Latin Phrases Quotes

• Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)

  Horace

  Movie, Wise, Latin

  Horace, Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz (2008). “The Odes of Horace”, p.27, JHU Press

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• The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.

  Publilius Syrus

  Wise, Latin, Complicated Relationship

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• Alea iacta est. The die has been cast.

  Stephen R. Lawhead

  Latin, Casts, Has Beens

  "Fictional character: Dieter Wieland". "The Wave", www.imdb.com. 2008.

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• Illegitimis non carborundum.
  Lat., Don't let the bastards grind you down.

  Joseph Stilwell

  Latin, Persistence, Grind

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• Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

  Horace

  Inspirational, Life, Latin

  Horace (1903). “Horace for English Readers: Being a Translation of the Poems of Quintus Horatius Flaccus Into English Prose”

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• May the Force be with you.

  George Lucas

  Movie, Film History, Psychics

  Star Wars (motion picture) (1977)

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• One hand washes the other.

  Seneca the Younger

  Latin, Hands, Unity

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• Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time. -Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur

  Publilius Syrus

  Love, Wise, Latin

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• Don't let the bastards grind you down.

  Margaret Atwood

  Graduation, Latin, Cheer Up

  Margaret Atwood (1986). “The Handmaid's Tale”, p.187, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The old Lie:Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

  Wilfred Owen

  War, Lying, Latin

  "Dulce et Decorum Est" l. 21 (written 1918) See Horace 20

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• I will either find a way or make one.

  Hannibal

  Inspirational, Change, Success

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• While there's life, there's hope.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Life, Hope, Latin

  Marcus Tullius Cicero (1880). “The Life and Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero: Being a New Translation of the Letters Included in Mr. Watsons's Selection”

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• pretty please, with a cherry on top of me!

  Gena Showalter

  Latin, Cherries, Please

  Gena Showalter (2016). “The Darkest Kiss”, p.23, HQN Books

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• While there's life, there is hope.

  Stephen Hawking

  Hope, Latin, Life Is Short

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• How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chlamydia?

  Sarah Mlynowski

  Latin, Siri, Woods

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• I shall either find a way, or make one (attributed)

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Tattoo

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• The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.

  Quintus Curtius Rufus

  Latin, Rivers, Sound

  Quintus Curtius Rufus, John Rowe Workman (1956). “Quintus Curtius [History of Alexander]”

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• A God in the hand is worth two in the bush.

  Frederick Buechner

  Faith, Latin, Hands

  Frederick Buechner (2009). “Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith”, p.2, Zondervan

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• The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.

  William Tecumseh Sherman

  Latin, Voice, People

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• They condemn what they do not understand.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Latin, Understanding, Criticism

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• Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute thee.
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  Suetonius

  Latin, Hail, Thee

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• Vincit qui patitur: he conquers, who endures.

  Percy Cerutty

  Inspirational, Latin, Conquer

  Percy Wells Cerutty (1964). “Middle-distance running”

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• Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived.

  Martin Buber

  Latin, World, Want

  Martin Buber (2013). “I and Thou”, p.12, eBookIt.com

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• Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.

  Appius Claudius Caecus

  Latin, Men, Fortune

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• I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Memories, Latin, Everlasting

  Marcus Tullius Cicero (1967). “On old age. On friendship”

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