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A selection of beautiful phrases and popular aphorisms in Latin, sayings and quotes with translation for tattoos. Lingua latina is one of the most ancient languages, the appearance of which is attributed to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. e.
Wise Latin sayings are often used by contemporaries as inscriptions for tattoos or as independent tattoos in a beautiful font.
Phrases for a tattoo in Latin
Audaces fortuna juvat.
(translated from Latin)
Happiness favors the brave.
Contra spent spero.
I hope without hope.
Debellare superbos.
Crush the pride of the recalcitrant.
Errare humanum est.
Est quaedam flere voluptas.
There is something of pleasure in tears.
Ex veto.
By promise, by vow.
Faciam ut mei memineris.
Quote from the work of the ancient Roman author Plautus.
I'll make sure you remember me.
fatum.
Fate, rock.
Fecit.
Done, performed.
Finis coronat opus.
End crowns the work.
Gaudeamus igitur, Juvenes dum sumus!.
Let's rejoice while we're young.
Gutta cavat Lapidem.
A drop wears away a stone.
Literally: Gutta cavat lapidem, consumitur anulus usu - A drop hammers a stone, the ring wears out from use. (Ovid)
Hoc est in votis.
That's what I want.
Homo homini Lupus est.
Man is a wolf to man.
Homo Liber.
Free man.
In hac spe vivo.
I live by this hope.
The truth is in wine.
Magna res est amor.
Love is a great deal.
Malo mori quam foedari.
Better death than dishonor.
Ne cede malls.
Don't be discouraged by misfortune.
Noll me tangere.
Dont touch me.
Omnia mea mecum Porte.
I carry everything with me.
Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars.
Also used is the option Ad astra per aspera- to the stars through thorns.
A well-known saying, authorship is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher.
Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
Latin phraseological unit, which determines that there is no equality among people and cannot be.
Suum cuique.
To each his own.
Ubi bene, ibi patria.
Where it is good, there is the homeland.
The original source, apparently, is in the comedy "Plutus" by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
Vale et me ama.
Farewell and love me.
With this phrase, Cicero ended his letters.
I came, I saw, I conquered!
Caesar's laconic notice of his victory over Pharnaces, son of Mithridates, at Celus, 47 BC.
Vlvere military est.
Live means fight.
Vivere est cogitare
To live is to think.
The words of the Roman statesman, writer and orator Mark Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself did to another.
Abiens, abi!
Leaving go!
Adversa fortune.
Evil rock.
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.
Try to keep your presence of mind even in difficult circumstances.
Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit.
Enjoy life, it's so fleeting.
Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.
Actum ne agas.
What's done, don't go back to it.
Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt.
Other people's vices are in front of our eyes, ours are behind our backs.
Aliis inserviendo consumer.
By serving others I waste myself.
The inscription under the candle as a symbol of self-sacrifice, cited in numerous editions of collections of symbols and emblems.
Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are insane.
Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Happiness makes friends, misfortune tests them.
Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.
Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love is not cured by herbs. (i.e. there is no cure for love. Ovid, Heroides)
Amor omnia vincit.
Everything wins love.
Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart.
Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.
Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
Listen a lot, talk a little.
Audi, vide, size.
Listen, look and be silent.
Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
I am ready to listen to stupidity, but I will not obey.
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Either I'll find a way, or I'll make it myself.
Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.
Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Or Caesar, or nothing.
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is itself valor.
Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.
Certum voto pete finem.
Set yourself only clear goals (i.e. achievable).
Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur.
Nobody is punished for thinking.
(One of the provisions of Roman law (Digesta)
Cogito, ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am. (The position from which the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes tried to build a system of philosophy, free from elements of faith and based entirely on the activity of the mind. Rene Descartes, "Principles of Philosophy", I, 7, 9.)
Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses. (Latin proverb)
Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with an enemy? (Virgil, "Aeneid", II, 390)
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Destiny leads the one who wants to go, drags the unwilling one. (A saying of Cleanthes, translated into Latin by Seneca.)
Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.
You have to eat to live, not live to eat. (A medieval maxim paraphrasing the ancient sayings of Quintilian: “I eat to live, not live to eat” and Socrates: “Some people live to eat, but I eat to live.”)
Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life lived means to live twice. (Martial, "Epigrams")
Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie. (Publius, "Sentences")
Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi.
Forgive others often, never yourself. (Publius, "Sentences")
Infandum renovare dolorem.
To resurrect the terrible, unspeakable pain again, to talk about the sad past. (Virgil, Aeneid)
Homo homini lupus est.
Man to man is a wolf. (Plavt, "Donkeys")
Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to man.
Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.
Fix the past, manage the present, foresee the future.
Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida.
To whom Fortune smiles, Themis does not notice.
Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
Every person is prone to err, but only a fool can persevere in error.
Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit.
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer.
Damant, quod non intellectual.
They judge because they don't understand.
De gustibus non disputandum est.
Tastes could not be discussed. (The Russian analogue is the proverb “There is no comrade for the taste and color”)
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
About the dead or good, or nothing. (A probable source is the saying of Chilo “Do not slander the dead”)
Descensus averno facilis est.
Easy way to hell.
Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.
Divide et impera.
Divide and rule. (Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which arose already in modern times.)
Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law. The meaning of the Latin phrase: no matter how severe the law, it must be observed.
While I breathe I hope!
Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.
Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!
Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!
From an old student song. A common motif of ancient inscriptions on tombstones and tableware.
Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!
Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.
Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.
Ex malis eligere minima.
Choose the least of the evils.
Ex ungue leonem.
You can recognize a lion by its claws.
Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum.
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.
Experientia est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.
Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
When we are healthy, it is easy to give good advice to the sick.
Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.
factum est factam.
What's done is done (fact is fact).
Fama clamosa.
Loud glory.
Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumours.
Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
I did my best, who can, let him do better.
(A paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their accounting speech, transferring authority to the successor.)
Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet.
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.
Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium.
Having thought up the female disposition to humble, say goodbye to peace!
Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.
Fide, sed cui fidas, vide.
Be vigilant; trust, but watch who you trust.
Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.
Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.
flagrant delicto.
At the crime scene, red-handed.
Fors omnia versas.
Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance).
Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.
Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.
Firm in action, soft in handling.
(Stubbornly achieve the goal, acting gently.)
Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.
Happiness is easier to find than to keep.
Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds his own destiny.
Fructus temporum.
The fruit of time.
Fuge, late, tace.
Run, hide, shut up.
Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irrevocable time is running.
Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have some fun.
Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.
Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste is not subject to laws.
Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop sharpens a stone.
Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus.
Worse than slavery are remorse.
Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
He is terrible who reveres death for good!
Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt.
People trust their eyes more than their ears.
Homines, dum docent, discunt.
People learn by teaching.
Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.
Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia.
I don't hate a person, but his vices.
Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora.
The more people have, the more they want to have.
Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is man's friend.
Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto.
I am human, and nothing human is alien to me.
Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent.
Where the laws are in force, and the people are strong.
Igne natura renovatur integra.
By fire all nature is renewed.
Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.
Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.
Forever, forever.
Daemon Deus!
In Demon God!
In dubio abstine.
Refrain when in doubt.
Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.
In pace.
Peace, peace.
Incedo per ignes.
I walk through the fire.
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.
Injuriam facilius facias guam feras.
Easy to offend, harder to endure.
In me omnis spes mihi est.
All my hope is in myself.
In memory.
In mind.
In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace, lions; in battle, deer. (Tertullian, "On the wreath")
Inter arma silent leges.
When weapons rattle, the laws are silent.
Inter parietes.
Within four walls.
In tyrrannos.
Against tyrants.
The truth is in wine. (Compare Pliny the Elder: "It is generally accepted to attribute guilt to truthfulness.") A very common phrase in tattoos!
In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
Truth is in wine, health is in water.
In vitium ducit culpae fuga.
The desire to avoid a mistake involves another. (Horace, "The Science of Poetry")
In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.
Ira initium insaniae est.
Anger is the beginning of madness.
Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.
It is those who grieve the least who flaunt their grief the most.
Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.
Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.
The load becomes light when you carry it with humility. (Ovid, Love Elegies)
Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter what it comes from. (Juvenal, "Satires")
Lupus non mordet lupum.
The wolf will not bite the wolf.
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
The wolf changes his coat, not his nature.
Manus manum lavat.
The hand washes the hand.
(A proverb that goes back to the Greek comedian Epicharmus.)
Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.
My conscience is more important to me than all gossip.
Mea vita et anima es.
You are my life and soul.
Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
A good name is better than great wealth.
meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.
Mens sana in corpore sano.
IN healthy body healthy spirit.
memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that the monks of the Trappist order exchanged at the meeting. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, and in figuratively- about imminent danger.)
Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.
Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam.
Our destiny depends on our morals.
Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
Death does not know the law, takes both the king and the poor.
Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.
Mortem effugere nemo potest.
Nobody can escape death.
Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature does not tolerate emptiness.
Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.
Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
Nothing is safe in every way
(i.e. there is no complete well-being Horace, "Odes").
Nihil habeo, nihil curo.
I don't have anything - I don't care about anything.
Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the unlawful. (Ovid, Love Elegies)
Nolite dicere, sinescitis.
Don't speak if you don't know.
Non est fumus absque igne.
There is no smoke without fire.
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Knowing misfortune, I learned to help the sufferers. (Virgil)
Non progredi est regredi.
Not moving forward means going backwards.
Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum.
Not one step back, always forward.
Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt.
Nowhere there are those who are everywhere.
Oderint dum metuant.
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid. (The words of Atreus from the tragedy Action named after him. According to Suetonius, this was the favorite saying of the emperor Caligula.)
Odi et amo.
I hate and love.
Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.
Everything unknown is majestic. (Tacitus, Agricola)
Omnes homines agunt histrionem.
All people are actors on the stage of life.
Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
Every hour hurts, the last one kills.
Omnia mea mecum porto.
I carry everything with me.
(When the city of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants tried to take as many of their things as they fled, someone advised the sage Biant to do the same. “I do this, because I carry everything with me,” he replied, meaning their spiritual wealth.
Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur.
Everything flows, everything changes.
Omnia mors aequat.
Death equalizes everything.
Omnia praeclara rara.
Everything beautiful is rare. (Cicero)
Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar.
I get everything I want.
Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.
Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.
Optimum medicamentum quies est.
The best medicine is peace.
(Medical aphorism, authored by the Roman physician Aulus Cornelius Celsus.)
Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.
Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars. (Through difficulties to a high goal.)
Per fas et nefas.
By all truths and lies.
Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum.
By frequent laughter you should recognize a fool. (Medieval set expression.)
Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.
Persona grata.
Desirable person or trustworthy person.
Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)
First among equals. (A formula characterizing the position of a monarch in a feudal state.)
Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt.
What were vices are now morals.
Quae nocent - docent.
What hurts, teaches.
Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis.
If the feelings are not true, then our whole mind will be false.
Qui tacet - consentire videtur.
Whoever is silent is considered as having agreed. (Russian analogy: Silence is a sign of consent.)
Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas.
No one can know when to watch out for which danger.
Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior.
The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually.
Quod cito fit, cito perit.
What is soon done, soon falls apart.
Quomodo fabula, sic vita; non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert.
Life is like a play in a theatre; what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is played.
Respue quod non es.
Drop what is not you.
Scio me nihil scire.
I know that I know nothing.
(Latin translation of the loosely interpreted words of Socrates. Cf. Russian. Learn a century, you will die a fool.)
Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
One day we all go crazy.
Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.
Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.
Si etiam omnes, ego non.
Even if everything, then not me. (i.e. Even if everyone will, I won't)
Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.
Si vis pacem, parabellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
(Source - Vegetius. Also compare Cicero: "If we want to use the world, we have to fight" and Cornelius Nepos: "The world is created by war.")
Sibi imperare maximum imperium est.
The highest power is power over yourself.
Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.
Sic itur ad astra.
This is how they go to the stars.
Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun shines on everyone.
Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother deserves love, a father deserves respect.
Fans of tattoo art often prefer to encrypt their mottos and life principles in tattoo inscriptions in Latin. It is a graceful, melodic language, one of the oldest written Indo-European languages.
Beautiful phrases in Latin in tattoos
On the hands of this guy are two catchphrases in Latin: “ Fac fideli sis fidelis", which translates as "Be faithful to the one who is faithful (to you)" and " Fortunam suam quisque parat"-" Everyone finds his own happiness "or" Everyone finds his own destiny.
The tattoo in beautiful font reads: Primus inter pares", which translates as "First among equals."
« carpe diem"- the famous winged Latin expression, meaning "Live in the present", "Seize the moment."
« Vivere militate est"- a saying by Seneca, which translates as" To live is to fight.
Below are quotes and phrases in Latin that are suitable for use in tattoos.
Latin. Tattoo lettering with translation
Audaces fortuna juvat (Happiness favors the brave)
Cave! (Beware!)
Contra spem spero (I hope without hope)
Cum deo (With God)
Debellare superbos (Suppress pride)
Dictum factum (No sooner said than done)
Errare humanum est (To err is human)
Est quaedam flere voluptas (There is pleasure in tears)
Ex voto (Vow)
Faciam ut mei memineris (I will make you remember)
Fatum (Fate)
Fecit (Did)
Finis coronat opus (The end crowns the deed)
Fortes fortuna adjuvat (Fate helps the brave)
Gaudeamus igitur, juvenus dum sumus (Let's have fun while we're young)
Gutta cavat lapidem (A drop beats a stone)
Haec fac ut felix vivas (Do what you can to live happily)
Hoc est in votis (That's what I want)
Homo homini lupus est (Man to man wolf)
Homo liber (Man is free)
Homo res sacra (Man is a sacred thing)
Ignoti nulla cupido (What they don't know, they don't want)
In hac spe vivo (I live this hope)
In vino veritas (Truth in wine)
Juravi lingua, mentem injuratam gero (I swore by the tongue, but not by the thought)
Jus vitae ac necis (The right to dispose of life and death)
Magna res est amor (The great thing is love)
Malo mori quam foedari (Better death than dishonor)
Malum necessarium - necessarium (The inevitable evil is inevitable)
This phrase is one of the most popular among tattoo lovers:
Memento mori (Remember death)
Memento quod est homo (Remember that you are human)
Me quoque fata regunt (I also obey fate)
Mortem effugere nemo potest (No one will escape death)
Ne cede malis (I do not lose heart in misfortune)
Nil inultum remanebit (Nothing will remain unavenged)
Noli me tangere (Don't touch me)
Oderint, dum metuant (Let them hate, if only they were afraid)
Omnia mea mecum porto (I carry everything with me)
Omnia vanitas (Everything is vanity)
Per aspera ad astra (Through hardships to the stars)
Pisces natare oportet (The fish needs to swim)
Potius sero quam nunquam (Better late than never)
Procul negotis (Get out of trouble)
Qui sine peccato est (Who is without sin)
Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi (What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull)
Quod principi placuit, legis habet vigorem (Whatever the ruler wishes, then it is the law)
Recuiescit in pace (Rest in peace)
Sic itur ad astra (This is how they go to the stars)
Sic volo (So I want)
Silentium (Silence)
Supremum vale (Last forgive)
Suum quique (To each his own)
Trahit sua quemque voluptas (Everyone is attracted by his passion)
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito (Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it)
Ubi bene, ibi patria (Where it is good, there is the homeland).
Unam in armis salutem (The only salvation is in the struggle)
Vale et me ama (Goodbye and love me)
Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)
Via sacra (Holy way)
Vita sene libertate nihil (Life without freedom is nothing)
Vivere militare est (To live is to fight)
In search suitable tattoo, inscriptions in Latin with translation are far from the last place. The fashion for meaningless drawings has passed, and now people decorate the body consciously so that they do not have to get rid of the image in a few years.
Why exactly Latin?
Latin is one of the few languages that has survived from antiquity. Today it is official in the Vatican and accepted catholic church, but is considered dead, as it is not used in colloquial speech. The greatest minds of mankind spoke this language, so many aphorisms in Latin have survived to our time, which are in demand and respect. In Russia, it is used in rare cases, for example, in the designation of medical terms.
People who want to get a tattoo comprehend its meaning so that the image does not get tired over the years. Latin inscriptions are ideal for hiding the meaning of a tattoo from others.
What to do? Choose an inscription from a variety of existing ones or come up with your own? What handwriting to use to make the tattoo look beautiful? What part of the body to apply? All questions have answers.
Ideas for tattoo inscriptions
For Latin inscriptions on the body, the main thing is the semantic load. Only a long choice of a meaningful phrase will lead to success. The expression can motivate, remind you of significant moments, life goals and priorities, but should not get bored. By piercing the body, you reveal to the world a part of your soul and moral values. What to choose for yourself?
Love
For many people, the priority in life is love and family. It is possible to imprint on the body in Latin the names of relatives (children, spouse), wedding vows and beautiful aphorisms. Among them the most popular are:
- Magna res est amor - "Love is a great thing."
- Amor Vincit Omnia - Love conquers all.
- Amor et honor - "Love and honor."
- Si vis amari ama - If you want to be loved, love yourself.
- Dum spiro, amo atque credo - "I love and believe while I breathe."
- Finis vitae, sed non amoris - "Life ends, but not love."
life philosophy
To achieve your goals, you need to follow the rules. The life motto, which you always remember, gives strength to work, the implementation of plans, the eternal struggle. Here are some of the relevant sayings:
- Suum cuique - "To each his own."
- Silentium - "Silence".
- Procul negotiis - "Away with trouble."
- Per aspera ad astra - Through hardships to the stars.
- Vivere militare est - "To live is to fight."
- Experientia est optima magis - Experience is the best teacher.
Women's inscriptions
The tenderness and sensuality of female nature differs from male rudeness. You can emphasize your sophistication and love of beauty with the following phrases:
- Sancta sanctorum - Holy of Holies.
- Amat victoria curam - "Victory loves care."
- O fallacem hominum spem! “How deceptive is human hope!”
- Abo in pace - "Go in peace."
- Cantus cycneus - "Swan song".
- Contra spem spero - "I hope without hope."
Reminders of the Transience of Life
People who value their life and value it always remember death. Such tattoos give impetus to constant development, because you need to do everything. Death tattoos are relevant among people whose lives hung in the balance:
- Cave! - "Be careful!"
- Fatum - "Fate".
- Jus vitae ac necis - "The right to dispose of life and death."
- Malo mori quam foedari - "Dishonor is worse than death."
- Me quoque fata regunt - "Rock subdued me."
- Via sacra - "Holy way".
thoughts of freedom
Freedom-loving people value rebelliousness and the possibility of independent choice. For them, there is also a selection of Latin inscriptions for tattoos:
- Homo liber - "Free man".
- Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro - "Shameful to sell freedom for gold."
- Vita sine libertate, nihil - "Life without freedom is nothing."
- Liberum arbitrium indifferentiae - "Absolute freedom of choice."
- In arte libertas - "Freedom in art."
Summing up, it is safe to say that each person is individual and can find a Latin winged expression to his liking. Like tattoos, they look harmonious and filled with meaning.
Advice! Before getting a tattoo, answer the questions: what life values do you have, aspirations, what situation do you want to capture in what language and body parts. After talking with yourself, it becomes clear whether a tattoo is needed or whether it is dictated by fashion trends.
How to choose a font?
It is not enough to choose a saying filled with meaning for the image on the body. The tattoo should look beautiful and attract attention.
Tattoo artists offer 2-3 times more Latin fonts than Russian ones, because they are more popular. Chooses tattooed: ancient or modern font, print or script, pretentiousness and roundness or severity and angularity, gothic, medieval and other fonts conquer with variety.
Modern tattoo parlors on websites offer to choose a font for a tattoo in Latin online. To use the service, you need to enter an inscription in Latin in a special field. After that, a palette of fonts will appear that you can try on the saying.
If you decide to fill the tattoo in the salon, on the website of which you select the font, you can immediately send the completed form to the master. If there is another salon in the city, just print the image for clarity.
Advice! Spend no less time choosing a font than the inscriptions. For outsiders, the form is more important than the content, so the tattoo needs to look stylish and harmonious.
I'll get a tattoo on this and that
When the inscription for the tattoo is chosen, a fair question arises: where will it look best? Hide or not? How to arrange long text so that it is beautiful?
In the case of a tattoo, you always need to choose a part of the body on which the inscription will look harmonious. It also depends on the pain threshold of a person and the ability to tolerate the effects of a tattoo machine.
- Hands are the most popular for tattooing. Shoulder, palm, hand, fingers - where to fill the inscription? Masters do not recommend placing a large inscription on these parts of the body. If the Latin aphorism can be read even in the photo, it is better to abandon the idea, as the employer may be confused by the fact of having a tattoo.
- Tattoos on the wrists are not worn well, so it is better to refuse the idea.
- The back becomes a real tattoo board. Among the advantages, tattooed people distinguish weak pain and a simple opportunity to hide the inscription. The zone is suitable for tattooing long and large phrases.
- The belly as a place for a tattoo is not the best The best decision. During pregnancy or when gaining weight, the inscription may be distorted. The rule also applies to the femoral zone.
- The leg is also open to the creativity of the tattoo artist. On the top of the foot, the image does not look vulgar, it can be easily hidden from others. On the lower leg, pain is intensified, as there are many nerve endings.
- It is also important to consider that tattoos do not stick on the surface of the foot that is in contact with the floor and on the palms.
- Very painful parts of the body - chest and chest (for girls), sacrum (for guys), shoulder blades, elbows, armpits and perineum.
Advice! Choose a master by portfolio. He may be a drawing genius, but not able to work with fonts. Look for someone who does amazing work as the tattoo will last a lifetime.
Star tattoo inscriptions
Music and film stars follow fashion trends and also decorate their bodies with meaningful Latin inscriptions. Thus, they attract the attention of the public, deciphering the meaning of sayings, and also emphasize their own individuality.
Ksenia Borodina, after the birth of her first daughter, pinned her name on her hand. The idea was spied on by Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who did not make a single unconscious tattoo. Even their location on the body is symbolic.
Lera Kudryavtseva has an inscription on her back, which means “Both in body and soul”, and on her wrist - “The main thing in life is love.”
The advantage of tattoo inscriptions is that they are endowed with meaning. They look stylish, original and beautiful if you choose the right font. As a minus, one can single out the illiteracy of the tattoo master, who can make a mistake in writing the Latin letter.
Advice! Carefully check the spelling of each letter. The master may make a mistake, and the meaning of the inscription will be spoiled.
What do the tattooed think?
The decisive factor in applying the first tattoo is the feedback from the owners of Latin inscriptions on the body.
Alina, 25 years old: I have the inscription Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus on my lower leg. Translated, it means "Let's have fun while we're young." Many who know the meaning of the words ask what will happen when I grow old. I will remember my reckless youth and be proud of myself. Although, I think, even at 70 I will feel like 20. For three years I have not got tired of the tattoo.
Elvira, 32: At 22, I was hit by a car, and I was on the verge of death. Long-term rehabilitation, the love of relatives and the desire to live put me on my feet. Since then, I have had the inscription Memento mori on my shoulder. When it's hard for me, the tattoo reminds me of the value of life and gives me the strength to pull myself together. Literal translation: "Memento Mori".
Margarita, 28 years old: I always thought that I was lucky in life. Therefore, under my chest I have a small inscription Audaces fortuna juvat, which is significant for me - luck accompanies the brave. Never regretted getting a tattoo. Rather than stuffing a drawing on the floor of the body, it is better to choose a short but accurate saying that characterizes a person.
Alexandra, 30 years old: I have been tattooing for about five years. Lately Latin inscriptions are in huge demand, and I can see why. Their meaning is important to the owner. It becomes a real talisman for a person.
Summarizing what has been said, we can conclude that people put inscriptions on the body that tell about the character of a person.
Do you have a tattoo?We look forward to your comments!
"Through thorns to the stars" said Seneca?
Per aspera ad astra (per aspera ad astra) - through thorns to the stars. Everything in life that is obtained simply is not valued, light, changeable. Only regular work, determination, persistent overcoming of problems, solving complex problems (“thorns”) can become the basis for serious, long-term success - “achieving the stars”Author catchphrase“through thorns to the stars” is considered the ancient Roman philosopher Lucius Anneus Seneca the Younger (4 BC-65 AD). Naturally, according to the laws of the Internet, everyone refers to him and his supposed composition "Furious Hercules", although there is no such one among the tragedies written by Seneca
- "Medea" ("L. Annaei Senecae Medea");
"Phaedra" ("L. Annaei Senecae Phaedra");
"Oedipus" ("L. Annaei Senecae Oedipus");
"Phoenician Women" ("L. Annaei Senecae phoenissae");
"Hercules in Madness" ("L. Annaei Senecae Hercules furens")
"Hercules on Eta" ("L. Annaei Senecae Hercules");
"Fiest" ("L. Annaei Senecae Fiest");
"Troyanki" ("L. Annaei Senecae troades");
"Agamemnon" ("L. Annaei Senecae Agamemnon")
And in "Hercules ...", if you focus on Wikipedia (), there is no such phrase, so the authorship and origin of the winged expression are not known for certain
Application of the expression Per aspera ad astra in the literature
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“Grandma gave me a watch in honor of the premature graduation from school and engraved: Per aspera ad astra” (Andrey Bitov. “Excitement, or the Inevitability of the Unwritten”)
— “For him, the Great Threshold will be only an opened veil to the great Light. "Per aspera ad astra" (N. K. Roerich "Sheets without a date")
— “A person with a strong will must strive per aspera ad astra - through thousands of abysses to high clear stars ..” (P. N. Krasnov “The Soul of the Army”)
— “Per aspera ad astra” - lovers used to say in the old days “to talk beautifully” (N. V. Ustryalov “Under the Sign of Revolution”)
— “One unfortunate man, Dorn, retained a feeling of shame in his soul and, when I was subsequently appointed chief prosecutor, came running to congratulate me, happily shaking hands with me and nervously repeating as a “novelist”: “per aspera ad astra, per aspera ad astra!” (A. F. Koni. “Memories of the case of Vera Zasulich”)
Use of the expression "Through hardships to the stars" in literature
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“Tatars helped preserve the Russian spirit. Through hardship to the stars! Have you heard?(Vladimir Kornilov "Demobilization")
— “Yes, it’s difficult now, now there are terrorists, but “through hardships to the stars”, if you use ancient wisdom”(Alexander Bovin "Five years among the Jews and the Foreign Ministry")
— “And waiting until I blow my nose and turn my wet face to him, he will add both sadly and pompously: “To the stars if, then through thorns, their mother ...!”(Kira Surikova "Outsider Romance")
— “Her favorite phrase, which became a nightmare of my childhood and youth: “Through thorns to the stars!”(Dina Rubina "Copper Box")
Having a tattoo on your body is now considered fashionable. It is especially great if the wearable image carries a certain meaning. A tattoo in the form of an inscription can be a great motivator for you and those around you. Tattoo texts can be done in a variety of styles, from elegant cursive to minimalist print. Drawings with words or quotes reveal the essence of a person better than others, reminding you of what trials you had to go through or of happy moments in life. In addition, tattoos in the form of inscriptions are also good because you are unlikely to meet a person with a similar image. You can express your individuality through text. By the way, here you also have a choice, you can write words both in your native language and in a foreign one. One of the most popular places for applying such a tattoo is the arm.
Tattoo lettering with translation
Tattoos in Latin with translation
The leading place among foreign-language sources is occupied by English and Latin. However, they are also in great demand. It is worth noting that tattoos with Latin text often express philosophical meaning, since they, as a rule, were sayings of noble and great people of antiquity. Latin quotes can be seen on both men and women.
Family tattoo inscriptions
The strength of a woman is in her family. Some of the fair sex seek to show their love for loved ones. Tattoos with the word "Family" and its derivatives can be seen on the wrist, ankle, foot and neck.
Philosophical tattoo inscriptions
The fair sex are deeper creatures than it might seem at first glance. Sometimes in a simple girl such emotions, experiences and thoughts can lurk that at first it is difficult to imagine. Creative natures approach this, as a rule, from a philosophical point of view. It is no longer possible to get by with just one word. Although one word, as you know, can contain a powerful inspiring force.
Beautiful phrases in English for a tattoo with translation
If you are thinking about an inscription in English, this list of phrases will be of interest to you:
- Battle of life - Fight for life.
- Be careful with your thoughts - they are the beginning of deeds - Be careful with your thoughts - they are the beginning of actions.
- Destroy what destroys you - Destroy what destroys you.
- Don "t break up with your past until you" re sure in your future - Do not break with the past until you are sure of your future.
- Endless love - Endless love.
- Everyone has one "s own path - Everyone has their own path.
- Everyone is the creator of one "s own fate - Everyone is the creator of his own fate.
- Everyone sees the world in one "s own way - Each person sees the world in his own way.
- Fear transfers the clever into the silly, and makes the strong be the weak - Fear makes the smart fools and the strong weak.
- Follow your heart - Follow your heart.
- Free your mind - Free your mind.
- I remember too much, that "s why I" m damn sad sometimes - I remember a lot, that's why I'm sometimes damn sad.
- Live without regrets - Live without regrets.
- Music creates the feelings which you can "t find in life - Music creates feelings that are not in life.
- Never give up - Never give up.
- Never look back - Never look back.
- Never stop dreaming - Never stop dreaming.
- Now or never - Now or never.
- People rejoice at the Sun, and I "m dreaming of the Moon - People rejoice at the sun, and I dream of the moon.
- The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is eternal fear to lose it - The inevitable price we pay for happiness is the eternal fear of losing it.
- The love of my life - Love of my life.
- The most dangerous demons live in our hearts - The most dangerous demons live in our hearts.
- Wait and see - Let's wait and see.
- We hate the ones we love because they can cause the deepest suffering - We hate those we love because they can cause us the most suffering.
- While I am breathing, I love and believe. While I breathe, I love and believe.
