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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. [citation needed] quod natura non dat Salmantica non praestat: what nature does not give, Salamanca does not provide
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
Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, is also derived from mater. The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. It is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. alter ego: another I: i.e., another self, a second persona or ...
Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, economic, legal, environmental, political, religious, scientific or military issues. [1] In the sociological sense, the status quo refers to the current state of social structure or values. [ 2 ]
fortius quo fidelius: strength through loyalty: Motto of St Kilda Football Club: fortunae meae, multorum faber: artisan of my fate and that of several others: motto of Gatineau: fraus omnia vitiat: fraud vitiates everything: a legal principle: the occurrence or taint of fraud in a (legal) transaction entirely invalidates it
King Leonidas of Sparta, in response to King Xerxes of Persia's demand that the Greek army lay down their arms before the Battle of Thermopylae. [21] μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως mustḗrion tês písteōs "mystery of faith", from I Timothy 3:9. Latinized as Mysterium Fidei is a Christian theological term.
The term eros dates back to seventh or eighth century B.C.E., when Hesiod's Theogony was published because it discusses the birth of the gods in mythology, including Eros.
A gadfly is a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities. The term has a modern use but it was originally associated with the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, as portrayed in Plato's Apology when Socrates was on trial for his life.