Latin Proverb Quotes

• 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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• 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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• I will either find a way or make one.

  Hannibal

  Inspirational, Change, Success

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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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• 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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• While there's life, there is hope.

  Stephen Hawking

  Hope, Latin, Life Is Short

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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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• 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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• To rule yourself is the ultimate power

  Seneca the Younger

  Ultimate, Ultimate Power

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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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• Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  War, Latin, Rome

  Pro Milone ch. 11

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• Every one excels in something in which another fails.

  Publilius Syrus

  Success, Failing

  "The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 17, 1856.

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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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• Festina lente. Make haste slowly.

  James Rollins

  Latin, Haste, Latin And Greek

  James Rollins (2009). “Map of Bones: A Sigma Force Novel”, p.39, Harper Collins

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• As long as there's life, there's hope.

  Tamora Pierce

  Long

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• actions speak louder than words

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Inspirational, Suicide, Wisdom

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.659, Simon and Schuster

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• There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.

  Pliny the Elder

  Latin, Evil

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• Times change, and we change with them.

  William Henry Harrison

  Change, Latin, Latin And Greek

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• As long as there is life there is hope.

  Ruth Minsky Sender

  Long, There Is Hope

  Ruth Minsky Sender (2016). “The Cage”, p.206, Simon and Schuster

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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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• The Latin proverb, homo homini lupus — man is a wolf to man—... is a libel on the wolf, which is a gentle animal with other wolves.

  Geoffrey Gorer

  Latin, Animal, Men

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• I am always nearest to myself," says the Latin proverb.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Latin, Selfishness

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• Believe! An old Latin proverb reads: "Believe that you have it and you have it."

  Wilferd Peterson

  Confidence, Latin, Believe

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