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status quo: the state in which: The current condition or situation. status quo ante: the state in which [things were] before: The state of affairs prior to some upsetting event. Often used as a legal term. status quo ante bellum: the state before the war: A common term in peace treaties. stet: let it stand
it is bad to hurry, and delay is often as bad; the wise person is the one who does everything in its proper time. Ovid [7] fex urbis lex orbis: dregs [classical Latin faex] of the city, law of the world attributed to Saint Jerome by Victor Hugo in Les Misérables [8] [9] fiat iustitia et pereat mundus: let justice be done, even if the world ...
Generally interpreted to mean that that which motivates or drives a person can consume him or her from within. This phrase has become a popular slogan or motto for pro-ana websites, anorexics and bulimics. quod natura non dat Salmantica non praestat: what nature does not give, Salamanca does not provide
The Fallas (Valencian: Falles; Spanish: Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain. The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic spectacle of firecracker detonation, takes place every day from 1 to 19 March.
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
Quid pro quo. Quid pro quo. Quid pro quo. A phrase that was previously unknown to anyone who wasn’t a legal expert or Latin enthusiast suddenly seems to be the most important three words in America.
Latin: "The die has been cast"; Greek: "Let the die be cast." Julius Caesar as reported by Plutarch, when he entered Italy with his army in 49 BC. Translated into Latin by Suetonius as alea iacta est. Ἄνθρωπος μέτρον. Ánthrōpos métron. "Man [is] the measure [of all things]" Motto of Protagoras (as quoted in Plato's Theaetetus ...
Latin translation of a classical Greek proverb. Generally means putting large effort in a necessarily fruitless enterprise. Compare "selling coal to Newcastle". una hirundo non facit ver: one swallow does not make summer: A single example of something positive does not necessarily mean that all subsequent similar instances will have the same ...