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Te occidere possunt sed te edere non possunt nefas est: They can kill you, but they cannot eat you, it is against the law. The motto of the fictional Enfield Tennis Academy in the David Foster Wallace novel Infinite Jest. Translated in the novel as "They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier". technica impendi ...
ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia: The inference of a use from its abuse is not valid: i.e., a right is still a right even if it is abused (e.g. practiced in a morally/ethically wrong way); cf. § abusus non tollit usum. ab aeterno: from the eternal: Literally, "from the everlasting", "from eternity", or "from outside of time".
non sibi, sed suis: Not for one's self but for one's own: A slogan used by many schools and universities. non sibi, sed omnibus: Not for one's self but for all: A slogan used by many schools and universities. non sic dormit, sed vigilat: Sleeps not but is awake: Martin Luther on mortality of the soul. non silba, sed anthar; Deo vindice
abusus non tollit usum: misuse does not remove use: The misuse of some thing does not eliminate the possibility of its correct use. cf. ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia: ab utili: from utility: Used of an argument abyssus abyssum invocat: deep calleth unto deep: From Psalms 42:7; some translations have "sea calls to sea". accipe hoc ...
Used as a general rule in chemistry; "like dissolves like" refers to the ability of polar or non polar solvents to dissolve polar or non polar solutes respectively. [9] simplex sigillum veri: simplicity is the sign of truth: expresses a sentiment akin to Keep It Simple, Stupid: sincere et constanter: sincere and constant: Motto of the Order of ...
A more direct translation would be "omnipotent father". Pater Patriae: father of the nation: A Latin honorific meaning "Father of the Country", or more literally, "Father of the Fatherland". pater peccavi: Father, I have sinned: The traditional beginning of a Roman Catholic confession. pauca sed bona: few, but good
Translation Notes faber est suae quisque fortunae: every man is the artisan of his own fortune: Appius Claudius Caecus; motto of Fort Street High School in Petersham, Sydney, Australia fac et spera: do and hope: motto of Clan Matheson: fac fortia et patere: do brave deeds and endure: motto of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, Australia fac simile
clerico intra sacros ordines constituto non eligendo in officium In law, a writ directed to the bailiffs, etc., that have thrust a bailiwick or beadleship upon one in holy orders; charging them to release him. Codex Iuris Canonici: Book of Canon Law: The official code of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Corpus Iuris Canonici).