Expressions in Latin with translation. Latin phrases for every day

A posteriōri. "From what follows"; based on experience, based on experience. In logic, an inference made on the basis of experience.

A priōri. “From the previous”, based on previously known. In logic, an inference based on general provisions accepted as true.

Ab altĕro expectes, altĕri quod fecĕris. Expect from another what you yourself did to another (cf. As it comes back, so it will respond).

Ab ovo usque ad mala. From Eggs to Apples, from start to finish. Lunch among the ancient Romans usually began with an egg and ended with fruit.

Ab urbe condita. From the founding of the city (i.e. Rome; the founding of Rome dates back to 754–753 BC). The era of the Roman chronology. This was the name of the historical work of Titus Livy, which outlined the history of Rome from its legendary foundation to 9 AD.

Ad hoc. “For this purpose”, “in relation to this”, especially for this occasion.

Ad libitum. At will, at<своему>discretion (in music - the tempo of a musical work, left to the discretion of the performer).

Ad majōrem dei gloriam. “To the greater glory of God”; often in paraphrases to glorify, for the glory, in the name of the triumph of someone, something. Motto of the Jesuit Order, founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola.

Alea jacta est. “The die is cast” is about an irrevocable decision, about a step that does not allow retreat or return to the past. The words of Julius Caesar, who decided to seize sole power, said before crossing the Rubicon River, which marked the beginning of the war with the Senate.

Alma mater. “Nursing mother” (traditional figurative name for educational institutions, often higher ones).

Alter ego. Another me, a second me (about friends). Attributed to Pythagoras.

Amīcus certus in re incertā cernĭtur. “A true friend is found in a wrong deed,” i.e. a true friend is known in trouble (Cicero, “Treatise on Friendship”).

Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca verĭtas. Plato is my friend, but truth is an even greater friend. The expression goes back to Plato and Aristotle.

Amōrem canat aetas prima. Let youth sing of love (Sextus Propertius, “Elegies”).

Aquila non captat muscas. An eagle does not catch flies (Latin proverb).

Ars longa, vita brevis. Science is vast (or Art is vast) but life is short. From the first aphorism of the ancient Greek physician and naturalist Hippocrates (translated into Latin).

Audiātur et altĕra pars. The other (or opposing) side should also be heard. On impartial consideration of disputes. The expression goes back to the judicial oath in Athens.

Aurea mediocritas. Golden mean. The formula of practical morality, one of the main provisions of the everyday philosophy of Horace (“Odes”).

Auri sacra fames. Damn thirst for gold. Virgil, "Aeneid".

Out Caesar, out nihil. Either Caesar or nothing (cf. Russian: Either pan or gone). Motto of Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal and military adventurer. The source for this motto was words attributed to the Roman emperor Caligula (12–41), known for his extravagance.

Ave Caesar, moritūri te salūtant. Hello Caesar,<император,>those going to death greet you. Greeting from Roman gladiators addressed to the emperor. Attested to by the Roman historian Suetonius.

Bellum omnium contra omnes. A war of all against all. T. Hobbes, "Leviathan", about the natural state of people before the formation of society.

Carpe diem. “Seize the day”, i.e. take advantage of today, seize the moment. The motto of Epicureanism. Horace, "Odes".

Cetĕrum censeo Carthagĭnem esse delendam. And besides, I maintain that Carthage must be destroyed. Persistent reminder; the expression represents the words of Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, which he added at the end of every speech in the Senate, no matter what he had to speak about.

Cibi, potus, somni, venus omnia moderāta sint. Food, drink, sleep, love - let everything be in moderation (saying of the Greek physician Hippocrates).

Citius, altius, fortius! Faster, higher, stronger! The motto of the Olympic Games, adopted in 1913.

Cogĭto, ergo sum. I think, therefore I exist. R. Descartes, “Principles of Philosophy.”

Consuetūdo est altĕra natūra. Habit is second nature. Cicero, “On the Supreme Good and the Supreme Evil.”

Credo. "I believe." The so-called “symbol of faith” is a prayer beginning with this word, which is a brief summary of the dogmas of Christianity. In a figurative sense: basic principles, the foundations of someone’s worldview, the basic principles of someone.

Cujusvis homĭnis est errāre; nullīus, sine insipientis, in irrōre perseverāre. It is common for every person to make mistakes, but it is common for no one except a fool to persist in a mistake. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippiki.

Curriculum vitae. “The Path of Life”, short biography.

De gustĭbus non est disputandum. There is no arguing about tastes (cf. There are no comrades for taste and color).

De jure. De facto. By right, legally. In fact, in fact.

De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil. About the dead it’s either good or nothing. Saying of Chilo, one of the seven sages of antiquity.

Divide et impĕra. Divide and rule. Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy.

Docendo discĭmus. By teaching, we learn ourselves. Seneca, "Letters".

Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt. Fate leads those who want to go, and drags those who do not want to go. A saying of the Greek Stoic philosopher Cleanthes, translated into Latin by Lucius Annaeus Seneca in his Letters.

Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe I hope. A modern formulation of thought found in Cicero's Letters to Atticus and Seneca's Letters.

Dum vitant stulti vitia, in contraria currunt. Fools, avoiding vices, fall into the opposite vices (Quintus Horace Flaccus).

Dura lex, sed lex. “The law is harsh, but the law”, i.e. no matter how harsh the law is, it must be obeyed.

Epistŭla non erubescit. The letter does not turn red. In a letter you can express what you would be ashamed to say in person.

Errāre humānum est. “To err is human”, it is human nature to make mistakes. Marcus Annaeus Seneca the Elder, “Controversions.”

Eruditio aspĕra optĭma est. Rigorous training is the best.

Est modus in rebus. There is a measure in things, i.e. there is a measure for everything. Horace, "Satires".

Ex libris. “From Books”, bookplate. The name of a bookmark affixed to the inside of the front cover of a book or the cover of a book and containing the name of the owner of the book.

Ex ungue leōnem. “By the claw of a lion” (they recognize), i.e. You can judge the whole by the part, or you can recognize the master by the hand. Lucian, Hermotim.

Exempli gratiā (e.g.). For the sake of example, for example.

Feci, quod potui, faciant meliōra potentes. I did everything I could, let anyone who can do it do better. A poetic paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their reporting speech, transferring powers to their successor.

Femĭna nihil pestilentius. There is nothing more destructive than a woman. Homer.

Festīna lente. “Hurry slowly,” do everything slowly. Latin translation of the Greek proverb (speude bradeōs), which Suetonius gives in Greek form as one of the usual sayings of Augustus ("Divine Augustus").

Fiat justitia et pereat mundus. May justice be done and may the world perish. Motto of the German Emperor Ferdinand I.

Fiat lux. Let there be light. Genesis 1:3.

Finis corōnat opus. End crowns the work; the end is the crown of the matter. Proverbial expression.

Gaudeāmus igĭtur juvĕnes dum sumus. Let us rejoice while we are young (beginning of a student song derived from the Latin drinking songs of the vagantes).

Gútta cavát lapidém non ví sed sáepe cadéndo. A drop chisels a stone not by force, but by frequent falling. Ovid, "Epistle from Pontus".

Habent sua fata libelli. Books have their own destiny (depending on how the reader receives them). Terentian Maurus, “On Letters, Syllables and Meters.”

Hoc est (h.e.). This means, that is.

Homo novus. New person. A person of humble birth who has achieved a high position in society.

Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum puto. I am a human being and I believe that nothing human is alien to me. It is used when you want to emphasize the depth and breadth of interests, involvement in everything human, or to mean: I am a human being and am not immune from any human delusions and weaknesses. Terence, “Punishing Himself.”

Honōres mutant mores. Honors change morals. Plutarch, Life of Sulla.

Honōris causā. “For the sake of honor,” i.e. taking into account merit; sometimes - for the sake of one’s honor, for prestige, or for the sake of honor alone, disinterestedly. Most often used to refer to the custom of awarding an academic degree without defending a dissertation, on the basis of merit.

Ignorantia non est argumentum. Ignorance is not an argument. Benedict Spinoza, Ethics.

Malum nullum est sine alĭquo bono. Every cloud has a silver lining. Latin proverb.

Manus manum lavat. The hand washes the hand. Proverbial expression.

Memento mori. Memento Mori. A form of greeting exchanged when meeting monks of the Trappist order.

Memento quia pulvis est. Remember that you are dust. Genesis 3:19.

Mens sana in corpŏre sano. IN healthy body healthy mind. Juvenal, "Satires".

Multos timere debet, quem multi timent. The one whom many fear should be afraid of many. Publius Sir.

Mutātis mutandis. By changing what needs to be changed; with appropriate changes.

Nam sine doctrinā vita est quasi mortis imāgo. For without science, life is like a semblance of death. The original source has not been established; found in J.B. Moliere, "The Bourgeois among the Nobility."

Ne quid nimis! Nothing extra! Don't break the rules! Publius Terentius Afr, "The Girl from Andros".

Nomen est omen. “A name is a sign”, a name foreshadows something, says something about its bearer, characterizes him. Plautus, "Persian".

Non est discipǔlus super magistrum. A student is not higher than his teacher. Gospel of Matthew.

Non olet. "It doesn't smell"<деньги>don't smell. Suetonius, "The Divine Vespasian".

Nosce te ipsum. Know yourself. Latin translation of the Greek saying gnōthi seauton, attributed to Thales and inscribed on the pediment of the temple at Delphi.

Nota bene! (NB!). “Notice well”, pay attention. A mark used to draw attention to some particularly noteworthy part of the text.

Nulla dies sine lineā. Not a day without a touch; not a day without a line (used in the “Natural History” of Gaius Pliny Caecilius the Elder in relation to the ancient Greek painter Apelles).

O tempura! Oh more! O times! O morals! Cicero, "Speech against Catiline."

O sancta simplicitas! Oh, holy simplicity! The phrase is attributed to the Czech Protestant Jan Hus. According to legend, Hus, being burned at the stake, uttered these words when some old woman, out of pious motives, threw an armful of brushwood into the fire.

Omnia mea mecum porto. I carry everything that’s mine with me. Words attributed by Cicero to Biantus, one of the Seven Wise Men.

Omnia víncit amór et nós cedámus amóri. Love conquers everything, and we submit to love (Virgil, “Eclogues”).

Omnis ars imitatio est natūrae. All art is an imitation of nature. Seneca, "Epistle".

Optimum medicamentum quies est. The best medicine is peace. Statement of Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Roman physician.

Panem et circenses. Meal'n'Real. A cry that expressed the basic demands of the Roman crowd, which had lost political rights during the Empire and was content with the free distribution of bread and free circus shows.

Parturiunt montes, nascētur ridicŭlus mus. The mountains give birth, and a funny mouse is born; the mountain gave birth to a mouse (Quintus Horace Flaccus in “The Science of Poetry” ridicules writers who begin their works with pompous promises that are subsequently not justified).

Parva leves capiunt animos. Trifles seduce the souls of the frivolous. Publius Ovid Naso.

Per aspĕra ad astra. “Through thorns to the stars”, through difficulties to a high goal. Modification of a fragment from Seneca's Furious Hercules.

Per fas et nefas. “With the help of what is permitted and not permitted by the gods,” by hook or by crook. Titus Livius, "History".

Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixērunt. May those who said before us what we say perish! A humorous aphorism. The original source is unknown.

Periclum in moro. “The danger is in delay”, i.e. delay is dangerous. Titus Livius, "History".

Persōna (non)grata. (Un)desirable person (international law term). In a broad sense, a person (not) trusted.

Post factum. “After the fact”, i.e. after the event has occurred; retroactively, belatedly.

Post scriptum (P.S.). “After what was written” or “After what was written”, a postscript at the end of the letter.

Pro et contra. Pros and cons.

Prosit! Cheers! Cheers!

Qualis rex, talis grex. Like the king, so is the crowd. Latin proverb. Wed. What is the pop, such is the arrival.

Qui non labōrat, non mandūcet. He who does not work, should not eat. 2nd Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians 3:10.

Qui pro quo. One instead of the other, i.e. confusion of concepts, confusion; misunderstanding.

Quia nomĭnor leo. For I am called a lion. Words from the fable of Phaedrus. Lion and Donkey share the spoils after the hunt. The lion took one third for himself as the king of beasts, the second - as a participant in the hunt, the third - because he is a lion.

Quídquid agís, prudénter agás et réspĭce fínem. Whatever you do, do it wisely and have the outcome in mind. "Roman Deeds".

Quo vadis? Where are you going? Who are you coming? Gospel of John; the words Peter spoke to Jesus.

Quod erat demonstrandum (q.e.d.). Q.E.D. The traditional formula that completes the proof.

Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi. What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull. Latin proverb.

Repetitio est mater studiōrum. Repetition is the mother of learning. Latin proverb.

Salus popŭli - suprēma lex. The welfare of the people is the highest law. Cicero, “On the Laws.

Salus popŭli suprēma lex. The welfare of the people is the highest law. Cicero, On the Laws.

Sapĕre aude. Decide to be wise. Horace, "Epistle".

Sapienti sat. Enough for those who understand<того, что уже было сказано>. Titus Maccius Plautus, Persian.

Scientia est potentia. Knowledge is power. An aphorism based on a statement by F. Bacon in the New Organon.

Scio me nihil scire. I know that I know nothing. Translation into Latin of the words of Socrates given in Plato’s work “Apology of Socrates”.

Semper homo bonus tiro est. Honest man always a simpleton. Martial.

Sero venientĭbus ossa. Whoever comes late (i.e. is late) gets bones. Latin proverb.

Sic transit gloria mundi. This is how worldly glory passes. A phrase with which the future Pope is addressed during his elevation to this rank, while burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the illusory nature of earthly existence.

Sine irā et studio. Without anger and partiality. Tacitus, "Annals".

Sint ut sunt aut non sint. Let it remain as it is, or not at all. The words of Pope Clement XIII, spoken by him to the French envoy in 1761 in response to the demand to change the charter of the Jesuit Order.

Sit tibi terra levis (STTL). “May the earth be easy for you,” may the earth rest in peace to you (the usual form of Latin epitaphs).

Sit venia verbo. Let it be permitted to say; if I may say so. Latin phraseological unit.

Solus cum solā non cogitabuntur orāre “Pater noster.” A man and a woman alone will not think to recite the Lord’s Prayer. The original source has not been established; found in V. Hugo, “Notre Dame,” “Les Miserables.”

Status quo. “The situation in which”, the existing situation; used etc. in meaning "previous position"

Sub rosā. “Under the Rose”, secretly, secretly. For the ancient Romans, the rose was an emblem of mystery. If a rose was hung from the ceiling under the banquet table, then everything that was said “under the rose” should not have been disclosed.

Sub specie aeternitātis. “Under the guise of eternity, under the form of eternity”; from the point of view of eternity. An expression from Spinoza’s Ethics, which proves that “it is the nature of reason to comprehend things under some form of eternity.”

Sublatā causā, tollĭtur morbus. If the cause is eliminated, then the disease will go away. Attributed to the Greek physician Hippocrates.

Suum cuīque. To each his own, i.e. to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his deserts. The position of Roman law.

Temerĭtas est florentis aetātis. Frivolity is characteristic of a blooming age. Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Terra incognita. Unknown land. Peren. something completely unknown or an inaccessible, incomprehensible region.

Tertium non datur. The third is not given; there is no third. The formulation of one of the four laws of thinking - the law of the excluded middle - in formal logic.

Trahit sua quemque voluptas. Everyone is attracted by his passion (Publius Virgil Maro, Bucolics).

Transeat a me calix iste. Let this cup pass from me (Matthew 26:39).

Tu vivendo bonos, scribendo sequāre perītos. In your lifestyle follow well-meaning people, in writing - follow good people (the original source has not been established; found in J.B. Moliere, “The Vexation of Love”).

Ultĭma ratio regum. "The last argument of kings", the last resort of kings. Inscription on French cannons, made under Louis XIV at the behest of Cardinal Richelieu.

Ultra posse nemo obligātur. No one should be obliged beyond his capabilities. Legal norm.

Urbi et orbi. “To the city (i.e. Rome) and the world”; to the whole world, to the whole world, to everyone and everyone. Words included in the adopted in the XIII-XIV centuries. the formula for blessing the newly elected Pope, as the head of the Catholic Church for the city of Rome and the whole world, and which became the formula for blessing the Pope to the entire Catholic world on holidays.

Vade mecum. “Walk with me,” vademekum. The traditional name for guidebooks and reference publications that serve as a constant companion in something.

Vae victis. Woe to the vanquished. During the Gauls' siege of Rome, the city's inhabitants had to pay a ransom of a thousand pounds of gold. One Gaul put his heavy sword on the scales where the weights stood, saying: “Woe to the vanquished.” Titus Livius, "History".

Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. According to Plutarch in his Comparative Biography, Julius Caesar used this phrase in a letter to his friend Amyntius to announce his victory in the battle of Zela.

Veto. “I forbid”; ban, veto. To "veto" someone's decision means to suspend its execution.

Vim vi repellĕre licet. Violence is allowed to be repelled by force (one of the provisions of Roman civil law).

Virtūtem primam esse puta compescĕre linguam. Consider the ability to bridle the tongue as the first virtue (a saying from the collection “Moral Couples for a Son” by Dionysius Cato).

Vita sine libertate nihil. Life without freedom is nothing (the original source has not been established; found in R. Roland, “Against Italian Fascism”).

Vivĕre est cogitāre. Living means thinking. Cicero, Tusculan Conversations. Voltaire's motto

Vivĕre est militāre. To live is to fight. Seneca, "Letters".

Volens nolens. Like it or not, willy-nilly.

A collection of Latin proverbs, sayings, phrases and expressions, which are collected together from various sources and can be useful to everyone for different things.

a deo rex, a rege lex- the king is from God, the laws are from the king

a die- from this day

a fortiori- especially

a limit– right away = from the doorstep

a nullo diligitur, qui neminem diligit- no one loves someone who doesn’t love anyone himself

a posteriori– from subsequent = based on experience = based on experience

a priori– from previous = based on previously known

ab absurdo- said to the deaf (ignorant, not understanding) = said absurdly = about absurd and false arguments and evidence = talk nonsense, nonsense

ab acisa et acu– from thread to needle = talking about one thing, about another = word for word (Petronius)

ab actu ad potentiam– from actual to possible

ab aeterno- eternally

ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris- Expect from another what you yourself have done to another (Publius Syrus)

ab aqua silente cave– beware of still waters = in still waters there are devils

abducet praedam, qui accurrit prior- the one who comes running first will carry away the prey

ab equis ad asinos– from horses to donkeys = from priests to deacons (Gospel)

ab hoedis segregare oves– to separate the sheep from the goats = to separate the wheat from the chaff = to distinguish black from white

ab hoc et ab hac- both about this and that = lie and at random

ab igne ignem– from fire fire = favor for favor (Cicero)

ab imo pectore– from the depths of the soul = from the bottom of the soul = from the bottom of the heart (Lucretius)

ab incunabulis– from the cradle = from the very beginning = from the cradle

ab initio- at first

ab initio mundu– from the beginning of the world = from the creation of the world

ab initio nullum, semper nullum- first nothing - always nothing = you can’t make anything out of nothing = nothing comes out of nothing

ab jove principium– beginning from Jupiter (Virgil)

a bove majore discit arare minor– the young ox learns to plow from the old ox = if the father is a fisherman, then the son also looks at the water

ab ovo– from the egg = from the very beginning = from the beginning = from Adam

ab ovo usque ad mala– from eggs to apples = from beginning to end without a break = from A to Z (Horace)

absit omen- let this not serve as a bad omen

absque labore gravi non venit nulla seges– without hard work no crops will sprout = without labor you won’t even catch a fish from a pond

abundans cautela non nocet– excessive caution does not harm = those who are careful and God protects = if you don’t know the ford, don’t stick your nose into the water = measure seven times - cut once

ab uno disc omnes– judge everyone one by one = cut everyone with the same brush (Virgil)

ab verbis ad verbera– move from words to blows = move from admonitions to punishment = move from words to action = cane discipline

abyssus abyssum invocat– the abyss calls the abyss = like entails like = trouble does not come alone

acceptissima semper munera sunt, aucor quae pretiosa facit– the most pleasant gifts are those that are brought to you by a person dear to you (Ovid)

accipere quam facere praestat injuriam– it is better to accept than to offend = it is better to be offended than to offend someone (Cicero)

ad assem redire aliquem– to bring someone to the point of ace, i.e. to poverty = to be sent around the world (Horace)

ad calendas (= kalendas) graecas

ad carceres a calce revocare– return from the finish to the start = start all over again (Cicero)

ad clavum– sit at the helm = hold the reins of government in your hands (Cicero)

ad consilium ne accesseris, antequam voceris– don’t go to the council until you’re called (Cicero)

addere calcaria sponte currenti– to spur someone running of his own free will = there is no need to push a good horse (Pliny)

ad example- according to the sample

ad hoc- For this case= for this purpose = by the way

ad hominem- in relation to a person

ad honors– for the sake of honor = for free = free of charge

ad impossibilia nemo obligatur- no one is forced to do the impossible

ad infinitum- to infinity

ad kalendas (= calendas) graecas– before the Greek calendar = never = after the rain on Thursday

ad libitum– as you wish = at will = to choose from

ad litteram– literally = verbatim = word for word = neck to neck

ad modum- like

ad notam- For your information

ad notanda– it should be noted

ad notata– note

ad patres– to the forefathers = die = go to the next world = give your soul to God (Bible)

ad rem– to the point! = get to work!

ad unguem (factus homo)– down to the nails (down to the smallest detail) a perfect person = to perfection (Horace)

ad usum– for use = for use

ad usum externum– for external use

ad usum internum– for internal use

ad usum proprium– for personal use

ad valorem– according to cost = according to price

ad vogem- by the way = about

aequo animo– indifferent = calm

aequo animo audienda sunt imperitorum convincia– one should listen indifferently to the reproaches of the ignorant (Seneca)

alea jasta est– the die is cast = a decision that does not allow a return to the past (Suetonius)

alias– at another time = in another place

alma mater– nursing, nurturing mother = about the university = about the place where he was born and raised

altera pars– other (opposite) side

alter ego– another me = closest friend= like-minded person (Pythagoras)

amicus plato, sed magis amica (est) veritas– Plato is a friend, but truth is an even greater friend = Plato is my friend, but truth is dearer = truth is dearer than anything else (Aristotle)

amor non est medicabilis herbis– Love cannot be cured with herbs = The disease of love is incurable (Ovid)

anni currentis (a.c.)- this year

ante christum (a.c.)– before the Christian era

aquila non captat muscas- the eagle doesn't catch flies

argenteis hastis pugnare– fight with silver spears = money will break the stone

ars longa, vita brevis– art is durable, but life is short = live forever, learn forever

artes liberales– liberal arts

artes molliunt mores- the arts soften morals

asini cauda non facit cribrum– a donkey’s tail does not replace a sieve

asinos non curo– they don’t pay attention to donkeys

asino non opus est verbis, sed fustibus- the donkey needs not words, but a stick

asinus ad lyram– a donkey judges the lyre = understands it like a pig in oranges (Gellius)

asinus asino et sus sui pulcher- a donkey seems handsome to a donkey, and a pig to a pig

asinus asino pulcherrimus- for a donkey there is no more beautiful donkey

asinus asinum fricat– a donkey rubs against a donkey = a fool praises a fool

asinus buridani– Buridan's donkey

asinus esuriens fustem negligit– a hungry donkey does not pay attention to the club (Homer)

asinus in tegulis– donkey on the roof (Petronius)

asinus manebis in saecula saeculorum- you will remain an ass forever

asinus stramenta mavult quam aurum– a donkey prefers straw to gold = there are no comrades for the taste and color

a solvento pigro tibi salis elige nigri- take at least a crumb of black salt from a sloppy debtor = at least a tuft of wool from a black sheep

asperius nihil est humili, cum surgit in altem- there is no one more severe than the one who rises from insignificance (Eutropius)

aspicitur, non attractatur– visible, but cannot be grabbed = the eye sees, but the tooth is numb

assiduum mirabile non est– the familiar does not delight

a teneris unguiculis– from tender (soft) nails (Cicero)

athenas intrasse et solonem non vidisse!- to be in Athens and not see Solon

atrocitati mansuetudo est remedium- meekness is a remedy against cruelty (Phaedrus)

audaces fortuna juvat- fate helps the brave

audacer calumniare, semper aliquid haeret- slander boldly, something will always remain (Plutarch)

audentem forsque venusque juvat- Venus and good fortune help the brave (Ovid)

audentes deus ipse juvat– God himself helps the brave (Ovid)

audiatur et altera pars– you should listen to the other side

audi, cerne, tace, si vis cum vivere pace- listen, notice, be silent if you want to live in peace

Audi, Multa, Loquere Pauca– listen a lot, talk little

aura academica– student (free) spirit = free student life

aurea mediocritas– golden mean (Horace)

aurea ne credas quaecumque nitescere cernis– don’t believe that all that glitters is gold = not all that glitters is gold

aurem vellere alicui– to pinch someone’s ear = to remind someone of something

aureo hamo piscari– catch fish with a golden hook = promise mountains of gold

aures hominum novitate laetantur– news (novelty) pleases people’s ears

auribus lupum tenere– holding a wolf by the ears = being in a hopeless situation

auriculas asini quis non alphabet– who does not have donkey ears = and there is a hole in the old woman (Persius)

auri sacra fames– cursed thirst for gold (Virgil)

auro quaeque janua panditur– any door opens with gold

aurora music amica est– Aurora is a friend of the muses

aurum ex stercore colligendum– gold can be taken from dung too = gold glitters in the mud

aurum pro luto habere– gold, like manure, to have = money – chickens don’t peck (Petronius)

aurum recludit cuncta– gold reveals everything (Cicero)

out out– or – or = there is no third option

out bibat, out a beat- let him either drink or leave (Cicero)

aut caesar, aut nihil– either Caesar or nothing = all or nothing = either pan or gone

aut cum scuto, aut in scuto– with a shield or on a shield = return victorious or die a hero

avaritia copia non minuitur– wealth does not reduce greed = you cannot fill a bottomless barrel (Sallust)

avaritia omnia vitia alphabet– all vices come from stinginess = stinginess is the mother of all vices

avaritia scelerum mater– greed is the mother of crime

avaro omnia desunt, sapienti nihil- the greedy person lacks everything, the smart person has enough everything

avarum irritat, non satiat pecunia- money irritates stinginess, but does not satisfy = the greedy does not give himself peace (Publius Syrus)

avarus animus nullo satiatur lucro- a stingy soul will not be satisfied with any wealth (Publius Syrus)

avarus ipse miseriae causa est suae- the stingy one is the cause of his own misfortune (Publius Syrus)

avarus, nisi cum moritur, nihil rectum facit- a stingy person does nothing useful, except when he dies (Publius Syrus)

ave, caesar, morituri te salutant- Hello Caesar, those going to death greet you

Subject of the article - Latin proverbs and sayings:

• In vino veritas - The truth is in wine.
• Dies diem docet - Day by day teaches.
• Dum spiro, spero - While I'm breathing, I hope.
• Vivere est cogitare - To live is to think.
• Aquila non captat muscas - The eagle does not catch flies.
• Calamitas nulla sola – Troubles do not come one at a time.
• Festina lente – Hurry slowly.
• Labor hominem firmat - Work strengthens a person.

• Satur venter non studet libenter - A full belly is deaf to learning.
• Qualis vita et mors ita - As is life, so is death.
• Dicere non est facere – Saying does not mean doing.
• Vox populi, vox dei - The voice of the people is the voice of God.
• Homo homini lupus est - Man is a wolf to man.
• Tertium non datur - There is no third option.
• Potius sero quam nunquam - Better late than never.
• Finis coronat opus - The ending crowns the matter.
• Dum docetis, discitis - When we teach, we learn.
• Omnia mea mecum porto - Everything that is mine, I carry with me.
• Fortes fortuna adiuvat - Luck helps the brave.
• Qualis rex, talis grex - What a king, such subjects.
• Amicus verus rara avis est - A true friend is a rare bird.
• Latin proverbs about education with translation: Nosce te ipsum - Know yourself and Per aspera ad astra - Through pain to the stars.
• Veni, vidi, vici - I came, I saw, I conquered.
• Mens sana in corpore sano - A healthy mind in a healthy body.
• Sole lucet omnibus - The sun shines on everyone. (Everyone has the same capabilities.)
• Ave Caesar, imperator, morituri te salutant - Hello, Caesar, emperor, those going to death greet you.
• Repetitio est mater studiorum - Repetition is the mother of learning.
• Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a stroke, not a day without a line.
• Non rex est lex, sed lex est rex - It is not the king who is the law, but the law who is the king.
• Periculum in mora! - The danger is in delay!

The Latin language, self-name - lingua Latina, or Latin, is the language of the Latin-Faliscan branch of the Italic languages ​​of the Indo-European language family. Today it is the only Italian language actively used (it is a dead language). The Latin language provided the terminology of jurisprudence.

Until now, one of the most popular types of tattoos is phrases. Among other linguistic forms, the leader here is tattoos in Latin. This collection contains various quotes, aphorisms, catchphrases and sayings of famous people. Among short and long phrases, life-like and wise, funny and interesting, you will definitely be able to find something to your liking. Beautiful phrases in Latin will decorate your wrist, shoulder, ankle and other places on your body.

• Non progredi est regredi

  Not moving forward means going backwards

• Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora

  The more people have, the more they want to have

• Gaudeamus igitur

  So let's have fun

• Gloria victoribus

  Glory to the winners

• Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum

  You should recognize a fool by his frequent laughter

• Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia

  I don’t hate a person, but his vices

• Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est

  Only a mother deserves love, only a father deserves respect

• Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes

  True victory is only when the enemies themselves admit defeat.

• Divide et impera

  Divide and rule

• Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus

  Worse than slavery is remorse

• Lupus non mordet lupum

  A wolf won't bite a wolf

• Ira initium insaniae est

  Anger is the beginning of madness

• Perigrinatio est vita

  Life is a journey

• Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas
• Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!

  He is terrible who considers death to be good!

• Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui

  To be able to enjoy the life you have lived means to live twice

• Mea vita et anima es

  You are my life and soul

• Fructus temporum

  Fruit of time

• Gutta cavat lapidem

  A drop wears away a stone

• Forsomnia versas

  Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance)

• De gustibus non disputandum est

  Tastes could not be discussed

• Fortunam suam quisque parat

  Everyone finds their own destiny

• Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare

  It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.

• Hominis est errare

  Humans tend to make mistakes

• Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur

  No one is punished for thoughts

• Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam

  Either I'll find a way, or I'll pave it myself

• Non ignara mali, miseris succurrerre disco

  Having experienced misfortune, I learned to help those who suffer

• Pecunia non olet

  Money doesn't smell

• Optimum medicamentum quies est

  The best medicine is peace

• Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum

  Not one step back, always forward

• Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae

  A good name is better than great wealth

• Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor

  Pain makes even the innocent lie

• Non est fumus absque igne

  There is no smoke without fire

• Suum cuique

  To each his own

• Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?

  Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with the enemy?

• Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo

  My conscience is more important to me than all the gossip

• Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem

  The wolf changes its fur, not its nature

• Qui tacet – consentire videtur

  He who remains silent is considered to have agreed

• Scio me nihil scire

  I know that I know nothing

• In pace

  At peace, at peace

• Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt

  Fate leads those who want to go, but drags those who don’t want to go

• Fuge, late, tace

  Run, hide, be silent

• Audi, multa, loquere pauca

  Listen a lot, talk little

• Nolite dicere, si nescitis

  Don't say if you don't know

• Flagrante delicto

  At the crime scene, red-handed

• Persona grata

  Desirable or trusted person

• Tantum possumus, quantum scimus

  We can do as much as we know

• Per fas et nefas

  By hook or by crook

• Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent

  Those who show their grief the most are those who mourn the least.

• Omne ignotum pro magnifico est

  Everything unknown seems majestic

• Educa te ipsum!

  Educate yourself!

• Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus

  When we are healthy, we easily give good advice to the sick

• Veni, vidi, vici

  I came, I saw, I conquered

• Quae nocent - docent

  What harms, it teaches

• Sic itur ad astra

  So they go to the stars

• Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt

  What were vices are now morals

• Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori

  Love conquers all and we submit to love

• Ex nihilo nihil fit

  Nothing comes from nothing

• 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.

• In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas

  Truth is in wine, health is in water

• Fugit irrevocabile tempus

  Irreversible time is running out

• Certum voto pete finem

  Set yourself only clear goals (attainable)

• Injuriam facilius facias guam feras

  Easy to offend, harder to endure

• Ira furor brevis est

  Anger is a momentary insanity

• Sua cuique fortuna in manu est

  Everyone has their own destiny in their hands

• Adversa fortuna
• Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit

  Enjoy life, it's so fleeting

• Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant

  Happiness makes friends, misfortune tests them

• Aliis inserviendo consumor

  I waste myself in serving others

• Conscientia mille testes

  Conscience is a thousand witnesses

• Abiens, abi!

  Leaving go!

• Respue quod non es

  Drop what you are not

• Quomodo fabula, sic vita: non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert

  Life is like a play in the theater: what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is played

• Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!

  Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!

• Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat

  Every hour hurts, the last one kills

• Fama volat

  The earth is full of rumors

• Amor omnia vincit

  Love conquers all

• Consultor homini tempus utilissimus

  Time is the most useful adviser to a person

• Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum

  We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.

• Facta sunt potentiora verbis

  Acts are stronger than words

• Inter parietes

  Within four walls

• Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo

  Firm in action, soft in handling

• Manus manum lavat

  Hand washes hand

• Per aspera ad astra

  Through hardship to the stars

• Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare

  Every person makes mistakes, but only a fool can persist in a mistake

• Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus

  The power of honesty is such that we value it even among the enemy

• Out caesar, out nihil

  Either Caesar or nothing

• In memoriam
• Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem

  I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you

• Amor etiam deos tangit

  Even the gods are subject to love

• Incedo per ignes

  I walk among the fire

• Sequere Deum

  Follow God's will

• Doubt is half wisdom

• Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas

  You have to eat to live, not live to eat

• In vino veritas

  The truth is in the wine

• Ex malis eligere minima

  Choose the least of two evils

• Optimi consiliarii mortui

  The best advisors are dead

• Ex unguess leonem

  You can recognize a lion by its claws

• Vivere est vincere

  To live is to win

• Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est

  Doubt is half of wisdom

• Vivere est agere

  To live means to act

• Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes

  I did everything I could, whoever can do it better

• Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium

  Having decided to pacify a woman’s temperament, say goodbye to peace!

• Dum spiro, amo atque credo

  While I breathe, I love and believe

• Festina Lente

  Hurry up slowly

• Calamitas virtutis occasio

  Adversity is the Touchstone of Valor

• Omnes homines agunt histrionem

  All people are actors on the stage of life

• Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet

  The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter where it comes from

• Factum est factam

  What's done is done (a fact is a fact)

• Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi

  Forgive others often, never forgive yourself.

• Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis

  Times change and we change with them

• Tarde venientibus ossa

  Whoever comes late gets bones

• Imago animi vultus est

  The face is the mirror of the soul

• Homo hominis amicus est

  Man is man's friend

• Homines, dum docent, discunt

  People learn by teaching

• Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem

  Death knows no law, takes both the king and the poor

• Quod cito fit, cito perit

  What is soon made, soon falls apart

• Amor non est medicabilis herbis

  Love cannot be cured with herbs

• Finis vitae, sed non amoris

  Life ends, but not love

• Fidelis et forfis

  Faithful and brave

• Fide, sed cui fidas, vide

  Be vigilant; trust, but be careful who you trust

• Experientia est optima magistra

  Experience is the best teacher

• Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt

  True friendship is forever

• Damant, quod non intelegunt

  They judge because they don't understand

• Descensus averno facilis est

  The easy way to hell

• Viva vox alit plenius

  Living speech nourishes more abundantly

• Vivamus atque amemus

  Let's live and love

• De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil

  About the dead it's either good or nothing

• Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo

  I am awakened to beauty, breathe grace and radiate art.

• Deus ipse se fecit

  God created himself

• Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem
• Primus inter pares

  First among equals

• Gustus legibus non subiacet

  Taste is not subject to laws

• Semper mors subest

  Death is always near

• Dum spiro, spero!

  While I breathe I hope!

• Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt

  People believe their eyes more than their ears

• Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror

  I consider blessings done to an unworthy person to be evil deeds.

• Fortes fortuna adjuvat

  Fate helps the brave

• Dura lex, sed lex

  The law is harsh, but it's the law

• Audi, vide, strong

  Listen, watch and be silent

• Omnia mea mecum porto

  I carry everything that’s mine with me

• Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar

  I achieve everything I want

• Omnia mors aequat

  Death equals everything

• Fama clamosa

  Loud glory

• Igne natura renovatur integra

  By fire all nature is renewed

• Si vis amari, ama

  If you want to be loved, love

• In me omnis spes mihi est

  All my hope is in myself

• Out vincere, out mori

  Either win or die

• Mens sana in corpore sano

  In a healthy body healthy mind

• Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt

  Other people's vices are before our eyes, ours are behind our backs

• Varietas delectat

  Variety is fun

• Naturalia non sunt turpia

  Natural is not shameful

• In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium

  In love, pain and joy always compete

• Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt

  Those who are everywhere are nowhere

• Vi veri vniversum vivus vici

  I conquered the universe with the power of truth during my lifetime

• Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior

  The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually

• Si vis pacem, para bellum

  If you want peace, prepare for war

• Sed semel insanivimus omnes

  One day we all get mad

• Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem

  The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past

• In vitium ducit culpae fuga

  The desire to avoid a mistake draws you into another

• Tertium non datur

  There is no third

• Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas

  No one can know when to look out for danger

• Mors omnia solvit

  Death solves all problems

• Memento mori

  memento Mori

• Memento quia pulvis est

  Remember that you are dust

• In aeternum

  Forever, forever

• In pace leones, in proelio cervi

  In time of peace - lions, in battle - deer

• Inter arma silent legs

  When guns thunder, laws are silent

• Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata

  We always strive for the forbidden and desire the forbidden

• Tempus fugit

  Time is running out

• Carpe diem

  Seize the day (moment)

• Homo homini lupus est

  Man is a wolf to man

• Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum

  Correct the past, manage the present, provide for the future

• Oderint dum metuant

  Let them hate, as long as they are afraid

• Vita sine libertate, nihil

  Life without freedom is nothing

• Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit

  When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer

• Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent

  Where the laws are in force and the people are strong

• Leave fit, quote bene fertur onus

  The load becomes light when you carry it with humility

• Imperare sibi maximum imperium est

  To command oneself is the greatest power

• Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!

  Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it!

• Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus

  Happiness is not a reward for valor, but it is valor itself

• Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit

  Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes and falls on the heart.

• Esse quam videri

  Be, not seem to be

• Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet

  Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.

• Sol lucet omnibus

  The sun is shining for everyone

• Odi et amo

  I hate and I love

• Cogito, ergo sum

  I think therefore I am

• Actum ne agas

  What's over, don't come back to it

• Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris

  Expect from another what you yourself did to another

• Amantes sunt amentes

  Lovers are mad

• Antiquus amor cancer est

  Old love is not forgotten

• Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida

  Whoever Fortune smiles on, Themis does not notice

• Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur

  Everything flows, everything changes

• Ut ameris, amabilis esto

  To be loved, be worthy of love

• Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis

  Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything

• Similis simili gaudet

  Like rejoices in like

• In dubio abstine

  When in doubt, refrain

• 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

• Omnia praeclara rara

  Everything beautiful is rare

• In Daemon Deus!

  There is God in the Demon!

• Sibi imperare maximum imperium est

  The highest power is power over yourself

• Terra incognita

  Unknown land

• Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam

  Our fate depends on our morals

• Nihil est ab omni parte beatum

  Nothing is good in every way

• Meliora spero

  Hoping for the best

• Natura abhorret vacuum

  Nature abhors a vacuum

• Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto

  I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me

• Si etiam omnes, ego non

  Even if everything is not me

• Mortem effugere nemo potest

  No one can escape death

• Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare

  I'm ready to listen to stupidity, but I won't listen

• Nihil habeo, nihil curo

  I have nothing - I don’t care about anything

• Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est

  The faster time flies, the happier it is

• 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

• In Tyrannos

  Against tyrants

• Veni, vidi, fugi

  I came, I saw, I ran away

Pearls of thought

NEC MORTALE SONAT

(SOUNDS IMMORTAL)Latin catchphrases

Amico lectori (To a friend-reader)

Necessitas magistra. - Need is a mentor (need will teach you everything).

Compare: “The need for invention is cunning”, “You will start weaving bast shoes as if there is nothing to eat”, “If you get hungry, you will figure out how to get bread”, “A bag and prison will give you the mind.” A similar idea is found in the Roman poet Persia (“Satires”, “Prologue”, 10-11): “The teacher of the arts is the stomach.” From Greek authors - in Aristophanes’ comedy “Plutos” (532-534), where Poverty, which they want to expel from Hellas (Greece), proves that it is she, and not the god of wealth Plutos (to everyone’s joy, he was healed of blindness in the temple the god of healing Asclepius and now lavishing himself on mortals), is the giver of all benefits, forcing people to engage in sciences and crafts.

Nemo omnia potest scire. - Nobody can know everything.

The basis was the words of Horace (“Odes”, IV, 4, 22), taken as an epigraph to the Latin dictionary compiled by the Italian philologist Forcellini: “It is impossible to know everything.” Compare: “You cannot embrace the immensity.”

Nihil habeo, nihil timeo. - I have nothing - I’m not afraid of anything.

Compare Juvenal (Satires, X, 22): “A traveler who has nothing with him will sing in the presence of a robber.” Also with the proverb “The rich man cannot sleep, he is afraid of the thief.”

Nil sub sole novum. - There is nothing new under the sun.

From the Book of Ecclesiastes (1, 9), the author of which is considered to be the wise King Solomon. The point is that a person is unable to come up with anything new, no matter what he does, and everything that happens to a person is not an exceptional phenomenon (as it sometimes seems to him), but has already happened before and will happen again after.

Noli nocere! - Do no harm!

The main commandment of a doctor, also known in the form “Primum non nocere” (“First of all, do no harm”). Formulated by Hippocrates.

Noli tangere circulos meos! - Don't touch my circles!

About something inviolable, not subject to change, not allowing interference. It is based on the last words of the Greek mathematician and mechanic Archimedes, quoted by the historian Valery Maxim (“Memorable deeds and words”, VIII, 7, 7). Having taken Syracuse (Sicily) in 212 BC, the Romans gave him life, although the machines invented by the scientist sank and set fire to their ships. But the robbery began, and Roman soldiers entered Archimedes' courtyard and asked who he was. The scientist studied the drawing and instead of answering, covered it with his hand, saying: “Don’t touch this”; he was killed for disobedience. About this - one of the “ Scientists' fairy tales» Felix Krivin (“Archimedes”).

Nomen est omen. - The name is a sign.

In other words, the name speaks for itself: it says something about a person, foreshadows his fate. It is based on Plautus’s comedy “Persus” (IV, 4, 625): selling a girl named Lucrida, which has the same root as the Latin lucrum (profit), to a pimp, Toxilus convinces him that such a name promises a lucrative deal.

Nomina sunt odiosa. -Names are not recommended.

A call to speak to the point, without getting personal, and not to cite already well-known names. The basis is Cicero’s advice (“In Defense of Sextus Roscius the Americus,” XVI, 47) not to mention the names of acquaintances without their consent.

Non bis in idem. - Not twice for one.

This means that they are not punished twice for the same offense. Compare: “One ox cannot be skinned twice.”

Non curator, qui curat. - He who has worries is not cured.

Inscription on the Baths (public baths) in Ancient Rome.

Non est culpa vini, sed culpa bibentis. “It’s not the wine that’s to blame, it’s the drinker’s fault.”

From the couplets of Dionysius Katbna (II, 21).

Non omnis moriar. - Not all of me will die.

So Horace, in an ode (III, 30, 6), called “Monument” (see article “Exegi monumentum”), speaks of his poems, arguing that while the high priest will ascend the Capitoline Hill, performing the annual prayer for good Rome (which the Romans, like us, called the Eternal City), and his, Horace’s, unfading glory will increase. This motif is heard in all the rehashes of “Monument”. For example, from Lomonosov (“I erected a sign of immortality for myself...”): “I will not die at all, but death will leave // ​​a great part of me, as I end my life.” Or from Pushkin (“I erected a monument to myself not made by hands...”): Met, I won’t die - my soul is in cherished lyre// my ashes will survive and decay will escape.”

Non progredi est regredi. - Not going forward means going backwards.

Non rex est lex, sed lex est rex. - The king is not the law, but the law is the king.

Non scholae, sed vitae discimus. - We study not for school, but for life.

It is based on Seneca’s reproach (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 106, 12) to armchair philosophers, whose thoughts are divorced from reality, and whose mind is cluttered with useless information.

Non semper erunt Saturnalia. - There will not always be Saturnalia (holidays, carefree days).

Compare: “Not everything is for the cat Maslenitsa”, “Not everything is with supplies, you can live with kvass.” Found in the work attributed to Seneca, “The Apotheosis of the Divine Claudius” (12). Saturnalia was celebrated annually in December (from 494 BC), in memory of the golden age (the era of prosperity, equality, peace), when, according to legend, Saturn, the father of Jupiter, reigned in the region of Latium (where Rome was located). People were having fun in the streets, visiting people; Work, legal proceedings, and the development of military plans stopped. For one day (December 19), the slaves received freedom and sat at the same table with their modestly dressed masters, who, moreover, served them.

Non sum qualis eram. - I'm not the same as I was before.

Having aged, Horace (“Odes”, IV, 1, 3) asks
the goddess of love, Venus, leave him alone.

Nosce te ipsum. - Know yourself.

According to legend, this inscription was inscribed on the pediment of the famous Temple of Apollo in Delphi (Central Greece). They said that once seven Greek sages (6th century BC) gathered near the Delphic temple and laid this saying as the basis of all Hellenic (Greek) wisdom. The Greek original of this phrase, “gnothi seauton”, is given by Juvenal (“Satires”, XI, 27).

Novus rex, nova lex. - New king - new law.

Compare: “A new broom sweeps in a new way.”

Nulla ars in se versatur. - Not a single art (not a single science) is self-contained.

Cicero (“On the Boundaries of Good and Evil,” V, 6, 16) says that the goal of every science lies outside it: for example, healing is the science of health.

Nulla calamitas sola. - There is more than one problem.

Compare: “Trouble has come - open the gates,” “Trouble brings seven troubles.”

Nulla dies sine linea. - Not a day without a line.

A call to practice your art daily; An excellent motto for an artist, writer, publisher. The source is the story of Pliny the Elder (“Natural History”, XXXV, 36, 12) about Apelles, a Greek painter of the 4th century. BC, who drew at least one line every day. Pliny himself, a politician and scientist, the author of the 37-volume encyclopedic work “Natural History” (“History of Nature”), which contains about 20,000 facts (from mathematics to art history) and used information from the works of almost 400 authors, followed this rule all his life Apelles, which became the basis for the couplet: “According to the behest of Elder Pliny, // Nulla dies sine linea.”

Nulla salus bello. - There is no good in war.

In Virgil’s “Aeneid” (XI, 362), the noble Latin Drank asks the king of the Rutuli, Turnus, to put an end to the war with Aeneas, in which many Latins are dying: either to retire, or to fight the hero one-on-one, so that the king’s daughter Latina and the kingdom go to the winner.

Nunc vino pellite curas. - Now drive away your worries with wine.

In Horace’s ode (I, 7, 31), Teucer addresses his companions this way, forced after returning from the Trojan War to his native island of Salamis to go into exile again (see “Ubi bene, ibi patria”).

Oh rus! - Oh village!

“Oh village! When will I see you! - exclaims Horace (“Satires”, II, 6, 60), telling how, after a hectic day spent in Rome, having decided a bunch of things on the go, he strives with all his soul to a quiet corner - an estate in the Sabine Mountains, which has long been the subject of his dreams (see “Hoc erat in votis”) and given to him by Maecenas, a friend of Emperor Augustus. The patron also helped other poets (Virgil, Proportion), but it was thanks to Horace’s poems that his name became famous and came to mean every patron of the arts. In the epigraph to the 2nd chapter of “Eugene Onegin” (“The village where Eugene was bored was a lovely corner...”), Pushkin used a pun: “Oh rus! O Rus'! »

O sancta simplicitas! - Oh holy simplicity!

About someone's naivety, slow-wittedness. According to legend, the phrase was uttered by Jan Hus (1371-1415), the ideologist of the Church Reformation in the Czech Republic, when during his burning as a heretic by the verdict of the Constance Church Council, some pious old woman threw an armful of brushwood into the fire. Jan Hus preached in Prague; he demanded equal rights between the laity and the clergy, called Christ the only head of the church, the only source of doctrine - the Holy Scripture, and called some popes heretics. The Pope summoned Hus to the Council to present his point of view, promising safety, but then, after holding him for 7 months in captivity and executing him, he said that he was not keeping his promises to the heretics.

O tempora! oh more! - Oh times! oh morals!

Perhaps the most famous expression from the first speech of Cicero (consul 63 BC) against the conspiratorial senator Catiline (I, 2), which is considered the pinnacle of Roman oratory. Revealing the details of the conspiracy at a meeting of the Senate, Cicero in this phrase is indignant at both the impudence of Catiline, who dared to appear in the Senate as if nothing had happened, although his intentions were known to everyone, and the inaction of the authorities in relation to the criminal plotting the death of the Republic; whereas in the old days they killed people who were less dangerous to the state. Usually the expression is used to state the decline of morals, condemn an ​​entire generation, emphasizing the unheard-of nature of the event.

Occidat, dum imperet. - Let him kill, as long as he reigns.

Thus, according to the historian Tacitus (Annals, XIV, 9), the power-hungry Agrippina, the great-granddaughter of Augustus, answered the astrologers who predicted that her son Nero would become emperor, but would kill his mother. Indeed, 11 years later, Agrippina’s husband became her uncle, Emperor Claudius, whom she poisoned 6 years later, in 54 AD, passing the throne to her son. Subsequently, Agrippina became one of the victims of the suspicion of the cruel emperor. After unsuccessful attempts to poison her, Nero engineered a shipwreck; and upon learning that the mother had escaped, he ordered her to be stabbed with a sword (Suetonius, “Nero”, 34). A painful death also awaited him (see “Qualis artifex pereo”).

Oderint, dum metuant. - Let them hate, as long as they are afraid.

The expression usually characterizes power, which rests on the fear of subordinates. Source - the words of the cruel king Atreus from the tragedy of the same name by the Roman playwright Actium (II-I centuries BC). According to Suetonius (“Gaius Caligula”, 30), the emperor Caligula (12-41 AD) liked to repeat them. Even as a child, he loved to be present at tortures and executions, every 10th day he signed sentences, demanding that the convicts be executed with small, frequent blows. The fear among people was so great that many did not immediately believe the news of Caligula’s murder as a result of a conspiracy, believing that he himself spread these rumors in order to find out what they thought about him (Suetonius, 60).

Oderint, dum pront. - Let them hate, as long as they support.

According to Suetonius (Tiberius, 59), Emperor Tiberius (42 BC - 37 AD) spoke thus when reading anonymous poems about his mercilessness. Even in childhood, the character of Tiberius was astutely determined by the teacher of eloquence Theodore of Gadar, who, scolding him, called him “dirt mixed with blood” (“Tiberius”, 57).

Odero, si potero. - I'll hate it if I can.

Ovid (“Love Elegies”, III, 11, 35) talks about the attitude towards an insidious girlfriend.

Od(i) et amo. - I hate and love.

From Catullus’s famous couplet about love and hate (No. 85): “Though I hate, I love. Why? - perhaps you’ll ask.// I don’t understand it myself, but feeling it inside myself, I’m crumbling” (translated by A. Fet). Perhaps the poet wants to say that he no longer feels the same sublime, respectful feeling for his unfaithful friend, but he cannot physically stop loving her and hates himself (or her?) for this, realizing that he is betraying himself, his understanding of love. The fact that these two opposing feelings are equally present in the hero’s soul is emphasized equal amount syllables in the Latin verbs “hate” and “love”. Perhaps this is also why there is still no adequate Russian translation of this poem.

Oleum et operam perdidi. - I spent oil and labor.

This is what a person who has wasted time, worked to no avail, and has not received the expected results, can say about himself. The proverb is found in Plautus’s comedy “The Punic” (I, 2, 332), where the girl, whose two companions the young man noticed and greeted first, sees that she tried in vain, dressing up and anointing herself with oil. Cicero gives a similar expression, speaking not only about oil for anointing (“Letters to Relatives”, VII, 1, 3), but also about oil for illumination, used during work (“Letters to Atticus”, II, 17, 1) . We will find a statement similar in meaning in Petronius’s novel “Satyricon” (CXXXIV).

Omnia mea mecum porto. - I carry everything I have with me.

Source - told by Cicero (“Paradoxes”, I, 1, the legend of Biantes, one of the seven Greek sages (VI century BC). His city of Priene was attacked by enemies, and the inhabitants, hastily leaving their homes, tried to capture itself as many things as possible. To the call to do the same, Biant replied that this is exactly what he does, because he always carries within himself his true, inalienable wealth, for which bundles and bags are not needed - the treasures of the soul, the wealth of the mind. Paradox , but now the words Bianta are often used when they carry things with them for all occasions (for example, all their documents).The expression can also indicate a low level of income.

Omnia mutantur, mutabantur, mutabuntur. - Everything is changing, has changed and will change.

Omnia praeclara rara. - Everything beautiful is rare.

Cicero (“Laelius, or On Friendship,” XXI, 79) talks about how difficult it is to find a true friend. Hence the final words of Spinoza’s Ethics (V, 42): “Everything beautiful is as difficult as it is rare” (about how difficult it is to free the soul from prejudices and affects). Compare with the Greek proverb "Kala halepa" ("The beautiful is difficult"), quoted in Plato's dialogue "Hippias Major" (304 f), which discusses the essence of beauty.

Omnia vincit amor, . - Love conquers everything,

Short version: “Amor omnia vincit” (“Love conquers all”). Compare: “Even if you drown yourself, you still get along with your sweetheart,” “Love and death know no barriers.” The source of the expression is Virgil's Bucolics (X, 69).

Optima sunt communia. - The best belongs to everyone.

Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 16, 7) says that he considers all true thoughts to be his own.

Optimum medicamentum quies est. - The best medicine is peace.

The saying belongs to the Roman physician Cornelius Celsus (“Sentences”, V, 12).

Otia dant vita. - Idleness breeds vices.

Compare: “Work feeds, but laziness spoils”, “Idleness makes money, but the will is strengthened in work.” Also with the statement of the Roman statesman and writer Cato the Elder (234-149 BC), cited by Columella, a writer of the 1st century. AD (“On Agriculture”, XI, 1, 26): “By doing nothing, people learn bad deeds.”

otium cum dignitate - worthy leisure (given to literature, arts, sciences)

Definition of Cicero (“On the Orator”, 1.1, 1), who, after retiring from the affairs of the state, devoted his free time to writing.

Otium post negotium. - Rest - after business.

Compare: “If you’ve done your job, go for a walk”, “Time for work, time for fun.”

Pacta sunt servanda. - Agreements must be respected.

Compare: “An agreement is more valuable than money.”

Paete, non dolet. - Pet, it doesn’t hurt (there’s nothing wrong with that).

The expression is used in order to convince a person by personal example to try something unknown to him or her that causes fear. These famous words of Arria, the wife of the consul Caecina Petus, who participated in the failed conspiracy against the weak-minded and cruel emperor Claudius (42 AD), are quoted by Pliny the Younger (“Letters”, III, 16, 6). The conspiracy was discovered, its organizer Skribonian was executed. Pet, sentenced to death, had to commit suicide within a certain period of time, but could not decide. And one day his wife, at the conclusion of the agreement, pierced herself with her husband’s dagger, with these words, took it out of the wound and gave it to Pet.

Pallet: aut amat, aut studet. - Pale: either in love, or studying.

Medieval proverb.

pallida morte futura - pale in the face of death (pale as death)

Virgil (Aeneid, IV, 645) speaks of the Carthaginian queen Dido, abandoned by Aeneas, who decided to commit suicide in a fit of madness. Pale, with bloodshot eyes, she rushed through the palace. The hero, who left Dido on the orders of Jupiter (see “Naviget, haec summa (e) sl”), seeing the glow of a funeral pyre from the deck of the ship, felt that something terrible had happened (V, 4-7).

Panem et circenses! - Meal'n'Real!

Usually characterizes the limited desires of ordinary people who are not at all concerned about serious issues in the life of the country. In this exclamation, the poet Juvenal (“Satires”, X, 81) reflected the main demand of the idle Roman mob in the era of the Empire. Having come to terms with the loss of political rights, the poor people were content with the handouts with which dignitaries sought popularity among the people - the distribution of free bread and the organization of free circus shows (chariot races, gladiator fights), and costume battles. Every day, according to the law of 73 BC, poor Roman citizens (there were about 200,000 in the 1st-2nd centuries AD) received 1.5 kg of bread; then they also introduced the distribution of butter, meat, and money.

Parvi liberi, parvum maluni. - Small children are small troubles.

Compare: “Big children are big and poor”, “Small children are woeful, but big ones are doubly so”, “A small child sucks the breast, but a big one does not let the heart”, “A small child does not let you sleep, but a big child does not let you live” .

Parvum parva decent. - Small things suit small people.

Horace (“Epistle”, I, 7, 44), addressing his patron and friend Maecenas, whose name later became a household name, says that he is completely satisfied with his estate in the Sabine Mountains (see “Hoc erat in votis”) and he is not attracted by life in the capital.

Pauper ubique jacet. - The poor thing is defeated everywhere.

Compare: “All the trouble falls on poor Makar”, “The poor man’s censer smokes.” From Ovid's poem "Fasti" (I, 218).

Pecunia nervus belli. - Money is the nerve (driving force) of war.

The expression is found in Cicero (Philippics, V, 2, 6).

Peccant reges, plectuntur Achivi. - The kings sin, but the Achaeans (Greeks) suffer.

Compare: “The bars fight, but the men’s forelocks crack.” It is based on the words of Horace (“Epistle”, I, 2, 14), who tells how the Greek hero Achilles, insulted by King Agamemnon (see “inutil terrae pondus”), refused to participate in the Trojan War, which led to defeat and death many Achaeans.

Pecunia non olet. - Money doesn't smell.

In other words, money is always money, regardless of its source. According to Suetonius (“The Divine Vespasian,” 23), when Emperor Vespasian imposed a tax on public toilets, his son Titus began to reproach his father. Vespasian brought a coin from the first profit to his son’s nose and asked if it smelled. “Non olet” (“It does not smell”), answered Titus.

Per aspera ad astra. - Through thorns (difficulties) to the stars.

A call to reach your goal, overcoming all obstacles along the way. In reverse order: "Ad astra per aspera" is the motto of the state of Kansas.

Pereat mundus, fiat justitia! - Let the world perish, but justice will be done!

“Fiat justitia, pereat mundus” (“Let justice be done and let peace perish”) is the motto of Ferdinand I, Emperor (1556-1564) of the Holy Roman Empire, expressing the desire to restore justice at any cost. The expression is often quoted with the last word replaced.

Periculum in mora. - The danger is in delay. (Delay is like death.)

Titus Livy (“History of Rome from the Foundation of the City,” XXXVIII, 25, 13) speaks of the Romans, pressed by the Gauls, who fled, seeing that they could no longer hesitate.

Plaudite, cives! - Applaud, citizens!

One of the final addresses of Roman actors to the audience (see also “Valete et plaudite”). According to Suetonius (The Divine Augustus, 99), before his death, Emperor Augustus asked (in Greek) his friends as they entered to clap if, in their opinion, he had played the comedy of life well.

Plenus venter non studet libenter. - A full belly is deaf to learning.

plus sonat, quam valet - more ringing than meaning (more ringing than it weighs)

Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 40, 5) speaks of the speeches of demagogues.

Poete nascuntur, oratores fiunt. - People are born poets, but become orators.

It is based on words from Cicero’s speech “In Defense of the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias” (8, 18).

pollice verso - with a turned finger (finish him off!)

By turning the lowered thumb of the right hand towards the chest, the spectators decided the fate of the defeated gladiator: the winner, who received a bowl of gold coins from the organizers of the games, had to finish him off. The expression is found in Juvenal (“Satires”, III, 36-37).

Populus remedia cupit. - People are hungry for medicine.

Saying by Galen, personal physician of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161-180), his son-in-law and co-ruler Verus, and son Commodus.

Post nubila sol. - After bad weather - the sun.

Compare: “Not everything is bad weather, there will be a red sun.” It is based on a poem by the New Latin poet Alan of Lille (12th century): “After the dark clouds, the sun is more comforting to us than the usual; // so love after quarrels will seem brighter” (translated by the compiler). Compare with the motto of Geneva: “Post tenebras lux” (“After darkness, light”).

Primum vivere, deinde philosophari. - First to live, and only then to philosophize.

The call is to experience and experience a lot before talking about life. In the mouth of a person associated with science, it means that the joys of everyday life are not alien to him.

primus inter pares - first among equals

On the position of the monarch in a feudal state. The formula dates back to the time of Emperor Augustus, who, fearing the fate of his predecessor, Julius Caesar (he was too clearly striving for sole power and was killed in 44 BC, as see in the article “Et tu, Brute!” ), maintained the appearance of a republic and freedom, calling himself primus inter pares (since his name was in first place on the list of senators), or princeps (i.e., first citizen). Hence, established by Augustus by 27 BC. a form of government when all republican institutions were preserved (Senate, elected offices, national assembly), but in fact power belonged to one person, is called the principate.

Prior tempore - potior jure. - First in time - first in right.

A legal rule called the right of first possession. Compare: “He who ripened, ate.”

pro aris et focis - for altars and hearths

In other words, protect everything that is most precious. Found in Titus Livy (“History of Rome from the Founding of the City”, IX, 12, 6).

Procul ab oculis, procul ex mente. - Out of sight, out of mind.

Procul, profani! - Go away, uninitiated!

Usually this is a call not to judge things that you don’t understand. Epigraph to Pushkin’s poem “The Poet and the Crowd” (1828). In Virgil (Aeneid, VI, 259), the prophetess Sibyl exclaims this way, hearing the howling of dogs - a sign of the approach of the goddess Hecate, mistress of shadows: “Strangers to the mysteries, go away! Leave the grove immediately!” (translated by S. Osherov). The seer drives away the companions of Aeneas, who came to her to find out how he can go down to the kingdom of the dead and see his father there. The hero himself was already initiated into the mystery of what was happening thanks to the golden branch that he plucked in the forest for the mistress of the underworld, Proserpina (Persephone).

Proserpina nullum caput fugit. - Proserpine (death) spares no one.

It is based on the words of Horace (“Odes”, I, 28, 19-20). About Proserpina, see the previous article.

Pulchra res homo est, si homo est. - A person is beautiful if he is a person.

Compare in Sophocles’ tragedy “Antigone” (340-341): “There are many miracles in the world, // man is the most wonderful of them all” (translated by S. Shervinsky and N. Poznyakov). In the original Greek - the definition is “deinos” (terrible, but also wonderful). The point is that great powers lie hidden in a person, with their help you can do good or evil deeds, it all depends on the person himself.

Qualis artifex pereo! - What artist dies!

About something valuable that is not used for its intended purpose, or about a person who has not realized himself. According to Suetonius (Nero, 49), these words were repeated before his death (68 AD) by Emperor Nero, who considered himself a great tragic singer and loved to perform in theaters in Rome and Greece. The Senate declared him an enemy and sought him out for execution according to the custom of his ancestors (the criminal had his head clamped with a block and flogged with rods until death), but Nero still hesitated to give up his life. He ordered to dig a grave, then to bring water and firewood, all exclaiming that a great artist was dying in him. Only when he heard the approach of the horsemen who were instructed to take him alive, Nero, with the help of the freedman Phaon, plunged a sword into his throat.

Qualis pater, talis filius. - Such is the father, such is the fellow. (Like father, like son.)

Qualis rex, talis grex. - Like the king, such is the people (i.e., like the priest, such is the parish).

Qualis vir, talis oratio. - What is the husband (person), such is the speech.

From the maxims of Publilius Syrus (No. 848): “Speech is a reflection of the mind: as is the husband, so is speech.” Compare: “To know a bird by its feathers, and a fellow by its speech,” “Like a priest, such is his prayer.”

Qualis vita, et mors ita. - As life is, so is death.

Compare: “A dog’s death is a dog’s death.”

Quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus. - Sometimes the glorious Homer dozes (makes mistakes).

Horace (Science of Poetry, 359) says that even in Homer's poems there are weak points. Compare: “Even the sun has spots.”

Qui amat me, amat et canem meum. - Whoever loves me loves my dog.

Qui canit arte, canat, ! - Whoever can sing, let him sing!

Ovid (“Science of Love”, II, 506) advises the lover to reveal all his talents to his girlfriend.

Qui bene amat, bene castigat. - He who sincerely loves, sincerely (from the heart) punishes.

Compare: “Loves like a soul, but shakes like a pear.” Also in the Bible (Proverbs of Solomon, 3, 12): “Whom the Lord loves, He chastens, and favors, as a father does to his son.”

Qui multum alphabet, plus cupit. - He who has a lot wants more.

Compare: “Whoever is overflowing, give more,” “Appetite comes with eating,” “The more you eat, the more you want.” The expression is found in Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 119, 6).

Qui non zelat, non amat. - He who is not jealous does not love.

Qui scribit, bis legit. - He who writes reads twice.

Qui terret, plus ipse timet. - He who inspires fear fears himself even more.

Qui totum vult, totum perdit. - He who wants everything loses everything.

Quia nominor leo. - For my name is Lion.

About the right of the strong and influential. In the fable of Phaedrus (I, 5, 7), the lion, hunting together with a cow, a goat and a sheep, explained to them why he took the first quarter of the prey (he took the second for his help, the third because he was stronger, and he forbade even touching the fourth).

Quid est veritas? - What is truth?

In the Gospel of John (18:38) this is the famous question that Pontius Pilate, procurator of the Roman province of Judea, asked Jesus, who was brought before him for trial, in response to His words: “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I came into the world, to testify to truth; everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice" (John 18:37).

Quid opus nota noscere? - Why try what has been tried and tested?

Plautus (“The Boastful Warrior”, II, 1) speaks of excessive suspicion towards people who have proven themselves well.

Quidquid discis, tibi discis. - Whatever you study, you study for yourself.

The expression is found in Petronius (Satyricon, XLVI).

Quidquid latet, apparebit. - Everything secret will become clear.

From the Catholic hymn “Dies irae” (“Day of Wrath”), which speaks of the coming day of the Last Judgment. The basis of the expression, apparently, was the words from the Gospel of Mark (4, 22; or from Luke, 8, 17): “For there is nothing hidden that will not be made manifest, nor hidden that will not be made known and revealed would".

legiones redde. - bring back the legions.

Regret over an irrevocable loss or a call to return something that belongs to you (sometimes simply said “Legiones redde”). According to Suetonius (The Divine Augustus, 23), Emperor Augustus exclaimed this repeatedly after the crushing defeat of the Romans under Quintilius Varus from the Germans in the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD), where three legions were destroyed. Having learned about the misfortune, Augustus did not cut his hair or beard for several months in a row, and celebrated the day of defeat every year with mourning. The expression is given in Montaigne’s “Essays”: in this chapter (Book I, Chapter 4) we are talking about human incontinence, worthy of condemnation.

Quis bene celat amorem? -Who successfully hides love?

Compare: “Love is like a cough: you can’t hide it from people.” Quoted by Ovid (“Heroids”, XII, 37) in the love letter of the sorceress Medea to her husband Jason. She remembers the first time she saw a beautiful stranger who arrived on the ship "Argo" for the golden fleece - the skin of a golden ram, and how Jason instantly felt Medea's love for him.

This is what Persia, one of the most difficult Roman authors to perceive, says about his satires (I, 2), arguing that for a poet his own opinion is more important than the recognition of his readers.

Quo vadis? - Are you coming? (Where are you going?)

According to church tradition, during the persecution of Christians in Rome under Emperor Nero (c. 65), the Apostle Peter decided to leave his flock and find a new place for his life and deeds. Leaving the city, he saw Jesus heading to Rome. In response to the question: “Quo vadis, Domine? "("Where are you going, Lord?") - Christ said that he was going to Rome to die again for a people deprived of a shepherd. Peter returned to Rome and was executed along with the Apostle Paul captured in Jerusalem. Considering that he was not worthy to die like Jesus, he asked to be crucified head down. With the question “Quo vadis, Domine?” in the Gospel of John, the apostles Peter (13, 36) and Thomas (14, 5) turned to Christ during the Last Supper.

Quod dubitas, ne feceris. - If you doubt it, don’t do it.

The expression is found in Pliny the Younger (“Letters”, I, 18, 5). Cicero speaks about this (“On Duties”, I, 9, 30).

Quod licet, ingratum (e)st. - What is permitted does not attract.

In Ovid’s poem (“Love Elegies”, II, 19, 3), the lover asks the husband to guard his wife, if only so that the other would burn hotter with passion for her: after all, “there is no taste in what is permitted, prohibition excites more sharply” (translated by S. Shervinsky ).

Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi. - What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.

Compare: “It’s up to the abbot, but it’s up to the brethren!”, “What the master can do, Ivan can’t.”

Quod petis, est nusquam. “What you crave is nowhere to be found.”

Ovid in the poem “Metamorphoses” (III, 433) addresses the beautiful young man Narcissus this way. Rejecting the love of the nymphs, he was punished for this by the goddess of retribution, having fallen in love with what he could not possess - his own reflection in the waters of the source (since then, a narcissist is called a narcissist).

Quod scripsi, scripsi. - What I wrote, I wrote.

Usually this is a categorical refusal to correct or redo your work. According to the Gospel of John (19, 22), this is how the Roman procurator Pontius Pilate responded to the Jewish high priests, who insisted that on the cross where Jesus was crucified, instead of the inscription made by order of Pilate, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews” (according to Hebrew, Greek and Latin - 19, 19), it was written “He said: “I am the King of the Jews” (19, 21).

Quod uni dixeris, omnibus dixeris. -What you say to one, you say to everyone.

Quos ego! - Here I am! (Well, I'll show you!)

In Virgil (Aeneid, 1.135) these are the words of the god Neptune, addressed to the winds, which, without his knowledge, had disturbed the sea in order to smash the ships of Aeneas (the mythical ancestor of the Romans) against the rocks, thereby rendering a service to Juno, the wife of Jupiter, who was unfavorable to the hero.

Quot homines, tot sententiae. - How many people, so many opinions.

Compare: “A hundred heads, a hundred minds”, “There is no need for a mind”, “Everyone has a head of his own” (Grigory Skovoroda). The phrase is found in Terence’s comedy “Formion” (II, 4, 454), in Cicero (“On the Boundaries of Good and Evil”, I, 5, 15).

Re bene gesta. - Do - do so,

Rem tene, verba sequentur. - Comprehend the essence (master the essence), and the words will appear.

The words of an orator and politician of the 2nd century given in a late rhetoric textbook. BC. Cato the Elder. Compare Horace (“The Science of Poetry,” 311): “If the subject becomes clear, the words will be chosen without difficulty” (translated by M. Gasparov). Umberto Eco (“The Name of the Rose.” - M.: Book Chamber, 1989. - P. 438) says that if to write a novel he had to learn everything about a medieval monastery, then in poetry the principle “Verba tene, res sequentur” applies. (“Master the words, and the objects will appear”).

Repetitio est mater studiorum.-Repetition is the mother of learning.

Requiem aeternam. - Eternal peace.

The beginning of the Catholic funeral mass, whose first word (requiem - peace) gave the name to many musical compositions written on its words; Of these, the most famous are the works of Mozart and Verdi. The set and order of the texts of the requiem were finally established in the 14th century. in the Roman rite and was approved by the Council of Trent (which ended in 1563), which prohibited the use of alternative texts.

Requiescat in pace. (R.I.P.) - May he rest in peace,

In other words, peace be upon him (her). The closing phrase of a Catholic funeral prayer and a common epitaph. Sinners and enemies can be addressed to the parody “Requiescat in pice” - “Let him rest (may he rest) in tar.”

Res ipsa loquitur.-The thing speaks itself.

Compare: “A good product praises itself,” “A good piece will find its own mouth.”

Res, non verba. - deeds, not words.

Res sacra miser. - Unfortunate is a sacred matter.

Inscription on the building of a former charitable society in Warsaw.

Roma locuta, causa finita. - Rome has spoken, the matter is over.

Usually this is a recognition of someone's right to be the main authority in a given field and to decide the outcome of a case with their opinion. The opening phrase of the bull of 416, where Pope Innocent approved the decision of the Synod of Carthage to excommunicate the opponents of St. Augustine (354-430), a philosopher and theologian. Then these words became a formula (“the papal curia made its final decision”).

Saepe stilum vertas. - Rotate your style more often.

Style (stylus) is a stick, with the sharp end of which the Romans wrote on waxed tablets (see “tabula rasa”), and with the other, in the shape of a spatula, they erased what was written. Horace (“Satires”, I, 10, 73) with this phrase calls on poets to carefully finish their works.

Salus populi suprema lex. - The good of the people is the highest law.

The expression is found in Cicero (“On the Laws”, III, 3, 8). "Salus populi suprema lex esto" ("The welfare of the people be the supreme law") is the motto of the state of Missouri.

Sapere aude. - Strive to be wise (usually: strive for knowledge, dare to know).

Horace (“Epistle”, I, 2, 40) speaks of the desire to rationally arrange one’s life.

Sapienti sat. - Smart enough.

Compare: “Intelligent: pauca” - “To someone who understands not much” (an intellectual is someone who understands), “A smart person will understand at a glance.” It is found, for example, in Terence’s comedy “Formion” (III, 3, 541). The young man instructed a resourceful slave to get money and when asked where to get it, he replied: “Father is here. - I know. What? “That’s enough for the smart one” (translated by A. Artyushkov).

Sapientia governor navis. - Wisdom is the helmsman of the ship.

Given in a collection of aphorisms compiled by Erasmus of Rotterdam (“Adagia”, V, 1, 63), with reference to Titinius, a Roman comedian of the 2nd century. BC. (fragment No. 127): “The helmsman steers the ship with wisdom, not strength.” The ship has long been considered a symbol of the state, as can be seen from the poem of the Greek lyricist Alcaeus (VII-VI centuries BC) under the code name “New Shaft”.

Sapientis est mutare consilium. - A wise man tends to change his mind.

Satis vixi vel vitae vel gloriae. - I have lived enough for both life and glory.

Cicero (“On the return of Marcus Claudius Marcellus,” 8, 25) quotes these words of Caesar, telling him that he has not lived enough for his homeland, which has suffered civil wars, and alone is capable of healing its wounds.

Scientia est potentia. - Knowledge is power.

Compare: “Without science is like without hands.” It is based on the statement of the English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) about the identity of knowledge and human power over nature (“New Organon”, I, 3): science is not an end in itself, but a means to increase this power. S

cio me nihil scire. - I know that I don't know anything.

Translation into Latin of the famous words of Socrates, quoted by his student Plato (“Apology of Socrates”, 21 d). When the Delphic oracle (the oracle of the temple of Apollo in Delphi) called Socrates the wisest of the Hellenes (Greeks), he was surprised, because he believed that he knew nothing. But then, having started talking with people who insisted that they knew a lot, and asking them the most important and, at first glance, simple questions (what is virtue, beauty), he realized that, unlike others, he knew at least this that he knows nothing. Compare the Apostle Paul (Corinthians, I, 8, 2): “Whoever thinks that he knows something, still knows nothing as he ought to know.”

Semper avarus eget. - A stingy person is always in need.

Horace (“Epistle”, I, 2, 56) advises curbing your desires: “A greedy person is always in need - so set a limit to lusts” (translated by N. Gunzburg). Compare: “The stingy rich man is poorer than the beggar”, “It is not the poor one who has little, but the one who wants a lot”, “It is not the poor one who has nothing, but the one who rakes in”, “No matter how much a dog grabs, a well-fed one cannot happen”, “You can’t fill a bottomless barrel, you can’t feed a greedy belly.” Also from Sallust (“On the Conspiracy of Catalina”, 11, 3): “Greed is not diminished by either wealth or poverty.” Or from Publilius Syrus (Sentences, No. 320): “Poverty lacks little, greed lacks everything.”

semper idem; semper eadem - always the same; always the same (same)

“Semper idem” can be considered as a call to maintain peace of mind in any situation, not to lose face, and to remain yourself. Cicero in his treatise “On Duties” (I, 26, 90) says that only insignificant people do not know the measure of either sorrow or joy: after all, in any circumstances it is better to have “an even character, always the same facial expression” ( translated by V. Gorenshtein). As Cicero says in “Tusculan Conversations” (III, 15, 31), this is exactly what Socrates was: the grumpy wife of Xanthippe scolded the philosopher precisely because the expression on his face was unchanged, “after all, his spirit, imprinted on his face, did not know changes "(translated by M. Gasparov).

Senectus ipsa morbus.-Old age itself is a disease.

Source - Terence's comedy "Formion" (IV, 1, 574-575), where Khremet explains to his brother why he was so slow in coming to his wife and daughter, who remained on the island of Lemnos, that when he finally got ready there, he found out that they themselves They went to see him in Athens a long time ago: “I was detained by illness.” - "What? Which one? - “Here’s another question! Isn’t old age a disease?” (Translated by A. Artyushkova)

Seniores priores. - Elders have advantage.

For example, you can say this by skipping the oldest person forward.

Sero venientibus ossa. - Late arrivals bones.

The Roman greeting to late guests (the expression is also known in the form "Tarde venientibus ossa"). Compare: “The last guest eats a bone,” “The late guest eats bones,” “Whoever is late drinks water.”

Si felix esse vis, esto. - If you want to be happy, be.

The Latin analogue of the famous aphorism of Kozma Prutkov (this name is a literary mask created by A.K. Tolstoy and the Zhemchuzhnikov brothers; this is how they signed their satirical works in the 1850-1860s).

Si gravis, brevis, si longus, levis. - If it is heavy, then it is short-lived; if it is long, then it is light.

These words of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who was a very sick man and considered pleasure, which he understood as the absence of pain, to be the highest good, are cited and disputed by Cicero (“On the Boundaries of Good and Evil,” II, 29, 94). Extremely serious illnesses, he says, can also be long-lasting, and the only way to resist them is courage, which does not allow cowardice. The expression of Epicurus, since it is polysemantic (usually quoted without the word dolor - pain), can also be attributed to human speech. It will turn out: “If it’s weighty, then it’s short, if it’s long (wordy), then it’s frivolous.”

Si judicas, cognosce. - If you judge, figure it out (listen)

In Seneca's tragedy "Medea" (II, 194) these are the words main character, addressed to the king of Corinth Creon, whose daughter Jason, Medea’s husband, for whose sake she once betrayed her father (helped the Argonauts take away what was stored with him) was going to marry The Golden Fleece), left her homeland, killed sibling. Creon, knowing how dangerous Medea's anger is, ordered her to immediately leave the city; but, succumbing to her persuasion, he gave her 1 day of respite to say goodbye to the children. This day was enough for Medea to take revenge. She sent clothes soaked in witchcraft as a gift to the royal daughter, and she, having put them on, burned along with her father, who hastened to her aid.

Si sapis, sis apis.-If you are intelligent, be a bee (that is, work)

Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses. - If you had remained silent, you would have remained a philosopher.

Compare: “Keep silent and you will pass for smart.” It is based on a story given by Plutarch (“On the Pious Life,” 532) and Boethius (“Consolation of Philosophy,” II, 7) about a man who was proud of the title of philosopher. Someone exposed him, promising to recognize him as a philosopher if he patiently endured all the insults. After listening to his interlocutor, the proud man mockingly asked: “Now do you believe that I am a philosopher?” - “I would have believed it if you had remained silent.”

Si vales, bene est, ego valeo. (S.V.B.E.E.V.) - If you are healthy, that’s good, and I’m healthy.

Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 15, 1), talking about the ancient custom of beginning a letter with these words that survived until his time (1st century AD), himself addresses Lucilius like this: “If you are studying philosophy is good. Because only in her is health” (translated by S. Osherov).

Si vis amari, ama. - If you want to be loved, love

Quoted from Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 9, 6) the words of the Greek philosopher Hekaton.

Si vis pacem, para bellum. - If you want peace, prepare for war.

The saying gave its name to the Parabellum, a German automatic 8-round pistol (it was in service with the German army until 1945). “Whoever wants peace, let him prepare for war” - the words of a Roman military writer of the 4th century. AD Vegetia (“A Brief Instruction in Military Affairs”, 3, Prologue).

Sic itur ad astra. - So they go to the stars.

In Virgil (Aeneid, IX, 641), the god Apollo addresses these words to the son of Aeneas Ascanius (Yul), who struck the enemy with an arrow and won the first victory in his life.

Sic transit gloria mundi. - This is how worldly glory passes.

Usually they say this about something lost (beauty, glory, strength, greatness, authority), which has lost its meaning. It is based on the treatise of the German mystic philosopher Thomas a à Kempis (1380-1471) “On the Imitation of Christ” (I, 3, 6): “Oh, how quickly worldly glory passes.” Beginning around 1409, these words are spoken during the ceremony of consecrating a new pope, burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the fragility and perishability of everything earthly, including the power and glory he receives. Sometimes the saying is quoted with the last word replaced, for example: “Sic transit tempus” (“This is how time passes”).

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Below are 170 Latin catchphrases and proverbs with transliteration (transcription) and accents.

Sign ў denotes a non-syllable sound [y].

Sign g x denotes a fricative sound [γ] , which corresponds to G in the Belarusian language, as well as the corresponding sound in Russian words God, yeah and so on.

1. A mari usque ad mare.
   [A mari uskve ad mare].
   From sea to sea.
   Motto on the coat of arms of Canada.
2. Ab ovo usque ad mala.
   [Ab ovo uskve ad malya].
   From eggs to apples, that is, from beginning to end.
   The Romans' lunch began with eggs and ended with apples.
3. Abiens abi!
   [Abiens abi!]
   Leaving go!
4. Acta est fabŭla.
   [Acta est fabula].
   The show is over.
   Suetonius, in The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, writes that Emperor Augustus, on his last day, asked his friends as they entered whether they thought he had “played the comedy of life well.”
5. Alea jacta est.
   [Alea yakta est].
   Die is cast.
   Used in cases where they talk about an irrevocably made decision. The words spoken by Julius Caesar as his troops crossed the Rubicon River, which separated Umbria from the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul, i.e. Northern Italy, in 49 BC. e. Julius Caesar, breaking the law according to which he, as a proconsul, could command an army only outside of Italy, led it, finding himself on Italian territory, and thereby started a civil war.
6. Amīcus est anĭmus unus in duōbus corporĭbus.
   [Amicus est animus unus in duobus corporibus].
   A friend is one soul in two bodies.
7. Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca verĭtas.
   [Amicus Plato, sed magis amika veritas].
   Plato is my friend, but truth is dearer (Aristotle).
   Used when they want to emphasize that truth is above all.
8. Amor tussisque non celantur.
   [Amor tussiskve non tselyantur].
   You can't hide love and a cough.
9. Aquila non captat muscas.
   [Aquila non captat muscas].
   The eagle doesn't catch flies.
10. Audacia pro muro habētur.
    [Aўdatsia about muro g x abetur].
    Courage replaces walls (literally: there is courage instead of walls).
11. Audiātur et altĕra pars!
    [Audiatur et altera pars!]
    Let the other side be heard too!
    On impartial consideration of disputes.
12. Aurea mediocritas.
    [Aўrea mediocritas].
    The Golden Mean (Horace).
    About people who avoid extremes in their judgments and actions.
13. Aut vincere, aut mori.
    [Aut vintsere, aut mori].
    Either win or die.
14. Ave, Caesar, moritūri te salūtant!
    [Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!]
    Hello, Caesar, those going to death salute you!
    Greeting of the Roman gladiators,
15. Bibāmus!
    [Beebamus!]
    <Давайте>Let's have a drink!
16. Caesărem decet stantem mori.
    [Tesarem detset stantem mori].
    It is fitting for Caesar to die standing.
17. Canis vivus melior est leōne mortuo.
    [Canis vivus melior est leone mortuo].
    A living dog is better than a dead lion.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “Better a bird in the hand than a pie in the sky.”
18. Carum est, quod rarum est.
    [Karum est, kvod rarum est].
    What is valuable is what is rare.
19. Causa causārum.
    [Caўza kaўzarum].
    Cause of causes (main reason).
20. Cave canem!
    [Kawe kanem!]
    Be afraid of the dog!
    Inscription on the entrance of a Roman house; used as a general warning: be careful, attentive.
21. Cedant arma togae!
    [Tsedant arma toge!]
    Let the weapon give way to the toga! (Let peace replace war.)
22. Clavus clavo pellĭtur.
    [Klyavus klyavo pallitur].
    The wedge is knocked out by the wedge.
23. Cognosce te ipsum.
    [Kognosce te ipsum].
    Know yourself.
    Latin translation of a Greek saying inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.
24. Cras melius fore.
    [Kras melius forê].
    <Известно,>that tomorrow will be better.
25. Cujus regio, ejus lingua.
    [Kuyus regio, eius lingua].
    Whose country is, whose language is.
26. Curriculum vitae.
    [Curriculum vitae].
    Description of life, autobiography.
27. Damnant, quod non intellĕgunt.
    [Damnant, quod non intellegunt].
    They judge because they don't understand.
28. De gustĭbus non est disputandum.
    [De gustibus non est disputandum].
    There should be no arguing about tastes.
29. Destruam et aedificābo.
    [Destruam et edifikabo].
    I will destroy and build.
30. Deus ex machina.
    [Deus ex makhina].
    God from the machine, i.e. an unexpected ending.
    In ancient drama, the denouement was the appearance of God in front of the audience from a special machine, who helped resolve a difficult situation.
31. Dictum est factum.
    [Diktum est factum].
    No sooner said than done.
32. Dies diem docet.
    [Dies diem dotset].
    One day teaches another.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “The morning is wiser than the evening.”
33. Divĭde et impĕra!
    [Divide et impera!]
    Divide and rule!
    The principle of Roman aggressive policy, adopted by subsequent conquerors.
34. Dixi et anĭmam levāvi.
    [Dixie et animam levavi].
    He said it and relieved his soul.
    Biblical expression.
35. Do, ut des; facio, ut facias.
    [Do, ut des; facio, ut facias].
    I give that you give; I want you to do it.
    A Roman law formula establishing the legal relationship between two persons. Wed. from Russian with the expression “You give me - I give you.”
36. Docendo discĭmus.
    [Dotsendo discimus].
    By teaching, we learn ourselves.
    The expression comes from a statement by the Roman philosopher and writer Seneca.
37. Domus propria - domus optima.
    [Domus propria - domus optima].
    Your own home is the best.
38. Dónec erís felíx, multós numerábis amícos.
    [Donek eris felix, multos numerabis amikos].
    As long as you are happy, you will have many friends (Ovid).
39. Dum spiro, spero.
    [Dum spiro, spero].
    While I breathe I hope.
40. Duōbus litigantĭbus, tertius gaudet.
    [Duobus litigantibus, tertius gaўdet].
    When two people quarrel, the third one rejoices.
    Hence another expression - tertius gaudens ‘third rejoicing’, i.e. a person who benefits from the strife of the two sides.
41. Edĭmus, ut vivāmus, non vivĭmus, ut edāmus.
    [Edimus, ut vivamus, non vivimus, ut edamus].
    We eat to live, not live to eat (Socrates).
42. Elephanti corio circumtentus est.
    [Elephanti corio circumtentus est].
    Endowed with elephant skin.
    The expression is used when talking about an insensitive person.
43. Errāre humānum est.
    [Errare g x umanum est].
    To err is human (Seneca).
44. Est deus in nobis.
    [Est de "us in no" bis].
    There is God in us (Ovid).
45. Est modus in rebus.
    [Est modus in rebus].
    There is a measure in things, that is, there is a measure for everything.
46. Etiám sanáto vúlnĕre, cícatríx manét.
    [Etiam sanato vulnere, cikatrix manet].
    And even when the wound has healed, the scar remains (Publius Syrus).
47. Ex libris.
    [Ex libris].
    “From Books”, bookplate, sign of the owner of the book.
48. Éxēgí monument(um)…
    [Exegi monument (mind)…]
    I erected a monument (Horace).
    The beginning of Horace's famous ode on the theme of the immortality of the poet's works. The ode caused a large number of imitations and translations in Russian poetry.
49. Facile dictu, difficile factu.
    [Facile diktu, difficile factu].
    Easy to say, hard to do.
50. Fames artium magister.
    [Fames artium master]
    Hunger is a teacher of the arts.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “The need for invention is cunning.”
51. Felicĭtas humāna nunquam in eōdem statu permănet.
    [Felitsitas g x umana nunkvam in eodem statu permanet].
    Human happiness is never permanent.
52. Felicĭtas multos habet amīcos.
    [Felicitas multos g x abet amikos].
    Happiness has many friends.
53. Felicitātem ingentem anĭmus ingens decet.
    [Felicitatem ingentem animus ingens detset].
    A great spirit deserves great happiness.
54. Felix criminĭbus nullus erit diu.
    [Felix crimibus nullus erith diu].
    No one will be happy with crime for long.
55. Felix, qui nihil debet.
    [Felix, qui nig x il debet].
    Happy is the one who owes nothing.
56. Festina lente!
    [Festina tape!]
    Hurry slowly (do everything slowly).
    One of the common sayings of Emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD).
57. Fiat lux!
    [Fiat luxury!]
    Let there be light! (Biblical expression).
    In a broader sense, it is used when talking about grandiose achievements. The inventor of printing, Guttenberg, was depicted holding an unfolded sheet of paper with the inscription “Fiat lux!”
58. Finis corōnat opus.
    [Finis coronat opus].
    End crowns the work.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “The end is the crown of the matter.”
59. Gaúdia príncipiúm nostrí sunt saépe dolóris.
    [Gaўdia principium nostri sunt sepe doleris].
    Joys are often the beginning of our sorrows (Ovid).
60. Habent sua fata libelli.
    [G x abent sua fata libelli].
    Books have their own destiny.
61. Hic mortui vivunt, hic muti loquuntur.
    [G x ik mortui vivunt, g x ik muti lekvuntur].
    Here the dead are alive, here the dumb speak.
    The inscription above the entrance to the library.
62. Hodie mihi, cras tibi.
    [G x odie mig x i, kras tibi].
    Today for me, tomorrow for you.
63. Homo doctus in se semper divitias habet.
    [G x omo doctus in se semper divitsias g x abet].
    A learned man always has wealth within himself.
64. Homo homini lupus est.
    [G x omo g x omini lupus est].
    Man is a wolf to man (Plautus).
65. Homo propōnit, sed Deus dispōnit.
    [G h omo proponit, sed Deus disponit].
    Man proposes, but God disposes.
66. Homo quisque fortūnae faber.
    [G x omo quiskve fortune faber].
    Every person is the creator of his own destiny.
67. Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum (esse) puto.
    [G x omo sum: g x umani nig x il a me alienum (esse) puto].
    I am a man: nothing human, as I think, is alien to me.
68. Honōres mutant mores.
    [G x onores mutant mores].
    Honors change morals (Plutarch).
69. Hostis humāni genĕris.
    [G x ostis g x umani generis].
    The enemy of the human race.
70. Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videāris.
    [Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videaris].
    Act in such a way as to be happy, and not to appear (Seneca).
    From "Letters to Lucilius".
71. In aquā scribĕre.
    [In aqua skribere].
    Writing on water (Catullus).
72. In hoc signo vinces.
    [In g x ok signo vinces].
    Under this banner you will win.
    The motto of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, placed on his banner (IV century). Currently used as a trademark.
73. In optĭmā formā.
    [In optimal form].
    In top shape.
74. In tempŏre opportūno.
    [In tempore opportuno].
    At a convenient time.
75. In vino veritas.
    [In wine veritas].
    The truth is in the wine.
    Corresponds to the expression “What is on the sober mind is on the tongue of the drunk.”
76. Invēnit et perfēcit.
    [Invenit et perfecit].
    Invented and improved.
    Motto of the French Academy of Sciences.
77. Ipse dixit.
    [Ipse dixit].
    He said it himself.
    An expression characterizing the position of thoughtless admiration for someone's authority. Cicero, in his essay “On the Nature of the Gods,” quoting this saying from the students of the philosopher Pythagoras, says that he does not approve of the manners of the Pythagoreans: instead of proving their opinion, they referred to their teacher with words ipse dixit.
78. Ipso facto.
    [Ipso facto].
    By the very fact.
79. Is fecit, cui prodest.
    [Is fecit, kui prodest].
    It was done by someone who benefits (Lucius Cassius).
    Cassius, the ideal of a fair and intelligent judge in the eyes of the Roman people (hence Yes another expression judex Cassiānus ‘fair judge’), in criminal trials always raised the question: “Who benefits? Who benefits from this? The nature of people is such that no one wants to become a villain without calculation and benefit for themselves.
80. Latrante uno, latrat statim et alter canis.
    [Latrante uno, latrat statim et alter canis].
    When one barks, the other dog immediately barks.
81. Legem brevem esse oportet.
    [Legham bravem essay opportet].
    The law should be brief.
82. Littĕra scripta manet.
    [Littera scripta manet].
    The written letter remains.
    Wed. from Russian proverb “What is written with a pen cannot be cut out with an axe.”
83. Melior est certa pax, quam sperāta victoria.
    [Melior est certa pax, kvam sperata victoria].
    Better is certain peace than hope of victory (Titus Livius).
84. Memento mori!
    [Memento mori!]
    Memento Mori.
    The greeting that was exchanged at a meeting by the monks of the Trappist order, founded in 1664. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, the transience of life, and in a figurative sense - of a threatening danger or of something sorrowful or sad.
85. Mens sana in corpŏre sano.
    [Mens sana in korpore sano].
    A healthy mind in a healthy body (Juvenal).
    Usually this saying expresses the idea of ​​harmonious human development.
86. Mutāto nomĭne, de te fabŭla narrātur.
    [Mutato nomine, de te fabula narrative].
    The tale is told about you, only the name (Horace) is changed.
87. Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
    [Nek sibi, nek alteri].
    Neither yourself nor anyone else.
88. Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
    [Nek sibi, nek alteri].
    Neither yourself nor anyone else.
89. Nigrius pice.
    [Nigrius pice].
    Blacker than tar.
90. Nil adsuetudĭne majus.
    [Nil adsvetudine maius].
    There is nothing stronger than habit.
    From a cigarette brand.
91. Noli me tanĕre!
    [Noli me tangere!]
    Dont touch me!
    Expression from the Gospel.
92. Nomen est omen.
    [Nomen est omen].
    “A name is a sign, a name foreshadows something,” that is, a name speaks about its bearer, characterizes him.
93. Nomĭna sunt odiōsa.
    [Nomina sunt odioza].
    Names are hateful, that is, naming names is undesirable.
94. Non progrĕdi est regrĕdi.
    [Non progradi est regradi].
    Not going forward means going backwards.
95. Non sum, qualis eram.
    [Non sum, kvalis eram].
    I am not the same as I was before (Horace).
96. Nota bene! (NB)
    [Nota bene!]
    Pay attention (lit.: notice well).
    A mark used to draw attention to important information.
97. Nulla dies sine lineā.
    [Nulla diez sine linea].
    Not a day without a touch; not a day without a line.
    Pliny the Elder reports that the famous ancient Greek painter Apelles (IV century BC) “had the habit, no matter how busy he was, not to miss a single day without practicing his art, drawing at least one line; this gave rise to the saying.”
98. Nullum est jam dictum, quod non sit dictum prius.
    [Nullum est yam diktum, quod non sit diktum prius].
    They don’t say anything anymore that hasn’t been said before.
99. Nullum pericŭlum sine pericŭlo vincĭtur.
    [Nullum periculum sine perikulyo vincitur].
    No danger can be overcome without risk.
100. O tempŏra, o mores!
     [O tempora, oh mores!]
     Oh times, oh morals! (Cicero)
101. Omnes homĭnes aequāles sunt.
     [Omnes g x omines equales sunt].
     All people are the same.
102. Omnia mea mecum porto.
     [Omnia mea mekum porto].
     I carry everything I have with me (Biant).
     The phrase belongs to one of the “seven wise men” Biant. When his hometown of Priene was taken by the enemy and the residents tried to take more of their things with them in flight, someone advised him to do the same. “That’s what I do, because I carry everything that’s mine with me,” he answered, meaning that only spiritual wealth can be considered an inalienable property.
103. Otium post negotium.
     [Ocium post negocium].
     Rest after work.
     Wed: If you’ve done the job, go for a walk with confidence.
104. Pacta sunt servanda.
     [Pakta sunt sirvanda].
     Contracts must be respected.
105. Panem et circenses!
     [Panaem et circenses!]
     Meal'n'Real!
     An exclamation that expressed the basic demands of the Roman crowd in the era of the Empire. The Roman plebs put up with the loss of political rights, being satisfied with the free distribution of bread, cash distributions and the organization of free circus shows.
106. Par pari refertur.
     [Par pari refertur].
     Equal is given to equal.
107. Paupĕri bis dat, qui cito dat.
     [Paўperi bis dat, kwi tsito dat].
     The poor are doubly benefited by those who give quickly (Publius Sirus).
108. Pax huic domui.
     [Pax g x uik domui].
     Peace to this house (Gospel of Luke).
     Greeting formula.
109. Pecunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domĭna.
     [Pekunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domina].
     Money, if you know how to use it, is a servant; if you don’t know how to use it, then it is a mistress.
110. Per aspĕra ad astra.
     [Per asper ad astra].
     Through thorns to the stars, that is, through difficulties to success.
111. Pinxit.
     [Pinksit].
     Wrote.
     The artist's autograph on the painting.
112. Poētae nascuntur, oratōres fiunt.
     [Poete naskuntur, oratores fiunt].
     People are born poets, they become speakers.
113. Potius mori, quam foedāri.
     [Potius mori, kvam fedari].
     It's better to die than to be disgraced.
     The expression is attributed to Cardinal James of Portugal.
114. Prima lex historiae, ne quid falsi dicat.
     [Prima lex g x history, ne quid falsi dikat].
     The first principle of history is to prevent lies.
115. Primus inter pares.
     [Primus inter pares].
     First among equals.
     A formula characterizing the position of the monarch in the state.
116. Principium - dimidium totus.
     [Principium - dimidium totius].
     The beginning is half of everything (anything).
117. Probātum est.
     [Probatum est].
     Approved; accepted.
118. Promitto me laboratūrum esse non sordĭdi lucri causā.
     [Promitto me laboraturum esse non sordidi lukri ka "ўza].
     I promise that I will not work for the sake of despicable gain.
     From the oath taken when receiving a doctorate in Poland.
119. Putantur homĭnes plus in aliēno negotio vidēre, quam in suo.
     [Putantur g x omines plus in alieno negocio videre, kvam in suo].
     It is believed that people see more in someone else’s business than in their own, that is, they always know better from the outside.
120. Qui tacet, consentīre vidētur.
     [Kwi tatset, konsentire videtur].
     It seems that the one who is silent agrees.
     Wed. from Russian proverb “Silence is a sign of consent.”
121. Quia nomĭnor leo.
     [Quia nominor leo].
     For I am called a lion.
     Words from the fable of the Roman fabulist Phaedrus (end of the 1st century BC - first half of the 1st century AD). After the hunt, the lion and the donkey shared the spoils. The lion took one share for himself as the king of beasts, the second as a participant in the hunt, and the third, he explained, “because I am a lion.”
122. Quod erat demonstrandum (q. e. d.).
     [Kvod erat demonstrandum]
     Q.E.D.
     The traditional formula that completes the proof.
123. Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
     [Kvod litset Yovi, non litset bovi].
     What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
     According to ancient myth, Jupiter in the form of a bull kidnapped the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor Europa.
124. Quod tibi fiĕri non vis, altĕri non fecĕris.
     [Kvod tibi fieri non vis, alteri non fetseris].
     Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself.
     The expression is found in the Old and New Testaments.
125. Quos Juppĭter perdĕre vult, dementat.
     [Kvos Yuppiter perdere vult, dementat].
     Whomever Jupiter wants to destroy, he deprives of reason.
     The expression goes back to a fragment of the tragedy of an unknown Greek author: “When a deity prepares misfortune for a person, he first of all takes away his mind with which he reasons.” The above briefer formulation of this thought was apparently first given in the edition of Euripides, published in 1694 in Cambridge by the English philologist W. Barnes.
126. Quot capĭta, tot sensūs.
     [Kvot kapita, tot sensus].
     So many people, so many opinions.
127. Rarior corvo albo est.
     [Rarior corvo albo est].
     More rare than the white crow.
128. Repetitio est mater studiōrum.
     [Repetizio est mater studiorum].
     Repetition is the mother of learning.
129. Requiescat in pace! (R.I.P.).
     [Requieskat in patse!]
     May he rest in peace!
     Latin gravestone inscription.
130. Sapienti sat.
     [Sapienti sat].
     Enough for those who understand.
131. Scientia est potentia.
     [Sciencia est potentia].
     Knowledge is power.
     An aphorism based on a statement by Francis Bacon (1561–1626) - an English philosopher, the founder of English materialism.
132. Scio me nihil scire.
     [Scio me nig h il scire].
     I know that I know nothing (Socrates).
133. Sero venientĭbus ossa.
     [Sero venientibus ossa].
     Those who come late (are left) with bones.
134. Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem.
     [Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem].
     If two people do the same thing, it is not the same thing (Terence).
135. Si gravis brevis, si longus levis.
     [Si gravis brevis, si lengus lewis].
     If the pain is excruciating, it is not long-lasting; if it is long-lasting, it is not painful.
     Citing this position of Epicurus, Cicero in his treatise “On the Supreme Good and the Supreme Evil” proves its inconsistency.
136. Si tacuisses, philosŏphus mansisses.
     [Si takuisses, philosophus mansisses].
     If you had remained silent, you would have remained a philosopher.
     Boethius (c. 480–524) in his book “On the Consolation of Philosophy” tells how someone who boasted of the title of philosopher listened for a long time in silence to the abuse of a man who exposed him as a deceiver, and finally asked with mockery: “Now you understand that I am really a philosopher ?”, to which he received the answer: “Intellexissem, si tacuisses” 'I would have understood this if you had remained silent.'
137. Si tu esses Helĕna, ego vellem esse Paris.
     [Si tu ess G x elena, ego vellem esse Paris].
     If you were Helen, I would like to be Paris.
     From a medieval love poem.
138. Si vis amāri, ama!
     [Si vis amari, ama!]
     If you want to be loved, love!
139. Sí vivís Romaé, Romā́no vivito more.
     [Si vivis Rome, Romano vivito more].
     If you live in Rome, live according to Roman customs.
     New Latin poetic saying. Wed. from Russian proverb “Don’t meddle in someone else’s monastery with your own rules.”
140. Sic transit gloria mundi.
     [Sic transit glöria mundi].
     This is how worldly glory passes.
     These words are addressed to the future pope during the installation ceremony, burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the illusory nature of earthly power.
141. Silent legs inter arma.
     [Silent leges inter arma].
     Laws are silent among weapons (Livy).
142. Similis simili gaudet.
     [Similis simili gaudet].
     The like rejoices in the like.
     Corresponds to Russian. proverb “A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.”
143. Sol omnĭbus lucet.
     [Salt omnibus lucet].
     The sun is shining for everyone.
144. Sua cuīque patria jucundissĭma est.
     [Sua kuikve patria yukundissima est].
     Everyone has their own best homeland.
145. Sub rosā.
     [Sub rose].
     “Under the rose,” that is, in secret, secretly.
     For the ancient Romans, the rose was an emblem of mystery. If a rose was hung from the ceiling above the dining table, then everything that was said and done “under the rose” was not to be disclosed.
146. Terra incognita.
     [Terra incognita].
     Unknown land (in a figurative sense - an unfamiliar area, something incomprehensible).
     On ancient geographical maps, these words denoted unexplored territories.
147. Tertia vigilia.
     [Terzia vigilia].
     "Third Watch"
     Night time, i.e. the period from sunset to sunrise, was divided among the ancient Romans into four parts, the so-called vigilia, equal to the duration of the changing of guards in military service. The third vigil is the period from midnight to the beginning of dawn.
148. Tertium non datur.
     [Tertium non datur].
     There is no third.
     One of the provisions of formal logic.
149. Theātrum mundi.
     [Theatrum mundi].
     World stage.
150. Timeó Danaós et dona feréntes.
     [Timeo Danaos et dona faires].
     I am afraid of the Danaans, even those who bring gifts.
     Words of the priest Laocoon, referring to a huge wooden horse, built by the Greeks (Danaans) supposedly as a gift to Minerva.
151. Totus mundus agit histriōnem.
     [Totus mundus agit g x istrionem].
     The whole world is playing a play (the whole world is actors).
     Inscription on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
152. Tres faciunt collegium.
     [Tres faciunt collegium].
     Three make up the council.
     One of the provisions of Roman law.
153. Una hirundo non facit ver.
     [Una g x irundo non facit ver].
     One swallow does not make spring.
     Used in the sense of ‘one should not judge too hastily, based on one action’.
154. Unā voce.
     [Una votse].
     Unanimously.
155. Urbi et orbi.
     [Urbi et orbi].
     “To the city and the world,” that is, to Rome and the whole world, for general information.
     The ceremony for electing a new pope required that one of the cardinals clothe the chosen one with the robe, uttering the following phrase: “I invest you with Roman papal dignity, so that you may stand before the city and the world.” Currently, the Pope begins his annual address to the believers with this phrase.
156. Usus est optĭmus magister.
     [Uzus est optimus magister].
     Experience is the best teacher.
157. Ut amēris, amabĭlis esto.
     [Ut ameris, amabilis esto].
     To be loved, be worthy of love (Ovid).
     From the poem “The Art of Love.”
158. Ut salūtas, ita salutabĕris.
     [Ut salutas, ita salutaberis].
     As you greet, so you will be greeted.
159. Ut vivas, igĭtur vigĭla.
     [Ut vivas, igitur vigilya].
     To live, be on your guard (Horace).
160. Vade mecum (Vademecum).
     [Vade mekum (Vademekum)].
     Come with me.
     This was the name of a pocket reference book, index, guide. The first to give this name to his work of this nature was the New Latin poet Lotikh in 1627.
161. Vae soli!
     [Ve so"li!]
     Woe to the lonely! (Bible).
162. Vēni. Vidi. Vici.
     [Venya. See. Vitsi].
     Came. Saw. Victorious (Caesar).
     According to Plutarch, with this phrase Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amyntius about the victory over the Pontic king Pharnaces in August 47 BC. e. Suetonius reports that this phrase was inscribed on a tablet carried before Caesar during the Pontic triumph.
163. Verba movent, exempla trahunt.
     [Verba movent, sample trag x unt].
     The words excite, the examples captivate.
164. Verba volant, scripta manent.
     [Verba volant, scripta manent].
     Words fly away, but what is written remains.
165. Verĭtas tempŏris filia est.
     [Veritas temporis filia est].
     Truth is the daughter of time.
166. Vim vi repellĕre licet.
     [Vim vi rapellere litset].
     Violence can be repelled by force.
     One of the provisions of Roman civil law.
167. Vita brevis est, ars longa.
     [Vita brevis est, ars lenga].
     Life is short, art is eternal (Hippocrates).
168. Vivat Academy! Vivant professōres!
     [Vivat Akademiya! Vivant professores!]
     Long live the university, long live the professors!
     A line from the student anthem "Gaudeāmus".
169. Vivĕre est cogitāre.
     [Vivere est cogitare].
     Living means thinking.
     The words of Cicero, which Voltaire took as a motto.
170. Vivĕre est militāre.
     [Vivere est militar].
     To live is to fight (Seneca).
171. Víx(i) et quém dedĕrát cursúm fortúna perégi.
     [Vix(i) et kvem dederat kursum fortuna peregi].
     I have lived my life and walked the path assigned to me by fate (Virgil).
     The dying words of Dido, who committed suicide after Aeneas abandoned her and sailed from Carthage.
172. Volens nolens.
     [Volens nolens].
     Willy-nilly; whether you want it or not.

Latin catchphrases taken from the textbook.

NEC MORTALE SONAT
(SOUNDS IMMORTAL)
Latin catchphrases

Amico lectori (To a friend-reader)

A genius lumen. - From genius - light.

[a genio lumen] Motto of the Warsaw Scientific Society.

A Jove principium. - It starts with Jupiter.

[a yove principium)] So they say, moving on to discussing the main issue, the essence of the problem. In Virgil (Bucolics, III, 60), with this phrase the shepherd Damet begins a poetic competition with his comrade, dedicating his first verse to Jupiter, the supreme god of the Romans, identified with the Greek Zeus.

Abiens abi. - Leaving go.

[abience abi]

ad bestias - to the beasts (to be torn to pieces)

[ad bestias] Common in imperial era public reprisals against dangerous criminals (see Suetonius, “The Divine Claudius”, 14), slaves, prisoners and Christians: they were thrown to predators in the circus arena. The first Christian martyrs appeared under Emperor Nero: in 64 AD, deflecting suspicions of setting fire to Rome, he blamed Christians for it. For several days, executions continued in the city, organized in the form of spectacles: Christians were crucified on crosses, burned alive in the imperial gardens, used as “night lighting”, dressed in the skins of wild animals and given over to be torn to pieces by dogs (the latter was applied to them back in beginning of the 4th century, under Emperor Diocletian).

Ad Calendas (Kalendas) Graecas - before the Greek calendars; on Greek calendars (never)

[ad kalendas grekas] The Romans called the first day of the month Kalends (hence the word “calendar”) (September 1 - September Kalends, etc.). The Greeks did not have kalends, so they use the expression when talking about something that will never happen, or expressing doubt that an event will ever happen. Compare: “after the rain on Thursday”, “when the cancer whistles”, “put under the cloth”, “put on the shelf”; “like the Turks to cross” (Ukrainian), “on Turkish Great Day.” The Romans paid their debts by the calends, and Emperor Augustus, according to Suetonius (The Divine Augustus, 87), often said of insolvent debtors that they would return the money to the Greek calends.

Adsum, qui feci. - I did it.

[adsum, qui fetsi] The speaker points to himself as the true culprit of what happened. Virgil (“Aeneid”, IX, 427) describes an episode of the war between the Trojan Aeneas, who arrived in Italy, and the king of the Rutulians, Turnus, the first groom of the daughter of King Latinus, who was now promised to marry Aeneas (it was his tribe, the Latins, that gave the name to the Latin language). Friends Nisus and Euryal, warriors from the camp of Aeneas, went on reconnaissance and shortly before dawn came across a detachment of rutuli. Euryalus was captured, and Nisus, invisible to the enemies, struck them with spears to free him. But seeing the sword raised over Euryalus, Nis jumped out of his hiding place, trying to save his friend: “Here I am, guilty of everything! Point your gun at me!” (translated by S. Osherov). He defeated the murderer of Euryalus and himself fell at the hands of his enemies.

Alea jacta est. - The die is cast.

[alea yakta est] In other words, a responsible decision has been made and there is no turning back. January 10, 49 BC Julius Caesar, having learned that the Senate, concerned about his victories and growing popularity, ordered him, the governor of Near Gaul, to disband the army, decided to illegally invade Italy along with his legions. Thus, a civil war began in the Roman Republic, as a result of which Caesar actually became the sole ruler. Crossing the Rubicon River, which separated Gaul from the north of Italy, he, according to Suetonius (The Divine Julius, 32), after long reflection on the irreversible consequences of his decision, uttered the phrase “Let the lot be cast.”

aliud stans, aliud sedens - one [speaks] standing, the other - sitting

[aliud stans, aliud sedens] Compare: “seven Fridays in a week”, “keep your nose to the wind”. This is how the historian Sallust (“Invective against Marcus Tullius Cicero,” 4, 7) characterized the inconstancy of the beliefs of this speaker and politician. The "Invective" reflected the real situation in 54 BC. Cicero, sent into exile in 58 for the execution of supporters of the conspirator Catiline, representatives of noble Roman families, returned to Rome with the consent of Caesar and with the help of Pompey, was forced to cooperate with them and defend in court their supporters, in the past his enemies, for example, Aulus Gabinius, consul of 58, involved in his removal into exile.

Amantes amentes.-Mad lovers.

[amantes amentes] Compare: “Love is not a prison, but drives you crazy”, “Lovers are like crazy people.” The title of Gabriel Rollenhagen's comedy (Germany, Magdeburg, 1614) is based on a play on similar-sounding words (paronyms).

Amici, diem perdidi. - Friends, I lost a day.

[amitsi, diem perdidi] This is usually said about wasted time. According to Suetonius (“The Divine Titus,” 8), these words were spoken by Emperor Titus (who was distinguished by rare kindness and usually did not let a petitioner go without reassuring him), remembering one day at dinner that he had not done a single good deed all day.

Amicus cognoscitur amore, more, ore, re. - A friend is known by love, by disposition, by speech and deed.

[amicus cognoscitur amore, more, ore, re]

Amicus verus - rara avis. - A true friend is a rare bird.

[amicus verus - papa avis] Compare with Phaedrus (“Fables”, III, 9.1): “There are many friends; friendship is only rare” (translated by M. Gasparov). In this fable, Socrates, when asked why he built himself a small house, answers that it is so big for his true friends. The expression “eider avis” (“rare bird”, i.e. great rarity) is separately known; it appears in Juvenal (“Satires”, VI, 169), and is also found in “Satires” of Persia (I, 46).

Amor odit inertes. - Cupid does not tolerate sloths.

[amor odit inertes] Saying this, Ovid (“Science of Love”, II, 230) advises to hurry to every call of your beloved, to fulfill all her requests.

arbiter elegantiae - arbiter of grace; taste maker

[arbiter elegance] This position, according to Tacitus (Annals, XVI, 18), was occupied at the court of the Roman Emperor Nero by the satirical writer Petronius, nicknamed Arbiter, the author of the novel “Satyricon”, exposing the morals of the early Empire. This man was distinguished by refined taste, and Nero did not find anything refined until Petronius considered it so.

Arbor mala, mala mala. - A bad tree means bad fruit.

[arbor mala, mala mala] Compare: “Do not expect a good offspring from a bad seed”, “An apple does not fall far from the tree”, “Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit” (Sermon on the Mount: Gospel of Matthew 7:17).

Argumenta ponderantur, non numerantur. - Evidence is weighed, not counted.

[arguments ponderantur, non ponderantur] Compare: “Numerantur sententiae, non ponderantur” [numerantur sententiae, non ponderantur] (“Votes are counted, not weighed”).

Audiatur et altera pars. - Let the other side be heard.

[avdiatur et altera pars] ​​An ancient legal principle that calls for objectivity when considering issues and litigation, judging objects and people.

Aurora Musis amica. - Aurora is a friend of the muses.

[aurora musis amica] Aurora is the goddess of the dawn, the muses are the patroness of poetry, arts and sciences. The expression means that the morning hours are most favorable for creativity and mental work. Compare: “The morning is wiser than the evening”, “Think in the evening, do in the morning”, “He who gets up early, God gives to him.”

Out bibat, out a beat. - Either drink or leave.

[out bibat, out abeat] Citing this Greek table proverb, Cicero (Tusculan Conversations, V, 41, 118) calls either to endure the blows of fate or to die.

Out Caesar, out nihil. - Either Caesar or nothing.

[out tsezar, out nihil] Compare: “Either the chest is in the crosses, or the head is in the bushes”, “Or pan, or disappeared” (Ukrainian). The motto of Cardinal Cesare Borgia, who tried to convict. XV century unite fragmented Italy under his rule. Suetonius ("Gaius Caligula", 37) attributed similar words to the wasteful emperor Caligula: he bathed in fragrant oils and drank wine with pearls dissolved in it.

Aut cum scuto, aut in scuto. - Either with a shield, or on a shield. (Soschit or on the shield.)

[out kum skuto, out in skuto] In other words, come back a winner or die a hero (the fallen were brought on the shield). The famous words of the Spartan woman who saw off her son to war. Free citizens of Sparta were prohibited from engaging in anything other than military affairs. They were constantly at war (after all, they were far outnumbered by state slaves - helots), they lived only by war and the thirst for victory, which is why Spartan mothers gave birth to their children. There is a well-known story about a Spartan woman who sent her five sons into battle and waited for news at the gate. Upon learning that all her sons were killed, but the Spartans had won, the mother said: “Then I’m happy that they died.”

Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant. - Hello, Caesar, those going to death greet you.

[ave, caesar, morituri te salutant] So the gladiators, appearing in the arena where they fought with wild animals or among themselves, greeted the emperor who was in the amphitheater (Caesar here is not his own name, but a title). According to Suetonius (“The Divine Claudius”, 21), the soldiers shouted this phrase to the Emperor Claudius, who loved to organize spectacles for the crowd and, before the descent of Lake Fucin, staged a naval battle there. The expression can be used before an exciting test (for example, greeting a teacher during an exam), a speech, or an important, frightening conversation (for example, with a boss, director).

Barba crescit, caput nescit. - The beard grows, but the head doesn’t know.

[barba krestsit, kaput nescit] Compare: “The beard is as long as an elbow, but the mind is as long as a nail,” “The head is thick, but the head is empty.”

Bene dignoscitur, bene curatur. - Well recognized - well treated (about the disease).

[bene dignoscitur, bene curatur]

Bis dat, qui cito dat. - The one who gives quickly gives doubly (that is, the one who helps immediately).

[bis dat, qui cyto dat] Compare: “The road of a spoon for dinner”, “The road of alms in times of poverty”. It is based on the maxim of Publilius Syrus (No. 321).

Calcat jacentem vulgus. - People trample the lying (weak) person.

[calcat yatsentem vulgus] Emperor Nero in the tragedy “Octavia” attributed to Seneca (II, 455), when he says this, means that the people need to be kept in fear.

Carpe diem. - Seize the day.

[karpe diem (karpe diem)] Horace’s call (“Odes”, I, 11, 7-8) to live for today, without missing out on its joys and opportunities, without postponing a full-blooded life for a vague future, to take advantage of the moment, the opportunity. Compare: “Seize the moment,” “You can’t turn back lost time,” “If you’re an hour late, you can’t get it back in a year,” “Drink while you’re alive.”

Carum quod rarum. - What is expensive is what is rare.

[karum kvod rarum]

Casta (e)st, quam nemo rogavit. - Chaste is the one whom no one has molested.

[castast (caste est), kvam nemo rogavit] In Ovid (“Love Elegies”, I, 8, 43) these are the words of an old procurer addressed to girls.

Castis omnia casta. - For the blameless, everything is blameless.

[castis omnia caste] This phrase is usually used as an excuse for one’s unseemly actions and vicious inclinations.

Cave ne cadas. - Be careful that you don't fall.

[kave ne kadas] In other words, curb your pride and remember that you are only human. These words were addressed to the triumphant commander by a slave standing behind him. The triumph (a celebration in honor of Jupiter) was timed to coincide with the return of the commander after a major victory. The procession was opened by senators and magistrates (officials), followed by trumpeters, then they carried trophies, led white bulls for sacrifice and the most important prisoners in chains. The triumphant himself, with a laurel branch in his hand, rode behind in a chariot drawn by four white horses. Portraying the father of the gods, he wore clothes taken from the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, and painted his face red, as in ancient images of the god.

Ceterum censeo. - Besides, I believe [that Carthage should be destroyed].

[tseterum tsenseo kartaginam delendam essay] So, according to Plutarch (“Marcus Cato”, 27) and Pliny the Elder (“Natural History”, XV, 20), Cato the Elder, a participant in the Battle of Cannae (216 BC), ended each speech in the Senate AD), where Hannibal inflicted a crushing defeat on the Romans. The venerable senator reminded that even after the victorious end of the Second Punic War (201 BC), one should be wary of a weakened enemy. After all, a new Hannibal may appear from Carthage. Cato’s words (the first two are usually quoted) to this day symbolize a stubbornly defended point of view, a decision to insist on one’s own at all costs.

Citius, altius, fortius! - Faster, higher, stronger!

[citius, altius, fortius!] Motto of the Olympic Games. Written on Olympic medals and on the walls of many gyms and sports palaces. Adopted in 1913 by the International Olympic Committee. The games were named after Olympia, a town in southern Greece where the temple of Olympian Zeus was located and a place for competitions dedicated to Zeus. They have been carried out since 776 BC. once every 4 years, during the summer solstice. A truce was declared throughout Greece for these 5 days. The winners were awarded olive wreaths and were revered as the favorites of Zeus. Abolished the games in 394 AD. Roman Emperor of Theodosius. They have been held as world sporting competitions since 1886.

Civis Romanus sum! - I am a Roman citizen!

[civis romanus sum!] This is what a person who occupies a privileged position, has benefits, or a citizen of a state that plays an important role in world politics can say about himself. This formula declared the full rights of the citizen and guaranteed him immunity outside Rome: even the lowest beggar could not be enslaved, subjected to corporal punishment or execution. Thus, Roman citizenship saved the Apostle Paul from scourging in Jerusalem (Acts of the Apostles, 22, 25-29). The expression is found in Cicero in speeches against Verres (V, 52), the Roman governor in Sicily (73-71 BC), who robbed merchant ships and killed their owners (Roman citizens) in quarries.

Cogito, ergo sum. - I think, therefore I exist.

[cogito, ergo sum] French philosopher of the 17th century. Rene Descartes (“Principles of Philosophy”, I, 7) considered this position the basis of a new philosophy: one should doubt everything except the evidence of the self-awareness of the doubting person. Can be quoted with the first word replaced, for example: “I love, therefore I exist.”

Consuetude altera natura. - Habit is second nature.

[consvetudo est altera natura] The basis is the words of Cicero (“On the Boundaries of Good and Evil”, V, 25, 74). Compare: “What is desired in youth is bondage in old age.”

Contra fact um non est argumentum. - There is no evidence against the fact.

[contra factum non est argumentum]

Credo, quia absurdum. - I believe because [it’s] ridiculous.

[credo, quia absurdum est] About blind, unreasoning faith or an initially uncritical attitude towards something. The basis is the words of a Christian writer of the 2nd-3rd centuries. Tertullian, who affirmed the truth of the postulates of Christianity (such as the death and resurrection of the Son of God) precisely because of their incompatibility with the laws of human reason (“On the Body of Christ,” 5): he believed that all this was too absurd to be fiction.

cunctando restituit rem - saved the situation by delay (case)

[kunktando restituit ram] This is how the Roman poet Ennius (“Annals”, 360) speaks of the commander Fabius Maximus. In the spring of 217 BC, after the death of the Roman army in the battle with Hannibal in the gorge near Lake Trasimene, the Senate appointed him dictator, thus granting unlimited powers for a period of six months. Knowing that the strong cavalry of the Carthaginians had an advantage in open areas, Fabius followed Hannibal along the hills, avoiding battle and preventing the plunder of the surrounding lands. Many considered the dictator a coward, but for these tactics he was given the honorary nickname Fabius Cunctator (Slow). And the policy of cautious movement towards the goal can be called Fabianism.

Currit rota. - The wheel is spinning.

[kurit rota] About the wheel of Fortune - the Roman goddess of fate and luck. She was depicted on a spinning ball or wheel - a symbol of the variability of happiness.

de asini umbra - about the shadow of a donkey (about trifles)

[de azini umbra] According to Pseudo-Plutarch (“The Life of Ten Orators”, “Demosthenes”, 848 a), Demosthenes was once not listened to in the Athenian national assembly, and he, asking for attention, told about how the driver and the young man who hired a donkey , they argued about which of them should take refuge in its shade in the heat. The listeners demanded a continuation, and Demosthenes said: “It turns out that you are ready to listen about the shadow of a donkey, but not about serious matters.”

De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil. - About the dead it’s either good or nothing.

[de mortuis out bene, out nihil] Seven more Greek sages (6th century BC) forbade slandering the dead, for example, Chilo from Sparta (as Diogenes Laertius writes: “The Life, Opinions and Teachings of Famous Philosophers,” I , 3, 70) and the Athenian legislator Solon (Plutarch, “Solon”, 21).

deus ex machina - god from the machine (unexpected outcome; surprise)

[deus ex machina] A theatrical device from an ancient tragedy: at the end, an actor was suddenly lowered onto the stage in the image of a deity who resolved all conflicts. This is how they talk about something that contradicts the logic of what is happening. Compare: “as if he fell from the sky.”

Dictum factum. - No sooner said than done; straightaway.

[dictum factum] Compare: “What is said is connected.” The expression is found in Terence in the comedies “The Girl from Andros” (II, 3, 381) and “The Self-Tormentor” (V, 1, 904).

Disce gaudere. - Learn to rejoice.

[disse gavdere] This is what Seneca advises Lucilius (“Moral Letters”, 13, 3), understanding true joy as a feeling that does not come from the outside, but is constantly present in the soul of a person.

Dives est, qui sapiens est. - Rich is he who is wise.

[dives est, qui sapiens est]

Divide et impera. - Divide and rule.

[divide et impera] The principle of imperialist policy: to set provinces (social classes, religious denominations) against each other and use this enmity in the interests of strengthening their power. Compare with the saying “Divide ut regnes” (“Divide to rule”) attributed to to the French king Louis XI (1423-1483) or the Italian political thinker Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), who believed that only strong state power could overcome the political fragmentation of Italy. Since he allowed any means to strengthen such power, Machiavellianism is called a policy that violates moral standards.

Do ut des. - I give it to you.

[do ut des] Among the Romans, this is the conventional name for contracts that have already been executed by one party. Otto Bismarck, Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871 to 1890, called do ut des the basis of all political negotiations.

Docendo discimus. - By teaching, we learn.

[dotsendo discimus] Compare: “Teach others - and you yourself will understand.” It is based on the words of Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 7, 8): “Spend time only with those who will make you better, admit only those whom you yourself can make better. Both are accomplished mutually, people learn by teaching.”

domi sedet, lanam ducit - sits at home, spins wool

[domi sadet, lanam dutsit] The best praise for the Roman matron (mother of the family, mistress of the house). Unlike reclusive wives in Greece, Roman women went to visit their husbands and attended home feasts. On the street, men made way for them, and at their funerals they made eulogies. At home, their only duty was to make a woolen toga (clothing that served as a symbol of Roman citizenship) for their husband.

Domus propria - domus optima. - Your own home is the best. (Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.)

[domus propria - domus optima]

Dum spiro, spero. - While I breathe I hope.

[dum spiro, spero] A similar idea was found in many ancient authors. "Dum spiro, spero" is the state motto of South Carolina. There is also the expression “Contra spent spero” [contra spam spero] (“I hope without hope” (Ukrainian), or “I hope against hope”) - this is the name of a famous poem by Lesya Ukrainka. Written at the age of 19, it is imbued with a strong will, the intention to live and enjoy her spring, overcoming a serious illness (from the age of 12 the poetess suffered from tuberculosis).

Dura lex, sed lex. - The law is harsh, but [it is] the law.

[stupid Lex, sad Lex]

Esce Homo. - This is the Man.

[ektse homo] In the Gospel of John (19:5), these words are spoken by Pontius Pilate, presenting to the Jews who demanded the execution of Jesus, the Man whom they demanded. Therefore, “Ecce Homo” is the name given to images of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, with drops of blood on his forehead from his needles. For example, an Italian painter of the early 17th century has such a painting. Guido Reni (1575-1642). In a figurative sense, the expression is sometimes used as a synonym for the famous “I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me” (see “Homo sum...”) or in the meaning of “This is a real man”, “Here is a man with a capital letter”. A paraphrased version of “Ecce femina” [ektse femina] is also known - “Be a woman” (“This is a real woman”).

Ede, bibe, lude. - Eat, drink, be merry.

[ede, bibe, lyude] It is based on the parable about the rich man told by Jesus (Gospel of Luke, 12, 19). He was just about to lead a carefree life (eat, drink and have fun), when the Lord took his soul. Compare with the ancient inscription on the table utensils: “Eat, drink, there will be no joys after death” (from a student song).

Epistula non erubescit. - The paper doesn't turn red.

[epistula non erubescit] Compare: “Paper will endure everything”, “The tongue becomes rigid, but the pen is not timid.” Cicero (“Letters to Relatives”, V, 12, 1), asking the historian Lucius Lucceus to glorify his merits in his books, says that during meetings he was ashamed to say so.

Errare humanum est. - Humans tend to make mistakes.

[errare humanum est] The expression is found in the orator Seneca the Elder (“Controversions”, IV, 3). In Cicero (Philippics, XII, 2, 5) we find a continuation of this thought: “Only a fool can persist in a mistake.” Compare: “Stubbornness is the virtue of donkeys”, “He makes more mistakes who does not repent of his mistakes.”

Est modus in rebus. - There is a measure in things.

[est modus in rebus (est modus in rebus)] Compare: “Everything is good in moderation”, “A little of good”, “Ne quid nimis” [ne quid nimis] (“Nothing too much”). The expression is found in Horace (“Satires”, I, 1, 106).

Ego in Arcadia. - And I [lived] in Arcadia

[et ego in arcadia] In other words, I also had happy days. Arcadia is a mountainous region in the center of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. In Theocritus’s “Idylls” and Virgil’s “Bucolics”, this is an idealized country where shepherds and their lovers lead an unpretentious, serene life in the lap of nature (hence the “Arcadian shepherds”). The expression “Et in Arcadia ego” has been known since the 16th century. This is the inscription under the skull being examined by two shepherds in a painting by Italian artist Bartolomeo Schidane. His fellow countryman Francesco Guercino (17th century) has this epitaph on the grave of a shepherd (painting “ Arcadian shepherds", better known from two copies by the French artist Nicolas Poussin, 1630s).

Et tu, Brute! - And you Brute!

[et tu, brute!] According to legend, these are the dying words of Julius Caesar, who saw Brutus among the murderers of Marcus Junius, whom he treated like a son. The historian Suetonius (“The Divine Julius”, 82, 2) does not confirm the fact of uttering these words. Caesar was killed at a Senate meeting on March 15, 44 BC, having been stabbed 23 times with daggers. It is interesting that almost all the murderers (fearing the strengthening of his autocracy) then lived no more than three years (Suetonius, 89). Brutus committed suicide in 42, after being defeated by the troops of Octavian (Augustus), Caesar's successor. Descendants glorified Brutus as a tyrannicide, but Dante in the Divine Comedy placed him in the last, 9th circle of Hell, next to Judas, who betrayed Christ.

Ex nihilo nihil. - From nothing - nothing.

[ex nihilo nihil] This idea appears in Lucretius’s poem “On the Nature of Things” (1.155-156), which sets out the teachings of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who argued that all phenomena are caused by physical causes, sometimes unknown to us, and not by the will of the gods.

Ex oriente lux. - Light from the East.

[ex oriente lux] Usually about innovations, discoveries, and trends that came from the east. The expression arose under the influence of the story about the Magi (wise men) from the East, who came to Jerusalem to worship the born Jesus, seeing His star in the East (Gospel of Matthew, 2, 1-2).

Ex ungue leonem, . - They recognize a lion by its claw, and a donkey by its ears.

[ex ungwe lebnem, ex avribus azinum] About the possibility of learning and appreciating the whole in parts. Compare: “You can see a bird by its flight,” “You can see a donkey by its ears, a bear by its claws, a fool by its speech.” Found in Lucian (“Hermotim, or On the Choice of Philosophy,” 54), who says that philosophical teaching can be judged without knowing it thoroughly: thus the Athenian sculptor Phidias (5th century BC), having seen only a claw, I calculated from it what the whole lion should be like.

Excelsior - All higher; more sublime

[excelsior] New York's motto. It is used as a creative credo, a principle for comprehending something.

Exegi monumentum. - I erected a monument.

[exegi monumentum] This is what a person can say about the fruits of his own labor, which should outlive him. This is the beginning of Horace’s ode (III, 30), which later received the name “Monument” (the same name came to be given to poems in which the author, usually taking as a basis the composition of Horace’s ode and its first line, speaks of his services to poetry, which should be preserved in memory of descendants and immortalize his name). From the same ode is the expression “Non omnis moriar” (see below). In Russian literature, Horace’s “Monument” was translated and re-sung by Lomonosov, Derzhavin, Fet, Bryusov and, of course, Pushkin (“I erected a monument to myself not made by hands”; the epigraph to this poem is the words “Exegi monumentum”).

Fabricando fabricamur. - By creating, we create ourselves.

[fabrikando fabrikanmur]

Factum est factum. - What is done is done.

[factum est factum] Compare: “You can’t fix things with hindsight”, “They don’t wave their fists after a fight.”

Fama volat. - Word is flying.

[fama volat] Compare: “The earth is full of rumors”, “Rumors scatter like flies.” Virgil says that rumor also gains strength as it goes along (that is, “If you say a word, they will add ten”) (Aeneid, IV, 175).

Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes. - I did [everything] I could; let those who can (feel the strength) do better.

[faci kvod potui, faciant meliora potentes] This is what they say when summing up their achievements or presenting their work to someone else’s judgment, for example, finishing a speech at a thesis defense. The verse arose from the formula with which the consuls concluded their report, transferring authority to their successors. After expelling King Tarquin the Proud (510/509 BC), the Romans annually elected two consuls and designated the year with their names. Thus, the conspiracy of Catalina (see “O temporal o mores!”) was revealed during the consulate of Cicero and Antony. From the era of Augustus (in power from 27 BC to 14 AD), the years were counted ab urbe condita [ab urbe condita] (from the founding of Rome, i.e. from 754/753 to AD).

Festina lente. - Hurry slowly.

[festina lente] Compare: “If you drive more quietly, you will continue,” “If you hurry, you will make people laugh.” This proverb (in Greek), according to Suetonius (“Divine Augustus”, 25, 4), was repeated by the Emperor Augustus, saying that haste and rashness are dangerous for a commander.

Fiat lux. - Let there be light.

[fiat luxury] From the description of the Creation of the world (Genesis 1, 3): “And God said: Let there be light. And there was light." This is how they speak about grandiose discoveries (for example, this is the inscription on the portraits of the inventor of printing, Johannes Gutenberg, mid-15th century) or calling for the removal of dark thoughts from the heart.

Fide, sed cui, vide. - Trust, but watch who. (Trust but check.)

[fide, sed kui, vide]

Finis coronat opus. - The end is the crown of the matter. (All is well that ends well.)

[finis coronat opus]

Fit via vi. - The road is paved by force.

[fit via vi] Virgil (Aeneid, II, 494) talks about how the Greeks break into the palace of the Trojan king Priam. These words are quoted by Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 37, 3), saying that the inevitable cannot be avoided, but it must be fought.

Folio sum similis. - I am like a leaf.

[folio sum similis] About the brevity of life, its dependence on the game of fate (the comparison of people with leaves was found in ancient poetry). Source - “Confession” of Archipit of Cologne, poet of the 12th century.

Fortes fortuna juvat. - Fate helps the brave.

[fortes fortuna yuvat] Compare: “The city takes courage.” It is found, for example, in the story of Pliny the Younger (“Letters”, VI, 16, 11) about the death of his uncle, the scientist Pliny the Elder, during the eruption of Vesuvius (79 AD). Having equipped the ships (wanting to help people and study the unusual phenomenon), he encouraged the helmsman with this phrase.

Fortuna vitrea est. - Fate is glass.

[fortuna vitrea est] Sentence of Publilius Sira (No. 236): “Fate is glass: when it shines, it breaks.”

Gaudeamus igitur, - Let's have fun [while we're young]!

[gaudeamus igitur, yuvenes dum sumus!] The beginning of the medieval student hymn, performed at initiation into students.

Gutta cavat lapidem. - A drop chisels a stone.

[gutta kavat lapidam] About someone’s patience, a firm and unwavering desire to achieve one’s own. Words of Ovid (“Letters from Pontus”, IV, 10, 5).

Habent sua fata libelli. - Books have their own destiny.

1286th verse from a poem by a Roman grammarian of the 1st-2nd centuries. AD Terenzian Mavra “On letters, syllables and sizes”: “Depending on the reader’s perception, books have their own destiny.”

Hannibal ad portas. - Hannibal is at the gate.

It was first used as an indication of imminent danger by Cicero (Philippics, I, 5.11). Appears in Titus Livy (“History of Rome from the Foundation of the City”, XXIII, 16). It is also customary to associate these words with the events of 211 BC, when Hannibal’s army, after standing for several days a mile from Rome, retreated from the city.

Hic Rhodus, hic salta. - Rhodes is here, jump here.

In other words, don’t brag, but prove here and now what you’re capable of. Compare: “We have heard the speeches, but we do not see the deeds.” From Aesop’s fable “The Boastful Pentathlete” (No. 33), where a loser athlete, having returned to his homeland, boasted of his extraordinary jump on the distant island of Rhodes - the same one where the Colossus of Rhodes stood in ancient times (35-meter statue of the sun god Helios, one of seven wonders of the world). Having called all the Rhodians as witnesses, he heard in response from his fellow citizens: “If this is true, then why do you need witnesses? Imagine that Rhodes is here, jump here!” The expression can also be understood as follows: “Here is the most important thing; This is something we need to work on.”

Historia est magistra vitae. - History is the teacher of life.

From Cicero’s treatise “On the Orator” (II, 9, 36): “History is the witness of the times, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity.” A call to learn lessons from the past and look for examples in history worthy of imitation. Often paraphrased (“Philosophy is the teacher of life”).

Hoc erat in votis. - That's what I dreamed about

Horace (“Satires”, II, 6.1) about the gift given to him by Maecenas, a friend of Emperor Augustus (and then of Horace himself), of an estate in the Sabine Mountains, northeast of Rome.

Hominem quaero. - I'm looking for a person.

According to Diogenes Laertius (“Life, opinions and teachings of famous philosophers”, VI, 2, 41), this was the answer of the Greek philosopher Diogenes - the same one who lived in a barrel and was glad that there are so many things in the world that you can do without , - when asked why he walks the streets with a lantern in broad daylight. “And you didn’t find it?” - they asked him. - “I found good children in Sparta, good husbands - nowhere.” The fable of Phaedrus (III, 19) describes a similar incident from the life of the Greek fabulist Aesop. Taking a light from his neighbors, he, with a lit lamp in his hand, hurried home to his owner (since he was a slave) and answered the question of a passer-by in this way, apparently not considering him a person because he pesters busy people.

Homo est animal sociale. - Man is a social animal (creature).

Source - “Nicomachean Ethics” (1097 b, 11) by Aristotle. Popularized by the Persian Letters (No. 87) of the French thinker Charles Montesquieu (1721).

Homo homini lupus est. - Man is a wolf to man.

In other words, everyone is selfish by nature and strives to satisfy their desires, which naturally leads to conflicts with other people. With these words in Plautus’s comedy “Donkeys” (II, 4, 495), the merchant motivates his refusal to transfer money for the owner through his servant, who assures of his honesty.

Homo sum: . - I am human [and I believe that nothing human is alien to me].

The expression means: 1) that the speaker, like everyone else, is not alien to human weaknesses and errors, and is subject to ordinary ailments; 2) that he is not at all indifferent to the misfortunes and joys of others, he is interested in life in all its manifestations, he is able to understand, respond, and sympathize; 3) that he is a man of broad interests. In Terence’s comedy “The Self-Tormentor” (I, 77), old man Khremet asks why his elderly neighbor works in the field all day long, and, hearing the answer: “Do you really have so much free time from your own affairs that you interfere in other people’s?” - he justifies his curiosity with this phrase.

Honors mutant mores. - Honors change morals. (Character changes along with fate.)

This, according to Plutarch (“Life of Sulla”, 30), is confirmed by the biography of the Roman commander Lucius Cornelius Sulla. In his youth, he was gentle and compassionate, and when he came to power (in November 82 BC, after the end of the civil war between him and the commander Gaius Marius, Sulla was proclaimed dictator for an unlimited period to restore order in the state), he showed indomitable cruelty. The dictatorship began with terror (Latin terror - fear), that is, with mass lawless murders. Proscriptions were displayed in public places - lists with the names of supporters of Marius who were declared outlaws (they could be killed with impunity).

Ibi victoria, ubi concordia. - There is victory where there is unity.

[ibi victoria, ubi concardia] From the maxim of Publilius Sira (No. 281).

Ignorantia non est argumentum. - Ignorance is not an argument. (Ignorance is not an argument.)

[ignorantia non est argumentum] From Spinoza’s treatise “Ethics” (Part 1, Addendum). Compare: “Ignorance of the law does not exempt you from responsibility.”

Ignoti nulla cupido. - There is no attraction to the unknown. (You cannot wish for the unknown.)

[ignoti nulla cupido] Therefore, Ovid (“Science of Love”, III, 397) advises beauties to go to crowded places.

Imperare sibi maximum imperium est. - Self-control is the highest power.

[imperare sibi maximum imperium est] The expression is found in Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 113, 30). We find a similar idea in Cicero (“Tusculan Conversations”, II, 22, 53): he talks about the Roman commander Gaius Maria, who, when he needed to cut his leg, for the first time ordered not to tie himself to the board, which many later began to do according to his example.

in actu mori - to die in the midst of activity (while on duty)

[in actu mori] Found in Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 8, 1).

in aqua scribis - you write on the water

[in aqua scribis] About empty promises, vague plans, wasted work (compare: “it was written on the water with a pitchfork”, “grandmother said in two”, “to build sand castles”). The Roman poet Catullus (70, 3-4) uses the expression “in aqua scribere” (“to write on the water”), speaking about the frivolity of women’s vows: “What a passionate girlfriend says to a lover // you need to write in the wind or on fast water"(translated by S. Shervinsky).

In dubio pro reo. - In case of doubt - in favor of the accused. (If the votes are equal, the defendant is acquitted.)

[in dubio about reo]

In hoc signo vinces. - Under this banner you will win, (Staroslav. By this victory.)

[in hok signo vinces] In 305 AD. Emperor Diocletian left the throne and retired to the city of Salona, ​​taking up cultivation of flowers and vegetables. A fierce struggle for power began in the Empire between its co-rulers. The winner was the son of one of them, Constantine, later nicknamed the Great. According to church tradition (Eusebius, “Life of Constantine”, I, 28), on the eve of the decisive battle (312) he saw a luminous crucifix in the sky with the Greek inscription “With this banner you will conquer”, after which he ordered to depict a cross on the banner and shields of the soldiers ( many of whom were secret Christians) and, despite the numerical superiority of the enemy, won.

In maxima potentia minima licentia. - In the greatest power there is the least freedom (for those under power).

[in maxima potencia minima licentia]

In vino veritas. - The truth is in wine. (There is truth in wine.)

[in wine varitas] Compare: “What is on the sober mind is on the tongue of the drunk.” In the Middle Ages, the expression “In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas” [in wine veritas, in aqua sanitas] (“In wine there is truth, in water there is health”) appeared. A similar idea was found in Pliny the Elder (“Natural History”, XIV, 28), Horace (“Epodes”, 11, 13-14). Typically, the expression "In vino veritas" is used as an invitation to drink or to toast.

Inde irae et lacrimae. - Hence the anger and tears. (This is what causes anger and tears.)

[inde ire et lacrime] Juvenal (“Satires”, I, 168) speaks of the crushing scourge of satire, i.e. about the effect that it has on those who see in it a caricature of their own vices and therefore are so desperately indignant when they hear, for example, the lines of Lucilius (Roman satirist poet of the 2nd century BC). Compare Terence in the comedy “The Girl from Andros” (1.1, 126): “Hinc illae lacrimae” - “That’s where these tears come from” (“That’s the point”). This is what the young man’s father exclaimed when he saw her pretty sister at the funeral of his neighbor Chrysis: he immediately understood why his son Pamphilus mourned so much for Chrysis, a seemingly complete stranger to him.

Inter arma silent Musae. - Among weapons (when weapons thunder) the muses are silent.

[inter arma silent muze] About the fact that war is not best time for arts and sciences. It is no coincidence that the peak of creativity of such famous Roman authors as the poets Virgil, Horace, Ovid, the historian Titus Livia, whose language is called Golden Latin, occurred during the reign of Emperor Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) , when, after civil wars, relative calm reigned within the empire. The expression is based on the words of Cicero: “Inter arma silent leges” [leges] (“Among weapons, the laws are silent”). This is how the speaker justifies a man who killed his political opponent in a fight, of which he was not the instigator (“Speech in Defense of Titus Annius Milo,” IV, 10).

Inter pares amicitia. - Friendship is between equals.

[inter pares amicitsia] Compare: “The well-fed is not a companion to the hungry”, “Know the horse with the horse, and the ox with the ox” (Ukrainian).

Inter utrumque vola. - Fly in the middle.

[inter utrumkve vola (inter utrumkve vola)] Advice to stick to the golden mean. So in Ovid’s poems “The Science of Love” (II, 63) and “Metamorphoses” (VII, 206), Daedalus, having made wings for himself and his son Icarus from bird feathers fastened with wax (in order to leave the island of Crete, where they were forcibly held by King Minos), explains to the young man that it is dangerous to fly too close to the sun (it will melt the wax) or to the water (the wings will get wet and heavy).

inutile terrae pondus - useless burden of the earth

[inutile terre pondus] About something (about someone) useless, not fulfilling its purpose, non-functional. It is based on Homer’s “Iliad” (XVIII, 104), where Achilles, the strongest of the Greeks who fought at Troy, calls himself this way. Angry at King Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek army, who had taken away his beloved captive Briseis, the hero refused to fight, thereby becoming an indirect cause of the death of many of his comrades and his best friend, Patroclus (who, in order to frighten the Trojans, entered the battlefield in the armor of Achilles and was defeated by Hector, son of the Trojan king Priam). Mourning his friend, the hero bitterly regrets that he could not curb his anger.

Jucundi acti labores. - Completed works (difficulties) are pleasant.

[yukundi acta labores] In other words, the consciousness of completed work, overcome difficulties (Latin labores - torment, difficulties, labors) is pleasant. Compare with Pushkin (“If life deceives you…”): “Whatever passes, it will be nice.” The proverb is cited by Cicero (“On the Boundaries of Good and Evil,” II, 32, 105), disagreeing with the Greek philosopher Epicurus that a wise man should remember only the good and forget the bad: after all, sometimes it is gratifying to remember past adversities. A similar idea was found in Homer (“Odyssey”, XV, 400-401): “Past troubles are readily remembered // by a husband who experienced them a lot and wandered around the world for a long time” (translated by V. Zhukovsky).

Justitia fundamentum regnorum. - Justice is the basis of states.

[justitia fundamentum regnorum]

Labor omnia vincit. - Labor conquers everything.

[labor omnia vincit] Compare: “Patience and labor will grind everything down.” The expression “Hard work has conquered everything” is found in Virgil (Georgics, I, 145). He says that Jupiter deliberately hid many blessings from people (for example, fire) and did not teach useful skills, so that they themselves, prompted by need and difficult conditions of existence, through reflection and experience, could comprehend the world around them and improve their lives. "Labor omnia vincit" is the motto of the American state of Oklahoma.

lassata necdum satiata - tired but not satisfied

[lassata nekdum satsiata] Juvenal (“Satires”, VI, 129) speaks of Valeria Messalina, the third wife of Emperor Claudius, who, as contemporaries said, often spent nights in brothels and in the morning, “tired of the caress of men, left unfed” (translated by . D. Nedovich and F. Petrovsky), According to Suetonius (“The Divine Claudius”, 26, 2-3), the emperor was extremely unlucky with his wives. Having executed Messalina, who entered into a new marriage in front of witnesses, he vowed not to marry again, but was seduced by his niece Agrippina. Claudius was unlucky this time too: it is believed that it was Agrippina in 54 AD. poisoned him in order to place her son Nero on the throne.

Late anguis in herba. - There is a snake hiding in the grass.

[latet angvis in herba] A call to be alert, not to take everything for granted, and not to forget about the possibility of a catch. This is what they say about a hidden but imminent danger, insidious, insincere people pretending to be friends. The source of the expression is Virgil's Bucolics (III, 92-93).

Libri amici, libri magistri. - Books are friends, books are teachers.

[libri amici, libri magistri] Compare: “A book decorates in happiness, and consoles in misfortune”, “To live with a book is not to bother forever”, “Liber est mutus magister” [liber est mutus magister] (“The book is a dumb teacher” ).

Lingua dux pedis. - The tongue leads the legs.

[lingua dux padis] Compare: “The language will take you to Kyiv.”

Littera scripta manet. - The written letter remains.

[litera scripta manet] Compare: “Verba volant, scripta manent” [verba volant, scripta manent] (“Words fly away, what is written remains”), “What is written with a pen cannot be cut out with an ax.”

Longa est vita, si plena est. - Life is long if it is full.

[longa est vita, si plena est] The expression is found in Seneca (“Moral Letters to Lucilius”, 93, 2).

Longae regum manus. - Kings have long arms.

[longe ragum manus] Compare: “The hands of gentlemen are in debt”, “The royal eye strikes far away”. Source - Ovid's "Heroids" (a collection of messages written on behalf of mythological heroines to their lovers). Helen, the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus, writes in response to the Trojan prince Paris that she fears persecution from her husband (“Heroids”, XVII, 166).

Lupus non mordet lupum. - A wolf does not bite a wolf. (He doesn’t touch his own.)

[lupus non mordet lupum] Compare: “A wolf is not poisoned by a wolf” (that is, you cannot set a wolf against a wolf), “A raven will not peck out a raven’s eye.”

Madeant pocula Baccho. - Let the cups be filled with Bacchus (wine).

[madeant pokula bakho] The poet Tibullus (“Elegies”, III, 6, 5) calls on Bacchus (that is, Dionysus - the god of viticulture and winemaking) to heal him from a love wound.

Magister dixit. - [So] the teacher said.

[Master Dixit] A reference to generally accepted authority, often ironic. According to Cicero (“On the Nature of the Gods,” I, 5, 10), this is how the students of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras substantiated all their statements. This formula was also used by medieval philosophers, referring to Aristotle, as a decisive argument.

magni nominis umbra - shadow of the great name

[magni nominis umbra] About those who can only remember their glorious past, and about descendants who are not worthy of their ancestors. Lucan in the poem “Pharsalia” (I, 135) says this about the Roman commander Pompey, who outlived his greatness. He had major victories, but in 48 BC, on the eve of the decisive battle with Caesar (near the city of Pharsala in northern Greece), who, having declared war on the Senate (see “Alea jacta est”), took possession of all of Italy Apart from the provinces, Pompeii, which had already gained fame in the past and had not fought for a long time, was greatly inferior to its rival, who lived with hopes for the future. Having fled to Egypt after the defeat, Pompey was killed there on the orders of King Ptolemy, who apparently wanted to please Caesar.

Malum exemplum imitabile. - A bad example is contagious.

[malum exemplum imitabile]

Manum de tabula! - Hand [away] from the board! (Enough! Enough!)

[manum de tabula!] A call to stop, to put an end to something in a timely manner. As Pliny the Elder writes (“Natural History”, XXXV, 36, 10), it was precisely the inability to remove his hand from the board with a painting in time, which further intervention by the painter could only spoil, that the Greek artist Apelles reproached his no less talented contemporary Protogen. The expression is also found in Petronius’s novel Satyricon (LXXVI).

Manus manum lavat. - Hand washes hand.

[manus manum lavat] Compare: “The hand washes the hand, but the rogue covers the rogue”, “A favor for a favor”, “You give me, I give you.” Among Roman writers, the expression is found in Petronius (Satyricon, XLV) and in the pamphlet attributed to Seneca, “The Apotheosis of the Divine Claudius” (9), where the immortals decide whether to recognize the feeble-minded Claudius after death (54 AD) as a god, as other Roman emperors: “The decision leaned in favor of Claudius, for Hercules [in front of whose temple Claudius, a lover of legal proceedings, judged even in the summer], seeing that it was necessary to strike while the iron was hot, began […] to persuade everyone: “Please don’t let me down.” me, on occasion, I will repay you with anything: hand washes hand (translated by F. Petrovsky).

mare verborum, gutta rerum - a sea of ​​words, a drop of deeds

[mare varborum, gutta rerum] Compare: “there is a lot of noise, but there is little use”, “we heard speeches, but we don’t see actions”, “he takes his tongue, but does not stick to the matter.”

Margaritas ante porcos. - [Don’t throw] pearls before swine.

[margaritas ante porcos] A call not to waste good words on those who are not able to understand and appreciate them, or not to make too learned speeches that are not understandable to the majority. Source - Christ's Sermon on the Mount (Gospel of Matthew, 7, 6): “Do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot.”

Medica mente, non medicamente. - Treat with your mind (soul), not with medicine.

[medica mante, non medicamente]

Medice, cura te ipsum! - Doctor, heal yourself!

[meditsa, kura te ipsum!] A call not to meddle in other people’s business and, before lecturing others, to pay attention to oneself and one’s own shortcomings. The proverb is found in the Gospel of Luke (4, 23), where Jesus, having read in the synagogue an excerpt from the Book of the prophet Isaiah (61, 1: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me; for He […] has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted”), says to those listening: “Of course, you will tell Me the saying: doctor! heal yourself!”

Medicus curat, natura sanat. - The doctor heals, nature heals.

[medicus kurat, natura sanat] In other words, although the doctor prescribes treatment, it is always nature that heals, which supports the patient’s vitality. Therefore, they talk about vis medicatrix naturae [vis medicatrix nature] - the healing (healing) power of nature. The source of the expression is an aphorism of Hippocrates translated into Latin.

Mel in ore, verba lactis, // fel in corde, firaus in factis. - Honey on the tongue, milk in words, bile in the heart, deception in deeds.

[mel in ore, verba lactis, // fel in corde, fravs in factis] Medieval epigram on the Jesuits.

Memento mori. - Memento Mori.

[memento mori] The expression is better known in the “translation” of the heroes of Leonid Gaidai’s comedy “Prisoner of the Caucasus”: “Instantly at sea.” Hence, apparently, the persistent desire to pronounce “momento more” (in the first case, the test word will be memoria - memory, from which our memorial is). The primary source is considered to be the story of Herodotus (“History”, II, 78) about the Egyptian custom during a feast to carry around the guests an image of a deceased person lying in a coffin. The expression “Memento vivere” (“Remember life”) is also known - a call to find time for entertainment, not to allow grief to kill the joy of life. The poem "Vivere memento!" Ivan Franko has it in the cycle “Vesnyanki” (XV).

Mens sana in corpore sano.-A healthy mind in a healthy body.

[mens sana in corpore sano] One of the few Latin expressions, the modern interpretation of which is opposite to the meaning originally intended by the author. Roman poet I-II centuries. AD Juvenal in his “Satires” (X, 356) spoke out against the excessive passion of the Romans for bodily exercises: “We must pray that the mind be healthy in a healthy body” (translated by D. Nedovich and F. Petrovsky; the Latin mens also means “mind”, and “spirit”, hence the word “mentality”). Nowadays, the words of Juvenal, often written on the walls of medical or sports institutions, call, on the contrary, in caring for the spiritual and sublime, not to forget about your body, your health.

Militat omnis amans.-Every lover is a soldier.

[militat omnis amans] Ovid (“Love Elegies”, I, 9, 1) compares the life of a lover, standing as an honor guard at the door of his chosen one and carrying out her instructions, with military service.

Misce utile dulci. - Mix business with pleasure.

[misce utile dulci] The basis was the “Science of Poetry” (343), where Horace tells the poet the right way to please all ages: “The one who combined the useful (what older readers especially value in poetry) with the pleasant” achieved general approval.”

Miserere - Have mercy

[miserere] The name of the repentant psalm (No. 50), which King David of Israel uttered, having learned from the prophet Nathan that he had committed evil in the eyes of the Lord by taking Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, as his wife, and sending her husband to death (Second Book of Kings, 12 , 9); therefore the son born of Bathsheba will die. Oral Jewish tradition says that this woman was intended for David since the Creation of the world, and since their second son was the wisest King Solomon, the deceased firstborn could become the Messiah; David’s sin was that he took Bathsheba before the due date. To the sounds of this psalm, monks and fanatics scourged themselves, so “Miserere” can jokingly be called a good flogging.

Modicus cibi - medicus sibi. - A person who eats in moderation is his own doctor.

[modicus cibi - medicus sibi] Compare: “Eating in excess is illness and misfortune”, “Eat without finishing, drink without finishing.”

Natura est semper invicta. - Nature is always invincible

[nature est semper invicta] In other words, everything inherent in nature (talents, inclinations, habits) will manifest itself, no matter how hard you try to suppress it. Compare: “Drive nature through the door - it will fly into the window”, “No matter how you feed the wolf, he still looks into the forest.” Horace (“Epistle”, I, 10, 24) says: “Drive nature with a fork - it will return anyway” (translated by N. Gunzburg).

Navigare necesse est, . - It is necessary to swim, [there is no need to live].

[navigare netsesse est, vivare non est netsesse] According to Plutarch (“Comparative Lives,” Pompey, 50), these words were spoken by the Roman commander and politician Gnaeus Pompey (see about him in the article “magni nominis umbra”), who was responsible for grain supply, when he was the first to board a ship carrying grain from Sardinia, Sicily and Africa to Rome, and ordered it to sail, despite a strong storm. In a figurative sense, they speak about the need to move forward, overcoming difficulties, to dare, to fulfill one’s duty (to people, the state, the profession), even if this involves a risk to one’s life or requires a lot of time that could be spent with great pleasure for oneself .

Naviget, haec summa (e)st. - Let him float (sail away), that’s all.

[naviget, pek summat (pek sum est)] A call to move forward, not to stand still. In Virgil (Aeneid, IV, 237) this is an order from Jupiter, transmitted through Mercury to the Trojan Aeneas, who in the arms of Queen Dido of Carthage forgot about his mission (to reach Italy and lay the foundations of the Roman state, which will become the heir of the burned Troy).

Ne sus Minervam. - Don’t [teach] Minerva a pig. (Don't teach a scientist.)

[ne sus minervam] Found in Cicero (“Academic Discourses”, I, 5.18). Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom, patroness of crafts and arts, identified with the Greek Athena.

Ne sutor supra crepidam. - Let the shoemaker [judge] not above the boot.

[ne cytop suppa kripidam] Compare: “Every cricket knows its nest”, “Know, cat, its basket”, “It’s a disaster if a cobbler starts baking pies, and a pie-maker starts making boots” (Krylov). Pliny the Elder (“Natural History” XXXV, 36.12) talks about how the famous Greek artist of the 4th century. BC. Apelles exhibited his new picture in an open gazebo and, hiding behind it, listened to the opinions of passers-by. Having heard a comment about the number of loops on the inside of the shoes, the next morning he corrected the omission. When the shoemaker, having become proud, began to criticize the leg itself, the artist answered him with these words. This incident is described by Pushkin (“The Shoemaker”).

Nec mortale sonat. - Sounds immortal; no mortal [voice] sounds.

[nek mortale sonata (nek mortale sonat)] About thoughts and speeches filled with divine inspiration and wisdom. The basis is the words of Virgil (Aeneid, VI, 50) about the ecstatic prophetess Sibyl (Apollo himself revealed to her the secrets of the future). Inspired by God, she seemed taller to Aeneas (he came to find out how to go down to the underworld and see his father there); even her voice sounded different from that of mortals.

Nee pluribus impar - Not inferior to many; above all

[nek pluribus impar] Motto of King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715), who was called the “Sun King”.

[nek plus ultra] Usually they say: “to pes plus ultra” (“to the limit”). These words (in Greek) were allegedly spoken by Hercules, erecting two rocks (the Pillars of Hercules) on the shores of the Strait of Gibraltar (this place was then considered the western limit of the inhabited world). The hero reached there, performing his 10th feat (kidnapping the cows of the giant Geryon, who lived in the far west). “Nee plus ultra” is the inscription on the ancient coat of arms of the city of Cadiz in Southern Spain. Compare with the motto of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Austria, Austria-Hungary, the Holy Roman Empire and Spain: “Plus ultra” (“Beyond perfection,” “Even further,” “Forward”).

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A selection of 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 by 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).

Famaclamosa.
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 a 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 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 the world, 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, only 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!
The 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.”