Many are in Latin and below are a number of them which are self explanatory , good luck !
Latin terms , for some of the better known I have placed an asterisk .
A
Annoto - I make notes
Ab ovo usque ad mala - From the egg to the apples, from soup to nuts, from A to Z
Accidit in puncto, quod non seperatur in anno.- Something that does not happen in years can happen in a single moment.
Acti labores jucundi. [Work that has been done is pleasant.]- Marcus Tullius Cicero
Acta est fabula: Drama has been acted out
Acta est fabula. [The story is done]- Augustus
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem. - (In difficult situations, remember to keep your mind clear.)
Apudne te vel me? - Your place or mine?
Aetas Volat - Time is passing by very fast.
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem. [Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times]~Horace
Age. Fac ut gaudeam. - Go ahead. Make my day!
Alea jacta est: - The die is cast
Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent- Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people
Aliquando et insanire iucundum est - It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman.
Amor doctrinae floreat - Let the love of learning flourish
Amor vincit omnia -Love conquers all - Virgil
Amoto quaeramus seria ludo- Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters
Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore - I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting. (Cicero)
Amicule, deliciae, num is sum qui mentiar tibi? - Baby, sweetheart, would I lie to you?
Animi sub vulpe latent.- Mind is hiding behind tricks
Ars gratia artis - Art for the sake of art
Ars est celare artem- It is art to conceal art
Arma virumque cano - Of arms and the man I sing (Vergil)
Aspirat primo Fortuna labori- Fortune smiles upon our first effort
Audaces fortuna juvat: Fortune favors the bold (Virgil, Aeneis 10)
Audendum dextra; nunc ipsa vocat res - The hand must dare: now the occasion itself calls (Vergil)
Auri sacra fames: The cursed hunger for gold
*Aut Caesar, aut nihil: Either Caesar or nothing Device from Cesar Borgia
Aut vincere aut mori - Either to conquer or to die
Aut disce aut discede - Either learn or leave
Aut viam inveniam- I'll either find a way or make one
Atlantis - Urbs Atlantica. Cogita de hoc. - Atlantis - Atlantic City. Think about it..
Ave atque vale: Hail and farewell
Ave Caesar morituri te salutant!: Hail, Caesar! Those who are about to die salute you!
Avis est! Aeronavis est! Supervir est! - It's a bird! It's a plane! It's superman!
B
Beati pauperes spiritu: Blessed are the poor in spirit
Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere-To accept a favor is to sell one's freedom
Bene vixit, qui bene latuit.- Who has hidden himself had a good life
Bene qui latuit bene vixit (Tristia)- He who has lived in obscurity has lived well
Bis repetita placent: The things that please are repeated again and again Horatius
Bis interimitur qui suis armis perit - He is doubly destroyed who perishes by his own arms (Syrus)
Bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria - He conquers twice who in the hour of conquest conquers himself (Syrus)
Bis dat qui cito dat (Don Quixote)- He gives twice who quickly gives
Bruta fulmina et vana -Thunderbolts that strike blindly and in vain.
C
Caveat emptor: Let the buyer beware
Cave, vomiturus sum! - Look out, I'm going to barf!
Cave Canum - Beware of the dog.
Caro putridas es! - You're dead meat.
*Carpe diem. [Seize the day.]
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero (Odes, I.xi.1) - Seize the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow
Carpe Aptenodytes! -- Seize the Penguins!
Canis in urbe custodiendus non est - You really shouldn't keep a dog in the city.
Cito enim exarescit lacrima, praesertim in alienis malis. [Tears dry quickly, especially for someone else's loss] - Cicero
*Cogito ergo sum: I think therefore I am
Cogito, ergo doleo - I think, therefore I am depressed.
Cogito sumere potum alterum - I think I'll have another drink.
Contraria contraiis curantur: Opposites are cured by opposites. Hippocrates
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
Commercia piratis expulsis restituta -The pirates were driven out and commerce restored (Motto of Bahamas)
Communi consilio - By common consent
Culpam poena premit comes. -(Punishment closely pursues crime as a companion.)
*** tacent clamant. [When they remain silent, they cry out] - Cicero
Cuiusvis hominis est erarre, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.- Everyone can be wrong but only a fool will continue saying he was right.
Cui dono lepidum novum libellum? - To whom do I give my new elegant little book?
Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned (Syrus)
*** insantientibus fuere necesse est.- It is necessary to be insane among maniacs.
*** grano salis.- Take it lighthearted.. not to seriously.
D
Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum *** omnibus in eo.- I'll have a pizza with everything on it.
De facto: In reality
De qustibus non est disputandum - There is no arguing in matters of taste.
De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum. [Of two evils, the lesser must always be chosen] - Thomas á Kempis
Delenda Carthago: Carthago must be destroyed. Cato de Oude.
De mortuis nil nisi bene: Speak nothing but good of the dead. Chilo
Dente lupus, cornu taurus petit. (The wolf attacks with his teeth; the bull attacks with his horns.)
Desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne: A woman who is beautiful above ends in a fishtail Horatius
*Deus vult. [God wills it]- Motto of the crusades
Dictum sapienti sat est -A word to the wise is sufficient
Diem perdidi: I have lost the day.Suetonius
Diem natalem felicem mihi! - Happy Birthday to me!
Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas - It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it
Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem - It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love
Dignus est intrare: He is worthy to enter (Molière)
Docendo discimus - Teach in order to learn
Dolores capitis non fero. Eos do.- I don't get headaches. I give them.)
Dum differtur, vita transcurrit.- While putting off everything death is getting closer.
Dum loquimur, fugerit invida aetas! - (While we speak, envious time will have flown!)
Dum spiro, spero. - As long as there is life there is hope..
Duo *** faciunt idem non est idem. - When 2 do the same it is still not the same.
Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos: As long as you are fortunate, you will have many friends.
Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos; tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris (Tristia)As long as you are lucky, you will have many friends; if cloudy times appear, you will be alone
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori: It is sweet and fitting to die for the Fatherland. Horatius
Dulce est desipere in loco - It is sweet to relax at the proper time
Dulcis et alta quies placidaeque similima morti - Sleep sweet and deep, most like to quiet death (Vergil)
René Descartes (Renatus Cartesius):Dubium sapientiae initium.- Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
E
Eheu fugaces labuntur anni -Alas, the fleeting years slip by - Horace
Errare humanum est: To err is human. Hieronymus
Errare humanum est, ignoscere divinum. [To err is human, to forgive divine.]- Marcus Tullius Cicero
Errat enim, si quis beneficium accipit libentius quam reddit.- Who prefers getting to giving is wrong.
Errare humanum est, sed in errore perseverare diabolicum. [To err is human, but to continue to err is diabolical.]
Et nunc, reges, intelligite, erudimini, qui judicati terram: And now, kings,understand; you who decide the fate of the Earth, educate yourselves.
Etiam capillus unus habet umbram - Even one hair has a shadow
*Et tu, Brute: You too, Brutus
Est admodum quod volui!-It's just what I wanted!
Est unusquisque faber ipsae suae fortunae- Every man is the artisan of his own fortune
Estne volumen toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? - Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?
Exegi monumentum aere perennius: I have raised a monument more durable than bronze. Horatius
Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis - An exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted.
Ex nihilo nihil fit -From nothing nothing is produced.
Experientia docet -Experience is the best teacher.
Experto credite -Trust the expert
Expertus dico, nemo est in amore fidelis (Elegiae, II.34.3)-I say as an expert, no one is faithful in love
Ex duobus malis minimum eligendum est.- Of two problems the smaller one should be chosen.
Ex tempore -From the moment..
F
Faber est suae quisque fortunae.- Each man is the smith of his own fortune.~ Claudius Caesus
Facta infecta fieri nequeunt. [What is done cannot be made undone]
Facta non verba - Deeds not words.
Fallaces sunt rerum species- The appearances of things are deceptive
Facilis descensus averno. [The road to hell is easy]- Virgil
Facilis descensus Averno - The descend to Avernus is easy; the road to hell is smooth -Virgil
Fac ut nemo me vocet. - Hold my calls.
Fallaces sunt rerum species. [The appearances of things are deceptive.]
Fama crescit eundo.- Rumors grow with the time while spreading.
Fama volat (Aeneid)- Rumor flies
Fas est et ab hoste doceri - It's proper to learn even from an enemy - Ovid
Fata obstant (Aeneid)- The Fates oppose
Fata viam invenient (Aeneid)- The Fates will find a way
Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas: Fortunate is he who has been able to learn the causes of things. Virgil
Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas - Happy is he who has been able to learn the causes of things (Vergil)
Festina lente - A