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LATIN QUOTATIONS
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ab aeterno - from the beginning of time.
Die dulci frere. Have a nice day!
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Veni; Vidi; Vici! - I came; I saw; I conquered!
Julius Caesar, the Roman General, famously said on his military campaign.
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~Samuel Johnson 1843-1916~
Latin literature dates from the 3rd century BC, and the Classical Latin language took birth during the 6th century BC and gradually disappeared in the 4th and 5th century AD, before becoming Popular Latin. Latin was flourishing and spreading all over Europe, even as far as Asia and northern Africa. Later the Catholic missionaries carried Latin to farther reaches of the world from there it assimilated other Italic languages and many other ancient tongues.
The list of languages Latin caused to disappear is very long and left deep traces in the Latin language itself. And in the new era the language of Romans began to suffer much simplification, changes and mutations, being restructured in Popular Latin. And as the Classical language remained as an official tongue of medieval Europe, Latin as a living language eventually became extinct. However, today you'll find that Latin is still used in The Pope's office in The Vatican even now.
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á Kempis, Thomas
De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum
Of two evils, the lesser must always be chosen
Appius Claudius (App. Claudius Caecus)
Est unusquisque faber ipsae suae fortunae
Every man is the artisan of his own fortune
Augustus (Imperator C. Iulius Caesar Octavianus Augustus)
Festina lente
Make haste slowly
Bacon, Francis
Ipsa scientia potestas est
Knowledge itself is power
Caesar (C. Julius Caesar)
Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt
Men gladly believe that which they wish for
Puri sermonis amator (said of Terence)
A lover of pure speech
Veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered
Cato the Elder (M. Porcius Cato)
Vir bonus, dicendi peritus
A good man, skilled in speaking
Catullus (C. Valerius Catullus)
Cui dono lepidum novum libellum?
To whom do I give my new elegant little book?
Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem
It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love
Odi et amo
I hate and I love
Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est
There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh
Cervantes
Bis dat qui cito dat
He gives twice who quickly gives
Cicero (M. Tullius Cicero)
Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit
Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdues both intelligence and skill
Cum tacent clamant
When they remain silent, they cry out
Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est
Inhumanity is harmful in every age
In virtute sunt multi ascensus
There are many degrees in excellence
Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus
We are slaves of the law so that we may be able to be free
O tempora! O mores!
Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!
Trahimur omnes laudis studio
We are all led by our eagerness for praise
Curtius Rufus
Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet
A timid dog barks more violently than it bites
Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant
Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies
Dionysius Cato
Struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat
When a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears
Ennius
Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque
On ancient ways and heroes stands the Roman state
A. Gellius
Video barbam et pallium; philosophum nondum video
I see the beard and cloak, but I don't yet see a philosopher
Hippocrates
Ars longa, vita brevis
Art is long, life is short
Q. Horatius Flaccus
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem
Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times
Amoto quaeramus seria ludo
Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters
Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit (Satires, II.vii.117)
The fellow is either mad or he is composing verses
Bis repetita placent
The things that please are those that are asked for again and again
Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt
They change the sky, not their soul, who run across the sea
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
Seize the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow
Coram populo
In the presence of the people
Culpam poena premit comes
Punishment closely follows crime as its companion
Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres
As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word
Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet
He who feared he would not succeed sat still
Juvenal (D. Junius)
Insanabile cacoëthes scribendi (Satires)
An incurable passion to write
Maxima debetur puero reverentia
The greatest respect in owed to a child
Mens sana in corpore sano
A sound mind in a sound body
Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Satires
But who will guard the guardians themselves?
Laberius (D. Laberius)
Necesse est multos timeat quem multi timent
He must fear many, whom many fear
Livius Andronicus (L. Livius Andronicus)
Virum mihi, Camena, insece versutum
Tell me, O Muse, of the skillful man
Livy (T. Livius)
Caeca invidia est
Envy is blind
Lucan (M. Annaeus Lucanus)
Nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum
Don't consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done
Lucilius (C. Lucilius)
O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane!
Ah, human cares! Ah, how much futility in the world!
Manilius
Per varios usus artem experientia fecit
Through different exercises practice has brought skill
Naevius (Cn. Naevius)
Novem Iovis concordes filiae sorores (Bellum Poenicum
You nine daughters of Jupiter, sisters of one heart
Ovid (P. Ovidius Naso)
Ars est celare artem
It is art to conceal art
Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos; tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris (Tristia)
As long as you are lucky, you will have many friends; if cloudy times appear, you will be alone
Ingenio maximus, arte rudis
Greatest in genius, rough in skill
Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus
A burden which is done well becomes light
Materiam superabat opus
The workmanship surpassed the subject matter
Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim
Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you
Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit
He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow
Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses
Persius (A. Persius Flaccus)
Gigni de nihilo nihil; in nihilum nil posse reverti (Satires)
Nothing can be produced from nothing; nothing can be returned into nothing
Petrarch
Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores
You stick to your own ways and leave mine to me
Petronius (C. Petronius Arbiter)
In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides
You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself
Plautus d. c. 184. B.C.
Dictum sapienti sat est
What's been said is enough for anyone with sense
Pliny the Younger (C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus)
Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas
It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it
Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit
There is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part
Propertius (Sex. Propertius)
Expertus dico, nemo est in amore fidelis (Elegiae)
I say as an expert, no one is faithful in love
Quintilian (M. Fabius Quintilianus)
Satura tota nostra est
Satire is wholly ours
Seneca the Younger (L. Annaeus Seneca)
Aliquando et insanire iucundum est
It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman
Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem
It is not goodness to be better than the worst
Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence
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
Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur
We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole
Fallaces sunt rerum species
The appearances of things are deceptive
Non est ad astra mollis e terris via (Hercules Furens)
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars
Nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est
To great talents no era is closed
Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura (Epistualae morales)
Leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man
Potest ex casa magnus vir exire
A great man can come from a hut
Qui dedit beneficium taceat; narrat qui accepit
Let him who has given a favor be silent; let him who has received it tell it
Quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit
Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding
Timendi causa est nescire
Ignorance is the cause of fear
St.Benedict
Ora et labora
Pray and labor
Syrus (Publilius Syrus)
Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent
Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people
Terence (P. Terentius Afer)
Amantium irae amoris integratio'st (Andria)
The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love
Dictum sapienti sat est
A word to the wise is sufficient
Nullum'st iam dictum quod non sit dictum prius
Nothing is already said which wasn't said before
Tertullian (Q. Septimius Florens Tertullianus)
Certum est quia impossibile (De Carne Christi
It is certain because it is impossible
Tibullus
Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit
Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better
Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes
The divine nature produced the fields, human skill has built cities
Virgil (P. Vergilius Maro)
Aspirat primo Fortuna labori
Fortune smiles upon our first effort
Wren, Sir Christopher
Si monumentum requiris circumspice (epitaph in St. Paul's Cathedral, London)
If you seek a monument, gaze around
(attr. to the son of the architect, Sir Christopher Wren)
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