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Latin Quotes
| • | While I breathe, I hope. Dum spiro spero. 235 |
| • | If you want peace, prepare for war. Si vis pacem, para bellum. 188 |
| • | Remember death. Memento mori. 151 |
| • | If the winds fail you, use the oars. Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe. 105 |
| • | Look behind, look here, look ahead. Espice, adspice, prospice. 102 |
| • | Everything happens for a reason. Omnia causa fiunt. 100 |
| • | Actions not words. Res, non verba. 90 |
| • | He conquers who conquers himself. Vincit qui se vincit. 85 |
| • | While we live, let us live! Dum vivimus, vivamus! 78 |
| • | Death equals all things. Omnia mors aequat. 77 |
| • | From the moment we are born, we begin to die. Nascentes morimur. 76 |
| • | God wills. Deus vult. (the motto of the Christian warriors in the Crusades) 70 |
| • | Dare to know. Aude sapere. 66 |
| • | Bad from the good. De malo, bonum. 62 |
| • | Do what you do. Age quot agis. (without distractions) 61 |
| • | Spoken words fly away, written words remain. Verba volant, scripta manent. 59 |
| • | Anything said in Latin sounds profound. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. 59 |
| • | Necessity has no law. Necessitas non habet legem. 54 |
| • | Ready-Willing-Potent Libens-Volens-Potens 51 |
| • | The voice of the people is the voice of God. Vox populi, vox dei. 50 |
| • | The end crowns the work. Finis coronat opus. (i.e. a work can be judged only after it is finished or how is finished) 49 |
| • | Death is certain, the hour is not certain. Mors certa, hora incerta. 48 |
| • | Nothing is new under the sun. Nihil sub sole novum 47 |
| • | What is said is done. Dictum, factum. 46 |
| • | He who does not advance, goes backwards. Quinon proficit deficit. 46 |
| • | Homeland is where your life is good. Ubi bene, ibi patria. 45 |
| • | An evil thing known is best. Nota res mala, optima. 43 |
| • | Extreme justice [means] extreme injustice. Summum jus, summa injuria. 42 |
| • | See and believe. Vide et credere. 40 |
| • | Nature, the mistress of art. Natura, artis magistra. 40 |
| • | No one gives what he doesn’t have. Nemo dat quod non habet. (meaning: the purchase from someone who had no ownership right, cancels the right of the purchaser too) 38 |
| • | Injustice does not justify injustice. Iniuria non excusat iniuriam. 38 |
| • | No further. Ne plus ultra. (impassable obstacle) 37 |
| • | Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute you. Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant. 35 |
| • | Nobody's Res nullius. (for things like the sun) 34 |
| • | Hannibal at the gates. Hannibal ad portas. (Roman alert when Hannibal was approaching to Rome, around 217 BC) 34 |
| • | One witness is no witness. Testis unus, testis nullus. 34 |
| • | He lives twice who lives well. Bis vivit qui bene vivit. 34 |
| • | [Say] much in few [words]. Multa paucis. 34 |
| • | He who is silent consents. Qui tacet consentit. 30 |
| • | Do no trust the appearance. Fronti nulla fides. 30 |
| • | Thus passes the glory of the world. Sic transit gloria mundi. 29 |
| • | In matters of taste, there can be no disputes. De gustibus non est disputandum. 28 |
| • | An exception tests the rule as to things not excepted. Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis. 28 |
| • | To drink is human, therefore let us drink. Bibere humanum est, ergo bibamus. 28 |
| • | The corruption of the best is the worst of all. Corruptio optimi pessima. 27 |
| • | Nature abhors a vacuum. Natura abhorret a vacua. 27 |
| • | Divide and conquer. Divide ut regnes. 25 |
| • | What hurts often instructs. Quae nocent, saepe docent. 25 |
| • | To win is everything. Vincere est totum. 24 |
| • | When in doubt, abstain. In dubio abstine. 23 |
| • | Woe to the vanquished. Vae victis. (said by Brennus, leader of an army of Gauls who captured Rome in 390 BC) 23 |
| • | Unto the ages of ages. In saecula saeculorum. (from the Vulgate; translation of the original Greek “εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων”) 23 |
| • | Abuse does not cancel use. Abusus non tollit usum. (misuse of something is no argument against its proper use) 23 |
| • | In a sea of delightful wine, a mouse may only die. In mari meri miri mori muri necesse est. (Latin tongue twister) 23 |
| • | Who writes, reads twice. Qui scribit, bis legit. 22 |
| • | The poison is in the tail. In cauda venenum. (for something that looks harmless, but is actually bad or dangerous) 20 |
| • | Nature does nothing in vain. Natura nihil fit in frustra. 20 |
| • | After this, therefore, because of this. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. (logical fallacy) 18 |
| • | Written orders, always. Semper letteris mandate. 15 |
| • | Nature is the greatest in the smallest things. Natura in minima maxima. 15 |
| • | Nature does not make jumps. Natura non facit saltus. (meaning: natural things and properties change gradually) 14 |
| • | To the victor go the spoils. Ad victor spolia. 13 |
| • | Even in Arcadia was I. Et in Arcadia ego. (Arcadia, in Peloponnese, symbolizes Utopia) 13 |
| • | The reason of the law is the spirit of the law. Ratio legis est anima legis. 12 |
| • | The agreements must be kept. Pacta sunt servanda. (Principle of Civil and International law) 12 |
| • | Once the necessary changes having been made. Mutatis mutandis. 10 |
| • | The governor does not deal with the small stuff. De minimis non curat praetor. (or: The law does not concern itself with trifles) 10 |
| • | No crime, no penalty without law. Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege. (moral principle in criminal law) 10 |
| • | It does not please. Non placet. 10 |
| • | Upon removal of the cause, the effect is removed. Subita causa, fellitur offectue. |
