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

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

Phrases for tattoos in Latin

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

Contra spent spero.
I hope without hope.

Debellare superbos.
Crush the pride of the rebellious.

Errare humanum est.

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

Ex veto.
By promise, by vow.

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

Fatum.
Fate, rock.

Fecit.
I did it, I did it.

Finis coronat opus.
End crowns the work.

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

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

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

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

Homo Liber.
Free man.

In hac spe vivo.
I live by this hope.

The truth is in the wine.

Magna res est amor.
Love is a great deal.

Malo mori quam foedari.
Better death than dishonor.

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

Noll me tangere.
Dont touch me.

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

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

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

Suum cuique.
To each his own.

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

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

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

Vlvere militare est.
Live means fight.

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

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

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

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

Take advantage of life, it is so fleeting.

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

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

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

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

Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are crazy.

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

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

Amor omnia vincit.
Love conquers everything.

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

Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.

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

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

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

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

Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.

Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Either Caesar or nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.

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

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

While I breathe I hope!

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

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

Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!

Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.

Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.

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

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

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

Experience est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.

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

Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.

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

Famaclamosa.
Loud glory.

Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumors.

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

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

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

Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.

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

Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.

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

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

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

Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.

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

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

Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds their destiny themselves.

Fructus temporum.
Fruit of time.

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

Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irreversible time is running out.

Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have fun.

Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.

Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste does not obey laws.

Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop wears away a stone.

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

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

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

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

Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Forever, forever.

In Daemon Deus!
There is God in the Demon!

In dubio abstine.
When in doubt, refrain.

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

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

In pace.
In peace, in peace.

Incedo per ignes.
I walk among the fire.

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

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

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

In memoriam.
In mind.

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

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

Inter parietes.
Within four walls.

In tyrannos.
Against tyrants.

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

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

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

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

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

Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.

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

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

Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.

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

Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.

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

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

Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.

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

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

Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.

Mortem effugere nemo potest.
No one can escape death.

Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature abhors a vacuum.

Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.

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

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

Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Odi et amo.
I hate it and love it.

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

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

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

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

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

Omnia mors aequat.
Death equals everything.

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

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

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

Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.

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

Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.

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

Per fas et nefas.
By hook or by crook.

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

Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.

Persona grata.
A desirable or trusted person.

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

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

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

Quae nocent - docent.
What harms, it teaches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
We all get mad someday.

Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.

Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.

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

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

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

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

Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.

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

Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun is shining for everyone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tempus fugit.
Time is running out.

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

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

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!

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

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

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

Varietas delectat.
Variety is fun.

Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt.
True friendship eternal.

A well-known and very popular phrase for tattoos:

I came, I saw, I conquered.

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

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

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

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

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

Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.

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

Vivere est agere.
To live means to act.

Vivere est vincere.
To live means to win.

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

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

Below are 170 Latin catchphrases and proverbs with transliteration (transcription) and accents.

Sign ў denotes a non-syllable sound [y].

Sign g x denotes a fricative sound [γ] , which corresponds to G in the Belarusian language, as well as the corresponding sound in Russian words God, yeah and so on.

1. A mari usque ad mare.
   [A mari uskve ad mare].
   From sea to sea.
   Motto on the coat of arms of Canada.
2. Ab ovo usque ad mala.
   [Ab ovo uskve ad malya].
   From eggs to apples, that is, from beginning to end.
   The Romans' lunch began with eggs and ended with apples.
3. Abiens abi!
   [Abiens abi!]
   Leaving go!
4. Acta est fabŭla.
   [Acta est fabula].
   The show is over.
   Suetonius, in The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, writes that Emperor Augustus, on his last day, asked his friends as they entered whether they thought that he had “played the comedy of life well.”
5. Alea jacta est.
   [Alea yakta est].
   Die is cast.
   Used in cases where they talk about an irrevocably made decision. The words spoken by Julius Caesar as his troops crossed the Rubicon River, which separated Umbria from the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul, i.e. Northern Italy, in 49 BC. e. Julius Caesar, breaking the law according to which he, as a proconsul, could command an army only outside of Italy, led it, finding himself on Italian territory, and thereby started a civil war.
6. Amīcus est anĭmus unus in duōbus corporĭbus.
   [Amicus est animus unus in duobus corporibus].
   A friend is one soul in two bodies.
7. Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca verĭtas.
   [Amicus Plato, sed magis amika veritas].
   Plato is my friend, but truth is dearer (Aristotle).
   Used when they want to emphasize that truth is above all.
8. Amor tussisque non celantur.
   [Amor tussiskve non tselyantur].
   You can't hide love and a cough.
9. Aquila non captat muscas.
   [Aquila non captat muscas].
   The eagle doesn't catch flies.
10. Audacia pro muro habētur.
    [Aўdatsia about muro g x abetur].
    Courage replaces walls (literally: there is courage instead of walls).
11. Audiātur et altĕra pars!
    [Audiatur et altera pars!]
    Let the other side be heard too!
    On impartial consideration of disputes.
12. Aurea mediocritas.
    [Aўrea mediocritas].
    The Golden Mean (Horace).
    About people who avoid extremes in their judgments and actions.
13. Aut vincere, aut mori.
    [Aut vintsere, aut mori].
    Either win or die.
14. Ave, Caesar, moritūri te salūtant!
    [Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!]
    Hello, Caesar, those going to death salute you!
    Greeting of the Roman gladiators,
15. Bibāmus!
    [Beebamus!]
    <Давайте>Let's have a drink!
16. Caesărem decet stantem mori.
    [Tesarem detset stantem mori].
    It is fitting for Caesar to die standing.
17. Canis vivus melior est leōne mortuo.
    [Canis vivus melior est leone mortuo].
    A living dog is better than a dead lion.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “Better a bird in the hand than a pie in the sky.”
18. Carum est, quod rarum est.
    [Karum est, kvod rarum est].
    What is valuable is what is rare.
19. Causa causārum.
    [Caўza kaўzarum].
    Cause of causes (main reason).
20. Cave canem!
    [Kawe kanem!]
    Be afraid of the dog!
    Inscription on the entrance of a Roman house; used as a general warning: be careful, attentive.
21. Cedant arma togae!
    [Tsedant arma toge!]
    Let the weapon give way to the toga! (Let peace replace war.)
22. Clavus clavo pellĭtur.
    [Klyavus klyavo pallitur].
    The wedge is knocked out by the wedge.
23. Cognosce te ipsum.
    [Kognosce te ipsum].
    Know yourself.
    Latin translation of a Greek saying inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.
24. Cras melius fore.
    [Kras melius forê].
    <Известно,>that tomorrow will be better.
25. Cujus regio, ejus lingua.
    [Kuyus regio, eius lingua].
    Whose country is the language.
26. Curriculum vitae.
    [Curriculum vitae].
    Description of life, autobiography.
27. Damnant, quod non intellĕgunt.
    [Damnant, quod non intellegunt].
    They judge because they don't understand.
28. De gustĭbus non est disputandum.
    [De gustibus non est disputandum].
    There should be no arguing about tastes.
29. Destruam et aedificābo.
    [Destruam et edifikabo].
    I will destroy and build.
30. Deus ex machina.
    [Deus ex makhina].
    God from the machine, i.e. an unexpected ending.
    In ancient drama, the denouement was the appearance of God in front of the audience from a special machine, who helped resolve a difficult situation.
31. Dictum est factum.
    [Dictum est factum].
    No sooner said than done.
32. Dies diem docet.
    [Dies diem dotset].
    One day teaches another.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “The morning is wiser than the evening.”
33. Divĭde et impĕra!
    [Divide et impera!]
    Divide and rule!
    The principle of Roman aggressive policy, adopted by subsequent conquerors.
34. Dixi et anĭmam levāvi.
    [Dixie et animam levavi].
    He said it and relieved his soul.
    Biblical expression.
35. Do, ut des; facio, ut facias.
    [Do, ut des; facio, ut facias].
    I give that you give; I want you to do it.
    A Roman law formula establishing the legal relationship between two persons. Wed. from Russian with the expression “You give me - I give you.”
36. Docendo discĭmus.
    [Dotsendo discimus].
    By teaching, we learn ourselves.
    The expression comes from a statement by the Roman philosopher and writer Seneca.
37. Domus propria - domus optima.
    [Domus propria - domus optima].
    Your own home is the best.
38. Dónec erís felíx, multós numerábis amícos.
    [Donek eris felix, multos numerabis amikos].
    As long as you are happy, you will have many friends (Ovid).
39. Dum spiro, spero.
    [Dum spiro, spero].
    While I breathe I hope.
40. Duōbus litigantĭbus, tertius gaudet.
    [Duobus litigantibus, tertius gaўdet].
    When two people quarrel, the third one rejoices.
    Hence another expression - tertius gaudens ‘third rejoicing’, i.e. a person who benefits from the strife of the two sides.
41. Edĭmus, ut vivāmus, non vivĭmus, ut edāmus.
    [Edimus, ut vivamus, non vivimus, ut edamus].
    We eat to live, not live to eat (Socrates).
42. Elephanti corio circumtentus est.
    [Elephanti corio circumtentus est].
    Endowed with elephant skin.
    The expression is used when talking about an insensitive person.
43. Errāre humānum est.
    [Errare g x umanum est].
    To err is human (Seneca).
44. Est deus in nobis.
    [Est de "us in no" bis].
    There is God in us (Ovid).
45. Est modus in rebus.
    [Est modus in rebus].
    There is a measure in things, that is, there is a measure for everything.
46. Etiám sanáto vúlnĕre, cícatríx manét.
    [Etiam sanato vulnere, cikatrix manet].
    And even when the wound has healed, the scar remains (Publius Syrus).
47. Ex libris.
    [Ex libris].
    “From Books”, bookplate, sign of the owner of the book.
48. Éxēgí monument(um)…
    [Exegi monument (mind)…]
    I erected a monument (Horace).
    The beginning of Horace's famous ode on the theme of the immortality of the poet's works. The ode caused a large number of imitations and translations in Russian poetry.
49. Facile dictu, difficile factu.
    [Facile diktu, difficile factu].
    Easy to say, hard to do.
50. Fames artium magister.
    [Fames artium master]
    Hunger is a teacher of the arts.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “The need for invention is cunning.”
51. Felicĭtas humāna nunquam in eōdem statu permănet.
    [Felitsitas g x umana nunkvam in eodem statu permanet].
    Human happiness is never permanent.
52. Felicĭtas multos habet amīcos.
    [Felicitas multos g x abet amikos].
    Happiness has many friends.
53. Felicitātem ingentem anĭmus ingens decet.
    [Felicitatem ingentem animus ingens detset].
    A great spirit deserves great happiness.
54. Felix criminĭbus nullus erit diu.
    [Felix crimibus nullus erith diu].
    No one will be happy for long with crimes.
55. Felix, qui nihil debet.
    [Felix, qui nig x il debet].
    Happy is the one who owes nothing.
56. Festina lente!
    [Festina tape!]
    Hurry slowly (do everything slowly).
    One of the common sayings of Emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD).
57. Fiat lux!
    [Fiat luxury!]
    Let there be light! (Biblical expression).
    In more in a broad sense used when talking about grandiose achievements. The inventor of printing, Guttenberg, was depicted holding an unfolded sheet of paper with the inscription “Fiat lux!”
58. Finis corōnat opus.
    [Finis coronat opus].
    End crowns the work.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “The end is the crown of the matter.”
59. Gaúdia príncipiúm nostrí sunt saépe dolóris.
    [Gaўdia principium nostri sunt sepe doleris].
    Joys are often the beginning of our sorrows (Ovid).
60. Habent sua fata libelli.
    [G x abent sua fata libelli].
    Books have their own destiny.
61. Hic mortui vivunt, hic muti loquuntur.
    [G x ik mortui vivunt, g x ik muti lekvuntur].
    Here the dead are alive, here the dumb speak.
    The inscription above the entrance to the library.
62. Hodie mihi, cras tibi.
    [G x odie mig x i, kras tibi].
    Today for me, tomorrow for you.
63. Homo doctus in se semper divitias habet.
    [G x omo doktus in se semper divitsias g x abet].
    A learned man always has wealth within himself.
64. Homo homini lupus est.
    [G x omo g x omini lupus est].
    Man is a wolf to man (Plautus).
65. Homo propōnit, sed Deus dispōnit.
    [G h omo proponit, sed Deus disponit].
    Man proposes, but God disposes.
66. Homo quisque fortūnae faber.
    [G x omo quiskve fortune faber].
    Every person is the creator of his own destiny.
67. Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum (esse) puto.
    [G x omo sum: g x umani nig x il a me alienum (esse) puto].
    I am a man: nothing human, as I think, is alien to me.
68. Honōres mutant mores.
    [G x onores mutant mores].
    Honors change morals (Plutarch).
69. Hostis humāni genĕris.
    [G x ostis g x umani generis].
    The enemy of the human race.
70. Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videāris.
    [Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videaris].
    Act in such a way as to be happy, and not to appear (Seneca).
    From "Letters to Lucilius".
71. In aquā scribĕre.
    [In aqua skribere].
    Writing on water (Catullus).
72. In hoc signo vinces.
    [In g x ok signo vinces].
    Under this banner you will win.
    The motto of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, placed on his banner (IV century). Currently used as a trademark.
73. In optĭmā formā.
    [In optimal form].
    In top shape.
74. In tempŏre opportūno.
    [In tempore opportuno].
    At a convenient time.
75. In vino veritas.
    [In wine veritas].
    The truth is in the wine.
    Corresponds to the expression “What is on the sober mind is on the tongue of the drunk.”
76. Invēnit et perfēcit.
    [Invenit et perfecit].
    Invented and improved.
    Motto of the French Academy of Sciences.
77. Ipse dixit.
    [Ipse dixit].
    He said it himself.
    An expression characterizing the position of thoughtless admiration for someone's authority. Cicero, in his essay “On the Nature of the Gods,” quoting this saying from the students of the philosopher Pythagoras, says that he does not approve of the manners of the Pythagoreans: instead of proving their opinion, they referred to their teacher with words ipse dixit.
78. Ipso facto.
    [Ipso facto].
    By the very fact.
79. Is fecit, cui prodest.
    [Is fecit, kui prodest].
    It was done by someone who benefits (Lucius Cassius).
    Cassius, the ideal of a fair and intelligent judge in the eyes of the Roman people (hence Yes another expression judex Cassiānus ‘fair judge’), in criminal trials always raised the question: “Who benefits? Who benefits from this? The nature of people is such that no one wants to become a villain without calculation and benefit for themselves.
80. Latrante uno, latrat statim et alter canis.
    [Latrante uno, latrat statim et alter canis].
    When one barks, the other dog immediately barks.
81. Legem brevem esse oportet.
    [Legham bravem essay opportet].
    The law should be brief.
82. Littĕra scripta manet.
    [Littera scripta manet].
    The written letter remains.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “What is written with a pen cannot be cut out with an axe.”
83. Melior est certa pax, quam sperāta victoria.
    [Melior est certa pax, kvam sperata victoria].
    Better is certain peace than hope of victory (Titus Livius).
84. Memento mori!
    [Memento mori!]
    Memento Mori.
    The greeting that was exchanged at a meeting by the monks of the Trappist order, founded in 1664. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, the transience of life, and in a figurative sense - of a threatening danger or of something sorrowful or sad.
85. Mens sana in corpŏre sano.
    [Mens sana in korpore sano].
    A healthy mind in a healthy body (Juvenal).
    Usually this saying expresses the idea of ​​harmonious human development.
86. Mutāto nomĭne, de te fabŭla narrātur.
    [Mutato nomine, de te fabula narrative].
    The tale is told about you, only the name (Horace) is changed.
87. Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
    [Nek sibi, nek alteri].
    Neither yourself nor anyone else.
88. Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
    [Nek sibi, nek alteri].
    Neither yourself nor anyone else.
89. Nigrius pice.
    [Nigrius pice].
    Blacker than tar.
90. Nil adsuetudĭne majus.
    [Nil adsvetudine maius].
    There is nothing stronger than habit.
    From a cigarette brand.
91. Noli me tanĕre!
    [Noli me tangere!]
    Dont touch me!
    Expression from the Gospel.
92. Nomen est omen.
    [Nomen est omen].
    “A name is a sign, a name foreshadows something,” that is, a name speaks about its bearer, characterizes him.
93. Nomĭna sunt odiōsa.
    [Nomina sunt odioza].
    Names are hateful, that is, naming names is undesirable.
94. Non progrĕdi est regrĕdi.
    [Non progradi est regradi].
    Not going forward means going backwards.
95. Non sum, qualis eram.
    [Non sum, kvalis eram].
    I am not the same as I was before (Horace).
96. Nota bene! (NB)
    [Nota bene!]
    Pay attention (lit.: notice well).
    A mark used to draw attention to important information.
97. Nulla dies sine lineā.
    [Nulla diez sine linea].
    Not a day without a touch; not a day without a line.
    Pliny the Elder reports that the famous ancient Greek painter Apelles (IV century BC) “had the habit, no matter how busy he was, not to miss a single day without practicing his art, drawing at least one line; this gave rise to the saying.”
98. Nullum est jam dictum, quod non sit dictum prius.
    [Nullum est yam diktum, quod non sit diktum prius].
    They don’t say anything anymore that hasn’t been said before.
99. Nullum pericŭlum sine pericŭlo vincĭtur.
    [Nullum periculum sine perikulyo vincitur].
    No danger can be overcome without risk.
100. O tempŏra, o mores!
     [O tempora, oh mores!]
     Oh times, oh morals! (Cicero)
101. Omnes homĭnes aequāles sunt.
     [Omnes g x omines equales sunt].
     All people are the same.
102. Omnia mea mecum porto.
     [Omnia mea mekum porto].
     I carry everything I have with me (Biant).
     The phrase belongs to one of the “seven wise men” Biant. When his hometown of Priene was taken by the enemy and the residents tried to take more of their things with them in flight, someone advised him to do the same. “That’s what I do, because I carry everything that’s mine with me,” he answered, meaning that only spiritual wealth can be considered an inalienable property.
103. Otium post negotium.
     [Ocium post negocium].
     Rest after work.
     Wed: If you’ve done the job, go for a walk with confidence.
104. Pacta sunt servanda.
     [Pakta sunt sirvanda].
     Contracts must be respected.
105. Panem et circenses!
     [Panaem et circenses!]
     Meal'n'Real!
     An exclamation that expressed the basic demands of the Roman crowd in the era of the Empire. The Roman plebs put up with the loss of political rights, being satisfied with the free distribution of bread, cash distributions and the organization of free circus shows.
106. Par pari refertur.
     [Par pari refertur].
     Equal is given to equal.
107. Paupĕri bis dat, qui cito dat.
     [Paўperi bis dat, kwi tsito dat].
     The poor are doubly benefited by those who give quickly (Publius Sirus).
108. Pax huic domui.
     [Pax g x uik domui].
     Peace to this house (Gospel of Luke).
     Greeting formula.
109. Pecunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domĭna.
     [Pekunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domina].
     Money, if you know how to use it, is a servant; if you don’t know how to use it, then it is a mistress.
110. Per aspĕra ad astra.
     [Per asper ad astra].
     Through thorns to the stars, that is, through difficulties to success.
111. Pinxit.
     [Pinksit].
     Wrote.
     The artist's autograph on the painting.
112. Poētae nascuntur, oratōres fiunt.
     [Poete naskuntur, oratores fiunt].
     People are born poets, they become speakers.
113. Potius mori, quam foedāri.
     [Potius mori, kvam fedari].
     It's better to die than to be disgraced.
     The expression is attributed to Cardinal James of Portugal.
114. Prima lex historiae, ne quid falsi dicat.
     [Prima lex g x history, ne quid falsi dikat].
     The first principle of history is to prevent lies.
115. Primus inter pares.
     [Primus inter pares].
     First among equals.
     A formula characterizing the position of the monarch in the state.
116. Principium - dimidium totus.
     [Principium - dimidium totius].
     The beginning is half of everything (everything).
117. Probātum est.
     [Probatum est].
     Approved; accepted.
118. Promitto me laboratūrum esse non sordĭdi lucri causā.
     [Promitto me laboraturum esse non sordidi lukri ka "ўza].
     I promise that I will not work for the sake of despicable gain.
     From the oath taken when receiving a doctorate in Poland.
119. Putantur homĭnes plus in aliēno negotio vidēre, quam in suo.
     [Putantur g x omines plus in alieno negocio videre, kvam in suo].
     It is believed that people see more in someone else’s business than in their own, that is, they always know better from the outside.
120. Qui tacet, consentīre vidētur.
     [Kwi tatset, konsentire videtur].
     It seems that the one who is silent agrees.
     Wed. from Russian proverb “Silence is a sign of consent.”
121. Quia nomĭnor leo.
     [Quia nominor leo].
     For I am called a lion.
     Words from the fable of the Roman fabulist Phaedrus (end of the 1st century BC - first half of the 1st century AD). After the hunt, the lion and the donkey shared the spoils. The lion took one share for himself as the king of beasts, the second as a participant in the hunt, and the third, he explained, “because I am a lion.”
122. Quod erat demonstrandum (q. e. d.).
     [Kvod erat demonstrandum]
     Q.E.D.
     The traditional formula that completes the proof.
123. Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
     [Kvod litset Yovi, non litset bovi].
     What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
     According to ancient myth, Jupiter in the form of a bull kidnapped the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor Europa.
124. Quod tibi fiĕri non vis, altĕri non fecĕris.
     [Kvod tibi fieri non vis, alteri non fetseris].
     Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself.
     The expression is found in the Old and New Testaments.
125. Quos Juppĭter perdĕre vult, dementat.
     [Kvos Yuppiter perdere vult, dementat].
     Whomever Jupiter wants to destroy, he deprives of reason.
     The expression goes back to a fragment of the tragedy of an unknown Greek author: “When a deity prepares misfortune for a person, he first of all takes away his mind with which he reasons.” The above briefer formulation of this thought was apparently first given in the edition of Euripides, published in 1694 in Cambridge by the English philologist W. Barnes.
126. Quot capĭta, tot sensūs.
     [Kvot kapita, tot sensus].
     So many people, so many opinions.
127. Rarior corvo albo est.
     [Rarior corvo albo est].
     More rare than the white crow.
128. Repetitio est mater studiōrum.
     [Repetizio est mater studiorum].
     Repetition is the mother of learning.
129. Requiescat in pace! (R.I.P.).
     [Requieskat in patse!]
     May he rest in peace!
     Latin gravestone inscription.
130. Sapienti sat.
     [Sapienti sat].
     Enough for those who understand.
131. Scientia est potentia.
     [Sciencia est potentia].
     Knowledge is power.
     An aphorism based on a statement by Francis Bacon (1561–1626) - an English philosopher, the founder of English materialism.
132. Scio me nihil scire.
     [Scio me nig h il scire].
     I know that I know nothing (Socrates).
133. Sero venientĭbus ossa.
     [Sero venientibus ossa].
     Those who come late (are left) with bones.
134. Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem.
     [Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem].
     If two people do the same thing, it is not the same thing (Terence).
135. Si gravis brevis, si longus levis.
     [Si gravis brevis, si lengus lewis].
     If the pain is excruciating, it is not long-lasting; if it is long-lasting, it is not painful.
     Citing this position of Epicurus, Cicero in his treatise “On the Supreme Good and the Supreme Evil” proves its inconsistency.
136. Si tacuisses, philosŏphus mansisses.
     [Si takuisses, philosophus mansisses].
     If you had remained silent, you would have remained a philosopher.
     Boethius (c. 480–524) in his book “On the Consolation of Philosophy” tells how someone who boasted of the title of philosopher listened for a long time in silence to the abuse of a man who exposed him as a deceiver, and finally asked with mockery: “Now you understand that I am really a philosopher ?”, to which he received the answer: “Intellexissem, si tacuisses” 'I would have understood this if you had remained silent.'
137. Si tu esses Helĕna, ego vellem esse Paris.
     [Si tu esse G x elena, ego vellem esse Paris].
     If you were Helen, I would like to be Paris.
     From a medieval love poem.
138. Si vis amāri, ama!
     [Si vis amari, ama!]
     If you want to be loved, love!
139. Sí vivís Romaé, Romā́no vivito more.
     [Si vivis Rome, Romano vivito more].
     If you live in Rome, live according to Roman customs.
     New Latin poetic saying. Wed. from Russian proverb “Don’t meddle in someone else’s monastery with your own rules.”
140. Sic transit gloria mundi.
     [Sic transit glöria mundi].
     This is how worldly glory passes.
     These words are addressed to the future pope during the installation ceremony, burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the illusory nature of earthly power.
141. Silent legs inter arma.
     [Silent leges inter arma].
     Laws are silent among weapons (Livy).
142. Similis simili gaudet.
     [Similis simili gaudet].
     The like rejoices in the like.
     Corresponds to Russian. proverb “A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.”
143. Sol omnibus lucet.
     [Salt omnibus lucet].
     The sun is shining for everyone.
144. Sua cuīque patria jucundissĭma est.
     [Sua kuikve patria yukundissima est].
     Everyone has their own best homeland.
145. Sub rosā.
     [Sub rose].
     “Under the rose,” that is, in secret, secretly.
     For the ancient Romans, the rose was an emblem of mystery. If a rose was hung from the ceiling above the dining table, then everything that was said and done “under the rose” was not to be disclosed.
146. Terra incognita.
     [Terra incognita].
     Unknown land (in a figurative sense - an unfamiliar area, something incomprehensible).
     On ancient geographical maps, these words denoted unexplored territories.
147. Tertia vigilia.
     [Terzia vigilia].
     "Third Watch"
     Night time, i.e. the period from sunset to sunrise, was divided among the ancient Romans into four parts, the so-called vigilia, equal to the duration of the changing of guards in military service. The third vigil is the period from midnight to the beginning of dawn.
148. Tertium non datur.
     [Tertium non datur].
     There is no third.
     One of the provisions of formal logic.
149. Theātrum mundi.
     [Theatrum mundi].
     World stage.
150. Timeó Danaós et dona feréntes.
     [Timeo Danaos et dona faires].
     I am afraid of the Danaans, even those who bring gifts.
     Words of the priest Laocoon, referring to a huge wooden horse, built by the Greeks (Danaans) supposedly as a gift to Minerva.
151. Totus mundus agit histriōnem.
     [Totus mundus agit g x istrionem].
     The whole world is playing a play (the whole world is actors).
     Inscription on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
152. Tres faciunt collegium.
     [Tres faciunt collegium].
     Three make up the council.
     One of the provisions of Roman law.
153. Una hirundo non facit ver.
     [Una g x irundo non facit ver].
     One swallow does not make spring.
     Used in the sense of ‘one should not judge too hastily, based on one action’.
154. Unā voce.
     [Una votse].
     Unanimously.
155. Urbi et orbi.
     [Urbi et orbi].
     “To the city and the world,” that is, to Rome and the whole world, for general information.
     The ceremony for electing a new pope required that one of the cardinals clothe the chosen one with the robe, uttering the following phrase: “I invest you with Roman papal dignity, so that you may stand before the city and the world.” Currently, the Pope begins his annual address to the believers with this phrase.
156. Usus est optĭmus magister.
     [Uzus est optimus magister].
     Experience is the best teacher.
157. Ut amēris, amabĭlis esto.
     [Ut ameris, amabilis esto].
     To be loved, be worthy of love (Ovid).
     From the poem “The Art of Love.”
158. Ut salūtas, ita salutabĕris.
     [Ut salutas, ita salutaberis].
     As you greet, so you will be greeted.
159. Ut vivas, igĭtur vigĭla.
     [Ut vivas, igitur vigilya].
     To live, be on your guard (Horace).
160. Vade mecum (Vademecum).
     [Vade mekum (Vademekum)].
     Come with me.
     This was the name of a pocket reference book, index, guide. The first to give this name to his work of this nature was the New Latin poet Lotikh in 1627.
161. Vae soli!
     [Ve so"li!]
     Woe to the lonely! (Bible).
162. Vēni. Vidi. Vici.
     [Venya. See. Vitsi].
     Came. Saw. Victorious (Caesar).
     According to Plutarch, with this phrase Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amyntius about the victory over the Pontic king Pharnaces in August 47 BC. e. Suetonius reports that this phrase was inscribed on a tablet carried before Caesar during the Pontic triumph.
163. Verba movent, exempla trahunt.
     [Verba movent, sample trag x unt].
     The words excite, the examples captivate.
164. Verba volant, scripta manent.
     [Verba volant, scripta manent].
     Words fly away, but what is written remains.
165. Verĭtas tempŏris filia est.
     [Veritas temporis filia est].
     Truth is the daughter of time.
166. Vim vi repellĕre licet.
     [Vim vi rapellere litset].
     Violence can be repelled by force.
     One of the provisions of Roman civil law.
167. Vita brevis est, ars longa.
     [Vita brevis est, ars lenga].
     Life is short, art is eternal (Hippocrates).
168. Vivat Academy! Vivant professōres!
     [Vivat Akademiya! Vivant professores!]
     Long live the university, long live the professors!
     A line from the student anthem "Gaudeāmus".
169. Vivĕre est cogitāre.
     [Vivere est cogitare].
     Living means thinking.
     The words of Cicero, which Voltaire took as a motto.
170. Vivĕre est militāre.
     [Vivere est militar].
     To live is to fight (Seneca).
171. Víx(i) et quém dedĕrát cursúm fortúna perégi.
     [Vix(i) et kvem dederat kursum fortuna peregi].
     I have lived my life and walked the path assigned to me by fate (Virgil).
     The dying words of Dido, who committed suicide after Aeneas abandoned her and sailed from Carthage.
172. Volens nolens.
     [Volens nolens].
     Willy-nilly; whether you want it or not.

Latin catchphrases taken from the textbook.

1. Scientia potentia est. Knowledge is power.
2. Vita brevis, ars longa. Life is short, art is eternal.
3. Volens - nolens. Willy-nilly.
4. Historia est magistra vita. History is the teacher of life.
5. Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe I hope.
6. Per aspera ad astra! Through hardship to the stars
7. Terra incognita. Unknown land.
8. Homo sapiens. A reasonable person.
9. Sina era est studio. Without anger and passion
10. Cogito ergo sum. I think, therefore I exist.
11. Non scholae sed vitae discimus. We study not for school, but for life.
12. Bis dat qui cito dat. He who gives quickly gives twice.
13. Clavus clavo pellitur. Fight fire with fire.
14. Alter ego. Second "I".
15. Errare humanum est. Humans tend to make mistakes.
16. Repetitio est mater studiorum. Repetition is the mother of learning.
17. Nomina sunt odiosa. Names are hateful.
18. Otium post negotium. Rest after business.
19. Mens sana in corpore sano. In a healthy body healthy mind.
20. Urbi et orbi. To the city and the world.
21. Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas. Plato is my friend but the truth is dearer.
22. Finis coronat opus. The end is the crown of the matter.
23. Homo locum ornat, non locus hominem. It is not the place that makes a person, but the person who makes the place.
24. Ad majorem Dei gloriam. To the greater glory of God.
25. Una hirundo ver non facit. One swallow does not make spring.
26. Citius, altius, fortius. Faster, higher, stronger.
27. Sic transit gloria mundi. This is how earthly glory passes.
28. Aurora Musis amica. Aurora is a friend of the muses.
29. Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis. Times change, and we change with them.
30. Non multa, sed multum. Not much, but a lot.
31. E fructu arbor cognoscitur. A tree is recognized by its fruit.
32. Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered.
33. Post scriptum. After what is written.
34. Alea est jacta. Die is cast.
35. Dixi et animam salvavi. I said this and thereby saved my soul.
36. Nulla dies sine linea. Not a day without a line.
37. Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi. What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the Bull.
38. Felix, qui potuti rerum cogoscere causas. Happy is he who knows the cause of things.
39. Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war.
40. Cui bono? Who benefits?
41. Scio me nihil scire. I know that I don't know anything.
42. Nosce te ipsum! Know yourself!
43. Est modus in rebus. There is a measure in things.
44. Jurare in verba magistri. Swear by the words of the teacher.
45. Qui tacet, consentire videtur. Silent means consent.
46. ​​In hoc signo vinces! Under this banner you will win. (With this you will win!)
47. Labor recedet, bene factum non abscedet. Difficulties will go away, but the good deed will remain.
Non est fumus absque igne. There is no smoke without fire.
49. Duobus certantibus tertius gaudet. When two fight, the third rejoices.
50. Divide et impera! Divide and rule!
51. Corda nostra laudus est. Our hearts are sick with love.
52. O tempora! Oh more! Oh times, oh morals!
53. Homo est animal sociale. Man is a social animal.
54. Homo homini lupus est. Man is a wolf to man.
55. Dura lex, sed lex. The law is harsh but fair.
56. O sancta simplicitas! Holy simplicity!
57. Hominem quaero! (Dioqines) Looking for a man! (Diogenes)
58. At Kalendas Graecas. To the Greek Kalends (After the rain on Thursday)
59. Quo usque Catlina, abuter patientia nostra? How long, Catiline, will you abuse our patience?
60. Vox populi - vox Dei. The voice of the people is the voice of God.
61. In vene veritas. The truth is in the wine.
62. Qualis rex, talis grex. As is the pop, so is the arrival.
63. Qualis dominus, tales servi. As is the master, so is the servant.
64. Si vox est - canta! If you have a voice, sing!
65. I, pede fausto! Walk happily!
66. Tempus consilium dabet. Time will show.
67. Barba crescit, caput nescit. The hair is long, the mind is short.
68. Labores gigunt hanores. Work brings honor.
69. Amicus cognoscitur in amore, more, ore, re. A friend is known in love, character, speech, and deeds.
70. Ecce homo! Here's a man!
71. Homo novus. A new person, an "upstart".
72. In pace litterae florunt. For the sake of peace, science flourishes.
73. Fortes fortuna juiat. Fortune favors the brave.

74. Carpe diem! Seize the moment!
75. Nostra victoria in concordia. Our victory is in harmony.
76. Veritatis simplex est orato. True speech is simple.
77. Nemo omnia potest scire. Nobody can know everything.
78. Finis coronat opus. The end is the crown of the matter.
79. Omnia mea mecum porto. I carry everything I have with me.
80. Sancta sanctorum. Holy of holies.
81. Ibi victoria ubi concordia. There is victory where there is agreement.
82. Experentia est optima magistra. Experience is the best teacher.
83. Amat victoria curam. Victory loves care.
84. Vivere est cogitare. Living means thinking.
85. Epistula non erubescit. The paper doesn't turn red.
86. Festina lente! Hurry up slow!
87. Nota bene. Remember well.
88. Elephantum ex musca facis. To make mountains out of molehills.
89. Ignorantia non est argumentum. Denial is not proof.
90. Lupus non mordet lupum. A wolf doesn't bite a wolf.
91. Vae victis! Woe to the vanquished!
92. Medice, cura te ipsum! Doctor, heal yourself! (Luke 4:17)
93. De te fabula narrative. A fairy tale is being told about you.
94. Tertium non datur. There is no third.
95. Age, quod agis. Do what you do.
96. Do ut des. I give so that you can give too.
97. Amantes - amentes. Lovers are mad.
98. Alma mater. University.
99. Amor vincit omnia. Love conquers all.
100. Aut Caesar, aut nihil. It's all or nothing.
101. Aut - aut. Or or.
102. Si vis amari, ama. If you want to be loved, love.
103. Ab ovo ad mala. From egg to apple.
104. Timeo danaos et dona ferentes. Fear the Danaans who bring gifts.
105. Sapienti sat est. This is said by a man.
106. Periculum in mora. The danger is in delay.
107. O fallacem hominum spem! O deceiving hope of man!
108. Quoandoe bonus dormitat Homerus. Sometimes our good Homer dozes.
109. Sponte sua sina lege By your own urge.
110. Pia desideria Good intentions.
111. Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant Those going to death, Caesar, salute you!
112. Modus vivendi Lifestyle
113. Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto. I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me.
114. Ne quid nimis Nothing beyond measure
115. De qustibus et coloribus non est disputantum. Every man to his own taste.
116. Ira furor brevis est. Anger is a short-term frenzy.
117. Feci quod potui faciant meliora potentes I did everything I could. Whoever can do it better.
118. Nescio quid majus nascitur Iliade. Something greater than the Iliad is born.
119. In medias res. Into the middle of things, to the very essence.
120. Non bis in idem. Once is enough.
121. Non sum qualis eram. I'm not the same as I was before.
122. Abussus abussum invocat. Misfortunes never come alone.
123. Hoc volo sic jubeo sit pro ratione voluntas. I command so, let my will be the argument.
124. Amici diem perdidi! Friends, I lost a day.
125. Aquilam volare doces. Teaching an eagle to fly.
126. Vive, valeque. Live and be healthy.
127. Vale et me ama. Be healthy and love me.
128. Sic itur ad astra. This is how they go to the stars.
129. Si taces, consentus. Those who are silent agree.
130. Littera scripta manet. What is written remains.
131. Ad meliora tempora. Until better times.
132. Plenus venter non studet libenter. A full belly is deaf to learning.
133. Abussus non tollit usum. Abuse does not negate use.
134. Ab urbe conita. From the foundation of the city.
135. Salus populi summa lex. The good of the people is the highest law.
136. Vim vi repellere licet. Violence can be repelled by force.
137. Sero (tarle) venientibus - ossa. Late arrivals get the bones.
138. Lupus in fabula. Easy to remember.
139. Acta est fabula. The show is over. (Finita la comedy!)
140. Legem brevem esse oportet. The law should be brief.
141. Lectori benevolo salutem. (L.B.S.) Hello kind reader.
142. Aegri somnia. Dreams of a patient.
143. Abo in pace. Go in peace.
144. Absit invidia verbo. May they not condemn me for these words.
145. Abstractum pro concreto. Abstract instead of concrete.
146. Acceptissima semper munera sunt, auctor quae pretiosa facit. The best gifts are those whose value lies in the giver himself.
147. Ad impossibilia nemo obligatur. No one is forced to do the impossible.
148. Ad libitum. Optional.
149. Ad narrandum, non ad probandum. To tell, not to prove.
150. Ad notam. For your information.
151. Ad personam. Personally.
152. Advocatus Dei (Diavoli) Advocate of God. (Devil).
153. Aeterna urbs. The eternal City.
154. Aquila non captat muscas. The eagle doesn't catch flies.
155. Confiteor solum hoc tibi. I confess this only to you.
156. Cras amet, qui nunquam amavit quique amavit cras amet. Let the one who has never loved love tomorrow, and the one who has loved, let him love tomorrow.
157. Credo, quia verum (absurdum). I believe because it is the truth (it is absurd).
158. Bene placito. Of your own free will.
159. Cantus cycneus. A swan song.

First uttered in ancient times, they remain a part of modern life. Catchphrases are used when creating tattoos, sent in SMS messages, used in correspondence and in personal conversations. Often people pronounce the Russian translation of such statements without even knowing about their origin or the history associated with them.

The most popular Latin phrases

There are expressions that came from an ancient language that every person has heard at least once in their life. What Latin phrases can be called the most popular in the world?

Alma Mater. The definition of “alma mater” has been used by students for many centuries to characterize educational institution, where they receive higher education. Why were the analogues of modern universities called “nursing mothers”? Like many other Latin phrases, this one has a simple explanation. At universities, young people were initially taught mainly philosophy and theology; the fashion for practical sciences arose later. Consequently, the establishments provided them with spiritual food.

Examples of such statements can be given for a long time. Let's say, “the truth is in wine” - sounding like “In vino veritas”, “unwelcome guest” - “Persona non grata”, “Cui bono” - “look for who benefits”.

Sayings of Emperors

The rulers of antiquity also gave the world many apt expressions that became popular. What famous phrases are not attributed to emperors?

"Pecunia non olet." Humanity learned that “money has no smell” thanks to the Roman emperor who ruled at the very beginning of our era. One day his son spoke disapprovingly of a new tax that had been established by his father. Ruler Vespasian responded by inviting the heir to smell the coins brought by the tribute collectors.

"Oderint, dum metuant." Some historians claim that the father of the spectacular saying is the famously ruthless Caligula, who once ruled Rome. However, the bloodthirsty king just liked to say “let them hate if they are afraid.” Like many Latin phrases, this expression came from the works of writers of those times.

“Et tu, Brute?” These words are spoken in response to the betrayal of a person from whom the speaker did not expect anything like this. These days there is often a humorous meaning to this. However, the phrase has a dark history, as it was spoken before his death by Caesar, who noticed his best friend among his killers. By the way, this emperor also owns a more positive expression “Veni, vidi, vici”, which translates as “came, saw, conquered”.

Latin phrases about life

"De gustibus non est disputandum." Nowadays, every person knows that it is useless to argue about tastes. Like many catchphrases in Latin, this saying was actively used by scholastics who lived during the Middle Ages. This was said when, for example, they wanted to avoid disputes about the beauty of a particular phenomenon, object, or person. The author of the phrase remained unknown to history.

“O tempora! O more!” - a quote with the help of which a person is surprised at the times and morals inherent in modern people, attributed to Cicero. But historians were unable to accurately identify its author.

Statements about feelings

Latin has also gained popularity in the modern world and is often carried over into tattoos. Humanity knows that it is impossible to hide only love and cough, that there is no cure for this feeling. Perhaps the most popular expression, the author of which remains unknown, sounds like “Amor caecus”. The saying is translated into Russian as “love is blind.”

Offers Latin language and quotes related to ending love, breaking up relationships. For example, “Abiens, abi!”, a statement that says that if the decision to break up has been made, you should not return to an unpromising relationship. There are other interpretations of the popular phrase, but the love meaning is the most famous.

Finally, there are Latin phrases with translations that can have a double meaning. For example, the statement “Fata viam invenient” is translated as “you can’t hide from fate.” This can mean either a fateful meeting or the inevitable separation of lovers. Most often, it has a negative meaning, which is not always associated with love relationships.

Quotes about war

Catchphrases in Latin often touch on the topic of military operations, which received maximum attention in the old days.

“Si vis pacem, para bellum.” This loud expression is translated into our language as “if you want peace, be ready for battle.” The quote can be called a universal formula for imperialist wars; it was taken from a statement by a Roman historian who lived before our era.

"Memento mori" This expression is intended to remind us of the mortality of every person. Initially, it was pronounced to greet the rulers of Rome returning to their homeland with victory. It was believed that she would prevent the emperor from becoming arrogant, placing himself above the gods. There was even a special slave who was obliged to periodically pronounce this expression.

Quotes about death

"De mortius aut bene, aut nihi." There is hardly a person who has never heard that nothing bad can be said about dead people - only good. The meaning of the phrase implies that if only bad things can be remembered about a person who left this world, then it is better to remain silent. There are several versions of the origin of the saying, most often it is attributed to the Greek sage Hilop, who lived before our era.

Winged Latin phrases enchant not only with their beauty, but also with their wisdom. Many of them still offer an effective solution complex problems, faced by residents of the modern world, console people in sadness.

Do you want a Latin tattoo? For your attention - Aphorisms with translation and commentary.

Tattoo in Latin

A contrario
On the contrary
In logic, a method of proof that involves proving the impossibility of a proposition that contradicts what is being proven.

Ab ovo usque ad mala
“From eggs to apples”, i.e. from beginning to end
Lunch among the ancient Romans usually began with an egg and ended with fruit.

Abyssus abyssum invocat
The abyss calls to the abyss
Like leads to like, or one disaster leads to another disaster.

Ad notice
“For a note”, for your information

Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides ("In Latin")
Trust placed in a treacherous person gives him the opportunity to do harm
Seneca, “Oedipus”

Advocatus diaboli ("In Latin")
Devil's Advocate
In an extended sense, the devil's advocate is the defender of a hopeless cause in which the person defending it does not believe.

Alea jacta est (“About Latin”)
"The die is cast", there is no turning back, all bridges are burned
In 44 BC. e. Julius Caesar decided to seize sole power and crossed the Rubicon River with his troops, thereby breaking the law and starting a war with the Roman Senate.

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

Amicus Socrates, sed magis amica veritas
Socrates is my friend, but truth is dearer
The expression goes back to Plato and Aristotle.

Amor non est medicabilis herbis
Love cannot be treated with herbs, i.e. there is no cure for love
Ovid, “Heroids”

Anni currentis
Current year

Anno Domini
From the birth of Christ, into the year of the Lord
Form of date designation in Christian chronology.

Ante annum
Last year

Aquila non captat muscas
An eagle does not catch flies, Latin proverb

Asinus Buridani inter duo prata
Buridanov's donkey
A person hesitating between two equal possibilities. It is believed that the philosopher Buridan, proving the inconsistency of determinism, gave the following example: a hungry donkey, on both sides of which lie two identical and equidistant armfuls of hay, will not be able to prefer either of them and will ultimately die of hunger. This image is not found in the writings of Buridan.

Aurea mediocritas
Golden mean
The formula of practical morality, one of the main provisions of Horace’s everyday philosophy, which found expression in his lyrics; also used to describe mediocre people. Horace

Auribus tento lupum
I hold the wolf by the ears
I'm in a hopeless situation. , Latin proverb

Out Caesar, out nihil
Either Caesar or nothing
Wed. Russian It's either hit or miss. The source of the motto was the words of the Roman Emperor Caligula, who explained his immoderate extravagance by the fact that “you must live either by denying yourself everything, or like a Caesar.”

Ave Caesar, imperator, morituri te salutant
Hello Caesar, Emperor, those going to death salute you
Greeting from Roman gladiators addressed to the emperor.

Beati pauperes spiritu, quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, Matthew 5:3

Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror
I consider blessings done to an unworthy person to be evil deeds.
Cicero

Cadmea victoria
"Cadmus' victory", a victory won at an excessively high cost and tantamount to defeat, or a victory disastrous for both sides
The expression arose on the basis of a legend about a duel in the fight for Thebes, founded by Cadmus, the sons of Oedipus - Eteocles and Polyneices. This duel ended with the death of both warring brothers.

Caesarem decet stantem mori
It is fitting for Caesar to die standing, Suetonius's account of the last words of Emperor Vespasian

Calamitas virtutis occasio
Adversity is the Touchstone of Valor
Seneca

Cantus cycneus
a swan song
“He says that just as the swans, having sensed the gift of prophecy from Apollo, to whom they are dedicated, foresee what a gift death will be for them, and die singing and with joy, so should all the good and wise do the same.”
Cicero, Tusculan Discourses, I, 30, 73

Castigat ridento mores
“Laughter castigates morals”
The motto of the Comedy Theater (Opera Comique) in Paris. Originally, the motto of the Italian troupe of comic actor Dominic (Dominico Brancolelli) in Paris, composed for it by the New Latin poet Santel (XVII century).

Ceterum censeo Carthaginem delendam esse
And besides, I maintain that Carthage must be destroyed
A persistent reminder, a tireless call for something. The Roman senator Marcus Porcius Cato, no matter what he had to express his opinion on in the Senate, added: “And besides, I believe that Carthage should not exist.”

Charta (epistula) non erubescit
Paper (letter) does not turn red

Citius, altius, fortius!
Faster, higher, stronger!
The motto of the Olympic Games, adopted in 1913 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Clipeum post vulnera sumere
Take up a shield after being wounded
Wed. Russian After a fight they don’t wave their fists.

Cloaca maxima
Great cesspool, great cesspool
IN ancient Rome– a large canal for draining city waste.

Cogitations poenam nemo patitur
No one is punished for thoughts, One of the provisions of Roman law (Digests)

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

Concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur
With agreement (and) small states (or affairs) grow, with discord (and) great ones are destroyed
Sallust, "Jugurthine War"

Conscientia mille testes
Conscience is a thousand witnesses, Latin proverb

Consuetudo est altera natura
Habit is second nature
Habit creates, as it were, a kind of second nature.
Cicero, “On the Supreme Good and the Supreme Evil,” V, 25, 74 (in a statement of the views of the philosophers of the Epicurean school)

Cornu copiae
Cornucopia
The origin of the expression is associated with the Greek myth of the goddess Amalthea, who nursed the baby Zeus with goat's milk. The goat broke off its horn on a tree, and Amalthea, filling it with fruits, offered it to Zeus. Subsequently, Zeus, having overthrown his father, Kronos, turned the goat that fed him into a constellation and its horn into a wonderful “horn of plenty.”
Ovid, "Fasti"

Corruptio optimi pessima
The fall of the good is the most evil fall

Credat Judaeus Apella
“Let the Jew Apella believe this,” that is, let anyone believe it, just not me
Horace, "Satires"

Credo, quia verum
I believe it because it's ridiculous
A formula that clearly reflects the fundamental opposition between religious faith and scientific knowledge of the world and is used to characterize blind, non-reasoning faith.

De gustibus non disputandum est
Tastes could not be discussed
Wed. Russian There is no comrade for the taste and color.

De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil
About the dead it's either good or nothing
A probable source is Chilo’s saying “do not speak ill of the dead.”

Decies repetita placebit
And if you repeat it ten times you will like it
Horace, “The Science of Poetry”

Decipimur specie recti
We are deceived by the appearance of what is right
Horace, “The Science of Poetry”

Deest remedii locus, ubi, quae vitia fuerunt, mores fiunt
There is no place for medicine where what was considered a vice becomes a custom
Seneca, “Letters”

Delirium tremens
"Trembling delirium", delirium tremens
An acute mental illness resulting from prolonged alcohol abuse.

Desire in loco
Go crazy where it's appropriate
Horace, “Odes”

Deus ex machina
God ex machina
A technique of ancient tragedy, when a tangled intrigue received an unexpected outcome through the intervention of a god who appeared through a mechanical device.
IN modern literature the expression is used to indicate an unexpected resolution to a difficult situation.

Dies diem docet
Day teaches day
A brief formulation of the thought expressed in the verse of Publication Sir: “The next day is the student of the previous day.”

Dies irae, dies illa
That day, the day of wrath
The beginning of a medieval church hymn is the second part of a funeral mass, a requiem. The hymn is based on the biblical prophecy of the day of judgment, "The Prophecy of Zephaniah", 1, 15.

Diluvii testes
Witnesses of the flood (i.e., ancient times)
About people with outdated, archaic views.

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

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

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

Dura lex, sed lex
The law is harsh, but it's the law
No matter how harsh the law is, it must be respected.

Ecce spectaculum dignum, ad quod respiciat intentus operai suo deus
Here is a sight worthy of God looking back at his creation
Seneca, “On Providence”

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

Ego sum rex Romanus et supra grammaticos
I am the Roman Emperor and I am above the grammarians
Words said, according to legend, at the Council of Constance by the Emperor Sigismund in response to an instruction given to him that by using the word schisma in the feminine gender, he violated Latin grammar.

Ergo bibamus
So let's have a drink
Title and greeting of Goethe's drinking song.

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

Et tu quoque, Brute!
And you Brute!
Words allegedly spoken by Caesar before his death, stabbed to death by twenty-three swords of the conspirators.

Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor
Pain makes even the innocent lie
Publilius, “Sentences”

Ex ipso fonte bibere
Drink from the source itself, i.e. go to the original source
Cicero, "On Duties"

Ex malis eligere minima
Choose the least of two evils

Ex nihilo nihil fit
Nothing comes from nothing; nothing comes from nothing
Paraphrase of the main position of Epicurean philosophy in Lucretius

Fac-simile(from fac+simile “do like this”)
Exact copy
Peren. display of one phenomenon in another.

Facilis descensus Averni
The path through Avernus is easy, that is, the path to the underworld
Lake Avernus near the city of Cuma in Campania was considered the threshold of the underworld.

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

Fiat lux
Let there be light
And God said: Let there be light. And there was light. , Bible, Genesis, I, 3

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

Homo homini lupus est
Man is a wolf to man
Plautus, "Donkeys"

Homo proponit, sed deus disponit
Man proposes, but God disposes
Goes back to Thomas a à Kempis, whose source was the Bible, Proverbs of Solomon “A man’s heart determines his way, but it is up to the Lord to direct his steps.”

Igni et ferro
Fire and iron
The original source of the expression goes back to the first aphorism of Hippocrates: “What medicine cannot cure, iron cures; what iron cannot cure, fire cures.” Cicero and Livy used the expression “to destroy with fire and sword.” Bismarck proclaimed the policy of unifying Germany with iron and blood. The expression became widely known after the publication of the novel “With Fire and Sword” by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi
Forgive others often, never forgive yourself.
Publilius, Sentences

Imperitia pro culpa habetur
Ignorance is imputable, Roman Law Formula

In pace leones, in proelio cervi
In time of peace - lions, in battle - deer
Tertullian, “On the Crown”

In sensu strictiori
In a narrower sense

In silvam non ligna feras insanius
Less madness would be to carry firewood into the forest
Horace, "Satires"

In vino veritas
The truth is in the wine
Wed. Pliny the Elder: “It is generally accepted to attribute truthfulness to wine.”

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

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

intelligent pauca
For those who understand, a little is enough

Ira furor brevis est
Anger is a momentary insanity
Horace, "Epistle"

Is fecit cui prodest
Made by someone who benefits

Jus primae noctis
First night right
A custom according to which a feudal lord or landowner could spend the first wedding night with the bride of his beloved vassal or serf.

Leave fit, quote bene fertus onus
The load becomes light when you carry it with humility
Ovid, “Love Elegies”

Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter where it comes from
Juvenal, "Satires"

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

Margaritas ante porcos
Cast pearls before swine
“Do not give holy things to dogs; and do not throw pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.” , Gospel of Matthew, 7, 6

Memento mori
memento Mori
A form of greeting exchanged upon meeting between monks of the Trappist order, founded in 1664. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, and in a figurative sense - of the threatening danger.

Nigra in candida vertere
Turn black into white
Juvenal, "Satires"

Nihil est ab omni parte beatum
“There is nothing prosperous in all respects,” i.e. there is no complete well-being
Horace, "Odes"

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

Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the forbidden
Ovid, "Love Elegies"

Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum
“Not every person manages to get to Corinth,” dear, not accessible to everyone. Corinthian hetaera* Laida, famous for her beauty, was accessible only to the rich who came to her from all over Greece, which is why a common saying among the Greeks arose: “not everyone can sail to Corinth is being communicated." One day Demosthenes secretly came to Laida, but when she asked him to give ten thousand drachmas**, he turned away with the words: “I do not pay ten thousand drachmas for repentance.”
* - in Dr. Greece educated single woman leading a free, independent lifestyle.
** - approximately the price of four kilograms of gold.

Nunc est bibendum
Now I need to drink
Horace, "Odes"

O imitatores, servum pecus!
O imitators, slave herd!
Horace, "Epistle"

O sancta simplicitas!
Oh holy simplicity
A phrase attributed to the Czech reformer, hero of the national liberation movement Jan Hus. According to legend, Hus, being burned at the stake, uttered these words when some old woman, out of pious motives, threw an armful of brushwood into the fire.

O tempora! Oh more!
O times! O morals!
“Speech against Catiline”, “O times! O morals! The Senate understands this, the consul sees it, and he [Catiline] lives.”
Cicero

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

Omne ignotum pro magnifico est
Everything unknown seems majestic
Tacitus, “Agricola”

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

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

Panem et circenses
Meal'n'Real
An exclamation that expressed the basic demands of the Roman crowd in the era of the Empire.

Per aspera ad astra
"Through hardship to the stars"; through difficulties to a high goal

Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum
You should recognize a fool by his frequent laughter, Medieval proverb

Periculum in mora
“The danger is in delay”, i.e. delay is dangerous
Titus Livius, “History”, “When there was already more danger in delay than in violating military order, everyone fled in disorder.”

Persona grata
Desirable or trusted person

Post scriptum (postscriptum) (abbreviated P.S.)
After what was written
Postscript at the end of the letter.

Primus inter pares
First among equals
A formula characterizing the position of the monarch in a feudal state.

Pro et contra
Pros and cons

Quae sunt Caesaris Caesari
Caesar's to Caesar
“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's”—Jesus's answer to the Pharisees who asked whether Caesar (i.e., the Roman emperor) should be paid the wages he demanded. , Gospel of Luke, 20, 25

Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat
He who has ears to hear, let him hear, Matthew 11, 15

Qui tacet – consentire videtur
He who remains silent is considered to have agreed
Wed. Russian Silent means consent.

Quid brevi fortes jaculamur aevo multa?
Why should we strive for so much in a fast-paced life?
Horace, "Odes"

Quot capita, tot sensus
So many heads, so many minds
Wed. Terence, “Formion”: So many people, so many opinions.

Rideamus!
Let's laugh!

Risus sardonicus
Sardonic laughter
According to the explanation of the ancients, laughter resembles a convulsive grimace caused by poisoning with a poisonous herb growing on the island of Sardinia.

Salus reipublicae – suprema lex
The good of the state is the highest law
Paraphrase from “Let the good of the people be the supreme law.”

Salve, maris stella
Hello, Star of the Sea
A variant of the opening words of the Catholic church hymn “Ave, maris stella” (9th century) - Mary was considered a guide to sailors due to the erroneous convergence of her name (ancient Hebrew Mirjam) with the Latin word mare “sea”.

Scio me nihil scire
I know that I know nothing
Latin translation of the freely interpreted words of Socrates.
Wed. Russian Learn forever, you'll die a fool.

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

Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appelant
They create a desert and call it peace
From the speech of the British leader Kalgak, calling on his fellow tribesmen to decisively oppose the Romans who invaded their country.
Tacitus, Agricola

Summa summarum
“Sum of sums”, i.e. the final total or overall total
In ancient times, the phrase was used to mean “a set of things” or “the universe.”

Suum cuique
To each his own, that is, to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his deserts, Provision of Roman law

Tarde venientibus ossa
He who comes late gets bones, Latin proverb

Tempus edax rerum
All-consuming time
Ovid, “Metamorphoses”

Terra incognita
Unknown land; trans. something completely unknown or inaccessible area
On ancient geographical maps, unexplored parts of the earth's surface were designated this way.

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

Tibi et igni
“For you and fire”, i.e. read and burn

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
Fear the Danaans, even those who bring gifts
Words of the priest Laocoon, referring to a huge wooden horse, built by the Greeks (Danaans) supposedly as a gift to Minerva.

Tranquillas etiam naufragus horret aquas
The shipwrecked man fears still waters
Wed. Russian Burnt child dreads the fire.
Ovid, "Epistle from Pontus"

Urbi et orbi
"To the city and the world"; to the whole world, to everyone

Usus tyrannus
Custom is a tyrant

Varietas delectat
Variety is fun
Phaedrus, "Fables"

Veni, vidi vici
I came, I saw, I conquered
According to Plutarch, with this phrase Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amyntius about his victory in the battle of Zela in August 47 BC. e. over the Pontic king Pharnaces.

Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes
True victory is only when the enemies themselves admit defeat.
Claudian, "On the sixth consulate of Honorius"

Viva vox alit plenius
“Living speech nourishes more abundantly,” that is, what is presented orally is more successfully absorbed than what is written