| A | B |
|---|
| a baculo | with a big stick |
| ab antiquo | from olden times |
| ab igne ignem | as ye sow, so shall ye reap |
| ab inconvenienti | from inconvenience |
| absens heres non erit | absence doesn;t make the heart grow fonder |
| absque hoc | without this |
| ac etiam | and also, and even |
| actum agere | this looks familiar |
| actus dei nemini facit injuriam | sorry, we must reject your claim |
| a cuspide corona | the way to get ahead |
| ad fideles | to the faithful |
| a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid | from a general truth to a partlicular case |
| ad invidiam | to envy |
| ad meliora vertamur | let's change the subject |
| ad oculos | visibly |
| ad usum | according to custom |
| aemulatio vicini | neighborly envy |
| aes alienum | debt |
| afflavit Deus et dissipantur | God breathed and they were put to flight |
| alea belli incerti | you never know how a war will turn out |
| alia tentanda via est | let's go back to the drawing board |
| alieni appetens | covetous |
| aliquiis non debet iudex in propria causa | how can we be objective in judging ourselves |
| aliud est celare, aliud tacere | better to play dumb--or is it? |
| allegans contraria non est audiendus | close your ears |
| altus mare | the high sea |
| amari aliquid | a touch of bitterness |
| amici probantur rebus adversis | the friendship litmus test |
| amicus est tamquam alter idem | a friend is just like a second self |
| aniles fabulae | old wives' tales |
| animo, non astutia | by courage, not by cunning |
| ante tubam trepidat | he's wounded before a shot is fired |
| arcana imperii | state secrets |
| arma tuentur pacem | arms guard peace |
| auctor pretiosa facit | the giver makes the gift precious |
| crux | cross, gallows, problem, puzzle |
| culpae poena par esto | let the punishment fit the crime |
| cum bona venia | with your kind indulgence |
| curta supellex | a meager store of knowledge |
| dare fatis vela | to sail where fate directs |
| Davus sum, non Oedipus | I'm an ordinary Joe, not an eye surgeon |
| debellare superbos | to subdue the arrogant |
| decies repetita placebit | some things are worth hearing over |
| deficit omne quod nascitur | nothing is certain but death and taxes |
| dejecta arbore quivis ligna colligit | standing by while others struggle |
| judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur | the judge is condemned when a criminal is set free |
| laborum dulce lenimen | sweet solace of my toils |
| laudari a viro laudato | to be praised by someone who is himself praised |
| leges mori serviunt | laws are subservient to custom |
| libertas est potestas faciendi quod jure licet | liberty is the power of doing what is permitted by law |
| litterae scriptae manent | don't put it in writing |
| luce lucet aliena | it shines with another's light |
| lumen soli mutuum das | you lend light to the sun |
| magnae fortunae pericula | the dangers of great success |
| magna vis est conscientiae | great is the power of conscience |
| cedo majori | I yield to a superior |
| malignum spernere vulgus | to scorn the ill-natured crowd |
| malus animus | evil intent |
| marginalia | marginal notes |
| maximus in minimis | very great in very small things |
| mens divinior | an inspired soul |
| mentis gratissimus error | a very delightful hallucination |
| militat omnis amans | every lover serves as a soldier |
| more majorum | traditionally |
| motu proprio | of one's own impulse |
| multa docet fames | hunger teaches us many things |
| munus Apolline dignum | a gift worthy of Apollo |
| mutuus consensus | mutual consent |
| natura abhorret a vacuo | nature abhors a vacuum |
| nec aspera terrent | not even hardships deter us (we shall overcome) |
| necessitas non habet legem | necessity has no law |
| nec querere nec sperere honorem | neither to seek nor to spurn honors |
| Ne facias per alium quod fiere potest per te | be self-reliant |
| nemo dat quod non habet | you can't get blood from a stone |
| ne nimium | not too much --do nothing to excess |
| nescit plebs jejuna timere | a hungry populace knows no fear |
| nil dictum quod non dictum prius | how hard it is to be original |
| nobilitas sola est et unique virtus | virtue is the true and only nobility |
| stemmata quid faciunt? | you say your family arrived on the Mayflower? |
| stat magni nominis umbra | there remains the shadow of a great name |
| non deficiente crumina | as long as the money holds out |
| non generant aquilae columbas | eagles don't breed doves |
| non progredi est regredi | not to progress is to regress |
| nostro periculo | at our own risk |
| nuda veritas | naked truth |
| nulla regula sine exceptione | no rule without an exception |
| nunquam dormio | I am ever vigilant |
| odi memorem compotorem | I hate a drinking friend with a memory |
| olla male fervet | the pot boils badly -- the affair is going badly |
| omnia bona bonis | be good but not naive --to the good, all things are good |
| omnibus invideas, livide, nemo tibi | you may envy everybody, envious one, but nobody enavies you |
| otium sine dignitate | leisure without dignity |
| palmam qui meruit ferat | let him who has deserved it bear the palm |
| parem non feret | he brooks no equal |
| parva componere magnis | to compare small things with great |
| vulnus immedicabile | an incurable wound |
| volat hora per orbem | the hour flies thru the world (tempus fugit) |
| vis medicatrix naturae | the healing power of nature |
| virtus ariete fortior | virtue is stronger than a battering ram |
| vincere aut mori | to conquer or to die |
| victrix fortunae sapientia | wisdom is the winner over good luck |
| veritatem dies aperit | time reveals the truth |
| vera incessu patuit dea | by her walk she revealed that she was a true goddess |
| venienti occurite morbo | meet (forestall) oncoming disease |
| veluti in speculum | just like in a mirror |
