Heres a list of popular and well-known Latin maxims from various sources.

If you have a correction or contribution, please email me or leave a comment. Ab ovo usque ad mala.. From the e ri ht to the apple !i.e. from the be innin to the end". !Horatius, #rs poetica" Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit.. He has left, absconded, escaped and disappeared. !$icero, In $atilinam" Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam.. It is better to suffer an in%ustice than to do an in%ustice. !$icero, &usculanae disputationes" Acta est fabula, plaudite!. &he play is over, applaud' !(uetonius, )itae $aesarum, *ivus #u ustus. (aid to have been emperor #u ustus last words. &he phrase was often used at the end of +oman plays, to let the audience know that they had reached the end of the piece." Ad Kalendas Graecas.. ,ntil the -reek .alendae. !(uetonius, )itae $aesarum, *ivus #u ustus. &o postpone somethin /ad .alendas -raecas0 meant it would never be done 1 the +oman name .alendae for the first day of the month didnt have a -reek e2uivalent." Ad nocendum potentes sumus.. 3e have the power to harm. !(eneca 4hilosophus, *e ira" Aegroto, dum anima est, spes esse dicitur.. It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as lon as there is life. !$icero, #d #tticum" Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.. +emember, when lifes path is steep, to keep your mind even. !Horatius, $armina" Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae.. I reco ni5e the vesti e of that fadin flame. !)er ilius, #enis" Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.. 3e like other peoples !thin s" the best6 others like ours. !4ublilius (yrus" Aliis si licet, tibi non licet.. 7ven thou h it is permitted for others, it isnt permitted for you. !&erentius, Heautontimorumenos. $f. 2uod licet Iovi, non licet bovi and duo cum faciunt idem, non est idem." Amantium irae, amoris integratio est.. &he an er of lovers is what brin s love to ether. !89#" Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur.. # sure friend shows himself in the uncertain. !# friend in need is a friend indeed." !7nnius, 2uoted by $icero." Amicus curiae. Friend of the court !89#6 le al maxim referrin to a party that is allowed to provide information to a court even thou h the party is not directly involved in the case at hand." Amicus verus est rara avis.. # true friend is a rare bird. !89#" Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur.. 3e choose to love, we do not choose to cease lovin . !4ublilius (yrus" Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus.. Love is rich with both honey and venom. !4lautus, $istellaria" Amor vincit omnia et nos cedamus amori.. Love con2uers all and let us yield to love. !)er ilius, 7clo ae" Aquila non captat muscas.. &he ea le doesnt capture flies. !89#" Argentum accepti, dote imperium vendidi.. I have accepted the money and for a dowry sold my freedom. !4lautus, #sinaria" Ars longa, vita brevis.. #rt is lon , life is short. !(eneca 4hilosophus, *e brevitate vitae" At non effugies meos iambos.. :ut you cannot escape my iambi. !$atullus, fra ments" At vindicta bonum vita iucundius ipsa.. :ut reven e is sweeter than life itself. !;uvenalis, (aturae"

 Audentes fortuna iuvat.. Fortune favors the brave. !)er ilius, #enis" Audiatur et altera pars.. <ay the other part also be heard. !89#. $f. =ui statuit ali2uid parte inaudita altera, ae2uum licet statuerit." Augescunt aliae gentes, aliae minuuntur; inque brevi spatio mutantur saecia animantum et quasi cursores vitae lampada tradunt.. (ome people increase, others diminish6 and in a short space, the enerations of livin creatures are chan ed and like runners pass on the torch of life. !Lucretius, *e +erum 8atura" Aurora usis amica.. *awn is friend of the muses. !7arly bird catches the worm." !89#" Ave, imperator, morituri te salutant.. Hail, emperor, those who will die salute you. !(uetonius, )itae $aesarum, $laudius. &he fi hters reetin to the emperor before ladiatorial ames." !ellaque matribus detestata.. &he war, hated by mothers. !Horatius, $armina" !ene qui latuit, bene vixit.. >ne who lives well, lives unnoticed. !>vidius, &ristia" !enedictus qui venit in nomine "omini.. :lessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. !From the (anctus of the $atholic mass." !eneficium accipere libertatem est vendere.. &o accept a favor is to sell freedom. !4ublilius (yrus" !ibamus, moriendum est.. Let us drink, death is inevitable. !(eneca +hetor, $ontroversiae" !ibere #umanum est, ergo bibamus.. &o drink is human, let us therefore drink. !89#" !is dat qui cito dat.. He ives twice, who ives promptly. !4ublilius (yrus" !revis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior.. >ur life is short but is made lon er by misfortunes. $aelum, non animum mutant, qui trans mare currunt.. &hey chan e the sky, but not their souls, who hasten across the sea. !Horatius, 7pistulae" $anis timidus ve#ementius latrat quam mordet.. # timid do barks more violently than it bites. !$urtius +ufus" $arpe diem, quam minimum credula postero!. 4luck the day6 do not expect anythin from tomorrow' !Horatius, $armina" $ave canem!. :eware of the do ' !Inscription at the entry of +oman houses." $aveat emptor. :uyer beware !89#" $edant arma togae, concedat laurea laudi.. <ay arms yield to the to a !the own of peace", may the lory of war ive way to the lory of peaceful feats. !$icero, 4oetica fra menta" $ertum est, quia impossibile.. It is certain, because it is impossible. !&ertullianus, *e carne $hristi. Later in the form $redo, 2uia absurdum 1 I believe, althou h it is absurd." $ito enim arescit lacrima, praesertim in alienis malis.. &ears dry 2uickly, especially when they are for others misfortunes. !$icero, *e partitione oratoria" $ogitationis poenam nemo patitur.. 8obody should be punished for his thou hts. !$orpus Iuris $ivilis. $f. liberae sunt nostrae co itationes." $ommodum ex iniuria sua nemo #abere debet.. 8o person ou ht to have advanta e from his own wron . !89#" $oncordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur.. &hrou h unity the small thin rows, throu h disunity the lar est thin crumbles. !(allustius, ;u urtha" $oniecturalem artem esse medicinam.. <edicine is the art of uessin . !#ulus $ornelius $elsus, *e medicina" $onsuetudinis magna vis est..

&he force of habit is reat. !$icero, &usculanae disputationes" $onsuetudo quasi altera natura.. Habit is our second nature. !$icero, *e finibus" $ontraria contrariis curantur. . &he opposite is cured with the opposite. !Hippocrates" $ontumeliam si dices, audies.. If you insult, you will be insulted. 4lautus, 4seudolus" $orruptissima re publica plurimae leges.. &he more corrupt the state is, the more numerous are the laws. !&acitus, #nnales" $redo certe ne cras.. I believe with certainty that there is no tomorrow. !# famous tomb inscription." $rescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crevit.. &he love of wealth rows as the wealth itself rows. !;uvenalis, (aturae" $ui bono%. &o whose profit? !$icero, 4ro <ilone" $ui peccare licet peccat minus.. >ne who is allowed to sin, sins less. !>vidius, #mores" $ui placet obliviscitur, cui dolet meminit.. He for ets that which pleases him, but remembers the pain he suffers. !$icero, 4ro <urena" $uiusvis #ominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.. #nybody can err, but only the fool persists in his fault. !$icero, 4hilippicae orationes. >ften 2uoted errare humanum est, i noscere divinum 1 to err is human, to for ive divine." $um grano salis. 3ith a rain of salt !4linius the 7lder?" $um tacent, clamant.. 3hen they are silent, they cry out. !$icero, In $atalinam" $ura posterior.. # later concern. !89#" "e gustibus non est disputandum.. @ou should not ar ue about taste. !89#" "e mortuis ni#il nisi bene.. 8othin but ood about the dead. !$heilon of (parta6 2uoted by Horatius" "e ni#ilo ni#il.. 8othin comes from nothin . !Lucretius, *e rerum natura" "eus ex mac#ina.. # od from the machine. !>ri inally an expression from the ancient -reek theater, where the conflict often was solved by a od who entered the sta e with the help of some kind of machinery. &oday often used in a transferred sense about an unexpected and unlikely denouement of a dramatic situation." "eus nobiscum, quis contra%. If -od is for us, who can be a ainst us? !)ersio )ul ata, +om. A.BC" "ictum, factum.. (aid and done. !&erentius, Heautontimorumenos" "iem perdidi!. I have lost a day' !(uetonius, )itae $aesarum, &itus. (aid to have been exclaimed by 7mperor &itus when a day had passed without him doin ood to somebody." "ifficile est saturam non scribere.. It is hard not to write satire. !;uvenalis, (aturae" "ii minores. Lesser ods !$icero, &usculanae disputationes. #bout the /lower class0 ods in +oman mytholo y6 sometimes used %okin ly about people who arent very important or less important than others present." "imidium facti qui coepit #abet.. Half is done when the be innin is done. !Horatius, 7pistulae" "imidium facti, qui coepit, #abet.. He has done half, who has be un. !Horatius, 7pistula" "ira necessitas.. &he dire necessity. !Horatius, $armina"

 "ocendo discimus.. 3e learn by teachin . !#fter (eneca 4hilosophus, homines dum docent discunt 1 men learn while they teach." "ulce bellum inexpertis.. 3ar is sweet for those who havent experienced it. !&ranslated from 4indaros" "ulce et decorum est pro patria mori.. It is sweet and lorious to die for ones country. !Horatius, $armina" "ulcis vita.. # pleasant life. !Lucretius, *e rerum natura" "um excusare credis, accusas.. 3hen you believe you are excusin yourself, you are accusin yourself. !(t. ;erome !probably one of his disciples", 7pistulae" "um inter #omines sumus, colamus #umanitatem.. #s lon as we are amon humans, let us be humane. !(eneca 4hilosophus, *e ira" "um spiro, spero.. 3hile I breathe, I hope. !$icero, 7pistulae ad #tticum" "uo cum faciunt idem, non est idem.. 3hen two do the same thin , it isnt the same !i.e. one can et away with doin somethin while another cannot." !&erentius, #delphoe. $f. 2uod licet Iovi, non licet bovi and aliis si licet, tibi non licet." &cce #omo!. :ehold the man' !)ersio )ul ata, Ioh. CD.E" &pistula non erubescit.. # letter doesnt blush. !$icero, 7pistulae ad familiares" &st autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis.. Faith is to believe what you do not see6 the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. !(t. #u ustine, (ermones" &st deus in nobis.. &here is a od inside us. !>vidius, Fasti" &st quaedam flere voluptas.. &here is a kind of pleasure in cryin . !>vidius, &ristia" &t in Arcadia ego.. I, too, have been in #rcadia. !I.e. *eath is in #rcadia as well." !89#" &t tu, !rute.. #nd you, my :rutus. !;ulius $aesars words when he saw his favorite, :rutus, amon his assassins. In (hakespeares ;ulius $aesar, the words are in Latin, but accordin to (uetonius, they were in -reek 1 if ever said." &x iniuria ius non oritur. +i ht can not row out of in%ustice !89#6 a le al maxim" &x oriente lux, ex occidente lex.. From the east the li ht, from the west the law. !89#" &x ungue leonem.. @ou know the lion from its claw. !89#" &xegi monumentum aere perennius.. I have made a monument more permanent than copper. !Horatius, $armina6 referrin to his poems." &xitus acta probat.. &he result validates the deeds. !>vidius, Heroides. $f. finis coronat opus." &xoriare aliquis nostris ex ossibus ultor.. <ay an aven er one day raise from my bones. !)er ilius, #enis" &xtra ecclesiam nulla salus.. >utside the $hurch, no salvation. !$yprianus, 7pistulae" 'aber est suae quisque fortunae.. 7very man is the artisan of his own fortune. !#ppius $laudius $aecus" 'acilius est multa facere quam diu.. It is easier to do many thin s than to do one for a lon time. !=uintilianus, Institutio oratoria" 'acis de necessitate virtutem.. @ou make necessity a virtue. !(t. ;erome, #dversus +ufum" 'acito aliquid operis, ut te semper diabolus inveniat occupatum..

#lways do somethin , so that the devil always finds you occupied. !(t. ;erome, 7pistulae" 'actum est illud, fieri infectum non potest.. *one is done, it cannot be made undone. !4lautus, #ulularia" 'ama crescit eundo.. &he rumor rows as it oes. !89#6 cf. )er ilius, #enis" 'ama volat.. &he rumor has win s. !)er ilius, #enis" 'as est et ab #oste doceri.. >ne should also learn from ones enemy. !>vidius, <etamorphoses" 'avete linguis.. Honor !the ceremony" with your ton ues !i.e., be devoutly 2uiet". !Horatius, $armina6 the +oman 'ere libenter #omines id quod volunt credunt.. !<en readily believe what they want to believe. !;ulius $aesar, $ommentarii de bello -allico" 'inis coronat opus.. &he endin crowns the work. !89#. $f. exitus acta probat." 'ortuna multis dat nimis, nulli satis.. Fortune ives many too much but nobody enou h. Gloria in altissimis "eo et in terra pax #ominibus bonae voluntatis.. -lory to -od in the hi hest, and on earth peace towards men of ood will. !)ersio )ul ata, Luc. F.CG" Graeca sunt, non leguntur.. It is -reek, you dont read that. !89#" Grammatici certant, et ad#uc sub iudice lis est.. &he scholars 2uarrel, and the case lies still undecided in the hands of the %ud e. !>n that point the learned disa ree." !Horatius, #rs poetica" Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo.. &he drop excavates the stone, not with force but by fallin often. (aec ego non multis )scribo*, sed tibi+ satis enim magnum alter alteri t#eatrum sumus.. I write this not to the many, but to you only, for you and I are surely enou h of an audience for each other. !7picurus, 2uoted by (eneca 4hilosophus." (annibal ante portas.. Hannibal before the ates. !$icero, 4hilippicae orationes" (aud semper errat fama, aliquando et eligit.. rumor is not always in error, sometimes it chooses. !&acitus, # ricola" (ic ,#odus, #ic salta!. Here is +hodes6 %ump here' !#ccordin to le end, said to a man who boasted that he had made a hu e %ump on +hodes." (inc illae lacrimae.. Hence these tears. !&erentius, #ndria" (oc tempore obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit.. In these days friends are won throu h flattery, the truth ives birth to hate. !&erentius, #ndria" (ominem ad duas res, ut ait Aristoteles, ad intelligendum et ad agendum, esse natum.. <an is born to two thin s, as #ristotle saysH to understand and to act. !$icero, *e finibus" (omo novus. # new !self-made" man !,sed about somebody who had ained success but wasnt of the nobility. $icero was a typical homo novus." (onor est praemium virtutis.. Honor is virtues reward. !$icero, :rutus" (onores mutant mores.. &he honors chan e the customs. !4ower corrupts." !89#" (oras non numero nisi serenas.. I count only the bri ht hours. !Inscription on ancient sundials." (umanum amarest, #umanum autem ignoscerest.. It is human to love, it is also human to for ive. -acta alea est!. &he die is cast' !#ccordin to (uetonius, said by ;ulius $aesar when he crossed the +ubicon." -d certum est quod certum reddi potest..

&hat is certain that can be made certain. !89#" -dem velle atque idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est.. !&o want" the same in intentions and disinclinations is what makes a firm friendship. !(allustius, :ellum $atilinae" -gnorantia juris nocet.. I norance of the laws harm. !89#6 le al maxim used to show that i norance about the laws and re ulations in force cannot be used in court as rounds for an ac2uittal, or even as miti atin circumstances." -lle dolet vere, qui sine teste dolet.. He mourns honestly who mourns without witnesses. !<artialis, 7pi rammaton liber" -lli robur et aes triplex circa pectus erat, qui fragilem truci commisit pelago ratem primus.. #s hard as oak and three times bron5e was the heart of him who first committed a fra ile vessel to the keepin of wild waves. !Horatius, $armina" -mitatores, servum pecus!. Imitators, you slavish crowd' !Horatius, 7pistulae" -mperium et libertas. #utocracy and freedom !&acitus, # ricola6 praise to the 7mperor 8erva for havin been able to combine two otherwise incompatible thin s." -mpossibilium nulla obligatio est.. 8obody has any obli ation to the impossible. !$orpus Iuris $ivilisH *i esta" -n aere aedificare.. :uild !castles" in the air. !(t. #u ustine, $onfessiones" -n dubiis non est agendum.. In dubious cases, you should not act. !89#" -n magnis et voluisse sat est.. &o once have wanted is enou h in reat deeds. !4ropertius, 7le ies" -n spiritu et veritate. In spirit and truth !)ersio )ul ata, Ioh. G.FG" -n vino veritas. In wine is truth !89#" -nde ira et lacrimae.. Hence wrath and tears. !;uvenalis, (aturae" -ngenia levitas et erudita vanitas.. Inborn levity and learnt vanity. !$icero, 4ro Flacco" -niqua nunquam regna perpetuo manent.. (tern masters do not rei n lon . !(eneca 4hilosophus, <edea" -niuria non excusat iniuriam.. >ne wron does not %ustify another. !89#" -nnocue vivite, numen adest.. Live without faults6 the deity is present. !>vidius, #rs amandi" -nquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in te.. >ur heart is anxious until it finds peace in you. !(t. #u ustine, $onfessiones" -nter pocula. :etween the cups !)er ilius, -eor ica" -nvita inerva, ut aiunt.. # ainst <inervas will, as they say !i.e. without aptitude and 2ualifications". !$icero, *e officiis" -ra furor brevis est.. #n er is a brief insanity. !Horatius, 7pistulae" -s fecit, cui prodest.. He has done it, whom it ains. !89#" -ucundi acti labores.. (urmounted labors are pleasant. !$icero, *e finibus" -urare in verba magistri.. (wear on the masters words. .abor improbus omnia vincit.. #ssiduous labor con2uers everythin . !)er ilius, -eor ica" .atet anguis in #erba..

# snake lies in the rass. !)er ilius, 7clo ae" .audant illa, sed ista legunt.. (ome !writin " is praised, but other is read. !<artialis, 7pi rammaton liber" .eges bonae ex malis moribus procreantur.. -ood laws are born of bad customs. !<acrobius, (aturnalia" .ibenter #omines et id quod volunt, credunt.. 3hat men wish, they like to believe !;ulius $aesar, $ommentarii de bello -allico" .iber librorum. &he :ook of :ooks !I.e., the :ible" .iber mi#i opus est.. I need a book. !89#" .iberae sunt nostrae cogitationes.. >ur thou hts are free. !$icero, 4ro <ilone. $f. $o itationis poenam nemo patitur." .ibertas inaestimabilis res est.. Liberty is a thin beyond all price. !$orpus Iuris $ivilisH *i esta" .icentia poetica.. 4oetic licence. !(eneca 4hilosophus, =uaestiones naturales" .ongum iter est per praecepta, breve et efficax per exempla.. &he way is made lon throu h rules, but short and effective throu h examples. !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" .ucus a non lucendo.. # rove is so called because it doesnt low. !#fter =uintilianus, *e institutione oratoria. >ften used as an example of incorrect etymolo y." .upus est #omo #omini.. <an is mans wolf. !4lautus, #sinaria" .upus in fabula.. &he wolf in the tale. !I.e. speak of the wolf, and he will come" agna vis veritatis quae facile se per se ipsa defendat.. -reat is the power of truth that can easily defend itself with its own force. !89#" agnas inter opes inops.. # pauper in the midst of wealth. !Horatius, $armina" aior e longinquo reverentia.. +everence rows at a distance. !&acitus, #nnales" ale parta male dilabuntur.. 3hat has been wron ly ained is wron ly lost. !Ill- otten ains seldom prosper." !$icero, 4hilippicae orationes" alum quidem nullum esse sine aliquo bono.. &here is no evil without somethin ood. !4linius the 7lder, 8aturalis historia" anum de tabula!. !+emove" your hand from the board' !7nou h' Hold it'" !$icero, 7pistulae ad familiares" anus manum lavat.. >ne hand washes the other. !(eneca 4hilosophus, #pocolocyntosis" argaritas ante porcos iacere.. &hrow pearls before the swine. !)ersio )ul ata, <att. I.J" ater artium necessitas.. 8ecessity is the mother of invention. !89#" ea mi#i conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.. <y conscience means more to me than all speech. !$icero, 7pistulae ad #tticum" edice, cura te ipsum!. 4hysician, heal thyself' !)ersio )ul ata, Luc. G.FB" edicus curat, natura sanat.. &he physician treats, nature cures. !89#" edio tutissimus ibis.. @ou will o safest in the middle. !>vidius, <etamorphoses" elius est praevenire quam praeveniri.. :etter to forestall than to be forestalled. !89#"

 elius frangi quam flecti.. It is better to break than to bend. !89#" endacem memorem esse oportet.. # liar needs a ood memory. !=uintilianus, *e institutione oratoria" endaci #omini, ne verum quidem dicenti, credere solemus.. Liars arent believed even when they are tellin the truth. !$icero, *e divitatione" ens agitat molem.. &he mind moves the matter. !)er ilius, #enis" ens sana in corpore sano.. # sound mind in a sound body. !;uvenalis, (aturae" irabile dictu.. 3onderful to relate. !)er ilius, #enis" ors ultima linea rerum est.. *eath is everythin s final limit. !Horatius, 7pistulae" ultos timere debet, quem multi timent.. He has to fear many who is feared by many. !4ublilius (yrus, (ententiae. #lso in (eneca 4hilosophus as necesse est multos timeat, 2uem multi timent, /it is necessary for him who is feared by many to fear many.0" ultum legendum esse, non multa.. @ou should read much, not many !books". !4linius the @oun er6 often 2uoted only as multum non multa, /much, not many0." /am curiosus nemo est, quin sit malevolus.. For nobody is curious, who isnt malevolent. !4lautus, ?" /am tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet.. It is your business when your nei hbors house is on fire. !Horatius, 7pistulae" /avigare necesse est.. &o sail is necessary. !From 4lutarchos" /e bis in idem.. 8ot twice the same. !$anones apostulorum6 a le al maxim meanin that a person cannot be sentenced /e furtum facias.. &hou shalt not steal. !&he seventh commandment." /e quid nimis.. 8othin in excess. !&erentius, #ndria" /ec quicquam insipiente fortunato intolerabilius fieri potest.. 8othin is more insufferable than a successful fool. !$icero, *e amicitia" /ecessitas non #abet legem.. 8ecessity knows no law. !89#" /emo ante mortem beatus.. 8obody should be called happy before his death. !>vidius, <etamorphoses" /emo autem regere potest nisi qui et regi.. :ut nobody can rule who cannot also be ruled. !(eneca 4hilosophus, *e ira" /emo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit.. #lmost nobody dances sober, unless he happens to be insane. !$icero, 4ro <urena" /emo me impune lacessit.. 8obody insults me with impunity. !&he motto of the (cottish crown." /emo nascitur artifex.. 8obody is born an artist. !89#" /emo risum praebuit, qui ex se coepit.. 8obody is lau hed at, who lau hs at himself. !(eneca 4hilosophus, *e providentia" /emo sine vitio est.. 8obody is without fault. !89#" /ervos belli, pecuniam. )/ervus rerum.*. &he nerve of war, money. !&he nerve of thin s." !$icero, 4ilippicae orationes" /i#il agere delectat.. It is pleasant to do nothin . !$icero, *e oratore" /i#il est ab omni parte beatum.. 8othin is ood in every part. !Horatius, $armina"

 /i#il est incertius vulgo.. 8othin is more uncertain than the !favor of the" crowd. !$icero, 4ro <urena" /i#il in #ominum genere rarius perfecto oratore inveniri potest.. 8othin is more unusual amon st mankind than the perfect speaker. !$icero, *e oratore" /i#il inimicius quam sibi ipse.. 8othin is more hostile than oneself a ainst oneself. !<an is his own worst enemy." !$icero, #d atticum" /i#il peccat nisi quod ni#il peccat.. His only fault is that he doesnt have any faults. !4linius the @oun er, 7pistulae" /i#il tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit.. 8o fort is so stron that it cannot be taken with money. !$icero, In )errem" /il admirari.. &o admire nothin . !Horatius, 7pistulae6 described as a condition for human happiness." /il agit exemplum, litem quod lite resolvit.. 8ot much worth is an example that solves one 2uarrel with another. !Horatius, (atirae" /il desperandum!. 8ever despair' !Horatius, $armina" /oli equi dentes inspicere donati.. *o not look a ift horse in the mouth. !(t. ;erome, $ommentarius in epistulam 4auli ad 7phesos" /oli me tangere!. *ont touch me' !)ersio )ul ata, Ioh. FK.CI" /oli turbare circulos meos!. *ont upset my calculations' !(aid to have been #rchimedes words to a +oman soldier durin the con2uest of (yracuse. &he soldier answered by slayin him." /omen et omen.. 8ame and omen !the name forebodes". !4lautus, 4ersa" /omina sunt odiosa.. 8ames are hateful. !$icero, 4ro +oscio" /on amo te, 0abidi, nec possum dicere quare+ #oc tantum possum dicere, non amo te.. I do not like you, (abidius, but I cant say whyH I can only say this, I do not like you. !<artialis, 7pi rammaton liber" /on est vivere, sed valere vita est.. It is not to live but to be healthy that makes a life. !<artialis, 7pi rammata" /on est, crede mi#i, sapientis dicere 12ivam.3 0era nimis vita est crastina+ vive #odie.. :elieve me, /I shall live0 is not the sayin of a wise man. &omorrows life is too lateH live today. !<artialis, 7pi rammata" /on mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis.. 3e do not fear death, but the thou ht of death. !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" /on omne quod licet #onestum est.. 8ot everythin that is permitted is honest. !$orpus Iuris $ivilisH *i esta" /on omne quod nitet aurum est.. 8ot all that litters is old. !89#" /on omnia possumus omnes.. 7verybody cannot do everythin . !)er ilius, 7clo ae" /on omnis moriar.. I will not die entirely. !Horatius, $armina 1 in reference to his written work." /on qui parum #abet, sed qui plus cupit, pauper est.. It is not the man who has little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" /on sc#olae sed vitae discimus.. 3e do not learn for school, but for life. !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" /on sibi se soli natum meminerit )#omo*, sed patriae, sed suis. )Aliis, non sibi.*. # man should remember that he is not born solely for his own sake, but for his country, and for his family. !For others, not for oneself." !$icero, *e finibus" /on ut edam vivo, sed ut vivam edo.. I do not live to eat, but eat to live. !=uintilianus, Instituitio oratoria" /osce te ipsum..

.now thyself !Inscription at the temple of #pollo in *elphi." /uda veritas. &he naked truth !Horatius, $armina" /ulla regula sine exceptione.. 8o rule without exception. !89#" /ulla res carius constat quam quae precibus empta est.. 8othin is so expensive as that which you have bou ht with pleas. !(eneca 4hilosophus, *e beneficiis" /ullum esse librum tam malum ut non aliqua parte prodesset.. 8o book is so bad that no part of it is useful. !4linius the @oun er, 7pistulae" /ullum est iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius.. 8othin is said that hasnt been said before. !&erentius, 7unuchus" /umero deus impare gaudet.. -od loves odd numbers. !)er ilius, 7clo ae" /umquam magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit.. &here has never been a reat spirit without a touch of insanity. !(eneca 4hilosophus, *e tran2uillitate animis" /umquam non paratus.. 8ever unprepared. !89#" /umquam sapiens irascitur.. &he wise man never flies into a ra e. !$icero, 4ro <urena" /umquam se minus solum quam cum solus esset.. @ou are never so little alone as when you are alone. !$icero, *e officiis" /unc est bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus.. 8ow is the time for drinkin , now free feet will beat the earth. 4 fortunatam natam me consule ,omam!. >h, how lucky +ome is to have been born under my consulate' $icero, *e consulatu suo" 4 tempora! 4 mores!. > times' > customs' !$icero, In $atilinam" 4derint, dum metuant.. <ay they hate me, if only they fear me. !(uetonius, )itae $aesarum, $ali ula" 4di et amo. 5uare id faciam, fortasse requiris. /escio. 0ed fieri sentio et excrucior.. I hate and I love. 4erhaps you ask me why. I dont know. :ut I feel, tormented, that it is so. !$atullus, $armina" 4di profanum vulgus et arceo.. I loathe the uneducated mass and keep them away from me. !Horatius, $armina. Hence the expression /vul us profanum0, the uneducated mass." 4leum et operam perdidi.. I have wasted oil and toil. !4lautus, 4oenulus6 the youn irls complaint about ointments as beauty preparation, and $icero, #d #tticum6 about the oil in the readin lamp." 4men accipio.. I accept the omen. !# ood omen." !$icero, *e divitatione." 4mne ignotum pro magnifico est.. 3e have reat notions of everythin unknown. !&acitus, # ricola" 4mne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci.. He has won every vote who min les profit with pleasure. !Horatius, #rs 4oetica" 4mnia mea mecum porto.. #ll that is mine, I carry with me. !$icero, 4aradoxa" 4mnia mutantur, ni#il interit.. 7verythin chan es, nothin perishes. !>vidius, <etamorphoses" 4mnia praeclara rara.. #ll excellent thin s are rare. !$icero, *e amicitia" 4mnia vincit amor; et nos cedamus amori.. Love con2uers all thin s6 let us too surrender to love. !)er ilius, 7clo ae" 4mnibus omnia.. 7verythin for everybody. !)ersio )ul ata, C $or. D.FF" 4mnis una manet nox.. &he same ni ht awaits us all. !Horatius, $armina" 4mnium rerum principia parva sunt..

7verythin has a small be innin . !$icero, *e finibus" 4ptima enim est legum interpres consuetudo.. 4ractice is the best interpreter of the law. !$orpus Iuris $ivilisH *i esta" 4tium cum dignitate.. +est with di nity. !$icero, *e oratore" 4tium sine litteris mors est et #ominis vivi sepultura.. +est without readin is like dyin and bein buried alive. 6acta sunt servanda.. # reements are to be kept. !$icero, 4hilippicae >rationes" 6aete, non dolet.. It doesnt hurt, 4aetus. !#cc. to 4liniuss, 7pistulae, the +oman woman #rrias words to her husband $aecina 4aetus, who had taken part in an uprisin a ainst 7mperor $laudius and been sentenced to commit suicide. 3hen her husband hesitated, she plun ed the da er into her own chest and then ave it to him with these words." 6anem et circencses. :read and circuses !;uvenalis, (aturae6 referrin to the distribution of corn and the settin up of circuses that kept the popular favor in +ome." 6ars maior lacrimas ridet et intus #abet.. @ou smile at your tears but have them in your heart. !<artialis, 7pi rammaton liber" 6ater patriae.. Father of the country. !$icero, 4ro (estio. Honorific iven to $icero after the conflict with $atalina in JB :.$." 6ater, peccavi.. Father, I have sinned. !)ersio )ul ata, Luc. CE.CI" 6er aspera ad astra.. &hrou h difficulties to the stars. !>ri in unknown6 (eneca 4hilosophus, Hercules" 6er tot discrimina rerum tendimus in .atium.. &hrou h so many dan ers, we arrived in Latium. !)er ilius, #enis" 6ereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!. *amn them, who before us have said what we wanted to say' !(t. ;erome, In 7cclesiasten commentarius" 6ericulum in mora.. *an er in delay !Livius, #b urbe condita" 6erierat totus orbis, nisi iram finiret misericordia.. &he entire world would have perished unless compassion had limited the hatred. !(eneca +hetor, $ontroversiae" 6essimum inimicorum genus, laudantes.. &he worst kind of enemies, are those who can praise. !&acitus, # ricola" 6isces natare oportet.. Fish has to swim !i.e. when you eat fish, you have to drink". !4etronius #rbiter, (atiricon" 6ost festum.. #fter the feast !i.e. too late" !4lato, -or ias" 6ost #oc, ergo propter #oc.. #fter this, therefore because of it. !89#6 used to describe an error in lo ical reasonin ." 6otius sero quam numquam.. Its better late than never. !Livius, #b urbe condita" 6raeterea censeo $art#aginem esse delendam.. Furthermore, I believe $artha e should be destroyed. !$ato the 7lder. #fter a %ourney to $artha e, the +oman senator concluded every speech before the senate with this phrase, no matter the topic of discussion." priest7s ex#ortation to t#e people to be quiet during t#e sacred ceremonies.* . 6rimum est non nocere.. First of all, do no harm. !Hippocrates6 &he maxim has become an ethical uidin principle in medicine." 6rincipiis obsta, sero medicina paratur cum mala per longas convaluere moras.. +esist in the be innin 6 too late is the medicine prepared when evil has rown stron for a lon time. !>vidius, +emedia amoris" 6ro aris et focis.. For house and hearth. !$icero, *e natura deorum"

 6ro patria, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis certare.. For the country, for freedom, for house and hearth is our fi ht. !(allustius, :ellum $atilinae" 6robae etsi in segetem sunt deteriorem datae fruges, tamen ipsae suaptae enitent.. # ood seed, planted even in poor soil, will bear rich fruit by its own nature. !#ccius, #treus" 6romoveatur ut amoveatur.. Let him be promoted to et him out of the way. !89#" 6roximus sum egomet mi#i.. I am closest to myself. !$harity be ins at home." !&erentius, #ndria" 6ulvis et umbra sumus.. 3e are dust and shadow. 5ualis rex, talis grex.. Like master, like man. !89#" 5uam bene vivas refert, non quam diu.. &he important thin isnt how lon you live, but how well you live. !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" 5uam multa non desidero!. How much there is that I do not want' !$icero, &usculanae disputationes6 said to have been exclaimed by (ocrates." 5uandoque bonus dormitat (omerus.. (ometimes, even the ood Homer slumbers. !Horatius, #rs poetica" 5uem di diligunt adolescens moritur.. He whom the ods love dies youn . !4lautus, :acchides" 5ui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.. Let him who wishes for peace prepare for war. !)e etius. #lso 2uoted si vis pacem, para bellum." 5ui dormit, non peccat.. >ne who sleeps doesnt sin. !89#" 5ui genus jactat suum, aliena laudat.. He who boasts of his descent, praises the deeds of another. !(eneca 4hilosophus, Hercules furens" 5ui ignorabat, ignorabitur.. >ne who is i norant will remain unnoticed. !89#" 5ui nimium probat, ni#il probat.. >ne who proves too much, proves nothin . !89#" 5ui statuit aliquid parte inaudita altera, aequum licet statuerit, #aud aequus fuit.. >ne who passes sentence on somethin without havin heard the other part isnt %ust, even if the sentence is %ust. !(eneca 4hilosophus, <edea. $f. audiatur et altera pars." 5ui tacet, consentit. (ilence ives consent. !89#" 5uia natura mutari non potest idcirco verae amicitiae sempiternae sunt.. (ince nature cannot chan e, true friendships are eternal. !Horatius" 5uid me nutruit me destruit. . &hat which nourishes me, destroys me. !89#" 5uid rides% utato nomine de te fabula narratur.. 3hy are you lau hin ? $han e the name and the story is about you. !Horatius, (atirae" 5uidquid id est, timeo "anaos et dona ferentes.. 3hatever this may be, I fear the -reeks even when theyre brin in ifts. !)er ilius, #enis. &he priest Laokoons warnin when seein the &ro%an horse." 5uis custodiet ipsos custodes%. 3ho is to uard the uards themselves? !Iuvenalis, (aturae" 5uis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando%. 3ho, what, where, with what, why, how, when? !89#" 5uo vadis, "omine%. 3here are you oin , Lord? !=uestion said to be asked by (t. 4eter when he, fleein the +ome and the persecutions of the $hristians by emperor 8ero, met ;esus at the city ates." 5uod bonum, felix faustumque sit!. <ay it be ood, fortunate and prosperous' !3ords spoken when the +oman senate opened its session. =uoted by $icero in *e divitatione" 5uod licet -ovi, non licet bovi..

3hat ;upiter may do, the ox may not. !I.e., what is permitted for a hi h-rankin person isnt permitted for everybody. $f. aliis si licet, tibi non licet. and duo cum faciunt idem, non est idem." 5uod scripsi, scripsi.. 3hat I have written, I have written. !)ersio )ul ata, Ioh. CD.FF" 5uot #omines, tot sententiae+ suus quique mos.. How many men, so many thou htsH everyone has his customs. !&erentius, 4hormio" 5uousque tandem abutere, $atilina, patientia nostra%. How lon now, $atalina, will you abuse our patience? !$icero, In $atilinam. &he be innin of $iceros first speech a ainst $atalina." ,elata refero.. I tell what I have been told. !Herodotos" ,em tene, verba sequentur.. .eep to the sub%ect and the words will follow. !$ato the 7lder, acc. to Iulius )ictor" ,erum concordia discors.. &he concord of thin s throu h discord. !Horatius, 7pistulae" ,erum omnium magister usus.. 7xperience is teacher of all thin s. !;ulius $aesar, $ommentarii de bello civili" ,es severa est verum gaudium.. &rue %oy is a serious thin . !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" ,espice post te, mortalem te esse memento.. Look around you, remember that you are mortal. !#ccordin to &ertullianus, words whispered by a slave when his master entered +ome in triumph after winnin a battle." ,identem dicere verum, quid vetat%. 3hat prohibits us to tell the truth lau hin !throu h a %oke"? !Horatius, (atirae" 0.6.5.,. )0enatus 6opulusque ,omanus*. &he (enate and the +oman people !#bbreviation used on banners and the like in ancient +ome to show the world the unity between the +oman people and its rulers. (till officially used in +ome." 0aepe creat molles aspera spina rosas. . >ften the prickly thorn produces tender roses !>vidius" 0alus populi suprema lex esto.. Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law. !$icero, *e le ibus" 0apere aude!. *are to be wise' !Horatius, 7pistulae" 0apiens ipse fingit fortunam sibi.. &he wise man creates his destiny himself. !4lautus, &rinummus" 0at sapienti.. 7nou h for a wise man. !4lautus, 4ersa" 0atis est potuisse videri.. It is enou h to seem to have the power. !)er ilius, 7clo ae" 0atius est impunitum relinqui facinus nocentis, quam innocentem damnari.. It is better that a crime is left unpunished than that an innocent man is punished. !$orpus Iuris $ivilisH *i esta" 0ecundae res mire sunt vitiis obtentui.. 4rosperity has a wonderful way of hidin faults. !(allustius, 7pistulae ad $aesarem" 0ed fugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempus.. :ut meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes. !)er ilius, -eor ica. ,sually, you only 2uote the last three words." 0emel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum.. >nce released, the word flies irrevocably. !Horatius, 7pistulae" 0emper idem.. #lways the same. !$icero, &usculanae disputationes. (aid to have been Lantippas words about (ocrates facial expression." 0enectus est natura loquacior.. >ld a e is talkative by nature. !$icero, *e senectute" 0erva me, servabo te.. (ave me and I will save you. !4etronius #rbiter" 0i dis placet.

If it pleases the ods !89#" 0i libet, licet.. If it pleases you, it is allowed. !(criptores historiae au ustae6 said to have been the /stepmother0 ;ulias response when her /stepson0 7mperor $arcalla wanted her for his wife." 0i vis amari, ama.. If you want to be loved, love !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" 0i vis pacem, para bellum.. If you want peace, prepare for war. !From )e etius6 a version of 2ui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." 0ic erat in fatis.. &hus it was written in destiny. !>vidius, Fasti" 0ic itur ad astra.. &hus, you o to the stars !i.e. ain reputation" !)er ilius, #enis" 0ic volo, sic iubeo.. I want this, I order this. !;uvenalis, (aturae" 0ilent enim leges inter arma.. Laws are silent in times of war. !$icero, 4ro <ilone." 0ine ira et studio.. 3ithout an er or bias. !&acitus, #nnales, about his history writin " 0it venia verbo.. Let the word be allowed. !If I may say so." !# rewordin of venia sit dicto, the said should be allowed6 4linius the @oun er, 7pistulae." 0olitudinem faciunt, pacem appelant.. &hey made a desert and called it peace. !&acitus, # ricola" 0pemque metumque inter dubii.. Hover between hope and fear. !)er ilius, #enis" 0tat magni nominis umbra.. He stands in the shadow of a reat name. !Lucanus, 4harsalia. (aid about 4ompey." 0tat sua cuique dies, breve et irreparabile tempus omnibus est vitae.. &he day is decided for each and everyone, the lifespan is short and irreplaceable for everybody. !)er ilius, #enis" 0tudium discendi voluntate, quae cogi non potest, constat.. (tudy depends on the ood will of the student, a 2uality that cannot be secured by compulsion. !=uintilianus, Institutio oratoria" 0tultum est timere quod vitare non potes.. It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid. !4ublilius (yrus" 0ummum ius, summa iniuria.. &he extreme law is the reatest in%ustice. !$icero, *e officiis" 0uum cuique.. &o each and every one his own. !$icero, *e officiis" 0uus cuique mos.. 7veryone has his customs. 8amdiu discendum est, quamdiu vivas.. 3e should learn as lon as we may live. !3e live and learn." !(eneca 4hilosophus, 7pistulae morales" 8antae molis erat ,omanam condere gentem.. (o reat a burden was it to establish the +oman race. !)er ilius, #eneis" 8empora quid faciunt.. &he times do chan e. !<artialis, 7pi rammaton liber" 8etigisti acu.. @ou have hit the nail on the head. t9ice for t#e same crime.* . :bi bene, ibi patria.. 3here one is happy, there is ones homeland. !4acuvius, &eucer" :nus multorum.. >ne of many. !Horatius, (atirae" :nus sed leo..

>ne, but !it is" a lion. !&ranslated from #esop. &he lioness to the vixen who boasted about her havin many cubs when the lioness only had one." :rbs aeterna.. &he eternal city !i.e. +ome" !&ibullus" :t desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.. #lthou h the power is lackin , the will is commendable. !>vidius, 7x 4onto" :t saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent.. How often do not the reatest eniuses remain hidden. !4lautus, $aptivi" :t sementem feceris, ita metes.. #s you sow, so shall you reap. :tilius est autem absolvi innocentem quam nocentem causam non dicere.. It is more important that the innocent is ac2uitted than that the uilty is not brou ht to %ustice. !$icero, 4ro +oscio #merino" 2ae victis!. 3oe to the con2uered' !Livius, 4raefatio" 2are, legiones redde!. )arus, ive me back my le ions' !#cc. to (uetonius, exclaimed by 7mperor #u ustus when he heard that his overnor =uintilius )arus and three entire le ions had been killed in an ambush in the &eutobur er Forest." 2ariatio delectat. &heres nothin like chan e' !$icero, *e divinatione" 2eni, vidi, vici.. I came, I saw, I con2uered. !3ritten by ;ulius $aesar about his rapid victory in the :attle of Mela." 2era esse facimus nosmet ipsi.. 3e ourselves create the truth. !89#" 2erba volant, )littera* scripta manet.. 3ords fly away, the written !letter" remains. !89#" 2eritas vos liberabit.. &he truth will set you free. !)ersio )ul ata, Ioh. A.BF" 2estigia terrent.. &he footprints fri hten me. !Horatius, 7pistulae. From a story about a fox who saw footprints lead into, but not out of a lions den." 2estis virum reddit.. &he clothes make the man. !=uintilianus?" 2ide quam mi#i persuaserim te me esse alterum.. (ee, how convinced I am that you are my second self. !$icero, 7pistulae ad familiares" 2ideant consules ne quid detrimenti capiat respublica.. <ay the !+oman" consuls see to that no dama e comes to the state. !4hrase that ave the +oman consuls absolute power when the state was in a severe crisis. =uoted by $icero in In $atilinam." 2incere scis, (annibal, victoria uti nescis.. @ou know how to be victorious, Hannibal, but not how to take advanta e of victory. !#ccordin to Livius, words said by Hannibals brother Hasdrubal when Hannibal did not attack +ome immediately after his victory at $annae." 2irtus est medium vitiorum.. )irtue is a middle course between vices. !Horatius, 7pistulae" 2itiis nemo sine nascitur.. 8o-one is born without faults. !Horatius, (atirae" 2ivere est cogitare.. &o live is to think. !$icero, &usculanae disputationes" 2ox populi, vox "ei.. &he voice of the people is the voice of -od. !&ranslated from Homer, &he >dyssey" 2ulnerant omnes, ultima necat.. #ll of them wound, the last one kills. !+eferrin to the hours6 inscription sometimes found on clocks in churches and public spaces."