| A | B |
| ars longa, vita brevis | art is long, life is short |
| carpe diem | seize the day (written by Horace) |
| cave canem | beware the dog |
| ex post facto | enacted after the fact / retroactive |
| multum in parvo | there is much in something small |
| pater patriae | father of his country |
| persona non grata | unwelcome person |
| quid pro quo | something for something |
| semper fidelis | always faithful (US Marines motto) |
| sine die | without setting a day |
| et al. | et alii - and others |
| P.S. | post scriptum - written afterwards |
| Rx | Recipe - take (as directed) |
| Veritas | Truth (Harvard moto) |
| Lux et Veritas | Light and Truth (Yale motto) |
| Lux et Lex | LIght and Law (U. of N. Dakota) |