| A | B |
| dum spîrô, spêrô | While I breathe, I hope. / Where there's life, there's hope. |
| ex tempore | without preparation |
| in angustîs amîcî bonî appârent | Good friends appear in tough times. |
| in Deô spêrâmus | We hope/trust in God. [motto of Brown University] |
| lêgês…bonae ex malîs môribus prôcreantur | Good laws are made from bad customs/habits. |
| litterae sine môribus vânae | Letters without customs are empty. [motto of the University of Pennsylvania] |
| lûsistî satis, êdistî satis atque bibistî: tempus abîre tibi est | You've played enough, eaten enough and drunk enough: it's time for you to leave. |
| môribus antîquîs rês stat Rômâna virîsque | The Roman republic stands on ancient customs and strengths. |
| môs mâiôrum | The customs of the ancestors. |
| ôrâ et labôrâ | Pray and work. [motto of the Benedictines] |
| ô tempora ! ô môrês ! | O the times ! O the customs ! |
| parcere subiectîs et dêbellâre superbôs | To spare the conquered and to crush the proud. |
| prô tempore | For the time being / Temporarily |
| prô bonô pûblicô | For the public good. |
| rês pûblica | The republic |
| saepe tacêns vôcem verbaque vultus | Often a silent face has a voice and words. |
| superbus et avârus numquam quiêscunt | A proud person and a miser are never quiet. |
| tempus fugit | Time flies. |
| tamquam alter îdem | As a second self, i.e. a completely honest person |
| praecô sum magnî rêgis | I am a herald of a great king. [motto of Quincy University] |