Latin in Use: Latin in Use Expressions Part II
Caveat emptor! : Caveat emptor! Let the buyer beware = it is the buyer’s responsibility to check the item he is buying
Festina lente: Festina lente Make haste slowly = take your time, don’t hurry Spoken by Augustus
Semper fidelis: Semper fidelis Always faithful
Tempus fugit: Tempus fugit Time flies
In absentia: In absentia In someone’s absence
Ex libris: Ex libris From the books of
Amor omnia vincit: Amor omnia vincit Love conquers all
Labor omnia vincit: Labor omnia vincit Work conquers all Motto of Oklahoma
Ad astra per aspera: Ad astra per aspera To the stars through hardships Motto of the state of Kansas
E Pluribus Unum: E Pluribus Unum From Many, one = The U.S. is one country made up from many colonies
Facta non verba: Facta non verba Deeds not words
De gustibus non est disputandum: De gustibus non est disputandum There is no disputing about tastes The implication is that opinions about matters of taste are not objectively right or wrong, and hence that disagreements about matters of taste cannot be objectively resolved.
Mens sana in corpore sano: Mens sana in corpore sano A sound mind in a sound body
Sine qua non: Sine qua non Without which not Something absolutely indispensable or essential Water is the sine qua non for life
Sic transit gloria mundi: Sic transit gloria mundi Thus passes the glory of the world Nothing on earth is permanent
Rigor mortis: Rigor mortis The stiffness of death