Not necessarily quotes by specific authors, but quotes in general. See yuni.com latin library
- “Et Facta Est Lux” (And there was light) from Genesis wikipedia
- “Veni, vidi, vici!” (I came, I saw, I conquered. (Julius Caesar))
- “O tempora, O mores!” (Oh the times, oh the morals! (Cicero))
- “Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est.” (Inhumanity is troublesome in every generation. (Cicero))
- “Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus.” (We are slaves of laws so that we can be free. (Cicero))
- “Honor est praemium virtutis.” (Honor is the reward of virtue. (Cicero))
- “Semper idem.” (Always the same. (Cicero))
- “Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes.” (It is stupid to be afraid of that which you cannot avoid. (Cicero))
- “Tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est.” (Delay and procrastination is troublesome. (Cicero))
- “Audentes fortuna iuvat.” (Fortune favors the bold. (Vergil))
- “Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.” (Whatever it is, I fear Greeks bearing gifts. (Vergil))
- “Non omnes possumus omnia.” (We cannot all do everything. (Vergil))
- “Cogito ergo sum.” (I think therefore I am. (Descartes))
- “Potius sero quam numquam.” (It is better to be late than never. (Livy))
- “Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi, sed saepe cadendo.” (A drop of water hollows a stone, not by force, but by continuously dripping. (Ovid))
- “Medio tutissimus ibis.” (You will go safest in the middle. (Ovid))
- Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Who watches the watchmen?)
- “Ne humanus crede” (Trust no human.)
- “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.” (I’ll either find a way or make one.)
- “Si Vis Pacem para bellum.” (Those who wish for peace, prepare for war)
- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur (Anything said in Latin sounds profound.)
- “Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditiones habes.” (“if you can read this, you’re overeducated.”)
- Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur. (Oh! Was I speaking Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of slips out.)
- Latine loqui coactus sum. (I have this compulsion to speak Latin.)
- Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europe vincendarum. (Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe.)
- “Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem!” (Stand aside plebians! I am on imperial business.)
- “Nihil est—in vita priore ego imperator Romanus fui” (That’s nothing—in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor.)
- Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt. (When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults.)
- “Carpe Cerevisi” (Seize the beer!)
- “Mellita, domi adsum.” (Honey, I’m home.)
- “Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi.” (Excuse me. I’ve got to see a man about a dog.)