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Author Topic: Famous Latin Quotations/Translated Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 09-29-2005 01:56 PM                        Rated PG "A" latin phrases and English translation A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi - A precipice in front, wolves behind (between a rock and a hard place) Ab imo pectore - From the bottom of the chest (from the heart) Ab/Ex uno disce omnes - From one person, learn all people Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit - He has left, absconded, escaped and disappeared Absit omen may the omen be absent - May this not be an omen Abusus non tollit usum - Wrong use does not preclude proper use Abyssus abyssum invocat - Hell calls hell; one mistep leads to another Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam - It is better to suffer an injustice than to do an injustice Acta est fabula, plaudite! - The play is over, applaud! (Said to have been emperor Augustus' last words.) Ad hominem - Appealing to a person's physical and emotional urges, rather than her or his intellect 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) Adeste Fideles - Be present, faithful ones Adversus solem ne loquitor - Don't speak against the sun (don't waste your time arguing the obvious) Aegrescit medendo - The disease worsens with the treatment (the remedy is worse than the disease) Aegroto, dum anima est, spes esse dicitur - It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as long as there is life Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem - Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. (Horace) Aeternum vale - Farewell forever Age quod agis - Do what you do well, pay attention to what you are doing Age. Fac ut gaudeam - Go ahead. Make my day! Alea iacta est - The die has been cast. (Caesar) Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent - Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. (Publilius Syrus) Alis volat propriis - He flies by his own wings Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi - The deepest rivers flow with the least sound (still waters run deep) Amantes sunt amentes - Lovers are lunatics Amantium irae amoris integratio est - The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love. (Terence) Amat victoria curam - Victory favors those who take pains Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore - I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting. (Cicero) Amicule, deliciae, num is sum qui mentiar tibi? - Baby, sweetheart, would I lie to you? Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur - A true friend is discerned during an uncertain matter Amicus verus est rara avis - A true friend is a rare bird Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur - We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving. (Syrus) Amor caecus est - Love is blind Amor est vitae essentia - Love is the essence of life. (Mackay) Amor ordinem nescit - Love does not know order. (St. Jerome) Amor platonicus - Platonic love Amor tussisque non celantur - Love, and a cough, are not concealed. (Ovid) Amor vincit omnia - Love conquers all. (Virgil) Amoto quaeramus seria ludo - Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters. (Horace) An nescis, mi fili, quantilla sapientia mundus regatur? - Don't you know then, my son, how little wisdom rules the world? Animis opibusque parati - Prepared in minds and resources (ready for anything) Apudne te vel me? - Your place or mine? Aquila non captat muscas - The eagle doesn't capture flies (don't sweat the small things) Arduum sane munus - A truly arduous task Arguendo - For the sake of argument Argumentum ad ignorantiam - Arguing from ignorance Ars gratia artis - Art for the sake of art Ars sine scienta nihil est - Art without science is nothing (I would also claim that the opposite is true.) Ascendo tuum - Up yours Aspice, officio fungeris sine spe honoris amplioris - Face it, you're stuck in a dead end job Aspirat primo Fortuna labori - Fortune smiles upon our first effort. (Virgil) Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit - Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdues both intelligence and skill. (Cicero) Astra inclinant, non necessitant - The stars incline; they do not determine Astra non mentiuntur, sed astrologi bene mentiuntur de astris - The stars never lie, but the astrologs lie about the stars Audentes fortuna juvat - Fortune favors the bold. (Virgil) Audi et alteram partem - Hear the other side too Auget largiendo - He increases by giving liberally Auribus teneo lupum - I hold a wolf by the ears (I am in a dangerous situation and dare not let go.) (Terence) Aurora Musis amica - Dawn is friend of the muses. (Early bird catches the worm.) Aut disce aut discede - Either learn or leave Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit - The fellow is either mad or he is composing verses Aut viam inveniam aut faciam - I'll either find a way or make one Avarus animus nullo satiatur lucro - A greedy mind is satisfied with no (amount of) gain Ave atque vale - Hail and farewell. (Catullus)  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 09-29-2005 01:59 PM                        Rated PG B latin translation to English Bene legere saecla vincere - To read well is to master the ages. (Professor Isaac Flagg) Bene qui latuit, bene vixit - One who lives well, lives unnoticed. (Ovid) Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere - To accept a favour is to sell freedom. (Publilius Syrus) Bis dat qui cito dat - He gives twice, who gives promptly. (Publilius Syrus) Bis interimitur qui suis armis perit - He is doubly destroyed who perishes by his own arms. (Syrus) Bis repetita placent - The things that please are repeated again and again Bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria - He conquers twice who in the hour of conquest conquers himself. (Syrus) Bis vivit qui bene vivit - He lives twice who lives well Bona fide - In good faith Braccae tuae aperiuntur - Your fly is open Brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior - Our life is short but is made longer by misfortunes. (Publilius Syrus)  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 09-30-2005 08:22 AM                        Rated PG C latin language Caelum videre iussit, et erectos ad sidera tollere vultus - He bid them look at the sky and lift their faces to the stars. (Ovid) Canis meus id comedit - My dog ate it Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet - A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. (Curtius Rufus) Capillamentum? Haudquaquam conieci esse! - A wig? I never would have guessed! Caro putridas es! - You're dead meat Carpe diem - Seize the day (opportunity) (Horace) Cave canem, te necet lingendo - Beware of the dog, he may lick you to death Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui - Beware what you say, when, and to whom Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk.) Certe, toto, sentio nos in kansate non iam adesse - You know, Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore Certum est, quia impossibile - It is certain, because it is impossible. (Tertullianus) Ceteris paribus - All else being equal Cogita ante salis - Think before you leap (or look before you leap.) Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur - Nobody should be punished for his thoughts Cogito, ergo sum - I think, therefore I exist. (René Descartes) Commodum ex iniuria sua nemo habere debet - No person ought to have advantage from his own wrong Commune periculum concordiam parit - Common danger brings forth harmony Communi consilio - By common consent Coniecturalem artem esse medicinam - Medicine is the art of guessing. (Aulus Cornelius Celsus) Conlige suspectos semper habitos - Round up the usual suspects Construimus, Batuimus - We Build, We Fight (US Navy SeaBees motto) Consuetudinis magna vis est - The force of habit is great. (Cicero) Contraria contrariis curantur - The opposite is cured with the opposite. (Hippocrates) Cotidiana vilescunt - Familiarity breeds contempt Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned. (Syrus) Cras amet qui nunquam amavit; Quique amavit, cras amet - May he love tomorrow who has never loved before Credidi me felem vidisse! - I tought I taw a puddy tat! Credite amori vera dicenti - Believe love speaking the truth. (St. Jerome) Credo nos in fluctu eodem esse - I think we're on the same wavelength Credo quia absurdum - I believe it because it is absurd (contrary to reason) Credo ut intelligam - I believe in order that I may understand. (St. Augustine) Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit - Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. (Tibullus) Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crevit - The love of wealth grows as the wealth itself grew. (Juvenalis) Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem - It is more cruel to always fear death than to die. (Seneca) Cui peccare licet peccat minus - One who is allowed to sin, sins less. (Ovid) Culpam poena premit comes - Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. (Horace) Cum grano salis - With a grain of salt. (Pliny the Elder?) Cum homine de cane debeo congredi - Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog Cum tacent, clamant - When they are silent, they cry out. (Their silence speaks louder than words.) (Cicero) Cura nihil aliud nisi ut valeas - Pay attention to nothing except that you do well. (Cicero) Cura posterior - A later concern Cura ut valeas - Take care  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-11-2005 07:33 AM                        Rated G D latin to english Da mihi sis cerevisiam dilutam - I'll have a light beer Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo - I'll have a pizza with everything on it Damnant quod non intellegunt - They condemn what they do not understand De bene esse - It shall be so, as long as it is well De duobus malis minus est semper eligendum - One must always choose the lesser of two evils. (Thomas a Kempis) De facto - Something that is automatically accepted De gustibus non est disputandum - There's no accounting for taste De nihilo nihil - Nothing comes from nothing. (Lucretius) Diabolus fecit, ut id facerem! - The devil made me do it! Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient Die dulci freure - Have a nice day Diem perdidi - I have lost a day (another day wasted) (Titus) Dies felices - Happy Days Dies irae - The Day of Wrath, or Judgment Day Difficile est saturam non scribere - It is hard not to write satire. (Juvenalis) Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas - It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. (Pliny the Younger) Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium - Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. (Seneca) Dimidium facti qui coepit habet - Half is done when the beginning is done. (Horace) Dira necessitas - The dire necessity. (Horace) Divide et impera - Divide and conquer Do ut des - I give so that you give back Docendo discitur - It is learned by teaching. (Seneca) Dominus tecum - May the Lord be with you (Singular) Dominus vobiscum - May the Lord be with you (Plural) 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) Dulce bellum inexpertis - War is sweet for those who haven't experienced it. (Pindaros) Dum excusare credis, accusas - When you believe you are excusing yourself, you are accusing yourself. (St. Jerome) Dum inter homines sumus, colamus humanitatem - As long as we are among humans, let us be humane. (Seneca) Dum spiro, spero - While I breathe, I hope. (Cicero) Dum tempus habemus, operemur bonum - While we have the time, let us do good Dum vita est spes est - While life is, hope is. / While there is life there is hope Dum vivimus, vivamus - While we live, let us live (Epicurean philosophy)  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-11-2005 07:36 AM                        Rated G E latin to english translation Ego spem pretio non emo - I do not purchase hope for a price (I do not buy a pig in a poke.) Eheu fugaces labuntur anni - Alas, the fleeting years slip by. (Horace) Eheu, litteras istas reperire non possum - Unfortunately, I can't find those particular documents Emitte lucem et veritatem - Send out light and truth Epistula non erubescit - A letter doesn't blush. (Cicero) Errare humanum est - To err is human. / It is human to err (Seneca) Esse quam videri - To be rather than to seem Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis - Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine) Est modus in rebus - There is a medium in things. (Horace) Est queadam fiere voluptas - There is a certain pleasure in weeping. (Ovid) Esto Perpetua - Let it be forever Et tu, Brute - You too, Brutus (Caesar's last words) Etiam capillus unus habet umbram - Even one hair has a shadow. (Publilius Syrus) Ex animo - From the heart (sincerely) Ex cearulo - Out of the blue Ex gratia - As a favour Ex mea sententia - In my opinion Ex nihilo nihil - Out of nothing, nothing comes / is made Ex uno disce omnes - From one person learn all persons (From one we can judge the rest.) Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis - An exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted Excitabat fluctus in simpulo - He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot.) (Cicero) Exitus acta probat - The outcome proves the deeds (the end justifies the means) (Ovid) Experientia docet - Experience is the best teacher Experientia docet stultos - Experience teaches fools  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-12-2005 07:19 AM                        Rated G E latin to english translation Ego spem pretio non emo - I do not purchase hope for a price (I do not buy a pig in a poke.) Eheu fugaces labuntur anni - Alas, the fleeting years slip by. (Horace) Eheu, litteras istas reperire non possum - Unfortunately, I can't find those particular documents Emitte lucem et veritatem - Send out light and truth Epistula non erubescit - A letter doesn't blush. (Cicero) Errare humanum est - To err is human. / It is human to err (Seneca) Esse quam videri - To be rather than to seem Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis - Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine) Est modus in rebus - There is a medium in things. (Horace) Est queadam fiere voluptas - There is a certain pleasure in weeping. (Ovid) Esto Perpetua - Let it be forever Et tu, Brute - You too, Brutus (Caesar's last words) Etiam capillus unus habet umbram - Even one hair has a shadow. (Publilius Syrus) Ex animo - From the heart (sincerely) Ex cearulo - Out of the blue Ex gratia - As a favour Ex mea sententia - In my opinion Ex nihilo nihil - Out of nothing, nothing comes / is made Ex uno disce omnes - From one person learn all persons (From one we can judge the rest.) Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis - An exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted Excitabat fluctus in simpulo - He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot.) (Cicero) Exitus acta probat - The outcome proves the deeds (the end justifies the means) (Ovid) Experientia docet - Experience is the best teacher Experientia docet stultos - Experience teaches fools  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-12-2005 03:38 PM                        Rated G F latin quotes Faber est suae quisque fortunae - Every man is the artisan of his own fortune. (Appius Claudius Caecus) Fac ut gaudeam - Make my day Fac ut nemo me vocet - Hold my calls Fac ut vivas - Get a life Facilius est multa facere quam diu - It is easier to do many things than to do one for a long time. (Quintilianus) Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur - We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. (Seneca) Facito aliquid operis, ut te semper diabolus inveniat occupatum - Always do something, so that the devil always finds you occupied. (St. Jerome) Facta, non verba - Deeds, not words (Actions speak louder than words) Factum est illud, fieri infectum non potest - Done is done, it cannot be made undone. (Plautus) Fallaces sunt rerum species - The appearances of things are deceptive. (Seneca) Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus - Untrue in one thing, untrue in everything Fama crescit eundo - The rumour grows as it goes. (Vergil) Fama volat - The rumour has wings. (Vergil) Farrago fatigans! - Thuffering thuccotash! Fas est et ab hoste doceri - It's proper to learn even from an enemy. (Ovid) Fax mentis incedium gloriae - The passion of glory is the torch of the mind Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas - Happy is he who has been able to learn the causes of things. (Vergil) Feliz ano novo - Happy new year Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt - Men readily believe what they want to believe. (Caesar) Festina lente - Make haste slowly Fiat lux - Let there be light Fide, non armis - By faith, not arms Fides quaerens intellectum - Faith seeking understanding Finis coronat opus - The ending crowns the work. (Ovid) Flamma fumo est proxima - Flame follows smoke. (Plautus) Fluctuat nec mergitur - It is tossed by the waves but it does not sink Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit - Perhaps someday we will look back upon these things with joy Forsan miseros meliora sequentur - For those in misery perhaps better things will follow. (Virgil) Fortes et Liber - Strong and free. (Alberta) Fortes fortuna adiuvat - Fortune helps the brave men. (Terence) Fortiter Fideliter Forsan Feliciter - Bravely, faithfully, perhaps successfully Fortuna caeca est - Fortune is blind. (Cicero) Frangar non flectar - I am broken, I am not deflected  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-15-2005 11:13 AM                        Rated G G Latin Sayings Translated Gaudeamus igitur (iuvenes dum sumus) - Therefore, let us rejoice (while we are young) Gladiator in arena consilium capit - The gladiator is formulating his plan in the arena (i.e., too late) (Seneca) Gloria virtutis umbra - Glory (is) the shadow of virtue Gnothe seauton (Greek) - Know thyself Graeca sunt, non leguntur - It is Greek, you don't read that Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo - The drop excavates the stone, not with force but by falling often. (Ovid) H Latin Translation Helluo librorum - A glutton for books (bookworm) Heu! Tintinnuntius meus sonat! - Darn! There goes my beeper! Heus, hic nos omnes in agmine sunt! - Hey, we're all in line here! Hinc illae lacrimae - Hence these tears. (Terence) Hoc est in votis - This is in my prayers Hoc est verum et nihili nisi verum - This is the truth and nothing but the truth Hoc tempore obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit - In these days friends are won through flattery, the truth gives birth to hate. (Terence) Homines libenter quod volunt credunt - Men believe what they want to. (Terentius) Homines, dum docent, discunt - Men learn while they teach. (Seneca) Homo vitae commodatus non donatus est - Man has been lent to life, not given. (Pubilius Syrus) Honores mutant mores - The honours change the customs. (Power corrupts) Horas non numero nisi serenas - I count only the bright hours. (Inscription on ancient sundials.) Humum mandere - To bite the dust  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-15-2005 04:14 PM                        Rated G I latin phrases Id certum est quod certum reddi potest - That is certain that can be made certain Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit - It ain't over until it's over Id tibi praebet speciem lepidissimam! - It looks great on you! Ille dolet vere, qui sine teste dolet - He mourns honestly who mourns without witnesses. (Martialis) Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down Illiud Latine dici non potest - You can't say that in Latin Illius me paenitet, dux - Sorry about that, chief Imitatores, servum pecus! - Imitators, you slavish crowd! (Horace) Imperium et libertas - Empire and liberty. (Cicero) Impossibilium nulla obligatio est - Nobody has any obligation to the impossible. (Corpus Iuris Civilis) In absentia - In one's absence In aere aedificare - Build (castles) in the air. (St. Augustine) In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides - You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. (Petronius) In dentibus anticis frustrum magnum spiniciae habes - You have a big piece of spinach in your front teeth In dubiis non est agendum - In dubious cases, you should not act In his ordo est ordinem non servare - In this case the only rule is not obeying any rules In hoc signo vinces - In this sign, you will be victorious. (Eusebios) In libris libertas - In books (there is) freedom In magnis et voluisse sat est - To once have wanted is enough in great deeds. (Propertius) In medio tutissimus ibis - In the middle of things you will go most safe. (Ovid) In omnia paratus - Prepared for all things In pari materia - Of like kind In posterum - Till the next day In quaestione versare - To be under investigation In silvam ne ligna feras - Don't carry logs into the forest. (Horace) In spiritu et veritate - In spirit and truth. (Versio Vulgata) In vinculis etiam audax - In chains yet still bold (free) In virtute sunt multi ascensus - In excellence there are many degrees. (Cicero) Indulgentiam quaeso - I ask your indulgence infra dignitatem - Undignified (beneath (our) dignity) Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est. - Inhumanity is harmful in every age. (Cicero) Iniqua nunquam regna perpetuo manent - Stern masters do not reign long. (Seneca Philosophus) Iniuria non excusat iniuriam - One wrong does not justify another Intellectum valde amat - Love the intellect strongly. (St. Augustine) Intelligenti pauca - Few words suffice for he who understands Intelligo me intelligere - I understand that I understand. (St. Augustine) Inter nos - Between us Inter vivos - Living Interfice errorem, diligere errantem - Kill the sin, love the sinner. (St. Augustine) Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes - Let us improve life through science and art. (Vergil) Ipsa scientia potestas est - Knowledge itself is power. (Bacon) Ipse dixit - He himself said it. (Cicero) Ira furor brevis est - Anger is a brief insanity. (Horace) Isso fede - This stinks Ita erat quando hic adveni - It was that way when I got here Iustita omnibus - Justice for all  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-19-2005 03:21 PM                        Rated G L latin quotes to English Labor omnia vincit - Work conquers all things. (Virgil) Labra lege - Read my lips Latet anguis in herba - A snake lies in the grass. (Vergil) Latine loqui coactus sum - I have this compulsion to speak Latin Laudant illa, sed ista legunt - Some (writing) is praised, but other is read. (Martialis) Laudatores temporis acti - Praisers of time past Lectio brevior lectio potior - The shortest reading is the more probable reading Lege et lacrima - Read it and weep Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus - The burden is made light which is borne well. (Ovid) Lex malla, lex nulla - A bad law is no law. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt - Men gladly believe that which they wish for. (Caesar) Liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes - Our thoughts are free. (Cicero) Liberate Te Ex Inferis - Save yourself from hell Libertas inaestimabilis res est - Liberty is a thing beyond all price. (Corpus Iuris Civilis) Liberum arbitrium - Free will Licentia liquendi - Liberty of speaking Licentia poetica - Poetic licence. (Seneca) Litoralis - Beach bum Locus classicus - The most authoritative source Locus enim est principum generationis rerum - For place is the origin of things. (Roger Bacon) Lupus in fabula - The wolf in the tale (i.e. speak of the wolf, and he will come) (Terence) Lux et veritas - Light and Truth M latin sayings to English[/b] Magister mundi sum! - I am the master of the universe! Magna cum laude - With high honor Magnas inter oper inops - A pauper in the midst of wealth. (Horace) Male parta male dilabuntur - What has been wrongly gained is wrongly lost. (Ill-gotten gains seldom prosper.) (Cicero) Malum consilium quod mutari non potest - It's a bad plan that can't be changed. (Publilius Syrus) Mater artium necessitas - Necessity is the mother of invention Materiam superabat opus - The workmanship was better than the subject matter. (Ovid) Me fallit - I do not know Me iudice - (I being judge) in my judgement Me transmitte sursum, caledoni! - Beam me up, Scotty! Mea culpa - My fault Mea culpa - My mistake Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo - My conscience means more to me than all speech. (Cicero) Medice, cura te ipsum! - Physician, heal thyself! (Versio Vulgata) Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant - Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. (Curtius Rufus) Medicus curat, natura sanat - The physician treats, nature cures Medio tutissimus ibis - You will go safest in the middle (Moderation in all things.)(Ovid) Melius est praevenire quam praeveniri - Better to forestall than to be forestalled Melius frangi quam flecti - It is better to break than to bend Melius tarde, quam nunquam - Better late than never Mellita, domi adsum - Honey, I'm home Mendacem memorem esse oportet - A liar needs a good memory. (Quintilianus) Mens agitat molem - The mind moves the matter. (Vergil) Mens regnum bona possidet - An honest heart is a kingdom in itself. (Seneca) Mens sana in corpore sano - A sound mind in a sound body. (Juvenalis) Meum pactum dictum - My word is my bond Mihi cura futuri - My concern is the future Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi - Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog Minime senuisti! - You haven't aged a bit! Minus habens - Absentminded Mirabile dictu - Wonderful to say/relate. (Vergil) Modus Operandi - Way of operating Mors ultima linea rerum est - Death is everything's final limit. (Horace) Multi famam, conscientiam pauci verentur - Many fear their reputation, few their conscience. (Pliny) Multis post annis - Many years later Multum in parvo - Much in little Multun, non multa - Much, not many (quality not quantity) Munit haec et altera vincit - One defends and the other conquers Mus uni non fidit antro - A mouse does not rely on just one hole. (Plautus) Musica delenit bestiam feram - Music soothes the savage beast Mutatis mutandis - What was to be changed having been changed  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-24-2005 12:18 PM                        Rated G N Latin to English Nam et ipsa scientia potestas es - Knowledge is power. (Sir Francis Bacon) Natura nihil fit in frustra - Nature does nothing in vain Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum! - Don't you dare erase my hard disk! Ne feceris ut rideam - Don't make me laugh Ne quid nimis - Nothing in excess. (Terence) Nec possum tecum vivere, nec sine te - I am able to live / I can live neither with you, nor without you. (Martial) Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres - As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word. (Horace) Necessitatis non habet legem - Necessity knows no law Nemo autem regere potest nisi qui et regi - Moreover, there is no one who can rule unless he can be ruled. (Seneca) Nemo dat quod non habet - No one gives what he does not have Nemo hic adest illius nominis - There is no one here by that name Nemo liber est qui corpori servit - No one is free who is a slave to his body Nemo nisi mors - Nobody except death (will part us). (Inscription in the wedding ring of the Swedish Queen Katarina Jagellonica.) Nemo risum praebuit, qui ex se coepit - Nobody is laughed at, who laughs at himself. (Seneca) Nemo surdior est quam is qui non audiet - No man is more deaf than he who will not hear Nemo timendo ad summum pervenit locum - No man by fearing reaches the top. (Syrus) Nervos belli, pecuniam. (Nervus rerum.) - The nerve of war, money. (The nerve of things.) (Cicero) Nescio quid dicas - I don't know what you're talking about Neutiquam erro - I am not lost Nihil agere delectat - It is pleasant to do nothing. (Cicero) Nihil aliud scit necessitas quam vincere - Necesssity knows nothing else but victory. (Syrus) Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione - I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult Nihil declaro - I have nothing to declare Nihil est ab omni parte beatum - Nothing is good in every part. (Horace) Nihil est incertius volgo - Nothing is more uncertain than the (favour of the) crowd. (Cicero) Nihil est miserum nisi cum putes - Nothing is unfortunate if you don't consider it unfortunate. (Boethius) Nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit - No fort is so strong that it cannot be taken with money. (Cicero) Nihil est--In vita priore ego imperator romanus fui - That's nothing--in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor Nil admirari - To admire nothing. (Horace) Nil agit exemplum, litem quod lite resolvit - Not much worth is an example that solves one quarrel with another. (Horace) Nil desperandum! - Never despair! (Horace) Nil homini certum est - Nothing is certain for man. (Ovid) Nil Sine Numine - Nothing without providence Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis - Unless you will have believed, you will not understand. (St. Augustine) Noli equi dentes inspicere donati - Do not look a gift horse in the mouth. (St. Jerome) Noli me tangere! - Don't touch me! (Versio Vulgata) Noli me vocate. Ego te vocabo - Don't call me. I'll call you Noli turbare circulos meos! - Don't upset my calculations! (Archimedes) Nolite id cogere, cape malleum majorem - Don't force it, get a bigger hammer Nomina stultorum parietibus haerent - The names of foolish persons adhere to walls (Fools names and fools faces are often seen in public places.) Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat - It's not the heat, it's the humidity Non compos mentis - Not in possession of one's senses Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema - I don't care. If it doesn't rhyme, it isn't a poem Non erravi perniciose! - I did not commit a fatal error! Non est ad astra mollis e terris via - There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. (Seneca) Non est ei similis - There is no one like him Non est vivere sed valere vita est - Life is not being alive but being well (life is more than just being alive) Non Gradus Anus Rodentum! - Not Worth A Rats Ass! Non illigitamus carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down Non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis - Not for you, not for me, but for us Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis - We do not fear death, but the thought of death. (Seneca) Non multa, sed multum - Not many, but much. (Meaning, not quantity but quality.) (Plinius) Non omne quod licet honestum est - Not everything that is permitted is honest. (Corpus Iuris Civilis) Non omne quod nitet aurum est - Not all that glitters is gold Non omnes qui habemt citharam sunt citharoedi - Not all those who own a musical instrument are musicians. (Bacon) Non omnia possumus omnes - Not all of us are able to do all things (We can't all do everything.) (Virgil) Non omnis moriar - Not all of me will die. (Horace) Non scholae sed vitae discimus - We do not learn for school, but for life. (Seneca) Non semper erit aestas - It will not always be summer (be prepared for hard times) Non sequitur - It does not follow Non sibi sed patriae! - Not for self, but country (US Navy Motto) Non sibi sed suis - Not for one's self but for one's people Non sum qualis eram - I am not what / of what sort I was (I'm not what I used to be.) Non ut edam vivo, sed vivam edo - I do not live to eat, but eat to live. (Quintilianus) Non, mihi ignosce, credo me insequentem esse - No, excuse me, I believe I'm next Nonne de novo eboraco venis? - You're from New York, aren't you? Nonne macescis? - Have you lost weight? Nosce te ipsum - Know thyself. (Inscription at the temple of Apollo in Delphi.) Nulla regula sine exceptione - There is no rule/law without exception Nulla res carius constat quam quae precibus empta est - Nothing is so expensive as that which you have bought with pleas. (Seneca) Nulli secundus - Second to none Nullius in verba - (Rely) on the words on no one (Horace) Nullo metro compositum est - It doesn't rhyme Nullum est iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius - Nothing is said that hasn't been said before. (Terence) Nullum Gratuitum Prandium - There is no free lunch! Nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est - No generation is closed to great talents. (Seneca) Nullus est instar domus - There is no place like home Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - There is no book so bad that it is not profitable on some part. (Pliny the Younger) Numquam aliud natura, aliud sapientia dicit - Never does nature say one thing and wisdom say another Numquam non paratus - Never unprepared Numquam se minus solum quam cum solus esset - You are never so little alone as when you are alone. (Cicero)  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-24-2005 12:21 PM                        Rated G O Latin to English O diem praeclarum! - Oh, what a beautiful day! O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum! - An excellent protector of sheep, the wolf! (Cicero) O quam cito transit gloria mundi! - O how quickly passes the glory of the world! O sancta simplicitas! - Oh, holy simplicity! (Jan Hus) O tempora, O mores! - O the times, O the customs! (Cicero) O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem! - Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm! Obesa cantavit - The fat lady has sung Omne ignotum pro magnifico est - We have great notions of everything unknown. (Tacitus) Omne initium est difficile - Every beginning is difficult Omne trium perfectum - Everything that comes in threes is perfect Omnes aequo animo parent ubi digni imperant - All men cheerfully obey where worthy men rule. (Syrus) Omnes lagani pistrinae gelate male sapiunt - All frozen pizzas taste lousy Omnes una manet nox - The same night awaits us all. (Horace) Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat - All (hours) wound, the last kills. (inscription on solar clocks) Omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - Everything which I used to say could not happen will happen now. (Ovid) Omnia mea mecum porto - All that is mine, I carry with me. (Cicero) Omnia mors aequat - Death equals all things Omnia mutantur, nihil interit - Everything changes, nothing perishes. (Ovid) Omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis - All things change, and we change with them Omnia vincit amor; et nos cedamus amori - Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to love. (Vergil) Omnium rerum principia parva sunt - Everything has a small beginning. (Cicero) Optimus magister, bonus liber - The best teacher is a good book Ora et labora - Pray and labor. (St. Benedict) Osculare pultem meam! - Kiss my grits!  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-25-2005 03:43 PM                        Rated G P Latin to English Pace - Be at peace Pacta sunt servanda - Agreements are to be kept. (Cicero) Pactum serva - Keep the faith Palmam qui meruit ferat - Let him who has earned it bear the reward Pars maior lacrimas ridet et intus habet - You smile at your tears but have them in your heart. (Martialis) Parva leves capiunt animas - Small things occupy light minds (small things amuse small minds) Patria est communis omnium parens - Our native land is the common parent of us all. (Cicero) Pavesco, pavesco - I'm shaking, I'm shaking Pax et bonum! - Peace and salvation! Pax tecum - May peace be with you (Singular) Pax vobiscum - May peace be with you (Plural) Peccatum tacituritatis - Sin of silence Pecunia in arbotis non crescit - Money does not grow on trees Per angusta in augusta - Through difficulties to great things Per aspera ad astra - Through the thorns to the stars Per varios usus artem experientia fecit - Through different exercises practice has brought skill. (Manilius) Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim - Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. (Ovid) Periculum in mora - There is danger in delay. (Livy) Perpetuo vincit qui utitur clementia - He is forever victor who employs clemency. (Syrus) Perscriptio in manibus tabellariorum est - The check is in the mail Pessimus inimicorum genus, laudantes - The worst kind of enemies, those who can praise. (Tacitus) Philosophum non facit barba! - The beard does not define a philosopher Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate - Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily Plusque minusque - More or less Poeta fit, non nascitur - A poet is made, he is not born Poeta nascitur, non fit - The poet is born, not made Poli, poli, di umbuendo - Slowly, Slowly we will get there Pone ubi sol non lucet! - Put it where the sun don't shine! Possunt quia posse videntur - They can because they think they can Post tenebras lux - After the darkness, light Potes currere sed te occulere non potes - You can run, but you can't hide Potest ex casa magnus vir exire - A great man can come from a hut. (Seneca) Potius Mori Quam Foedar - Death Before Dishonor (Massachusetts Maritime Academy Honor Guard Motto) Potius sero quam numquam - It's better late than never. (Livy) Praemonitus pramunitus - Forewarned, forearmed Praetio prudentia praestat - Prudence supplies a reward Prehende uxorem meam, sis! - Take my wife, please! Pret toujours pret - Ready, Always Ready (304TH Signal Battalion Motto) Primum non nocere - The first thing is to do no harm (Hippocratic oath) Primum viveri deinde philosophari - Live before you philosophize, or Leap before you look Primus inter pares - First among his equals Pro bono publico - For the public good Pro di immortales! - Good Heavens! Pro opportunitate - As circumstances allow Probae esti in segetem sunt deteriorem datae fruges, tamen ipsae suaptae enitent - A good seed, planted even in poor soil, will bear rich fruit by its own nature. (Accius) Promoveatur ut amoveatur - Let him be promoted to get him out of the way Propino fibi salutem! - Cheers! Proximus sum egomet mihi - I am closest to myself. (Charity begins at home.) (Terence) Pueri pueri, pueri puerilia tractant - Children are children, (therefore) children do childish things Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum - Garbage in, garbage out Puris omnia pura - To the pure all things are pure.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-27-2005 12:00 PM                        Rated G Q Latin To English Quad nesciunt eos non interficiet - What they don't know won't kill them Qualis pater talis filius - As is the father, so is the son; like father, like son Quam bene vivas refert, non quam diu - The important thing isn't how long you live, but how well you live. (Seneca) Quam se ipse amans-sine rivale! - Himself loving himself so much-without a rival! (Cicero) Quam terribilis est haec hora - How fearful is this hour Quemadmodum possums scire utrum vere simus an solum sentiamus nos esse? - How are we to know whether we actually exist or only think we exist? Qui bene cantat, bis orat - He who sings well, prays twice Qui dedit benificium taceat; narret qui accepit - Let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it. (Seneca) Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum - Let him who wishes for peace prepare for war. (Vegetius) Qui docet discit - He who teaches learns Qui dormit, non peccat - One who sleeps doesn't sin Qui habet aures audiendi audiat - He who has ears, let him understand how to listen Qui ignorabat, ignorabitur - One who is ignorant will remain unnoticed Qui nimium probat, nihil probat - One who proves too much, proves nothing Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit - He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. (Ovid) Qui omnes insidias timet in nullas incidit - He who fears every ambush falls into none. (Pubilius Syrus) Qui scribit bis legit - He who writes reads twice Qui tacet consentire videtur - He that is silent is thought to consent Qui tacet, consentit - Silence gives consent Qui vir odiosus! - What a bore! Qui vivat atque floreat ad plurimos annos - May he live and flourish for many years Qui vult dare parva non debet magna rogare - He who wishes to give little shouldn't ask for much Quia natura mutari non potest idcirco verae amicitiae sempiternae sunt - Since nature cannot change, true friendships are eternal. (Horace) Quid agis, medice? - What's up, Doc? Quid Novi - What's New? Quid nunc - What now?! (a nosy busybody) Quid pro quo - Something for something (tit for tat) Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur - Anything said in Latin sounds profound Quid rides? Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur - Why do you laugh? Just change the name and the tale is told of you. (Horace) Quidvis Recte Factum Quamvis Humile Praeclarum - Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble Quieta non movere - Not to move (things lying) quiet Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who shall keep watch over the guardians? (Luvenalis) Quis separabit? - Who shall separate us? Quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando? - Who, what, where, with what, why, how, when? Quo ad hoc - As much as this (to this extent) Quo animo? - With what spirit? (or intent?) Quo fas et gloria docunt - Where right and glory lead Quo signo nata es? - What's your sign? Quo vadis? - Where are you going? / Whither goest thou? Quod bonum, felix faustumque sit! - May it be good, fortunate and prosperous! (Cicero) Quod erat demonstrandum (QED) - Which was to be shown or demonstrated Quod erat faciendum - Which was to be done Quod incepimus conficiemus - What we have begun we shall finish Quomodo cogis comas tuas sic videri? - How do you get your hair to do that? Quomodo vales - How are you? Quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit - True love will hold on to those whom it has held. (Seneca) Quot homines, tot sententiae - As many men, so many opinions. There are as many opinions as there are men/people.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-31-2005 08:27 AM                        Rated G R Latin to English Radicitus, comes! - Really rad, dude! Radix lecti - Couch potato Raptus regaliter - Royally screwed Rara avis - A rare bird Ratio et consilium propriae ducis artes - Reason and deliberation are the proper skills of a general Re vera, cara mea, mea nil refert - Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn Redde Caesari quae sunt Caesaris - Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's Regnat non regitur qui nihil nisi quod vult facit - He is a king and not a subject who does only what he wishes. (Syrus) Relata refero - I tell what I have been told. (Herodotos) Rem tene, verba sequentur - Keep to the subject and the words will follow. (Cato Senior) Repetitio est mater memoriae/ studiorum/ - Repetition is the mother of memory/ Requiescat in pace - Let him/her rest in peace. (May he/she rest in peace) Rerum concordia discors - The concord of things through discord. (Horace) Res firma mitescere nescit - A firm resolve does not know how to weaken Res severa est verum gaudium - True joy is a serious thing. (Seneca) Respice post te, mortalem te esse memento - Look around you, remember that you are mortal. (Tertullianus) Respice, adspice, prospice - Examine the past, examine the present, examine the future (look to the past, the present, the future) Revelare pecunia! - Show me the money! Rex regnant sed non gubernat - The king reigns but does not govern Rident stolidi verba Latina - Fools laugh at the Latin language. (Ovid) Ridentem dicere verum quid vetat? - What prevents me from speaking the truth with a smile? (Horace) Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est - There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. (Catullus) Romani ite domus - Yankee go home! (Monty Phyton's The Life of Brian) Romani quidem artem amatoriam invenerunt - You know, the Romans invented the art of love Rumores volant. / Rumor volat - Rumors fly. / Rumor flies  |  IP: Logged

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