Latin Phrases and Quotes
Starting with phrase number 2593

  1. Non est curiosus, quin idem sit malevolus - There is no curious man but has some malevolence to quicken his curiosity (Francis Bacon (1561-1626 - Essays, Civil and Moral - On Envy)
  2. Non est hoc propter hoc sed propter est hoc - It is said this, because of that, but not because of this, it is said that (St. Thomas Aquinas - In Summa. It refers to the confusion of causes)
  3. Non est mater Natura, sed Noverca - Nature is not a Mother but a Stepmother (The world is a hostile place)
  4. Non est opus valentibus medico sed male habentibus - The healthy do not need the doctor, but the sick do (Said by Jesus Christ - Vulgate - Matthew 9, 12)
  5. Non estetica sine etica - There is no aesthetic without ethics (Inscribed in the front door of the cathedral of Cuenca, in Castilla, La Mancha, Spain)
  6. Non facit ebrietas vitia, sed protrahit - Drunkenness does create flaws, it just shows them (Seneca - recommending temperance in drinking)
  7. Non faciunt meliorem equum aurei freni - Gold bridle does not make a better horse (The value does not depend on external ornaments)
  8. Non fecit taliter omni natione - [God] has not done this for any other nation (or people) (Vulgate - Psalm 147, 20)
  9. Non fortuna homines aestimabo, sed moribus - I do not estimate the men for their fortune, but for their habits (Seneca)
  10. Non habbiate paura! Aperite portas Christi! - Don't be afraid! Open the doors to Christ! (Ecclesiastical term - Pronounced by Karol Wojtyla (Saint John Paul II) when he was elected Pope)
  11. Non impedimenti ratione cogitationis - Without the impediment of rational thought (Motto of the radio show "Car Talk" - Conloquium Currus )
  12. Non in folio sed in capitolio - Not on the sheet, but in the mind (Legal Term - Refers to agreements or contracts, to be interpreted as "not in writing, but to the gods," since "capitol" refers to the place where the Temple or Chruch stood)
  13. Non in solo panem homo - Not by bread alone lives man
  14. Non inquam iam quaero unde haec habueris sed quo tantum tibi opus fuerit - I did not ask you where you got it, but why so much work has been necessary (Cicero - In Verrem II )
  15. Non intratur in veritatem, nisi per caritatem - No one enters the truth, with out love (Augustine)
  16. Non is sum qui improbos laudem - I'm not such person who praises the wicked
  17. Non liquet - It is not clear
  18. Non mihi sit laudi quod eram velut alter Apelles, sed quod tuis meritis omnia, Christe, dabam - Do not praise me because I was like another Apelles, but because everything handed, O Christ, by your merits. (Epitaph on the tomb of the most spiritual of the Italian painters, Pietro di Guidolino - Apelles was a great Greek painter)
  19. Non multa, sed multum - Not many, but much
  20. Non mutatis libelli - Do not change the libel, immutability of libel (Legal term - once a defamatory statement has been made, it can not be extended, modified or clarified to suit the facts outlined in a claim or defense.)
  21. Non natus - Unborn (Not born naturally, but surgically removed by Caesarean section.)
  22. Non nisi parendo, vincitur - It is only by obedience, that it is conquered
  23. Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam - Nothing for us, Lord, nothing for us but for the glory of thy name (Motto and fundamental principle of the Order of the Knights Templars, founded by St. Bernardus Clairval in 1118, similar to the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher. The order began with nine knights and advocated Christian humility. This order became so rich, powerful and influential that King Philip the Fair (French) removed them, with the blessing of the Pope, and seized their wealth. This motto denotes submission and total surrender to God - Taken from the Vulgate - Psalm 113.9)
  24. Non nobis, sed omnibus - Not for ourselves but for all
  25. Non nobis solum nati sumus - We are not born for ourselves (Cicero)

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