Caesar ad Rubiconem(CAESAR AD RUBIKONEM).
Caesar before the Rubicon (about a man before making an irrevocable decision).
Julius Caesar, who commanded the Roman legions in the province of Cisalpine Gaul, decided to seize sole power and crossed the Rubicon River with his troops, which served as the natural border of the province. By doing so, he violated the law according to which the proconsul had the right to lead troops only outside Italy. The crossing of the Rubicon was the beginning of the war with the Roman Senate.
Caesar citra Rubiconem(CAESAR CITHRA RUBICONEM).
Caesar on the other side of the Rubicon (about a man who successfully completed an important task).
Calvitium non est vitium, sed prudentiae indicium.(CALVICIUM NON EST VICIUM, SED PRUDENTIA INDICIUM).
Baldness is not a vice, but a testimony of wisdom.
Proverb.
Cantus cycneus(CANTUS CICNEUUS).
A swan song.
Cicero: "... just as swans, having received the gift of prophecy from Apollo, to whom they are dedicated, foresee what good death will be for them, and die singing and joyful, so should all the good and wise do the same." Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BC): “She, like a swan, sang the last death complaint” (about the captive Trojan prophetess Cassandra, killed along with Agamemnon).
Caritas et pax(CARITAS AT PAX).
Respect and peace.
Carpe diem(CARPE DIEM).
Seize the day, i.e. take advantage of the moment, seize the moments.
The motto of Epicureanism. Horace: “Take advantage of the day, least of all trusting in what is to come.”
Carthago delenda est(CARTAGO DELANDA EST).
Carthage must be destroyed, i.e. it is necessary to destroy the intolerable evil.
Casta est, quam nemo, rogavit(CASTA EST, KVAM NEMO ROGAVIT).
Chaste is the one whom no one desired.
Ovid: “Boldly, beauties! Only that which is not sought is pure; He who is quicker in mind, seeks the prey herself.”
Castis omnia casta.(CASTIS OMNIA CASTA).
When clean, everything seems clean. Or: To the blameless all things are pure.
Causa finita est(CAUSA FINITA EST).
It's over.
Causa justa(CAUSE JUSTA).
A respectful reason.
Cave ne cadas(KAVE NE KADAS).
Be careful not to fall.
According to custom in ancient Rome, a state slave was placed behind the chariot of the triumphant commander, who during the triumphal procession shouted this phrase to the triumphant, so that he would not be too proud and would remember that he was only a man, a mortal, and not a god.
Censor morum(CENSOR MORUM).
Guardian of morals.
Certum, quia impossibile est.(CERTUM, QUIA IMPOSSIBILE EST).
True, because it's impossible.
Ceterurn censeo(CETERUM CENSEO).
And besides, I suppose; however, I think so.
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.(CETERUM SENSEO KARTHGINEM ESSE DELENDAM).
And besides, I maintain that Carthage must be destroyed.
The words of Cato Became in the transmission of Plutarch: “They say that Cato, no matter what he had to talk about in the Senate, added every time: “And besides, I believe that Carthage should not exist.” Pliny the Elder spoke about the same thing: Cato , hating Carthage and caring for the safety of his descendants, at every meeting of the Senate, no matter what was discussed, he shouted that Carthage must be destroyed.
Circulus in probando.(CIRCULUS IN PROBANDO).
A circle in a proof is a logical error, which consists in the fact that what needs to be proven is given as evidence; vicious circle; a situation from which there is no way out.
Clavum clavo(Swear, Swear).
A stake with a stake (knocked out).
Cicero: “Some people think that old love must be knocked out with love, like a stake.”
Wed. Russian: Fight fire with fire.
Cloaca maxima(CLOACA MAXIMA).
The Great Cloaca.
This was the name given to a large canal in ancient Rome for draining city sewage.
Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur.(COGITATIONIS PONAM NEMO PATITUR).
No one is punished for thoughts.
The position of Roman law.
Cogito, ergo sum(KOGITO, ERGO SUM).
I think, therefore I exist.
The principle of philosophy of René Descartes (1596-1650).
Complete promise(COMPLE PROMISSUM).
Keep your promise.
Concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur.(CONCORDIA PARVE RES KRESKUNT, DISCORDIA MAXIME DILYABUNTUR).
With agreement (and) small states (or affairs) grow, with discord (and) great ones are destroyed.
Sallust in the “Jugurthine War” cites the speech with which the Numidian king Micipsa (2nd century BC), feeling the approach of death, addressed his young sons and his nephew Jugurtha, appointed their guardian: “I leave you the kingdom that It will be strong if you are good, and weak if you turn out to be bad. After all, with agreement, small states grow, and with disagreement, the greatest ones fall apart.”
Consortium omnis vitae.(OMNIS VITE CONSORTIUM).
Fellowship of all life; fellowship for life.
The source is the definition of marriage in Roman law: “The union of a man and a woman, the community of all life, communion in divine and human law.”
Consuetude est altera natura (CONSUETUDO EST ALTERA NATURA).
Habit is second nature.
Cicero: “Habit creates, as it were, a kind of second nature.”
Wed:“A habit has been given to us from above, It is a substitute for happiness” (A.S. Pushkin).
Contra bonos mores. (CONTRA BONOS MORES).
Against good morals; immoral.
Contra jus et fas(CONTRA US AT FAS).
Against human and divine rights; against all that is just and holy.
Contra ratio(CONTRA DIET).
Contrary to common sense.
Copia ciborum subtilitas animi impeditur(COPIA CIBORUM SUBTILITAS ANIMI IMPEDITUR).
Excess food interferes with the subtlety of the mind.
From Seneca.
Wed. Russian: A full belly is deaf to science.
Cornu copiae (CORN COPIE).
Cornucopia.
The expression is often found among Roman writers. Its origin is associated with the Greek myth of the nymph Amalthea, who nursed the baby Zeus with goat's milk. The goat broke off its horn on a tree, and Amalthea, filling it with fruits, offered it to Zeus. Having become an omnipotent god, Zeus turned the goat that suckled him into a constellation, and her horn into a wonderful “horn of plenty.”
Corruptio optimi pessima(CORRUPTIO OPTIMI PESSIMA).
The fall of the good is the worst fall.
Crambe bis cocta (CRAMBE BIS COKTA).
Twice-cooked cabbage; warmed cabbage (about something annoyingly repetitive).
Yuvenal in "Satires", speaking about the endless repetition of the same recitations, wrote: "heated cabbage kills the mentors of the poor." They were referring to the Greek proverb “Twice cabbage means death.”
Cras, cras, .semper cras, sic evadit aetas.(KRAS, KRAS, SAMPER KRAS, SIK EVADIT ETAS).
Tomorrow, tomorrow, always tomorrow - this is how life goes.
Credite, posteri! CREDIT, POST!
Believe, descendants!
From G o r a t i i .
Credo, quia absurdum (est). (CREDO, QUIA ABSURDUM (EST)).
I believe it, because it's ridiculous.
A paraphrase of the words of the Christian theologian Tertullian (c. 160 - c. 220): “And the son of God died; this is worthy of faith, since it is absurd. And he was buried and resurrected: this is certain, since it is impossible.”
Credo, ut intelligence. (CREDO, UT INTELLIGAM).
I believe in order to understand.
The saying is attributed to the theologian and philosopher Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109).
Cui bono?(KUI BONO?)
Who benefits? Who will benefit from this?
Cicero referred to the fact that the famous consul Cassius (127 century BC), whom the Roman people considered the fairest and wisest judge, always raised the question in criminal trials: “Who benefited from this?”
Cui prodest?(KUI PRODEST?)
Who benefits?
Cur, quomodo, quando?(KUR, QUOMODO, QUANDO?)
Why, how, when?
Fragment of a rhetorical scheme of questions.
The most complete list!
Selection beautiful phrases and popular aphorisms in Latin, sayings and quotes with translation for tattoos. Lingua latina is one of the most ancient languages, the appearance of which dates back to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. e.
Wise Latin sayings are often used by contemporaries as inscriptions for tattoos or as independent tattoos in a beautiful font.
Phrases for tattoos in Latin
Audaces fortuna juvat.
(translation from Latin)
Happiness favors the brave.
Contra spent spero.
I hope without hope.
Debellare superbos.
Crush the pride of the rebellious.
Errare humanum est.
Est quaedam flere voluptas.
There is something of pleasure in tears.
Ex veto.
By promise, by vow.
Faciam ut mei memineris.
Quote from the work of the ancient Roman author Plautus.
I'll make sure you remember me.
Fatum.
Fate, rock.
Fecit.
I did it, I did it.
Finis coronat opus.
End crowns the work.
Gaudeamus igitur, Juvenes dum sumus!.
Let's have fun while we're young.
Gutta cavat Lapidem.
A drop wears away a stone.
Literally: Gutta cavat lapidem, consumitur anulus usu – A drop chisels a stone, the ring wears out from use. (Ovid)
Hoc est in votis.
That's what I want.
Homo homini Lupus est.
Man is a wolf to man.
Homo Liber.
Free man.
In hac spe vivo.
I live by this hope.
The truth is in the wine.
Magna res est amor.
Love is a great deal.
Malo mori quam foedari.
Better death than dishonor.
Ne cede malls.
Don't be discouraged by misfortune.
Noll me tangere.
Dont touch me.
Omnia mea mecum Porte.
I carry everything that’s mine with me.
Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars.
The option is also used Ad astra per aspera– to the stars through thorns.
The famous saying is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher.
Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
A Latin phraseological unit that defines that there is no and cannot be equality among people.
Suum cuique.
To each his own.
Ubi bene, ibi patria.
Where it is good, there is homeland.
The original source appears to be in the comedy Plutus by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
Vale et me ama.
Farewell and love me.
Cicero ended his letters with this phrase.
I came, I saw, I conquered!
Laconic notice of Caesar about his victory over Pharnaces, son of Mithridates, at Cela, 47 BC.
Vlvere militare est.
Live means fight.
Vivere est cogitare
Living means thinking.
Words of the Roman statesman, writer and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself have done to another.
Abiens, abi!
Leaving go!
Adversa fortuna.
Evil rock.
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.
Try to maintain presence of mind even in difficult circumstances.
Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit.
Take advantage of life, it is so fleeting.
Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, breathe grace and radiate art.
Actum ne agas.
What you're done with, don't come back to.
Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, a tergo nostra sunt.
Other people's vices are before our eyes, ours are behind our backs.
Aliis inserviendo consumor.
I waste myself in serving others.
The inscription under the candle as a symbol of self-sacrifice, cited in numerous editions of collections of symbols and emblems.
Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are crazy.
Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Friends are made by happiness, misfortune tests them.
Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.
Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love cannot be cured with herbs. (i.e. there is no cure for love. Ovid, “Heroids”)
Amor omnia vincit.
Love conquers everything.
Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes and falls on the heart.
Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.
Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
Listen a lot, talk little.
Audi, vide, sile.
Listen, watch and be silent.
Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
I'm ready to listen to stupidity, but I won't listen.
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Either I’ll find a way, or I’ll pave it myself.
Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.
Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Either Caesar or nothing.
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but it is valor itself.
Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.
Certum voto pete finem.
Set yourself only clear goals (i.e. achievable).
Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur.
No one is punished for thoughts.
(One of the provisions of Roman law (Digest)
Cogito, ergo sum.
I think, therefore I exist. (The position based on which the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes tried to build a system of philosophy, free from elements of faith and based entirely on the activity of reason. René Descartes, “Principles of Philosophy”, I, 7, 9.)
Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses. (Latin proverb)
Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with the enemy? (Virgil, Aeneid, II, 390)
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Fate leads those who want to go, but drags those who don’t want to go. (Cleanthes' saying, translated into Latin language Seneca.)
Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.
You have to eat to live, not live to eat. (Medieval maxim paraphrasing the ancient sayings of Quintilian: “I eat to live, but I do not live to eat” and Socrates: “Some people live to eat, but I eat to live.”)
Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life you have lived means to live twice. (Martial, "Epigrams")
Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie. (Publius, "Sentences")
Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi.
Forgive others often, never forgive yourself. (Publius, "Sentences")
Infandum renovare dolorem.
To resurrect the terrible, unspeakable pain again, to talk about the sad past. (Virgil, "Aeneid")
Homo homini lupus est.
Man is a wolf to man. (Plautus, “Donkeys”)
Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to a person.
Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.
Correct the past, manage the present, provide for the future.
Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida.
Whoever Fortune smiles on, Themis does not notice.
Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
It is common for every person to make mistakes, but only a fool tends to persist in a mistake.
Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit.
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer.
Damant, quod non intelegunt.
They judge because they don't understand.
De gustibus non disputandum est.
Tastes could not be discussed. (The Russian equivalent is the proverb “There is no friend according to taste”)
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
About the dead it’s either good or nothing. (A probable source is Chilon’s saying “Do not slander the dead”)
Descensus averno facilis est.
The path to hell is easy.
Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.
Divide et impera.
Divide and rule. (Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which arose in modern times.)
Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law. The meaning of the Latin phrase is: No matter how severe the law, it must be obeyed.
While I breathe I hope!
Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.
Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!
Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!
From an old student song. A common motif of ancient inscriptions on tombstones and table utensils.
Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!
Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.
Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.
Ex malis eligere minima.
Choose the least of two evils.
Ex ungue leonem.
You can recognize a lion by its claws.
Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum.
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.
Experientia est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.
Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
When we are healthy, we easily give good advice to the sick.
Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.
Factum est factam.
What's done is done (a fact is a fact).
Fama clamosa.
Loud glory.
Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumors.
Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
I did everything I could, let anyone who can do it do better.
(A paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their reporting speech, transferring powers to their successor.)
Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet.
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.
Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium.
Having decided to pacify a woman’s temperament, say goodbye to peace!
Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.
Fide, sed cui fidas, vide.
Be vigilant; trust, but be careful who you trust.
Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.
Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.
Flagrante delicto.
At the crime scene, red-handed.
Forsomnia versas.
Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance).
Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.
Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.
Firm in action, gentle in handling.
(Persistently achieve the goal, acting gently.)
Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.
Happiness is easier to find than to maintain.
Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds their destiny themselves.
Fructus temporum.
Fruit of time.
Fuge, late, tace.
Run, hide, be silent.
Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irreversible time is running out.
Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have fun.
Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.
Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste does not obey laws.
Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop wears away a stone.
Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus.
Worse than slavery is remorse.
Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
He is terrible who considers death to be good!
Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt.
People believe their eyes more than their ears.
Homines, dum docent, discunt.
People learn by teaching.
Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.
Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia.
It is not the person I hate, but his vices.
Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora.
The more people have, the more they want to have.
Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is a friend to man.
Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto.
I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me.
Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent.
Where the laws are in force, the people are strong.
Igne natura renovatur integra.
With fire, all nature is renewed.
Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.
Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.
Forever, forever.
In Daemon Deus!
There is God in the Demon!
In dubio abstine.
When in doubt, refrain.
Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.
In pace.
In peace, in peace.
Incedo per ignes.
I walk among the fire.
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.
Injuriam facilius facias guam feras.
It's easy to offend, harder to endure.
In me omnis spes mihi est.
All my hope is in myself.
In memoriam.
In mind.
In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace - lions, in battle - deer. (Tertullian, “On the Crown”)
Inter arma silent legs.
When weapons thunder, the laws are silent.
Inter parietes.
Within four walls.
In tyrannos.
Against tyrants.
The truth is in the wine. (Cf. Pliny the Elder: “It is generally accepted to attribute truthfulness to wine.”) A very common phrase in tattoos!
In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
Truth is in wine, health is in water.
In vitium ducit culpae fuga.
The desire to avoid a mistake draws you into another. (Horace, "The Science of Poetry")
In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.
Ira initium insaniae est.
Anger is the beginning of madness.
Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.
Those who show their grief the most are those who mourn the least.
Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.
Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.
The load becomes light when you carry it with humility. (Ovid, "Love Elegies")
Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter where it comes from. (Juvenal, “Satires”)
Lupus non mordet lupum.
A wolf will not bite a wolf.
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
The wolf changes its fur, not its nature.
Manus manum lavat.
The hand washes the hand.
(A proverbial expression dating back to the Greek comedian Epicharmus.)
Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.
My conscience is more important to me than all the gossip.
Mea vita et anima es.
You are my life and soul.
Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
A good name is better than great wealth.
Meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.
Mens sana in corpore sano.
IN healthy body healthy mind.
Memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that was exchanged when meeting monks of the Trappist Order. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death and, in a figurative sense, of threatening danger.)
Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.
Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam.
Our fate depends on our morals.
Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
Death does not know the law; it takes both the king and the poor man.
Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.
Mortem effugere nemo potest.
No one can escape death.
Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.
Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
Nothing is good in every way
(i.e. there is no complete well-being Horace, “Odes”).
Nihil habeo, nihil curo.
I have nothing - I don’t care about anything.
Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the forbidden. (Ovid, "Love Elegies")
Nolite dicere, si nescitis.
Don't say if you don't know.
Non est fumus absque igne.
There is no smoke without fire.
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Having experienced misfortune, I learned to help those who suffer. (Virgil)
Non progredi est regredi.
Not moving forward means going backwards.
Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum.
Not one step back, always forward.
Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt.
Those who are everywhere are nowhere.
Oderint dum metuant.
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid. (The words of Atreus from the tragedy Actium named after him. According to Suetonius, this was the favorite saying of the Emperor Caligula.)
Odi et amo.
I hate it and love it.
Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.
Everything unknown seems majestic. (Tacitus, Agricola)
Omnes homines agunt histrionem.
All people are actors on the stage of life.
Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
Every hour hurts, the last one kills.
Omnia mea mecum porto.
I carry everything that’s mine with me.
(When the city of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants in flight tried to capture more of their things, someone advised the sage Biant to do the same. “That’s what I do, because I carry everything I have with me,” he answered, meaning your spiritual wealth.)
Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur.
Everything flows, everything changes.
Omnia mors aequat.
Death equals everything.
Omnia praeclara rara.
Everything beautiful is rare. (Cicero)
Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar.
I achieve everything I want.
Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.
Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.
Optimum medicamentum quies est.
The best medicine is peace.
(Medical aphorism, authored by the Roman physician Aulus Cornelius Celsus.)
Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.
Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars. (Through difficulties to a high goal.)
Per fas et nefas.
By hook or by crook.
Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum.
You should recognize a fool by his frequent laughter. (Medieval set expression.)
Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.
Persona grata.
A desirable or trusted person.
Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)
First among equals. (Formula characterizing the position of the monarch in a feudal state.)
Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt.
What were vices are now morals.
Quae nocent - docent.
What harms, it teaches.
Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis.
If the feelings are not true, then our whole mind will turn out to be false.
Qui tacet – consentire videtur.
Whoever remains silent is considered to have agreed. (Russian analogy: Silence is a sign of consent.)
Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas.
No one can know when to look out for danger.
Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior.
The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually.
Quod cito fit, cito perit.
What is soon done, soon falls apart.
Quomodo fabula, sic vita; non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert.
Life is like a play in a theater; It's not how long it lasts that matters, but how well it's played.
Respue quod non es.
Throw away what is not you.
Scio me nihil scire.
I know that I know nothing.
(Latin translation of the freely interpreted words of Socrates. Compare Russian. Learn for a century, die a fool.)
Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
We all get mad someday.
Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.
Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.
Si etiam omnes, ego non.
Even if everything is, it’s not me. (i.e. Even if everyone does, I won't)
Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
(Source - Vegetius. Also cf. Cicero: “If we want to enjoy peace, we have to fight” and Cornelius Nepos: “Peace is created by war.”)
Sibi imperare maximum imperium est.
The highest power is power over oneself.
Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.
Sic itur ad astra.
This is how they go to the stars.
Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun is shining for everyone.
Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother is worthy of love, a father is worthy of respect.
Sua cuique fortuna in manu est.
Everyone has their own destiny in their hands.
Suum cuique.
To each his own
(i.e. to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his deserts, Provision of Roman law).
Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus.
The power of honesty is such that we value it even from an enemy.
Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est.
The faster time flies, the happier it is.
Tantum possumus, quantum scimus.
We can do as much as we know.
Tarde venientibus ossa.
Those who come late get bones. (Latin proverb)
Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.
Times change, and we change with them.
Tempus fugit.
Time is running out.
Terra incognita.
Unknown land
(trans. something completely unknown or an inaccessible area on ancient geographical maps, this is how unexplored parts of the earth’s surface were designated).
Tertium non datur.
There is no third; there is no third.
(In formal logic, one of the four laws of thinking is formulated this way - the law of the excluded middle. According to this law, if two diametrically opposed positions are given, one of which affirms something, and the other, on the contrary, denies, then there will be a third, middle judgment between them can not.)
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!
Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it!
Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis.
Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything.
Ut ameris, amabilis esto.
To be loved, be worthy of love.
Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest.
He who cannot follow the dictates of the mind, let him follow the movements of the soul.
Varietas delectat.
Variety is fun.
Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt.
True friendship is eternal.
A well-known and very popular phrase for tattoos:
I came, I saw, I conquered.
(According to Plutarch, with this phrase Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amyntius about his victory in the battle of Zela in August 47 BC over the Pontic king Pharnaces.)
Veni, vidi, fugi.
He came, he saw, he ran away.
Phrase for a tattoo with humor :)
Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes.
True victory is only when the enemies themselves admit defeat. (Claudian, “On the sixth consulate of Honorius”)
Vita sine libertate, nihil.
Life without freedom is nothing.
Viva vox alit plenius.
Living speech nourishes more abundantly
(i.e., what is presented orally is more successfully absorbed than what is written).
Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.
Vi veri vniversum vivus vici.
I conquered the universe with the power of truth during my lifetime.
Vivere est agere.
To live means to act.
Vivere est vincere.
To live means to win.
Carpe diem!
Winged Latin expression translates as “live in the present”, “seize the moment”.
The entire phrase goes like this: “ Aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. “Time: seize the moment, trust the future as little as possible.”
Latin is the noblest language in existence. Maybe because he's dead? Knowing Latin is not a utilitarian skill, it is a luxury. You won’t be able to speak it, but you won’t be able to shine in society... There is no language that helps so much to make an impression!
1.
Scio me nihil scire
[scio me nihil scire]
“I know that I know nothing,” - according to Plato, this is what Socrates said about himself. And he explained this idea: people usually believe that they know something, but it turns out that they know nothing. Thus, it turns out that, knowing about my ignorance, I know more than everyone else. A phrase for lovers of fog and reflective people.
2. Cogito ergo sum
[kogito, ergo sum]
“I think, therefore I am” is the philosophical statement of Rene Descartes, a fundamental element of Western rationalism of the New Age.
“Cogito ergo sum” is not the only formulation of Descartes’ idea. More precisely, the phrase sounds like “Dubito ergo cogito, cogito ergo sum” - “I doubt, therefore I think; I think, therefore I exist.” Doubt is, according to Descartes, one of the modes of thinking. Therefore, the phrase can also be translated as “I doubt, therefore I exist.”
3. Omnia mea mecum portо
[omnia mea mekum porto]
“I carry everything I have with me.” Roman historians say that during the days of the Persian conquest of the Greek city of Priene, the sage Bias calmly walked lightly behind a crowd of fugitives who were barely carrying heavy property. When they asked him where his things were, he grinned and said: “I always carry everything I have with me.” He spoke Greek, but these words have come down to us in a Latin translation.
It turned out, historians add, that he was a real sage; On the way, all the refugees lost their goods, and soon Biant fed them with the gifts that he received, conducting instructive conversations with their inhabitants in cities and villages.
This means that a person’s inner wealth, his knowledge and intelligence are more important and valuable than any property.
4. Dum spiro, spero
[dum spiro, spero]
By the way, this phrase is also the slogan of the underwater special forces - combat swimmers of the Russian Navy.
5. Errare humanum est
[errare humanum est]
“To err is human” is an aphorism by Seneca the Elder. In fact, this is just part of an aphorism, the whole thing goes like this: “Errare humanum est, stultum est in errore perseverare” - “It is human nature to make mistakes, but it is stupid to persist in your mistakes.”
6. O tempora! Oh more!
[o tempora, o mores]
“Oh times! Oh morals! - Cicero's most famous expression from the First Oration against Catiline, which is considered the pinnacle of Roman oratory. Revealing the details of the conspiracy at a Senate meeting, Cicero with this phrase expresses indignation both at the impudence of the conspirator, who dared to appear in the Senate as if nothing had happened, and at the inaction of the authorities.
Usually the expression is used to state the decline of morals, condemning an entire generation. However, this expression may well become a funny joke.
7. In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas
[in wine veritas, in aqua sanitas]
“Truth is in wine, health is in water” - almost everyone knows the first part of the saying, but the second part is not so widely known.
8. Homo homini lupus est
[homo homini lupus est]
“Man is a wolf to man” is a proverbial expression from Plautus’s comedy “Donkeys.” They use it when they want to say that human relationships are pure selfishness and hostility.
In Soviet times, this phrase characterized the capitalist system, in contrast to which, in the society of the builders of communism, man is friend, comrade and brother to man.
9. Per aspera ad astra
[translated by aspera ed astra]
"Through hardship to the stars". The option “Ad astra per aspera” - “To the stars through thorns” is also used. Perhaps the most poetic Latin saying. Its authorship is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher, poet and statesman.
10. Veni, vidi, vici
[veni, vidi, vichi]
“I came, I saw, I conquered” - this is what Gaius Julius Caesar wrote in a letter to his friend Amyntius about the victory over one of the Black Sea fortresses. According to Suetonius, these are the words that were written on the board that was carried during Caesar's triumph in honor of this victory.
11. Gaudeamus igitur
[gaudeamus igitur]
“So let us be merry” is the first line of the student anthem of all times. The hymn was created in the Middle Ages in Western Europe and, contrary to church-ascetic morality, praised life with its joys, youth and science. This song goes back to the genre of drinking songs of vagants - medieval wandering poets and singers, among whom were students.
12.
Dura lex, sed lex
[stupid lex, sad lex]
There are two translations of this phrase: “The law is harsh, but it is the law” and “The law is the law.” Many people think that this phrase dates back to Roman times, but this is not true. The maxim dates back to the Middle Ages. In Roman law there was a flexible legal order that allowed the letter of the law to be softened.
13. Si vis pacem, para bellum
[se vis pakem para bellum]
14. Repetitio est mater studiorum
[repetitio est mater studiorum]
One of the most beloved proverbs by the Latins is also translated into Russian by the proverb “Repetition is the mother of learning.”
15. Amor tussisque non celantur
[amor tusiskwe non tselantur]
“You can’t hide love and a cough” - there are actually a lot of sayings about love in Latin, but this one seems to us the most touching. And relevant on the eve of autumn.
Fall in love, but be healthy!
Students at our Academy learn Latin. And all these phrases are learned by heart.......
1. Dura lex, sed lex. - Severe, but the law.
2. Iustitia – fundamentum regni. – Justice is the basis of the state.
3. Summum ius – summa iniuria. – The highest right is the highest injustice.
4. Nemo iudex in propria causa. – No one is a judge in his own case.
5. Testis unus – testis nullus. - One witness is not a witness.
6. Usus est tyrannus. - Custom is a tyrant.
7. Nomen est omen. – A name is a sign.
8. Semel heres semper heres. – Once an heir, always an heir.
9. Applicatio est vita regulae. – Application is the life of the law.
10. Magna neglegentia culpa est, magna culpa dolus est. – Great carelessness is negligence, great negligence is intent.
11. Ex aequo et bono. – With goodness and justice.\ With justice and goodness.
12. In dubio pro reo. – Doubt in favor of the defendant.
13. Qui timetur, timet. “Whoever is afraid, fears himself.”
14. Sine precio nulla venditio est. – Without a price there is no sale.
15. Naturam mutare pecunia nescit. – Money cannot change nature.
16. Invito beneficium non datur. – Good is not given against one’s will.
17. Divide et impera. - Divide and rule.
18. Superficies ad dominum soli cedit. – The superficies pass to the owner of the land.
19. Ius est ars boni et aequi. – Law is the art of goodness and justice.
20. Non solet locatio dominium mutare. – Renting does not tend to change property.
21. Ipso iure. – By virtue of the law itself./ By the law itself.
22. Tertium non datur. - There is no third.
23. Contra bonos mores. - Against good morals.
24. Pacta tertiis nec nocent, nec prosunt. – Agreements do not harm or help third parties.
25. Socii mei socius meus socius non est. “My companion’s companion is not my companion.”
26. Pater is est quem nuptiae demonstrant. – The father is the one whom marriage indicates.
27. Nullus terminus falso est. - There are no limits to lies. / There are no limits to lies.
28. Eius est velle, qui potest nolle. “It is fitting for one to desire, whoever may not desire.”
29. Cui bono est? - Who benefits?
30. Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent. “The people can have power there, where laws have power.”
31. Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur. – No one is punished for thoughts.
32. Confessi pro iudicatis habentur. – Those who confess are considered convicted.
33. Iudicis est ius dicere, non dare. – A judge should create justice, not create law.
34. Ab omni iudicio provocari licet. – Any court decision can be appealed.
35. Aeque in omnibus fraus punitur. – Lies are punished equally for everyone.
36. Cui prodest? – Who benefits?
37. Heres, succedens in honore, succedit in onere. – The heir who inherits a blessing also inherits a painful burden.
38. Ira furor brevis est. – Anger is short-term madness.
39. Furiosus absentis loco est. - A madman is like an absent one.
40. Obligatio est iuris vinculum. - Obligation is a bond of law.
41. Male parta male dilabuntur. – What is badly acquired perishes badly.
42. Diligenter fines mandati custodiendi sunt. – The boundaries of orders must be observed.
43. Ad paenitendum properat, cito qui iudicat. – He who hastily judges hastens to repentance.
44. Abusus non tollit usum. – Abuse does not eliminate use.
45. Est res sanctissima civilis sapientia. – The science of law is the most sacred matter.
46. Imperitia culpae adnumeratur. – Inexperience is considered a fault.
47. Lex prospicit, non respicit.– Law (...?)
48. Minus solvit, qui tardius solvit. – He who returns slower returns less.
49. In iudicando criminosa est celeritas. – In court cases, haste is criminal.
50. Optima est legum interpres consuetudo.– The best interpreter of laws is practice.
51. Pudor doceri non potest, nasci potest. – Shame cannot be learned, /it/ can be born.
52. Sapere aude! - Decide to be wise!
53. Seditio civium hostium est occasio. – Revolt of citizens is the success of enemies.
54. Reus iisdem privilegiis utitur, quibus et actor. – The defendant enjoys the same rights as the plaintiff.
55. Semper in dubiis benigniora praeferenda sunt. – Always in doubtful cases they prefer softer /solutions/.
56. Tacito consensu omnium.– Thanks to the silent consent of all.
57. Tironibus parcendum est. – New recruits (newcomers) should be spared.
58. Ubi iudicat, qui accusat, vis, non lex valet. – Where the one who accuses judges, violence, not the law, rules.
59. Verba cum effectu sunt accipienda.– Words should be perceived according to the result.
60. Tutor rem pupilli emere non potest. – The guardian cannot buy the ward’s thing.
Latin is a language in which you can talk about anything, and always sound especially smart and sublime. If you've ever studied it, it probably wasn't the brightest, most fun time of your life, but it was rewarding all the same.
But if you haven’t had the chance to study such a subject, then catch the 25 most famous Latin sayings. Remember at least a few of them, and then, having successfully inserted one or two phrases into a conversation, you will be considered very intelligent and well-read person. And don’t forget to close your eyes languidly when quoting great philosophers.
25. "Ex nihilo nihil fit."
Nothing comes from nothing.
24. “Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.”
The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived.
Photo: pixabay
23. "Memento mori".
Remember that you are mortal.
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22. “Etiam si omnes, ego non.”
Even if that’s all, then I’m not.
Photo: shutterstock
21. “Audiatur et altera pars.”
Let the other side be heard too.
Photo: B Rosen / flickr
20. “Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.”
If you were silent, you would remain a philosopher.
Photo: Maik Meid/wikimedia commons
19. "Invictus maneo".
I remain undefeated.
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18. “Fortes fortuna adiuvat.”
Fate helps the brave.
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17. “Dolor hic tibi proderit olim.”
Bear with it and be strong, this pain will benefit you someday.
Photo: Steven Depolo / flickr
16. "Cogito Ergo Sum".
I think, therefore I exist.
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15. “Oderint dum metuant.”
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid.
Photo: K-Screen shots / flickr
14. “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
Who will guard the watchmen themselves?
Photo: John Kees/flickr
13. " Sic transit gloria".
This is how worldly glory passes.
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12. "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."
Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
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11. "Utinam barbari spacium proprium tuum invadant."
Let the barbarians invade your personal space.
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10. “In vino veritas.”
The truth is in the wine.
Photo: Quinn Dombrowski / flickr
9. “Si vis pacem, para bellum.”
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Photo: Σταύρος / flickr
8. "Pacta sunt servanda."
Treaties must be respected.
Photo: pixabay
7. “Non ducor, duco.”
I am not a follower, I lead.
Photo: nist6dh / flickr
6. “Quando omni flunkus moritati.”
If everyone has fallen, pretend to be dead too.
Photo: Pete Markham / flickr
5. “Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.”
Those who speak Latin see the highest peaks.
Photo: Tfioreze / wikimedia commons
4. "Dum Spiro, Spero."
While I breathe I hope.
Photo: pixabay
3. “Tua mater latior quam Rubicon est.”
Your mother is wider than the Rubicon (Italian river).
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2. "Carpe diem."
Seize the moment.
Photo: pixabay
1. “Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.”
Either I will find the road, or I will make it myself.
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