as long as the pot boils, friendship lasts: fervet olla, vivit amicitia

as to yourself so to another: ut tibi sic alteri

as you have sown, so also shall you reap: ut sementem feceris ita et metes

at last, at last, justice prevails: tandem tandem justitia obtinet

at the point of death: in articulo mortis

at war and at peace: domi militiæque

at what price fame?: quanti fama?

Athanasius against the world: Athanasius contra mundum

Attic wit: sal Atticum

avarice is rich, while modesty is poor: est aviditas dives, et pauper pudor

avoid excess: ne quid nimis

away with the lies of poets!: valeant mendacia vatum!

B

bad advice is often fatal to the adviser: malum consilium consultori pessimum

bad faith: mala fides

bad grammar does not vitiate a contract: mala grammatica non vitiat chartam

bad hen, bad egg: mala gallina, malum ovum

bad mind, bad designs: mala mens, malus animus

be as wise as the serpent and gentle as the dove: esto prudens ut serpens et simplex

scut columba

be busy and you will be safe: res age, tute eris

be first, that you may be of service: præsis ut prosis

be it unsaid: indictum sit

be silent: tace

be silent and you will pass for a philosopher: sile et philosophus esto

be what you seem to be: etiam quod esse videris

bear patiently with a rival: rivalem patienter habe

beauty is a flower, fame is a breath: forma flos, fama flatus

beauty is a fragile good: forma bonum fragile est

before the court of conscience: in foro conscientiæ

behind the horseman sits dark care: post equitem sedet atra cura

behold the Lamb of God: ecce Agnus Dei

behold the man: ecce homo

behold the sign: ecce signum

believe that you have it, and you have it: crede quod habes, et habes

beneath one's dignity: infra dignitatem

better death than dishonor: malo mori quam foedari

better late than never: potius sero quam nunquam or præstat sero quam nunquam

better things to come: in dies meliora

between hope and fear: inter spem et metum

between the hammer and the anvil: inter malleum et incudem

beware of the dog: cave canem

beware of the double-tongued: bilingues cavendi

beware of the man of one book: cave ab homine unius libri

beware what you say, when, and to whom: cave quid dicis, quando et cui

beyond one's powers: supra vires

beyond the walls: extra muros

blessed are the peace makers: beati pacifici

blessed are the poor in spirit: beati pauperes spiritu

blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord: benedictus qui venit in

nomine Domini

blessed is the one-eyed person in the country of the blind: beati monoculi in

regione cærcorum

bodies are slow in growth, rapid in decay: corpora lente augescunt, cito extinguuntur

bones for those who come late: sero venientibus ossa

born to consume the fruits of the earth: fruges consumere nati

bound for hell (fig.): pabulum Acherontis

boys read books one way, men another, old men another: aliud legunt pueri,

aliud viri, aliud senes

brave men are begotten by the brave and good: fortes creantur fortibus et bonis

brave men have no need of walls: viris fortibus non opus est moenibus

bread and the circus games: panem et circenses

but hope is not broken: at spes non fracta

but hope is unbroken: at spes infracta

but who will guard the guardians themselves?: sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

but you cannot escape my iambics: at non effugies meos iambos

by a leap: per saltum

by all possible means (fig.): velis et remis

by common consent: communi consensu

by divine favor: benigno numine

by divine providence: providentia divina

by God's favor: favente Deo

by pruning it grows green: abscissa virescit

by sea and by land: per mare per terram

by the favor of heaven: benigno numine

by the grace of God: Dei gratia

by this sign you will conquer: in hoc signo vinces

by virtue of office: ex officio

C

cabbage repeated is the death of the wretched masters: occidit miseros crambe

repetita magistros

Cæsar has no authority over the grammarians: Cæsar non supra grammaticos

calm amid the raging waters: sævis tranquillus in undis

care brings grey hairs: cura facit canos

Carthage must be destroyed: Carthago delenda est

catch as catch can: capiat qui capere possit

Cato against the world: Cato contra mundum

caught between a wolf and a cliff: a fronte præcipitium a tergo lupi

caught in the act: flagrante delicto

cause it to be done: fieri facias

cause it to be known: scire facias

change but the name, and the tale is told of you: mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur

charity begins at home: prima caritas incipit a seipso

cheerful for others, wise for himself: aliis lætus, sapiens sibi

close your mouth, open your eyes: claude os, aperi oculos

cobbler, stick to your last: sutor, ne supra crepidam

come, let us adore the Lord: venite adoremus Dominum

comity among nations: comitas inter gentes

conscience is as a thousand witnesses: conscientia mille testes

consent makes law: consensus facit legem

consider the outcome: respice finem

control your temper: compesce mentem

could you keep from laughing, friends?: risum teneatis, amici?

counsel is of no effect after the fact: post factum nullum consilium

craftier than a cuckoo: astutior coccyge

create in me a clean heart, O God: cor mundum crea in me, Deus

crocodile tears: crocodili lacrimæ or lacrimæ simulatæ

cruel necessity: dira necessitas

cruel poverty: sæva paupertas

D

dare to be wise, begin at once: sapere aude, incipe

day presses on the heels of day: truditur dies die

dead men tell no tales (fig.): mortui non mordant

death dissolves all things: mors omnia solvit

death is a swift rider: cita mors ruit

death is common to all things: mors omnibus communis

death is common to every age: omni ætati mors est communis

death is everywhere: undique mors est

death is the gate of life: mors janua vitæ

death is the last boundary of things: mors ultima linea rerum est

death levels all things: omnia mors æquat

death pursues the man even as he flees from it: mors et fugacem persequitur virum

death rather than disgrace: mors potius macula

deceit deserves deceit: fraus meretur fraudem

deeds not words: facta non verba

deep calls unto deep: abyssus abyssum invocat

defend what you have won: parta tueri

defender of the faith: fidei defensor or defensor fidei

delays in the law are odious: dilationes in lege sunt odiosæ

deliver us from evil: libera nos a malo

deliver yourself from the fear of death: libera te metu mortis

deny it, if you did it: nega, si fecisti

different strokes for different folks: suus cuique mos est

difficult things become easier with practice: dura usu molliora

direct us, O Lord: dirige nos, Domine

disaster awaits the wicked on every side: malo undique clades

disgrace is immortal: hominum immortalis est infamia

divide and rule: divide et impera

do not aim at too much popularity: cupias non placuisse nimis

do not celebrate your triumph before you have conquered: ante victoriam

ne canas triumphum

do not disturb things at rest: quieta non movere

do not do what is done: actum ne agas

do not entrust a sword to a boy: ne puero gladium

do not go forward in your hatred: ulterius ne tende odiis

do not pluck the beard of a dead lion: noli barbam vellere mortuo leoni

do not provoke the lions: noli irritare leones

do not stir the fire with a sword: ignem ne gladio fodito

do not trumpet your almsgiving: noli tuba canere Eleemosynam

do not trust the horse, Trojans: equo ne credite, Teucri

do this and you shall live: hoc fac et vives

do to another as to yourself: alteri sic tibi

do you count your birthdays thankfully?: natales grate numeras?

drunkenness kills more than the sword: plures crapula quam gladius

dry land: terra firma

during life: durante vita

E

each one is drawn by his own delight: trahit sua quemque voluptas

each person is the architect of his own fortune: faber est quisque fortunæ suæ

each person's homeland is dear to him: patria cuique chara

eagles do not beget doves: non generant aquilæ columbas

earth, air, fire, water: terra, flatus, ignis, aqua

easy come, easy go: male parta male dilabuntur

easy is the descent to hell: facilis est descensus Averni

eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow: ad præsens ova cras pullis sunt meliora

either death or victory: aut mors aut victoria

either I will find a way or make one: aut inveniam viam aut faciam

either victory or death: aut vincere aut mori

elder ones first: seniores priores

eloquence is difficult: facundia difficilis

eloquence, the mistress of all the arts: omnium artium domina eloquentia

enough said: satis verborum

entrust trifles to fools: fatuis levia committito

envy aims very high: summa petit livor

envy feeds upon the living: pascitur in vivis livor

envy is blind: cæca invidia est

equity follows the law: æquitas sequitur legem

even a fly gets angry: habet et musca splenem

even a hair has its shadow: vel capillus habet umbram suam

even ants get angry: inest et formicæ sua bilis

even brave men are alarmed by sudden terrors: etiam fortes viros subitis terreri

even one hair has a shadow: etiam capillus unus habet umbram

even savage bears agree among themselves: sævis inter se convenit ursis

even tears at times have the weight of speech: interdum lacrimæ pondera vocis habent

even the fountains complain of thirst: fontes ipsi sitiunt

even the gods love jokes: jocos et dii amant

even the ruins have perished: etiam periere ruinæ

even war has its laws: habet et bellum suas leges

even while they teach, men learn: homines dum docent discunt

ever faithful: semper fidelis

ever fortunate: semper felix

ever higher: excelsior

ever watchful: semper vigilans

every animal loves itself: omne animal seipsum diligit

every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid: militat omnis amans et habet sua castra

Cupido

every lover is demented: omnis amans amens

every madman thinks all others insane: insanus omnis furere credit cæteros

every man is the maker of his own fortune: est unusquisque faber ipsæ suæ fortunæ

every monarch is subject to a mightier one: omnes sub regno graviore regnum est

every vice ever stands on a precipice: omne in præcipiti vitium stetit

everyone is nearest to himself: quisque sibi proximus

everyone's life is dark to himself: sua cuique vita obscura est

everything becomes mellower with time: tempore cuncta mitiora

everything living comes from an egg: omne vivum ex ovo

everything rises but to fall, and grows but to decay: omnia orta occidunt,

et aucta senescunt

everything unknown is thought to be magnificent: omne ignotum pro magnifico est

everything which is born passes away: deficit omne quod nascitur

everywhere horror seizes the soul: horror ubique animos

everywhere the poor man is despised: pauper ubique jacet

everywhere to remember our homeland: ubique patriam reminisci

expect from Heaven what you have done to another: ab alto speres alteri quod feceris

experience bought with pain teaches: empta dolore docet experientia

experience is the teacher of fools: stultorum eventus magister est

experience teaches: experientia docet

external actions indicate internal secrets: acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta

extreme law, extreme injury: summum jus, summa injuria

extreme law is often extreme wrong: jus summum sæpe summa malitia est

F

faith, hope, love: fides, spes, charitas

faith is stronger than a lion: leone fortior fides

faith seeking understanding: fides quærens intellectum

faithful Achates: fidus Achates

faithful always: semper fidelis

faithful even to death: fidelis usque ad mortem

faithful till death: ad mortem fidelis

faithful to the end: ad finem fidelis

faithful to the memory of my ancestors: servata fides cineri

false in one thing, false in everything: falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

falsehood is nothing but an imitation of truth: nihil est aliud falsitas nisi

veritatis imitatio

fame does not always err; sometimes it chooses well: haud semper errat fama;

aliquando et elegit

fame never reports things in their true light: nunquam ad liquidum fama perducitur

fame nourishes the arts: honos alit artes

familiarity breeds contempt: nimia familiaritas parit contemptum

farewell and applaud: valete ac plaudite

farewell to the drama: valeat res ludicra

faster, higher, stronger: citius, altius, fortius

fate leads the willing and drags the unwilling: ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt

favor with your tongues: favete linguis

fear betrays ignoble souls: degeneres animos timor arguit

fear causes anger to subside: cadit ira metu

fear gave wings to his feet: pedibus timor addidit alas

few are unwilling to sin, all know how: peccare pauci nolunt, nulli nesciunt

fidelity bought with money is overcome by money: pretio parata vincitur pretio fides

fields left fallow recover their fertility: derelicta fertilius revivescunt

fire from fire: ab igne ignem

fire is fed by the wind and extinguished by the wind: nutritur vento,

vento restinguitur ignis

first by time, first by right: prior tempore, prior jure

first come, first served (fig.): prior tempore, prior jure

flame is close to smoke: flamma fumo est proxima

florets of thought: flosculi sententiarum

flying to the heavens: ad coelos volans

food for Acheron: pabulum Acherontis

fools are without number: stulti sunt innumerabiles

fools laugh at the Latin language: rident stolidi verba Latina

footprints do not go backwards: vestigia nulla retrorsum

for ages and ages: in sæcula sæculorum

for and against: pro et contra

for Christ and country: pro Christo et patria

for God and country: pro Deo et patria

for God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son: sic enim dilexit Deus

mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret

for heaven's sake!: per deos immortales!

for king and country: pro rege et patria

for king, law, and the people: pro rege, lege, et grege

for the letter kills, but the spirit breathes life: littera occidit, spiritus vivicat

for the love of country: pro patriæ amore

for the perpetual remembrance of a thing: ad perpetuam rei memoriam

for the public good: pro bono publico

for the wages of sin is death: stipendia enim peccati mors est

for the welfare of the soul: pro salute animæ

for there is nothing sillier than a silly laugh: nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est

for whose benefit?: cui bono?

for whose detriment?: cui malo?

force, lacking judgment, collapses by its own weight: vis consilii expers mole ruit sua

forever and ever: in sæcula sæculorum

forever faithful: semper fidelis

forewarned, forearmed: præmonitus, præmunitus

forgive and you will be forgiven: ferto, fereris

forgive others often, yourself never: ignoscito sæpe alteri nunquam tibi

fortune does not change nature: fortuna non mutat genus

fortune favors fools: fortuna favet fatuis

fortune favors the brave: fortuna juvat audaces

fortune finds us friends: res amicos invenit

fortune is blind: fortuna cæca est

fortune is gentle to the lowly: minor in parvis fortuna furit

Fortune shields more than it makes safe: plures tegit Fortuna quam tutos facit

Fortune smiles upon our first effort: aspirat primo Fortuna labori

Fortune spurns the prayers of cowards: ignavis precibus Fortuna repugnat

foul in the beginning, foul in the end: foedum inceptu, foedum exitu

friends are proved by adversity: amici probantur rebus adversis

friends are thieves of time: amicos esse fures temporis

from a high mountain: de monte alto

from a pure spring pure water flows: a fonte puro pura defluit aqua

from bad morals good laws are produced: leges bonæ ex malis moribus procreantur

from bad morals good laws have sprung: ex malis moribus bonæ leges natæ sunt

from day to day: de die in diem

from head to heel: a capite ad calcem

from nothing, nothing is made: ex nihilo nihil fit

from one learn all: ab uno disce omnes or ex uno disce omnes

from one to all: ab uno ad omnes

from possibility to actuality: a posse ad esse

from sea to sea: a mari usque ad mare

from the beginning: ab initio

from the bottom of the heart: imo pectore

from the depths I have cried unto you, O Lord: de profundis clamavi ad te, Domine

from the founding of the city: ab urbe condita

from the words of the law there is no departure: a verbis legis non est recedendum

from top to bottom (fig.): a capite ad calcem

from words to blows: a verbis ad verbera

full of men, vacant of friends: hominibus plenum, amicis vacuum

G

get thee behind me, you satan!: vade post me, satana!

gifts of enemies are unlucky: inimicorum dona, infausta

give alms to Belisarius: date obolum Belisario

give and it shall be given to you: date, et dabitur vobis

give glory to God: da gloriam Deo

give me a place to stand and I will move the earth: da ubi consistam, et terram movebo

give me a thousand kisses: da mi basia mille

give me chastity and continency, but not yet: da mihi castitatem et continentiam,

sed noli modo

give place to your betters: da locum melioribus

give to faith what belongs to faith: da fidei quæ fidei sunt

give unto God: Deo date

given as a gift: dono dedit

giving has no bottom: largitio fundum non habet

giving requires good sense: res est ingeniosa dare

Glory be to the Father: Gloria Patri

glory comes too late after one has died: post cineres gloria sera venit

glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to men of good will: gloria in excelsis Deo,

et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis

go in peace: vade in pacem

go, the mass is over: ite, missa est

go with me: vade mecum

God be with you: Deus vobiscum

God enriches: ditat Deus

God finds out the guilty: reperit Deus nocentem

God forbid!: Deus avertat!

God gives short horns to the cruel ox: dat Deus immiti cornua curta bovi

God grant!: Deus det!

God has his dwelling within every good man: in unoquoque virorum

bonorum habitat Deus

God helping: juvante Deo

God is best known in not knowing him: Deus scitur melius nesciendo

God is my shepherd: Deus pastor meus

God is my shield: Deus clypeus meus

God is my strength: Deus fortitudo mea

God is the greatest good: Deus est summum bonum

God pilots the ship: Deus gubernat navem

God will provide: Deus providebit

God will put an end to these troubles as well: dabit Deus his quoque finem

God willing: Deo volente

God wills it: Deus id vult

God's beloved are in want of nothing: cara Deo nihilo carent

God's will be done: fiat Dei voluntas

gold has conquered the fear of death: formidinem mortis vicit aurum

good friends appear in difficulties: in angustis amici boni apparent

good hope gives strength: spes bona dat vires

good laws grow out of evil acts: bonæ leges malis ex moribus proceantur

good men ought to fear nothing from the rich: bonis a divitibus nihil timendum

good wine makes men's hearts rejoice: bonum vinum lætificat cor hominis

grace to you and peace: gratia vobis et pax

grant them eternal rest, O Lord: requiem æternam dona eis, Domine

grant us peace: dona nobis pacem

great city, great solitude: magna civitas, magna solitudo

great fear is concealed under daring: audendo magnus tegitur timor

great is the force of habit: magna est vis consuetudinis

greater is the terror of something unknown: major ignotarum rerum est terror

H

hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you: ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum

hale (or hail) and farewell: ave atque vale

happiness has many friends: felicitas multos habet amicos

happy is the one who owes nothing: felix qui nihil debet

haste is late: festinatio tarda est

hated governments never last long: invisa numquam imperia retinentur diu

he calls a hoe a hoe: ligonem ligonem vocat

he conquers twice who conquers himself: bis vincit qui se vincit

he conquers who conquers himself: vincit qui se vincit

he directs his course towards heaven: ad coelum tendit

he falls into Scylla in struggling to escape Charybdis: incidit in Scyllam qui vult

vitare Charybdim

he fills his mind with an idle picture: animum pictura pascit inani

he follows his father with unequal steps: sequitur patrem non passibus æquis

he gives twice who gives on time: bis dat qui temptestive donat

he gives twice who gives quickly: bis dat qui cito dat

he grows worse with the treatment: ægrescit medendo

He has favored our undertaking: annuit coeptis

he hurts the good who spares the bad: bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis

he is led, not drawn: ducitur, non trahitur

he is wide of the mark: longe aberrat scopo

he is wise who watches: sapiens qui vigilat

he lives twice who lives well: bis vivit qui bene vivit

he lives well who lives industriously: bene qui sedulo

he lives well who lives peacefully: bene qui pacifice

he mixes what is useful and sweet: miscuit utile dulci

he portrays a dolphin in the woods and a boar in the waves: delphinum silvis appingit,

fluctibus aprum

he rejoices at having made his way by ruin: gaudetque viam fecisse ruina

he sends his gift with a hook attached: sua munera mittit cum hamo

he threatens the innocent who spares the guilty: minatur innocentibus

qui parcit nocentibus

he touched nothing which he did not adorn: nihil quod tetigit non ornavit

he trembles before the trumpet sounds: ante tubam trepidat

he was spurred on by rival valor: stimulos dedit æmula virtus

he was stirring up billows in a ladle: excitabat fluctus in simpulo

he who hurts in life, heals in death: qui vivens lædit morte medetur

he who is silent consents: qui tacet consentit

he who proves too much proves nothing: qui nimium probat, nihil probat

he will have most who desires least: is plurimum habebit qui minimum desiderabit

hear the other party: audi alteram partem

heart and hand: cor et manus

heaven at last!: denique cælum or denique coelum

help from on high: auxilium ab alto

here and everywhere: hic et ubique

here and now: hic et nunc

here is Rhodes, here leap: hic Rhodos, hic salta

here lies: hic jacet

his only sin is that he does not sin: nihil peccat nisi quod nihil peccat

hold your tongue: favete linguis

honesty is often goaded to ruin: ad perniciem solet agi sinceritas

honesty is praised and is left out to freeze: probitas laudatur et alget

honesty is the best policy: candide secure

honor has its burdens: honos habet onus

honor is the reward of virtue: honor est præmium virtutis

honor nourishes the arts: honos alit artes

honors are enhanced by merit: meritus augentur honores

horrible to see!: horribile visu!

horrible to tell!: horribile dictu!

horses and poets should be fed, not pampered: equi et poëtæ alendi, non saginandi

human affairs are a jest to be wept over: res sunt humanæ flebile ludibrium

human nature is greedy of novelty: natura hominum novitatis avida

hunger is the best of seasonings: fames optimum condimentum

hunger sweetens beans: fabas indulcet fames

hunger teaches many things: multa docet fames

hunger that impels the crime: malesuada fames

hush money (fig.): bos in lingua

hypocrites are the offspring of vipers: hypocritæ progenies viperarum

I

I am a man: homo sum

I am bored: tædet me

I am Davus, not Oedipus: Davus sum, non OEdipus

I am king of the Romans and above grammar: ego sum rex Romanus et supra

grammaticam

I am my own friend: ipse amicus

I am the good shepherd: ego sum pastor bonus

I am the light of the world: lux sum mundi

I am the resurrection and the life: ego sum resurrectio et vita

I am the true vine: ego sum vitis vera

I am the way and the truth and the life: ego sum via et veritas et vita

I am what I am: sum quod sum

I am who I am: ego sum qui sum

I believe in one God: credo in unum Deum

I came, I saw, I conquered: veni, vidi, vici

I commit the rest to fortune: fortunæ cætera mando

I confess to God the Almighty: confiteor Deo omnipotenti

I do not like those who are too diligent: non amo nimium diligentes

I do not purchase hope for a price: ego spem pretio non emo

I do not wish to pluck the beard of a dead lion: nolo barbam vellere mortuo leoni

I eat, therefore I am: edo, ergo ego sum or edo, ergo sum

I fear the Greeks bearing gifts: timeo Danaos dona ferentes

I fear the man of one book: timeo hominem unius libri

I follow, but I am not inferior: sequor non inferior or sequor nec inferior

I give back tit for tat: par pari referto

I give that you may give: do ut des

I had rather buy than beg: emere malo quam rogare

I hate and I love: odi et amo

I hate the profane masses and keep them at a distance: odi profanum vulgus et arceo

I have fought the good fight: bonum certamen certavi

I have found it: eureka

I have not, I want not, I care not: nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo

I have piled Pelion on Olympus: Pelion imposuisse Olympo

I have scaled heaven (fig.): Pelion imposuisse Olympo

I have sinned: peccavi

I have sworn with my tongue, but my mind is unsworn: juravi lingua, mentem

injuratam gero

I hold a wolf by the ears: auribus teneo lupum

I hope for a heavenly crown: coelestem spero coronam

I hope for better things: spero meliora

I hope in the Cross: in cruce spero

I keep faith: fidem servo

I know in whom I have believed: scio enim cui credidi

I love: amo

I love as I find: amo ut invenio

I love the treason but I do not praise the traitor: proditionem amo, sed

proditorem non laudo

I pity you and vex myself: tui me miseret, mei piget

I see and approve the better things but I follow the worse: video meliora proboque

deteriora sequor

I seek higher things: altiora peto

I shall rise again: resurgam

I should wish to be rather than to seem: esse quam videri malim

I sleep not: non dormis

I speak from experience: expertus dico

I suspect that hunger was my mother: famem fuisse suspicor matrem mihi

I think that the first virtue is that of holding the tongue: virtutum primam esse puta

compescere linguam

I think, therefore I am: cogito ergo sum

I too have been to Arcadia: et ego in Arcadia

I will be borne on no common, no feeble, wing: non usitata, nec tenui ferar penna

I will sing to myself and the Muses: canam mihi et Musis

I wish this unsaid: hoc indictum volo

I would rather be ill than idle: malo mihi male quam molliter esse

I would rather die than be dishonored: malo mori quam foedari

I wrap myself in my virtue: mea virtute me involvo

I wrap myself in virtue: virtute me involvo

idleness is the blight of genius: ærugo animi, rubigo ingenii

idleness waits for its destiny: otium sortem exspectat

if fortune favors: si fortuna juvat

if God is for us, who is against us?: si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos?

if I cannot bend heaven then I shall stir up hell: flectere si nequeo superos,

Acheronta movebo

if I may be allowed to compare small things with great: si componere magnis parva

mihi fas est

if only life remain, I am content: vita dum superest, bene est

if the head aches all the members languish: si caput dolet omnia membra languent

if you are at Rome, live in the Roman style: si fueris Romæ, Romano vivito more

if you did it, deny it: si fecisti, nega

if you seek his monument, look around you: si monumentum requiris, circumspice

if you want peace, then prepare for war: sis pacem, para bellum

if you want to be loved, then love: si vis amari, ama

ignorance is bliss: ignoti nulla cupido

ignorance of the fact excuses: ignorantia facti excusat

ignorance of the law excuses no one: ignorantia legis neminem excusat

ignoring the point at issue: ignoratio elenchi

ill-gotten, ill-spent: male parta male dilabuntur

in all things love: in omnibus caritas

in all things prepared: in omnia paratus

in Christ's name: in Christi nomine

in desire swiftness itself is delay: etiam celeritas in desiderio mora est

in eternal remembrance: memoria in æterna

in everlasting remembrance of an event or thing: in perpetuam rei memoriam

in everything truth surpasses its imitation: in omni re vincit imitationem veritas

in generalities lurks deception: in generalibus latet dolus

in generalities lurks error: in generalibus latet error

in God we trust: in Deo speramus

in good faith: bona fide

in heaven is rest: in cælo quies

in heaven is salvation: in cælo salus

in memory of: in memoriam

in peace they are lions, in battle they are deer: in pace leones, in prælio cervi

in silence: sub silentio

in so many words: in totidem verbis

in the likeness of all: ad instar omnium

in the Lord we trust: in Domino confido

in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus

Sancti

in the name of the Lord every evil begins: in nomine Domini incipit omne malum

in the nature of things: in rerum natura

in the night is counsel: in nocte consilium

in the open air (fig.): sub Jove

in the presence of the people: coram populo

in the tail is poison: in cauda venenum

in the whole the part is also contained: in toto et pars continetur

in the year of our Lord: anno Domini

in the year of the founding of the city: anno urbis conditæ

in this place: hoc loco

in this sign you will conquer: in hoc signo vinces

in time of war, the laws are silent: inter arma leges silent

in trying to be concise, I become obscure: brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio

in war, it is not permitted to err twice: non licet in bello bis peccare

in wine is truth: in vino veritas

industry enriches: diligentia ditat

into Thy hands I commend my spirit: in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum

iron is sharpened by iron: ferrum ferro acuitur

it always flourishes: semper viret

it becomes a young man to be modest: adolescentem verecundum esse decet

it breaks against a solid: infringit solido

it grows as it goes: crescit eundo

it hangs by a hair: de pilo pendet

it hangs by a thread: de filo pendet

it happens in a moment, and happens all year long: accidit in puncto, et toto

contingit in anno

it is a story full of fun: est multi fabula plena joci

it is best to be silent in a bad cause: mala causa silenda est

it is best to profit by the madness of others: aliena optimum frui insania

it is better to receive than to do an injury: accipere quam facere præstat injuriam

it is crushed under its own weight: mole ruit sua

it is dangerous to believe and to disbelieve: periculosum est credere et non credere

it is delightful to spend one's time in the tillage of the fields: tempus in agrorum cultu

consumere dulce est

it is difficult not to write satire: difficile est saturam non scribere

it is done: factum est

it is easier to find fortune than to keep hold of it: fortunam citius reperias quam retineas

it is easier to praise a republican form of government than to establish one: reipublicæ

forma laudari facilius quam evenire

it is easy to add to what has already been invented: facile est inventis addere

it is easy to be generous with what is another's: facile largiri de alieno

it is easy to rule over the good: facile est imperium in bonis

it is finished: consummatum est

it is fraud to conceal fraud: fraus est celare fraudem

it is human nature to hunt for novelty: est natura hominim novitatis avida

it is less to suffer punishment than to deserve it: estque pati poenas quam meruisse minus

it is not easy flying without feathers: sine pennis volare haud facile est

it is not easy to repair a damaged reputation: famæ laboranti non facile succurritur

it is not good to trifle with the gods: non est bonum ludere cum diis

it is not permitted to err twice in war: bis peccare in bello non licet

it is one thing to conceal, another to be silent: aliud est celare, aliud tacere

it is pleasant at times to play the madman: aliquando et insanire jucundum est

it is possible to infer the future from the past: ab actu ad posse valet illatio

it is right and fitting: dignum et justum est

it is sometimes expedient to forget what you know: etiam oblivisci quod scis

interdum expedit

it is sometimes prudent to feign stupidity: stultitiam simulare loco prudentia summa est

it is sweet to be silly in places: dulce est desipere in loco

it is the heart that makes one eloquent: pectus est quod disertos facit

it is the will of God: est voluntas Dei

it is time for you to depart: tempus abire tibi est

it is true because it is impossible: certum est quia impossibile est

it is wretched to be found out: deprendi miserum est

it seemed otherwise to the gods: dis aliter visum

it shines with a borrowed light: luce lucet aliena

it will not always be summer: non semper erit æstas

J

jokes directed against the unfortunate are inhumane: adversus miseros inhumanus est jocus

joys do not fall to the rich alone: nam neque divitibus contingunt gaudia solis

judge a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves: fructu non foliis arborem æstima

judge not that you be not judged: nolite judicare ut non judicemini

Jupiter laughs at lovers' deceits: perjuria ridet amantum Juppiter

justice is the queen of virtues: justitia virtutum regina

justice renders to every one his due: justitia suum cuique distribuit

justice seeks no reward: justitia nihil expetit præmii

K

keep between both extremes: inter utrumque tene

keep silence: favete linguis

kings have many ears and eyes: multæ regum aures et oculi

know thyself: nosce te ipsum or nosce teipsum

know your opportunity: occasionem cognosce

knowledge is power: scientia est potentia

knowledge itself is power: ipsa scientia potestas est

L

labor conquers all things: labor omnia vincit

labor is its own reward (fig.): labor ipse voluptas

late may you return to heaven: serus in coelum redeas

later, opportunity is bald: posthac occasio calva

laughter abounds in the mouth of fools: risus abundat in ore stultorum

law is the art of the good and the just: jus est ars boni et æqui

laws are subservient to custom: leges mori serviunt

lay the burden on the lazy ass: onus segni impone asello

lead back the wanderer into the right way: errantem in viam reductio

learn to endure: disce pati

learned ignorance: docta ignorantia

leave poets free to perish as they will: sit jus liceatque perire poëtis

leave war to others: bella gerant alii

leave well enough alone: actum ne agas

leaving aside joking: omissis jocis

leisure begets vices: otia dant vitia

leisure without literature is death: otium sine litteris mors est

let ancient things depart, and all things around be new: recedant vetera, nova sint omnia

let arms yield to the toga: cedant arma togæ

let deeds suffice for words: dictis facta suppetant

let fortune favor: faveat fortuna

let him take who can: capiat qui capere possit

let his bones softly rest: molliter ossa cubent

let it be done: fiat

let it be everlasting: esto perpetuum

let it pass for what it is worth: valeat quantum valere potest

let it stand: stet

let justice be done, though the heavens fall: fiat justitia, ruat cælum

let my will stand in place of reason: sit pro ratione voluntas

let not the sun set on your anger: sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram

let not your heart be troubled: non turbetur cor vestrum

let perpetual light shine on them: lux perpetua luceat eis

let sleeping dogs lie (fig.): quieta non movere

let the buyer beware: caveat emptor

let the die be cast: jacta alea esto

let the one who sins when drunk be punished when sober: qui peccat ebrius luat sobrius

let the one who stands be careful lest he fall: qui stat, caveat ne cadat

let the punishment equal the crime: noxiæ poena par esto

let the seller beware: caveat venditor

let the success be equal to the labor: par sit fortuna labori

let the superior answer: respondeat superior

let the traveler beware: caveat viator

let them hate, provided they fear: oderint dum metuant

let there be fire: fiat ignem

let there be light: fiat lux

let us drink, death is certain: bibamus, moriendum est

let us go where our appetite prompts us: eamus quo ducit gula

let us live and let us love: vivamus atque amemus

let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love: vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus

let us live today, forgetting the cares that are past: hodie vivendum, amissa

præteritorum cura

let us pray: oremus

let us seek higher things: sublimiora petamus

let us then be joyful, therefore, while we are young: gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus

let us turn to better things: ad meliora vertamur

let us yield to love: cedamus amori

let your desire aim at a fixed limit: certum voto pete finem

let your desires be governed by reason: appetitus rationi pareat

liberty in the laws: libertas in legibus

liberty is a thing of inestimable value: libertas inæstimabile res est

liberty under the law: sub lege libertas

licking a cub into shape (fig): lambendo paulatim figurant

life is changeable: varia vita est

life is short, art is long: vita brevis, ars longa

life itself is short but evils make it longer: brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior

life without literature is death: vita sine literis mors est

lift up your hearts: sursum corda

light comes from above: lux venit ab alto

light griefs find utterance, great ones hold silence: curæ leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent

light is the grief that can take counsel: levis est dolor qui capere consilium potest

light is the load that is cheerfully borne: leve fit quod bene fertur onus

light of the world: lux mundi

light-minded men are improvident of the future: leves homines futuri sunt improvidi

lightning strikes the mountain tops: feriunt summis fulmina montes

like a brook, life flows away: ut amnis vita labitur

like cures like: similia similibus curantur

like father, like son: qualis pater, talis filius

listen, be silent, flee: aude, tace, fuge

listen to both sides: audi alteram partem

little minds are caught by little things: parva leves capiunt animas

live ever mindful of death: vive memor Lethi

live for today: vive hodie

live, while you can: dum potes vive

live within your means: messe tenus propria vive

lofty towers fall with a heavier crash: celsæ graviore casu decidunt turres

long live the king: vivat rex

long live the king and queen: vivant rex et regina

long live the queen: vivat regina

long live the republic: vivat respublica

look to the end: respice finem

look upon the immense work of the artist Nature: artificis Naturæ ingens opus aspice

look within: interiora vide

Lord, have mercy on us: Kyrie eleison

love, and a cough, are not concealed: amor tussisque non celantur

love bade me write: scribere jussit amor

love begets love: amor gignit amorem

love conquers all things: omnia vincit amor

love has both honey and gall in abundance: amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus

love is a kind of warfare: militiæ species amor est

love is a thing full of anxious fears: res est solliciti plena timoris amor

love is one thing, lust another: alius est amor, alius cupido

love is the same in all: amor omnibus idem

love is the token of peace: signum pacis amor

love of country: amor patriæ

love of country leads me: ducit amor patriæ

love of neighbor: amor proximi

lovers are lunatics: amantes sunt amentes

lovers remember everything: meminerunt omnia amantes

lucky and unlucky days: fasti et nefasti dies

M

make haste slowly: festina lente

man alone is either a God or a Demon: homo solus aut Deus aut Dæmon

man is a two-footed reasoning animal: homo est animal bipes rationale

man is a wolf to man: homo homini lupus

man is his own worst enemy: nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse

man is the measure: homo mensura

man is to man either a God or a wolf: homo homini aut Deus aut lupus

man proposes, but God disposes: homo proponit, sed Deus disponit

many are called but few are chosen: multi sunt vocati, pauci vero electi

many grains make a heap: ex granis fit acervus

many hands make work light: multæ manus onus levius faciunt

many promises weaken faith: multa fidem promissa levant

many things fall between the cup and the lip: multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra

may he/she rest in peace: requiescat in pace

may the earth lie light upon you: levis sit tibi terra

may the Lord curse him: maledicat Dominus

may they rest in peace: requiescant in pace

meanwhile, something is going on: interim fit aliquid

memory is the treasury and guardian of all things: memoria est thesaurus omnium rerum

e custos

men are transformed by pleasures: homines voluptatibus transformantur

men are wise as far as their beards: barbæ tenus sapientes

men trust their eyes rather than their ears: homines amplius oculis quam

auribus credunt

men willingly believe that which they wish for: libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

mind moves matter: mens agitat molem

mind your own business: sutor, ne supra crepidam

mine and thine: meum et tuum

mine today, yours tomorrow: hodie mihi, cras tibi

misfortune is a second master: magister alius casus

misfortunes benefit the good man: juvant aspera probum

misfortunes come unsought: mala ultro adsunt

misfortunes often stir up genius: ingenium mala sæpe movent

moderation is the mark of a great heart: magni pectoris est inter secunda moderatio

modesty is inborn, it cannot be learned: pudor doceri non potest, nasci potest

money does not smell: pecunia non olet

money is bewailed with a greater tumult than death: majore tumultu planguntur nummi

quam funera

money is both blood and life to mortal men: et sanguis et spiritus pecunia mortalibus

money is either our master or our slave: imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique

more lasting than bronze: ære perennius

more of good taste than expense: plus salis quam sumptus

more relish than meat (fig.): plus salis quam sumptus

mortals must bear many ills: pati necesse est multa mortales mala

most of man's misfortunes are due to man: homini plurima ex homine sunt mala

motion drawing to its end is swifter: motus in fine velocior

much in little: multum in parvo

my help is from above: auxilium meum ab alto

my soul magnifies the Lord: magnificat anima mea Dominum

my strength is from heaven: cælitus mihi vires

N

naked I repair to the camp of those who desire nothing: nihil cupientium nudus

castra peto

nature abhors a vacuum: natura abhorret a vacuo

nature desires perfection: natura appetit perfectum

nature has granted to all to be happy: natura beatis omnibus esse dedit

nature never says one thing and wisdom another: nunquam aliud natura, aliud

sapientia dicit

nature teaches one duty: officium natura docet

necessity has no law: necessitas non habet legem

necessity is a powerful weapon: ingens telum necessitas

necessity is the mother of invention: mater artium necessitas

necessity knows no holiday: feriis caret necessitas

necessity knows no law (fig.): necessitas non habet legem

neck and neck: pari passu

neglect of appearance becomes men: forma viros neglecta decet

neglected things flourish: neglecta virescunt

neither blame nor applaud yourself: neque culpa neque lauda teipsum

neither can I live with you nor without you: nec tecum possum vivere, nec sine te

neither fear nor wish for your last day: summam nec metuas diem, nec optes

neither is it permitted to know all things: nec scire fas est omnia

neither love nor a cough can be hidden: nec amor nec tussis celatur

never acquiesce: nunquam acquiescere

never less alone than when alone: nunquam minus solus quam cum solus

never trust an alliance with the powerful: nunquam est fidelis cum potente societas

never weary of doing good: bene agendo nunquam defessus

new fields of corn wave where Troy once stood: jam seges est ubi Troja fuit

night is the time for counsel, day for arms: consiliis nox apta ducum, lux aptior armis

no evil person is happy: nemo malus felix

no god assists the idle: otiosis nullus adsistit deus

no good person ever became suddenly rich: repente dives nemo factus est bonus

no just man ever became rich quickly: nunquam vir æquus dives evasit cito

no man has perpetual good fortune: nulli est homini perpetuum bonum

no more beyond: ne plus ultra

no occasion to be alert is to be overlooked: cavendi nulla est dimittenda occasio

no one becomes extremely wicked all at once: repente nemo fit turpissimus

no one becomes guilty by fate: nemo fit fato nocens

no one can be happy without virtue: beatus autem esse sine virtute nemo potest

no one can escape death: mortem effugere nemo potest

no one can give what he does not have: nemo dat quod non habet

no one can serve two masters: nemo potest duobus dominis servire

no one can wear a mask for very long: nemo potest personam diu ferre fictam

no one deserves punishment for a thought: cogitationis poenam nemo meretur

no one has license to sin: peccare licet nemini

no one in love sees: nemo in amore videt

no one is bound to accuse himself: nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare

no one is deceived who is knowingly deceived: non decipitur qui scit se decipi

no one is heir of the living: nemo est hæres viventis

no one is satisfied with his lot: nemo sua sorte contentus

no one is wise alone: nemo solus sapit

no one is wise at all times: nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit

no one ought to gain by another person's loss: nemo debet ex aliena jactura lucrari

no one provokes me with impunity: nemo me impune lacessit

no one should be a judge in his own cause: aliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa

no poison is drunk out of earthenware: nulla aconita bibuntur fictilibus

no possession is greater than virtue: virtute nulla possessio major

no sooner said than done: dictum factum or dictum ac factum

nor is heaven always at peace: nec sidera pacem semper habent

not all of me shall die: non omnis moriar

not Angles, but angels: non Angli, sed angeli

not equal to many: nec pluribus impar

not for you alone: non vobis solum

not for you, not for me, but for us: non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis

not sound in mind: non compos mentis

not too much: de nimium

not with equal steps: non passibus æquis

not yet victory, and there was already dissension: nondum victoria, jam discordia erat

note well: nota bene

nothing beyond it: ne plus ultra

nothing can be created of nothing: nil posse creari de nilo

nothing comes from nothing: nihil ex nihilo

nothing dries sooner than a tear: nihil enim lacryma citius arescit

nothing in life is permanent: firmum in vita nihil

nothing is great unless it is good: nil magnum nisi bonum

nothing is impossible: nil impossibile

nothing is loftier than the love of truth: nil est amore veritatis celsus

nothing is swifter than rumor: fama nihil est celerius

nothing is swifter than the years!: nihil est annis velocius!

nothing is too difficult for mortals: nil mortalibus arduum est

nothing is wanting here except a song: nihil hic nisi carmina desunt

nothing so useful as the sun and salt: nil sole et sale utilius

nothing that relates to man is alien to me: humani nihil alienum

nothing too much: ne quid nimis

nothing without God: nil sine Deo

nothing without great labor: nil sine magno labore

nothing without labor: nihil sine labore

now or never: nunc aut nunquam

now Spring restores balmy warmth: jam ver egelidos refert tepores

O

O, how deceitful is the hope of men: O fallacem hominum spem

O imitators, you servile herd!: O imitatores, servum pecus!

O sacred simplicity!: O sancta simplicitas!

O sweet solace of labors: O laborum dulce lenimen

O the times! O the morals!: O tempora! O mores!

O what a void there is in things!: O quantum in rebus inane!

occasion is bald behind: post est occasio calva

odd numbers bring luck: numero omnia impare gaudet

of blessed memory: beatæ memoriæ

of evils to choose the least: ex malis eligere minima

of its own kind: sui generis

of so much force are system and connection: tantum series juncturaque pollet

of sound mind: compos mentis

of the dead say nothing but good: de mortuis nihil nisi bonum

of the dead say nothing but what is true: de mortuis nil nisi verum

of two evils, always choose the lesser: de duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum

of what use are pedigrees?: stemmata quid faciunt?

often a man is his own worst enemy: sæpe nihil inimicus homini quam sibi ipse

Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!: O tempora! O mores!

old age is a heavy burden to man: grave senectus est hominibus pondus

old age is an incurable disease: senectus insanabilis morbus est

old men are twice children: bis pueri senes

on one side a wolf besets you, on the other a dog: hac urget lupus, hac canis

on the spur of the moment: ex tempore

once an abbot, always an abbot: semel abbas, semper abbas

once and always: semel et semper

one and the same: semel et simul

one grieves sincerely who grieves unseen: illa dolet vere quæ sine teste dolet

one hand rubs the other: manus manum fricat

one hand washes the other: manus manum lavat

one heart, one way: cor unum, via una

one man can do nothing, two can do much: unum nihil, duos plurimum posse

one man sins, the other is punished: alius peccat, alius plectitur

one man's loss is another man's gain: ex damno alterius, alterius utilitas

one must move with the times: tempori parendum

one of a kind: sui generis

one ought not to wrestle with ghosts: cum larvis non luctandum

one ought to beware of prostitutes: cavendum a meretricibus

one ought to fear even the tiniest of creatures: a minimis quoque timendum

one single bright day will equal the black ones: æquabit nigras candida una dies

one wrong does not justify another: injuria non excusat injuriam

opportunity makes the thief: occasio furem facit

opposite cures opposite: contraria contrariis curantur

others' dangers are our warnings: aliena pericula, cautiones nostræ

our day is over (fig.): fuimus Troës

Our Father: Pater Noster

our light comes from God: a Deo lux nostra

our temples do not conceal our age: ætatem non tegunt tempora

our thoughts are free: liberæ sunt enim nostræ cogitationes

out of Africa there is always something new: ex Africa semper aliquid novi

out of many one: e pluribus unum

out of many things a great heap will be formed: de multis grandis acervus erit

out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing: ex ipso ore procedit benedictio

et maledictio

out of the smoke into the flame: de fumo in flammam

over their cups: inter pocula

P

pain makes even the innocent man a liar: etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor

pale death approaches with equal step: pallida mors æquo pulsat pede

pardon my words: sit venia verbis

pardon the expression: venia sit dicto

past labors are pleasant: jucundi acti labores

patience abused becomes fury: patientia læsa fit furor

peace be to this house: pax huic domui

peace be with you: pax vobiscum or pax vobis

peace is preferable to war: pax potior bello

peace is produced by war: pax paritur bello

pearls before swine: margaritas ante porcos

perhaps a better fate awaits the afflicted: forsan miseros meliora sequentur

philosophy is the true medicine of the mind: est profecto animi medicina, philosophia

physician, heal thyself: medice, cura te ipsum

pleasure arises out of labor: e labore dulcedo

poetic license: licentia poëtica

poetry is the wine of demons: poësis est vinum dæmonum

poison is drunk from a gold cup: venenum in auro bibitur

poison is more often drunk from a gold cup: sæpius in auro bibitur venenum

poverty hinders the greatest talents from advancing: paupertatem summis ingeniis obesse,

ne provehantur

poverty inspires genius: ingenii largitor venter

practice is the best teacher: exercitatio optimus est magister

praise be to God: laus Deo

pray and work: ora et labora

pray, brothers: orate fratres

pray for a strong will: fortem posce animum

pray for us sinners: ora pro nobis peccatoribus

prayer goes heavenward: it prex cæli

precepts guide, but examples drag along: præcepta ducunt, at exempla trahunt

precocious things do not last long: præcocia non diuturna

prepared for any change of fortune: in utraque fortuna paratus

prepared for everything: in omnia paratus

prepared in war and peace: bello ac pace paratus

presence diminishes fame: minuit præsentia famam

princes are mortal, the republic is eternal: principes mortales, rempublicam æternam

prudent men abstain from wine: prudentes vino abstinent

Punic faith (treachery): Punica fides

puppies and pigs have a very different smell: aliter catuli longe olent, aliter sues

pursuits become habits: abeunt studia in mores

Q

quieter than a fish: magis mutus quam piscis

R

rarely are beauty and wisdom found together: raram facit misturam cum sapientia forma

read the whole if you wish to know the whole: lege totum si vis scire totum

ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief: paratæ lacrimæ insidias non

fletum indicant

reason can generally effect more than blind force: plus ratio quam vis cæca valere solet

reason is a ray of divine light: ratio est radius divini luminis

reason is the spirit and soul of the law: ratio est legis anima

refrain from laying the guilt of the few upon the many: parcite paucarum diffundere

crimen in omnes

religion is not abolished by abolishing superstition: superstitione tollenda religio

non tollitur

remember death: memento mori

remember that you are a man: te hominem esse memento

remotest Thule: ultima Thule

remove the foundation and the structure falls: sublato fundamento cadit opus

render unto God: reddite Deo

renew your courage: renovate animos

repetition is the mother of study: repetitio est mater studiorum

resist the beginning: obsta principiis

resolving one controversy by creating another: litem quod lite resolvit

respect is greater at a distance: major e longinquo reverentia

retracing the footsteps of fame: retinens vestigia famæ

revenge brings with it ruin: vindictæ trahit exitium

revenge is an inhuman word: inhumanum verbum est ultio

riches allow one to be foolish: stultitiam patiuntur opes

rivalry is the whetstone of talent: ingeniorum cos æmulatio

Rome has spoken; the case is settled: Roma locuta est; causa finita est

room for doubt: ambigendi locus

ruling men is one thing, entertaining them is another: alia res sceptrum, alia plectrum

rumor flies: fama volat

rumor grows as it goes: fama crescit eundo

rumor never reports things in their true light: nunquam ad liquidum fama perducitur

rumor runs away: fama fert

rusty mind, blighted genius: ærugo animi, rubigo ingenii

S

safety must sometimes be bought with money: ære quandoque salutem redimendam

said and done: dictum factum or dictum ac factum

salt seasons everything: sal sapit omnia

salvation by faith: salus in fide

salvation in God alone: in solo Deo salus

salvation under the Cross: sub cruce salus

sanity of sanity, all is sanity: sanitas sanitatum, omnia sanitas

satire is wholly ours: satura tota nostra est

second thoughts are generally wiser thoughts: posteriores cogitationes sapientiores solent

esse

second to none: nulli secundus

see and believe: vide et crede

see that it be done: fieri facias

seek after truth: quære verum

seek not yourself from outside yourself: ne te quæsiveris extra

seek ye first the kingdom of God: quærite prime regnum Dei

seize the day: carpe diem

seize the opportunity that is offered: oblatam occasionem tene

self-praise is base: laus propria sordet

selling incense and perfumes: vendentem thus et odores

serve the Lord with gladness: servite Domino in lætitia

seven is a banquet, nine a brawl: septem convivium, novem convitium

short cuts are roundabouts: compendia dispendia

short-lived pleasure is the parent of pain: brevis voluptas mox doloris est parens

simple in elegance: simplex munditiis

simplicity is nowadays very rare: ævo rarissima nostro simplicitas

simplicity is the seal of truth: simplex sigillum veri

simplicity is the sign of truth: simplex signum veri

simulated tears (crocodile tears): lacrimæ simulatæ

sincerity gives wings to strength: candor dat viribus alas

sing joyfully to God, all the earth: jubilate Deo, omnis terra

sing to the Lord a new song: cantate Domino canticum novum

sleep is the image of death: somnus est imago mortis

sleep on it: in nocte consilium

slow but sure: tarde sed tute

small in number, but their valor is quick for war: exigui numero, sed bello vivida virtus

small things become the small: parvum parva decent

small things will make a large pile: de parvis grandis acervus erit

so help me God!: medius fidius!

so many men, so many opinions: quot homines tot sententiæ

solid earth: terra firma

some do the planting, others the reaping: alii sementem faciunt, alii metentem

some remedies are worse than the disease: graviora quædam sunt remedia periculis

sometimes a fool speaks well: interdum stultus bene loquitur

sometimes common error makes law: communis error facit jus

sometimes even the good Homer nods off: aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus

sometimes sweet things become bitter: dulcia quandoque amara fieri

soon ripe, soon rotten: cito maturum, cito putridum

sooner or later we hasten to one home: serius aut citius sedem properamus ad unam

speak and act: fare fac

speak of the devil (fig.): lupus in fabula

speech is an indicator of thought: index animi sermo est

speech is given to all, wisdom to few: sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis

speech is the mirror of the mind: imago animi sermo est

spoken words fly, written words remain: verba volant, scripta manent

state secrets: arcana imperii

still water runs deep: aqua profunda est quieta

strength, lacking judgment, collapses by its own weight: vis consilii expers mole ruit sua

strife is the dowry of a wife: dos est uxoria lites

success makes some crimes honorable: honesta quædam scelera successus facit

such as it is: taliter qualiter

suffering follows those who flee: fugientes afflictio sequitur

suppression of the truth is the suggestion of falsehood: suppressio veri suggestio falsi

sweet association of friends: dulce sodalicium or dulce sodalitium

sweet danger: dulce periculum

sweet home: dulce domum

sweet is the love of one's country: dulcis amor patriæ

sweet is the memory of past labor: suavis laborum est præteritorum memoria

sweet society: dulce sodalicium or dulce sodalitium

sweet things come after bitter things: post amara dulcia

sweeter than honey: dulcior melle

swimming here and there: rari nantes

T

take heed you do not fall: cave ne cadas

take up and read: tolle lege

taxes are the sinews of the republic: vectigalia nervos esse rei publicæ

teach that you may learn: doce ut discas

tears are the nature of things: sunt lacrimæ rerum

ten constitute a crowd: multitudinem decem faciunt

testimonies are to be weighed, not counted: ponderanda sunt testimonia,

non numeranda

thanks be to God: Dei gratias or Deo gratias

that is a harvest which ill repays its husbandman: illa est agricolæ messis iniqua suo

that is rightly done which is honestly done: recte quod honeste

that which hurts teaches: quæ nocent docent

that which pleases is twice repeated: bis repetita placent

that would be adding insult to injury: ad damnum adderetur injuria

the absent one will not be the heir: absens hæres non erit

the abuse of a thing is no argument against its use (fig.): ab abusu ad usum non

valet consequentia

the abuse of a thing is no argument for its disuse: ex abusu non argumentum

ad desuetudinem

the act of God does injury to no one: actus Dei nemini facit injuriam

the act of the law does injury to no one: actus legis nulli facit injuriam

the age we live in is the true age of gold: aurea nunc vere sunt sæcula

the anger of the lion is noble: ira leonis nobilis

the appearances of things are deceptive: fallaces sunt rerum species

the bad end of a bad beginning: mali principii malus finis

the beaten path is the safest one: via trita est tutissima

the beaten path, the safe path: via trita, via tuta

the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord: initium sapientiæ est timor Domini

the beginnings of all things are small: omnium rerum principia parva sunt

the belly is the giver of genius: ingenii largitor venter

the best counselors are the dead: optimi consiliarii mortui

the best remedy for anger is delay: maximum remedium iræ mora est

the best things await us in heaven: manent optima coele

the blood of the Christians is seed: semen est sanguis Christianorum

the brain is the citadel of the senses: habet cerebrum sensus arcem

the brave always show mercy: fortes semper monstrant misericordiam

the brave may fall, but they cannot yield: fortis cadere, cedere non potest

the cart draws the ox: currus bovem trahit

the case is settled: causa finita est

the cautious wolf fears the snare: cautus metuit foveam lupus

the Church does not die: Ecclesia non moritur

the clamor of the forum: forensis strepitus

the cock is proudest on his own dungheap: gallus in sterquilinio suo plurimum potest

the comfort derived from the misery of others is slight: levis est consolatio ex

miseria aliorum

the corruption of the best is the worst: corruptio optimi pessima

the country in the city: rus in urbe

the coward calls himself cautious, the miser thrifty: timidus se vocat cautum,

parcum sordidus

the cowl does not make the monk: cucullus non facit monachum

the craftsman is known by his work: opus artificem probat

the crop is always greater in the lands of another: fertilior seges est alienis semper in agris

the Cross is our crown: a crux nostra corona

the Cross is the touchstone of faith: fidei coticula crux

the crown of old age is authority: apex est autem senectutis auctoritas

the dead do not bite: mortui non mordant

the deeds of men never escape the gods: acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt

the defense of a just cause is easy: justæ causæ facilis est defensio

the delight of mankind: deliciæ humani generis

the descent to hell is easy: facilis est descensus Averni

the Devil take the hindmost! (fig.): occupet extremum scabies

the die is cast: jacta alea est

the dread of war is worse than war itself: pejor est bello timor ipse belli

the dregs of the people: fæx populi

the drop hollows the stone: gutta cavat lapidem

the eagle bears me on high: alte fert aquila

the ear of the bridled horse is in the mouth: equo frænato est auris in ore

the empty-handed traveler sings before the robber: cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator

the end crowns the work: finis coronat opus

the end of one day is the beginning of another: finis unius diei est principium alterius

the ending proves the deeds: exitus acta probat

the end justifies the means: cui licitus est finis, etiam licent media

the exception proves the rule: exceptio probat regulam

the face is the index of the soul: vultus est index animi

the fatal gift to Minerva: donum exitiale Minervæ

the Fates lead the willing and drag the unwilling: Fata volentem ducunt,

nolentem trahunt

the Fates oppose: Fata obstant

the father of the country: pater patriæ

the fear of death is worse than death: timor mortis morte pejor

the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: timor Domini initium sapientiæ

the fear of war is worse than war itself: pejor est bello timor ipse belli

the feelings generally run riot in prosperity: luxuriant animi rebus plerumque secundis

the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses: aut insanit homo, aut versus facit

the fields where Troy once stood: campos ubi Troja fuit

the fig tree splits huge blocks of marble: ingentia marmora findet caprificus

the fires of youth have cooled: adulescentia deferbuit

the first among equals: primus inter pares

the first appearance deceives many: decipit frons prima multos

the first reaction to truth is hatred: cum odio sui coepit veritas

the fleeting years glide by: fugaces labuntur anni

the flower of youth: flos juventutis

the fool is always beginning to live: stultus semper incipit vivere

the footprints of dying liberty: vestigia morientis libertatis

the footsteps of fortune are slippery: lubrici sunt fortunæ gressus

the fortune of the house stands: stat fortuna domus

the fortune of war stands ever on the verge: fortuna belli semper ancipiti in loco est

the fountain of all living things: fons omnium viventium

the fountain of evil: fons malorum

the fountain of justice is good faith: fundamentum justitiæ est fides

the fruit of sin is bitter: amarus vitiorum fructus

the future is inscrutable: futurum invisibile

the gain of the one is the loss of the other: unius compendium, alterius dispendium

the garment makes the man: vestis virum facit

the giver makes the gift precious: auctor pretiosa facit

the gods sell all things to hard labor: dii laboribus omnia vendunt

the golden mean: aurea mediocritas

the good are more suspected by kings than the bad: regibus boni quam mali

suspectiores sunt

the good leader makes good soldiers: bonus dux bonum reddit militem

the greatest force is that of nature: naturæ vis maxima

the greatest respect is due to a child: maxima reverentia pueris debetur

the greatest scholars are not the wisest men: magis magni clerici non sunt

magis sapientes

the happier the moments, the shorter the time: tanto brevius omne, quanto

felicius tempus

the heavens tell of the glory of God: cæli enarrant gloriam Dei

the highest good: summum bonum

the highest justice is often the greatest injustice: summum jus sæpe summa injuria est

the highest seat does not hold two: summa sedes non capit duos

the hired hand flees from the flock: mercenarius fugit a grege

the honest man does not repent: probum non poenitet

the hope of the flock: spem gregis

the hour flies: hora fugit

the house is smiling with silver: ridet argento domus

the house of a friend is the best house: domus amica domus optima

the idle are always needy: otiosi semper egentes

the indulgence of parents is the bane of children: indulgentia parentum,

filiorum pernicies

the injured man writes in marble: scribit in marmore læsus

the irritable race of poets: genus irritabile vatum

the judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted: judex damnatur cum

nocens absolvitur

the judge of beauty: arbiter formæ

the judge of the drinking: arbiter bibendi

the judgment of God: judicium Dei

the just shall live by faith: justus autem ex fide vivit

the king can do no wrong: rex non potest peccare

the king never dies: rex nunquam moritur

the king reigns but does not govern: rex regnat sed non gubernat

the labor and delay of the file: limæ labor et mora

the language of truth is simple: veritatis simplex oratio est

the last of the Romans: ultimus Romanorum

the law compels no one to do what is impossible: lex neminem cogit ad impossibilia

the law does not concern itself with trifles: de minimis non curat lex

the law is hard, but it is the law: dura lex, sed lex

the law is prospective, not retrospective: lex prospicit non respicit

the law of nations: jus gentium

the law of the sword: jus gladii

the laws are silent in time of war: silent leges inter arma

the laws sometimes sleep, but never die: dormiunt aliquando leges, nunquam moriuntur

the lesser of two evils: minima de malis

the light shines in the darkness: lux in tenebris lucet

the living power: vis viva

the longest day soon comes to an end: longissimus dies cito conditur

the Lord be with you: Dominus vobiscum

the Lord has spoken it: dixit Dominus

the Lord himself has spoken it: ipse dixit Dominus

the Lord is my light: Dominus illuminatio mea

the Lord is my rock: Dominus petra mea

the Lord will provide: Dominus providebit

the loss falls upon its owner: res perit suo domino

the loss of money is bewailed with true tears: ploratur lacrimis amissa pecunia veris

the love of money increases: crescit amor nummi

the love of money is a root to all kinds of evil: radix omnium malorum est cupiditas

the madness of one makes many mad: unius dementia dementes efficit multos

the madness of scholars: deliramenta doctrinæ

the malevolent have hidden teeth: malevolus animus abditos dentes habet

the man who is everywhere is never anywhere: nusquam est qui ubique est

the manners of men are to be carefully observed: notandi sunt tibi mores

the master of taste: elegantiæ arbiter

the master of the feast: arbiter bibendi

the master suffers the loss: damnum sentit dominus

the master's eye makes the horse fat: oculus domini saginat equum

the middle way: via media

the mighty cycle of the ages begins its turn anew: magnus ab integro

sæculorum nascitur ordo

the mind is sicker than the sick body: corpore sed mens est ægro magis ægra

the miser is ever in want: semper avarus eget

the miserable bliss of all mortal things: mortalium rerum misera beatitudo

the modest water saw God and blushed: vidit et erubit lympha pudica Deum

the more men have, the more they want: homines, quo plura habent,

eo cupiunt ampliora

the more pluck, the better luck!: tanto fortior, tanto felicior!

the mother of the coward has no occasion to weep: timidi mater non flet

the mouse perishes by betraying itself: sorex suo perit indicio

the Muse forbids the virtuous man to die: dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori

the naked truth: nuda veritas

the new drives out the old: cura cura repulsa nova

the office shows the man: magistratus indicat virum

the one who spares the rod hates the child: qui parcit virgæ odit filium

the one who asks timidly courts denial: qui timide rogat, docet negare

the one who denies his sins does not atone for them: non purgat peccata qui negat

the one who does a thing by another does it himself: qui facit per alium facit per se

the one who envies is inferior: qui invidet minor est

the one who flees will fight again: qui fugiebat, rursus proeliabitur

the one who hates vice, hates humanity: quis vitia odit, homines odit

the one who judges in haste repents in haste: ad poenitendum properat, cito qui judicat

the one who labors prays: qui laborat orat

the one who teaches learns: qui docet discit

the one who wishes for peace must prepare for war: qui desiderat pacem,

præparet bellum

the opinions of men are fallible: hominum sententia fallax

the origin of evil: fons malorum

the penniless man has nothing to lose (fig.): cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator

the people boo me, but I applaud myself: populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo

the people wish to be deceived: populus vult decipi

the play is over: acta est fabula

the plaything of Fortune: ludibrium Fortunæ

the poet's frenzy: furor poëticus

the popular breeze: aura popularis

the pot boils badly: olla male fervet

the power of custom is most weighty: gravissimum est imperium consuetudinis

the power of love: potentia amoris

the price of knowledge: pretium scientiæ

the public good: salus publica

the public good is to be preferred to private advantage: publicum bonum

privato est præferendum

the remedy is worse than the disease: ægrescit medendo

the remembrance of past labors is pleasant: acti labores jucundi

the results of war are uncertain: incerti sunt exitus belli

the Roman republic stands by its ancient manners and men: moribus antiquis res stat

Romana virisque

the roughest seas are far from land: medio maxima turba mari est

the ruins strike him undaunted: impavidum ferient ruinæ

the same laws hold for peace as for war: sunt et belli sicut pacis jura

the same old thing (fig.): crambe repetita

the same way by different steps: gradu diverso, via una

the scar remains: cicatrix manet

the sea surely is common to all: mare quidem, commune certo est omnibus

the shadow of a great name: magni nominis umbra

the slave rides in the same chariot: servus curru portatur eodem

the son of a white hen: albæ gallinæ filius

the son of the earth: filius terræ

the soul is the nobility: animus est nobilitas

the soul of the world: anima mundi

the source and origin of the evil: fons et origo mali

the spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak: spiritus promtus est, caro autem infirma

the stag provoked becomes a lion: cervus lacessitus leo

the star shows the way: stella monstrat viam

the stars my camp, the gods my light: astra castra, numen lumen

the state in which it was: status quo

the story relates to you: de te fabula narratur

the stronger always succeeds: plus potest qui plus valet

the suggestion of falsehood: suggestio falsi

the sun of all days has not yet set: nondum omnium dierum sol occidit

the sun shines even on the wicked: et sceleratis sol oritur

the sun shines on all: sol lucet omnibus

the tears of things: lacrimæ rerum

the things that are above us are nothing to us: quæ supra nos nihil ad nos

the tired ox plants its foot more firmly: bos lassus fortius figit pedem

the toastmaster: arbiter bibendi

the traveler who has nothing sings before the robber: vacuus cantat coram latrone viator

the trumpet sounds attack: classicum canit

the truth hates delays: veritas odit moras

the truth shall set you free: veritas vos liberabit

the uncertainty of law: alea judiciorum

the uncertainty of war: alea belli

the unknown explained by the unknown: ignotum per ignotius

the vigor of youth passes away like a spring flower: vigor ætatis fluit ut flos veris

the virtue of parents is a great dowry: dos est magna parentum virtus

the voice of one crying in the wilderness: vox clamantis in deserto

the voice of the people is the voice of God: vox populi, vox Dei

the voice remains: vox manet

the weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise: hæredis fletus sub persona risus est

the welfare of the people: salus populi

the wicked are not swayed by obsequiousness: improbus a nullo flectitur obsequio

the wolf changes its coat, not its disposition: lupus pilum mutat, non mentem

the wolf in the fable: lupus in fabula

the wonderful year: annus mirabilis

the word of God endures through eternity: verbum Dei manet in æternum

the Word was made flesh: verbum caro factum est

the work boils: fervet opus

the workmanship surpassed the material: materiam superabat opus

the world does not suffice: non sufficit orbis

the world is the living image of God: mundus est Dei viva statua

the world wishes to be deceived: mundus vult decipi

the wrath of God: Dei irati

the wrath of kings is always severe: gravis ira regum est semper

the written word remains, what is spoken perishes: litera scripta manet, verbum

ut inane perit

the years are doubled for the just: justo geminantur anni

the years glide swiftly by: fugaces labuntur anni

their silence is praise enough: tacent satis laudant

there are a thousand kinds of men: mille hominum species

there are no unmixed blessings: nihil est ab omni parte beatum

there is a god within our heart: deus est in pectore nostro

there is a god within us, and we hold commerce with heaven: est deus in nobis, et sunt

commercia coeli

there is a limit to grief, but not to fear: dolendi modus, timendi non autem

there is a method in all things: est modus in rebus

there is always something new out of Africa: semper aliquid novi Africam affere

there is danger in delay: periculum in mora

there is honor in sincerity: in candore decus

there is no day without sorrow: nulla dies mærore caret

there is no desire for what is unknown: ignoti nulla cupido

there is no disputing about tastes: de gustibus non est disputandum

there is no easy way from the earth to the stars: non est ad astra mollis e terris via

there is no life without friendship: sine amicitia vitam esse nullam

there is no salvation outside the Church: extra ecclesiam nulla salus

there is nothing assured to men: nil homini certum est

there is nothing left (fig.): etiam periere ruinæ

there is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh: risu inepto res ineptior nulla est

there is nothing new under the sun: nihil sub sole novum

there is nothing that God cannot do: nihil est quod Deus efficere non possit

there is nothing that is blessed in every respect: nihil est ab omni parte beatum

there is room for even more guests at the feast: locus est et pluribus umbris

there is safety in many advisors: salus ubi multi consiliarii

there is safety in this: in hoc salus

there is something in omens: omina sunt aliquid

they can because they think they can: possunt quia posse videntur

they condemn what they do not understand: damnant quod non intelligunt

they make a desert, and call it peace: solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant

they mingle heaven and earth: terram coelo miscent

they rush into the flames of passion: in furias ignemque ruunt

they wander from the point: a re decedunt

they were sowing the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: ventum seminabant et

turbinem metent

they will pay at the Greek calends: ad Græcas kalendas soluturos

things are more pleasant from a distance: quæ e longinquo magis placent

things forbidden have a secret charm: prævalent illicita

things locked up are safe: quæ serata secura

think on eternity: eternitatem cogita

this I wish, thus I command: hoc volo, sic jubeo

this is my body: hoc est corpus meum

this is the new covenant in my blood: hic est enim sanguis meus novi testamenti

those secret whisperings of the crowd: secreta hæc murmura vulgi

those who are happy at home should stay there: domi manere convenit felicibus

those who contemplate the heights, fall: qui alta contemplantur, cadere

though ten times repeated, it still is pleasing: decies repetita placebit

though the wound is healed, a scar remains: etiam sanato vulnere cicatrix manet

thrift is a great revenue: parsimonia est magnum vectigal

through adversity to greatness: per angusta ad augusta

thunderbolts that strike blindly and in vain: bruta fulmina et vana

thus always to tyrants: sic semper tyrannis

thus passes the glory of the world: sic transit gloria mundi

thus you bees make honey not for yourselves: sic vos non vobis mellificatis apes

Thy will be done: fiat voluntas tua

time cures our griefs: dies adimit ægritudinem

time flies: tempus fugit

time flies through the world: volat hora per orbem

time glides away, and we grow older through the silent years: tempora labuntur, tacitisque

senescimus annis

time is a certain fraction of eternity: tempus est quædam pars æternitatis

time is the best of the healing arts: temporis ars medicina fere est

time is the essence of the matter: tempus anima rei

time is the greatest innovator: maximus novator tempus

time reveals all things: tempus omnia revelat

time reveals the truth: veritatem dies aperit

time the producer, time the devourer of things: tempus ferax, tempus edax rerum

times change, and we change with them: tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis

to a T (fig.): ad unguem

to accept a favor is to sell one's liberty: beneficium accipere libertatem vendere est

to add fuel to the flame: oleum addere camino

to add insult to injury: ad damnum adderetur injuria

to argue about the shadow of an ass: de asini umbra disceptare

to attempt to scale heaven (fig.): imponere Pelion Olympo or Pelio imponere Ossam

to be is to be perceived: esse est percipi

to be loved, be lovable: ut ameris, amabilis esto

to call a spade a spade: ligonem ligonem vocat

to carry wood to the forest: in silvam ligna ferre

to compare great things with small: parvis componere magna

to compare small things with great: parva componere magnis

to draw water with a sieve: cribro aquam haurire

to drink poison from a golden cup: bibere venenum in auro

to each his own: suum cuique

to each his own beauty: suum cuique pulchrum

to each his own custom: suus cuique mos est

to each his own pleasure: sua cuique voluptas

to err is human: errare humanum est

to everyone his due: suum cuique

to feed the flame: alere flammam

to fetch food from the flames: e flamma cibum petere

to fish with a golden hook: aureo hamo piscari

to God alone be the glory: soli Deo gloria

to God, the Best, the Greatest: Deo, Optimo, Maximo

to hold a wolf by its ears: lupum auribus tenere

to honors through difficulties: ad augusta per angusta

to how many evils does not religion persuade!: quantum religio potuit suadere malorum!

to laugh in one's sleeve (fig.): ridere in stomacho

to lean against a falling wall: in caducum parietem inclinare

to leave no stone unturned: omnem movere lapidem

to live an evil life is a type of death: genus est mortis male vivere

to live from hand to mouth (fig.): in diem vivere

to lose a friend is the greatest of all losses: amicum perdere est damnorum maximum

to miss the mark: aberrare a scopo

to passion, even haste is slow: est ipsa cupiditati tarda celeritas

to pile Ossa on Pelion: Pelio imponere Ossam

to pile Pelion on Olympus: imponere Pelion Olympo

to pray is to work, to work is to pray: orare est laborare, laborare est orare

to put the cart before the ox: currus bovem trahit

to raise a tempest in a teapot (fig.): fluctus in simpulo exitare

to rave with the insane: cum insanientibus furere

to sell smoke: fumos vendere

to swear is to call God to witness: jurare est Deum in testem vocare

to teach a fish how to swim: piscem natare docere

to the devil with you! (fig.): abi in malam crucem

to the good all things are good: omnia bona bonis

to the greater glory of God: ad majorem Dei gloriam

to the highest point: ad summum

to the indolent every day is a holiday: ignavis semper feriæ sunt

to the Lord, the best, the greatest: Domino, Optimo, Maximo

to the memory of: in memoriam

to the pure all things are pure: omnia munda mundis

to the stars through adversities: ad astra per aspera

to the weary, the bare ground is a bed: fatigatis humus cubile est

to those who come late the bones: tarde venientibus ossa

to throw cold water on a business: frigidam aquam effundere

to throw the handle after the hatchet: ad perditam securim manubrium adjicere

to touch a sore: tangere ulcus

to understand the cause of all things: rerum cognoscere causas

to which vulture shall this carcass fall?: cujus vulturis hoc erit cadaver?

to whom Fortune herself yields: cui Fortuna ipsa cedit

to wish for death is a coward's part: timidi est optare necem

to work is to pray: laborare est orare

today, you shall be with me in Paradise: hodie mecum eris in paradiso

tomorrow will give some food for thought: aliquod crastinus dies ad

cogitandum dabit

tooth and nail: unguibus et rostro

touch me not: noli me tangere

treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways: mille animos excipe mille modis

trial by ordeal: judicium Dei

Troy was: Troja fuit or fuit Ilium

truly the gods use us men as footballs: enim vero di nos quasi pilas homines habent

trust but see in whom: fide sed cui vide

trust not to appearances: ne fronti crede

trust the expert: experto crede

truth begets hatred: veritas odium parit

truth conquers all things: veritas omnia vincit

truth fears nothing but concealment: veritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi

truth will prevail: veritas prævalebit

two are better than one (fig.): unus vir, nullus vir

U

unanimously: una voce

unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire: libido effrenata effrenatam

appententiam efficit

under this sign you will conquer: sub hoc signo vinces

union gives strength to the humblest of aids: auxilia humilia firma consensus facit

union is strength (fig.): juncta juvant

unpleasing is the face that does not smile: nec grata est facies cui gelasinus abest

unraveling the web of Penelope: Penelopæ telam retexens

unrehearsed: ex tempore

until it fills the whole world: donec totum impleat orbem

use is the best teacher: usus est optimum magister

V

vanity of vanities, all is vanity: vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas

variety is delighting: varietas delectat

various are the opinions of men: varii hominum sensus

virtue alone can purchase power: emitur sola virtute potestas

virtue alone is true nobility: sola nobilitas virtus

virtue is a thousand shields: virtus mille scuta

virtue is indeed its own reward: ipsa quidem virtus pretium sibi

virtue is praised and left out to freeze: virtus laudatur et alget

virtue is the highest reward: virtus præmium est optimum

virtue is the safest helmet: cassis tutissima virtus

virtue is the strongest shield: ægis fortissima virtus

virtue lives on after the grave: vivit post funera virtus

virtue shines forth: fulget virtus

W

war is always easy to start, but very hard to end: omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum

ægerrume desinere

war is delightful to the inexperienced: dulce bellum inexpertis

warmed-over cabbage: crambe repetita

wars, horrible wars: bella, horrida bella

wars, the horror of mothers: bella, detesta matribus

watch and pray: vigilate et orate

we all have power to do harm: ad nocendum potentes sumus

we are all consumed by cares: curis tabescimus omnes

we are all the worse for license: deteriores omnes sumus licentia

we are born but to die: nascentes morimur

we are born poets, we become orators: nascimur poëtæ, fimus oratores

we are but dust and shadows, born to consume the fruits of the earth: pulvis et umbra

sumus, fruges consumere nati

we are corrupted by good fortune: felicitate corrumpimur

we become workmen by working: fabricando fabri fimus

we cannot command nature except by obeying her: naturæ enim non imperatur,

nisi parendo

we covet what is guarded: quicquid servatur, cupimus magis

we do not destroy religion by destroying superstition: nec vero superstitione tollenda

religio tollitur

we forget our pleasures, we remember our pains: cui placet obliviscitur, cui

dolet meminit

we have all been mad once: semel insanivimus omnes

we learn by teaching: docendo discimus

we lose things certain in pursuing things uncertain: certa amittimus dum incerta petimus

we pay when old for the excesses of our youth: quæ peccamus juvenes ea luimus senes

we praise thee, O God: te Deum laudamus

we two are a multitude: nos duo turba sumus

weariness of life: tædium vitæ

weigh Hannibal: expende Hannibalem

what a difference between a wise man and a fool!: stulto intellegens quid interest!

what a fine shepherd a wolf must be!: optimum custodem ovium quem dicunt

esse lupum!

what a wonderful revenue lies in thrift!: quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia!

what an artist dies in me!: qualis artifex pereo!

what coast is without our blood?: quæ caret ora cruore nostro?

what emptiness there is in human affairs!: quantum est in rebus inane!

what good are laws when there are no morals?: quid leges sine moribus vanæ proficiunt?

what I have said I have said: quod dixi dixi

what I have written I have written: quod scripsi scripsi

what if the sky should now fall?: quid si nunc coelum ruat?

what is braver than a lion?: quid leone fortius?

what is done quickly, perishes quickly: quod cito fit, cito perit

what is lawful is not always respectable: honestum non est semper quod licet

what is true belongs to me: quod verum est, meum est

what is truth?: quid est veritas?

what is unseemly is unsafe: intuta quæ indecora

what is useful is sweet: dulce quod utile

what is useful is valuable: pretiosum quod utile

what is violent is not durable: quod est violentum, non est durabile

what is well begun is already half done: dimidium facti qui bene coepit habet

what madness has seized you?: quæ te dementia cepit?

what now?: quid nunc?

what suffices is enough: satis quod sufficit

what was hard to suffer is sweet to remember: quæ fuit durum pati meminisse dulce est

what were once vices are now customs: quæ fuerant vitia mores sunt

whatever begins, also ends: quicquid coepit, et desinit

whatever you teach, be brief: quidquid præcipies, esto brevis

when fortune frowns, love's flame burns fiercer: fortuna amorem pejor infammat magis

when gold speaks, not even the least reason avails: auro loquente nihil pollet quævis ratio

when the cause is removed, the effect ceases: sublata causa, tollitur effectus

when you are at Rome, live after the Roman fashion: quum Romæ fueris, Romano vivite

more

where the law is uncertain, there is no law: ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum

where there is law there is remedy: ubi jus, ibi remedium

where there is smoke, there is fire: flamma fumo est proxima

where they create desolation they call it peace: ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant

which was to be proved: quod erat demonstrandum

while fortune lasted: dum fortuna fuit

while Rome deliberates, Saguntum perishes: deliberat Roma, perit Saguntum

while the crime blazes: flagrante delicto

while there is life, there is hope: dum vita est, spes est

while we live, let us live: dum vivimus, vivamus

whip me, but hear me: verbera, sed audi

whither goest thou?: quo vadis?

whither the Fates may call: quo Fata vocant

who then is free?: quisnam igitur liber?

who will guard the guardians?: quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

who would dare to call the sun a liar?: solem quis dicere falsum audeat?

wholly complete and complete in every part: totus in toto, et totus in qualibet parte

whom does it benefit?: cui bono?

whom does it harm?: cui malo?

whom have flowing cups not made eloquent?: fecundi calices quem non fecere disertum?

whose region, his religion: cujus regio, ejus religio

why force me to break the deep silence?: quid me alta silentia cogis rumpere?

wickedness takes the shorter road, and virtue the longer: compendiaria res improbitas,

virtusque tarda

wine kindles wrath: vinum incendit iram

wine opens the seals of the heart: aperit præcordia liber

wings greater than the nest: majores pennas nido

wisdom grows by study: studio sapientia crescit

wisdom is the gift of God: sapientia donum Dei

wisdom surpasses wealth: præstat opes sapientia

wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove: prudens ut serpens, simplex ut columba

wise is the person who talks little: vir sapit qui pauca loquitur

wise without learning: abnormis sapiens

with a grain of salt: cum grano salis

with equal steps: pari passu

with God's favor: Deo favente

with God's help, work prospers: adjuvante Deo labor proficit

with heart and hand: mente manuque

with how little wisdom the world is governed!: quam parva sapientia regitur mundus!

with one voice: una voce

with stronger force: a fortiori

with talons and beak: unguibus et rostro

with the blessed, all things are blessed: in beato omnia beata

with the greatest zeal: summo studio

with unequal steps: haud passibus æquis

without care: sine cura

without end: sine fine

without envy: sine invidia

without fear: sine metu

without hatred: sine odio

without money all is vain: absque argento omnia vana

without the Cross, without light: sine cruce, sine luce

woe is me!, I think I am becoming a god: væ!, puto deus fio

woe to the vanquished!: væ victis!

woman is ever fickle and changeable: varium et mutabile semper foemina

wonderful to behold!: mirabile visu!

wonderful to tell!: mirabile dictu!

work is itself a pleasure: labor ipse voluptas

work is the best of relishes: optimum obsonium labor

worship God, serve the king: Deum cole, regem serva

Y

yield not to misfortunes: tu ne cede malis

yield to no one: cede nullis

you are always singing the same tune: cantilenam eandem canis

you are building on sand: in arena ædificas

you are looking for a knot is a bullrush: in scirpo nodum quæris

you are making an elephant out of a fly: elephantem ex musca facis

you are teaching a dolphin to swim: delphinum natare doces

you are the Christ, the son of the living God: tu est Christus, filius Dei vivi

you are trying to get water from a stone: aquam a pumice nunc postulas

you are writing in water: in aqua scribis

you betray the Son of Humanity with a kiss?: osculo Filium hominis tradis?

you cannot escape necessity, but you can overcome it: effugere non potes necessitates,

potes vincere

you frighten a lion with a mask: leonem larva terres

you have eaten and have drunk enough: edisti satis, atque bibisti

you have come after the feast: post festum venisti

you have entrusted the wolf with the sheep: lupo ovem commisisti

you have hit the nail on the head (fig.): tetigisti acu

you hold an eel by the tail: anguillam cauda tenes

you make a virtue of necessity: facis de necessitate virtutem

you must avoid that wicked siren Sloth: vitanda est improba siren Desidia

you need only a show of war to have peace: ostendite modo bellum, pacem habebitis

you too, Brutus: et tu, Brute or tu quoque, Brute

you will mix sacred things with profane: miscebis sacra profanis

you will stir up the hornets: irritabis crabones

your descendants will pick your fruit: carpent tua poma nepotes

your years are counted on your face: facies tua computat annos

youth seek, the old use: quære adolescens, utere senex

A

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (fig.): ad præsens ova cras pullis sunt meliora

a blank slate: tabula rasa

a body without a soul: corpus sine pectore

a book worm: helluo librorum

a child of fortune: fortunæ filius

a city for sale and ripe for ruin: urbem venalem et mature perituram

a claw in the wound: unguis in ulcere

a common danger begets unity: commune periculum concordiam parit

a constant drip hollows a stone: stillicidi casus lapidem cavat

a daughter more beautiful than her beautiful mother: matre pulchra filia pulchrior

a dear mother: alma mater

a deceiver deals in generalities: dolosus versatur in generalibus

a delegate cannot delegate: delegatus non potest delegare

a delightful insanity: amabilis insania

a disorderly patient makes the physician cruel: crudelem medicum intemperans æger facit

a document does not blush: charta non erubescit

a dog cannot sing: canis a non canedo

a dog in the manger: canis in præsepi

a favor ought to be returned: gratiam referendam

a favorite son: fortunæ filius

a field becomes exhausted by constant tillage: continua messe senescit ager

a friend is half of one’s soul: amicus animæ dimidium

a friend is one soul in two bodies: amicus est unus animus in duobus corporibus

a friend is proven in time of necessity: amicus in necessitate probatur

a friend is the solace of life: amicus vitæ solatium

a friend of the human race: amicus humani generis

a friend to the court: amicus curiæ

a gift worthy of Apollo: munus Apolline dignum

a gilded bit does not make for a better horse: non faciunt meliorem equum aurei freni

a god from a machine: deus ex machina

a golden key opens any door: auro quæque janua panditur

a good judge is one who prevents litigation: boni judicis est lites dirimere

a good man is always learning: bonus vir semper tiro

a good mind possesses a kingdom: mens bona regnum possidet

a government within a government: imperium in imperio

a great fortune is a great slavery: magna servitus est magna fortuna

a great genius lies hid under this rough exterior: ingenium ingens inculto latet

hoc sub corpore

a great man can come from a hut: potest ex casa magnus vir exire

a great mind becomes a great fortune: magnam fortunam magnus animus decet

a great revenue is thrift: magnum vectigal est parsimonia

a great step toward goodness is the desire to be good: pars magna bonitatis

est velle fieri bonum

a guardian of morals: custos morum

a guide to those in doubt: ductor dubitantium

a hand from the clouds: manus e nubibus

a handsome face is a silent recommendation: formosa facies muta commendatio est

a harmless thunderbolt: fulmen brutum or brutum fulmen

a judge is the law speaking: judex est lex loquens

a just balance preserves justice: libra justa justitiam servat

a knife in the wound (fig.): unguis in ulcere

a last farewell: supremum vale

a learned person always has riches within: homo doctus in se semper divitias habet

a letter does not blush: epistola non erubescit

a liar should have a good memory: mendacem memorem esse oportet

a life without purpose is an aimless one: vita sine proposito vaga est

a madman is punished by his madness: furiosus furore suo punitur

a man dies as often as his friends die: homo totiens moritur quotiens amittit suos

a man is lent, not given, to life: homo vitæ commodatus non donatus

a man of great learning: homo multarum literarum

a man of no party: homo nullius coloris

a man of one book: homo unius libri

a man should be religious, not superstitious: religentem esse oportet, religiosum nefas

a man, when angry, is beside himself: homo extra est corpus suum cum irascitur

a man's oldest friend is his best: quam veterrimus homini optimus est amicus

a match for the whole world: nec pluribus impar

a mind conscious of integrity: conscia mens recti

a mouse does not rely on just one hole: mus non uni fidit antro

a new order for the ages: novus ordo seclorum

a noble pair of brothers: par nobile fratrum

a partner in evil will also be a partner in punishment: qui socius est in malo,

consors erit in supplicio

a passion for praise: laudumque immensa cupido

a picture is a silent poem: mutum est pictura poëma

a pig of Epicurus: porcus Epicuri

a pious fraud: pia fraus

a pleasing countenance is no small advantage: auxilium non leve vultus habet

a poet is born, not made: poëta nascitur, non fit

a poverty of words: verborum paupertas

a precipice before me, wolves behind me: a fronte præcipitium a tergo lupi

a quiet journey in the untrodden paths of life: secretum iter et fallentis semita vitæ

a rare bird on earth: rara avis in terris

a rolling stone gathers no moss: lapis qui volvitur algam non generat

a shipwreck of fortune: fortunæ naufragium

a single light suffices in the darkness: sufficit unum lumen in tenebris

a slip of the tongue: lapsus linguæ

a small kitchen does not suffice for two gluttons: parvam culinam duobus

ganeonibus non sufficere

a snake in the grass: anguis in herba

a son of the earth: terræ filius

a sound conscience is a bronze wall: murus æneus conscientia sana

a sound mind in a healthy body: mens sana in corpore sano

a storm is gathering in the poetic world: poëtica surgit tempestas

a strong shield is the safety of leaders: forte scutum, salus ducum

a thing desired: desideratum

a tree is known by its fruit: fructo cognoscitur arbor

a tree makes progress when transplanted: translata proficit arbos

a true friend is a rare bird: amicus verus rara avis

a venal flock: grex venalium

a very small spark has often kindled a great conflagration: parvula scintilla sæpe magnum

suscitavit incendium

a vicar cannot have a vicar: vicarius non habet vicarium

a whetstone to their wit: cos ingeniorum

a will-o’-the-wisp (fig.): ignis fatuus

a word once spoken cannot be recalled: verbum emissum non est revocabile

a word to the wise: verbum sapienti

a word to the wise is sufficient: verbum sat sapienti

a worthless vessel is seldom broken: malum vas non frangitur

a year filled with wonders: annus mirabilis

abnormally wise: abnormis sapiens

abstain from license: licentiam retroena

abundance has made him poor: inopem copia fecit

abundant caution does no harm: abundans cautela non nocet

abuse does not take away use: abusus non tollit usum

act according to your strength: agite pro viribus

act your office: age officium tuum

adversity reminds men of religion: adversæ res admonent religionum

adversity tries men: explorant adversa viros

advise with salt (discretion): mone sale

after death no pleasure remains: post mortem nulla voluptas

after sexual intercourse, every animal is sad: post coitum omne animal triste

after the fact: ex post facto

against good morals: contra bonos mores

age carries everything away, even the mind: omnia fert ætas, animum quoque

aim at a sure thing: certum pete finem

alas!, the years glide swiftly away: eheu!, fugaces labuntur anni

alert at the beginning, careless at the end: acribus initiis, incurioso fine

all a mortal's works must perish: mortalia facta peribunt

all art is an imitation of nature: omnis ars imitatio est naturæ

all at once: per saltum

all beginnings are small: omnia rerum principia parva sunt

all in all: summa summarum

all is vanity: omnia vanitas

all love is vanquished by a new love: successore novo vincitur omnis amor

all of Gaul is divided into three parts: Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

all that is mine I carry with me: omnia mea mecum porto

all that is most ancient is a lie: antiquissima quæque commenticia

all the world plays the actor: totus mundus agit histrionem

all things are common among friends: communia esse amicorum inter se omnia

all things are full of God: Dei plena sunt omnia

all things are full of the god Jove: sunt Jovis omnia plena

all things are good to the good: bonis omnia bona

all things are obedient to money: pecunia obediunt omnia

all things at Rome may be bought for a price: omnia Romæ cum pretio

all things change, and we ourselves change with them: omnia mutantur, nos et

mutamur in illis

all things come from above: omnia desuper or omnia de super

all this flour is not from your sack: non est de sacco tanta farina tuo

all together and all as one: semel et simul

always and everywhere: semper et ubique

always faithful: semper fidelis

always happy: semper felix

always ready: semper paratus

always ready to serve my country: semper patriæ servire præsto

always the same: semper eadem or semper idem

always watchful: semper vigilans

among friends all things are common: inter amicos omnium rerum communitas

among the living: inter vivos

an angry lover tells himself many lies: amans iratus multa mentitur

an ass at the lyre: asinus ad lyram

an eagle does not catch flies: aquila non capit muscas

an empire within an empire: imperium in imperio

an empty cask is easily rolled: dolium volvitur

an empty threat (fig.): fulmen brutum or brutum fulmen

an enemy of the human race: hostis humani generis

an error that is not resisted is approved: error qui non resistitur approbatur

an evil gain equals a loss: lucrum malum æquale dispendio

an evil tongue is the proof of an evil mind: lingua mali loquax malæ mentis est indicium

an honorable death is better than a dishonorable life: honesta mors turpi vita potior

an Iliad in a nutshell: in nuce Iliad

an Iliad of woes: Ilias malorum

an incurable passion to write: insanabile cacoëthes scribendi

an indispensable condition: sine qua non

an itch for disputation is the mange of the Church: disputandi pruritas

ecclesiarum scabies

an itch for finding fault: cacoëthes carpendi

an itch for speaking: cacoëthes loquendi

an itch for writing: cacoëthes scribendi

an offense against a person of high standing: scandalum magnatum

an old man is twice a boy: senex bis puer

an opportunity is often lost through deliberation: deliberando sæpe perit occasio

an ox on the tongue: bos in lingua

an undazzled eye to the sun: illæso lumine solum

an unknown land or region: terra incognita

and seek for truth in the groves of the Academy: atque inter silvas

Academi quærere verum

and the fields where Troy once was: et campos ubi Troja fuit

and yet in the king there is the father: atque in rege tamen pater est

and yet, the longest day soon comes to an end: quamquam longissimus,

dies cito conditur

anger assists hands however weak: quamlibet infirmas adjuvat ira manus

anger is a brief madness: ira furor brevis est

anger manages everything badly: male cuncta ministrat impetus

another and the same: aliud et idem

applause is the reward of virtue: merces virtutis laus est

Arcadians both: Arcades ambo

arms are the buttresses of peace: arma pacis fulcra

arms cause laws to be respected: leges arma tenent sanctas

arms maintain peace: arma tuentur pacem

art for art's sake: ars gratia artis

art is long, life is short: ars longa, vita brevis

as bees taste of everything in the flowery meadows: floriferis ut apes in saltibus

omnia libant

as in life, so in death: qualis vita, finis ita

as is the face so is the mind: facies qualis mens talis

as long as the pot boils, friendship lasts: fervet olla, vivit amicitia

as to yourself so to another: ut tibi sic alteri

as you have sown, so also shall you reap: ut sementem feceris ita et metes

at last, at last, justice prevails: tandem tandem justitia obtinet

at the point of death: in articulo mortis

at war and at peace: domi militiæque

at what price fame?: quanti fama?

Athanasius against the world: Athanasius contra mundum

Attic wit: sal Atticum

avarice is rich, while modesty is poor: est aviditas dives, et pauper pudor

avoid excess: ne quid nimis

away with the lies of poets!: valeant mendacia vatum!

B

bad advice is often fatal to the adviser: malum consilium consultori pessimum

bad faith: mala fides

bad grammar does not vitiate a contract: mala grammatica non vitiat chartam

bad hen, bad egg: mala gallina, malum ovum

bad mind, bad designs: mala mens, malus animus

be as wise as the serpent and gentle as the dove: esto prudens ut serpens et simplex

scut columba

be busy and you will be safe: res age, tute eris

be first, that you may be of service: præsis ut prosis

be it unsaid: indictum sit

be silent: tace

be silent and you will pass for a philosopher: sile et philosophus esto

be what you seem to be: etiam quod esse videris

bear patiently with a rival: rivalem patienter habe

beauty is a flower, fame is a breath: forma flos, fama flatus

beauty is a fragile good: forma bonum fragile est

before the court of conscience: in foro conscientiæ

behind the horseman sits dark care: post equitem sedet atra cura

behold the Lamb of God: ecce Agnus Dei

behold the man: ecce homo

behold the sign: ecce signum

believe that you have it, and you have it: crede quod habes, et habes

beneath one's dignity: infra dignitatem

better death than dishonor: malo mori quam foedari

better late than never: potius sero quam nunquam or præstat sero quam nunquam

better things to come: in dies meliora

between hope and fear: inter spem et metum

between the hammer and the anvil: inter malleum et incudem

beware of the dog: cave canem

beware of the double-tongued: bilingues cavendi

beware of the man of one book: cave ab homine unius libri

beware what you say, when, and to whom: cave quid dicis, quando et cui

beyond one's powers: supra vires

beyond the walls: extra muros

blessed are the peace makers: beati pacifici

blessed are the poor in spirit: beati pauperes spiritu

blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord: benedictus qui venit in

nomine Domini

blessed is the one-eyed person in the country of the blind: beati monoculi in

regione cærcorum

bodies are slow in growth, rapid in decay: corpora lente augescunt, cito extinguuntur

bones for those who come late: sero venientibus ossa

born to consume the fruits of the earth: fruges consumere nati

bound for hell (fig.): pabulum Acherontis

boys read books one way, men another, old men another: aliud legunt pueri,

aliud viri, aliud senes

brave men are begotten by the brave and good: fortes creantur fortibus et bonis

brave men have no need of walls: viris fortibus non opus est moenibus

bread and the circus games: panem et circenses

but hope is not broken: at spes non fracta

but hope is unbroken: at spes infracta

but who will guard the guardians themselves?: sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

but you cannot escape my iambics: at non effugies meos iambos

by a leap: per saltum

by all possible means (fig.): velis et remis

by common consent: communi consensu

by divine favor: benigno numine

by divine providence: providentia divina

by God's favor: favente Deo

by pruning it grows green: abscissa virescit

by sea and by land: per mare per terram

by the favor of heaven: benigno numine

by the grace of God: Dei gratia

by this sign you will conquer: in hoc signo vinces

by virtue of office: ex officio

C

cabbage repeated is the death of the wretched masters: occidit miseros crambe

repetita magistros

Cæsar has no authority over the grammarians: Cæsar non supra grammaticos

calm amid the raging waters: sævis tranquillus in undis

care brings grey hairs: cura facit canos

Carthage must be destroyed: Carthago delenda est

catch as catch can: capiat qui capere possit

Cato against the world: Cato contra mundum

caught between a wolf and a cliff: a fronte præcipitium a tergo lupi

caught in the act: flagrante delicto

cause it to be done: fieri facias

cause it to be known: scire facias

change but the name, and the tale is told of you: mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur

charity begins at home: prima caritas incipit a seipso

cheerful for others, wise for himself: aliis lætus, sapiens sibi

close your mouth, open your eyes: claude os, aperi oculos

cobbler, stick to your last: sutor, ne supra crepidam

come, let us adore the Lord: venite adoremus Dominum

comity among nations: comitas inter gentes

conscience is as a thousand witnesses: conscientia mille testes

consent makes law: consensus facit legem

consider the outcome: respice finem

control your temper: compesce mentem

could you keep from laughing, friends?: risum teneatis, amici?

counsel is of no effect after the fact: post factum nullum consilium

craftier than a cuckoo: astutior coccyge

create in me a clean heart, O God: cor mundum crea in me, Deus

crocodile tears: crocodili lacrimæ or lacrimæ simulatæ

cruel necessity: dira necessitas

cruel poverty: sæva paupertas

D

dare to be wise, begin at once: sapere aude, incipe

day presses on the heels of day: truditur dies die

dead men tell no tales (fig.): mortui non mordant

death dissolves all things: mors omnia solvit

death is a swift rider: cita mors ruit

death is common to all things: mors omnibus communis

death is common to every age: omni ætati mors est communis

death is everywhere: undique mors est

death is the gate of life: mors janua vitæ

death is the last boundary of things: mors ultima linea rerum est

death levels all things: omnia mors æquat

death pursues the man even as he flees from it: mors et fugacem persequitur virum

death rather than disgrace: mors potius macula

deceit deserves deceit: fraus meretur fraudem

deeds not words: facta non verba

deep calls unto deep: abyssus abyssum invocat

defend what you have won: parta tueri

defender of the faith: fidei defensor or defensor fidei

delays in the law are odious: dilationes in lege sunt odiosæ

deliver us from evil: libera nos a malo

deliver yourself from the fear of death: libera te metu mortis

deny it, if you did it: nega, si fecisti

different strokes for different folks: suus cuique mos est

difficult things become easier with practice: dura usu molliora

direct us, O Lord: dirige nos, Domine

disaster awaits the wicked on every side: malo undique clades

disgrace is immortal: hominum immortalis est infamia

divide and rule: divide et impera

do not aim at too much popularity: cupias non placuisse nimis

do not celebrate your triumph before you have conquered: ante victoriam

ne canas triumphum

do not disturb things at rest: quieta non movere

do not do what is done: actum ne agas

do not entrust a sword to a boy: ne puero gladium

do not go forward in your hatred: ulterius ne tende odiis

do not pluck the beard of a dead lion: noli barbam vellere mortuo leoni

do not provoke the lions: noli irritare leones

do not stir the fire with a sword: ignem ne gladio fodito

do not trumpet your almsgiving: noli tuba canere Eleemosynam

do not trust the horse, Trojans: equo ne credite, Teucri

do this and you shall live: hoc fac et vives

do to another as to yourself: alteri sic tibi

do you count your birthdays thankfully?: natales grate numeras?

drunkenness kills more than the sword: plures crapula quam gladius

dry land: terra firma

during life: durante vita

E

each one is drawn by his own delight: trahit sua quemque voluptas

each person is the architect of his own fortune: faber est quisque fortunæ suæ

each person's homeland is dear to him: patria cuique chara

eagles do not beget doves: non generant aquilæ columbas

earth, air, fire, water: terra, flatus, ignis, aqua

easy come, easy go: male parta male dilabuntur

easy is the descent to hell: facilis est descensus Averni

eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow: ad præsens ova cras pullis sunt meliora

either death or victory: aut mors aut victoria

either I will find a way or make one: aut inveniam viam aut faciam

either victory or death: aut vincere aut mori

elder ones first: seniores priores

eloquence is difficult: facundia difficilis

eloquence, the mistress of all the arts: omnium artium domina eloquentia

enough said: satis verborum

entrust trifles to fools: fatuis levia committito

envy aims very high: summa petit livor

envy feeds upon the living: pascitur in vivis livor

envy is blind: cæca invidia est

equity follows the law: æquitas sequitur legem

even a fly gets angry: habet et musca splenem

even a hair has its shadow: vel capillus habet umbram suam

even ants get angry: inest et formicæ sua bilis

even brave men are alarmed by sudden terrors: etiam fortes viros subitis terreri

even one hair has a shadow: etiam capillus unus habet umbram

even savage bears agree among themselves: sævis inter se convenit ursis

even tears at times have the weight of speech: interdum lacrimæ pondera vocis habent

even the fountains complain of thirst: fontes ipsi sitiunt

even the gods love jokes: jocos et dii amant

even the ruins have perished: etiam periere ruinæ

even war has its laws: habet et bellum suas leges

even while they teach, men learn: homines dum docent discunt

ever faithful: semper fidelis

ever fortunate: semper felix

ever higher: excelsior

ever watchful: semper vigilans

every animal loves itself: omne animal seipsum diligit

every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid: militat omnis amans et habet sua castra

Cupido

every lover is demented: omnis amans amens

every madman thinks all others insane: insanus omnis furere credit cæteros

every man is the maker of his own fortune: est unusquisque faber ipsæ suæ fortunæ

every monarch is subject to a mightier one: omnes sub regno graviore regnum est

every vice ever stands on a precipice: omne in præcipiti vitium stetit

everyone is nearest to himself: quisque sibi proximus

everyone's life is dark to himself: sua cuique vita obscura est

everything becomes mellower with time: tempore cuncta mitiora

everything living comes from an egg: omne vivum ex ovo

everything rises but to fall, and grows but to decay: omnia orta occidunt,

et aucta senescunt

everything unknown is thought to be magnificent: omne ignotum pro magnifico est

everything which is born passes away: deficit omne quod nascitur

everywhere horror seizes the soul: horror ubique animos

everywhere the poor man is despised: pauper ubique jacet

everywhere to remember our homeland: ubique patriam reminisci

expect from Heaven what you have done to another: ab alto speres alteri quod feceris

experience bought with pain teaches: empta dolore docet experientia

experience is the teacher of fools: stultorum eventus magister est

experience teaches: experientia docet

external actions indicate internal secrets: acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta

extreme law, extreme injury: summum jus, summa injuria

extreme law is often extreme wrong: jus summum sæpe summa malitia est

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faith, hope, love: fides, spes, charitas

faith is stronger than a lion: leone fortior fides

faith seeking understanding: fides quærens intellectum

faithful Achates: fidus Achates

faithful always: semper fidelis

faithful even to death: fidelis usque ad mortem

faithful till death: ad mortem fidelis

faithful to the end: ad finem fidelis

faithful to the memory of my ancestors: servata fides cineri

false in one thing, false in everything: falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

falsehood is nothing but an imitation of truth: nihil est aliud falsitas nisi

veritatis imitatio

fame does not always err; sometimes it chooses well: haud semper errat fama;

aliquando et elegit

fame never reports things in their true light: nunquam ad liquidum fama perducitur

fame nourishes the arts: honos alit artes

familiarity breeds contempt: nimia familiaritas parit contemptum

farewell and applaud: valete ac plaudite

farewell to the drama: valeat res ludicra

faster, higher, stronger: citius, altius, fortius

fate leads the willing and drags the unwilling: ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt

favor with your tongues: favete linguis

fear betrays ignoble souls: degeneres animos timor arguit

fear causes anger to subside: cadit ira metu

fear gave wings to his feet: pedibus timor addidit alas

few are unwilling to sin, all know how: peccare pauci nolunt, nulli nesciunt

fidelity bought with money is overcome by money: pretio parata vincitur pretio fides

fields left fallow recover their fertility: derelicta fertilius revivescunt

fire from fire: ab igne ignem

fire is fed by the wind and extinguished by the wind: nutritur vento,

vento restinguitur ignis

first by time, first by right: prior tempore, prior jure

first come, first served (fig.): prior tempore, prior jure

flame is close to smoke: flamma fumo est proxima

florets of thought: flosculi sententiarum

flying to the heavens: ad coelos volans

food for Acheron: pabulum Acherontis

fools are without number: stulti sunt innumerabiles

fools laugh at the Latin language: rident stolidi verba Latina

footprints do not go backwards: vestigia nulla retrorsum

for ages and ages: in sæcula sæculorum

for and against: pro et contra

for Christ and country: pro Christo et patria

for God and country: pro Deo et patria

for God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son: sic enim dilexit Deus

mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret

for heaven's sake!: per deos immortales!

for king and country: pro rege et patria

for king, law, and the people: pro rege, lege, et grege

for the letter kills, but the spirit breathes life: littera occidit, spiritus vivicat

for the love of country: pro patriæ amore

for the perpetual remembrance of a thing: ad perpetuam rei memoriam

for the public good: pro bono publico

for the wages of sin is death: stipendia enim peccati mors est

for the welfare of the soul: pro salute animæ

for there is nothing sillier than a silly laugh: nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est

for whose benefit?: cui bono?

for whose detriment?: cui malo?

force, lacking judgment, collapses by its own weight: vis consilii expers mole ruit sua

forever and ever: in sæcula sæculorum

forever faithful: semper fidelis

forewarned, forearmed: præmonitus, præmunitus

forgive and you will be forgiven: ferto, fereris

forgive others often, yourself never: ignoscito sæpe alteri nunquam tibi

fortune does not change nature: fortuna non mutat genus

fortune favors fools: fortuna favet fatuis

fortune favors the brave: fortuna juvat audaces

fortune finds us friends: res amicos invenit

fortune is blind: fortuna cæca est

fortune is gentle to the lowly: minor in parvis fortuna furit

Fortune shields more than it makes safe: plures tegit Fortuna quam tutos facit

Fortune smiles upon our first effort: aspirat primo Fortuna labori

Fortune spurns the prayers of cowards: ignavis precibus Fortuna repugnat

foul in the beginning, foul in the end: foedum inceptu, foedum exitu

friends are proved by adversity: amici probantur rebus adversis

friends are thieves of time: amicos esse fures temporis

from a high mountain: de monte alto

from a pure spring pure water flows: a fonte puro pura defluit aqua

from bad morals good laws are produced: leges bonæ ex malis moribus procreantur

from bad morals good laws have sprung: ex malis moribus bonæ leges natæ sunt

from day to day: de die in diem

from head to heel: a capite ad calcem

from nothing, nothing is made: ex nihilo nihil fit

from one learn all: ab uno disce omnes or ex uno disce omnes

from one to all: ab uno ad omnes

from possibility to actuality: a posse ad esse

from sea to sea: a mari usque ad mare

from the beginning: ab initio

from the bottom of the heart: imo pectore

from the depths I have cried unto you, O Lord: de profundis clamavi ad te, Domine

from the founding of the city: ab urbe condita

from the words of the law there is no departure: a verbis legis non est recedendum

from top to bottom (fig.): a capite ad calcem

from words to blows: a verbis ad verbera

full of men, vacant of friends: hominibus plenum, amicis vacuum

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get thee behind me, you satan!: vade post me, satana!

gifts of enemies are unlucky: inimicorum dona, infausta

give alms to Belisarius: date obolum Belisario

give and it shall be given to you: date, et dabitur vobis

give glory to God: da gloriam Deo

give me a place to stand and I will move the earth: da ubi consistam, et terram movebo

give me a thousand kisses: da mi basia mille

give me chastity and continency, but not yet: da mihi castitatem et continentiam,

sed noli modo

give place to your betters: da locum melioribus

give to faith what belongs to faith: da fidei quæ fidei sunt

give unto God: Deo date

given as a gift: dono dedit

giving has no bottom: largitio fundum non habet

giving requires good sense: res est ingeniosa dare

Glory be to the Father: Gloria Patri

glory comes too late after one has died: post cineres gloria sera venit

glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to men of good will: gloria in excelsis Deo,

et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis

go in peace: vade in pacem

go, the mass is over: ite, missa est

go with me: vade mecum

God be with you: Deus vobiscum

God enriches: ditat Deus

God finds out the guilty: reperit Deus nocentem

God forbid!: Deus avertat!

God gives short horns to the cruel ox: dat Deus immiti cornua curta bovi

God grant!: Deus det!

God has his dwelling within every good man: in unoquoque virorum

bonorum habitat Deus

God helping: juvante Deo

God is best known in not knowing him: Deus scitur melius nesciendo

God is my shepherd: Deus pastor meus

God is my shield: Deus clypeus meus

God is my strength: Deus fortitudo mea

God is the greatest good: Deus est summum bonum

God pilots the ship: Deus gubernat navem

God will provide: Deus providebit

God will put an end to these troubles as well: dabit Deus his quoque finem

God willing: Deo volente

God wills it: Deus id vult

God's beloved are in want of nothing: cara Deo nihilo carent

God's will be done: fiat Dei voluntas

gold has conquered the fear of death: formidinem mortis vicit aurum

good friends appear in difficulties: in angustis amici boni apparent

good hope gives strength: spes bona dat vires

good laws grow out of evil acts: bonæ leges malis ex moribus proceantur

good men ought to fear nothing from the rich: bonis a divitibus nihil timendum

good wine makes men's hearts rejoice: bonum vinum lætificat cor hominis

grace to you and peace: gratia vobis et pax

grant them eternal rest, O Lord: requiem æternam dona eis, Domine

grant us peace: dona nobis pacem

great city, great solitude: magna civitas, magna solitudo

great fear is concealed under daring: audendo magnus tegitur timor

great is the force of habit: magna est vis consuetudinis

greater is the terror of something unknown: major ignotarum rerum est terror

H

hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you: ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum

hale (or hail) and farewell: ave atque vale

happiness has many friends: felicitas multos habet amicos

happy is the one who owes nothing: felix qui nihil debet

haste is late: festinatio tarda est

hated governments never last long: invisa numquam imperia retinentur diu

he calls a hoe a hoe: ligonem ligonem vocat

he conquers twice who conquers himself: bis vincit qui se vincit

he conquers who conquers himself: vincit qui se vincit

he directs his course towards heaven: ad coelum tendit

he falls into Scylla in struggling to escape Charybdis: incidit in Scyllam qui vult

vitare Charybdim

he fills his mind with an idle picture: animum pictura pascit inani

he follows his father with unequal steps: sequitur patrem non passibus æquis

he gives twice who gives on time: bis dat qui temptestive donat

he gives twice who gives quickly: bis dat qui cito dat

he grows worse with the treatment: ægrescit medendo

He has favored our undertaking: annuit coeptis

he hurts the good who spares the bad: bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis

he is led, not drawn: ducitur, non trahitur

he is wide of the mark: longe aberrat scopo

he is wise who watches: sapiens qui vigilat

he lives twice who lives well: bis vivit qui bene vivit

he lives well who lives industriously: bene qui sedulo

he lives well who lives peacefully: bene qui pacifice

he mixes what is useful and sweet: miscuit utile dulci

he portrays a dolphin in the woods and a boar in the waves: delphinum silvis appingit,

fluctibus aprum

he rejoices at having made his way by ruin: gaudetque viam fecisse ruina

he sends his gift with a hook attached: sua munera mittit cum hamo

he threatens the innocent who spares the guilty: minatur innocentibus

qui parcit nocentibus

he touched nothing which he did not adorn: nihil quod tetigit non ornavit

he trembles before the trumpet sounds: ante tubam trepidat

he was spurred on by rival valor: stimulos dedit æmula virtus

he was stirring up billows in a ladle: excitabat fluctus in simpulo

he who hurts in life, heals in death: qui vivens lædit morte medetur

he who is silent consents: qui tacet consentit

he who proves too much proves nothing: qui nimium probat, nihil probat

he will have most who desires least: is plurimum habebit qui minimum desiderabit

hear the other party: audi alteram partem

heart and hand: cor et manus

heaven at last!: denique cælum or denique coelum

help from on high: auxilium ab alto

here and everywhere: hic et ubique

here and now: hic et nunc

here is Rhodes, here leap: hic Rhodos, hic salta

here lies: hic jacet

his only sin is that he does not sin: nihil peccat nisi quod nihil peccat

hold your tongue: favete linguis

honesty is often goaded to ruin: ad perniciem solet agi sinceritas

honesty is praised and is left out to freeze: probitas laudatur et alget

honesty is the best policy: candide secure

honor has its burdens: honos habet onus

honor is the reward of virtue: honor est præmium virtutis

honor nourishes the arts: honos alit artes

honors are enhanced by merit: meritus augentur honores

horrible to see!: horribile visu!

horrible to tell!: horribile dictu!

horses and poets should be fed, not pampered: equi et poëtæ alendi, non saginandi

human affairs are a jest to be wept over: res sunt humanæ flebile ludibrium

human nature is greedy of novelty: natura hominum novitatis avida

hunger is the best of seasonings: fames optimum condimentum

hunger sweetens beans: fabas indulcet fames

hunger teaches many things: multa docet fames

hunger that impels the crime: malesuada fames

hush money (fig.): bos in lingua

hypocrites are the offspring of vipers: hypocritæ progenies viperarum

I

I am a man: homo sum

I am bored: tædet me

I am Davus, not Oedipus: Davus sum, non OEdipus

I am king of the Romans and above grammar: ego sum rex Romanus et supra

grammaticam

I am my own friend: ipse amicus

I am the good shepherd: ego sum pastor bonus

I am the light of the world: lux sum mundi

I am the resurrection and the life: ego sum resurrectio et vita

I am the true vine: ego sum vitis vera

I am the way and the truth and the life: ego sum via et veritas et vita

I am what I am: sum quod sum

I am who I am: ego sum qui sum

I believe in one God: credo in unum Deum

I came, I saw, I conquered: veni, vidi, vici

I commit the rest to fortune: fortunæ cætera mando

I confess to God the Almighty: confiteor Deo omnipotenti

I do not like those who are too diligent: non amo nimium diligentes

I do not purchase hope for a price: ego spem pretio non emo

I do not wish to pluck the beard of a dead lion: nolo barbam vellere mortuo leoni

I eat, therefore I am: edo, ergo ego sum or edo, ergo sum

I fear the Greeks bearing gifts: timeo Danaos dona ferentes

I fear the man of one book: timeo hominem unius libri

I follow, but I am not inferior: sequor non inferior or sequor nec inferior

I give back tit for tat: par pari referto

I give that you may give: do ut des

I had rather buy than beg: emere malo quam rogare

I hate and I love: odi et amo

I hate the profane masses and keep them at a distance: odi profanum vulgus et arceo

I have fought the good fight: bonum certamen certavi

I have found it: eureka

I have not, I want not, I care not: nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo

I have piled Pelion on Olympus: Pelion imposuisse Olympo

I have scaled heaven (fig.): Pelion imposuisse Olympo

I have sinned: peccavi

I have sworn with my tongue, but my mind is unsworn: juravi lingua, mentem

injuratam gero

I hold a wolf by the ears: auribus teneo lupum

I hope for a heavenly crown: coelestem spero coronam

I hope for better things: spero meliora

I hope in the Cross: in cruce spero

I keep faith: fidem servo

I know in whom I have believed: scio enim cui credidi

I love: amo

I love as I find: amo ut invenio

I love the treason but I do not praise the traitor: proditionem amo, sed

proditorem non laudo

I pity you and vex myself: tui me miseret, mei piget

I see and approve the better things but I follow the worse: video meliora proboque

deteriora sequor

I seek higher things: altiora peto

I shall rise again: resurgam

I should wish to be rather than to seem: esse quam videri malim

I sleep not: non dormis

I speak from experience: expertus dico

I suspect that hunger was my mother: famem fuisse suspicor matrem mihi

I think that the first virtue is that of holding the tongue: virtutum primam esse puta

compescere linguam

I think, therefore I am: cogito ergo sum

I too have been to Arcadia: et ego in Arcadia

I will be borne on no common, no feeble, wing: non usitata, nec tenui ferar penna

I will sing to myself and the Muses: canam mihi et Musis

I wish this unsaid: hoc indictum volo

I would rather be ill than idle: malo mihi male quam molliter esse

I would rather die than be dishonored: malo mori quam foedari

I wrap myself in my virtue: mea virtute me involvo

I wrap myself in virtue: virtute me involvo

idleness is the blight of genius: ærugo animi, rubigo ingenii

idleness waits for its destiny: otium sortem exspectat

if fortune favors: si fortuna juvat

if God is for us, who is against us?: si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos?

if I cannot bend heaven then I shall stir up hell: flectere si nequeo superos,

Acheronta movebo

if I may be allowed to compare small things with great: si componere magnis parva

mihi fas est

if only life remain, I am content: vita dum superest, bene est

if the head aches all the members languish: si caput dolet omnia membra languent

if you are at Rome, live in the Roman style: si fueris Romæ, Romano vivito more

if you did it, deny it: si fecisti, nega

if you seek his monument, look around you: si monumentum requiris, circumspice

if you want peace, then prepare for war: sis pacem, para bellum

if you want to be loved, then love: si vis amari, ama

ignorance is bliss: ignoti nulla cupido

ignorance of the fact excuses: ignorantia facti excusat

ignorance of the law excuses no one: ignorantia legis neminem excusat

ignoring the point at issue: ignoratio elenchi

ill-gotten, ill-spent: male parta male dilabuntur

in all things love: in omnibus caritas

in all things prepared: in omnia paratus

in Christ's name: in Christi nomine

in desire swiftness itself is delay: etiam celeritas in desiderio mora est

in eternal remembrance: memoria in æterna

in everlasting remembrance of an event or thing: in perpetuam rei memoriam

in everything truth surpasses its imitation: in omni re vincit imitationem veritas

in generalities lurks deception: in generalibus latet dolus

in generalities lurks error: in generalibus latet error

in God we trust: in Deo speramus

in good faith: bona fide

in heaven is rest: in cælo quies

in heaven is salvation: in cælo salus

in memory of: in memoriam

in peace they are lions, in battle they are deer: in pace leones, in prælio cervi

in silence: sub silentio

in so many words: in totidem verbis

in the likeness of all: ad instar omnium

in the Lord we trust: in Domino confido

in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus

Sancti

in the name of the Lord every evil begins: in nomine Domini incipit omne malum

in the nature of things: in rerum natura

in the night is counsel: in nocte consilium

in the open air (fig.): sub Jove

in the presence of the people: coram populo

in the tail is poison: in cauda venenum

in the whole the part is also contained: in toto et pars continetur

in the year of our Lord: anno Domini

in the year of the founding of the city: anno urbis conditæ

in this place: hoc loco

in this sign you will conquer: in hoc signo vinces

in time of war, the laws are silent: inter arma leges silent

in trying to be concise, I become obscure: brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio

in war, it is not permitted to err twice: non licet in bello bis peccare

in wine is truth: in vino veritas

industry enriches: diligentia ditat

into Thy hands I commend my spirit: in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum

iron is sharpened by iron: ferrum ferro acuitur

it always flourishes: semper viret

it becomes a young man to be modest: adolescentem verecundum esse decet

it breaks against a solid: infringit solido

it grows as it goes: crescit eundo

it hangs by a hair: de pilo pendet

it hangs by a thread: de filo pendet

it happens in a moment, and happens all year long: accidit in puncto, et toto

contingit in anno

it is a story full of fun: est multi fabula plena joci

it is best to be silent in a bad cause: mala causa silenda est

it is best to profit by the madness of others: aliena optimum frui insania

it is better to receive than to do an injury: accipere quam facere præstat injuriam

it is crushed under its own weight: mole ruit sua

it is dangerous to believe and to disbelieve: periculosum est credere et non credere

it is delightful to spend one's time in the tillage of the fields: tempus in agrorum cultu

consumere dulce est

it is difficult not to write satire: difficile est saturam non scribere

it is done: factum est

it is easier to find fortune than to keep hold of it: fortunam citius reperias quam retineas

it is easier to praise a republican form of government than to establish one: reipublicæ

forma laudari facilius quam evenire

it is easy to add to what has already been invented: facile est inventis addere

it is easy to be generous with what is another's: facile largiri de alieno

it is easy to rule over the good: facile est imperium in bonis

it is finished: consummatum est

it is fraud to conceal fraud: fraus est celare fraudem

it is human nature to hunt for novelty: est natura hominim novitatis avida

it is less to suffer punishment than to deserve it: estque pati poenas quam meruisse minus

it is not easy flying without feathers: sine pennis volare haud facile est

it is not easy to repair a damaged reputation: famæ laboranti non facile succurritur

it is not good to trifle with the gods: non est bonum ludere cum diis

it is not permitted to err twice in war: bis peccare in bello non licet

it is one thing to conceal, another to be silent: aliud est celare, aliud tacere

it is pleasant at times to play the madman: aliquando et insanire jucundum est

it is possible to infer the future from the past: ab actu ad posse valet illatio

it is right and fitting: dignum et justum est

it is sometimes expedient to forget what you know: etiam oblivisci quod scis

interdum expedit

it is sometimes prudent to feign stupidity: stultitiam simulare loco prudentia summa est

it is sweet to be silly in places: dulce est desipere in loco

it is the heart that makes one eloquent: pectus est quod disertos facit

it is the will of God: est voluntas Dei

it is time for you to depart: tempus abire tibi est

it is true because it is impossible: certum est quia impossibile est

it is wretched to be found out: deprendi miserum est

it seemed otherwise to the gods: dis aliter visum

it shines with a borrowed light: luce lucet aliena

it will not always be summer: non semper erit æstas

J

jokes directed against the unfortunate are inhumane: adversus miseros inhumanus est jocus

joys do not fall to the rich alone: nam neque divitibus contingunt gaudia solis

judge a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves: fructu non foliis arborem æstima

judge not that you be not judged: nolite judicare ut non judicemini

Jupiter laughs at lovers' deceits: perjuria ridet amantum Juppiter

justice is the queen of virtues: justitia virtutum regina

justice renders to every one his due: justitia suum cuique distribuit

justice seeks no reward: justitia nihil expetit præmii

K

keep between both extremes: inter utrumque tene

keep silence: favete linguis

kings have many ears and eyes: multæ regum aures et oculi

know thyself: nosce te ipsum or nosce teipsum

know your opportunity: occasionem cognosce

knowledge is power: scientia est potentia

knowledge itself is power: ipsa scientia potestas est

L

labor conquers all things: labor omnia vincit

labor is its own reward (fig.): labor ipse voluptas

late may you return to heaven: serus in coelum redeas

later, opportunity is bald: posthac occasio calva

laughter abounds in the mouth of fools: risus abundat in ore stultorum

law is the art of the good and the just: jus est ars boni et æqui

laws are subservient to custom: leges mori serviunt

lay the burden on the lazy ass: onus segni impone asello

lead back the wanderer into the right way: errantem in viam reductio

learn to endure: disce pati

learned ignorance: docta ignorantia

leave poets free to perish as they will: sit jus liceatque perire poëtis

leave war to others: bella gerant alii

leave well enough alone: actum ne agas

leaving aside joking: omissis jocis

leisure begets vices: otia dant vitia

leisure without literature is death: otium sine litteris mors est

let ancient things depart, and all things around be new: recedant vetera, nova sint omnia

let arms yield to the toga: cedant arma togæ

let deeds suffice for words: dictis facta suppetant

let fortune favor: faveat fortuna

let him take who can: capiat qui capere possit

let his bones softly rest: molliter ossa cubent

let it be done: fiat

let it be everlasting: esto perpetuum

let it pass for what it is worth: valeat quantum valere potest

let it stand: stet

let justice be done, though the heavens fall: fiat justitia, ruat cælum

let my will stand in place of reason: sit pro ratione voluntas

let not the sun set on your anger: sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram

let not your heart be troubled: non turbetur cor vestrum

let perpetual light shine on them: lux perpetua luceat eis

let sleeping dogs lie (fig.): quieta non movere

let the buyer beware: caveat emptor

let the die be cast: jacta alea esto

let the one who sins when drunk be punished when sober: qui peccat ebrius luat sobrius

let the one who stands be careful lest he fall: qui stat, caveat ne cadat

let the punishment equal the crime: noxiæ poena par esto

let the seller beware: caveat venditor

let the success be equal to the labor: par sit fortuna labori

let the superior answer: respondeat superior

let the traveler beware: caveat viator

let them hate, provided they fear: oderint dum metuant

let there be fire: fiat ignem

let there be light: fiat lux

let us drink, death is certain: bibamus, moriendum est

let us go where our appetite prompts us: eamus quo ducit gula

let us live and let us love: vivamus atque amemus

let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love: vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus

let us live today, forgetting the cares that are past: hodie vivendum, amissa

præteritorum cura

let us pray: oremus

let us seek higher things: sublimiora petamus

let us then be joyful, therefore, while we are young: gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus

let us turn to better things: ad meliora vertamur

let us yield to love: cedamus amori

let your desire aim at a fixed limit: certum voto pete finem

let your desires be governed by reason: appetitus rationi pareat

liberty in the laws: libertas in legibus

liberty is a thing of inestimable value: libertas inæstimabile res est

liberty under the law: sub lege libertas

licking a cub into shape (fig): lambendo paulatim figurant

life is changeable: varia vita est

life is short, art is long: vita brevis, ars longa

life itself is short but evils make it longer: brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior

life without literature is death: vita sine literis mors est

lift up your hearts: sursum corda

light comes from above: lux venit ab alto

light griefs find utterance, great ones hold silence: curæ leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent

light is the grief that can take counsel: levis est dolor qui capere consilium potest

light is the load that is cheerfully borne: leve fit quod bene fertur onus

light of the world: lux mundi

light-minded men are improvident of the future: leves homines futuri sunt improvidi

lightning strikes the mountain tops: feriunt summis fulmina montes

like a brook, life flows away: ut amnis vita labitur

like cures like: similia similibus curantur

like father, like son: qualis pater, talis filius

listen, be silent, flee: aude, tace, fuge

listen to both sides: audi alteram partem

little minds are caught by little things: parva leves capiunt animas

live ever mindful of death: vive memor Lethi

live for today: vive hodie

live, while you can: dum potes vive

live within your means: messe tenus propria vive

lofty towers fall with a heavier crash: celsæ graviore casu decidunt turres

long live the king: vivat rex

long live the king and queen: vivant rex et regina

long live the queen: vivat regina

long live the republic: vivat respublica

look to the end: respice finem

look upon the immense work of the artist Nature: artificis Naturæ ingens opus aspice

look within: interiora vide

Lord, have mercy on us: Kyrie eleison

love, and a cough, are not concealed: amor tussisque non celantur

love bade me write: scribere jussit amor

love begets love: amor gignit amorem

love conquers all things: omnia vincit amor

love has both honey and gall in abundance: amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus

love is a kind of warfare: militiæ species amor est

love is a thing full of anxious fears: res est solliciti plena timoris amor

love is one thing, lust another: alius est amor, alius cupido

love is the same in all: amor omnibus idem

love is the token of peace: signum pacis amor

love of country: amor patriæ

love of country leads me: ducit amor patriæ

love of neighbor: amor proximi

lovers are lunatics: amantes sunt amentes

lovers remember everything: meminerunt omnia amantes

lucky and unlucky days: fasti et nefasti dies

M

make haste slowly: festina lente

man alone is either a God or a Demon: homo solus aut Deus aut Dæmon

man is a two-footed reasoning animal: homo est animal bipes rationale

man is a wolf to man: homo homini lupus

man is his own worst enemy: nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse

man is the measure: homo mensura

man is to man either a God or a wolf: homo homini aut Deus aut lupus

man proposes, but God disposes: homo proponit, sed Deus disponit

many are called but few are chosen: multi sunt vocati, pauci vero electi

many grains make a heap: ex granis fit acervus

many hands make work light: multæ manus onus levius faciunt

many promises weaken faith: multa fidem promissa levant

many things fall between the cup and the lip: multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra

may he/she rest in peace: requiescat in pace

may the earth lie light upon you: levis sit tibi terra

may the Lord curse him: maledicat Dominus

may they rest in peace: requiescant in pace

meanwhile, something is going on: interim fit aliquid

memory is the treasury and guardian of all things: memoria est thesaurus omnium rerum

e custos

men are transformed by pleasures: homines voluptatibus transformantur

men are wise as far as their beards: barbæ tenus sapientes

men trust their eyes rather than their ears: homines amplius oculis quam

auribus credunt

men willingly believe that which they wish for: libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

mind moves matter: mens agitat molem

mind your own business: sutor, ne supra crepidam

mine and thine: meum et tuum

mine today, yours tomorrow: hodie mihi, cras tibi

misfortune is a second master: magister alius casus

misfortunes benefit the good man: juvant aspera probum

misfortunes come unsought: mala ultro adsunt

misfortunes often stir up genius: ingenium mala sæpe movent

moderation is the mark of a great heart: magni pectoris est inter secunda moderatio

modesty is inborn, it cannot be learned: pudor doceri non potest, nasci potest

money does not smell: pecunia non olet

money is bewailed with a greater tumult than death: majore tumultu planguntur nummi

quam funera

money is both blood and life to mortal men: et sanguis et spiritus pecunia mortalibus

money is either our master or our slave: imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique

more lasting than bronze: ære perennius

more of good taste than expense: plus salis quam sumptus

more relish than meat (fig.): plus salis quam sumptus

mortals must bear many ills: pati necesse est multa mortales mala

most of man's misfortunes are due to man: homini plurima ex homine sunt mala

motion drawing to its end is swifter: motus in fine velocior

much in little: multum in parvo

my help is from above: auxilium meum ab alto

my soul magnifies the Lord: magnificat anima mea Dominum

my strength is from heaven: cælitus mihi vires

N

naked I repair to the camp of those who desire nothing: nihil cupientium nudus

castra peto

nature abhors a vacuum: natura abhorret a vacuo

nature desires perfection: natura appetit perfectum

nature has granted to all to be happy: natura beatis omnibus esse dedit

nature never says one thing and wisdom another: nunquam aliud natura, aliud

sapientia dicit

nature teaches one duty: officium natura docet

necessity has no law: necessitas non habet legem

necessity is a powerful weapon: ingens telum necessitas

necessity is the mother of invention: mater artium necessitas

necessity knows no holiday: feriis caret necessitas

necessity knows no law (fig.): necessitas non habet legem

neck and neck: pari passu

neglect of appearance becomes men: forma viros neglecta decet

neglected things flourish: neglecta virescunt

neither blame nor applaud yourself: neque culpa neque lauda teipsum

neither can I live with you nor without you: nec tecum possum vivere, nec sine te

neither fear nor wish for your last day: summam nec metuas diem, nec optes

neither is it permitted to know all things: nec scire fas est omnia

neither love nor a cough can be hidden: nec amor nec tussis celatur

never acquiesce: nunquam acquiescere

never less alone than when alone: nunquam minus solus quam cum solus

never trust an alliance with the powerful: nunquam est fidelis cum potente societas

never weary of doing good: bene agendo nunquam defessus

new fields of corn wave where Troy once stood: jam seges est ubi Troja fuit

night is the time for counsel, day for arms: consiliis nox apta ducum, lux aptior armis

no evil person is happy: nemo malus felix

no god assists the idle: otiosis nullus adsistit deus

no good person ever became suddenly rich: repente dives nemo factus est bonus

no just man ever became rich quickly: nunquam vir æquus dives evasit cito

no man has perpetual good fortune: nulli est homini perpetuum bonum

no more beyond: ne plus ultra

no occasion to be alert is to be overlooked: cavendi nulla est dimittenda occasio

no one becomes extremely wicked all at once: repente nemo fit turpissimus

no one becomes guilty by fate: nemo fit fato nocens

no one can be happy without virtue: beatus autem esse sine virtute nemo potest

no one can escape death: mortem effugere nemo potest

no one can give what he does not have: nemo dat quod non habet

no one can serve two masters: nemo potest duobus dominis servire

no one can wear a mask for very long: nemo potest personam diu ferre fictam

no one deserves punishment for a thought: cogitationis poenam nemo meretur

no one has license to sin: peccare licet nemini

no one in love sees: nemo in amore videt

no one is bound to accuse himself: nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare

no one is deceived who is knowingly deceived: non decipitur qui scit se decipi

no one is heir of the living: nemo est hæres viventis

no one is satisfied with his lot: nemo sua sorte contentus

no one is wise alone: nemo solus sapit

no one is wise at all times: nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit

no one ought to gain by another person's loss: nemo debet ex aliena jactura lucrari

no one provokes me with impunity: nemo me impune lacessit

no one should be a judge in his own cause: aliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa

no poison is drunk out of earthenware: nulla aconita bibuntur fictilibus

no possession is greater than virtue: virtute nulla possessio major

no sooner said than done: dictum factum or dictum ac factum

nor is heaven always at peace: nec sidera pacem semper habent

not all of me shall die: non omnis moriar

not Angles, but angels: non Angli, sed angeli

not equal to many: nec pluribus impar

not for you alone: non vobis solum

not for you, not for me, but for us: non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis

not sound in mind: non compos mentis

not too much: de nimium

not with equal steps: non passibus æquis

not yet victory, and there was already dissension: nondum victoria, jam discordia erat

note well: nota bene

nothing beyond it: ne plus ultra

nothing can be created of nothing: nil posse creari de nilo

nothing comes from nothing: nihil ex nihilo

nothing dries sooner than a tear: nihil enim lacryma citius arescit

nothing in life is permanent: firmum in vita nihil

nothing is great unless it is good: nil magnum nisi bonum

nothing is impossible: nil impossibile

nothing is loftier than the love of truth: nil est amore veritatis celsus

nothing is swifter than rumor: fama nihil est celerius

nothing is swifter than the years!: nihil est annis velocius!

nothing is too difficult for mortals: nil mortalibus arduum est

nothing is wanting here except a song: nihil hic nisi carmina desunt

nothing so useful as the sun and salt: nil sole et sale utilius

nothing that relates to man is alien to me: humani nihil alienum

nothing too much: ne quid nimis

nothing without God: nil sine Deo

nothing without great labor: nil sine magno labore

nothing without labor: nihil sine labore

now or never: nunc aut nunquam

now Spring restores balmy warmth: jam ver egelidos refert tepores

O

O, how deceitful is the hope of men: O fallacem hominum spem

O imitators, you servile herd!: O imitatores, servum pecus!

O sacred simplicity!: O sancta simplicitas!

O sweet solace of labors: O laborum dulce lenimen

O the times! O the morals!: O tempora! O mores!

O what a void there is in things!: O quantum in rebus inane!

occasion is bald behind: post est occasio calva

odd numbers bring luck: numero omnia impare gaudet

of blessed memory: beatæ memoriæ

of evils to choose the least: ex malis eligere minima

of its own kind: sui generis

of so much force are system and connection: tantum series juncturaque pollet

of sound mind: compos mentis

of the dead say nothing but good: de mortuis nihil nisi bonum

of the dead say nothing but what is true: de mortuis nil nisi verum

of two evils, always choose the lesser: de duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum

of what use are pedigrees?: stemmata quid faciunt?

often a man is his own worst enemy: sæpe nihil inimicus homini quam sibi ipse

Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!: O tempora! O mores!

old age is a heavy burden to man: grave senectus est hominibus pondus

old age is an incurable disease: senectus insanabilis morbus est

old men are twice children: bis pueri senes

on one side a wolf besets you, on the other a dog: hac urget lupus, hac canis

on the spur of the moment: ex tempore

once an abbot, always an abbot: semel abbas, semper abbas

once and always: semel et semper

one and the same: semel et simul

one grieves sincerely who grieves unseen: illa dolet vere quæ sine teste dolet

one hand rubs the other: manus manum fricat

one hand washes the other: manus manum lavat

one heart, one way: cor unum, via una

one man can do nothing, two can do much: unum nihil, duos plurimum posse

one man sins, the other is punished: alius peccat, alius plectitur

one man's loss is another man's gain: ex damno alterius, alterius utilitas

one must move with the times: tempori parendum

one of a kind: sui generis

one ought not to wrestle with ghosts: cum larvis non luctandum

one ought to beware of prostitutes: cavendum a meretricibus

one ought to fear even the tiniest of creatures: a minimis quoque timendum

one single bright day will equal the black ones: æquabit nigras candida una dies

one wrong does not justify another: injuria non excusat injuriam

opportunity makes the thief: occasio furem facit

opposite cures opposite: contraria contrariis curantur

others' dangers are our warnings: aliena pericula, cautiones nostræ

our day is over (fig.): fuimus Troës

Our Father: Pater Noster

our light comes from God: a Deo lux nostra

our temples do not conceal our age: ætatem non tegunt tempora

our thoughts are free: liberæ sunt enim nostræ cogitationes

out of Africa there is always something new: ex Africa semper aliquid novi

out of many one: e pluribus unum

out of many things a great heap will be formed: de multis grandis acervus erit

out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing: ex ipso ore procedit benedictio

et maledictio

out of the smoke into the flame: de fumo in flammam

over their cups: inter pocula

P

pain makes even the innocent man a liar: etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor

pale death approaches with equal step: pallida mors æquo pulsat pede

pardon my words: sit venia verbis

pardon the expression: venia sit dicto

past labors are pleasant: jucundi acti labores

patience abused becomes fury: patientia læsa fit furor

peace be to this house: pax huic domui

peace be with you: pax vobiscum or pax vobis

peace is preferable to war: pax potior bello

peace is produced by war: pax paritur bello

pearls before swine: margaritas ante porcos

perhaps a better fate awaits the afflicted: forsan miseros meliora sequentur

philosophy is the true medicine of the mind: est profecto animi medicina, philosophia

physician, heal thyself: medice, cura te ipsum

pleasure arises out of labor: e labore dulcedo

poetic license: licentia poëtica

poetry is the wine of demons: poësis est vinum dæmonum

poison is drunk from a gold cup: venenum in auro bibitur

poison is more often drunk from a gold cup: sæpius in auro bibitur venenum

poverty hinders the greatest talents from advancing: paupertatem summis ingeniis obesse,

ne provehantur

poverty inspires genius: ingenii largitor venter

practice is the best teacher: exercitatio optimus est magister

praise be to God: laus Deo

pray and work: ora et labora

pray, brothers: orate fratres

pray for a strong will: fortem posce animum

pray for us sinners: ora pro nobis peccatoribus

prayer goes heavenward: it prex cæli

precepts guide, but examples drag along: præcepta ducunt, at exempla trahunt

precocious things do not last long: præcocia non diuturna

prepared for any change of fortune: in utraque fortuna paratus

prepared for everything: in omnia paratus

prepared in war and peace: bello ac pace paratus

presence diminishes fame: minuit præsentia famam

princes are mortal, the republic is eternal: principes mortales, rempublicam æternam

prudent men abstain from wine: prudentes vino abstinent

Punic faith (treachery): Punica fides

puppies and pigs have a very different smell: aliter catuli longe olent, aliter sues

pursuits become habits: abeunt studia in mores

Q

quieter than a fish: magis mutus quam piscis

R

rarely are beauty and wisdom found together: raram facit misturam cum sapientia forma

read the whole if you wish to know the whole: lege totum si vis scire totum

ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief: paratæ lacrimæ insidias non

fletum indicant

reason can generally effect more than blind force: plus ratio quam vis cæca valere solet

reason is a ray of divine light: ratio est radius divini luminis

reason is the spirit and soul of the law: ratio est legis anima

refrain from laying the guilt of the few upon the many: parcite paucarum diffundere

crimen in omnes

religion is not abolished by abolishing superstition: superstitione tollenda religio

non tollitur

remember death: memento mori

remember that you are a man: te hominem esse memento

remotest Thule: ultima Thule

remove the foundation and the structure falls: sublato fundamento cadit opus

render unto God: reddite Deo

renew your courage: renovate animos

repetition is the mother of study: repetitio est mater studiorum

resist the beginning: obsta principiis

resolving one controversy by creating another: litem quod lite resolvit

respect is greater at a distance: major e longinquo reverentia

retracing the footsteps of fame: retinens vestigia famæ

revenge brings with it ruin: vindictæ trahit exitium

revenge is an inhuman word: inhumanum verbum est ultio

riches allow one to be foolish: stultitiam patiuntur opes

rivalry is the whetstone of talent: ingeniorum cos æmulatio

Rome has spoken; the case is settled: Roma locuta est; causa finita est

room for doubt: ambigendi locus

ruling men is one thing, entertaining them is another: alia res sceptrum, alia plectrum

rumor flies: fama volat

rumor grows as it goes: fama crescit eundo

rumor never reports things in their true light: nunquam ad liquidum fama perducitur

rumor runs away: fama fert

rusty mind, blighted genius: ærugo animi, rubigo ingenii

S

safety must sometimes be bought with money: ære quandoque salutem redimendam

said and done: dictum factum or dictum ac factum

salt seasons everything: sal sapit omnia

salvation by faith: salus in fide

salvation in God alone: in solo Deo salus

salvation under the Cross: sub cruce salus

sanity of sanity, all is sanity: sanitas sanitatum, omnia sanitas

satire is wholly ours: satura tota nostra est

second thoughts are generally wiser thoughts: posteriores cogitationes sapientiores solent

esse

second to none: nulli secundus

see and believe: vide et crede

see that it be done: fieri facias

seek after truth: quære verum

seek not yourself from outside yourself: ne te quæsiveris extra

seek ye first the kingdom of God: quærite prime regnum Dei

seize the day: carpe diem

seize the opportunity that is offered: oblatam occasionem tene

self-praise is base: laus propria sordet

selling incense and perfumes: vendentem thus et odores

serve the Lord with gladness: servite Domino in lætitia

seven is a banquet, nine a brawl: septem convivium, novem convitium

short cuts are roundabouts: compendia dispendia

short-lived pleasure is the parent of pain: brevis voluptas mox doloris est parens

simple in elegance: simplex munditiis

simplicity is nowadays very rare: ævo rarissima nostro simplicitas

simplicity is the seal of truth: simplex sigillum veri

simplicity is the sign of truth: simplex signum veri

simulated tears (crocodile tears): lacrimæ simulatæ

sincerity gives wings to strength: candor dat viribus alas

sing joyfully to God, all the earth: jubilate Deo, omnis terra

sing to the Lord a new song: cantate Domino canticum novum

sleep is the image of death: somnus est imago mortis

sleep on it: in nocte consilium

slow but sure: tarde sed tute

small in number, but their valor is quick for war: exigui numero, sed bello vivida virtus

small things become the small: parvum parva decent

small things will make a large pile: de parvis grandis acervus erit

so help me God!: medius fidius!

so many men, so many opinions: quot homines tot sententiæ

solid earth: terra firma

some do the planting, others the reaping: alii sementem faciunt, alii metentem

some remedies are worse than the disease: graviora quædam sunt remedia periculis

sometimes a fool speaks well: interdum stultus bene loquitur

sometimes common error makes law: communis error facit jus

sometimes even the good Homer nods off: aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus

sometimes sweet things become bitter: dulcia quandoque amara fieri

soon ripe, soon rotten: cito maturum, cito putridum

sooner or later we hasten to one home: serius aut citius sedem properamus ad unam

speak and act: fare fac

speak of the devil (fig.): lupus in fabula

speech is an indicator of thought: index animi sermo est

speech is given to all, wisdom to few: sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis

speech is the mirror of the mind: imago animi sermo est

spoken words fly, written words remain: verba volant, scripta manent

state secrets: arcana imperii

still water runs deep: aqua profunda est quieta

strength, lacking judgment, collapses by its own weight: vis consilii expers mole ruit sua

strife is the dowry of a wife: dos est uxoria lites

success makes some crimes honorable: honesta quædam scelera successus facit

such as it is: taliter qualiter

suffering follows those who flee: fugientes afflictio sequitur

suppression of the truth is the suggestion of falsehood: suppressio veri suggestio falsi

sweet association of friends: dulce sodalicium or dulce sodalitium

sweet danger: dulce periculum

sweet home: dulce domum

sweet is the love of one's country: dulcis amor patriæ

sweet is the memory of past labor: suavis laborum est præteritorum memoria

sweet society: dulce sodalicium or dulce sodalitium

sweet things come after bitter things: post amara dulcia

sweeter than honey: dulcior melle

swimming here and there: rari nantes

T

take heed you do not fall: cave ne cadas

take up and read: tolle lege

taxes are the sinews of the republic: vectigalia nervos esse rei publicæ

teach that you may learn: doce ut discas

tears are the nature of things: sunt lacrimæ rerum

ten constitute a crowd: multitudinem decem faciunt

testimonies are to be weighed, not counted: ponderanda sunt testimonia,

non numeranda

thanks be to God: Dei gratias or Deo gratias

that is a harvest which ill repays its husbandman: illa est agricolæ messis iniqua suo

that is rightly done which is honestly done: recte quod honeste

that which hurts teaches: quæ nocent docent

that which pleases is twice repeated: bis repetita placent

that would be adding insult to injury: ad damnum adderetur injuria

the absent one will not be the heir: absens hæres non erit

the abuse of a thing is no argument against its use (fig.): ab abusu ad usum non

valet consequentia

the abuse of a thing is no argument for its disuse: ex abusu non argumentum

ad desuetudinem

the act of God does injury to no one: actus Dei nemini facit injuriam

the act of the law does injury to no one: actus legis nulli facit injuriam

the age we live in is the true age of gold: aurea nunc vere sunt sæcula

the anger of the lion is noble: ira leonis nobilis

the appearances of things are deceptive: fallaces sunt rerum species

the bad end of a bad beginning: mali principii malus finis

the beaten path is the safest one: via trita est tutissima

the beaten path, the safe path: via trita, via tuta

the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord: initium sapientiæ est timor Domini

the beginnings of all things are small: omnium rerum principia parva sunt

the belly is the giver of genius: ingenii largitor venter

the best counselors are the dead: optimi consiliarii mortui

the best remedy for anger is delay: maximum remedium iræ mora est

the best things await us in heaven: manent optima coele

the blood of the Christians is seed: semen est sanguis Christianorum

the brain is the citadel of the senses: habet cerebrum sensus arcem

the brave always show mercy: fortes semper monstrant misericordiam

the brave may fall, but they cannot yield: fortis cadere, cedere non potest

the cart draws the ox: currus bovem trahit

the case is settled: causa finita est

the cautious wolf fears the snare: cautus metuit foveam lupus

the Church does not die: Ecclesia non moritur

the clamor of the forum: forensis strepitus

the cock is proudest on his own dungheap: gallus in sterquilinio suo plurimum potest

the comfort derived from the misery of others is slight: levis est consolatio ex

miseria aliorum

the corruption of the best is the worst: corruptio optimi pessima

the country in the city: rus in urbe

the coward calls himself cautious, the miser thrifty: timidus se vocat cautum,

parcum sordidus

the cowl does not make the monk: cucullus non facit monachum

the craftsman is known by his work: opus artificem probat

the crop is always greater in the lands of another: fertilior seges est alienis semper in agris

the Cross is our crown: a crux nostra corona

the Cross is the touchstone of faith: fidei coticula crux

the crown of old age is authority: apex est autem senectutis auctoritas

the dead do not bite: mortui non mordant

the deeds of men never escape the gods: acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt

the defense of a just cause is easy: justæ causæ facilis est defensio

the delight of mankind: deliciæ humani generis

the descent to hell is easy: facilis est descensus Averni

the Devil take the hindmost! (fig.): occupet extremum scabies

the die is cast: jacta alea est

the dread of war is worse than war itself: pejor est bello timor ipse belli

the dregs of the people: fæx populi

the drop hollows the stone: gutta cavat lapidem

the eagle bears me on high: alte fert aquila

the ear of the bridled horse is in the mouth: equo frænato est auris in ore

the empty-handed traveler sings before the robber: cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator

the end crowns the work: finis coronat opus

the end of one day is the beginning of another: finis unius diei est principium alterius

the ending proves the deeds: exitus acta probat

the end justifies the means: cui licitus est finis, etiam licent media

the exception proves the rule: exceptio probat regulam

the face is the index of the soul: vultus est index animi

the fatal gift to Minerva: donum exitiale Minervæ

the Fates lead the willing and drag the unwilling: Fata volentem ducunt,

nolentem trahunt

the Fates oppose: Fata obstant

the father of the country: pater patriæ

the fear of death is worse than death: timor mortis morte pejor

the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: timor Domini initium sapientiæ

the fear of war is worse than war itself: pejor est bello timor ipse belli

the feelings generally run riot in prosperity: luxuriant animi rebus plerumque secundis

the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses: aut insanit homo, aut versus facit

the fields where Troy once stood: campos ubi Troja fuit

the fig tree splits huge blocks of marble: ingentia marmora findet caprificus

the fires of youth have cooled: adulescentia deferbuit

the first among equals: primus inter pares

the first appearance deceives many: decipit frons prima multos

the first reaction to truth is hatred: cum odio sui coepit veritas

the fleeting years glide by: fugaces labuntur anni

the flower of youth: flos juventutis

the fool is always beginning to live: stultus semper incipit vivere

the footprints of dying liberty: vestigia morientis libertatis

the footsteps of fortune are slippery: lubrici sunt fortunæ gressus

the fortune of the house stands: stat fortuna domus

the fortune of war stands ever on the verge: fortuna belli semper ancipiti in loco est

the fountain of all living things: fons omnium viventium

the fountain of evil: fons malorum

the fountain of justice is good faith: fundamentum justitiæ est fides

the fruit of sin is bitter: amarus vitiorum fructus

the future is inscrutable: futurum invisibile

the gain of the one is the loss of the other: unius compendium, alterius dispendium

the garment makes the man: vestis virum facit

the giver makes the gift precious: auctor pretiosa facit

the gods sell all things to hard labor: dii laboribus omnia vendunt

the golden mean: aurea mediocritas

the good are more suspected by kings than the bad: regibus boni quam mali

suspectiores sunt

the good leader makes good soldiers: bonus dux bonum reddit militem

the greatest force is that of nature: naturæ vis maxima

the greatest respect is due to a child: maxima reverentia pueris debetur

the greatest scholars are not the wisest men: magis magni clerici non sunt

magis sapientes

the happier the moments, the shorter the time: tanto brevius omne, quanto

felicius tempus

the heavens tell of the glory of God: cæli enarrant gloriam Dei

the highest good: summum bonum

the highest justice is often the greatest injustice: summum jus sæpe summa injuria est

the highest seat does not hold two: summa sedes non capit duos

the hired hand flees from the flock: mercenarius fugit a grege

the honest man does not repent: probum non poenitet

the hope of the flock: spem gregis

the hour flies: hora fugit

the house is smiling with silver: ridet argento domus

the house of a friend is the best house: domus amica domus optima

the idle are always needy: otiosi semper egentes

the indulgence of parents is the bane of children: indulgentia parentum,

filiorum pernicies

the injured man writes in marble: scribit in marmore læsus

the irritable race of poets: genus irritabile vatum

the judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted: judex damnatur cum

nocens absolvitur

the judge of beauty: arbiter formæ

the judge of the drinking: arbiter bibendi

the judgment of God: judicium Dei

the just shall live by faith: justus autem ex fide vivit

the king can do no wrong: rex non potest peccare

the king never dies: rex nunquam moritur

the king reigns but does not govern: rex regnat sed non gubernat

the labor and delay of the file: limæ labor et mora

the language of truth is simple: veritatis simplex oratio est

the last of the Romans: ultimus Romanorum

the law compels no one to do what is impossible: lex neminem cogit ad impossibilia

the law does not concern itself with trifles: de minimis non curat lex

the law is hard, but it is the law: dura lex, sed lex

the law is prospective, not retrospective: lex prospicit non respicit

the law of nations: jus gentium

the law of the sword: jus gladii

the laws are silent in time of war: silent leges inter arma

the laws sometimes sleep, but never die: dormiunt aliquando leges, nunquam moriuntur

the lesser of two evils: minima de malis

the light shines in the darkness: lux in tenebris lucet

the living power: vis viva

the longest day soon comes to an end: longissimus dies cito conditur

the Lord be with you: Dominus vobiscum

the Lord has spoken it: dixit Dominus

the Lord himself has spoken it: ipse dixit Dominus

the Lord is my light: Dominus illuminatio mea

the Lord is my rock: Dominus petra mea

the Lord will provide: Dominus providebit

the loss falls upon its owner: res perit suo domino

the loss of money is bewailed with true tears: ploratur lacrimis amissa pecunia veris

the love of money increases: crescit amor nummi

the love of money is a root to all kinds of evil: radix omnium malorum est cupiditas

the madness of one makes many mad: unius dementia dementes efficit multos

the madness of scholars: deliramenta doctrinæ

the malevolent have hidden teeth: malevolus animus abditos dentes habet

the man who is everywhere is never anywhere: nusquam est qui ubique est

the manners of men are to be carefully observed: notandi sunt tibi mores

the master of taste: elegantiæ arbiter

the master of the feast: arbiter bibendi

the master suffers the loss: damnum sentit dominus

the master's eye makes the horse fat: oculus domini saginat equum

the middle way: via media

the mighty cycle of the ages begins its turn anew: magnus ab integro

sæculorum nascitur ordo

the mind is sicker than the sick body: corpore sed mens est ægro magis ægra

the miser is ever in want: semper avarus eget

the miserable bliss of all mortal things: mortalium rerum misera beatitudo

the modest water saw God and blushed: vidit et erubit lympha pudica Deum

the more men have, the more they want: homines, quo plura habent,

eo cupiunt ampliora

the more pluck, the better luck!: tanto fortior, tanto felicior!

the mother of the coward has no occasion to weep: timidi mater non flet

the mouse perishes by betraying itself: sorex suo perit indicio

the Muse forbids the virtuous man to die: dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori

the naked truth: nuda veritas

the new drives out the old: cura cura repulsa nova

the office shows the man: magistratus indicat virum

the one who spares the rod hates the child: qui parcit virgæ odit filium

the one who asks timidly courts denial: qui timide rogat, docet negare

the one who denies his sins does not atone for them: non purgat peccata qui negat

the one who does a thing by another does it himself: qui facit per alium facit per se

the one who envies is inferior: qui invidet minor est

the one who flees will fight again: qui fugiebat, rursus proeliabitur

the one who hates vice, hates humanity: quis vitia odit, homines odit

the one who judges in haste repents in haste: ad poenitendum properat, cito qui judicat

the one who labors prays: qui laborat orat

the one who teaches learns: qui docet discit

the one who wishes for peace must prepare for war: qui desiderat pacem,

præparet bellum

the opinions of men are fallible: hominum sententia fallax

the origin of evil: fons malorum

the penniless man has nothing to lose (fig.): cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator

the people boo me, but I applaud myself: populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo

the people wish to be deceived: populus vult decipi

the play is over: acta est fabula

the plaything of Fortune: ludibrium Fortunæ

the poet's frenzy: furor poëticus

the popular breeze: aura popularis

the pot boils badly: olla male fervet

the power of custom is most weighty: gravissimum est imperium consuetudinis

the power of love: potentia amoris

the price of knowledge: pretium scientiæ

the public good: salus publica

the public good is to be preferred to private advantage: publicum bonum

privato est præferendum

the remedy is worse than the disease: ægrescit medendo

the remembrance of past labors is pleasant: acti labores jucundi

the results of war are uncertain: incerti sunt exitus belli

the Roman republic stands by its ancient manners and men: moribus antiquis res stat

Romana virisque

the roughest seas are far from land: medio maxima turba mari est

the ruins strike him undaunted: impavidum ferient ruinæ

the same laws hold for peace as for war: sunt et belli sicut pacis jura

the same old thing (fig.): crambe repetita

the same way by different steps: gradu diverso, via una

the scar remains: cicatrix manet

the sea surely is common to all: mare quidem, commune certo est omnibus

the shadow of a great name: magni nominis umbra

the slave rides in the same chariot: servus curru portatur eodem

the son of a white hen: albæ gallinæ filius

the son of the earth: filius terræ

the soul is the nobility: animus est nobilitas

the soul of the world: anima mundi

the source and origin of the evil: fons et origo mali

the spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak: spiritus promtus est, caro autem infirma

the stag provoked becomes a lion: cervus lacessitus leo

the star shows the way: stella monstrat viam

the stars my camp, the gods my light: astra castra, numen lumen

the state in which it was: status quo

the story relates to you: de te fabula narratur

the stronger always succeeds: plus potest qui plus valet

the suggestion of falsehood: suggestio falsi

the sun of all days has not yet set: nondum omnium dierum sol occidit

the sun shines even on the wicked: et sceleratis sol oritur

the sun shines on all: sol lucet omnibus

the tears of things: lacrimæ rerum

the things that are above us are nothing to us: quæ supra nos nihil ad nos

the tired ox plants its foot more firmly: bos lassus fortius figit pedem

the toastmaster: arbiter bibendi

the traveler who has nothing sings before the robber: vacuus cantat coram latrone viator

the trumpet sounds attack: classicum canit

the truth hates delays: veritas odit moras

the truth shall set you free: veritas vos liberabit

the uncertainty of law: alea judiciorum

the uncertainty of war: alea belli

the unknown explained by the unknown: ignotum per ignotius

the vigor of youth passes away like a spring flower: vigor ætatis fluit ut flos veris

the virtue of parents is a great dowry: dos est magna parentum virtus

the voice of one crying in the wilderness: vox clamantis in deserto

the voice of the people is the voice of God: vox populi, vox Dei

the voice remains: vox manet

the weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise: hæredis fletus sub persona risus est

the welfare of the people: salus populi

the wicked are not swayed by obsequiousness: improbus a nullo flectitur obsequio

the wolf changes its coat, not its disposition: lupus pilum mutat, non mentem

the wolf in the fable: lupus in fabula

the wonderful year: annus mirabilis

the word of God endures through eternity: verbum Dei manet in æternum

the Word was made flesh: verbum caro factum est

the work boils: fervet opus

the workmanship surpassed the material: materiam superabat opus

the world does not suffice: non sufficit orbis

the world is the living image of God: mundus est Dei viva statua

the world wishes to be deceived: mundus vult decipi

the wrath of God: Dei irati

the wrath of kings is always severe: gravis ira regum est semper

the written word remains, what is spoken perishes: litera scripta manet, verbum

ut inane perit

the years are doubled for the just: justo geminantur anni

the years glide swiftly by: fugaces labuntur anni

their silence is praise enough: tacent satis laudant

there are a thousand kinds of men: mille hominum species

there are no unmixed blessings: nihil est ab omni parte beatum

there is a god within our heart: deus est in pectore nostro

there is a god within us, and we hold commerce with heaven: est deus in nobis, et sunt

commercia coeli

there is a limit to grief, but not to fear: dolendi modus, timendi non autem

there is a method in all things: est modus in rebus

there is always something new out of Africa: semper aliquid novi Africam affere

there is danger in delay: periculum in mora

there is honor in sincerity: in candore decus

there is no day without sorrow: nulla dies mærore caret

there is no desire for what is unknown: ignoti nulla cupido

there is no disputing about tastes: de gustibus non est disputandum

there is no easy way from the earth to the stars: non est ad astra mollis e terris via

there is no life without friendship: sine amicitia vitam esse nullam

there is no salvation outside the Church: extra ecclesiam nulla salus

there is nothing assured to men: nil homini certum est

there is nothing left (fig.): etiam periere ruinæ

there is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh: risu inepto res ineptior nulla est

there is nothing new under the sun: nihil sub sole novum

there is nothing that God cannot do: nihil est quod Deus efficere non possit

there is nothing that is blessed in every respect: nihil est ab omni parte beatum

there is room for even more guests at the feast: locus est et pluribus umbris

there is safety in many advisors: salus ubi multi consiliarii

there is safety in this: in hoc salus

there is something in omens: omina sunt aliquid

they can because they think they can: possunt quia posse videntur

they condemn what they do not understand: damnant quod non intelligunt

they make a desert, and call it peace: solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant

they mingle heaven and earth: terram coelo miscent

they rush into the flames of passion: in furias ignemque ruunt

they wander from the point: a re decedunt

they were sowing the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: ventum seminabant et

turbinem metent

they will pay at the Greek calends: ad Græcas kalendas soluturos

things are more pleasant from a distance: quæ e longinquo magis placent

things forbidden have a secret charm: prævalent illicita

things locked up are safe: quæ serata secura

think on eternity: eternitatem cogita

this I wish, thus I command: hoc volo, sic jubeo

this is my body: hoc est corpus meum

this is the new covenant in my blood: hic est enim sanguis meus novi testamenti

those secret whisperings of the crowd: secreta hæc murmura vulgi

those who are happy at home should stay there: domi manere convenit felicibus

those who contemplate the heights, fall: qui alta contemplantur, cadere

though ten times repeated, it still is pleasing: decies repetita placebit

though the wound is healed, a scar remains: etiam sanato vulnere cicatrix manet

thrift is a great revenue: parsimonia est magnum vectigal

through adversity to greatness: per angusta ad augusta

thunderbolts that strike blindly and in vain: bruta fulmina et vana

thus always to tyrants: sic semper tyrannis

thus passes the glory of the world: sic transit gloria mundi

thus you bees make honey not for yourselves: sic vos non vobis mellificatis apes

Thy will be done: fiat voluntas tua

time cures our griefs: dies adimit ægritudinem

time flies: tempus fugit

time flies through the world: volat hora per orbem

time glides away, and we grow older through the silent years: tempora labuntur, tacitisque

senescimus annis

time is a certain fraction of eternity: tempus est quædam pars æternitatis

time is the best of the healing arts: temporis ars medicina fere est

time is the essence of the matter: tempus anima rei

time is the greatest innovator: maximus novator tempus

time reveals all things: tempus omnia revelat

time reveals the truth: veritatem dies aperit

time the producer, time the devourer of things: tempus ferax, tempus edax rerum

times change, and we change with them: tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis

to a T (fig.): ad unguem

to accept a favor is to sell one's liberty: beneficium accipere libertatem vendere est

to add fuel to the flame: oleum addere camino

to add insult to injury: ad damnum adderetur injuria

to argue about the shadow of an ass: de asini umbra disceptare

to attempt to scale heaven (fig.): imponere Pelion Olympo or Pelio imponere Ossam

to be is to be perceived: esse est percipi

to be loved, be lovable: ut ameris, amabilis esto

to call a spade a spade: ligonem ligonem vocat

to carry wood to the forest: in silvam ligna ferre

to compare great things with small: parvis componere magna

to compare small things with great: parva componere magnis

to draw water with a sieve: cribro aquam haurire

to drink poison from a golden cup: bibere venenum in auro

to each his own: suum cuique

to each his own beauty: suum cuique pulchrum

to each his own custom: suus cuique mos est

to each his own pleasure: sua cuique voluptas

to err is human: errare humanum est

to everyone his due: suum cuique

to feed the flame: alere flammam

to fetch food from the flames: e flamma cibum petere

to fish with a golden hook: aureo hamo piscari

to God alone be the glory: soli Deo gloria

to God, the Best, the Greatest: Deo, Optimo, Maximo

to hold a wolf by its ears: lupum auribus tenere

to honors through difficulties: ad augusta per angusta

to how many evils does not religion persuade!: quantum religio potuit suadere malorum!

to laugh in one's sleeve (fig.): ridere in stomacho

to lean against a falling wall: in caducum parietem inclinare

to leave no stone unturned: omnem movere lapidem

to live an evil life is a type of death: genus est mortis male vivere

to live from hand to mouth (fig.): in diem vivere

to lose a friend is the greatest of all losses: amicum perdere est damnorum maximum

to miss the mark: aberrare a scopo

to passion, even haste is slow: est ipsa cupiditati tarda celeritas

to pile Ossa on Pelion: Pelio imponere Ossam

to pile Pelion on Olympus: imponere Pelion Olympo

to pray is to work, to work is to pray: orare est laborare, laborare est orare

to put the cart before the ox: currus bovem trahit

to raise a tempest in a teapot (fig.): fluctus in simpulo exitare

to rave with the insane: cum insanientibus furere

to sell smoke: fumos vendere

to swear is to call God to witness: jurare est Deum in testem vocare

to teach a fish how to swim: piscem natare docere

to the devil with you! (fig.): abi in malam crucem

to the good all things are good: omnia bona bonis

to the greater glory of God: ad majorem Dei gloriam

to the highest point: ad summum

to the indolent every day is a holiday: ignavis semper feriæ sunt

to the Lord, the best, the greatest: Domino, Optimo, Maximo

to the memory of: in memoriam

to the pure all things are pure: omnia munda mundis

to the stars through adversities: ad astra per aspera

to the weary, the bare ground is a bed: fatigatis humus cubile est

to those who come late the bones: tarde venientibus ossa

to throw cold water on a business: frigidam aquam effundere

to throw the handle after the hatchet: ad perditam securim manubrium adjicere

to touch a sore: tangere ulcus

to understand the cause of all things: rerum cognoscere causas

to which vulture shall this carcass fall?: cujus vulturis hoc erit cadaver?

to whom Fortune herself yields: cui Fortuna ipsa cedit

to wish for death is a coward's part: timidi est optare necem

to work is to pray: laborare est orare

today, you shall be with me in Paradise: hodie mecum eris in paradiso

tomorrow will give some food for thought: aliquod crastinus dies ad

cogitandum dabit

tooth and nail: unguibus et rostro

touch me not: noli me tangere

treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways: mille animos excipe mille modis

trial by ordeal: judicium Dei

Troy was: Troja fuit or fuit Ilium

truly the gods use us men as footballs: enim vero di nos quasi pilas homines habent

trust but see in whom: fide sed cui vide

trust not to appearances: ne fronti crede

trust the expert: experto crede

truth begets hatred: veritas odium parit

truth conquers all things: veritas omnia vincit

truth fears nothing but concealment: veritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi

truth will prevail: veritas prævalebit

two are better than one (fig.): unus vir, nullus vir

U

unanimously: una voce

unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire: libido effrenata effrenatam

appententiam efficit

under this sign you will conquer: sub hoc signo vinces

union gives strength to the humblest of aids: auxilia humilia firma consensus facit

union is strength (fig.): juncta juvant

unpleasing is the face that does not smile: nec grata est facies cui gelasinus abest

unraveling the web of Penelope: Penelopæ telam retexens

unrehearsed: ex tempore

until it fills the whole world: donec totum impleat orbem

use is the best teacher: usus est optimum magister

V

vanity of vanities, all is vanity: vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas

variety is delighting: varietas delectat

various are the opinions of men: varii hominum sensus

virtue alone can purchase power: emitur sola virtute potestas

virtue alone is true nobility: sola nobilitas virtus

virtue is a thousand shields: virtus mille scuta

virtue is indeed its own reward: ipsa quidem virtus pretium sibi

virtue is praised and left out to freeze: virtus laudatur et alget

virtue is the highest reward: virtus præmium est optimum

virtue is the safest helmet: cassis tutissima virtus

virtue is the strongest shield: ægis fortissima virtus

virtue lives on after the grave: vivit post funera virtus

virtue shines forth: fulget virtus

W

war is always easy to start, but very hard to end: omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum

ægerrume desinere

war is delightful to the inexperienced: dulce bellum inexpertis

warmed-over cabbage: crambe repetita

wars, horrible wars: bella, horrida bella

wars, the horror of mothers: bella, detesta matribus

watch and pray: vigilate et orate

we all have power to do harm: ad nocendum potentes sumus

we are all consumed by cares: curis tabescimus omnes

we are all the worse for license: deteriores omnes sumus licentia

we are born but to die: nascentes morimur

we are born poets, we become orators: nascimur poëtæ, fimus oratores

we are but dust and shadows, born to consume the fruits of the earth: pulvis et umbra

sumus, fruges consumere nati

we are corrupted by good fortune: felicitate corrumpimur

we become workmen by working: fabricando fabri fimus

we cannot command nature except by obeying her: naturæ enim non imperatur,

nisi parendo

we covet what is guarded: quicquid servatur, cupimus magis

we do not destroy religion by destroying superstition: nec vero superstitione tollenda

religio tollitur

we forget our pleasures, we remember our pains: cui placet obliviscitur, cui

dolet meminit

we have all been mad once: semel insanivimus omnes

we learn by teaching: docendo discimus

we lose things certain in pursuing things uncertain: certa amittimus dum incerta petimus

we pay when old for the excesses of our youth: quæ peccamus juvenes ea luimus senes

we praise thee, O God: te Deum laudamus

we two are a multitude: nos duo turba sumus

weariness of life: tædium vitæ

weigh Hannibal: expende Hannibalem

what a difference between a wise man and a fool!: stulto intellegens quid interest!

what a fine shepherd a wolf must be!: optimum custodem ovium quem dicunt

esse lupum!

what a wonderful revenue lies in thrift!: quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia!

what an artist dies in me!: qualis artifex pereo!

what coast is without our blood?: quæ caret ora cruore nostro?

what emptiness there is in human affairs!: quantum est in rebus inane!

what good are laws when there are no morals?: quid leges sine moribus vanæ proficiunt?

what I have said I have said: quod dixi dixi

what I have written I have written: quod scripsi scripsi

what if the sky should now fall?: quid si nunc coelum ruat?

what is braver than a lion?: quid leone fortius?

what is done quickly, perishes quickly: quod cito fit, cito perit

what is lawful is not always respectable: honestum non est semper quod licet

what is true belongs to me: quod verum est, meum est

what is truth?: quid est veritas?

what is unseemly is unsafe: intuta quæ indecora

what is useful is sweet: dulce quod utile

what is useful is valuable: pretiosum quod utile

what is violent is not durable: quod est violentum, non est durabile

what is well begun is already half done: dimidium facti qui bene coepit habet

what madness has seized you?: quæ te dementia cepit?

what now?: quid nunc?

what suffices is enough: satis quod sufficit

what was hard to suffer is sweet to remember: quæ fuit durum pati meminisse dulce est

what were once vices are now customs: quæ fuerant vitia mores sunt

whatever begins, also ends: quicquid coepit, et desinit

whatever you teach, be brief: quidquid præcipies, esto brevis

when fortune frowns, love's flame burns fiercer: fortuna amorem pejor infammat magis

when gold speaks, not even the least reason avails: auro loquente nihil pollet quævis ratio

when the cause is removed, the effect ceases: sublata causa, tollitur effectus

when you are at Rome, live after the Roman fashion: quum Romæ fueris, Romano vivite

more

where the law is uncertain, there is no law: ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum

where there is law there is remedy: ubi jus, ibi remedium

where there is smoke, there is fire: flamma fumo est proxima

where they create desolation they call it peace: ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant

which was to be proved: quod erat demonstrandum

while fortune lasted: dum fortuna fuit

while Rome deliberates, Saguntum perishes: deliberat Roma, perit Saguntum

while the crime blazes: flagrante delicto

while there is life, there is hope: dum vita est, spes est

while we live, let us live: dum vivimus, vivamus

whip me, but hear me: verbera, sed audi

whither goest thou?: quo vadis?

whither the Fates may call: quo Fata vocant

who then is free?: quisnam igitur liber?

who will guard the guardians?: quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

who would dare to call the sun a liar?: solem quis dicere falsum audeat?

wholly complete and complete in every part: totus in toto, et totus in qualibet parte

whom does it benefit?: cui bono?

whom does it harm?: cui malo?

whom have flowing cups not made eloquent?: fecundi calices quem non fecere disertum?

whose region, his religion: cujus regio, ejus religio

why force me to break the deep silence?: quid me alta silentia cogis rumpere?

wickedness takes the shorter road, and virtue the longer: compendiaria res improbitas,

virtusque tarda

wine kindles wrath: vinum incendit iram

wine opens the seals of the heart: aperit præcordia liber

wings greater than the nest: majores pennas nido

wisdom grows by study: studio sapientia crescit

wisdom is the gift of God: sapientia donum Dei

wisdom surpasses wealth: præstat opes sapientia

wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove: prudens ut serpens, simplex ut columba

wise is the person who talks little: vir sapit qui pauca loquitur

wise without learning: abnormis sapiens

with a grain of salt: cum grano salis

with equal steps: pari passu

with God's favor: Deo favente

with God's help, work prospers: adjuvante Deo labor proficit

with heart and hand: mente manuque

with how little wisdom the world is governed!: quam parva sapientia regitur mundus!

with one voice: una voce

with stronger force: a fortiori

with talons and beak: unguibus et rostro

with the blessed, all things are blessed: in beato omnia beata

with the greatest zeal: summo studio

with unequal steps: haud passibus æquis

without care: sine cura

without end: sine fine

without envy: sine invidia

without fear: sine metu

without hatred: sine odio

without money all is vain: absque argento omnia vana

without the Cross, without light: sine cruce, sine luce

woe is me!, I think I am becoming a god: væ!, puto deus fio

woe to the vanquished!: væ victis!

woman is ever fickle and changeable: varium et mutabile semper foemina

wonderful to behold!: mirabile visu!

wonderful to tell!: mirabile dictu!

work is itself a pleasure: labor ipse voluptas

work is the best of relishes: optimum obsonium labor

worship God, serve the king: Deum cole, regem serva

Y

yield not to misfortunes: tu ne cede malis

yield to no one: cede nullis

you are always singing the same tune: cantilenam eandem canis

you are building on sand: in arena ædificas

you are looking for a knot is a bullrush: in scirpo nodum quæris

you are making an elephant out of a fly: elephantem ex musca facis

you are teaching a dolphin to swim: delphinum natare doces

you are the Christ, the son of the living God: tu est Christus, filius Dei vivi

you are trying to get water from a stone: aquam a pumice nunc postulas

you are writing in water: in aqua scribis

you betray the Son of Humanity with a kiss?: osculo Filium hominis tradis?

you cannot escape necessity, but you can overcome it: effugere non potes necessitates,

potes vincere

you frighten a lion with a mask: leonem larva terres

you have eaten and have drunk enough: edisti satis, atque bibisti

you have come after the feast: post festum venisti

you have entrusted the wolf with the sheep: lupo ovem commisisti

you have hit the nail on the head (fig.): tetigisti acu

you hold an eel by the tail: anguillam cauda tenes

you make a virtue of necessity: facis de necessitate virtutem

you must avoid that wicked siren Sloth: vitanda est improba siren Desidia

you need only a show of war to have peace: ostendite modo bellum, pacem habebitis

you too, Brutus: et tu, Brute or tu quoque, Brute

you will mix sacred things with profane: miscebis sacra profanis

you will stir up the hornets: irritabis crabones

your descendants will pick your fruit: carpent tua poma nepotes

your years are counted on your face: facies tua computat annos

youth seek, the old use: quære adolescens, utere senex