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Sententiae, Mottos and Latin Phrases

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SPQR [Senatus populusque romanus]the Roman senate and people
summa cum laudewith highest honors
rigor mortisstiffness after death
in totoentirely
ex librisfrom the library of
sui generisone of a kind, unique
vox populivoice of the people
terra firmasolid ground
in medias resin the midst of
sine qua nona necessity
status quounchanged osition
in uteroin the womb
caveat emptorbuyer beware
non compos mentisnon of a sound mind
per seintrinsically, of itself
modus vivendiway of living
mea culpamy fault
ante bellumbefore the war
homo sapiensmodern man
cave canembeware of the dog
sub rosaconfidentially
lux et veritaslight and truth [Yale U]
carpe diemsieze the day
tempus fugittime flies
AUC [ab urbe condita]after the founding of the city [Rome]
e pluribus unumone from many [a motto of USA]
quid pro quosomething for something else
Qui transtulit sustinetWho brought us will sustain us [CT]

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