Nothing in Latin. Latin proverbs with translation

Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo - a drop chisels a stone not by force, but by frequent falling

Fortiter ac firmiter – Strong and strong

Aucupia verborum sunt judice indigna - literalism is beneath the dignity of a judge

Benedicite! - Good morning!

Quisque est faber sua fortunae - everyone is the smith of their own happiness

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Natura incipit, ars dirigit usus perficit - nature begins, art guides, experience perfects.

Scio me nihil scire - I know that I know nothing

Potius sero quam nun quam - Better late than never.

Decipi quam fallere est tutius - it is better to be deceived than to deceive another

Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori" - Love conquers everything, and we submit to love

Dura lex, sed lex - the law is harsh, but it is the law

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

O sancta simplicitas! - Oh, holy simplicity

Quod non habet principium, non habet finem - that which has no beginning has no end

Facta sunt potentiora verbis - actions are stronger than words

Accipere quid ut justitiam facias, non est tam accipere quam extorquere - acceptance of reward for the administration of justice is not so much acceptance as extortion

Bene sit tibi! - Good luck!

Homo homini lupus est - man is a wolf to man

Aequitas enim lucet per se - justice shines by itself

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

AMOR OMNIA VINCIT – Love conquers everything.

Qui vult decipi, decipiatur - he who wishes to be deceived, let him be deceived

disce gaudere – Learn to rejoice

Quod licet jovi, non licet bovi - what is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull

Cogito ergo sum - I think, therefore I exist

Latrante uno latrat stati met alter canis - when one dog barks, the other immediately barks

Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus - All of us, when we are healthy, easily give advice to the sick.

Aut bene, aut nihil - Either good or nothing

Haurit aquam cribro, qui discere vult sine libro - he who wants to study without a book draws water with a sieve

Вona mente – With good intentions

Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides Trust placed in a treacherous person gives him the opportunity to do harm

Igni et ferro – With fire and iron

Bene qui latuit, bene vixit - the one who lived unnoticed lived well

Amor non est medicabilis herbis - there is no cure for love (love cannot be treated with herbs)

Senectus insanabilis morbus est - Old age is an incurable disease.

De mortuis autbene, aut nihil - about the dead it’s either good or nothing

A communi observantia non est recedendum - one cannot neglect what is accepted by everyone

Intelligenti pauca - The wise will understand

In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas - truth in wine, health in water.

Vis recte vivere? Quis non? - Do you want to live well? Who doesn't want to?

Nihil habeo, nihil curo - I have nothing - I don’t care about anything

Scire leges non hoc est verba earum tenere, sed vim ac potestatem - knowledge of laws is not in remembering their words, but in understanding their meaning

Ad notam – For note”, note

Panem et circenses – Bread and circuses

DIXI ET ANIMAM LEVAVI - I said and relieved my soul.

Sivis pacem para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war

Corruptio optimi pessima - the worst fall - the fall of the purest

Veni, vidi vici – I came, I saw, I conquered

Lupus pilum mutat,non mentem - the wolf changes its fur, not its nature

Ex animo – From the heart

Divide et impera - divide and conquer

Alitur vitium vivitque tegendo - by covering, vice is nourished and supported

AUDI, MULTA, LOQUERE PAUCA – listen a lot, talk little.

Is fecit cui prodest – Made by the one who benefits

Lupus pilum mutat,non mentem - the wolf changes its fur, not its nature

Ars longa, vita brevis - art is durable, life is short

Castigat ridento mores – Laughter castigates morals.”

De duobus malis minimum eligendum - one must choose the lesser of two evils

Desipere in loco - To be mad where it is appropriate

Bonum factum! - For good and happiness!

In maxima potentia minima licentia - the stronger the power, the less freedom

Usus est optimus magister - experience is the best teacher

Repetitio est mater studiorum - repetition - the mother of learning

Fac fideli sis fidelis – Be faithful to the one who is faithful (to you)

DOCENDO DISCIMUS - by teaching, we ourselves learn.

Memento mori - remember death.

Вis dat, qui cito dat - the one who gives quickly gives double

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

Nulla regula sine exceptione - There is no rule without exceptions.

Erare humanum est, stultum est in errore perseverare - it is human nature to make mistakes, it is stupid to persist in an error

Primus inter pares – First among equals

Festina lente - hurry up slowly

omnia praeclara rara – Everything beautiful is rare

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

Amicus plato, sed magis amica veritas - Plato is my friend, but the truth is dearer

Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae - a good name is better than great wealth.

Ipsa scientia potestas est - knowledge itself is power

FRONTI NULLA FIDES – don’t trust appearances!

Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides - the trust placed in the treacherous allows him to do harm

Qui nimium properat, serius ab solvit - he who is in too much of a hurry, gets things done later

Cornu copiae – Cornucopia

Dulce laudari a laudato viro - it is pleasant to receive praise from a person worthy of praise

dum spiro, spero – While I breathe, I hope

Feci auod potui, faciant meliora potentes - I did what I could, whoever can do it better

Dum spiro, spero - while I'm breathing, I hope

Abusus non tollit usum - abuse does not cancel use

Aliis inserviendo consumor - while serving others, I burn myself

Fortunam citius reperifs,quam retineas / Happiness is easier to find than to maintain.

Fiat lux – Let there be light

AUDIATUR ET ALTERA PARS – the other side should also be heard.

Melius sero quam nunquam - better late than never

Et tu quoque, Brute! - And you Brute!

Ad impossibilia lex non cogit - the law does not require the impossible

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, 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 - tempo piece of music, provided at 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. "Nourishing mother" (traditional) figurative name educational institutions, often higher).

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 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 a 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 era of 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; backdating, with delay.

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. A decent person is 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, “Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris", "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 can 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 " Comparative biography", with this phrase Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amyntius about the 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.

Winged Latin expressions

Latin proverbs - aphorisms in Latin; their authorship is usually attributed to famous ancient Roman citizens. Latin proverbs are pronounced in Latin; it is believed that a sufficiently educated person should understand them. Many Latin proverbs were actually translated from ancient Greek.

Abecendarium- Alphabet, dictionary.

Abiens, abi- Leaving go.

Abususnontollitusum- Abuse does not cancel use.

Ab initio- from the beginning, from the beginning

Ab origine- from the very beginning, from the beginning

Abovousqueadmala- From the beginning to the end.

Advocatus Dei- God's Advocate.

Advocatus diaboli- Devil's Advocate.

Adexemplum- according to the sample; for example

Adusum- For use, for consumption.

Adusumexternum- For external use.

Adusuminternum- For internal use.

Alea jacta est- The die is cast; An irrevocable decision has been made (Caesar).

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt- Other people's vices are before our eyes, ours are behind our backs; You see a straw in someone else’s eye, but you don’t even notice a log in yours.

A linea- A new line.

Alibi- in the other place

Alma mater- Mother-nurse.

Altera pars- Other side.

Alter ego- My double, another me - said about a friend (Pythagoras).

Agnus Dei- Lamb of God.

Amat victoria curam. - Victory loves effort.

Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas. - Plato is dear to me, but the truth is even dearer.

Amicus cognoscitur amore, more, ore, re- A friend is known by love, character, word, deed.

Amor caecus- Love is blind

Amor vincit omnia- love conquers all

Anni currentis (A. With.). - This year.

Anni futuri (a. f.). - Next year.

A posteriori. - Based on experience, based on experience.

A priori. - In advance.

Arbor vitae- the tree of Life

Arslongavitabrevisest- the field of science is limitless, and life is short; art lasts, life is short (Hippocrates)

Audaces fortuna juvat– fate helps the brave (Virgil)

Aurea mediocritas. - Golden mean.

Audacia pro muro habetur. - Cheek brings success.

Aut Caesar, aut nihil. - All, or nothing, or Caesar, or nothing.

Avis rara. - Rare bird, rare.

Aquila non captat muscas. - The eagle doesn't catch flies.

Audi, vide, strong. - Listen, look, be silent.

Aqua et papis, vita canis...- Bread and water - a dog's life...

Ad futuram memoriam. - For the long memory.

Barbacrescit, caputnescit. - The beard has grown, but there is no intelligence.

Bis dat, qui cito dat– whoever gives quickly will give twice; He who gives quickly gives doubly (Publius Syrus)

Bellum frigidum. - Cold war.

Bis. - Twice.

Brevi manu– without delay, without formalities (lit.: short hand)

Caesar ad Rubiconem- Caesar before the Rubicon is about a man who has to make an important decision.

Caesarum citra Rubiconem- Caesar on the other side of the Rubicon is about a man who successfully accomplished a most important task.

Caecus non judicat de colore- Let a blind man not judge flowers.

Caput mundi- head of the world, center of the universe; We are talking about Ancient Rome as the capital of a world empire.

Carissimo amico- to my dearest friend.

Care diem- Seize the day; take advantage of every day; do not put off until tomorrow what you must do today (Horace)

Casus- case.

Casus belli- a reason for war, for conflict.

Cave!- be careful!

Citius, altius, fortius!- faster, higher, stronger! (motto of the Olympic Games).

Cogito, ergo sum- I think, therefore I exist (Descartes)

Cognosce te ipsum - Know yourself.

Concordia victoriam gignit- agreement generates victory.

Consuetudo est altera natura - habit is second nature.

Credo– I believe; confession; symbol of faith; belief.

Chirurgus curat manu armata- the surgeon treats with his armed hand.

Curriculum vitae– biography, brief information about life, biography (literally: the run of life)

Cum tacent, clamant– Their silence is a loud cry (Cicero).

Dum spiro, spero- While I breathe I hope.

Exnihilo nihil- Nothing comes from nothing.

De die in diem- from day to day

De (ex) nihilo nihil- out of nothing - nothing; nothing comes from nothing (Lucretius)

De facto- Actually, in fact.

De jure- Legally, by right.

De lingua slulta incommoda multa- Empty words can lead to big troubles.

De mortuis aut bene aut nihil- Don’t slander the dead.

Deus ex machina– unexpected intervention (adv.; god ex machina) (Socrates)

Dictum - factum- No sooner said than done.

Dies diem docet- Every day teaches.

Divide et impera- Divide and rule.

Dixi- He said it, everything has been said, there is nothing to add.

Do manus- I give you my hands, I guarantee.

Dum docent, discunt- By teaching, they learn.

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

Duralex, sedlex- The law is strong, but it's law; law is law.

Elephantum ex musca facis- making a mountain out of a molehill

Epistula non erubescit– paper does not blush, paper endures everything (Cicero)

Errare humanum est- humans tend to make mistakes

Est modus in rebus- everything has a limit; everything has its measure (Horace)

Ettu, Brutě! – And you Brute! (Caesar)

Exegi monumentum- I erected a monument to myself (Horace)

Exempli gratia (e.g.)- For example

Extra muros– publicly

Fabulafactaest-It is done.

Fama clamosa- Loud glory.

Fata volume!- Word is flying.

Festina lente!- Hurry up slowly!

Fiat lux!- Let there be light!

Folio verso (f.v.)- On the next page

Gutta cavat lapidem- a drop wears away a stone (Ovid)

Haurit aquam cribro, qui discere vult sine libro- Anyone who wants to study without a book draws water with a sieve.

Haud semper errat fama. - Rumor is not always wrong.

Historia magistra vitae- history is the teacher of life

Nose est (h.e.)- that is, it means

Hoc erat in fatis- It was destined to be so.

Homo homini lupus est- man is a wolf to man

Homo ornat locum, non locus hominem- It’s not the place that makes a person, but the person that makes the place

Homo sapiens- a reasonable person

Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto-I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me

In vino veritas- The truth is in wine.

Ibi victoria, ubi concordia- where there is victory, where there is agreement

Ignorantia non est argumentum- ignorance is not an argument.

Ignis, mare, milier – triamala- Fire, sea, woman - these are 3 misfortunes.

Incognito - secretly, hiding your real name

Index- index, list

Index library - list of books

In folio - in a whole sheet(meaning the largest book format)

Inter caecos, lustus rex - Among the blind is the one-eyed king.

Inter arma tacent musae- The muses are silent among the weapons.

Invia est in medicina via sine lingua latina- the path in medicine is impassable without the Latin language

In vitro- in a vessel, in a test tube

In vivo- on a living organism

Ipse dixit- “he said it himself” (about immutable authority)

Juris consultus- legal consultant.

Jus civile- Civil law.

Jus commune- Common law.

Jus criminale- Criminal law.

Labor corpus firmat- Work strengthens the body.

Lapsus- Error, mistake.

Littera scripta manet- What is written remains.

Lupus in fabula- Easy to find (additionally: like a wolf in a fable).

Lupusnonmordetlupum- A wolf does not bite a wolf.

Magistra vitae- Life mentor.

Magister dixit- The teacher said it.

Magistra vitae- Life mentor.

Mala herba cito crescit- Bad grass grows quickly.

Manu propri- With my own hand.

Manuscriptum– Handwritten, manuscript.

Manus manum lavat- The hand washes the hand.

Margaritas ante porcas- Throwing pearls before swine.

Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. - My fault, my greatest fault.

Media et remedia. - Ways and means.

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

Memento mori. - Memento Mori.

Mensis currentis. - current month.

Mente et malleo. - With your mind and your hammer (the motto of geologists).

Meo voto. - In my opinion.

Minimum. - The least

modus agendi. - Course of action.

modus vivendi. - Lifestyle.

Multum vinum bibere, non diu vivere. - Drink a lot of wine, don't live long.

Mutato nomine. - Under a different name.

Natura sanat, medicus curat- nature heals, the doctor heals

Nemojudexincausasua- no one is the judge in his own case

Nemoomniapotestscire– Nobody can know everything.

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

Noli me tangere- Don't touch me.

Nonrexestlex, sedlexestrex. - The ruler is not the law, but the law is the ruler.

Nomen nescio (N. N.)- a certain person

Nota bene (NB)- pay attention

Nullacalamitassola- Misfortune never comes alone.

Omniameamecumporto- I carry everything I have with me

Opus citātum- cited essay

O tempora, o mores!- oh times, oh morals!

Otium post negotium– Rest after work.

Paupertas non est vitium- Poverty is not a vice

Pecunianonolet- money has no smell (Emperor Vespasian)

Per aspera ad astra- Through hardship to the stars!

Perfasetnefas- by hook or by crook

Personagrata– diplomatic representative; desirable personality.

Perpetuum mobile- perpetual motion

Post factum- after the event

Proetcontra- pros and cons

Pro dosi- for one dose (single dose of medication)

Proformat- for form, for decency, for appearance

Promemoria- for memory, in memory of something

Periculumestin mora!- The danger is in delay!

Quasi– quasi, supposedly, imaginary.

Qui aures habet, audiat“He who has ears, let him hear.”

Quid prodest- who benefits from this? Who is this useful for?

Qui pro quo- one instead of the other, a misunderstanding.

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

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

Qui quaerit reperit- He who seeks will find.

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

Sapientisat- enough for a reasonable person; the smart one will understand.

Scientia potentia est- knowledge is power

Sol lucet omnibus- the sun shines for everyone

Scio me nihil scire- I know that I know nothing.

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

Serva me, servabo te. - You give me, I give you.

Satis verborum!- Enough words!

Sic transit gloria mundi- this is how earthly glory passes

Si vales, bene est, ego valeo- If you’re healthy, good, I’m healthy.

Status quo- the existing order of things

Tabula rasa.- Clean slate.

Taedium vitae.- Disgust for life.

Tarde venientibus ossa. - Those who are late get bones.

Tempora mutantur et nos mutantur in illis- Times change and we change with them (Ovid).

Tempori parce- Take care of time.

Tempus nemini- Time waits for no one.

Terra incognita- Unknown land.

Tertium non datur- There is no third.

Timeo danaos et dona ferentes- I’m afraid of the Danaans, even those who bring gifts

Tres faciunt collegium- Three make up a board.

Tuto, cito, jucunde- Safe, fast, pleasant.

Ubi bene, ibi patria- “Where it is good, there is the homeland” - a saying attributed to the Roman tragedian Pacuvius.

Ubi mel, ibi fel- Where there is honey, there is bile, i.e. every cloud has a silver lining.

Veni, vidi, vici- I came, I saw, I conquered.

Vivere est cogitare- To live means to think.

Vae victis- Woe to the vanquished.

Veto- I forbid

Volens nolens– Willy-nilly; whether you want it or not.

Vox populi, vox Dei- the voice of the people - the voice of God.

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 = without knowing the ford, do not 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 being an 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– do not go to the council until you are called (Cicero)

addere calcaria sponte currenti– to spur someone running of their 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– other 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- 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.

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• 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

• For omnia 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

  It's 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 have done 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. One of Felix Krivin’s “Scientific Tales” (“Archimedes”) is about this.

Nomen est omen. - The name is a sign.

In other words, the name speaks for itself: it tells 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, all of me will not die - the soul in the treasured lyre // my ashes will survive and will escape decay.”

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 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 of 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, long ago former subject 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 is 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, after 11 years, 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), this is what Emperor Tiberius (42 BC - 37 AD) said 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 on 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 by the equal number of 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). Enemies attacked his city of Priene, and the inhabitants, hastily leaving their homes, tried to capture with as many things as possible. When asked 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 no bundles and bags are needed - the treasures of the soul, the wealth of the mind. , 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. From here final words“Ethics >> Spinoza (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 e), where the essence of beauty is discussed.

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 ("ABOUT 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 when wanting to convince a person by personal example to try something unknown to him, causing fear. These famous words of Arria, the wife of the consul Caecina Petus, who participated in a failed conspiracy against the feeble-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, and 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, the Emperor Augustus asked (in Greek) his friends who had 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 to 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 whipped with rods until death), but Nero still hesitated to give up his life. He ordered either to dig a grave or 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 man, 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 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 lord 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 an acknowledgment 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 by the Greek lyricist Alcaeus (VII-VI centuries BC) under the code name “New Shaft”.

Sapientis est mutare consilium. - A wise person 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 seen as a call to preserve in any situation peace of mind, don’t lose face, 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” ( trans. 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 person 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-term, 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 of the 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 the Golden Fleece kept by him) was going to marry. , left her homeland, killed her brother. 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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You'll probably be surprised to notice how many Latin words you already know. Hundreds of words, for example such as memo, alibi, agenda, census, veto, alias, via, alumni, affidavit And versus, are used in English as abbreviations, for example: i.e. (id est, that is) and etc. (et cetera, and the rest). Some latin phrases are so firmly rooted in the English and Russian languages ​​that we use them without even thinking about the fact that they are borrowed: bona fide(in good faith - conscientious) alter ego(other self - another me), persona non grata(unwelcome person - unwanted person), vice versa(position turned - vice versa), carpe diem(seize the day - seize the moment, enjoy the day), cum laude(with praise - with honor), alma mater(nourishing mother - nursing mother) and quid pro quo(this for that - then for this). Many languages ​​have adopted other, less banal phrases from Latin. Remember them and use them whenever possible.

1. AURIBUS TENEO LUPUM

Literal translation: “I hold the wolf by the ears.” The proverb is taken from the work “Phormion” by the Roman playwright Terence. It means “to be in a hopeless situation,” “between two fires.” The English equivalent is “Holding a tiger by the tail.”

2. BARBA NON FACIT PHILOSOPHUM

“A beard does not make you a philosopher,” “having a beard does not mean that you are a philosopher.” The Romans were very fond of associating a beard with intelligence. Eg, " Barba crescit, caput nescit"(the beard has grown, but there is no intelligence).

3. BRUTUM FULMEN

Apparently, this aphorism was invented by Pliny the Elder. Expression " Brutum fulmen" literally translated means “meaningless lightning,” that is, empty threats.

4. CAESAR NON SUPRA GRAMMATICOS

The phrase was born when one of the Roman emperors made a linguistic mistake in his public speech. When this oversight was pointed out to him, the emperor angrily declared that since he was the emperor, from now on this mistake would be considered not an error, but the norm. To which one of the council members replied: “ Caesar non supra grammaticos", or “The Emperor is not above the grammarians” (and Caesar is not above the grammarians). This phrase became a popular saying that began to be used in defense of grammar.

5. CARPE NOCTEM

Is the “night” analogue of the expression “ Carpe diem" and translates to “enjoy the night.” This phrase can be used to motivate someone (including yourself) to finish all the tasks during the day, and leave the evening time for rest.

6. CARTHAGO DELENDA EST

At the height of the Punic Wars (the war between Rome and Carthage, 264–146 BC), the Roman statesman Cato the Elder ended all his speeches in the Senate (regardless of their topic) with the phrase “ Carthago delenda est", or “Carthage must be destroyed.” His words quickly became a popular motto in ancient Rome. The phrase means a persistent call to fight an enemy or obstacle.

7. CASTIGAT RIDENDO MORES

Literally translated it means “morals are castigated with laughter.” This motto was coined by a French poet who believed that in order to change the rules, it is necessary to show how absurd they are.

8. CORVUS OCULUM CORVI NON ERUIT

“A raven will not peck out a crow’s eye.” The aphorism means the presence of common interests (often selfish) between people who do not betray each other and act together.

9. CUI BONO?

Literal translation: “Who benefits from this?”, “In whose interests is this?” A question that often helps determine who is the culprit of a crime. In general, in English this phrase is used to question the benefit of an action.

Cui prodest scelus Is fecit. Seneca "Medea" Whoever benefits from villainy, He committed it. Translation by S. Solovyov

10. ET IN ARCADIA EGO

Nicolas Poussin "The Arcadian Shepherds"

Arcadia was a region in Ancient Greece whose inhabitants were mostly shepherds and farmers. They led a calm and measured life away from the noise and bustle. Latin saying " Et in Arcadia ego" literally translated as “and in Arcadia I.” The painting “The Arcadian Shepherds” by French artist Nicolas Poussin depicts four shepherds looking at an old tombstone on which this Latin saying is engraved. The “I” in this expression is seen as death, which reminds mortals that even in the quietest, happiest and most carefree place, people will inevitably end.

11.EX NIHILO NIHIL FIT

Presumably, this statement belongs to the Roman philosopher Lucretius and is translated into Russian as “from nothing nothing comes.” This phrase is used as a reminder that a person does any work in order to achieve something.

12. FELIX CULPA

It was originally a religious term referring to the biblical fall of Adam and Eve. " Felix culpa"(literally translated “lucky guilt”) means a mistake that subsequently had a favorable outcome.

13. HANNIBAL AD PORTAS

Hannibal was a Carthaginian commander who waged a life-and-death war against the Roman Empire. In Russian the expression “ Hannibal ad portas" literally translated as "Hannibal at the gates", that is, "enemy at the gates". Among the Romans, the image of Hannibal subsequently became something of a scarecrow, and parents often told their naughty children the phrase “ Hannibal ad portas" to slightly scare them into behaving properly.

14. HIC MANEBIMUS OPTIME

When in 390 BC. e. The Gauls invaded Rome, and the Senate met to discuss whether to abandon the city and flee for safety. According to the Roman historian Livy, a centurion named Marcus Furius Camillus, addressing the Senate, exclaimed: “ Hic manebimus optime!”(literally translated “we’ll live wonderfully here”). His words soon began to be used figuratively to express an unshakable determination to stand his ground, despite all difficulties.

15. HOMO SUM HUMANI A ME NIHIL ALIENUM PUTO

“I am a man and I believe that nothing human is alien to me” - This is a phrase from the work of the Roman writer Terence. In Terence, this phrase has a certain ironic connotation: in a conversation between two neighbors, one reproaches the other for interfering in other people’s affairs and gossiping, to which the other objects: “I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me.” Since then, the phrase has practically become a motto and can be used, for example, to emphasize that the speaker, like everyone else, is not alien to human weaknesses and delusions. This phrase can also mean respect for people of other cultures.

16. IGNOTUM PER IGNOTIUS

An analogue of the phrase “ Obscurum per obscurius"(the obscure by the more obscure - explain the unclear to the even more unclear). Phrase " Ignotum per ignotius"(the unknown by the more unknown - explain the unknown to even more unknown) refers to useless explanations that, instead of helping a person understand the meaning, confuse him even more.

17. IMPERIUM IN IMPERIO

Means « an empire within an empire » - “an empire within an empire”, “a state within a state”. In the literal sense, it can mean that a certain structure (state, city, etc.) is located on the territory of another, larger structure, but legally it is autonomous. Allegorically, this is an association of people living according to their own special laws, which differ from the generally accepted ones.

18. PANEM ET CIRCENSES

Translated into Russian as “bread and circuses.” It means a basic need (food) and one of the main desires of a person (entertainment). The Roman satirist Juvenal contrasted these aspirations with the heroic past:

These people have long forgotten all their worries, and Rome, which once gave out everything: legions, and power, and a bunch of lictors, is now restrained and restlessly dreams of only two things: Bread and circuses! Juvenal "Satires". Book four. Satire tenth. Translation by F. A. Petrovsky

19. VELOCIUS QUAM ASPARAGI COQUANTUR

When something had to happen quickly, the Romans said: “Faster than a bunch of asparagus can be boiled.” Some sources attribute this phrase to the Roman Emperor Augustus, but unfortunately there is no evidence that this is exactly the case.

20. VOX NIHILI

While the phrase " Vox populi" means "voice of the people", the phrase " Vox nihili" means "empty sound". This phrase can be used to indicate a meaningless statement.

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