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Latin Phrases and Quotes Starting with phrase number 4
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- A bove ante, ab asino retro, a muliere undique caveto - Beware of the bull from the front, the donkey from behind, and women from all sides
- A bove maiori discit arare minor - From the old ox the young ox learns how to plow
- A calvo ad calvum - From one bald-person to another (From first to last - Suetonius - attributed to Caligula)
- A cane muto et aqua silente cave tibi - Beware of the dog that does not bark, and of silent waters
- A capillo usque ad ungues - From the hair to the toe nails (Petronius - Satyricon 102, 3)
- A capite ad calcem - From head to toe
- A cappella - Chapel style (Choral signing without instruments)
- A coelo usque ad centrum - From heaven to the centre of the Earth (Thank you: Charlotte)
- A cohores fratres viventem in aeternum - A band of brothers who live forever (Thank you: MJB)
- A contrariis - To the contrary (Philosophical term used in logic)
- A contrario sensu - Contrary to reason
- A cruce salus - Salvation from the cross
- A cuspide corona - From the spear a crown (Honor gained by military success)
- A Deo rex, a rege lex - From God the King, from the King the law (Motto of the absolute monarchy who thought they derived power by God)
- A digito cognoscitur leo - The lion is known by his claw
- A divinis - Of the divine
- A falsitate rationati ad falsitatem rationis valet consequentia - Of deceptive consequences follows false reasoning
- A fortiori - By force (Legal term - With greater reason)
- A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi - Between a cliff and wolf
- A fructibus cognoscitur arbor - The tree is known by its fruit
- A latere - On the side (Legal term - Denotes collateral)
- A limine - From the threshold
- A manu servi - With a servant hand (Used to describe the work of a ghost writer)
- A mari usque ad mare - From Sea to Sea (Canada's motto)
- A maximis ad minima - From the maximum to the minimum
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