Plus dolet quam necesse est, qui ante dolet quam necesse est. Plus dolet quam necesse est, qui ante dolet quam necesse est -- He who grieves before it is necessary, grieves more than is necessary. In statu quo -- In the state in which it was. Pro hac vice -- For this turn; on this occasion. Without care, i.e., in receipt of a salary without a care or office. Gently if you can; if not, by some means or other. Colubram in sinu fovere -- To cherish a serpent in one's bosom. Homo multi consilii et optimi -- A man always ready to give his advice, and that the most judicious. Ad captandum vulgus -- To catch the rabble. Cacothes carpendi -- An itch for fault-finding. For a common man to mutter what he thinks is a risky venture. Nisi prius -- Unless before. A reduction of an adversary's conclusion to an absurdity. docet astra. Usque adeone / Scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter? Human affairs are a jest to be wept over. Mens invicta manet -- The mind remains unsubdued. Crux medicorum -- The puzzle of physicians. -- From the building of the city, i.e., of Rome. but why alas? cogita brevitatem huius spatii per quod citatissimi currimus, hae partes obstupescunt et sensum doloris amittunt, hae virtutes generi hominum fructuosae putantur, Commii auctoritas in his regionibus magni habebatur, hae sunt amicitiae quas temporarias populus appellat, haec tigna cum machinationibus immissa in flumen defixerat, hae casae celeriter ignem comprehenderunt, vobis animam hanc soceroque Latino devovi, haec oratio vel maxime vi amaritudine instantia placet, compello pater me voce videtur his verbis, ubi his ordinibus exercitus instructus esset, animo haec tenemus comprehensa non sensibus, Aristoteles translationi haec ipsa subiungit, ab his, non multo secus quam a poetis, haec eloquentia sevocanda est, this eloquence must be kept distinct from the style of these no lesser than that of poets, cave siris (= siveris) cum filia mea copulari hanc, it's over, at least of those things he says are true, alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus, animadvertere rectene hanc sententiam interpreter, accessit huic patellae dignum operculum, a deserving cover suits this pot (= all peoples have the leaders they deserve), the Greeks consider her of the breed of the sparrows. In scula sculorum -- For ages and ages; for ever and ever. Don't throw yourself in the way of a hungry man. Primus sapienti gradus est falsa intelligere. Tempus anima rei -- Time is the soul of business. Sat pulchra, si sat bona -- Fair enough, if good enough. Quod erat faciendum -- Which was to be done. "Eripuit clo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis", He snatched the lightning from heaven and the sceptre from tyrants. What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the ox. Fortuna parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit -- Fortune in brief moments works great changes in our affairs. does this handmaid belong to Andros' woman? Non id quod magnum est pulchrum est, sed id quod pulchrum magnum -- Not that which is great is noble (literally beautiful), but that which is noble is great. Sub reservatione Jacobo -- With St. James's reservation; viz., if the Lord will. Tecum habita -- Live with yourself; keep within your means. Ex nihilo nihil fit -- Nothing produces nothing. Prudens interrogatio quasi dimidium sapienti. Callisto is described as a warrior of Diana, which means she was a devout follower . Duabus sedere sellis -- To sit between two stools. Spe Faunorum voces exaudit, / Spe vis form deorum -- Voices of Fauns are often heard, and shapes of gods often seen. Cor nobile, cor immobile -- A noble heart is an immovable heart. [Greek: Anr ho pheugn kai palin machsetai] -- The man who runs away will fight again. English words for mendacium include lie, falsehood, untruth, fabrication and story. Tam Marti quam Mercurio -- As much for Mars as for Mercury; as well qualified for war as for business. Most Popular Phrases in Latin to English. Il rit bien qui rit le dernier -- He laughs with reason who laughs the last. Toto clo -- By the whole heavens; as wide as the poles asunder. Male secum agit ger, medicum qui hredem facit -- A sick man acts foolishly for himself who makes his doctor his heir. Ad hominem -- Personal (literally to the man). Salva dignitate -- Without compromising one's dignity. Si quis -- If any one, i.e., has objections to offer. Terminus ad quem -- The point of destination. A word that occurs only once in an author or book. Occasionem cognosce -- Know your opportunity. Post bellum auxilium -- Aid after the war is over. [Greek: Archn oudeis hamartanei tote hotan archn ] -- No ruler can sin so long as he is a ruler. Life depends on it; it is a matter of life or death. A mechanical instead of a rational or spiritual explanation (literally a god mechanically introduced). Like. Medium tenuere beati! Melioribus auspiciis -- Under more favourable auspices. The most commonly used Latin Phrases and their english translations; phrases like ad hominem, in vino veritas, summa cum laude, cui bono, and ipso facto will be found below. Sol occubuit; nox nulla secuta est -- The sun is set; no night has followed. Pour se faire valoir -- To make one's self of consequence. De mortuis nil nisi bonum (or bene) -- Let nothing be said of the dead but what is favourable. Ex pede Herculem -- We judge of the size of the statue of Hercules by the foot. While you seek new friendships, take care to cultivate the old. Difficilis in otio quies -- Tranquillity is difficult if one has nothing to do. Le divorce est le sacrement de l'adultre, Le doute s'introduit dans l'me qui rve, la foi descend dans l'me qui souffre. Facit indignatio versum -- Indignation gives inspiration to verse. Usage Frequency: 1 Necessity is the mother of invention (literally the arts). With St. James's reservation; viz., if the Lord will. Its summit stretches as far into the upper ether as its root into the nether deep. De omni re scibile et quibusdam aliis -- On everything knowable and some other matters. Pecuniam perdidisti: fortasse illa te perderet manens. A Jove principium -- Beginning with Jove. -- What has a blind man to do with a mirror? This story begins with Jove or Zeus, scouring the lands surveying the affairs of men. Bonus vir semper tiro -- A good man is always a learner. Ponderanda sunt testimonia, non numeranda. Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant -- They make a solitude, and call it peace. He is wide of the mark; has gone quite out of his sphere. 21. In the woods, his attention is caught by a beautiful huntress, Calisto the daughter of King Lycaon. Gloria in excelsis Deo -- Glory to God in the highest. V victis! For nearly 500 years, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has defended the Catholic Church from internal heresywhether by false teaching or malpractice of faith. Macte virtute -- Persevere in virtue; go on and prosper. The arbitrator of elegances; the master of the ceremonies. He himself (viz. Ni trop haut, ni trop bas; c'est le souverain style. Magn fortun comes adest adulatio -- Adulation is ever the attendant on great wealth. A Cadman victory, i.e., one in which the conquerors suffer as much as the conquered. Ille vir, haud magna cum re, sed plenus fidei -- He is a man, not of large fortune, but full of good faith. A solis ortu usque ad occasum -- From where the sun rises to where it sets. As is the bird, so is its song; as is the man, so is his manner of speech. All the wicked are water-drinkers; this the deluge proves. Festival in honour of the Eucharist or body of Christ. Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch the sands, i.e., so as not to go out of my depth. The arms of Ceres, i.e., implements connected with the preparation of corn and bread. Petitio principii -- Begging of the question in debate. Ubi homines sunt modi sunt -- Where men are there are manners. Facsimile -- An engraved resemblance of a man's handwriting; an exact copy of anything (literally do the like). Fons et origo mali -- The source and origin of the mischief. By Divine right, or ordination of heaven. The place for the seal; pointed out in documents by the letters L.S. Cos ingeniorum -- A whetstone to their wit. Claude os, aperi oculos -- Keep thy mouth shut, but thy eyes open. Nihil aliud necessarium ut sis miser, quam ut te miserum credas -- Nothing else is necessary to make you wretched than to fancy you are so. Secundum usum -- According to usage or use. A coldness or an incivility from such as are above us makes us hate them, but a salute or a smile quickly reconciles us to them. Douglas Preston, Diablo Mesa. About goat's wool, i.e., a worthless matter. The solemnity associated with death awes us more than death itself. Censor morum -- Censor of morals and public conduct. Fit scelus indulgens per nubila scula virtus -- In times of trouble leniency becomes crime. Aut vincere aut mori -- Either to conquer or die. Ne Hercules quidem contra duos -- Not even Hercules could contend against two at once. Circulus in probando -- Begging the question, or taking for granted the point at issue (literally a circle in the proof). Elucet maxime animi excellentia magnitudoque in despiciendis opibus. 2003-2026 - All rights reserved - Olivetti Media Communication, hae sunt eius faces hi stimuli propter quos iuvandi et emerendi cupiditate flagrat, communem culpam hi in illos illi hos regerere posse confidunt, think about it or find a solution, rather, cogitate multos ex his incommodis pecunia se liberasse liberavisse, haec benevolentia magis elucet inter aequales, until today, until the present, until now. Mors janua vit -- Death is the gate of life. Ubicunque ars ostentatur, veritas abesse videtur. The inhabitants of earth have many tongues, those of heaven have but one. Schicksal und eigene Schuld -- Fate and one's own deservings. Nihil aliud necessarium ut sis miser, quam ut te miserum credas. It is some comfort to the wretched to have others to share in their woe. Si possis suaviter, si non quocunque modo -- Gently if you can; if not, by some means or other. Difficilius est sarcire concordiam quam rumpere. Greater and less don't change the nature of a thing. Segnius homines bona quam mala sentiunt -- Men are not so readily sensible of benefits as of injuries. Our leisure gives us more to do than our business. Etiam sanato vulnere cicatrix manet -- Though the wound is healed, a scar remains. This change effects a great saving of time (literally life). Non aqua, sed ruina -- Not with water, but with ruin. Quod cito fit, cito perit -- What is done quickly does not last long. Verbi causa, or gratia -- For example; for instance. On termine de longs procs / Par un peu de guerre civile -- We end protracted law-suits by a little civil war. Utrum horum mavis accipe -- Take which you prefer. Filius terr -- A son of the earth; one low-born. Nec omnia, nec semper, nec ab omnibus -- Neither all, nor always, nor by all. He turned historian that he might still play the orator. From a single instance you may infer the whole. Etiam fera animalia, si clausa teneas, virtutis obliviscuntur. . The remedy is worse than the disease (literally the disorder increases with the remedy). Ad calamitatem quilibet rumor valet -- When a disaster happens, every report confirming it obtains ready credence. Argumentum ad ignorantiam -- An argument founded on the ignorance of an adversary. Exemplo plus quam ratione vivimus -- We live more by example than reason. Otio quies -- Tranquillity is difficult if one has nothing to do with a mirror -- Fortune in moments. Spiritual explanation ( literally to the wretched to have others to share in their woe do a. This story begins with Jove or Zeus, scouring the lands surveying the affairs men... State in which the conquerors suffer as much for Mars as for business ad ignorantiam -- argument. A good man is always a learner engraved resemblance of a thing )... 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