Some of my favourite Latin sayings ..
To the few freaks out there that may find this interesting, here are a few of my favourite Latin sayings - and yes, I did learn Latin at school - and a further yes, I am that old!
dulce bellum inexpertis: war is sweet to the inexperienced
semper reformanda: always being reformed
Sine Qua Non: Without which nothing
fac fortia et patere: do brave deeds and endure
obscuris vera involvens: the truth being enveloped by obscure things
ars longa vita brevis: art is long, life is short
Te morituri salutamus: we who are about to die, salute you
acta non verba: actions, not words
audentes fortuna iuvat: fortune favors the bold
per ardua ad astra: through adversity to the stars
Mens sana in corpore sano: A sound mind in a sound body
esse quam videri: to be, rather than to seem
Rerum cognoscere causas: To discover the causes of things
hic sunt leones: here there are lions
Dum spiro, spero: While I breathe, I hope
repetitio est mater studiorum: repetition is the mother of study
citius altius fortius: faster, higher, stronger
uctor et emergo: I struggle and emerge
a posse ad esse: from being able to being
veni, vidi, vici: I came, I saw, I conquered
dulce bellum inexpertis: war is sweet to the inexperienced
semper reformanda: always being reformed
Sine Qua Non: Without which nothing
fac fortia et patere: do brave deeds and endure
obscuris vera involvens: the truth being enveloped by obscure things
ars longa vita brevis: art is long, life is short
Te morituri salutamus: we who are about to die, salute you
acta non verba: actions, not words
audentes fortuna iuvat: fortune favors the bold
per ardua ad astra: through adversity to the stars
Mens sana in corpore sano: A sound mind in a sound body
esse quam videri: to be, rather than to seem
Rerum cognoscere causas: To discover the causes of things
hic sunt leones: here there are lions
Dum spiro, spero: While I breathe, I hope
repetitio est mater studiorum: repetition is the mother of study
citius altius fortius: faster, higher, stronger
uctor et emergo: I struggle and emerge
a posse ad esse: from being able to being
veni, vidi, vici: I came, I saw, I conquered
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