Breves XII
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- Caveat
- Let him/her beware
- Non plus ultra! (Nec plus ultra!)
- Nothing above that!
- Qui pro innocente dicit, satis est eloquens
- He who speaks for the innocent is eloquent enough. (Publius Syrus)
- Volenti non fit iniuria
- A person who consents does not suffer injustice
- Volo, non valeo
- I am willing but unable
- Non licet
- It is not allowed
- O sancta simplicitas!
- Oh, holy simplicity! (Jan Hus)
- Respondeat superior
- Let the superior answer (a supervisor must take responsibility for the quality of a subordinate's work)
- Qui dormit, non peccat
- One who sleeps doesn't sin
- Qui vult dare parva non debet magna rogare
- He who wishes to give little shouldn't ask for much
- Pace tua
- With your consent
- Nullum est iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius
- Nothing is said that hasn't been said before. (Terence)
- Anno urbis conditae (AUC)
- From the year of founding of the city (Rome)
- Pessimus inimicorum genus, laudantes
- The worst kind of enemies, those who can praise. (Tacitus)
- Et sic de ceteris
- And so to of the rest
- Memoriter
- From memory
- Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito
- Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them
- Ex animo
- From the heart (sincerely)
- Vitanda est improba siren desidia
- One must avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness. (Horace)
- Helluo librorum
- A glutton for books. (bookworm)
- In ovo
- In the egg
- Materiam superabat opus
- The workmanship was better than the subject matter. (Ovid)
- Deus vobiscum
- God be with you
- Omnia mors aequat
- Death equals all things
- Esse est percipi
- Being is perception. (It is a standardmetaphysical) (Mauser)
- Ab ovo usque ad mala.
- From the egg right to the fruits. (From soup to nuts.) ... Horace
- Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit.
- He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. ... Ovid
- 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
- Culpam poena premit comes.
- Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. ... Horace
- Gladiator in arena consilium capit.
- The gladiator is making his plan in the arena (i.e., too late). ... Seneca
- Quid rides? ...De te fabula narratur.
- What are you laughing at? The joke's on you. ... Horace
- Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim.
- Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. ... Ovid
- Patria est communis omnium parens.
- Our native land is the common parent of us all. ... Cicero
- Etiam capillus unus habet umbram.
- Even one hair has a shadow. ... Publilius Syrus
- Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet.
- He who feared he would not succeed sat still. (For fear of failure, he did nothing.) ... Horace
- Nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est.
- To great talents no era is closed. ... Seneca
- Non est ad astra mollis e terris via.
- There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. ... Seneca
- Dente lupus, cornu taurus petit.
- The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn. ... Horace
- Qui dedit beneficium taceat; narret qui accepit.
- Let him who has given a favor be silent; let him who has received it tell it. ... Seneca
- Timendi causa est nescire.
- Ignorance is the cause of fear. ... Seneca
- Ora et labora.
- Pray and labor. ... St.Benedict
- Per varios usus artem experientia fecit.
- Through different exercises practice has brought skill. ... Manilius
- Materiam superabat opus.
- The workmanship was better than the subject matter. ... Ovid
- Trahimur omnes laudis studio.
- We are all led by our eagerness for praise. ... Cicero
- Struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat.
- When a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears. ... Dionysius Cato
- Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.
- A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. ... Curtius Rufus
- Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres.
- As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word. ... Horace
- Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem.
- It is not goodness to be better than the worst. ... Seneca
- Cito fit quod dii volunt.
- What the gods want happens soon. ... Petronius
- Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas.
- Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. ... Ovid
- Rident stolidi verba Latina.
- Fools laugh at the Latin language. ... Ovid
- Quaedam iura non scripta sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt.
- Some laws are unwritten but they are better established than all written ones. ... Seneca Rhetor
- Fallaces sunt rerum species.
- The appearances of things are deceptive. ... Seneca
- Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes.
- It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid. ... Publilius Syrus
- Amor tussisque non celantur.
- Love, and a cough, are not concealed. ... Ovid
- Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.
- There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. ... Catullus
- In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides.
- You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. ... Petronius
- Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus.
- We are slaves of the laws in order that we may be able to be free. ... Cicero
- 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
- Gutta cavat lapidem.
- Dripping hollows out rock. ... Ovid
- Excitabat fluctus in simpulo.
- He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot.) ... Cicero
- Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant.
- Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. ... Curtius Rufus
- Amoto quaeramus seria ludo.
- Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters. ... Horace
- In virtute sunt multi ascensus.
- In excellence there are many degrees. ... Cicero
- Quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit.
- Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding. ... Seneca
- Quam se ipse amans---sine rivali.
- Himself loving himself so much---without a rival. ... Cicero
- Ipsa scientia potestas est.
- Knowledge itself is power. ... Bacon
- A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper.
- A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog. ... Ovid
- Mus uni non fidit antro.
- A mouse does not rely on just one hole. ... Plautus
- Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit.
- Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. ... Tibullus
- Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes.
- The divine nature produced the fields, human skill has built cities. ... Tibullus
- Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit.
- There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. ... Seneca
- Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultra.
- Leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man. ... Seneca
- Vitanda est improba siren desidia.
- One must steer clear of the wicked temptress, Laziness. ... Horace
- Simia quam similis, turpissima bestia, nobis.
- How like us is that very ugly beast the monkey. ... Cicero
- Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.
- Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. ... Cicero
- Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.
- Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. ... Publilius Syrus
- Praeceptores suos adulescens veneratur et suspicit.
- A young man respects and looks up to his teachers. ... Seneca
- Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium.
- Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. ... Seneca
- Aspirat primo Fortuna labori.
- Fortune smiles upon our first effort. ... Virgil
- Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est.
- Inhumanity is harmful in every age. ... Cicero
- Aliquando et insanire iucundum est.
- It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman. ... Seneca
- Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior.
- I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad. ... Seneca
- Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit.
- Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be. ... Cicero
- O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum!
- An excellent protector of sheep, the wolf! ... Cicero
- Ut sementem feceris ita metes.
- As you sow so will you reap. ... Cicero
- Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus.
- The burden which is borne well becomes light. ... Ovid
- Potest ex casa magnus vir exire.
- A great man can come from a cabin. ... Seneca
- Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
- Men gladly believe that which they wish for. ... Caesar
- Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores.
- You cling to your own ways and leave mine to me. ... Petrarch
- Non est ars quae ad effectum casu venit.
- That which achieves its effect by accident is not art. ... Seneca
- Num barbarorum Romulus rex fuit?
- Romulus was not a king of barbarians, was he? ... Cicero
- Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur.
- We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. ... Seneca
- Tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est.
- Delay--putting things off until tomorrow--is hateful. ... Cicero
- Nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum.
- Don't consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done. ... Lucan
- Mendacem oportet esse memorem.
- A liar must be good at remembering. ... Quintilian
- Salus populi suprema lex.
- The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero
- Omnia iam fient fieri quae posse negabam.
- Everything which I used to say could not happen will happen now. ... Ovid
- Non omnes qui habent citharam sunt citharoedi.
- Not all those who own a musical instrument are musicians. ... Varro
- Colossus magnitudinem suam servabit etiam si steterit in puteo.
- A giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well. ... Seneca