Latin Phrases - L -> E Flashcards
1
Q
Primus Inter Pares
A
First among equals
2
Q
Brutum Fulmen
A
Loud thunder: an empty or ineffective threat.
3
Q
Ordo Ab Chao
A
Order from chaos
IR context: Thomas Hobbes asserts that the creation of the state was the creation of ordo ab chao, liberating people from the state of nature.
4
Q
Non Omnia Possumus Omnes
A
We can’t all of us do everything.
5
Q
Semper Idem
A
Always the same
6
Q
Omnium Rerum Principia Parva Sunt
A
The beginnings of all things are small.
7
Q
Amor Vincit Omnia
A
Love conquers all
8
Q
Vivamus Moriendum Est
A
Let us live since we shall die.
9
Q
Mens Sana In Corpore Sano
A
A healthy mind is a healthy body.
10
Q
Exitus Acta Probat
A
The result justifies the deed.
11
Q
Quid Pro Quo
A
Something for something, a favour for a favour
12
Q
In situ
A
In the original place.
Or
In the appropriate position.
