Latin Quotes and Latin Phrases - J

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V The Bible is a text that has been translated into many languages throughout history, including Latin. Latin was the language of the Roman Empire and was widely spoken and understood throughout the Mediterranean world, ...
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A A bene placito - At one's pleasureA capite ad calcem - From head to heelA cappella - In church [style] - i.e. Vocal music onlyA contrario - From a contrary positionA cruce salus - From the cross comes salvationA Deo et Rege - From God and the KingA fortiori - With yet stronger reasonA fronte praec...
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B Balaenae nobis conservandae sunt! - Save the whales!Beata Virgo (Maria) - The Blessed Virgin (Mary)Beatae memoriae - Of blessed memoryBeati pacifici - Blessed are the peacemakersBeati pauperes spiritu - Blessed are the poor in spiritBeati possidentes - The happy who possess. (possession is nine po...
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C Cacoethes scribendi - An insatiable urge to write. (Juvenal)Cadit quaestio - The question dropsCaeca invidia est - Envy is blind. (Livy)Caeci caecos ducentes - Blind are led by the blind. Leaders are not more knowledgeable than the ones they leadCaeli enarrant gloriam Dei - The heavens declare the...
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D Da mihi basilia mille - Kiss me with a thousand kissesDa mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo! - Make me chaste and pure, but not yet!Da mihi sis bubulae frustrum assae, solana tuberosa in modo gallico fricta, ac quassum lactatum coagulatum crassum - Give me a hamburger, french fries, an...
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E E contrario - From a contrary positionE pluribus unum - From many, one (motto of the USA)E re nata - As circumstances dictateE vestigio - From where one standsEcce homo - Behold the manEcce signum - Behold the proofEditio princeps - First printed editionEgo et rex meus - I and my KingEgo me bene h...
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F Fabas indulcet fames - Hunger sweetens the beans, or hunger makes everything taste good!Faber est suae quisque fortunae - Every man is the artisan of his own fortune. (Appius Claudius Caecus)Faber quisque fortunae suae - Each man (is) the maker of his own fortuneFabricati diem - Make my dayFac me ...
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G Gaudeamus igitur (iuvenes dum sumus) - Therefore, let us rejoice. (while we are young)Genius loci - The guardian spirit of the placeGens togata - The toga-clad race; the romansGenus irritabile vatum - The irritable race of poets. (Horace)Gladiator in arena consilium capit - The gladiator is formul...
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H Habeas corpus - You must have the body, i.e. You must justify an imprisonmentHabemus Papam - We have a pope. (used at the announcement of a new pope)Habetis bona deum - Have a nice dayHac lege - With this lawHaec olim meminisse ivvabit - Time heals all things, i.e. Wounds, offensesHaec trutina err...
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I Ibidem (Ib.) - In the same place. (in a book)Id certum est quod certum reddi potest - That is certain that can be made certainId est (i.e.) - That is to sayId est mihi, id non est tibi! - It is mine, not yours!Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit - It ain't over until it's overId tibi praebet s...
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L Labera lege - Read my lipsLabor omnia vincit - Work conquers all things. (Virgil)Labra lege - Read my lipsLachryma Christi - Christ's tearsLapsus alumni - Error madeLapsus calami - A slip of the penLapsus linguae - A slip of the tongueLapsus memoriae - A slip of the memoryLapsus nivium! - Avalanch...
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M Machina improba! Vel mihi ede potum vel mihi redde nummos meos! - You infernal machine! Give me a beverage or give me my money back!Maecenas atavis edite regibus - Maecenas, born of monarch ancestors. (Horace)Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter - Necessity is the mother of all inventionMagis...
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N Nam et ipsa scientia potestas es - Knowledge is power. (Sir Francis Bacon)Nascentes morimur - From the moment we are born, we begin to dieNatale solum - Native soilNatura abhorret a vacua - Nature abhors a vacuumNatura in minima maxima - Nature is the greatest in the smallest thingsNatura nihil fi...
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O O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane! - Ah, human cares! Ah, how much futility in the world! (Lucilius)O di immortales! - Good heavens! (uttered by Cicero on the Senate floor)O diem praeclarum! - Oh, what a beautiful day!O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum! - An excellent protector of sheep...
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P Pace tua - With your consentPace - By leave ofPacta sunt servanda - Agreements are to be kept. (Cicero)Pactum serva - Keep the faithPallida mors - Pale Death. (Horace)Palmam qui meruit ferat - Let him who has earned it bear the rewardPanem et circenses - Bread and circuses. Food and games to keep ...
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Q Qua - In so far asQuad nesciunt eos non interficiet - What they don't know won't kill themQuandoquidem inter nos sanctissima divitiarum maiestas, esti funesta pecunia templo nondum habitas - Among us, the god most revered is Wealth, but so far it has no temple of its ownQuae nocent, saepe docent -...
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R Radicitus, comes! - Really rad, dude!Radix lecti - Couch potatoRadix omnium malorum est cupiditas - The love of money is the root of all evil. Avarice is the problem, money itself is not evilRaptus regaliter - Royally screwedRara avis - A rare bird, i.e. An extraodinary or unusual thing. (Juvenal)...
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S Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas - Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. (Ovid)Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be. (Cicero)Saepe stilum vertas - May you often turn the stylus (You should make frequent corrections....
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