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Tattoo si vis pacem para bellum. Sayings, phrases for a tattoo in Latin with translation

Latin is a language in which you can talk about anything, and always sound somehow especially smart and sublime. If you have ever studied it, it was hardly the brightest and most fun time in your life, but in any case it was useful.

But if you have not had a chance to study such a subject, then catch the 25 most famous Latin sayings. Remember at least a few of them, and then, having successfully screwed one or two phrases into a conversation, you will pass for a very intelligent and well-read person. And do not forget to languidly cover your eyes, quoting great philosophers.

25. "Ex nihilo nihil fit."
Nothing comes from nothing.

24. "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur."
The world wants to be deceived, let it be deceived.

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23. Memento mori.
Remember that you are mortal.

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22. "Etiam si omnes, ego non."
Even if everything, then I - no.

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21. Audiatur et altera pars.
Let the other side be heard.

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20. Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.
If you were silent, you would remain a philosopher.

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19. Invictus maneo.
I remain undefeated.

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18. Fortes fortuna adiuvat.
Fate favors the brave.

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17. Dolor hic tibi proderit olim.
Endure and be firm, this pain will someday benefit you.

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16. "Cogito Ergo Sum".
I think, therefore I exist.

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15. "Oderint dum metuant".
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid.

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14. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Who will guard the watchmen themselves?

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13. "Sic transit gloria".
This is how worldly glory passes.

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12. "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus".
Never tickle a sleeping dragon.

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11. "Utinam barbari spacium proprium tuum invadant."
Let the barbarians invade your personal space.

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10. In vino veritas.
The truth is in the wine.

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9. "Si vis pacem, para bellum."
If you want peace, prepare for war.

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8. "Pacta sunt servanda."
Treaties must be respected.

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7. "Non ducor, duco."
I am not led, I lead myself.

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6. "Quando omni flunkus moritati".
If everyone is down, pretend to be dead too.

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5. Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Whoever speaks Latin sees the highest peaks.

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4. "Dum Spiro, Spero".
While I breathe I hope.

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3. Tua mater latior quam Rubicon est.
Your mother is wider than the Rubicon (Italian river).

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2. Carpe diem.
Seize the moment.

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1. "Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam."
Either I'll find a way, or I'll pave it myself.

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You can do anything you believe in!
Tanatum potes, quod credis.

The reason is always in us, and not in others who leave, leave, do not love.
Causa semper sumus, non ei, qui abient, abjiciunt, non amant.

Easy death is the last gift that fate can give.
Mors levis donum ultimum est, que fortuna dare potest.

Avoid those who try to undermine your confidence in yourself.
Illos vitare, qui fidem vestam in se afficere volunt.

Sometimes you just want silence.
Interdum silentium volo.

Live for yourself, but not in yourself, it is worse than any pain.
Vive pro se, sed not in se, quid pejor omni dolore est.

I do not climb into other people's souls - and I do not call guests into my own.
In animas alienorum non ascendo et in meam hospites non voco.

You never know what song will inspire you tomorrow. And what was in the past, let it remain there.
Nunquam scis, quod carmen tei cras inspirabit. Quod erat, in veteribus relinquire debet.

Whether it's bad or good, don't bother. That's why it is the past, so that they no longer live!
Noli permovere bonum et malum, vetera noli vivere!

True happiness is carried silently and does not need the whole world to know about it.
Felicitas vera silentium amat et non egit, ut orbis omnis id sciat.

The soul is a cemetery where the closest people and the most poignant memories are buried.
Anima sepulcretum est, ubi affines nostri et memorias acerrimas sepultae sunt.

I trust the man in the mirror, because he will never laugh while I cry.
Hominem in speculo credo, quia nunquam ridet, dum flo.

Sometimes you have to freeze your heart.
Interdum nesecce est cor suum stringere.

Be yourself, do not merge with the gray blind crowd.
Este quod estis, nolite confluere cum vulgo griseo caeco.

May God judge me according to my truth
And not by the slander of blind people.
Deus me veritate mea judicat,
non maledico hominum caecorum.

Just as water flows quickly into the sea, so days and years flow into eternity.
Aquae in mae fluunt et dies et anni in aeternitatem fluunt.

Change is painless. It is painful to resist them.
Mutationes placide sunt. Oppositio eis dolorosa est.

Phrases in Latin
Fac fideli sis fidelis (lat.) - Be faithful to the one who is faithful to you

Time does not heal, time helps to forget.
Tempus non curat, tempus oblivisci juvat.

Instead of wiping tears from your face, wipe the people who made you cry from your life.
Cum lacrimas ab facie obliteretis, obliterate homines, qui vos flere jubent, de vita obliterate.

Sometimes you don’t need to look for some meaning, just enjoy it.
Interdum non nesecce est mentem quaerere, voluptas sat.

What could be worse than the indifference of the people you love.
Indeffirentia eorum, quos amas, pessima est.

No one can judge my choices or my thoughts because no one has ever experienced my emotions or my pain.
Nemo potest dilectum meum aut sensus meos judicare, quia nemo affectus meos et doloremmeum nunquam tentavit.

I don't resent people, I just change my mind about them.
Homines non offendo, sententiam meam de eis muto.

I love the stars too much to be afraid of the night.
Stellas nimis amo, ut noctem timeam.

The battle with your soul is harder than the battle with your enemy.
Pugna cum anima sua difficilior est, quam pugna cum hostibus suis.

Let the iron saw work
My mother didn't give birth to me for work.
Serra ferrata laborare docet,
ego ab matre non ad laborem natus sum.

Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself did to another.

Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.

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.

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.

Phrases in Latin
carpe diem (lat.) - seize the moment

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.

Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror.
Good deeds rendered to the unworthy, I consider atrocities.
(Cicero)

Calamitas virtutis occasio.
Calamity is the touchstone of valor. (Seneca)

carpe diem.
Seize the day. (Horace)
Usually translated as Seize the Moment, although Seize the Day is more accurate.

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 on the basis of 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.
René Descartes, Elements of Philosophy, I, 7, 9.)

Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
(Latin proverb)

Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to a person.

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.
(Compare Russian. 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 speak evil of the dead”.)

Descensus averno facilis est.
Easy way to hell.

Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.

Phrases in Latin
Credo In Me (lat.) - Believe in me

Divide et impera.
Divide and rule.
(Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which arose already in modern times.)

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.)

Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law.
(No matter how harsh the law is, it must be obeyed.)

Dum spiro, spero!
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 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.”)

Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.

Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie.
(Publius, "Sentences")

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.

Phrases in Latin
Custodi et serva (lat.) - Save and save

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.

Phrases in Latin
Dum Spira Memini (lat.) - While I breathe, I remember.

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!

Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life lived means to live twice.
(Martial, "Epigrams")

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.
How more people have, the more they want to have.

Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is man's friend.

Homo homini lupus est.
Man to man is a wolf.
(Plavt, "Donkeys")

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.

Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi.
Forgive others often, never yourself.
(Publius, Maxims)

Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.

Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.

In aeternum.
Forever, forever.

Daemon Deus!
In Demon God!

In dubio abstine.
Refrain when in doubt.

Infandum renovare dolorem.
To resurrect terrible (literally: "unspeakable") pain
(that is, to talk about the sad past).
(Virgil, Aeneid)

Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.

Doubt is half of wisdom.

In pace.
Peace, peace.

Incedo per ignes.
I walk through the fire.

Phrases in Latin
Amor vincit omnia (lat.) - Love conquers all

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 memory.

In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace, lions; in battle, deer.
(Tertullian, "About the wreath")

Inter arma silent leges.
When weapons rattle, the laws are silent.

Inter parietes.
Within four walls.

In tyrrannos.
Against tyrants.

In vino veritas.
The truth is in wine.
(Compare Pliny the Elder: "It is customary to attribute guilt to truthfulness.")

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 furor brevis est.
Anger is a momentary insanity.
(Horace, "Messages")

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.

Phrases in Latin
Amat victoria curam (lat.) - Victory loves patience

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 a healthy body healthy mind.

memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that the monks of the Trappist order exchanged when they met. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, and in a figurative sense, of 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.
There is nothing prosperous in all respects (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 on the run tried to capture as much of their things as possible, 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.

Phrases in Latin
Ut ameris, amabilis esto (lat.) - To be loved, be worthy of love.

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 proverb.)

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)

Primus interpares.
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.
(Compare Russian. 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 loosely interpreted words of Socrates.
Wed Russian Learn forever, you'll 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, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
(Source - Vegetius. Also compare Cicero: "If we want to enjoy the world, we have to fight" and Cornelius Nepos: "The world is created by war.")

Phrases in Latin
Vive ut vivas (lat.) - Live to live.

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.

Sua cuique fortuna in manu est.
Everyone has their own destiny in their hands.

Suum cuique.
To each his own
(i.e., to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his merits, Regulation of Roman law).

Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus.
The power of honesty is such that we appreciate it even in the enemy.

Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est.
The faster time flies, the happier it is.

Tantum possumus, quantum scimus.
We can do as much as we know.

Tarde venientibus ossa.
Who comes late - the bones.
(Latin proverb)

Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.
Times change and we change with them.

Tempus fugit.
Time is running out.

Terra incognita.
Unknown land (trans. something completely unknown or inaccessible area
on ancient geographical maps, unexplored parts of the earth's surface were designated in this way).

Tertium non datur.
There is no third; there is no third.
(In formal logic, this is how one of the four laws of thinking is formulated - the law of the excluded middle. According to this law, if two diametrically opposed positions are given, of which one affirms something, and the other, on the contrary, denies, then there will be a third, middle judgment between them can not.)

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!
Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it!

Phrases in Latin
Vincit Qui Se Vincit (lat.) - The one who conquers himself wins

Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis.
Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything.

Ut ameris, amabilis esto.
To be loved, be worthy of love.

Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest.
Whoever cannot follow the dictates of the mind, let him follow the movements of the soul.

Varietas dellectat.
Variety is fun.

Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt.
True friendship is eternal.

Veni, vidi, vici.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
(According to Plutarch, with this phrase, Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amintius about the victory in the battle of Zela in August 47 BC over the Pontic king Pharnaces.)

Veni, vidi, fugi.
I came, I saw, I ran. 🙂

Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes.
The real victory is only when the enemies themselves recognize themselves as defeated.
(Claudian, "On the sixth consulship of Honorius")

Vita sine libertate, nihil.
Life without freedom is nothing.

Viva vox alit plenius.
Living speech nourishes more abundantly
(i.e., oral presentation is more successfully absorbed than written).

Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.

Vi veri vniversum vivus vici.
I conquered the universe by the power of truth during my lifetime.

Vivere est agere.
To live means to act.

Vivere est vincere.
To live means to win.

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Latin is the noblest language in existence. Maybe because he's dead? Knowing Latin is not a utilitarian skill, it is a luxury. You will not speak it, but you will shine in society ... There is no language that helps to impress so much!

1. Scio me nihil scire
[scio me nikhil scire]

“I know that I don’t know anything,” according to Plato, Socrates spoke of himself this way. And he explained this idea: people usually believe that they know something, but it turns out that they do not know anything. Thus, it turns out that, knowing about my ignorance, I know more than everyone else. A phrase for those who like to fill in the fog and reflective persons.

2. Cogito ergo sum
[kogito, ergo sum]

“I think, therefore I am” is the philosophical statement of René Descartes, a fundamental element of modern Western rationalism.

"Cogito ergo sum" is not the only formulation of Descartes' idea. More precisely, the phrase sounds like “Dubito ergo cogito, cogito ergo sum” - “I doubt, then I think; I think, therefore I am." Doubt is, according to Descartes, one of the modes of thinking. Therefore, the phrase can also be translated as "I doubt, therefore I exist."

3. Omnia mea mecum porto
[omnia mea mecum porto]

“I carry everything with me.” Roman historians say that in the days of the conquest of the Greek city of Priene by the Persians, the sage Byant calmly walked lightly behind a crowd of fugitives, barely carrying heavy property. When asked where his things were, he grinned and said: “Everything I have, I always carry with me.” He spoke in Greek, but these words have come down to us in a Latin translation.

It turned out, historians add, that he was a real sage; along the way, all the refugees lost their property, and soon Biant fed them on the gifts that he received, leading instructive conversations with their inhabitants in cities and villages.

This means that the inner wealth of a person, his knowledge and mind are more important and more valuable than any property.

4. Dum spiro, spero
[dum spiro, spero]

By the way, this phrase is also the slogan of the underwater special forces - combat swimmers of the Russian Navy.

5. Errare humanum est
[errare humanum est]

"To err is human" - the aphorism of Seneca Sr. In fact, this is just part of the aphorism, in its entirety it sounds like this: “Errare humanum est, stultum est in errore perseverare” - “It is human nature to err, but it is foolish to persist in your mistakes.”

6. O tempora! About mores!
[about tempora, about mores]

"O times! Oh manners! - the most famous expression of Cicero from the "First speech against Catiline", which is considered the pinnacle of Roman oratory. Revealing the details of the conspiracy at a meeting of the Senate, Cicero with this phrase expresses indignation at the impudence of the conspirator, who dared to appear in the Senate as if nothing had happened, and the inaction of the authorities.

Usually the expression is used, stating the decline of morals, condemning an entire generation. However, this expression may well become a funny joke.

7. In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas
[in vino veritas, in aqua sanitas]

“Truth is in wine, health is in water” - almost everyone knows the first part of the saying, but the second part is not so widely known.

8. Homo homini lupus est
[homo hominy lupus est]

"Man is a wolf to man" is a proverbial expression from Plautus' comedy "Donkeys". They use it when they want to say that human relations are sheer selfishness and enmity.

In Soviet times, this phrase characterized the capitalist system, in contrast to which, in the society of the builders of communism, man is a friend, comrade and brother to man.

9. Per aspera ad astra
[per aspera ed astra]

"Through hardship to the stars". Also used option "Ad astra per aspera" - "To the stars through thorns". Perhaps the most poetic Latin saying. Its authorship is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher, poet and statesman.

10. Veni, vidi, vici
[veni, see, vichi]

“I came, I saw, I conquered,” Gaius Julius Caesar wrote in a letter to his friend Aminty about the victory over one of the Black Sea fortresses. According to Suetonius, it was these words that were written on the board that was carried during the triumph of Caesar in honor of this victory.

11. Gaudeamus igitur
[gaudeamus igitur]

"So, let's have fun" - the first line of the student anthem of all times and peoples. The anthem was created in the Middle Ages in Western Europe and contrary to church-ascetic morality, he praised life with its joys, youth and science. This song goes back to the genre of drinking songs of vagants - medieval wandering poets and singers, among whom were students.

12. Dura lex, sed lex
[stupid lex, sad lex]

There are two translations of this phrase: "The law is harsh, but it is the law" and "The law is the law." Many people think that this phrase refers to the times of Roman law, but it is not. The maxim dates back to the Middle Ages. In Roman law, there was just a flexible, allowing to soften the letter of the law, the rule of law.

13. Si vis pacem, para bellum
[se vis packem para bellum]

14. Repetitio est mater studiorum
[repetition est mater studio]

One of the proverbs most beloved by the Latins, is also translated into Russian by the proverb "Repetition is the mother of learning."

15. Amor tussisque non celantur
[amor tusisque non tselantur]

“You can’t hide love and cough” - in fact, there are a lot of sayings about love in Latin, but this one seems to us the most touching. And relevant in anticipation of autumn.

Fall in love, but be healthy!

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Compilation 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 a healthy body healthy mind.

memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that the monks of the Trappist order exchanged when they met. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, and in a figurative sense, of 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, para bellum.
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.

Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself did to another.

Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.

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.

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.

Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror.
Good deeds rendered to the unworthy, I consider atrocities.
(Cicero)

Calamitas virtutis occasio.
Calamity is the touchstone of valor.
(Seneca)

carpe diem.
Seize the day.
(Horace)
Usually translated as Seize the Moment, although Seize the Day is more accurate.

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.)