Sententiae, Semester 1 Flashcards
vita nova incipit
A new life begins
propria domus omnium optima
One’s home is the best of all
cui bono?
To whose advantage?
genius loci
The spirit of the place
successus spem alit
Success nurtures hope
qui tacet consentit
He who is silent consents
nil desperandum
Nothing is to be despaired of
in ipso articulo
At the nick of time
post hoc, ergo propter hoc
After this, therefore because of this
nolens volens
Willy-nilly
curriculum vitae
The course of one’s life
qui docet discit
The one who teaches learns
per se
In (through) itself, intrinsically
infra dignitatem
Beneath one’s dignity
ars gratia artis
Art for the sake of art
summum bonum
The greatest good
pace
By leave of
ex nihilo nihil fit
Nothing is made from nothing
ex post facto
From what has been done afterwards, i.e., retroactive
vade mecum
A constant companion (lit. go with me)
hoc unum scio, me nihil scire
I know this one thing, that I know nothing
argumentum ad rem
Argument to the point (matter)
argumentum ad hominem
Argument to (against) a person
argumentum ad crumenam
Argument to the purse
hodie mihi, cras tibi
My turn today, yours tomorrow (lit. today for me, tomorrow for you)
ipse dixit
He himself said (it)
locum tenens
One holding a place, i.e., a substitute
epistula enim non erubescit
For a letter does not blush
Salutem Plurimam Dicit (S. P. D.)
…extends warmest greetings (lit. says most greetings)
si vales, bene est; ego valeo (S. V. B. E. E. V.)
If you are well, it is well, I am well
panem et circenses
bread and circuses
Annuit Coeptis
He has favored our beginnings
socii mei socius meus socius non est
The companion of my companion is not my companion
fames est optimus coquus
Hunger is the best cook
venter caret auribus
The belly lacks ears
cornucopia
A horn of plenty
via trita, via tuta
The beaten path is the safe path
inveniemus viam aut faciemus
We shall find a way or make one
victoria nobis vita
Victory to us is life
addenda
things to be added