Latin Sayings And Quotes

by allinspiration.com

Here is a collection of Latin sayings and quotes from various authors, celebrities, famous persons, and other sources compiled by allinspiration.com for you to read and enjoy.

“A bene placito – At one’s pleasure”
– Latin Saying

“A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi – A precipice in front, wolves behind (between a rock and a hard place)”
– Latin Saying

“A posteriori – From what comes after. Inductive reasoning based on observation, as opposed to deductive, or a priori”
– Latin Saying

“Ab absurdo – From the absurd (establishing the validity of your argument by pointing out the absurdity of your opponent’s position)”
– Latin Saying

“Ab ovo usque ad mala – From the egg right to the apples (From start to finish) (Horace)”
– Latin Saying

“Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora – Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)”
– Latin Saying

“Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent – Other people‘s things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. (Publilius Syrus)”
– Latin Saying

“Alis volat propiis – She flies with her own wings (state motto of Oregon)”
– Latin Saying

“Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore – I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting. (Cicero)”
– Latin Saying

“Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem – In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags”
– Latin Saying

“Aquila non captat muscas – The eagle doesn’t capture flies (don’t sweat the small things)”
– Latin Saying

“Astra non mentiuntur, sed astrologi bene mentiuntur de astris – The stars never lie, but the astrologs lie about the stars”
– Latin Saying

“Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere – To accept a favour is to sell freedom. (Publilius Syrus)”
– Latin Saying

“Bibere venenum in auro – Drink poison from a cup of gold”
– Latin Saying

“Bis interimitur qui suis armis perit – He is doubly destroyed who perishes by his own arms. (Syrus)”
– Latin Saying

“Bis repetita placent – The things that please are those that are asked for again and again. (Horace)”
– Latin Saying

“Bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria – He conquers twice who in the hour of conquest conquers himself. (Syrus)”
– Latin Saying

“Bis vivit qui bene vivit – He lives twice who lives well”
– Latin Saying

“Bona fide – In good faith. i. e. well-intentioned, fairly”
– Latin Saying

“Bona fides (noun) – Honest intention”
– Latin Saying

“Bona fortuna – Good luck!”
– Latin Saying

“Bona officia – Good services’s”
– Latin Saying

“Bonum commune communitatis – General welfare. Literally, common good of the community”
– Latin Saying

“Bonum commune hominis – Common good of man”
– Latin Saying

“Bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis – Good wine gladdens a person’s heart”
– Latin Saying

“Bovina Sancta! – Holy cow!”
– Latin Saying

“Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur! – Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket!”
– Latin Saying

“Braccae tuae aperiuntur – Your fly is open”
– Latin Saying

“Brevior saltare cum deformibus mulieribus est vita – Life is too short to dance with ugly women”
– Latin Saying

“Brevior saltare cum deformibus viris est vita – Life is too short to dance with ugly men”
– Latin Saying

“Brevis esse latoro obscurus fio – When I try to be brief, I speak gobbledegook”
– Latin Saying

“Brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior – Our life is short but is made longer by misfortunes. (Publilius Syrus)”
– Latin Saying

“Busillis – Baffling puzzle or difficult point”
– Latin Saying

“Cacoethes scribendi – An insatiable urge to write. (Juvenal)”
– Latin Saying

“Cadit quaestio – The question drops”
– Latin Saying

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