Proverbs of the ancient Romans. Generals and statesmen of ancient Rome
Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo - a drop hammers a stone not by force, but by frequent falling
Fortiter ac firmiter - Strong and strong
Aucupia verborum sunt judice indigna - literalism is below the dignity of a judge
Benedicite! - Good afternoon!
Quisque est faber sua fortunae - every blacksmith of his own happiness
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Natura incipit, ars dirigit usus perficit - nature begins, art directs, 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 - 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's 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 remuneration for the administration of justice is not so much acceptance as extortion
Bene sit tibi! - Good luck!
Homo homini lupus est - man to man wolf
Aequitas enim lucet per se - justice shines on its own
citius, altius, fortius! - Faster, higher, stronger
AMOR OMNIA VINCIT - Love conquers everything.
Qui vult decipi, decipiatur - whoever wants 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
Sogito ergo sum - I think, therefore I am
Latrante uno latrat stati met alter canis - when one dog barks, another immediately barks
Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus - All of us, when 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 learn without a book draws water with a sieve
Bona mente - With good intentions
Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides
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 is not treated with herbs)
Senectus insanabilis morbus est - Old age is an incurable disease.
De mortuis autbene, aut nihil - about the dead or good or nothing
A communi observantia non est recedendum - what is accepted by all cannot be neglected
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? And 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 the laws is not to remember their words, but to understand their meaning
Ad notam - For a 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 is the fall of the purest
Veni, vidi vici - I came, I saw, I conquered
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem - the wolf changes the coat, not the nature
Ex animo - From the heart
Divide et impera - divide and conquer
Alitur vitium vivitque tegendo - by covering up vice is nourished and maintained
AUDI, MULTA, LOQUERE PAUCA - listen a lot, talk a little.
Is fecit cui prodest - Made by the one who benefits
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem - the wolf changes the coat, not the nature
Ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, 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 - Go crazy where it's 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 is 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 - he who gives quickly gives twice
Mens sana in corpore sano - in a healthy body - a 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, stupid - to persist in a mistake
Primus inter pares - First among equals
Festina lente - hurry 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 looks!
Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides - trust given to the treacherous allows him to harm
Qui nimium properat, serius ab solvit - whoever is in a hurry, he will later cope with business
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, let him do better
Dum spiro, spero - while I breathe, I hope
Abusus non tollit usum - abuse does not cancel use
Aliis inserviendo consumor - serving others, I burn myself
Fortunam citius reperifs, quam retineas / Happiness is easier to find than to keep.
Fiat lux - Let there be light
AUDIATUR ET ALTERA PARS - you should listen to the other side.
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
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Why is it worth reading the sayings of Roman philosophers?
Here is a collection of "sayings of Roman philosophers", as well as interesting information about milestones in their biography.
Philosophy originated and developed in Ancient Greece (including Athens, Ionia, Sicily) and arrived in Rome relatively late, where it met with some initial resistance. The history of Roman philosophy lies in the gradual acceptance and adaptation of ancient Greek philosophical doctrines by Roman authors. Roman philosophical concepts were under strong influence the ancient Greeks, in particular the Stoics and the Epicureans. Most of the sayings of Roman philosophers were in Greek or Latin.
Important figures in ancient Roman philosophy are Lucretius Car Titus, Cicero with his school of eclecticism and Seneca the Younger. Juvenal Decimus Junius and Quintilian Marcus Fabius also made a great contribution. Later, with the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the Christian philosophy of Blessed Augustine Aurelius became fundamental.
The Meditations of the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius are still revered as a literary monument to the philosophy of service and duty, describing how to find and maintain equanimity in the midst of conflict, using nature as a source of guidance and inspiration. Stoicism is based on the idea that the purpose of life is to live in harmony with nature. Nature itself is defined as the entire cosmos, including our compatriots.
So, Epictetus, a former slave, became a teacher of Stoic philosophy. His school of Stoicism flourished in the second century AD. and taught how to bring this idea to life. Among the sayings of this Roman thinker was the following: “Some things are under our control, and some are not. And if we can’t control something, then we shouldn’t waste energy on it.”
Thus, many statements of Roman philosophers help contemporaries cope with ... depression. You need to change not things (work, family, environment), but only your attitude towards them, and then you will achieve harmony with nature.
Sayings of Roman Philosophers
I centuries ADQuintilian Marc Fabius
* A liar must have a good memory.
* It is better to refuse a sharp word than a friend.
Curtius Ruf Quint
* Fate never favors us with true sincerity.
* Haste delays.
Lucan Mark Anney
* The beginning is half of everything.
* Victory over those who are ready to put their chest under attack is not given for free.
Martial Mark Valery
* Rob, grab, mine, own - everything will have to be left.
* Life is easy to despise when life is very difficult, courageous is the one who managed to remain kind in misfortune.
Petronius Arbiter Gaius
* Each of us makes mistakes.
* Everyone has to pay for their sins.
Pliny the Elder Guy
* None of the mortals is prudent every hour.
* No mortal can always be smart.
Pliny the Younger Guy
* Rumors are afraid of many, conscience - someone.
* Youth and average age we must dedicate to our homeland, old age to ourselves.
Plutarch
* There is no beast more ferocious than man, combining evil passions and power.
* Not a single spoken word has brought as much benefit as many unsaid.
Tacitus Publius Cornelius
* In joy, the mob is as unbridled as in rage.
* In military affairs, chance has the greatest power.
Epictetus
* Life is short, but honest, always prefer life long, but shameful.
* An earthly person is a soul burdened with a corpse.
Juvenal Decim Junius
* No slowness is too great when it comes to the death of a person.
* The first punishment for the guilty is that he cannot justify himself before his own court.
II centuries ADApuleius of Madavra
* Naked to undress and ten strong men will not succeed.
* Each person individually is mortal, humanity as a whole is immortal.
Lucian
* Many friendships have been severed, many houses have been turned into ruins by trust in slander.
* It is necessary to use not the beauty of books and not their number, but their speech and everything that is written in them.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
* The most despicable kind of youth is self-pity.
* Look deep, let neither the quality of any object nor its value escape you.
IV centuries ADAugustine Aurelius (Blessed)
* All human troubles come from the fact that we enjoy what we should use and we use what we should enjoy.
* Everyone likes a beautiful horse, but for some reason there is absolutely no one who wants to become one.
Basil the Great
* Evil does not see what is evil.
* When the heart rejoices, the face blooms.
Gregory the Theologian
* Do not judge by appearance, judge by deeds.
* Do not find a single life without sadness past.
John Chrysostom
* Let's help those poor people who beg us for this, and even if they deceive us, we should not attach too much importance to this. For each of us deserves such mercy, forgiveness and kindness.
Below are 170 Latin winged expressions and proverbs with transliteration (transcription) and stress.
Sign ў denotes a non-syllable sound [y].
Sign g x denotes a fricative [γ] , which corresponds to G in Belarusian, as well as the corresponding sound in Russian words God, yeah and so on.
- A mari usque ad mare.
[A mari uskve ad mare].
From sea to sea.
Motto on the coat of arms of Canada. - Ab ovo usque ad mala.
[Ab ovo uskve ad mala].
From the egg to the apples, that is, from beginning to end.
Roman dinner began with eggs and ended with apples. - Abiens abi!
[Abians abi!]
Leaving go! - Acta est factory.
[Akta est plot].
The show is over.
Suetonius, in The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, writes that the emperor Augustus, on his last day, asked the friends who had entered whether they found that he "played the comedy of life well." - Alea jacta est.
[Alea yakta est].
Die is cast.
Used when talking about irrevocably decision. The words spoken by Julius Caesar when his troops crossed the Rubicon River, which separated Umbria from the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul, that is, Northern Italy, in 49 BC. e. Julius Caesar, violating the law, according to which he, as a proconsul, could command an army only outside Italy, led it, being on the territory of Italy, and thereby began a civil war. - Amīcus est anĭmus unus in duōbus corporĭbus.
[Amicus est animus unus in duobus corporibus].
A friend is one soul in two bodies. - Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca vertas.
[Amicus Plyato, sed magis amika veritas].
Plato is my friend, but truth is dearer (Aristotle).
It is used when they want to emphasize that the truth is above all. - Amor tussisque non celantur.
[Amor tussisque non celantur].
You can't hide love and cough. - Aquala non captat muscas.
[Aquila non captat muskas].
The eagle does not catch flies. - Audacia pro muro habētur.
[Adatsia about muro g x abetur].
Courage replaces walls (lit.: there is courage instead of walls). - Audiātur et altĕra pars!
[Aўdiatur et altera pars!]
Let the other side be heard!
On the impartial consideration of disputes. - Aurea mediocritas.
[Aўrea mediokritas].
Golden mean (Horace).
About people who avoid extremes in their judgments and actions. - Aut vincĕre, aut mori.
[Aut vintsere, aut mori].
Either win or die. - Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!
[Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!]
Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die greet you!
Roman gladiator greetings, - Bibamus!
[Beebamus!]
<Давайте>let's drink! - Caesărem decet stantem mori.
[Cesarem detset stantem mori].
It is fitting for Caesar to die standing. - Canis vivus melior est leōne mortuo.
[Canis vivus melior est leone mortuo].
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
Wed from Russian proverb "Better a titmouse in the hands than a crane in the sky." - Carum est, quod rarum est.
[Karum est, kvod rarum est].
What is rare is valuable. - Causa causarum.
[Kaўza kaўzarum].
Cause of causes (main cause). - Cave canem!
[Kawae kanem!]
Be afraid of the dog!
Inscription on the entrance of a Roman house; used as a general warning: be careful, attentive. - Cedant arma togae!
[Tsedant arma toge!]
Let the weapons give way to the toga! (Let war be replaced by peace.) - Clavus clavo pelltur.
[Klyavus swear pellitur].
The wedge is knocked out by a wedge. - Cognosce te ipsum.
[Cognosce te ipsum].
Know yourself.
Latin translation Greek saying inscribed on the temple of Apollo at Delphi. - Crasmelius fore.
[Kras melius fore].
<Известно,>that tomorrow will be better. - Cujus regio, ejus lingua.
[Kuyus regio, eyus lingua].
Whose country, that and language. - Curriculum vitae.
[Curriculum vitae].
Description of life, autobiography. - Damnant, quod non intellect.
[Damnant, quod non intellectual].
They judge because they don't understand. - De gustĭbus non est disputandum.
[De gustibus non est disputandum].
Taste is not to be argued with. - Destruam et aedificabo.
[Destruam et edificabo].
I will destroy and build. - Deus ex machina.
[Deus ex machine].
God from the machine, that is, an unexpected denouement.
In ancient drama, the denouement was the appearance of a god in front of the audience from a special machine, which helped resolve a difficult situation. - Dictum est factum.
[Diktum est factum].
No sooner said than done. - Dies diem document.
[Dies diem dotsat].
One day he teaches another.
Wed from Russian proverb "Morning is wiser than evening". - Divide et impera!
[Divide et impera!]
Divide and rule!
The principle of the Roman conquest policy, perceived by subsequent conquerors. - Dixi et anĭmam levāvi.
[Dixie et animam levavi].
Said - and eased the soul.
Biblical expression. - Do, ut des; facio, ut facias.
[Do, ut des; facio, ut fatias].
I give so that you give; I make you do.
A Roman law formula that establishes a legal relationship between two persons. Wed from Russian the expression "You to me - I to you." - Docendo discimus.
[Dotsendo discimus].
By teaching, we learn ourselves.
The expression comes from the statement of the Roman philosopher and writer Seneca. - Domus propria - domus optima.
[Domus propria - domus optima].
Your home is the best. - Donec erís felix, multos numerábis amícos.
[Donek eris felix, multos numerabis amikos].
As long as you are happy, you will have many friends (Ovid). - Dum spiro, spero.
[Dum spiro, spero].
While I breathe I hope. - Duōbus litigantĭbus, tertius gaudet.
[Duobus litigantibus, tercius haўdet].
When two quarrel, the third rejoices.
Hence another expression - tertius gaudens ‘the third rejoicing’, that is, a person who benefits from the strife of the two sides. - Edĭmus, ut vivāmus, non vivĭmus, ut edāmus.
[Edimus, ut vivamus, non vivimus, ut edamus].
We eat to live, not live to eat (Socrates). - Elephanti corio circumtentus est.
[Elefanti corio circumtentus est].
Endowed with elephant skin.
The expression is used when talking about an insensitive person. - Errare humānum est.
[Errare g x umanum est].
To err is human (Seneca). - East deus in nobis.
[Est de "us in no" bis].
There is a god in us (Ovid). - est modus in rebus.
[Est modus in rebus].
There is a measure in things, that is, everything has a measure. - Etiám sanáto vúlnĕre, cícatríx manét.
[Etiam sanato vulnere, cicatrix manet].
And even when the wound has healed, the scar remains (Publius Syr). - Ex libris.
[Ex libris].
"From books", ex-libris, sign of the owner of the book. - Éxēgí monument(um)…
[Exegi monument(mind)...]
I erected a monument (Horace).
The beginning of Horace's famous ode on the immortality of the poet's works. Ode evoked in Russian poetry a large number of imitations and translations. - Facile dictu, difficile factu.
[Facile dictu, difficile fact].
Easy to say, hard to do. - Fames artium magister.
[Fames artium master]
Hunger is an art teacher.
Wed from Russian proverb "Necessity is cunning for inventions." - Felicĭtas humāna nunquam in eōdem statu permănet.
[Felicitas g humana nunkvam in eodem statu permanet].
Human happiness is never permanent. - Felicitas multos alphabet amīcos.
[Felicitas multos g x abet amikos].
Happiness has many friends. - Felicitatem ingentem anĭmus ingens decet.
[Felicitatem ingentem animus ingens detset].
Great in spirit befits great happiness. - Felix criminĭbus nullus erit diu.
[Felix criminibus nullus erit diu].
No one will be happy with crimes for long. - Felix, qui nihil debet.
[Felix, qui nig h il debat].
Happy is he who owes nothing. - Festina lente!
[Festina lente!]
Hurry slowly (do everything slowly).
One of the common sayings of Emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD). - Fiat lux!
[Fiat luxury!]
Let there be light! (Biblical expression).
In more broad sense used when talking about grandiose accomplishments. Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, was depicted holding an unfolded sheet of paper with the words "Fiat lux!" - Finis cornat opus.
[Finis coronat opus].
End crowns the work.
Wed from Russian proverb "The end is the crown of business." - Gaúdia príncipiúm nostrí sunt saépe doloris.
[Gaudia principium nostri sunt sepe doleris].
Joy is often the beginning of our sorrow (Ovid). - Habent sua fata libelli.
[G x abent sua fata libelli].
Books have their own destiny. - Hic mortui vivunt, hic muti loquuntur.
[G x ik mortui vivunt, g x ik muti lekwuntur].
Here the dead are alive, here the dumb speak.
The inscription above the entrance to the library. - Hodie mihi, cras tibi.
[G hodie moment x and, beauty tibi].
Today for me, tomorrow for you. - Homo doctus in se semper divitias alphabet.
[G homo doctus in se semper divicias g x abet].
A learned man always has wealth in himself. - Homo homni lupus est.
[G x omo g x omini lupus est].
Man is a wolf to man (Plavt). - Homo propōnit, sed Deus dispōnit.
[Ghomo proponit, sed Deus disponit].
Man proposes, but God disposes. - Homo quisque fortunae faber.
[G homo kviskve fortune faber].
Each person is the creator of his own destiny. - Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum (esse) puto.
[G homo sum: gh uman nig h il a me alienum (esse) puto].
I am a man: nothing human, as I think, is alien to me. - Honres mutant mores.
[Honores mutant mores].
Honors change morals (Plutarch). - Hostis humāni genris.
[G hostis g kh umani generis].
Enemy of the human race. - Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videaris.
[Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videaris].
Act in such a way as to be happy, not to appear (Seneca).
From Letters to Lucilius. - In aqua scribre.
[In aqua skribere].
Write on water (Catullus). - In hoc signo vinces.
[Ing x ok signo vinces].
Under this banner you will win.
The motto of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, placed on his banner (4th century). Currently used as a trademark. - In optimā formā.
[In optima form].
In the best possible shape. - In tempŏre opportūno.
[In tempore opportuno].
At a convenient time. - In vino vertas.
[In vino veritas].
The truth is in wine.
Corresponds to the expression "What a sober man has on his mind, then a drunk on his tongue." - Invēnit et perfēcit.
[Invanite et perfecit].
Invented and improved.
Motto of the French Academy of Sciences. - Ipse dixit.
[Ipse dixit].
I said it myself.
An expression that characterizes the position of thoughtless admiration for someone's authority. Cicero in his essay On the Nature of the Gods, quoting this saying of the disciples of the philosopher Pythagoras, says that he does not approve of the manners of the Pythagoreans: instead of proving in defense of the opinion, they referred to their teacher with the words ipse dixit. - Ipso facto.
[Ipso facto].
By the very fact. - Is fecit, cui prodest.
[Is fecit, kui prodest].
Made by the one who benefits (Lucius Cassius).
Cassius, the ideal of a just and intelligent judge in the eyes of the Roman people (hence Yes another expression judex Cassiānus ‘fair judge’), always raised the question in criminal trials: “Who benefits? Who benefits from this? The nature of people is such that no one wants to become a villain without calculation and benefit for themselves. - Latrante uno, latrat statim et alter canis.
[Lyatrante uno, lyatrat statim et alter kanis].
When one dog barks, the other dog immediately barks. - Legem brevem esse oportet.
[Legam Bravem essay portrait].
The law should be short. - Littera scripta manet.
[Littera scripta manet].
The written letter remains.
Wed from Russian proverb "What is written with a pen, you can not cut down with an ax." - Melior est certa pax, quam sperata victoria.
[Melior est certa pax, kvam sperata victoria].
Better peace is true than the hope of victory (Titus Livius). - Memento mori!
[Memento mori!]
Memento Mori.
The greeting exchanged at the meeting by the monks of the Trappist Order, founded in 1664. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, the transience of life, and in figuratively- about threatening danger or about something sad, sad. - Mens sana in corpŏre sano.
[Mance sana in corporate sano].
A healthy mind in a healthy body (Juvenal).
Usually this saying expresses the idea of harmonious development of a person. - Mutāto nomĭne, de te fabŭla narrātur.
[Mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur].
The tale is told about you, only the name (Horace) has been changed. - Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
[Nek Sibi, Nek Alteri].
Not to myself, not to anyone else. - Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
[Nek Sibi, Nek Alteri].
Not to myself, not to anyone else. - Nigrius pice.
[Nigrus pizza].
Blacker than tar. - Nil adsuetudĭne majus.
[Nil adsvetudine maius].
There is nothing stronger than habit.
From the trademark of cigarettes. - Noli me tangre!
[Noli me tangere!]
Dont touch me!
Gospel expression. - Nomen est omen.
[Nomen est omen].
“The name is a sign, the name portends something,” that is, the name speaks of its bearer, characterizes him. - Nomĭna sunt odiōsa.
[Nomina sunt odiosis].
Names are hateful, that is, it is undesirable to name names. - Non progredi est regredi.
[Non progradi est regradi].
Not going forward means going backwards. - Non sum, qualis eram.
[Non sum, qualis eram].
I am no longer what I was before (Horace). - Nota bene! (NB)
[Note bene!]
Pay attention (lit.: notice well).
A mark used to draw attention to important information. - Nulla dies sine linea.
[Nulla dies sine linea].
Not a day without a stroke; not a day without a line.
Pliny the Elder reports that the famous ancient Greek painter Apelles (4th century BC) “used to, no matter how busy he was, not to miss a single day without practicing his art, drawing at least one line; this was the basis for the saying." - Nullum est jam dictum, quod non sit dictum prius.
[Nullum est yam dictum, quod non sit dictum prius].
They don't say anything that hasn't been said before. - Nullum pericŭlum sine pericŭlo vincĭtur.
[Nullum periculum sine periculyo vincitur].
No danger is overcome without risk. - O tempŏra, o mores!
[Oh tempora, oh mores!]
Oh times, oh manners! (Cicero) - Omnes homnes aequāles sunt.
[Omnes g homines ekvales sunt].
All people are the same. - Omnia mea mecum porto.
[Omnia mea mekum porto].
I carry everything with me (Biant).
The phrase belongs to one of the "seven wise men" Biant. When his hometown of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants tried to take as many of their belongings with them as they fled, someone advised him to do the same. “I do just that, because I carry everything with me,” he replied, meaning that only spiritual wealth can be considered an inalienable property. - Otium post negotium.
[Ocium post negocium].
Rest after work.
Wed: Did the job - walk boldly. - Pacta sunt servanda.
[Pact sunt servanda].
Contracts must be respected. - Panem et circles!
[Panham et circenses!]
Meal'n'Real!
An exclamation expressing the basic demands of the Roman crowd in the era of the Empire. The Roman plebs put up with the loss of political rights, being content with the free distribution of bread, cash distributions and the organization of free circus spectacles. - Par pari refertur.
[Par wager refertur].
Equal to equal is rewarded. - Paupĕri bis dat, qui cito dat.
[Paўperi bis dat, qui cit dat].
The poor are doubly blessed by the one who gives quickly (Publius Syr). - Pax huic domui.
[Paks g uik domui].
Peace to this house (Gospel of Luke).
Greeting formula. - Pecunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domina.
[Pekunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domina].
Money, if you know how to use it, is a maid, if you don’t know how, then it’s a mistress. - Per aspera ad astra.
[Per aspera hell astra].
Through thorns to the stars, that is, through difficulties to success. - Pinxit.
[Pinxit].
Wrote.
The artist's autograph on the painting. - Poētae nascuntur, oratōres fiunt.
[Poete naskuntur, oratores fiunt].
Poets are born, speakers become. - Potius mori, quam foedari.
[Potius mori, kwam fedari].
Better to die than be disgraced.
The expression is attributed to Cardinal James of Portugal. - Prima lex historiae, ne quid falsi dicat.
[Prima lex g x istorie, ne quid false dikat].
The first principle of history is not to allow lies. - Primus interpares.
[Primus inter pares].
First among equals.
The formula characterizing the position of the monarch in the state. - Principium - dimidium totius.
[Principium - dimidium totius].
The beginning is half of everything (every business). - Probatum est.
[Probatum est].
Approved; accepted. - Promitto me laboratūrum esse non sordĭdi lucri causā.
[Promitto me laboraturum esse non sordidi lyukri ka "ўza].
I promise that I will not work for the sake of contemptible gain.
From the oath taken when receiving a doctoral degree in Poland. - Putantur homĭnes plus in aliēno negotio vidēre, quam in suo.
[Putantur g homines plus in alieno negocio videre, kvam in suo].
It is believed that people see more in someone else's business than in their own, that is, from the side it is always more visible. - Qui tacet, consentīre vidētur.
[Kvi tatset, konsentire videtur].
It seems that the one who is silent agrees.
Wed from Russian proverb "Silence is a sign of consent." - Quia nomĭnor leo.
[Quia nominor leo].
For I am called a lion.
Words from the fable of the Roman fabulist Phaedrus (late 1st century BC - first half of the 1st century AD). The lion and the donkey shared the prey after the hunt. The lion took one share as the king of beasts, the second - as a participant in the hunt, and the third, he explained, "because I am a lion." - Quod erat demonstrandum (q. e. d.).
[Quod erat demonstrandum]
Q.E.D.
The traditional formula that completes the proof. - Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
[Kvod litset Yovi, non litset bovi].
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
According to an ancient myth, Jupiter in the form of a bull kidnapped the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor Europe. - Quod tibi fiĕri non vis, altĕri non fecris.
[Kvod tibi fieri non vis, alteri non fetseris].
Don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do.
The expression is found in the Old and New Testaments. - Quos Juppĭter perdĕre vult, dementat.
[Kvos Yuppiter perdere vult, dementat].
Whom Jupiter wants to destroy, he deprives him of reason.
The expression goes back to a fragment of a tragedy by an unknown Greek author: “When a deity prepares a misfortune for a person, then first of all it takes away his mind with which he argues.” The more concise formulation of this thought given above seems to have been first given in the edition of Euripides, published in 1694 in Cambridge by the English philologist W. Barnes. - Quot capĭta, tot sensus.
[Captain's quota, that sensus].
How many people, so many opinions. - Rarior corvo albo est.
[Rarior corvo albo est].
More rare than the white crow. - Repetitio est mater studiōrum.
[Repetition est mater studioum].
Repetition is the mother of learning. - Requiescat in pace! (R.I.P.).
[Rekvieskat in pace!]
May he rest in peace!
Latin headstone inscription. - Sapienti sat.
[Sapienti sat].
Enough for the one who understands. - Scientia est potentia.
[Science est potencia].
Knowledge is power.
An aphorism based on the statement of Francis Bacon (1561–1626) - an English philosopher, the founder of English materialism. - Scio me nihil scire.
[Scio me nig x il scire].
I know that I know nothing (Socrates). - Sero venientĭbus ossa.
[Sero vanientibus ossa].
Late arrivals (remain) bones. - Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem.
[Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem].
If two people do the same thing, it is not the same thing (Terentius). - Si gravis brevis, Si longus levis.
[Sea Gravis Brevis, Sea Longus Lewis].
If the pain is excruciating, it is not long, if it is long, then it is not excruciating.
Citing this position of Epicurus, Cicero in his treatise "On the Highest Good and the Highest Evil" proves its inconsistency. - Si tacuisses, philosphus mansisses.
[Si takuisses, philosophus mansisses].
If you were silent, you would remain a philosopher.
Boethius (c. 480-524) in his book “On the Consolation of Philosophy” tells how someone who boasted of the title of philosopher, listened for a long time in silence to the scolding of a person who denounced him as a deceiver, and finally asked with mockery: “Now you understand that I really am a philosopher ?”, to which he received the answer: “Intellexissem, si tacuisses” 'I would understand this if you kept silent'. - Si tu esses Helĕna, ego vellem esse Paris.
[Si tu esses G x elena, ego wellem esse Paris].
If you were Elena, I would like to be Paris.
From a medieval love poem. - Si vis amari, ama!
[Si vis amari, ama!]
If you want to be loved, love! - Si vivis Romaé, Romāno vivito móre.
[Si vivis Rome, Romano vivito more].
If you live in Rome, live according to Roman customs.
Novolatinskaya poetic saying. Wed from Russian proverb "Do not poke your head into a strange monastery with your charter." - Sic transit gloria mundi.
[Sic Transit Gleria Mundi].
This is how worldly glory passes.
With these words, they address the future pope during the ordination ceremony, burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the illusory nature of earthly power. - Silent leges inter arma.
[Silent leges inter arma].
Among weapons, laws are silent (Livy). - Similis simili gaudet.
[Similis simili gaўdet].
Like rejoices like.
Corresponds to Russian. proverb "A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar." - Sol omnibus lucet.
[Sol omnibus lucet].
The sun shines for everyone. - Sua cuque patria jucundissĭma est.
[Sua kuikve patria yukundissima est].
To each his own homeland is the best. - Sub rosa.
[Sub rose].
"Under the rose", that is, in secret, secretly.
The rose was the emblem of mystery among the ancient Romans. If the rose was hung from the ceiling above the dining table, then everything that was said and done “under the rose” should not have been disclosed. - Terra incognita.
[Terra incognita].
Unknown land (in a figurative sense - an unfamiliar area, something incomprehensible).
On ancient maps, these words denoted unexplored territories. - Tertia vigilia.
[Tertia vigilia].
"Third Guard".
Night time, that is, the interval from sunset to sunrise, was divided among the ancient Romans into four parts, the so-called vigils, equal to the duration of the changing of the guards in military service. The third vigil is the interval from midnight to early dawn. - Tertium non datur.
[Tercium non datur].
There is no third.
One of the provisions of formal logic. - Theatrum mundi.
[Teatrum mundi].
World arena. - Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
[Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes].
I'm afraid of the Danes, even those who bring gifts.
The words of the priest Laocoön, referring to a huge wooden horse built by the Greeks (Danaans) allegedly as a gift to Minerva. - Totus mundus agit histriōnem.
[Totus mundus agit g x istrionem].
The whole world is playing a performance (the whole world is actors).
Inscription on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. - Tres faciunt collegium.
[Tres faciunt collegium].
Three make up the council.
One of the provisions of Roman law. - Una hirundo non facit ver.
[Una g x irundo non facit ver].
One swallow does not make spring.
It is used in the sense of ‘should not be judged too hastily, by one act’. - Unā voice.
[Una wotse].
Unanimously. - Urbi et orbi.
[Urbi et orbi].
"To the city and the world," that is, to Rome and the whole world, for general information.
The ceremony for the election of a new pope required that one of the cardinals dress the chosen one with a mantle, uttering the following phrase: "I dress you with Roman papal dignity, may you stand before the city and the world." At present, the Pope of Rome begins his annual address to the faithful with this phrase. - Usus est optimus magister.
[Usus est optimus master].
Experience is the best teacher. - Ut amēris, amabĭlis esto.
[Ut ameris, amabilis esto].
To be loved, be worthy of love (Ovid).
From the poem "The Art of Love". - Ut salūtas, ita salutabĕris.
[Ut salutas, ita salutaberis].
As you greet, so you will be greeted. - Ut vivas, igĭtur vigla.
[Ut vivas, igitur vigil].
To live, be on your guard (Horace). - Vademecum (Vademecum).
[Wade mekum (Vademekum)].
Come with me.
This was the name of the pocket reference book, index, guide. The first to give this name to his work of this nature was the New Latin poet Lotikh in 1627. - Vae soli!
[Ve so "li!]
Woe to the lonely! (Bible). - Veni. vidi. Vici.
[Vani. See. Vici].
Came. Saw. Defeated (Caesar).
According to Plutarch, with this phrase, Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Aminty about the victory over the Pontic king Pharnaces in August 47 BC. e. Suetonius reports that this phrase was inscribed on a board carried before Caesar during the Pontic triumph. - Verba movent, exempla trahunt.
[Verba movent, exemplary trag x unt].
Words excite, examples captivate. - Verba volant, scripta manent.
[Verba volant, script manent].
Words fly away, writing remains. - Vertas tempris filia est.
[Veritas temporis filia est].
Truth is the daughter of time. - Vim vi repellĕre licet.
[Wim wi rapeller litse].
Violence is allowed to be repelled by force.
One of the provisions of Roman civil law. - Vita brevis est, ars longa.
[Vita brevis est, ars lenga].
Life is short, art is eternal (Hippocrates). - Vivat Academy! Vivant professors!
[Vivat Academy! Vivant professores!]
Long live the university, long live the professors!
A line from the student anthem "Gaudeāmus". - Vivre est cogitare.
[Vivere est cogitare].
To live is to think.
The words of Cicero, which Voltaire took as a motto. - Vivre est militare.
[Vivere est militare].
To live is to fight (Seneca). - Víx(i) et quém dedĕrát cursúm fortúna perégi.
[Viks(i) et kvem dederat kursum fortune pereghi].
I lived my life and walked the path assigned to me by fate (Virgil).
The dying words of Dido, who committed suicide after Aeneas, leaving her, sailed from Carthage. - Volens nolens.
[Volens nolens].
Willy-nilly; want - do not want.
Latin winged expressions are taken from the textbook.
1. Scientia potentia est. Knowledge is power.
2. Vita brevis, ars longa. Life is short, art is forever.
3. Volens - nolens. Willy-nilly.
4. Historia est magistra vita. History is the teacher of life.
5. Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe I hope.
6. Per aspera ad astra! Through hardship to the stars
7. Terra incognita. Unknown land.
8. Homo sapiens. A reasonable person.
9. Sina era est studio. Without anger and predilection
10. Cogito ergo sum. I think, therefore I am.
11. Non scholae sed vitae discimus. We study not for school, but for life.
12. Bis dat qui cito dat. He who gives quickly gives twice.
13. Clavus clavo pellitur. Fight fire with fire.
14. Alter ego. The second "I".
15. Errare humanum est. Humans tend to make mistakes.
16. Repetitio est mater studiorum. Repetition is the mother of learning.
17. Nomina sunt odiosa. Names are hateful.
18. Otium post negotium. Rest after work.
19 Mens sana in corpore sano. In a healthy body healthy mind.
20 Urbi et orbi. City and world.
21. Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas. Plato is my friend but the truth is dearer.
22. Finis coronat opus. The end is the crown.
23. Homo locum ornat, non locus hominem. It is not the place that makes the man, but the man the place.
24. Ad majorem Dei gloriam. To the greater glory of God.
25. Una hirundo ver non facit. One swallow does not make spring.
26. Citius, altius, fortius. Faster, higher, stronger.
27. Sic transit gloria mundi. This is how earthly glory passes.
28. Aurora Musis amica. Aurora is a friend of the Muses.
29. Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis. Times are changing, and we are changing with them.
30. Non multa, sed multum. Not much, but a lot.
31. E fructu arbor cognoscitur. A tree is known by its fruit.
32. Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered.
33. Post scriptum. After what has been written.
34. Alea est jacta. Die is cast.
35. Dixi et animam salvavi. I said this and saved my soul.
36. Nulla dies sine linea. Not a day without a line.
37 Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi. What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the Ox.
38. Felix, qui potuti rerum cogoscere causas. Happy is he who knows the cause of things.
39. Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war.
40. Cui bono? Who benefits?
41 Scio me nihil scire. I know that I don't know anything.
42. Nosce te ipsum! Know yourself!
43. Est modus in rebus. There is a measure in things.
44. Jurare in verba magistri. Swear by the teacher's words.
45. Qui tacet, consentire videtur. Silent means consent.
46. In hoc signo vinces! Under this banner you will win. (Sim win!)
47. Labor recedet, bene factum non abscedet. Difficulties will go away, but a good deed will remain.
Non est fumus absque igne. There is no smoke without fire.
49. Duobus certantibus tertius gaudet. When two fight, the third rejoices.
50. Divide et impera! Divide and rule!
51. Corda nostra laudus est. Our hearts are sick with love.
52. O tempora! About mores! Oh times, oh manners!
53. Homo est animal sociale. Man is a social animal.
54. Homo homini lupus est. Man to man is a wolf.
55. Dura lex, sed lex. The law is harsh but fair.
56. O sancta simplicitas! Holy simplicity!
57. Hominem quaero! (Dioqines) Looking for a man! (Diogenes)
58. At Kalendas Graecas. To the Greek calendars (After the rain on Thursday)
59. Quo usque Catlina, abuter patientia nostra? How long, Catiline, will you abuse our patience?
60. Vox populi - vox Dei. The voice of the people is the voice of God.
61. In vene veritas. The truth is in wine.
62. Qualis rex, talis grex. What is the pop, such is the arrival.
63. Qualis dominus, tales servi. What is the master, such is the servant.
64. Si vox est - canta! If you have a voice - sing!
65. I, pede fausto! Go happy!
66. Tempus consilium dabet. Time will show.
67. Barba crescit, caput nescit. The hair is long, the mind is short.
68. Labores gigunt hanores. Works generate honors.
69. Amicus cognoscitur in amore, more, ore, re. A friend is known in love, disposition, speeches, deeds.
70. Ecce homo! Here's a man!
71. Homo novus. New man, upstart.
72. In pace litterae florunt. In the name of peace, the sciences are flourishing.
73. Fortes fortuna juiat. Fortune favors the brave.
74. Carpe diem! Seize the moment!
75. Nostra victoria in concordia. Our victory is in agreement.
76. Veritatis simplex est orato. True speech is simple.
77. Nemo omnia potest scire. Nobody can know everything.
78. Finis coronat opus. The end is the crown.
79. Omnia mea mecum porto. I carry everything with me.
80. Sancta sanctorum. Holy of Holies.
81. Ibi victoria ubi concordia. There is victory where there is agreement.
82. Experentia est optima magistra. Experience is the best teacher.
83. Amat victoria curam. Victory loves care.
84. Vivere est cogitare. To live is to think.
85. Epistula non erubescit. The paper does not turn red.
86. Festina lente! Hurry slow!
87. Nota bene. Remember well.
88. Elephantum ex musca facis. To make mountains out of molehills.
89. Ignorantia non est argumentum. Denial is not proof.
90. Lupus non mordet lupum. The wolf does not bite the wolf.
91. Vae victis! Woe to the vanquished!
92. Medice, cura te ipsum! Doctor, heal yourself! (Luke 4:17)
93. De te fabula narratur. A story is told about you.
94. Tertium non datur. There is no third.
95. Age, quod agis. Do what you do
96. Dout des. I give so that you can give.
97. Amantes - amentes. The lovers are insane.
98. Alma mater. University.
99. Amor vincit omnia. Love conquers everything.
100. Aut Caesar, aut nihil. Either all or nothing.
101. Aut - aut. Or or.
102. Si vis amari, ama. If you want to be loved, love.
103. Ab ovo ad mala. From egg to apple.
104. Timeo danaos et dona ferentes. Be afraid of the Danes who bring gifts.
105. Sapienti sat est. It's said by a man.
106. Periculum in mora. Danger in delay.
107. O fallacem hominum spem! O deceptive human hope!
108 Quoandoe bonus dormitat Homerus. Sometimes our good Homer dozes.
109. Sponte sua sina lege On my own initiative.
110. Pia desideria Good intentions.
111. Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant Those who are about to die, Caesar, greet you!
112. Modus vivendi Way of life
113. Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto. I am human, and nothing human is alien to me.
114. Ne quid nimis Nothing beyond measure
115. De qustibus et coloribus non est disputantum. Every man to his own taste.
116. Ira furor brevis est. Anger is a momentary frenzy.
117. Feci quod potui faciant meliora potentes I did my best. Who can, let him do better.
118. Nescio quid majus nascitur Iliade. Something greater than the Iliad is being born.
119. In medias res. In the middle of things, in the very essence.
120. Non bis in idem. One time is enough.
121. Non sum qualis eram. I'm not the same as I was before.
122. Abussus abussum invocat. Misfortunes never come alone.
123. Hoc volo sic jubeo sit pro ratione voluntas. I command it, let my will be the argument.
124. Amici diem perdidi! Friends, I lost a day.
125. Aquilam volare doces. Teaching an eagle to fly.
126. Vive, valeque. Live and hello.
127. Vale et me ama. Be healthy and love me.
128. Sic itur ad astra. This is how they go to the stars.
129 Sitaces, consentus. Who is silent, agrees.
130. Littera scripta manet. What is written remains.
131. Ad meliora tempora. Until better times.
132. Plenus venter non studet libenter. A full belly is deaf to learning.
133. Abussus non tollit usum. Abuse does not cancel use.
134. Ab urbe conita. From the founding of the city.
135. Salus populi summa lex. The welfare of the people is the supreme law.
136. Vim vi repellere licet. Violence is allowed to be repelled by force.
137. Sero (tarle) venientibus - ossa. Latecomers get the bones.
138. Lupus in fabula. Easy to remember.
139. Acta est fabula. The show is over. (Finita la comedy!)
140. Legem brevem esse portet. The law must be short.
141. Lectori benevolo salutem. (L.B.S.) Hello dear reader.
142. Aegri somnia. Dreams of the patient.
143. Abo in pace. Go in peace.
144. Absit invidia verbo. Let me not be judged for these words.
145. Abstractum pro concrete. abstract instead of concrete.
146. Acceptissima semper munera sunt, auctor quae pretiosa facit. Best of all are those gifts, the value of which is in the giver himself.
147. Ad impossibilia nemo obligatur. Nobody is forced to do the impossible.
148. Ad libitum. Optional.
149. Ad narrandum, non ad probandum. To tell, not to prove.
150. Ad note. For your information.
151. Ad personam. Personally.
152. Advocatus Dei (Diavoli) Advocate of God. (Devil).
153. Aeterna urbs. The eternal City.
154. Aquila non captat muscas. The eagle does not catch flies.
155. Confiteor solum hoc tibi. I confess this only to you.
156. Cras amet, qui nunquam amavit quique amavit cras amet. Let the one who has never loved love tomorrow, and the one who loved, let him love tomorrow.
157. Credo, quia verum (absurdum). I believe because it is the truth (this is absurd).
158. Bene placito. By good will.
159. Cantus cycneus. A swan song.
A posteriori."From the next"; on the basis of experience, on the basis of experience. In logic, a conclusion drawn from experience.
A priori."From the previous", on the basis of the previously known. In logic, a conclusion based on general propositions taken as true.
Ab altĕro expectes, altĕri quod fecĕris. Expect from the other what you yourself did to another (cf. As it comes around, it will respond).
Ab ovo usque ad mala."From eggs to apples", from beginning to end. The dinner of the ancient Romans usually began with an egg and ended with fruit.
Ab urbe condata. From the founding of the city (i.e. Rome; the founding of Rome is attributed to 754–753 BC). Era of the Roman chronology. So called historical work Titus Livy, who recounted the history of Rome from its legendary founding to 9 AD.
ad hoc.“For this”, “in relation to this”, especially for this occasion.
Ad libtum. On request, on<своему>discretion (in music - the tempo of a piece of music, provided at the discretion of the performer).
Ad majōrem dei gloriam."To the greater glory of God"; often in paraphrases for glorification, glory, in the name of the triumph of someone or something. The motto of the Jesuit order, founded in 1534 by Ignatius Loyola.
Alea jacta est.“The die is cast” is about an irrevocable decision, about a step that does not allow retreat, a return to the past. The words of Julius Caesar, who decided to seize sole power, spoken before crossing the Rubicon River, which served as the beginning of the war with the Senate.
Alma mater."Nourishing mother" (traditional figurative name educational institutions, more often higher).
alter ego. The other me, the second me (about friends). attributed to Pythagoras.
Amīcus certus in re incertā cernĭtur.“A true friend is known in a wrong deed”, i.e. a true friend is known in trouble (Cicero, Treatise on Friendship).
Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca vertas. 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 about love (Sextus Propertius, "Elegies").
Aquala non captat muscas. The eagle does not catch flies (Latin proverb).
Ars longa, vita brevis. Science is vast (or Art is vast), but life is short. From the 1st aphorism of the ancient Greek physician and naturalist Hippocrates (translated into Latin).
Audiātur et altera pars. The other (or opposing) side should also be heard. On the 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 worldly philosophy of Horace ("Odes").
Auri sacra fames. Damned thirst for gold. Virgil, Aeneid.
Aut Caesar, aut nihil. Or Caesar, or nothing (cf. Russian. Or pan or disappeared). Motto of Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal and military adventurer. The source for this motto was the words attributed to the Roman emperor Caligula (12-41), known for his extravagance.
ave Caesar,
Bellum omnium contra omnes. 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. enjoy today, seize the moment. Epicurean motto. Horace, "Odes".
Cetĕrum censeo Carthagĭnem esse delendam. And besides, I maintain that Carthage must be destroyed. Persistent reminder; the expression is 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 say.
Cibi, potus, somni, venus omnia moderata sint. Food, drink, sleep, love - let everything be moderate (saying of the Greek physician Hippocrates).
Citius, altius, fortius! Faster, higher, stronger! Motto Olympic Games, adopted in 1913
Cogto, ergo sum. I think, therefore I am. 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 "creed" is a prayer that begins with this word, which is a short set of dogmas of Christianity. In a figurative sense: the basic provisions, the foundations of someone's worldview, the basic principles of someone.
Cujusvis homnis est errāre; nullīus, sine insipientis, in irrōre perseverāre. It is natural for every person to err, but it is not for anyone but a fool to persist in error. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippi.
Curriculum vitae."The Way of Life", a short biography.
De gustĭbus non est disputandum. They do not argue about tastes (cf. There are no comrades for taste and color).
De jure. de facto. Rightfully, legally. In fact, actually.
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil. About the dead or good, or nothing. Saying of Chilo, one of the seven wise men of antiquity.
Divĭde et impĕra. Divide and rule. Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy.
Docendo discimus. By teaching, we learn ourselves. Seneca, Letters.
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt. Fate leads the one who wants to go, drags the one who does not want to go. The saying of the Greek Stoic philosopher Cleanthes, translated into Latin language Lucius Annaeus Seneca in his Letters.
Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe I hope. A modern formulation of a thought found in Cicero in the Letters to Atticus and in Seneca in the Letters.
Dum vitant stulti vitia, in contraria currunt. Stupid, avoiding vices, fall into opposite vices (Quintus Horace Flaccus).
Dura lex, sed lex.“Severe is the law, but the law”, i.e. whatever harsh law, it should be observed.
Epistula non erubescit. The letter does not blush. In a letter, you can express what you are ashamed to say in person.
Errare humānum est."To err is a human property", it is human nature to err. Marc 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. everything has a measure. Horace, "Satires".
Ex libris."From books", bookplate. The name of a bookmark affixed to the inside of the front cover or 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. by the part one can judge the whole, or by the hand one recognizes the master. Lucian, Hermotimus.
Exempli gratia (e.g.). For the sake of example, for example.
Feci, quod potui, faciant meliōra potentes. I did my best, who can, let him do better. A poetic paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their reporting speech, transferring authority to the successor.
Femina nihil pestilentius. There is nothing worse than a woman. Homer.
Festival lente.“Hurry slowly”, do everything slowly. Latin translation of a Greek proverb (speude bradeōs) which Suetonius quotes in Greek form as one of the common sayings of Augustus ("Divine Augustus").
Fiat justitia et pereat mundus. Let justice be done and let the world perish. Motto of German Emperor Ferdinand I .
Fiat lux. Let there be light. Genesis 1:3.
Finis cornat opus. End crowns the work; the end is the crown. Proverb expression.
Gaudeamus igtur juvnes dum sumus. Let's rejoice while we are young (the beginning of a student song that arose from the Latin drinking songs of the Vagantes).
Gutta cavát lapidém non ví sed sáepe cadéndo. A drop hollows out a stone not by force, but by a frequent fall. Ovid, "Messages from Pontus".
Habent sua fata libelli. Books have their own destiny (depending on how the reader accepts them). Terentian Maurus, On Letters, Syllables, and Measures.
hoc est (h.e.). It means, that is.
Homo novus. New person. A person of humble origin who has reached a high position in society.
Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum puto. I am human and I believe that nothing human is alien to me. It is used if you wish to emphasize the depth and breadth of interests, involvement in everything human, or in the meaning: I am a person and I am not immune from any human delusions and weaknesses. Terence, "Punishing Himself".
Honres mutant mores. Honors change morals. Plutarch, Life of Sulla.
Honris causā."For the sake of honor", i.e. considering 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 degree without defending a dissertation, by virtue of merit.
Ignorantia non est argumentum. Ignorance is not an excuse. Benedict Spinoza, Ethics.
Malum nullum est sine alĭquo bono. There is no bad without good. Latin proverb.
Manus manum lavat. The hand washes the hand. Proverb expression.
memento mori. Memento Mori. A form of greeting exchanged upon meeting by the 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".
Multis timēre debet, quem multi time. The one who is afraid of many should be afraid of many. Publius Sir.
Mutatis mutandis. By changing what needs to be changed; with the corresponding changes.
Nam sine doctrinā vita est quasi mortis imāgo. For without science, life is, as it were, the likeness of death. The original source has not been identified; found in Zh.B. Molière, "The tradesman in the nobility".
Ne quid nimis! Nothing extra! Don't break the rules! Publius Terentius Afr, The Girl from Andros.
Nomen est omen.“The name is a sign”, the name portends something, says something about its bearer, characterizes him. Plautus, "Persus".
Non est disciplus super magistrum. The student is not higher than his teacher. Gospel of Matthew.
Non olet."does not 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 that serves to draw attention to some special noteworthy part of the text.
Nulla dies sine linea. Not a day without a stroke; not a day without a line (used in the "Natural History" by Gaius Pliny Caecilius the Elder in relation to the ancient Greek painter Apelles).
About tempra! About mores! O times! Oh manners! Cicero, Oration Against Catiline.
O, sancta simplictas! Oh, holy simplicity! The phrase is attributed to the Czech Protestant Jan Hus. According to legend, Gus, who was 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 with me. Words attributed by Cicero to Biantus, one of the seven wise men.
Omnia víncit amór et nós cedamus amóri. Love conquers everything, and we will submit to love (Virgil, Eclogues).
Omnis ars imitatio est naturae. All art is an imitation of nature. Seneca, "Messages".
Optimum medicamentum quies est. The best medicine is rest. Statement of Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Roman physician.
Panem et circles. Meal'n'Real. An exclamation expressing the basic demands of the Roman crowd, which lost political rights in the era of the Empire and was content with the free distribution of bread and free circus spectacles.
Parturiunt montes, nascētur ridicŭlus mus. Mountains give birth, and a funny mouse will be born; the mountain gave birth to a mouse (Quintus Horace Flaccus in The Science of Poetry ridicules writers who begin their works with grandiloquent promises that are not justified in the future).
Parva leves capiunt animos. Little things seduce the souls of the frivolous. Publius Ovid Naso.
Per aspera ad astra."Through thorns to the stars", through difficulties to a lofty goal. Modification of a fragment from the "Furious Hercules" by Seneca.
Per fas et nefas.“With the help of what is permitted and forbidden by the gods,” by hook or by crook. Titus Livius, "History".
Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt. May those who said what we say before us die! A joking aphorism. The original source is not known.
Periclum in moro."Danger in delay", i.e. delay is dangerous. Titus Livius, "History".
Persona (non) grata.(Un)desirable person (term of international law). In a broad sense - a person who (not) enjoys confidence.
post factum."After the fact", i.e. after the event has happened; retrospectively, belatedly.
post scriptum (P.S.). "After written" or "After written", postscript at the end of the letter.
Pro et contra. Pros and cons.
Prosit! To health! Cheers!
Qualis rex, talis grex. What is the king, such is the crowd. Latin proverb. Wed What a pop, such is the arrival.
Qui non labōrat, non mandūcet. Whoever does not work, let him 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 prey after the hunt. The lion took one third for himself as the king of animals, the second - as a participant in the hunt, the third - because he is a lion.
Quidquid agís, prudenter agás et respĭce fínem. Whatever you do, do it wisely and foresee the result. "Roman Acts".
Quo vadis? Where are you going? Are you coming? Gospel of John; the words that 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 populi - suprema lex. The good of the people is the highest law. Cicero, On the Laws.
Salus populi suprema lex. The good of the people is the highest law. Cicero, On the Laws.
Sapre aude. Decide to be wise. Horace, "Messages".
Sapienti sat. enough for those who understand<того, что уже было сказано>. Titus Maccius Plautus, The Persian.
Scientia est potentia. Knowledge is power. Aphorism based on the statement of F. Bacon in the New Organon.
Scio me nihil scire. I know that I know nothing. Translation into Latin of the words of Socrates, cited 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., late), to that - the bones. Latin proverb.
Sic transit gloria mundi. This is how worldly glory passes. A phrase with which they address the future Pope of Rome 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 ira et studio. Without anger and passion. Tacitus, Annals.
Sint ut sunt aut non sint. Let it stay 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 a demand to change the charter of the Jesuit order.
Sit tibi terra levis (STTL). “Let the earth be easy for you”, let the earth rest in peace for you (the usual form of Latin epitaphs).
Sit venia verbo. Let it be allowed to say; let me tell you. Latin phraseology.
Solus cum solā non cogitabuntur orare « Pater noster". A man and a woman alone will not think of reading the Lord's Prayer. The original source has not been identified; found in V. Hugo, "Notre Dame Cathedral", "Les Misérables".
status quo."The situation in which", the existing situation; use tzh. in meaning "previous position".
Sub rosa."Under the rose", secretly, secretly. The rose was the emblem of mystery among the ancient Romans. If the 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"; in terms of eternity. An expression from the "Ethics" of Spinoza, proving that "it is in the nature of the mind to comprehend things under some form of eternity."
Sublatā causā, tollĭtur morbus. If the cause is eliminated, then the disease will also pass. Attributed to the Greek physician Hippocrates.
Suum cueque. To each his own, i.e. to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his deserts. position of Roman law.
Temeritas est florentis aetatis. Frivolity is characteristic of the flowering age. Mark Tullius Cicero.
Terra incognita. Unknown land. Peren. something completely unknown or inaccessible, incomprehensible area.
Tertium non datur. The third is not given; there is no third. The formulation of one of the four laws of thought - the law of the excluded middle - in formal logic.
Trahit sua quemque voluptas. Everyone is attracted by his passion (Publius Virgil Maron, Bucoliki).
Transeat a me calix iste. May this cup pass from me (Gospel of Matthew 26:39).
Tu vivendo bonos, scribendo sequāre perītos. In the way of life, follow the well-meaning people, in writing - the kind (the original source has not been established; found in J. B. Molière, "Love Annoyance").
Ultima 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 obligatur. No one should be obligated beyond his capacity. Legal norm.
Urbi et orbi."To the city (i.e. Rome) and the world"; to the whole world, to the whole world, to one and all. Words included in the accepted in the XIII-XIV century. the formula of the blessing of 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 the blessing of the pope to the entire Catholic world on holidays.
Vade mecum."Come with me," vademekum. The traditional name of guidebooks and reference publications that serve as a constant companion in something.
Vae victis. Woe to the vanquished. During the siege of Rome by the Gauls, the inhabitants of the city had to pay a ransom of a thousand pounds of gold. On the scales, where the weights stood, one Gaul put his heavy sword, saying: "Woe to the vanquished." Titus Livius, "History".
Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. According to Plutarch in his Comparative Biography, with this phrase Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amintius about the victory in the battle of Zela.
Veto."I forbid"; prohibition, veto. To "veto" someone's decision is 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 curb the tongue as the first virtue (a saying from the collection “Instructive Couplets for the Son” by Dionysius Cato).
Vita sine libertate nihil. Life without freedom is nothing (original source not established; found in R. Roland, "Against Italian Fascism").
Vivre est cogitare. To live is to think. Cicero, The Tusculan Discourses. Motto of Voltaire
Vivre est militare. To live is to fight. Seneca, Letters.
Volens nolens. Like it or not, willy-nilly.
