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mottoes 2010

Latin mottoes and their meanings

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amor vincit omnialove conquers all
siste in nomine amorisstop in the name of love
nil potest sine te venusnothing is possible without you Venus
Da mihi basia millegive me a thousand kisses
citius altius fortiusswifter higher stronger
mens sana in corpore sanoa healthy mind in a healthy body
non compos mentisnot sound of mind
bona fidein good faith
ars gratia artisart for the sake of art
annuit coeptishe has favored our undertaking
ars longa vita brevisart (is) long life short
quot homines tot sententiahowever many men so many opinions
amicus verus rara avisa true friend a rare bird
novus ordo saecloruma new order of the ages
in hoc signo vincesin this sign you will conquer
aut viam inveniam aut faciameither I will find a way or I will make one
magnum opusthe great work
sic transit gloria mundithus passes the glory of the world
pro formafor the form
aut Caesar aut nihileither Caesar or nothing
alea iacta estthe die has been cast
homines id quod volunt creduntmen believe what they want to believe
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tresFrance is divided into three parts
post festum pestumafter a holiday, annoyance
tabula rasablank slate
littera scripta manetthe written word remains
facta non verbadeeds not words
ex post factofrom after the fact
ignorantia legis neminem excusatignorance of the law excuses no one
nemo me impune lacessitno one insults me and gets away with it
mirabile dictuamazing to say


Latin teacher
Brookfield Academy Upper School
Brookfield, WI

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