more phrases that didnt even win you 1st at regionals lmao Flashcards
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Vultus est index animi
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The face is the mirror of the soul
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vulneratus non victus
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bloodied but unbowed
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vox populi vox dei
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the voice of the people is voice of god
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vox et praeterea nihil
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empty words
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voluptates commendat rarior usus
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all pleasure’s no pleasure
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volo, non valeo
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I am willing, but unable
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volenti non fit iniuria
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to a willing person no wrong is done
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volens et potens
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willing and able
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vixere fortes ante Agamemnona
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we don’t have a monopoly on all that is good
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vive, vale
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farewell
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vive ut vivas
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live that you may live
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vivere parvo
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little income, that is
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vive hodie
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live today
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vivat
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long live…
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vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus
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let’s live it up
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vita non est vivere sed valere vita est
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life is more than merely staying alive
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vitam regit fortuna non sapientia
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it’s mostly a matter of luck
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vitam impendere vero
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to devote one’s life to the truth
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vis inertiae
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the power of inactivity
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vis consili expers mole ruit sua
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discretion is the better part of valor
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virtutis fortuna comes
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good luck is the companion of courage
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virtus probata florescit
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grace under pressure
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virtus post nummos
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keep your eye on the bottom line
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vir sapit qui pauca loquitur
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know when to hold your tongue
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viri infelicis procul amici
success has many friends
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viribus unitis
with forces united
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viribus totis
with all one's strength
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virginibus puerisque canto
i chant to maidens and to boys
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Vinculum matrimonii
the bond of matrimony
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vincit veritas
truth wins out
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vincit qui se vincit
first we must learn to overcome our own bad habits
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vincit qui patitur
patience wins out
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vincam aut moriar
i wil conquer or die
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vigilate et orate
watch and pray
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vi et armis
by force of arms
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video meliora proboque, deteriora sequor
even though i know better, i keep on doing the wrong thing
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victis honor
let's hear it for the losers
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verso
left
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veritas simplex oratio est
the language of truth is simple
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veritas odium parit
truth breeds hatred
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verbatim et litteratim
accurately rendered
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velis et remis
an all- out effort
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vel caeco appareat
it's obvious
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varium et mutabile semper femina
la donna e mobile
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variorum
of various persons
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varia lectio
a variant reading
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vanitas vanitatum, omnis vanitas
everything man does is in vain
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valete ac plaudite
let's hear it for the cast
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valeat quantum valere potest
take it for what it's worth
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vae soli
woe to the solitary men
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vade retro me, satana
get thee behind me, Satan
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ut supra
as cited above
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uti possidetis
we stole it fair and square
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uti non abuti
treat with respect
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ut infra
as cited below
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ut fata trahunt
at the mercy of destiny
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uteumque placuerit Deo
howsoever it shall please god
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usus promptos facit
practice makes perfect
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usque ad nauseam
even to the point of nausea
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usque ad aras
even to the altars
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unus vir nullus vir
two heads are better than one
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unguibus et rostro
will all one's might
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una salus victis nullam sperare salutem
knowing there is no hope can give one the courage to fight and win
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ultra vires
beyond legal authority
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ultimum vale
farewell for the last time
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ultima forsan
it's later than you think
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ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant
they create desolation and call it peace
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ubi mel ibi apes
honey attracts bees
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ubi bene ibi patria
i owe my allegiance to the country in which i prosper
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tu quoque
you too
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tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito
yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them
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totus teres atque rotundus
well- rounded
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toto caelo
diametrically opposite
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totis viribus
with all one's powers
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totidem verbis
in so many words
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timeo hominem enius libri
i fear the man of one book
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timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
when an enemy appears freindly, watch out
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testis unus, testis nullus
one witness, no witness
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terra es, terram ibis
"dust thou art, to dust thou shalt return"
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teres atque rotundus
well-rounded
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te nosce
know thyself
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tenere lupum auribus
to take the bull by the horns
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tenax propositi
resolute
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tempus omnia revelat
so wait
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tempus ludendi
a time for playing
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tempus edax rerum
time, the devourer of all things
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tempus abire tibi est
make way for someone else
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temporis ars medicina fere est
time is a great healer
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tempori parendum
one must keep abreast of the times
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tempora mutantur nos et mutamur in illis
times change and we change with them
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telum imbelle sine ictu
an ineffectual argument
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tarde venientibus ossa
for latecomers, the bones
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tangere ulcus
to touch a sore
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tam facti quam animi
as much in deed as in intention
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taedium vitae
ennui
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tacent, satis laudant
silence is praise enough
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suum cuique pulchrum
love is blind
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sutor, ne supra crepidam
cobbler, stick to your last
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sursum corda
heard in the mass
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supremum vale
farewell for the last time
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suo tempore
at one's own time or at its own time
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sumptus censum ne superet
live within your own means
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summum nec metuas diem nec optes
neither fear nor wish for your last day
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summum ius summa iniuria
extreme law, extreme injustice
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summum bonum
the highest good
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summa sedes non capit duos
there's only room for one at the top
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sub quocunque titulo
under whatever title
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sub iudice
before the courts
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suaviter in modo, fortiter in re
he does what has to be done, but with the necessary compassion
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sua cuique voluptas
to each his own
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stultorum calami carbones moenia chartae
no graffiti, please
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stillicidi casus lapidem cavat
slow and steady does it
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stans pede in uno
effortlessly
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spolia opima
how sweet it is!
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spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectantur ut ipsae
they wish as much to be seen as to see
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sol lucet omnibus
the sun shines for everyone
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soli Deo gloria
glory to god alone
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socius criminis
a partner in crime
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si vis me flere dolendum est primum ipsi tibi
if you wish me to weep, you yourself must first feel grief
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sit non doctissima coniux
a roman formula for a happy marriage
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siste viator
stop, traveler
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si sic omnes
why couldn't it last forever?
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si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice
if you seek a lovely peninsula, look about you
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si post fata venit gloria non propero
if one must die to be recognized, i can wait
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sine praeiudicio
without prejudice
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sine loco et anno
without place and date
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similia similibus curantur
fight fire with fire
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silent leges enim inter arma
laws don't count in wartime
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sigillum
a seal
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si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit
"all's well that ends well"
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si fecisti nega!
stonewall!
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si dis placet
if it pleases the gods
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sicut patribus, sit Deus nobis
as with our fathers, may god be with us
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sic itur ad astra
this is the path to immortality
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sesquipedalia verba
oppressively long words
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serov venientibus ossa
sorry, too late
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seniores priores
elders first
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senex bis puer
second childhood
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semper idem
always the same things
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semel insanivimus omnes
we have all been mad once
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sculpsit
he or she carved it
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scientia est potentia
knowledge is power
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Sartor Pesartus
The Tailor Reclothed
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sapiens nihil affirmat quod non probat
don't swear to anything you don't know firsthand
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salus ubi multi consiliarii
where there are many advisers there is safety
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salux mundi
the welfare of the world
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sal Atticum
wit
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rus in urbe
country in city
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ruat caelum
come what may
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rex regum
king of kings
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retro Satana!
get thee behind me, Satan!
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resurgam
I shall rise again
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respondeat superior
the buck stops here
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respice finem
look before you leap
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res ipsa loquitur
the facts speak for themselves
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res inter alios
it's no concern of ours
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res in cardine est
the next twenty-four hour will tell the story
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res angusta domni
daddy has lost his job
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res age, tute eris
wash that man right out of your hair
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repente dives nemo factus est bonus
no one who is rich is made suddenly good
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remis velisque
giving one's best
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rem acu tetigisti
right on!
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reductio ad absurdum
reduction to absurdity
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redolet lucernam
it's labored
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redivivus
brought back to life
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redime te captum quam queas minimo
only name, rank, and serial number
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reddite quae sunt Caesaris Caesari, et quae sunt Dei Deo
render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's
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recto
right
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recte et suaviter
justly and mildly
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rebus sic stantibus
as matters stand
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raram facit misturam eum sapientia forma
beauty and brains don't mix
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radix omnium malorum cupiditas
the love of money is the root of all evil
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radit usque ad cutem
he drives a hard bargain
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quos Deus vult perdere prius dementat
whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad
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quondam
former
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quomodo vales?
How are you?
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quod cito acquiritur cito perit
easy come, easy go
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quod cibus est aliis, aliis est venenum
one man's meat is another man's poison
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quod avertat Deus!
God forbid!
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quo animo?
with what intention?
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qui timide rogat docet negare
don't be afraid to ask
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qui tacet consentit
silence implies consent
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quis fallere possit amantem?
who can deceive a lover?
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qui scribit bis legit
he who writes reads twice
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qui nescit dissimulare nescit vivere
he who doesn't know how to fib doesn't know how to survive
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qu i me amat, amat et canem meam
love me, love my dog
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qui fugiebat rusus proeliabitur
"for he who fights and runs away may live to fight another day"
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quidquid agas prudenter agas
whatever you do, do with caution
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qui docet discit
the best way to learn a subject is to teach it
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qui bene amat bene castigat
he who loves well chastises well
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quem di diligunt, adolenscens moritur
only the good die young
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quare impedit?
why is he fighting us?
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quando his sum, non ieiuno Sabbato; quando Romae sum, ieiuno Sabbato
when in rome, do as the romans do
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qualis pater talis filius
like father, like son
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quaere verum
seek the truth
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quaerenda pecunia primum est, virtus post nummos
let's keep our eyes on the bottom line
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quae nocent docent
things that hurt teach
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punctatim
point for point
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proxime accessit
he or she came nearest
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prosit
l'chaim
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pro rata
in proportion
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proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem laeseris
it is human nature to hate a person whom you have injured
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promotor fidei
promoter of the faith
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profanum vulgus
the common people
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ptobitas laudatur et alget
honesty is praised and neglected
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praestat sero quam nunquam
better late than never
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praemonitus praemunitus
forewarnes, forearmed
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potius mori quam foedari
death before dishonor
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post nubila Phoebus
every cloud has a silver lining
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post festum venisti
sorry, too late!
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post equitem sedet atra cura
behind the horseman sits black care
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posse comitatus
a posse
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plures crapula quam gladius
more people die partying than fighting wars
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petitio principii
begging the question
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pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes
flatterers are the worst type of enemies
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persta atque abdura
be steadfast and endure
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permitte divis cetera
leave the rest to the gods
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per minas
by threats
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per Iovem
by Jupiter
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per incuriam
through carelessness
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per impossibile
as is impossible
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periculum in mora
dnager in delay
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per fas et nefas
justly or injustly
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per contra
on the contrary
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per acria belli
through the harshness of war
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penetralia mentis
heart of hearts
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pendente lite
while the suit is pending
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pecunia non olet
money doesn't smell
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pecuniae obeiunt onia
money makes the world go round
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paupertas omnium artium repertrix
necessity is the mother of invention
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pauca sed bona
few things, but good
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patris est filius
a chip off the old block
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passim
here and there
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parva leves capiunt animas
small minds concern themselves with trifles
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parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus
all that work and nothing to show for it
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particeps criminis
an accomplice
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par pari refero
tit for tat
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pari ratione
by equally valid reasoning
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pari passu
at an equal pace
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pares cum paribus
birds of a feather
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pallida Mors
pale Death
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Paete, non dolet
don't worry, it doesn't hurt
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pace tua
with your permission
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otium cum dignitate
leisure with dignity
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O si sic omnia
oh, if everything were just
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origo mali
the source or origin of evil
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orator fit, poeta nascitur
poets are born, not made
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optat supremo collocare Sisyphus in monte saxum
someone up there doesn't love me
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opere in medio
in the midst of work
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omnia mutantur nos er mutamur in illis
all things change, and we change with them
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amne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci
he has gained every point who has combined the useful with the agreeable
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omne trinum est perfectum
everything in threes is perfect
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omnes deteriores sumus licentia
too much freedom debases us
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omnem movere lapidem
keep trying
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omne ignotum pro magnifico est
distance lends enchantment
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oleum perdisti
you've wasted your time
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oleum addere camino
to make bad things worse
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olet lucernam
it smells of the lamp
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oleo tranquillior
smoother than oil
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O fortunatos nimium, sua si bona norint, agricolas
oh, blessed beyond all bliss, the farmers- did they but know their happiness
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occasionem cognosce
strike while the iron is hot
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obstupui, steteruntque comae, et vox faucibus haesit
i was scared stiff
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obsta principiis
nip it in the bud
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nunquam non paratus
never unprepared
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nunc scripsi totum pro Christo da mihi potum
now i have written so much for Christ, give me a drink!
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nunc pro tunc
now for then
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nunc dimittis
permission to leave
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nunc aut nunquam
now or never
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numerus clausus
a quota
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nullum quod tetigit non ornavit
he touched nothing he did not adorn
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nullius filius
a bastard
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nulli secundus
second to none
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nulla dies sine linea
you've got to keep at it
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nudum pactum
an invalid agreement
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notatu dignum
worthy of note
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nosce te ipsum
know thyself
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non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum
all that glitters is not gold
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non sum qualis eram
i'm a different person today
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non semper erit aestas
be prepared for hard times
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non semper ea sunt quae videntur
things are not always what they appear to be
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non possumus
no way!
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non omnia possumus omnes
we cannot all do everything
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non licet omnibus adire corinthum
circumstances deny us certain pleasures
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non ignara mali, miseris succerrere disco
i've been there myself
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non est tanti
it's no big deal
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non erat his locus
that was inappropriate
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non bis in idem
not twice for the same thing
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nolens, volens
whether willing or not
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nil novi sub sole
nothing new under the sun
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nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se, Quam quod ridiculos homines facit
"nothing in poverty so ill is borne as its exposing men to grinning scorn"
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Nil admirari
to wonder at nothing
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nihil obstat
nothing stands in its way
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nihil agendo homines male agere discunt
the devil finds mischief for idle hands
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nigro notanda lapillo
marking a day with a black pebble
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ne supra crepidam sutor iudicaret
cobbler, stick to your last
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nemo malus felix
"there is no peace unto the wicked"
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nemo repente fuit turpissimus
no one ever became extremely wicked suddenly
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nemo liber est qui corpori servit
no one is free who is a slave to his body
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nec pluribus impar
a match for anyone
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ne cede malis
do not yield to misfortunes
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ne aesopum quidem trivit
he doesn't know beans about anything
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natura non facit saltum
nature makes no leaps
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naturam expelles furca tamen usque recurret
the leopard cannot change its spots
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nascentes morimur
every day we die a little
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nam et ipsa scientia potestas est
knowledge is power
