A collection of classic Latin proverbs and sayings

Latin belongs to the Italian language family of the Indo-European language family and was first spoken in the Latium region (today's Lazio region of Italy) and the Roman Empire. Although Latin is now generally considered a dead language, there are still a few Christian clergy and scholars who can speak Latin fluently. Below are the Latin proverbs I compiled. If you are interested, come and take a look.

Excerpts from Latin proverbs

A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi

The cliff is in front of you, and the wolves are behind you (i.e.: There is no way forward, but there are pursuers behind you?)

 A mari usque ad mare

 From sea to sea (Canada’s national motto)

 Absenti nemo non nocuisse velit

May no one say that he was not present People's bad words

Absit omen

I hope this is not a bad omen

Abusus non tollit usum

Abuse does not rule out usefulness (a thing is The possibility of abuse does not affect its use)

Actus non facit reum nisi mens est rea

Acts that are not intended to be criminal are not considered criminal acts (i.e.: unintentional) Is it not a crime?)

Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae

I feel the fire I once had again

Aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus

Sometimes even the good Homer would doze off (meaning: ? Even sages are bound to make mistakes? That is: ? A wise man will make a mistake every time he thinks about it? )

Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi

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The deeper the river, the quieter the sound of the water (i.e.: Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?)

Amicus humani generis

Friend of all mankind

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I love my teacher, and I especially love truth (Aristotle said that Aristotle studied under Plato, that is, truth is more important than authority? )

Amor est vitae essentia

Love is the foundation of life

Annibal ad portas

Hannibal comes to our gates (used to scare children)

Ars est celare artem

Having art but not showing it is true art (i.e.: Can an eagle hide its claws?)

Ars gratia artis

Art for art’s sake

Ars longa, vita brevis

Art is long, life is short (meaning:? Life is short, art is immortal? , or? Life is limited but art is infinite?)

 Audentes fortuna iuvat

 Fate favors those with courage

 Audi alteram partem

Listen to the statement of the other party (meaning:? Also listen to the words of the other party?)

Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt

Those who cross the sea and leave only change The weather does not change the nature (meaning: ?The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change?)

 Carpe diem

Seize the day (ie: ?Carpe diem?)

Castigat ridendo mores

Laugh to rectify the trend (meaning: to change customs with laughter?, referring to cautionary comedy)

Cave canem

Beware of the vicious dog

Caveat emptor

Buyer beware/Buyer beware

Cogito ergo sum

Cogito ergo sum (French philosophy Descartes said)

De calcaria in carbonarium

Falling from the lime furnace into the charcoal furnace (i.e.: Just out of the tiger's den, into the wolf's den again?)

 De gustibus non est disputandum

 There are different tastes; everyone has his own preference

 De minimis non curat praetor

 Judges do not ask about trivial matters ( Meaning: ?Big men don’t care about small things?)

 Delphinum natare doces

 You are teaching dolphins to swim (i.e.: ?Teaching dolphins to swim?)

 Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

It is sweet and right to die for one’s country Latin proverb recommendation

Errare humanum est

It is human nature to err (meaning:? Everyone makes mistakes, that is, no one is a saint, who can have no faults?)

 Esto quo audes

 Be who you dare to be

 Fas est et ab hoste doceri

You can also learn from your enemies (i.e.: When three people are walking together, who must be my teacher?)

Finis coronat opus

The ending is a masterpiece The crown (that is, the finishing touch?)

Ibi victoria, ubi concordia.

Those who share the same desire will win (literally translated as: Where there is unity, there will be victory?)

In libris libertas

In vino veritas

In vino veritas

In wine (meaning: freedom can be found in books)

?Telling the truth while drunk?)

Ipsa scientia potestas est

Knowledge itself is power

Jus est ars boni et aequi

Law It is the art of kindness and justice (meaning: ?The law is the way of kindness and justice?)

 Liber demum, Deo gratias sum liber demum

Finally free, thank God, I am finally free

Liberavi animam meam

My soul has been released

Manus manum lavat

The left hand washes the right hand (ie:? If? If you help me, I will help you?)

Mater artium necessitas

Necessity is the mother of art (i.e.: Necessity is the mother of invention?)

Morituri te salutant

Mors ultima ratio

Death is the final law

Nascentes morimur

We begin to die as soon as we are born

Nec hostium timete, nec amicum reusate

Don’t be afraid Enemies, do not reject friends

Necessitas non habet legem

Necessity, lawlessness

Nemo me impune lacessit

No one You can bully me with impunity

Nil desperandum

Never despair

Nil posse creari de nilo

Nothing can come from nothing Yes

 Non multa sed multum

 Succinct and concise (literal translation:? Not a few, but a lot?)

 Non omnis moriar

I Will be immortal (meaning? Because the books and words I have written will not be forgotten by people, it will be like me staying in the world forever and never dying)

 Non sibi, sed omnibus

Not for yourself, but for everyone

Nosce te ipsum

Know yourself (i.e.: Know yourself and the enemy, and win every battle?)

Nunc aut nunquam

In time or never (? Not now, not in vain?) Selected Latin proverbs

Oculum pro oculo, et dentem pro dente

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Omnia vincit amor

Love conquers all things

Otium sine litteris mors est

Idle time without literature Better to die

Pares cum paribus facillime congregantur

Likes tend to gather together (?Birds of a feather flock together?)

Parvis e glandibus quercus

Children From a small acorn to a tall oak (? From the ground up?)

 Praemonitus, praemunitus

To be forewarned is to be forearmed

Primum est non nocere

The most important thing is not to harm others

Pro bono publico

For the public interest

Quem di diliqunt adolescens moritur

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 The one loved by God dies young

 Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit

 Those who are not prepared today will not be prepared tomorrow

 Qui non proficit deficit

 Qui tacet consentit

 Qui tacet consentit

 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Who watches over the gatekeepers? (meaning: Who oversees the gatekeepers?, or Who oversees the guardians?)

Rem tene; verba sequentur

Grasp the topic and the words will follow naturally

Requiescat in pace