Breves II
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- parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus
- mountains will be in labour, and an absurd mouse will be born (all that work and nothing to show for it)
- a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi
- a precipice in front, wolves behind (between a rock and a hard place)
- exegi monumentum aere perennius
- I have raised a monument more durable than bronze (from Horace's Odes)
- nemo liber est qui corpori servit
- no one is free who is a slave to his body
- adversus solem ne loquitor
- don't speak against the sun (don't waste your time arguing the obvious)
- mendacem memorem esse oportet
- it is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory (liars should have good memories)
- Quique amavit, cras amet
- And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well
- audaces fortuna iuvat
- fortune favours the bold
- si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit
- if the end is good, everything will be good (all's well that ends well)
- amor vincit omnia
- love conquers all
- vincit qui se vincit
- he conquers who conquers himself Advice for anyone contemplating a diet or kicking a habit.
- nulli secundus
- second to none
- aeternum vale
- farewell forever
- qui scribit bis legit
- he who writes reads twice Something to keep in mind when developing Web pages
- ars longa, vita brevis
- art is long, but life is short.
- de duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum
- of two evils, the lesser is always to be chosen (choose the lesser of two evils)
- respice, adspice, prospice
- examine the past, examine the present, examine the future (look to the past, the present, the future)
- amantium irae amoris integratio est
- lovers quarrels are the renewal of love
- fortes fortuna iuvat
- fortune favours the brave
- sapiens nihil affirmat quod non probat
- a wise man states as true nothing he does not prove (don't swear to anything you don't know firsthand)
- victis honor
- honour to the vanquished
- respondeat superior
- let the superior answer (a supervisor must take responsibility for the quality of a subordinate's work)
- potius mori quam foedari
- rather to die than to be dishonoured (death before dishonour)
- alea iacta est
- the die is cast. Julius Caesar uttered this when making the decision to cross the Rubicon in 49 B.C. Used when a bold and irretrievable decision has been made.
- carpe diem
- seize the day
- pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes
- flatterers are the worst type of enemies
- beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere
- to accept a favour is to sell one's freedom
- absit omen
- may the omen be absent (may this not be an omen)
- cogito ergo sum
- I think, therefore I exist
- parva leves capiunt animas
- small things occupy light minds (small things amuse small minds)
- proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem laeseris
- it is human nature to hate a person whom you have injured
- aut vincere aut mori
- either to conquer or to die
- quem di diligunt, adolescens moritur
- whom the gods love die young (only the good die young)
- possunt quia posse videntur
- they can because they seem to be able to (they can do it because they think they can do it - the power of positive thinking)
- radix omnium malorum est cupiditas
- the love of money is the root of all evil. Avarice is the problem, money itself is not evil.
- asinus asinum fricat
- the ass rubs the ass (used to describe two people lavishing excessive praise on one another)
- fabas indulcet fames
- hunger sweetens the beans. Beans being a poor man's fare implied that hunger makes everything taste good
- una salus victis nullam sperare salutem
- the one safety for the vanquished is to abandon hope of safety knowing there is no hope can give one the courage to fight and win
- aegrescit medendo
- the disease worsens with the treatment (the remedy is worse than the disease)
- mens sana in corpore sano
- a sound mind in a sound body
- praemonitus pramunitus
- forewarned, forearmed
- semper fidelis
- always faithful (Motto of the United States Marine Corps)
- aut viam inveniam aut faciam
- I'll either find a way or make one
- abyssus abyssum invocat
- hell calls hell (one mistep leads to another)
- amicus humani generis
- a friend of the human race (philanthropist)
- altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi
- the deepest rivers flow with the least sound (still waters run deep)
- diem perdidi
- I have lost a day (another day wasted)
- cave canem
- beware of the dog
- docendo discimus
- teach in order to learn (we learn by teaching)
- omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis
- all things change, and we change with them
- ave, Caesar, morituri te salutamus
- hail, Caesar, we who are about to die salute you
- quid novi?
- what's new?
- aut disce aut discede
- either learn or leave
- abusus non tollit usum
- misuse does not nullify proper use
- si fecisti nega!
- if you did it, deny it (stonewall!)
- animis opibusque parati
- prepared in minds and resources (ready for anything)
- dura lex sed lex
- the law is hard, but it is the law
- stultorum calami carbones moenia chartae
- chalk is the pen of fools, walls (their) paper No Graffiti please. Showing that graffiti is nothing new.
- ab absurdo
- from the absurd (establishing the validity of your argument by pointing out the absurdity of your opponent's position)
- vir sapit qui pauca loquitur
- that man is wise who talks little (know when to hold your tongue)
- cave quid dicis, quando, et cui
- beware what you say, when, and to whom
- non est vivere sed valere vita est
- life is not being alive but being well (life is more than just being alive)
- argumentum ad hominem
- an argument against the man. Directing an argument against an opponent's character rather than the subject at hand.
- facta non verba
- deeds, not words (Actions speak louder than words)
- caveat emptor
- let the buyer beware
- fortiter in re, suaviter in modo
- resolutely in action, gently in manner. To do unhesitatingly what must be done but accomplishing it as inoffensively as possible.
- vita non est vivere sed valere vita est
- life is more than merely staying alive
- non semper erit aestas
- it will not always be summer (be prepared for hard times)
- non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis
- not for you, not for me, but for us
- Cras amet qui nunquam amavit;
- May he love tomorrow who has never loved before;
- ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora
- eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)
- dixi
- I have spoken (I will say no more on the matter, and no one else may speak further)
- de minimis non curat praetor
- a praetor does not occupy himself with petty matters (don't bother me with petty matters)
- vade in pace
- Go in peace (Roman way of saying goodbye)
- sumptus censum ne superet
- let not your spending exceed your income (live within your means)
- donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos
- as long as you are fortunate, you will have many friends (when you are successful, everyone wants to be your friend)
- veni vidi vici
- I came, I saw, I conquered Julius Caesar's report of victory in 47 B.C. over Pharnaces, king of Pontus
- errare humanum est
- to err is human
- si post fata venit gloria non propero
- if glory comes after death, I'm not in a hurry (if one must die to be recognised, I can wait)
- cum grano salis
- with a grain of salt
- amantes sunt amentes
- lovers are lunatics
- beati possidentes
- blessed are those who possess (possession is nine points of the law)
- tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito
- Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them
- semper paratus
- always ready (Motto of the United States Coast Guard)
- nemo me impune lacessit
- no one provokes me with impunity. (motto of the kings of Scotland)
- ab imo pectore
- from the bottom of the chest (from the heart)
- curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent
- slight griefs talk, great ones are speechless (minor losses can be talked away, profound ones strike us dumb)
- non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum
- do not take as gold everything that shines like gold
- bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis
- good wine gladdens a person's heart
- in pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello
- in peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war
- amare et sapere vix deo conceditur
- even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time
- exitus acta probat
- the result validates the deeds. Avers that any means, no matter how foul may be used if the intended result is good. A dangerous idea.
- acta est fabula
- the drama has been acted out. Usually in the context of a life or event coming to an unhappy end
- veritas vos liberabit
- the truth shall make you free
- Ite, missa est.
- Go, The Mass is ended.
- Vix ulla tam iniqua pax, quin bello vel aequissimo sit potior.
- Scarcely is there any peace so unjust that it is better than even the fairest war. (Erasmus)
- Quid nunc?
- What now?! (a nosy busybody)
- Verba volant, scripta manent.
- Words fly away, writings remain.
- Ex ante
- Before the event, beforehand. (economics: based on prior assumptions)
- Auriculas asini quis non habet
- Who has - may it be small ones - donkey ears