What Latin phrases are some of your favorites?

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   Earl S. Wynnposted 14 years ago

   What Latin phrases are some of your favorites?

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   RealityBombposted 14 years ago

   res, non verba (actions speak louder than words)

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   Giselle Maineposted 14 years ago

   Palma non sine pulvere (no honors without effort)

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   bigdogacbposted 14 years ago

   veni, vedi, veci. (I came, I saw, I conquered)

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   dusy7969posted 14 years ago

   en vino veritas - In wine there is the truth. It is so true

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   RocketCityWriterposted 14 years ago

   Ex Astris Scientia...From the Stars, Knowledge

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   internett1t3posted 14 years ago

   beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere To accept a favour is to sell one's freedom.

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   MickSposted 14 years ago

   Vice versa, especially when females start talking about how bad men are.

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   thooghunposted 14 years ago

   Omnie Mutandis Mutandur (All things change)

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    Britonposted 14 years ago

    Malo Mori Quam Foedari.
    
    Tis better to die than be dishonored

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    RSHunter88posted 14 years ago

    In somnis veritas - In dreams there is truth
    Persona non grata or even more fun in the plural with personae non gratae.

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    Dave Harrisposted 14 years ago

    Per ardua ad astra ("Through Adversity to the Stars")

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    Errol Kaneposted 14 years ago

    Aquí está a la vida (Here's To Life)
    Just one of my favorites

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    Seafarer Mamaposted 14 years ago

    Dona Nobis Pacen! (Give us peace). I love to sing the chant, and listen to various instrumentalists play it...especially Yo Yo Ma on the cello.

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    chspublishposted 14 years ago

    Tempus fugit - time flies.
    It has to be this one. I don't where the time goes.

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    Guy Foxeposted 14 years ago

    Post hoc ergo propter hoc (after this therefore because of this)
    
    It's a fallacy describing false links because of sequentiality. As in: Obama became president.  The unemployment rate rose to over 10%.  Therefore Obama must have caused the rise in unemployment.

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    JCBSposted 14 years ago

    veritas liberabit vos. the truth shall set you free.

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    fanatik_efkaposted 14 years ago

    non progredi est regredi (not moving forward means moving backward)

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    prayersposted 14 years ago

    Quid Quid - Whatever
    
    Semper - Always
    
    Ave Maria - Hail Mary
    
    Facta, Non Verba - Actions, Not Words

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    alextsuiposted 14 years ago

    caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). If more people were to heed this phrase, there won't be so many stories of buyers being duped by dishonest sellers.

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    brandonordposted 14 years ago

    si vis pacem para ballum
    
    not sure if it is spelt brilliant,
    but it means
    if you seek peace, prepare for war.
    
    

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    nifty@50posted 14 years ago

    E Pluribus Unum ( Out of many, one) the motto of the Great seal of the United States, found on currency, coins, seals and flags.

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    lindaceeposted 14 years ago

    Carpe diem (seize the day). Now if only I could do it!

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    Doc Snowposted 14 years ago

    Caveat lector--"the the reader beware."
    
    Always good advice when online.

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    Harry Santosposted 14 years ago

    Non Sum Qualis Eram -- I am not who I used to be

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    crazymom3posted 14 years ago

    The only one I can think-of  or rather never forgot from high a school teacher is Carpe diem or "seize the day"

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