Латински сентенции

Ad augusta per angusta — To great things through narrow paths.

Ad extremum — To the extreme.

Ad gloriam — For glory.

Ad hoc — For this particular purpose; specifically.

Ad huc sub judice lis est — The case is still before the judge; the question has not yet been decided.

Memento mori — Remember that you must die.

Audiatur et altera pars — Let the other side also be heard.

Fortes fortuna adiuvat — Fortune favours the brave.

Cogito ergo sum — I think, therefore I am.

Absentem laedit, qui cum ebrio litigat — He who argues with a drunkard fights with one who is absent.

Gravissima est probi hominis iracundia — The anger of an honest person is the gravest.

Pacem cum hominibus, bellum cum vitiis habe — Live in peace with people, but wage war on their vices.

Praemonitus praemunitus — Forewarned is forearmed.

Sapienti sat — A word is enough for the wise.

Absit invidia verbo — Let no ill will attach to these words.

Audi alteram partem — Hear the other side (a principle of Roman law).

Amat victoria curam — Victory loves preparation.

Audentes fortuna iuvat — Fortune favours the bold.

Salus populi suprema lex esto — The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law (Cicero).

Verba volant, scripta manent — Spoken words fly away; written words remain.

Ad poenitendum properat, cito qui iudicat — He who judges hastily soon repents.

Ad vitam aeternam — For eternal life; forever.

Adversa magnos probant — Adversity tests the strong.

Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem — Remember to keep an even mind in adversity.

Argumenta ponderantur, non numerantur — Arguments and evidence are weighed, not counted.

Alia tentanda via est — Another way must be tried.

Aliena vitia reprehendi quisque mavult, quam sua — Everyone prefers to condemn the faults of others rather than their own.

Ars longa, vita brevis — Life is short; art is lasting.

Aut Caesar, aut nihil — Either Caesar or nothing; all or nothing.

Carpe diem — Seize the day.

Confiteor solum hoc tibi — I shall confess this only to you.

Cui bono? Cui prodest? — Who benefits?

Duobus certantibus tertius gaudet — When two quarrel, the third rejoices.

Dura lex, sed lex — The law is harsh, but it is the law.

Errare humanum est — To err is human.

Experientia est optima magistra — Experience is the best teacher.

Festina lente — Make haste slowly.

Historia est magistra vitae — History is the teacher of life.

Homo sapiens — A wise person.

Ignorantia non est argumentum — Ignorance is not an argument.

Bis vincit, qui se vincit in victoria — He conquers twice who masters himself in victory.

Labores gignunt honores — Labour produces honours.

Nemo omnia potest scire — No one can know everything.

Non bis in idem — Not twice for the same thing: a person punished once cannot be punished again for the same offence.

Non sum qualis eram — I am not what I once was.

Pia desideria — Pious wishes.

Qui tacet, consentire videtur — Silence is taken as consent.

Quod erat demonstrandum — Which was to be demonstrated.

Repetitio est mater studiorum — Repetition is the mother of learning.

Si vis amari, ama — If you wish to be loved, love.

Tempus consilium dabit — Time will tell.

Una hirundo ver non facit — One swallow does not make a spring.

Veritatis simplex est oratio — The language of truth is simple.