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This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages:
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter L.
An aesthetic ideal that good art should appear natural rather than contrived. Of medieval origin, but often incorrectly attributed to Ovid. [13] ars gratia artis: art for the sake of art: Translated into Latin from Baudelaire's L'art pour l'art. Motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While symmetrical for the logo of MGM, the better word order in Latin ...
famous quote from The Pumpkinification of Claudius, ascribed to Seneca the Younger. [2] It implies that one situation helps the other. manus multae cor unum: many hands, one heart: Motto of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. manus nigra: black hand: marcet sine adversario virtus: valor becomes feeble without an opponent: Seneca the Younger, De ...
Pages in category "Lists of Latin phrases" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter N.
Quote by Thomas à Kempis: in ovo: in the egg: An experiment or process performed in an egg or embryo (e.g. in ovo electroporation of chicken embryo). in pace ut sapiens aptarit idonea bello: in peace, like the wise man, make preparations for war: Horace, Satires 2/2:111; similar to si vis pacem, para bellum and igitur qui desiderat pacem ...
Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living. sic vos non vobis mellificates apes: Thus you not for yourselves make honey, bees. Part of a verse written by Virgil after the poet Bathyllus plagiarized his work. sidere mens eadem mutato: Though the constellations change, the mind is universal