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Latin Quotes

Not necessarily quotes by specific authors, but quotes in general. See yuni.com latin library

Classic

Bible

- “Et Facta Est Lux” (And there was light) from Genesis wikipedia

Caesar

- “Veni, vidi, vici!” (I came, I saw, I conquered. (Julius Caesar))

Cicero

- “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))

Vergil

- “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))

Misc Authors

- “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)

Funny

- 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.)

Random

- “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.)

 
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