Dum spiro spero.

—  Latin phrase

• Hope

—  Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer

• Stupidity
• Patriotism

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

—  Hannibal, 247-183 BC, Carthaginian military commander

     (crossing the Alps with his army around 212 BC)

• Willpower
• Road

Si vis pacem, para bellum.

—  Latin phrase

• War & Peace
• Readiness

Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

• Hell
• Turmoil

Vivere memento.

—  Sundial motto

• Enjoy Life

Oderint, dum metuant.

—  Caligula, 12-41 AD, Roman Emperor

     (originally a verse by the poet Accius)

• Fear
• Hatred
• Leadership

Fata viam invenient.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

• Destiny
• Problems & Solutions

Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim.

—  Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet

• Resilience
• Suffering

Quod nocet, saepe docet.

—  Latin proverb

• Learning
• Experience

Memento mori.

—  Latin phrase

• Death
• Futility

Citius, Altius, Fortius.

—  Motto of the Olympic Games

     (initially, a motto of Pierre de Coubertin’s school)

• Speed
• Willpower
• Sports & Games

Audentes fortuna iuvat.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

• Luck & Chance
• Boldness

Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

     (or V.V.V.V.V.; mentioned also in the graphic novel “V for Vendetta”)

• The Truth
• Great Causes

Pulvis et umbra sumus.

—  Horace, 65-8 BC, Roman poet

• Human Being

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

• Religion
• Scoundrels & Villains

Nil satis nisi optimum.

—  motto of the Air Training Corps and of various schools

• Excellence
• Ambition

Vivamus, moriendum est.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

• Death

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

• Stupidity
• Arguing

Si vis amari, ama.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

• Love
• Reciprocity

Vires acquirit eundo.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

• Willpower
• Action

Veni, vidi, vici.

—  Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, Roman general & Consul

     (message to the Senate after his victory over Pharnaces of Pontus in 47 BC)

• Boasting
• Victory & Defeat

Εν μόνον αγαθόν είναι, την επιστήμην, και εν μόνον κακόν, την αμαθίαν.

—  Socrates, 469-399 BC, Ancient Geek Philosopher

• Good & Evil
• Ignorance
• Knowledge

Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe.

—  Latin phrase

• Wind
• Self-reliance
• Ways & Means

Espice, adspice, prospice.

—  Latin phrase

• Seeing
• Planning

Ubi concordia, ibi victoria.

—  Latin proverb

• Synergies
• Victory & Defeat

Omnia causa fiunt.

—  Latin phrase

• Cause & Effect

Labor omnia vincit.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

• World

Possunt, quia posse videntur.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

• Ability
• Confidence

Quot homines tot sententiae: suus cuique mos.

—  Terentius, c. 185-159 BC, Roman comic playwright

• Opinion
• Difference

Utere, non numera.

—  Medieval Sundial Motto

• Time
• Measurements

Res, non verba.

—  Latin phrase

• Action

Vitam impendere vero.

—  Juvenal, 1st-2nd cent. AD, Roman satiric poet

• The Truth
• Determination

Vincit qui se vincit.

—  Latin phrase

• Ego

Ora et Labora.

—  Motto of the Benedictine Order

• Prayer
• Work

Ars longa, vita brevis.

—  Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine”

• Life
• Time

Primum, non nocere.

—  Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine”

     (the origin is uncertain; Hippocrates’ works do not include this precise phrase)

• Kindness
• Doctors

Omne ignotum pro magnifico.

—  Tacitus, 55-120 AD, Roman historian

• Mystery
• Admiration
• Ignorance

Όντας δε θνητούς θνητά και φρονείν χρεών.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Alcestis

• Human Being
• Humility

Timendi causa est nescire.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

• Fear