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latin aphorisms

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alea iacta estthe die has been cast
dulce et decorum est pro partria morisweet and fitting is it to die for one's country
sesquipedalia vebafoot and a half long words
senex bis pueran old man is twice a boy
mens sana in corpore sanosound mind sound body
quot homines tot sententiaeas many opinions as people
ad astra per arduato the stars through adversity
qui tacet consentithe who is quiet agrees
quae fuerunt vitia mores suntwhat were once vices are now customs
quem Iuppiter vult perder prius dementatwhom Juppiter wishes to destry, he first drives mad
malum est consilium quod mutari non potestit is a bad plan which cannot be changed
homines id quod volunt creduntmen believe what they want to believe
qui vult non dare debet rogarehe who does not want to give, ought not to ask
catus amat piscem sed non vult timere planatasa cat my love fish, but does not wish to wet his paws
non semper ea quae videnturthings are not always what they seem to be
ubi innocens damnatur, pars patriae ex sultatwhen an innocent person is condemed, part of the country dies
paritur pax bellopeace is born from war
date et dabitur vobisgive and it will be given to you
nulla placere div nec vivere carmina, possunt quae scribuntur aquae portoribusno verses are able to be pleasing or last longer than those which will be written by the drinkers of water
mundus depici vultthe world wishes to be decieved
nihil dictum est quod non prius dictum estnothing has been said which has not beeen said before
ira furor brevis estanger is short of madness
pauca sed bonafew things but good things
dulce bellum inexpertiswar is sweet for the inexperienced
laudari a viro laudatoto be praised by a praised man
mars gravior sub pace lateta more serious war lies under peace
maxima bella ex levissimis causisthe greatest wars come from the smallest causes
pessimum genus inimicorum laudantesthe worst kind of enemy is one that praises
dulcissima prima voluptaspleasure is sweetest the first time
brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longorlife itself is short, but it is made longer by misfortunes
peior est bello timor ipse bellithe fear of war is worse than war itself
usus est optimus magisterexperience is the best teacher
ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt melioraeggs today are better than chickens tomorrow
a missum quod nescitur non amittura thing having been lost which is not known is not lost
ab ovo usque ad malafrom the egg up to the apple
altus, citus, fortushigher, quicker, stronger
corruptissma in republica plurime leges [sunt]there are many laws in a most corrupt state
crudelius est quam mori semper timer mortemit is cruler to always be afraid of death than it is to die
eventus stultorum magisterexperience is the teacher of the stupid
ammisum quod nescitur non amittura thing having been lost which is not known is not lost
in aere piscari, in mare venarito fish in the air, to hunt in the sea
non progredi est regredinot to progress is to regress
vir sapit qui pauca loquiturhe who speaks little is wise
ab ovo usque ad malafrom eggs to apples
canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordeta frightened dog barks more fiercely than it bites
crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortemit is cruler to be afraid of death than it is to die
dum loquor, hora fugitwhile i speak, time flies
exegi monumentum aere perenniusi have created a monument more lasting than bronze
honos habet onushonor posseses burden
nomina stultorum parentibus haerentthe names of fools sticks to walls
ovem lupo committereto entrust a sheep to a wolf
paratae lacrimae insidias non fletum indicantprepared tears indicate treachery, not weeping
stultitiam simulare prudentia summa estit is the heighest wisdom to feign stupidity
stultum est timere quod vitare non potesit is stupid to fear that which cannot be avoided
timeo hominem unius librii fear the man of one book
ubi fumus, ibi igniswhere there is smoke, there is fire
vox audita perit littera scripta manetthe voice having been heard dies, the written word remains
trahimur omnes studio laudiswe are all attracted by our desire for praise


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