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Sententiae, Mottos and Latin Phrases
This is an ever-increasing list; more will be added as we study them.
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| A | B |
| SPQR [Senatus populusque romanus] | the Roman senate and people |
| summa cum laude | with highest honors |
| rigor mortis | stiffness after death |
| in toto | entirely |
| ex libris | from the library of |
| sui generis | one of a kind, unique |
| vox populi | voice of the people |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| in medias res | in the midst of |
| sine qua non | a necessity |
| status quo | unchanged osition |
| in utero | in the womb |
| caveat emptor | buyer beware |
| non compos mentis | non of a sound mind |
| per se | intrinsically, of itself |
| modus vivendi | way of living |
| mea culpa | my fault |
| ante bellum | before the war |
| homo sapiens | modern man |
| cave canem | beware of the dog |
| sub rosa | confidentially |
| lux et veritas | light and truth [Yale U] |
| carpe diem | sieze the day |
| tempus fugit | time flies |
| AUC [ab urbe condita] | after the founding of the city [Rome] |
| e pluribus unum | one from many [a motto of USA] |
| quid pro quo | something for something else |
| Qui transtulit sustinet | Who brought us will sustain us [CT] |
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