| A | B |
| barbae tenus sapientes | know-it-alls |
| beatus ille qui procul negotiis | move to Vermont |
| belua multorum capitum | the multitude |
| bene merenti (merentibus) | to the well-deserving |
| bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria | con't crow |
| bonis quod bene fit haud perit | whatever is done for good men is never lost |
| bonus vir semper tiro | always willing to learn |
| brevis oratio penetrat coelum | a brief prayer reaches Heaven |
| calceus major subvertit | don't get too big for your britches |
| candida pax | radiant peace |
| capistrum maritale | the woes of matrimony |
| caput inter nubila condit | she hides her head among the clouds |
| carmen triumphale | a song of triumph |
| causa latet, vis est notissima | the cause is hidden, its force is very well known |
| cave tibi a cane muto et aqua silenti | beware of a silent dog and still water |
| certamina divitiarum | strivings after wealth |
| cicatrix manet | the memory lingers on |
| circulus in probando | circular reasoning |
| clarum et venerabile nomen | an illustrious and venerable name |
| colubrem in sino fovere | to cherish a serpent in one's bosom |
| componere lites | to settle disputes |
| conjunctis viribus | in complete cooperation |
| consilio et animis | by wisdom and courage |
| consuetudo pro lege servatur | custom is observed as law |
| contra mundum | against the world |
| coram paribus | before equals |
| corruptio optimi pessima | corruption of the best is worst |
| cras credemus, hodie nihil | tomorrow we'll believe, today not |
| crede ut intelligas | believe so that you may understand |
| crescit sub pondere virtus | virtue grows under oppression |
| genus est mortis male vivere | behave yourself |
| Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit | captive Greece took captive its uncivilized victor |
| graviora manent | the worst is yet to come |
| habet et musca splenum | even the worst of us can be irritable |
| haud passibus aequis | with unequal steps |
| hic funis nihil attraxit | this line has taken nothing |
| hoc habet | he's had it |
| homini ne fides nisi cum quo modicum salis absumpseris | take y;our time judging people |
| homo nullius coloris | an uncertain quantity |
| honos habet onus | honor carries responsibility |
| ibit eo quo vis qui zonam perdidit | he who pays the piper may call the tune |
| ignavis semper feriae sunt | to the lazy it's always holiday time |
| illotis manibus | unprepared |
| impos animi | feeble-minded |
| in arena aedificas | building castles in the air |
| in Deo speramus | in God we hope |
| ingens telum necessitas | necessity is the mother of invention |
| in oculis civium | in public |
| in silvam ligna ferre | to carry coals to Newcasstle |
| intra verba peccare | to offend in words only |
| scribendi recte sapere est et prncipium et fons | knowledge is the foundation and source of good writing |
| semper avarus eget | a greedy man is always in need |
| sensu bono | in a good sense |
| servabo fidem | I will keep the faith |
| si hic esses, aliter sentires | if you were here, you would think otherwise |
| sine cortice natare | to swim without cork (need no assistance) |
| sine macula et ruga | without stain or wrinkle |
| si vis ad summum progredi, ab infimo ordiri | If you want to reach the top, start at the bottom |
| spem pretio non emo | I do not pay money for hope |
| splendide mendax | nobly untruthful (for a good purpose) |
| stant belli causae | the causes of war remain |
| stemmata quid faciunt? | of what value are pedigrees? |
| stultum facit fortuna quem vult perdere | fortune makes a fool out of the man she wants to destroy |
| sublata causa, tollitur effectus | once the cause is removed, the effect disappears |
| sunt bona, sunt quaedam mediocria, sunt mala plura | some things are good, some are middling, but more are bad |
| suppressio veri, suggestio falsi | suppression of truth is suggestion of falsehood |
| suum cuique | to each his own |
| tam Marte quam Mercurio | as much by fighting as by business |
| tantum religio potuit suadere malorum | such evil deeds could religion prompt |
| tempore felici, multi numerantur amici | we can count many friends when we are successful |
| timor mortis morte peior | the fear of death is worse than deathj |
| truditur dies die | one day presses on another |
| ubi panis ibi patria | where you eat that's your country |
| uni aequus virtuti atque eius amicis | friendly to virtue alone |
| uno ictu | with one blow |
| usus est tyrannus | custom is a tyrant |
| ut sementem feceris ita metes | as ye sow, so shall ye reap |
| venalis populus, venalis curia patrum | every man has his price |
| venit summa dies et ineluctabile tempus | that day has come and the inescapable moment |
| verbera, sed audi | beat me but hear me out |
| a verbis ad verbera | from words to blows |
| bellum internecinum | a murderous war |
| bene decessit | he has died well |
| bene meritus | having well deserved |
| bene qui latuit bene vixit | he has lived well who has lived in obscurity |
| bis peccare in bello non licet | to mistake twice in war is not allowable |
| blandae mendacia linguae | lies of a flattering tongue |
| boni principii finis bonus | of a good beginning a good ending |
| bos in lingua | an ox on the tongue |
| caecus amor sui | blind self love |