Latin Phrases with the word "per"

1. A calvo ad calvum - From one bald-person to another (From first to last - Suetonius - attributed to Caligula)
2. A non domino - From the non owner (Legal term - Argument from the person who does not own the item in question)
3. A superbia initium sumpsit omnis perditio - From pride takes initiative all perdition(Ecclesiastical term used before the
4. Ab ore ad aurem - From mouth to ear (whispering a secret into someone's ear)
5. Ab utraque parte - Of both parties (Legal Term - Gai Institutiones - Common property e.g. an island in the middle a river is the common property of the proprietors on both banks)
6. Aberratio ictus - Mistake in the blow (Legal term that refers in an error where the wrong person gets hurt, e.g. to shot against one person and kill someone else)
7. Accipere quam facere praestat iniuriam - It is better to be the subject of injustice than to commit it
8. Acerba semper et immatura mors eorum qui inmortale aliquid parant - The death of those who prepare something immortal is always hard and premature (Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Epistue 5, 5, 4)
9. Acta Apostolicae Sedis - The works of the Apostolic See (Ecclesiastical term - Official periodical publication from the Vatican)
10. Acti labores iucundi - The pleasure of finished work (Satisfaction that is experience when one finishes something)
11. Actio est ius persequendi in iudicio, quod sibi debetur - Action is the right to obtain what it is due by the process of law (Legal term - Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus Instituta, libri 1, 6)
12. Actio in personam - Personal action (Legal term)
13. Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea - The act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty (Legal term)
14. Ad acta atra peracta sunt facta atta patrata - For dark acts are prepared dark jails (Legal term in reference to serious crimes)
15. Ad Altiora, et meliora, semper - Always the highest and the best
16. Ad altiora tendimus - We hung high (Motto of Superior National Institute faculty in Modern Languages "Juan Ramon Fernandez" in Argentina)
17. Ad aperturam libri - To the open book
18. Ad Astra per alas Gryps - To the stars on Gryphon's wings ( Thank you: CAPT(sg) D. )
19. Ad astra per aspera - To the stars, the hard way (Apollo Motto - missions to the moon)
20. Ad augusta per angusta - To high places by narrow roads
21. Ad Iesum Per Mariam - To Jesus by Mary (Ecclesiastical term)
22. Ad impossibilia nemo tenetur - No one is obligated to perform the impossible (Legal term)
23. Ad infinitum - To infinity (Mathematical term - process or operation is to be carried out endlessly)
24. Ad iustitiam per ius - Towards justice by right (Motto of Faculty of Law at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico)
25. Ad libertatem per universitatem - To liberty through university (Academic Term - Motto of the Autonomous National University of Nicaragua)
26. Ad orbem per technicam - To the world through science (Motto of the Las Palmas University of Gran Canaria, Spain)
27. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam - In perpetual remembrance of the even
28. Ad personam - Towards the person
29. Ad unguem - By the nail (Sculptors used their nails to detect imperfections in their work. Since then it meant to be something perfect, since it passed the nail test)
30. Ad verecundiam - To the venerability (Legal and philosophical term used in logic to describe a Argumentum ad hominem fallacy, where an argument is accepted due to the respect (venerability) of the person asserting it, instead of the facts - Also known as argument to respect or argument to prestige)
31. Ad vitam aeternam - To eternal life (for the duration of a person's life)
32. Addictio bonorum libertatum servandorum causa - Property exchanged to gain freedom (Legal term - When a master died, the slaves could obtain the property with the condition that they pay all the creditors)
33. Adeo acriter nostri milites pugnaverunt ut hostes superarent - Our soldiers fought with much determination and overcame to the enemy
34. Adeo fessus pervenit ut ceciderit et humi iaceret - So tired he arrived that he fell humiliated and he stayed laying on the earth
35. Advocatus Diaboli - Devil's Advocate (Ecclesiastical term - Official title given by the Catholic church to the person who prepares the arguments against the sanctification of a candidate)
36. Aere perennius - Durable as bronze
37. Agedum, pontifex publicus populi Romani, praci verba quibus me pro legionibus devoveam - Come therefore, and, as the state pontiff of the Roman people, dictate to me the words in which I may devote myself for the legions (Livy - Ab Urbe Condita - Liber VIII - The romans needed the help from Gods so they asked Marcus Valerius to pronounce the words that would inspire the troops. Pontiff is a person who serves as a bridge to the gods)
38. Alibi - In another place (Legal term - In legal parlance is used to designate the excuse, namely that a person has not been at the crime scene)
39. Alieni iuris - Alian right (Legal Term - A person (e.g. a minor) who is legally dependent on another. Compare with sui iuris)
40. Aliis si licet, tibi non licet - For others this is permitted, but not for you
41. Aliorum iudicio permulta nobis et facienda et non facienda et mutanda et corrigenda sunt - In the opinion of others, lots of things should be done, omitted, changed and corrected by us (Cicero - de Officiis )
42. Aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus - Sometimes good Homer sleeps (No one is perfect. Even the great poet Homer, the author of the Iliad, can make a mistake.)
43. Alter ego - The other I (Term used in Physiology - Refers to other personalities of people who have schizophrenia)
44. Alter parens - Other Parent (Legal term - Person whom something is owe )
45. Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur - Ever for God is hard to love and be wise (Syrus - Sententiae, 22)
46. Amici, diem perdidi - A Friends, I lost a day (Vespasian)
47. Amicitia semper prodest, amor aliquando etiam nocet - Friendship always takes advantage, love sometimes fails (Seneca)
48. Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore - I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting. (Thank you: Cicero)
49. Amicus humani generis - A friend of the human race (A philanthropist - It is also used in a satirical sense to describe people who are friends of the whole world without actually be friends with anyone, for example television personality and political leaders)
50. Amittit merito proprium qui alienum adpetit - He deservedly loses his own property who covets the property of others (Phraedo Book 1, Fable 4 Canis per fluvium carnem ferens)
51. Animula vagula blandula Hospes comesque corporis, Quae nunc abibis in loca Pallidula, rigida, nudula, Nec, ut soles, dabis iocos - Little soul, soft, wandering guest and friend of the body, you'll go now pale, hard, bare spots and you will not play, as you usually did (Philosophical Term - these words were spoken by the emperor Hadrian Augustus, expresses the dualism body and soul, at the approach of death, longing for love games)
52. Animus Possidendi - An intention to possess (Legal Term - In claims for adverse possession that concerns land, it is essential to prove that person who has physically possess the land must also have an intention to actually possess the land. Without which, no Adverse Possession could be established. - Thank you: Mathilda Kwong)
53. Animus revertendi - Intent to return (Legal term - Roman law applied to lost animals. They no longer belonged to their owner, if they left the property without the intent to return)
54. Ante bellum - Before War (Period of increasing tension that leads to a war)
55. Apertio aurium - Opening of the ears (Ecclesiastical term - Rite to be held on Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent. Openining of the ears because for the first time heard about sacred texts in St. Peter's Basilica)
56. Aperto libro - Open book
57. Argentum accepti, dote imperium vendidi - I have accepted the money and for a dowry sold my freedom. (Plautus, Asinaria)
58. Argumentum petitio Principii - Argument of asking for the beginning (Legal and philosophical term - Fallacy in which one person uses the conclusion as one of the premises to prove his conclusion. It is also called "begging the question", "circular argument" and "vicious circle". In Plato's Phaedo, Socrates incurs such fallacy trying to prove that the soul is immortal)
59. Artes serviunt vitae, sapientia imperat - The arts provide a service to life, wisdom governs it (Philosophical Term - Seneca, Letters to Lucilius, 85, 32)
60. Aude Sapere - Dare to Know (Motto written on the coat of arms of the Polytechnic Academy Aeronautics Air Force of Chile)
61. Auferre, rapere, trucidare falsibus nominbus imperium, atque soliditudinem faciunt pacem appellant - They kill, rape and pillage, and they falsely call it "to govern", and where they create a dessert they call it "peace". (Tacitus - Referring to the "Pax Romana" i.e. the destruction of Carthage by Rome)
62. Aurea mediocritas - Golden mediocrity (Horace - Odes II, 5 - Person who does not show excess heroism or cowardice, and tries to avoid complications with anything or anyone. It is a wily behavior, rather than engage with political ideologies, social, religious, sports, and so on)
63. Austria est imperare orbi universo (A.E.I.O.U.) - It is Austria's imperative to rule the world (Motto of Frederick III of Austria, also in German: Alles Endreich ist Osterreich Unterthan - Abbreviated as A.E.I.O.U.)
64. Auxilium christianorum - Help of Christians (Ecclesiastical Term -Litany of the Virgin - Litany is a series of short petitions and exhortations sung or said by deacon or priest. This is one of the four that advocates Mary, the helper)
65. Beati pauperes spiritu quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum - Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Vulgate - Matthew 5,3)
66. Beatius est magis dare quam accipere - It is more blessed to give than to receive (Vulgate - Acts 20, 35 - Said by Jesus)
67. Bona fides semper praesumitur nissi mala adesse probetur - Good faith is always presumed, if bad faith is not proven (Legal term)
68. Bonum commune praeminet bono singulari unius personae - The common good is more important than the particular good (Legal and Ethical term - Saint Thomas Aquinas - It is, or should be, one of the most important social principles for the state, and foundation of Administrative Law)
69. Bonum vinum laetificat cor homini - Good wine gladdens a person's heart (Vulgate - Proverbs)
70. Caesar, non super grammaticos - Caesar, (you have) no (authority) over the grammarians
71. Canticum Simeonis - Song to Simon (Clasical song performed by Domenico Puccini)
72. Christus per fidem habitat in cordibus vestris - Christ by faith dwells in your hearts (Vulgate - Saint Paul - Ephesians 3: 17)
73. Christus vincit, regnat, imperat: ab omni malo plebem suam defendat. - Christ conquers, He reigns, He commands; may He defend His people from all evil. (Ecclesiastical Term from iThe Laudes Regiæ (Royal Praises or Royal Acclamations), a hymn used in the rites of the Catholic Church. Pope Sixtus V had these words engraved on the obelisk which stands in the centre of Saint Peter’s Square at Rome. Source: catholicismpure.wordpress - Thank you: Claire S)
74. Cisne carnem amicum inveni? - ¿Perhaps I have not found a friendly man?
75. Colere cupio hominem et agrum - I want to work on the Man and on the Land (Motto of National Agrarian University, Lima, Peru)
76. Consolatrix aflictorum - Comforter of the afflicted (Ecclesiastical Term -Litany of the Virgin - Litany is a series of short petitions and exhortations sung or said by deacon or priest. This is one of the four that advocates Mary, the helper)
77. Contra principia negantem non est disputandum - There is no point in arguing against a person who rejects the first principle
78. Copia ciborum, subtilitas impeditur - The abundance of food hampers intelligence (Seneca)
79. Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned (Syrus)
80. Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit - Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better (Tibullus)
81. Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem - It is more cruel to always fear death than to die (Seneca)
82. Cruribus apertis - Opened leg
83. Cui amat periculum in illo peribit - Whoever loves danger will perish by it. (Vulgate - Ecclesiasticus or Sirach III)
84. Cuius per errorem dati repetitio est, eius consulto dati donatio est - The one who gave something by deception has the right to get it back; the one who gave intentionally made a donation (Legal term)
85. Cuius periculum est, et commodum eius esse debet - The one who took the risk, must also take the profit (Legal term)
86. Cuiusvis est errare; nullius nisi insipientes, in errore perseverare - To err is inherent in every man; but to persist in error takes a fool. (Philosophical term - Cicero)
87. Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis, in errore perseverare - Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one (Cicero - Philippica XII)
88. Cum amico et familiari sincere semper est agendum - Always proceed with honesty when dealing with friends and family
89. Cum charta cadit, omnis scientia vadit - When the paper falls, all knowledge goes
90. Cum permissu superiorum - With permission of the superiors
91. Cum portae appropinquaret,.... portula aperitur - As he approaches the portal, the back door opens (Livy XXV, 9 - Referring to Hannibal at the portal, and the kings soldiers ready to escape)
92. Cum sis mortalis quae sunt mortalia cura - Since you are mortal, attend to perishable things (Cato - Disticha 2)
93. Cum virtutis potestas etiam in evacuandi se potestate permaneat - With the virtue of power, even when releasing power, the power remains. (Philosophical term - Hilarius - De Trinitate 1206)
94. Cum vita brevis sit, nolite tempus perdere - Since life is short, do not waste time (Philosophical term)
95. Curator ad litem - Guardian for the lawsuit (Legal term - a person assigned by the cour to represent a minor)
96. Curriculum vitae - Course of life (Résumé - Document that describes a person academic and work accomplishments)
97. De cuius succesione agitur - The person who is succeeded (Legal term)
98. De duobus malis minus est semper eligendum - Between two evils, choose the lesser one (Cicero - De Officiis)
99. De Modicitate Lunae - Of the Moon's Temperance (Pope Nicholas V (1447-1455) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was born in Garzeino, diocese of the moons, his family was poor)
100. Debet semper plus esse virium in vectores quam in onere - The one that carries the burden, must always be stronger than the burden (Seneca)
101. Decemviri stlitibus iudicandis - The ten judges (Set of ten judges in charge to resolve cases in which there were doubts about the Roman citizenship of any person, in ancient Rome)
102. Decet imperatorem stantem mori - It is advantageous that the emperor die standing (Suetonius, Vespasian, 24)
103. Decipere est iuris gentium - To be mistaken is everybody's right
104. Deliberando saepe perit occasio - In discussion dies opportunity (Too much discussion leads to too little action, which leads to lost of opportunity)
105. Delirium tremens - Trembling Delirium (The "shakes" that heavy drinkers experience after going "cold turkey")
106. Desiderio desideravi hoc pascha manducare vobiscum - I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you (Vulgate - Luke 22,16 - Said by Jesus Christ at the last supper)
107. Deus cui hoc est natura quod fecerit - God is like the nature He made (Augustine - Opera Omnia)
108. Dictator Perpetuus - Dictator for Life
109. Dies ad quem - Last day (Legal Term - Day on which the period expires)
110. Dies diem docet - Day teaches day (The education of a person is never complete)
111. Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas - It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it (Pliny the Elder)
112. Disce quasi semper victorus, vive quasi cras moriturus - Learn as though you will live forever, Live as though you will die tomorrow
113. Dispositio a non domino - Disposition from the non-owner (Legal term - Disposition of property granted by a party who has no title)
114. Dissertatio de Casibus Perplexis - Dissertation on the perplexing cases (in law)
115. Divide et impera - Divide and Conquer (Julius Caesar)
116. Doctus cum libro - Learned with a book (Someone with lots of knowledge, but little real life experience)
117. Donec perficiam - I shall strive, until I shall achieve [my goal] (Motto of the Royal Catalan Guard)
118. Dramatis personae - The persons of the drama
119. Duas fossas XV pedes latas eadem altitudine perduxit - Directed the construction of two trenches fifteen feet wide and the same depth (Julius Caesar - The Gallic war)
120. Dubitando deritante percipimus - We perceive truth, when we doubt
121. Dulce bellum inexpertis - War is sweet to the inexperienced (Erasmus Adagia)
122. Dulce est desipere in loco - It is delightful to play the fool (Horace)
123. Dum luceam, peream - I perish, but I look good (Philosophical term - serves as a norm for too many people in modern society)
124. Dum spiro, spero - While I breath, I hope (Cicero)
125. E civibus eligi debet is qui civibus imperaturus est - It must be chosen from among the citizens the one who will govern the citizen
126. Eadem conditio personarum - The condition of the people (Legal Term)
127. Ecce garum est - Behold garum (Philosophical term -. Phrase coined by the poet Martial (VII, 94), referring to the foul breath that people who ate garum had. Garum was a fish sauce served at the tables of high society Imperial Rome. Made with remains of fish, it was salted and left to ferment in large vats exposed to sunlight. Just like some perfumes, it came to demand high prices, as much as 500 silver coins for one liter of this sauce)
128. Ego manent in te - I am permanently in you
129. Ego sum rex Romanus et super grammaticam - I am the Roman king and am above the grammarians (Sigismund I)
130. Ego tibi semper gratus ero - I will always be pleasant to you
131. Errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum - To err is human, to persist in it, is diabolical (Seneca)
132. Errare humanum est sed in errore perseverare dementia - To err is human, but to insist on the error is crazy
133. Erudio Procul Imperium - I educate the empire from afar. (Philosophical term)
134. Esse est percipi - To be is to be perceived (Philosophical term - Principle developed by the Irish philosopher George Berkeley (1685-1753)
135. Est unusquisque faber ipsae suae fortunae - Each and every person is the maker of his own fortune
136. Esto Perpetua - Let it be perpetual (Motto of the State of Idaho - Appears on the back of the 2007 Idaho quarter - Thank you: Decio Frederico Viccino)
137. Et ego dico tibi quia tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (Vulgate - Matthew 16,18)
138. Et hoc expressius patet in stellis et orbibus qui semper illuminantur a sole - And this appears most clearly in the stars and the worlds that are always illuminated by the Sun. (Saint Thomas Aquinas De Eternitate Mundi)
139. Et iterum dico vobis facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire quam divitem intrare in regnum caelorum - And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God (Vulgate - Matthew 19,24 - Said by Jesus Christ)
140. Et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam - And upon this rock I will build My church - (Vulgate - Matthew 16, 18)
141. Ex Africa semper aliquid novi - There is always something new in Africa (Pliny the Elder)
142. Ex lege - Out of law (Legal term - by operation of law - Thank you: Litsoane Michael )
143. Ex opere operato - By virtue the work performed (Ecclesiastical term referring to the sacraments)
144. Exceptio non adimpleti contractus - The defense of non-performance of the contract (Legal term)
145. Exegi monumentum aere perennius - I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze (Horace Carmina, III, 30)
146. Experientia docet stultos - Experience teaches even fools Macrobius - Saturnalia VII, 5
147. Experto credite - Believe the expert (Legal term - Person called to testify as an expert in a subject)
148. Facilius est paupertatem laudare quam ferre - It is easier to praise poverty than to endure it (Philosophical term - Seneca)
149. Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur - It is easier to understand parts, than to understand the whole (Seneca Epistulae Morales LXXXIX)
150. Facit experientia cautos - Experience makes us cautios
151. Facito aliquid operis, ut te semper diabolus inveniat occupatum - Always do something, so the devil will find you busy (Philosophical term - Similar to "Idle hands are the devils playground")
152. Fama semper vivat - May his fame last forever
153. Ferae pericula quae vident fugiunt - The beasts flee the dangers they see (Seneca)
154. Fiat iustitia, pereat mundus - Let there be justice, though the world perishes (Legal term)
155. Fides, patria, labor - Faith, fatherland and work (Motto of the Seminar San Carlos y Marcelo in Trujillo, Peru)
156. Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo - If I can not move the super-heroes, I will unleash the underworld (Virgil - Aeneid, 7, 312)
157. Floruit - To flower (Flowering stage of a person, school, movement or biological species)
158. Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit - Perhaps someday we will look back upon these things with joy (Virgil, Aeneid Book I, line 203 )
159. Fortis est non pertubaris in rebus asperis - The strong do not falter in adversity (Philosophical term - Cicero)
160. Fortiter Fideliter Forsan Feliciter - Bravely, faithfully, perhaps successfully
161. Fratres de paupere vita - Brothers of the poor life (Dulcino de Novara, 1250-130)
162. Frustra fit per plura quod fieri potest per pauciora - It is vain to do with more what can be done with less (William of Ockham, 1280 - 1349)
163. Fumus boni iuris - Appears good in the eye of the law (Legal term - there is something that allows one to perceive that the demand is valid)
164. Functus officio - Having performed his office (Legal Term - Indicates that the person no longer has the power he/she once had when in office)
165. Garum sociorum - Allied Garum (garum variety of characteristic dark color and very famous in Rome. Considered as one of the highest quality sociorum Garum. It was made in fisheries in Spartaria Carthago (now Cartagena, Spain) using primarily rubble fish (mackerel). It was sent to Rome in large quantities, where they paid very high prices and was consumed only by the upper strata of society)
166. Gens Perversa - The Corrupt Family (Pope Paul V (1605-1621) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies)
167. Genus nunquam perit - The genre does not die (Legal term - contract in genere instead of in specie)
168. Gigni de nihilo nihil, in nihilum nil posse reverti - Nothing is generated from nothing, nothing returns to nothing (Philosophical term - Persius Satires I, 111, 83)
169. Gloria Patri, et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principium, et nunc et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen - Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, it is now and will be forever and ever. Amen (Ecclesiastical term - Christian prayer)
170. Grata superveniet, quae non sperabitur, hora! - Welcome will arrive, at the hour that was not hoped for (Horace)
171. Gratia non tollit naturam sed perficit - Grace does not take away nature but perfects it. (Saint Thomas Aquinas - Summa Theologiae I)
172. Gravia onera sunt pauperas et senectus - The heavy loads are poverty and old age
173. Gravis ira regum est semper - The grave anger of kings is forever.
174. Habere facias possessionem - That you cause to have possession (Legal term - Action taken to have possession of a property)
175. Hic prologus Scripturarum, quasi galeatum principium, omnibus libris, quos de hebraeo vertimus in latinum, convenire potest, ut scire valeamus, quidquid extra hos est, inter apocrypha esse ponendum. Igitur, Sapientia quae vulgo Salomonis inscribitur, et lesu filii Sirac liber (Eclo) et Iudith et Tobias et Pastor non sunt in canone. Machabaeorum primum librum hebraicum repperi. Secundus graecus est - This prologue of the Scriptures, as Galeato began, I find it appropriate in this place, where we translate books from Hebrew into Latin, so that it is a common knowledge that what is missing from these books should be considered among apocryphal. And so, the Wisdom that is so popularly attributed to Solomon, and Sirach Book of Ben Sirach, and Judith, and Tobias, and the Shepherd are not in the canon. The first book of Maccabees I found in Hebrew, the second in Greek (St. Jerome, Galeato Prologue)
176. Hierosolyma Est Perdita - Jerusalem is destroyed (Roman cheer after the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem - This is where the Hep-Hep Hurray comes from)
177. Hoc est corpus meum - This is my body (Vulgate - Luke 22, 19 - Said by Jesus Christ during the last supper)
178. Hoc facite in meam commemorationem - Do this in remembrance of me (Vulgate - Mark 22, 19 - Said by Jesus Christ during the last supper)
179. Hoc non pereo habebo fortior me - What does not kill you makes you stronger
180. Hoc praestamus feris quod colloquimur inter nos - In this we are superior to the beast, in that we talk to each other
181. Hoc signum vere regum est - This is the true sign of the Kings (Motto of Lima, Peru - Lima was founded in the vicinity of the celebration of the Three Kings)
182. Homo Hominis in Servitio Perficitur - The man only becomes a man when provides service (Motto of the University of Monterrey, Mexico)
183. Hymni ad Vesperas - Hymns for Vespers (Ecclesiastical term)
184. Iactura paucorum serva multos - We sacrifice the few to save the many (Military logic - Thank you: Ed Persons)
185. Ibit, ibit eo quo vis qui zonam perdidit - The one who has lost his money-belt will go where you wish (Horace - Epistulae II - In reference to soldiers that lose their will to fight after they gain possessions that they want to preserve, but once the lose them they are willing to fight again)
186. Id quod semper aequum ac bonum est, ius dicitur - That what is always fair and good, it's called justice (Legal term)
187. Idem per idem - One for the same
188. Idoneus homo - A proper man (Legal term)
189. Ignotum per ignotium - Unknown to the very unknown
190. Illumina Domine vultum tuum super nos - Lord shine his countenance upon us. (Found on a medal with the face of Jesus on it. - Thank you: Jeff S. Gepfert)
191. Imaginatio regnabimus super terram - Imagination rules the world ( Thank you: L. Lawliet )
192. Imaginis honor ad prototypum pervenit - The honor rendered to an image goes to the prototype. (Ecclesiastical term - Explains that the veneration of images is addressed not to the image itself, but the person it represents)
193. Imperator - Emperor (Commander of the Army -Abbreviated as Imp.)
194. Imperium - Empire (Abbreviated as IMP.)
195. Imperium et Libertas - Empire and Liberty (Cicero)
196. Imperium proconsulare maius et infinitum - Empire Preconsul Major and infinite (A legal description of Caesar August's perpetual powers given by the Senate)
197. Imprimi potest - Permission to print
198. In dubio, contra stipulatorem - When in doubt, against who stipulated it (Legal term - When in doubt, judge against the person making the statement - Same as: In dubio, contra proferentem and Ambiguitas, contra stipulatorem)
199. In dubio pro operario - In doubt, favor the worker (Legal term)
200. In dubio semper id, quod minus est, debetur - In doubt, it is always owed whatever is less (Legal term)
201. In hoc signo vinces - In this sign you will conquer (The Roman Emperor Constantine became a Christian after he dreamed of a cross and those words in Greek: Εν Τουτω Νικα. He won many battles after his soldiers painted crosses in their armors and shields)
202. In magnis et voluisse satis est - To once have wanted is enough in great deeds (Propertius)
203. In melo veritate reperimus - In the melody we find the truth
204. In perpetuum - Perpetually (Forever)
205. In persecutione extrema sacrae romanae ecclesiae, sedebit petrus romanus qui pascet oves in multis tribulationibus; quibus transactis, civitas seticollis diruetur, et judex tremendus judicabit populum - In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed the sheep through many tribulations; when they are over, the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the terrible or fearsome Judge will judge his people (The last St. Malachy prophecies about the Popes. This would be the last pope and his motto would be Petrus Romanus - Peter Roman)
206. In te ipso fons est laetitiae - In yourself is the source of joy (Philosophical term - is used to show that happiness is not something external but in the interior to each person)
207. In veritatis lumine ad amoris vitam - In the light of truth for life in love (Motto Sacred Heart University in Lima-Peru)
208. In vigilando - In vigilance (Legal term - Obligation to supervise the work of others)
209. Inde ferunt, totidem qui vivere debeat annos, corpore de patrio parvum phoenica renasci - A baby phoenix is born from the ashes of its father, destined to live for the same period of time (Ovid, Metamorphoses)
210. Indocti discant, et ament meminisse periti - Let the unlearned learn, and the learned delight in remembering
211. Inferna tetigit possit ut supera assequi - I touched the depths, to reach the heights. ( Thank you: DJR )
212. Interior intimo meo et superior summo meo - Higher than my highest and more inward than my innermost self ("The Lord is closer to us than we are to ourselves" Benedict XVI)
213. Interposita persona - An intermediary (Legal term - Sometimes refers to a front man used to disguise an unlawful transaction )
214. Intuitu personae - In consideration of the person (Legal term)
215. Iovis erepto fulmine, per inferna vehitur Promethei genus - Lightning taken from Jupiter transpors through hell the race of Prometheus. (Plaque erected at the opening of Subway in Paris)
216. Iracundiam qui vincit, hostem superat maximum - Who controls his anger, defeats his greatest enemy (Publilius Syroi - Your own unleashed anger can cause you many bad consequences, so it is your worst enemy)
217. Iram qui vincit, hostem superat maximum - Anyone who knows how to suppress anger subjugates its greatest enemy
218. Ius cogens - Imperative Right (Peremptory norms, which can not be violated by any country: slavery, genocide, etc)
219. Ius commercii - Property law (Legal term - right to buy and sell)
220. Ius Imperium - Power to command (Legal term)
221. Ius naturalis quod semper aequum ac bonum est - Natural law is what is always fair and good (Legal term - Julius Paulus)
222. Ius sacrorum - Right to ceremony (Legal term - Right to religion and to perform priestly functions)
223. Ius semper loquitur - The law always speaks (Motto of the Law department of the National Autonomous University of Mexico)
224. Iusdem Generis - Of the same class (Legal term used to interpret statutes without written press, where a law lists the specific classes of persons or things and then refers to them in general, the general statements only apply to the same class of persons or things specifically listed. Example: if a law covers cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles and other motor-driven vehicles, "vehicles" would not include airplanes, since the list was of land transport)
225. Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuendi - Justice is the constant and perpetual will to give each his right (Legal term - Domitius Ulpianus)
226. Iustitia est obtemperatio legibus et institutis - Justice is obedience to the laws and institutions (Old principle of Roman law posed an institution of justice)
227. Kyrie Eleison - Lord have mercy! iKyrie Eleisoni is a very ancient, even pre-Christian saying, used constantly in all Christian liturgies. Kyrie is the vocative case of the Greek noun κύριος (kyrios: "Lord") and means "Oh Lord". Eleison, in Greek ἐλέησον, is imperative verb ἐλεέω (eleeo: to have mercy)
228. Latrant et scitis estatint praetesquitantes estis - They bark, so you know that you are in front of them (Philosophical term - A successful person does not look back, and only seeks his goal. However, enemies will follow him and say bad things, acting like barking dogs)
229. Legimus in Iudith, si cui tamen placet volumen recipere - We read in the Book of Judith, if you will accept this book (St. Jerome)
230. Legis Actio Per Condictionem - Legal action, due to insanity (Legal term)
231. Legis Actio Per Iudici Arbitri Postulationem - Legal action at the request of the judge or arbitrator (Legal term)
232. Legis Actio Per Manus Iniectionem - Legal action by the laying on of a hand (Legal term - Action focused on the person, not his property )
233. Legis Actio Per Pignores Capionem - (Legal action by seizing property)
234. Legis Actio Per Sacramentum - Legal action by Sacrament (Legal action - Executive process)
235. Letum nom omnia vinci - Perseverance conquers all
236. Lex Aquilia - Aquilian Law (Legal term - Roman law proposed by Galius Aquilius - It is a plebiscite that imposes compensation when someone causes damage to property)
237. Lex loci celebrationis - Law of the venue where the act was celebrated (Legal term - Defers the authority to the local rules where the act, such as marriage, was performed )
238. Libertas perfundet omnia luce - Freedom spreads the light over everyone
239. Librorum Prohibitorum - Index of Prohibited Books (Is a list of those publications which the Catholic Church described as pernicious books for faith)
240. Licentia loquendi - Freedom to speak (Diplomatic Term - permission or licenses to talk)
241. Luctus terrenus est, Glorior est semper - Pain is temporary, Pride is forever
242. Ludus perditus - Lost games (End of the good times)
243. Magnopere patrem diligebat quamquam eum numquam viderat - He loved his father, although he had never seen him
244. Maior singulis, universis minor - Greater than One, Less than All (Legal term - Aristotle’s phrase that refers to the person who is the ruler )
245. Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium - I prefer freedom with danger, than slavery with security
246. Mane nobiscum quoniam advesperascitt - Stay with us Lord, because it's getting late. (Vulgate - Luke 24, 29 - Petition of the disciples on the road to Amaus Gospels)
247. Mater semper certa, pater coud nuptias demonstram - The mother is always known, the father is known through marriage (Roman proverb that establishes the presumption of paternity of the husband)
248. Maxima est capitis deminutio, cum aliquis simul et civitatem et libertatem amittit - The maximum decrease in rights occurs when a person loses freedom and citizenship (Legal term in ancient Rome)
249. Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant - The doctors cured with harsh remedies (Fifth Curcio, Roman historian s. I, author of Life of Alexander the Great)
250. Memento audere semper - Remember to always dare (Motto created by the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio)
251. Mens Rea - Guilty mind (Legal term which is used in common law, it comes from the Latin phrase, "actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea", which means "the act will not make a person guilty, unless the mind is also guilty ".)
252. Mihi non persuadebis etiamsi cupias - You will not be able to persuade me, no matter how much you want it
253. Mihi non persuasisset etiamsi cupivisset - You would not been able to persuade me, even if you want it
254. Mihi vindicta: ego retribuam, dicit Dominus - Vengeance is mine, I will retribution, says the Lord (Vulgate - extract of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans chapter 12 verse 19. Paul here quotes a verse from the book of Deuteronomy Chap. 32 verse 35 Mea est ultio, et ego retribuam in tempore, in quo labetur pes eorum! Iuxta est dies perditionis, et adesse festinat sors eorum. Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them)
255. Miles ignote qui fortiter pro aris et focis invictus occubuisti, tibi parens patria illacrimans hoce monumentum dicat devovet peramanter adsumus, adsumus, adsumus miles ignote - Unknown Soldier, who fell bravely fighting undefeated by the altar and the home: with tears in her eyes and endearing love your motherland dedicates and consecrates this monument to you. Present, present, present, Unknown Soldier! (Dedication - Monument to the Unknown Soldier)
256. Militia est vita hominis super Terram - The life of man on earth is to work (Vulgate - Book of Job 7, 1)
257. Minima est capitis deminutio, cum et civitas et libertas retinetur, sed status hominis commutatur - The reduction of rights is minimal when freedom and citizenship is maintained while changing the legal status of the person (Legal term in ancient Rome)
258. Minor sive media est capitis deminutio, cum civitas amittitur,libertas retinetur - A decrease in rights is when a person loses citizenship without loosing freedom (Legal term in ancient Rome)
259. Modus operandi - Mode of operation (Legal term - Referring the manner a criminal commits a crime - Abbreviated as MO)
260. Montani Semper Liber - Mountain always free (Motto Bucaramanga, Colombia)
261. Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis - It is much more important what you think of yourself, than what others think of you (Seneca)
262. Nam semper in civitate quibus opes nullae sunt bonis invident - Well, in the city those who have nothing always envy the good
263. Nasciturus - Who will be born (It refers to the person who is not yet born, but who has been conceived and will be born when after pregnancy)
264. Naturae rationalis individua substantia - Individual substance of a rational nature (Scholastic definition of "person")
265. Navita de ventis, de tauris narrat arator, enumerat miles vulnera, pastor ovis - The sailor speaks of winds, the plowman of bulls, the soldier counts his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. (Philosophical Term - Propertius, 2.1.43-44)
266. Ne perdiderit, non cessat perdere lusor - To avoid loosing, the player does not cease playing
267. Ne suarum se miseriarum in memoriam inducas - So you don't remind her of her misery (Plautus, Persa 643)
268. Ne tentes, aut perfice - Do not attempt, but succeed (Motto on a coat of arms)
269. Nemo damnetur sine legale iudicio - No person shall be convicted without a trial (Legal term - the principle of legal right to a trial.)
270. Nemo gratis mendax - No one is a liar for free (Legal Term that states that a person with no reason to lie is telling the truth - It also means that if someone lies, (s)he is getting something on return for it)
271. Nemo in sese tentat descendere - No one tries to descend to the bottom of their own faults (Persius)
272. Nemo liberalis nisi liberatus - No one is free unless freed (Legal Term - Nobody can donate their property without paying their debts - Your debts take precedence and your donation is terminated under the law)
273. Nemo provocare, nemo audet offendere quem intellegit superiorem esse, si pugnet - Nobody dares to lead, no one dares to offend those who understands that the fight is over
274. Neque semper arcum tendit Apollo - Nor does Apollo keep his bow continually drawn (Horace, Carmina 2/10:19-20)
275. Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione - I'm not interested in your stupid superstitions.
276. Nihil est in intellectu quod prius non fuerit in sensu - There is nothing in the intellect without first passing through the senses (Philosophical term - you cannot grasp a concept without the assistance of the experience)
277. Nihil est in vita priore ego imperator romanus fui - That is nothing. In a past life I was Emperor of Rome
278. Nihil est qui nihil amat - Nothing is, the one who nothing loves (Plautus, 'The Persian')
279. Nihil innovetur - Let nothing new be introduced (Ecclesiastical term - Principle governing the period of "vacant headquarters," or Sede Vacante Nihil Innovetur after the death of a Pope)
280. Nihil operi Dei praeponatur - Nothing should take precedence in the service of God
281. Nihil transit de potentia ad actum nisi per ens in actu - Nothing happens from potential to the act, without a being in an act
282. Nil desperandum - Do not dispair
283. Nil per os - Nothing by mouth (Instruction to avoid drink and food before a medical procedure - abbreviated as NPO)
284. Nittimur in vetitum semper cupimusque negata - We set out for what we are denied. (Usually what is labeled as forbidden, dangerous, immoral and bad, has some attraction. In some cases, it persuades us to try and even radically change our own way of life)
285. Noli me tangere! - Do not touch me! (Vulgate - John 20, 17 - Said by Jesus Christ to Mary Magdalene - In medicine it refers to those organs (e.g. the heart) that not should be operated.)
286. Nomina si nescis, perit et cognitio rerum - If you do not know the name of things, you lose all knowledge of them (Carlos Linnaeus (1707-1778), who is considered the father of the zoological taxonomy)
287. Non diligamus verbo nec lingua sed in opere et veritate - Let us not love with word or with tongue, but with deeds and truth (Vulgate - verse 3, 18 of the 1st Epistle of John)
288. Non facit ebrietas vitia, sed protrahit - Drunkenness does create flaws, it just shows them (Seneca - recommending temperance in drinking)
289. 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)
290. Non intratur in veritatem, nisi per caritatem - No one enters the truth, with out love (Augustine)
291. Non is sum qui improbos laudem - I'm not such person who praises the wicked
292. Non Nominatus - Unnamed (Legal term - unidentified person - Abbreviated as NN)
293. Non nova, sed nove - Nothing new, but a new way to look at it (Applies to ideas using a different perspective)
294. Non olet - No smell (Roman Emperor Vespanius said Pecunia non olet [Money does not smell] to his son Titus, when he made fun that his dad put a tax on latrines.)
295. Non resistere malo sed si quis te percusserit in dextera maxilla tua praebe illi et alteram - Do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. (Vulgate - Matthew 5, 39 - Said by Jesus Christ)
296. Non sum is qui morte terrear - I am not a person who is terrorize by death
297. Non verbis, sed factis stamdum est - We are the facts, not words (Legal Term Requires burden of proof on the person who makes the claim - I Crespo)
298. Nullum violentum perpetuum - No violence is perpetual
299. Numquam Suade Mihi Vana - You will never will persuade me with vain things (Ecclesiastical term - Inscribed on the back of the Cross of San Benito Abad, which when spoken together are a powerful exorcism - Abbreviated as NSMV)
300. Nunc e scombro pisce laudatissimum in Carthaginis Spartariae cetariis (sociorum id apellatur) singulis milibus nummum permutantibus congio fere binos - Currently the best garum is obtained from fish debris (mackerel) in fisheries in Carthago, Spartaria (known by the name of sociorum) two congius (eighth of a Roman amphora) are worth not less than 1000 silver coins. (Pliny, "Historia Naturalis" XXXI 43.94 )
301. Nunquam est fidelis cum potente societas - It is never reliable to allay with a powerful person (Philosophical Term - Phaedrus - The powerful person will abuse you if he can)
302. Nuper erat medicus, nunc est vispillo Diaulus: Quod vispillo facit, fecerat et medicus - Until recently, Diaulus was a doctor, now a gravedigger, what the gravedigger did, also the doctor does (Martial - Epigrams I, 74)
303. O fortuna, velut luna statu variabilis, semper crescis aut decrescis - Oh, fortune, like the moon, variable, always growing or declining (Verse start of the Odes Burana by Carl Orff music.)
304. O fortuna Velut luna statu variabilis, semper decrescis; vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem egestatem, potestatem dissolvit ut glaciem Sors inmanis et inanis, rota tu volubilis, status malus, vana salus semper dissolubilis, obumbrata et velata michi quoque niteris; nunc per ludum dorsum nudum fero tui sceleris Sors salutis et virtutis michi nunc contraria, est affectus et deffectus semper in angaria Hac in hora sine mora corde pulsum tangite; quodper sortem sternit fortem, mecum omnes plangite! - Oh Fortune, variable as the moon, as she continually grows, she disappears. Despicable life! One day, playing, oppresses the weak senses, to fill them with satisfaction the next day. Wealth and power are melting like ice in your presence. Monstrous and empty Fate, spinning a wheel is what you are, health is vain, and can always be dissolved, eclipsed and veiled; You also torment me in the game table; to my naked back, you brought me your evil. The fate of health and virtue is of mine, is attacked and destroyed forever in your service. In this hour without delay pluck the heart strings; fate collapses the strongman crying with me because of your villainy (Carmina Burana Suite)
305. O socii (neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum), o passi graviora, dabit deus his quoque finem vos et Scyllaeam rabiem penitusque sonantis accestis scopulos, vos et Cyclopia saxa experti. revocate animos maestumque timorem mittite; forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit - O friends (for we were not unknown to prior evils) O you who’ve endured worse, the god will grant an end to this too. You’ve faced rabid Scylla, and her deep-sounding cliffs. and you’ve experienced the Cyclopes’s rocks. remember your courage and chase away gloomy fears. (Virgil - The Aeneid I 22)
306. Obscurum per obscurium - Dark from darker
307. Observes ne in terram nimium aridam aut variam, sed temperatam, semen demittas - Pay attention not to cast your seed into a land too arid or too variant, but tempered (Varro - De Re Rustica, I, 42)
308. Obsides imperare hostibus - Require hostages to the enemy
309. Omne ignotum pro magnifico est - Everything unknown is superb (The neighbor's grass is always greener - Cornelius)
310. Omnia definitio in iura civilis periculosam est - Every definition in law is dangerous (Legal term - Javolenus)
311. Omnia per Ipsum Facta Sunt - All things are or happen by themselves (Vulgate - John 1:3)
312. Omnia saturatio mala, autem perdiciam pessima - All indigestions are bad, but the worst is from eating partridges.
313. Omnis res est se ipsa singularis et per nihil aliud - Every thing is individual by virtue of itself and nothing else (Peter Auriol)
314. Omnium consensu capax imperii nisi imperasset - According to all he would have been able to govern even though he had never ruled (Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Annals)
315. Opera - Works (Applies to scores or works by musicians, thus opus 45, and so on)
316. Opera prima - Work First (First novel from an author / work that comes first)
317. Opera sine nomine scripta - Work without written name (Anonymous work)
318. Operibus credite, et non verbis - Give credit to the work rather than word
319. Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres - The pale death strikes in similar fashion in the huts of the poor and in the palaces of kings (Horace - Odes Also mentioned in the Preface of "Don Quixote of the Mancha",1605, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
320. Panem et circenses - Bread and Circus (Decimus Junius Juvenalis - Satire - Used to describe what the emperor had to do to placate the Roman crowd. Today is used to describe anything used to distract public attention from more serious matters)
321. Par inparem non habet imperium - An equal has no power over an equal ( On the basis of this maxim, no State can claim jurisdiction over another. This is one which flow from the doctrine of equality of States - Thank you: Rosa Manson )
322. Parva saepe scintilla magnum incendium insperato excitat - The small spark often leads to an unexpectedly large fire (Fifth Curcio, I s. Roman historian, author of Life of Alexander the Great)
323. Parvos parva decent - Small things befit the humble person (Old Roman proverb)
324. Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici - Poor fellow soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Ecclesiastical term - Refers to the Templars)
325. Pax - Peace (Diplomatic term - period of peace and international stability under the influence of a military power)
326. Pax Romana - Roman Peace (Legal term - Officially recognized as a long period of peace imposed by the Roman Empire. Consisted of entertaining and satisfying the needs of the people conquered "under the protection of Rome. )
327. Peccat in se et alium peccare facit - Sins against himself and causes others to sin (Legal term - Hans-Heinrich - It's about authorship and participation. Indicates that master-mind of a crime should be punished, just like the other person who actually engaged in it)
328. Per accidens - By accident (Philosophical term used in logic - By external force - Compare with per se)
329. Per acclamationem seu inspirationem - By acclamation or inspiration (One of the three modes of election of the Roman Pontiff, now abolished)
330. Per annum - Per year
331. Per Ardua ad Astra - Through Difficulty to the Stars ( Motto of the Royal Air Force File - Thank you: Alasdair Rankin )
332. Per Capita - Per head
333. Per centum - Percent
334. Per compromissum - By undertaking (One of the three modes of election of the Roman Pontiff, abolished in the present)
335. Per crucem ad lucem - In light of the cross (Motto of Don Manuel Perez Rodriguez)
336. Per Diem - Per day (Used for payment of daily expenses)
337. Per fas et per nefas - For one reason or another
338. Per incuriam - Through lack of care (Legal term - Lack of due regard to the law or the facts)
339. Per obitum - By death (Legal term)
340. Per omnia saecula saeculorum - For all ages of ages (forever)
341. Per os - By word of mout
342. Per Saecula - For the ages (Forever)
343. Per saltum - By jumping (Legal term - Without right)
344. Per sapientiam et laborem, ad lucem - From the knowledge and work towards the light (Vulgate - Proverbs - Motto on the shield of the University Foundation St. Maarten, Bogota , Colombia.)
345. Per scrutinium - By scrutiny (One of the three modes of election of the Roman Pontiff, the only valid today)
346. Per se - In and of itself (Philosophical term used in logic - Essential, True without having to refer to something else - Compare with per accidens)
347. Per sententiam non debet servitus constitui sed quae declarari - There must not be a (new) sentence served, but it must be declared (Domitius Ulpianus - Digest 8,5,84)
348. Per terra et mare - By land and sea (Motto of the Spanish Marines)
349. Per varios usus artem experientia fecit - Through varius uses, art makes experience (Tito Manlio Torcuato, Consul Romano)
350. Per virtutem ad lucem - In light of the virtue
351. Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt - May they perish who have uttered ours (our ideas) before us
352. Peregrinatio ad Loca Sancta - Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
353. Peregrinus Apostolicus - Apostolic Wanderer or Pilgrim (Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - There is no association with his coat of arms, name or birth place. Some people say it is because he was in exile during the French revolution)
354. Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim - Be patient and tough, this pain will serve you one day (Ovid)
355. Pergratum mihi feceris - You would do me a big favor
356. Periculosum est credere et non credere; Ergo exploranda est veritas multum, prius quam stulta prave iudicet sententia - It is dangerous to believe and not to believe; Then the truth is a lot of exploration, rather than a silly opinion erroneously that passes judgement (Phaedrus, Fabulae 3, 10: 5))
357. Periculum in mora - Danger in delay (Legal term - the risk that the requested remedy may cause canceling the injunction requested)
358. Perilli Libertas abstinendi a peccato - Lost the freedom to abstain from sin (Caius Plinius Secundus, Naturalis Historia )
359. Perinde ac cadaver - As a corpse (Kill or be killed - Motto of the Jesuits)
360. Peritia peritis - Master of masters
361. Periture tuaque aliis documenta dature morte ait ede tuum nomen - Thou fellow, doomed to perish and by thy death to serve as a warning to others, tell me thy name. (Ovid - Metamorphoses)
362. Permittiur quod non prohibetur - It is permitted what is not prohibited (Legal term)
363. Persequentur vos in civitate ista, fugite in aliam - If you are persecuted in this city, flee to another (Vulgate - St. Matthew, 10-23)
364. Persica, pira, poma, requirunt vina bona - Peaches, pears and apples, require good wines
365. Persona grata - Person who pleases.
366. Persona non grata - Undesirable person (Diplomatic term)
367. Pertransivit benefaciendo - Went about doing good. (Vulgate - Acts 10.38 - Sentence of Peter)
368. Perveni ad templum antequam portas aperirent - Came to the temple before the gates opened.
369. Pimetabilis anus outrem refrescorum est - A hot pepper in someone else's ass, refreshing is
370. Podex perfectus es - You are a complete asshole
371. Post tenebras spero lucem - I hope there’s light after darkness (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - Motto of Don Quixote of the Mancha. In his shield next to a falcon and a lion)
372. Praetus peregrinus - Peregrine praetor (Legal term - Manager of the administration of justice among people of various nationalities)
373. Prima cratera ad sitim pertinet, secunda ad hilaritatem, tertia ad voluptatem, quarta ad insaniam - The first cup is for the thirst, the second for the joy, the third for pleasure, the fourth to the madness
374. Princeps civium - The first of the citizens (title used by the emperor Octavian Caesar Augustus )
375. Prior tempore, potior iure - The first in time, wins the right (Legal term - First to file - the first to register the property has the right to it)
376. Privilegium personale non transit ad heredes - The personal privilege is not transmitted to the heir (Legal term)
377. Pro rege saepe, pro patria semper - For the king, often, to the homeland always (Jean Baptiste Colbert, French politician, 1619-1683)
378. Propia Persona - For Oneself (Legal term - Representing oneself in court without a lawyer or additional legal representation - Thank you: Kofi )
379. Propter nuptias - Proper nuptials (Also the expression donation propter nuptias in reference to the donation parents made to their children wedding)
380. Pulsat et aperietu vobis - Knock and it shall be opened
381. Qualis artifex pereo - What an artist dies in me - (According to Suetonius, the last words of Emperor Nero before dying)
382. Quando propositio verificatur pro rebus si duae res sufficiunt ad eius veritatem superfluum est ponere tertiam - When a statement may be true for two reasons, and they are sufficient, it is superfluous to suppose a third (William of Ockham)
383. Quasque persona propter suam capacitatem - Every person according to his capacity
384. Qui acceperint gladium, gladio peribunt - Those who live by the sword will die by the sword (Vulgate - Matthew 26: 52)
385. Qui cum puellis pernoctat, excrementatus alboreat - Whoever lays down with children, wakes up peed upon
386. Qui facit per alium facit per se - The one who works for another, works for himself
387. Qui genus humanum ingenio superavit - The man whose genius surpassed that of all others (Plaque dedicated to Sir Isaac Newton at Trinity University)
388. Qui Modeste Paret, Videtur Qui Aliquando Imperet Dignus Esse - the one who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander (Cicero De Legibus, III, 5 - ) (Thank you: James A Addy ))
389. Qui modo Nasonis fueramus quinque libelli, tres sumus; hoc illi praetulit auctor opus Ut iam nulla tibi nos sit legisse voluptas, at levior demptis poena duobus erit - We who were before five books of Ovid Naso, we are now only three. The author of the work so ordered. If you do not experience any pleasure in our reading, at least your pain will ease, knowing of the removal of two books. (Ovid - Funny epigram at the beginning of the first book Amores)
390. Qui non cenat et unguitur, Fabulle, hic vere mihi mortuus videtur - He who doesn't dine, but is anointed, Fabullus, really seems to me a dead man (Martial - Epigrams 3, 12 - In the Rome, corpses were anointed with perfume)
391. Qui potest capere capiat - The who is able to receive this, let him receive it (Vulgate - Mathew 19,12)
392. Qui studet optatam cursu contingere metam multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit Abstinuit Venere et Baccho - He who wants to achieve his desired career goal, as a child must endure and do a lot of things, sweat a lot, and experience harsh cold, and refrain from Venus (goddess of love) an Bacchus (god of wine) (Horace - Arts Poetica - Motto used by arts students)
393. Quia semper necessitas probandi incumbit illi qui agit - Because the need to prove that demand is always on the claimant (Legal term - Marcian, Emperor of Constantinople (390-457) 22,3,21 Digest)
394. Quidquid movetur ab alio movetur - Whatever is moved, changed, or produced is moved, changed, or produced by another. ( If one thing (object 1) is moved, changed, or produced from its original state, is moved, changed, or produced by another thing (object 2) that is different from the thing (object 1) itself. This another thing (object 2) must be actual, at least, perfect in itself, in order to effect a change, movement, or production to the thing (object 1) - Thank you: Fr. Anthony P. Irineo, OAR )
395. Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur - Whatever is received is received according to the mode of the recipient ( That whatever sensation is received by the external sense organ is received by it according only to the function that is proper to the sense organ itself. For example, the light that strikes a piece of wood does not produce visual sensation to the wood unlike it is produced when the light strikes the eye - Thank you: Fr. Anthony P. Irineo, OAR )
396. Quo Bene - Who Benefits (Legal term - Comes from ancient Rome used to identify one who benefited from a death of a wealthy person, inspectors were using it to find out who benefited from this death - Thank you: Tomek Zarebski)
397. Quo modo et quando iudex sententiam proferre debet praesentibus partibus vel una absente - In mode and time, the judge must sentence in presence of the parties, or with one party absent (Legal term - Valentinian and Valens, Roman co-emperors of the West (fourth century) Cod.7,43)
398. Quo vadis, Domine? - Where are you going, Lord (St Peter asks Jesus, as he was fleeing Rome under Emperor Nero. To which Jesus replied, "I'm going to be crucified again". Apparently with the guilty conscience for having previously denied Jesus, Peter turned around and went back to Rome, where he was crucified in the circus)
399. Quod bonum, felix faustumque sit - Let it be good, happy and prosperous (Happy new Year)
400. Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi - What is allowed to Jupiter is not permitted to the ox (Double standards)
401. Quod ut superbo prouoces ab inguine, ore adlaborandum est tibi - If you want to raise my proud crotch, you have to work it with the mouth. (Horace Epodes, VIII, 18)
402. Rana Seriphia - A frog from Serpiphos (A person who does not say much. The frogs from the island of Seriphos are mute)
403. Rationae personae - Because of the person (Legal term)
404. Refugium peccatorum - Refuge of Sinners (Ecclesiastical Term -Litany of the Virgin - Litany is a series of short petitions and exhortations sung or said by deacon or priest. This is one of the four that advocates Mary, the helper)
405. Renta per capita - Income per head (The income of the country, indicating what each person makes)
406. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis - Give them lord eternal rest and let the perpetual light shine over them (Ecclesiastical term)
407. Res gestea - Bring forth the thing (Legal Term: To bring forth all witness, person involved in said case including all documents pertaining to a case by the court with only those exceptions in the hearsay rule. This holds the judge accountable for the truth. Blacks 4th edition - Thank you: hungerford)
408. Res perit domino - The perishes for its owner (Legal term)
409. Sacramentum proprie dicitur quod ita signum est gratiae Dei, ei invisibilis gratiae forma, ut ipsius imaginem gerat et causa existat - Something can can properly be called a sacrament if it is a sign of the grace of God and a form of invisible grace, so that it bears its image and exists as its cause (Ecclesiastical term - definition of "sacrament")
410. Saepe expertus - Test many times (Thank you: Kenneth J. Cooper)
411. Salus haec est, hoc est tibi pervincendum. Hoc facias sive id non pote, sive pote! - There is one salvation, that is, you must overcome. You must do this, whether it is possible, or it is impossible!
412. Salus infirmorum - Health of the sick (Ecclesiastical Term -Litany of the Virgin - Litany is a series of short petitions and exhortations sung or said by deacon or priest. This is one of the four that advocates Mary, the helper)
413. Salve Caesar, morituri te salutan!! - Hail Caesar, those about to die salute you (Ceremonial greeting of gladiators, directed at the emperor sitting in the balcony)
414. Sanctimonia Vincet Semper - Purity Will Always Conquer (Motto of the Malfoy Family, from Harry Potter - Thank you: Allie)
415. Sapere aude - Dare to think (Imannnel Kant What is Enlightenment)
416. Sapere vivere est - To know is to live
417. Sator Arepo tenet opera rotas - Arepo, the sower, skillfully maintains his wheels (Found in the ruins of Pompeii and other Roman sites. It is a palindrome, that is it reads the same way backwards, as it does forward)
418. Scientia et praxis - Science and practice (Motto of the Lima University in Peru)
419. Scientiam et veritatem et iustitiam doce me - Science and Truth and Justice will teach me (Academic term - Original motto of Lima University, Peru)
420. Secundum modum suae perfectionis - According to the measure its perfection (St. Thomas Aquinas)
421. Sed naturalia quidem iura, quae apud omnes gentes peraeque servantur, divina quaedam providentia constituta semper firma atque inmutabilia permanent - For the natural law, which is observed similarly by all people and is established by some divine providence is always firm and immutable (Legal term - Justiniano Instituta 1,2,3)
422. Sedes non moritur - The seat does not die (Ecclesiastical term - The power of the seat (throne) is transmitted to the next person)
423. Semel catholicus, semper catholicus - Once a Catholic, always a Catholic (Ecclesiastical term - Cannon Law)
424. Semel heres, semper heres - If you are an heir, you always will be (Legal term: general principle of inheritance law, used to ensure time status as heir)
425. Semper Aequitas - Equality always (Philosophical term)
426. Semper Alere Flammam - Always feeding the flame (Motto of prep school #8 of the University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
427. Semper Ascendens - Always Ascending (Motto of State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
428. Semper deinceps - Always forward (Motto of GA-935 JROTC raider team - Thank you: Kendall)
429. Semper Fidelis - Always Faithful (Marine Corp Motto)
430. Semper gumby - Always flexible (Motto of the US Air Force - This sentence is a hack, it is evident that "gumby" is not Latin)
431. Semper idem - Always the same (Cicero)
432. Semper novarum rerum cupidus - Always eager to learn new things
433. Semper Paratus - Always Ready (Motto of the United States Coast Guard - Thank you: E. Oleson)
434. Semper primus - Always first (Motto of the US Navy)
435. Semper ubi sub ubi - Always wear underwear (Thank you: Hunter Martin )
436. Senatores non sciebant quare imperator id iussisset - The Senators did not know why the emperor had ordered this
437. Si pericula sunt vera, infortunatus es - If the dangers are true, you are unfortunate.
438. Si post fata venit gloria non propero - If glory comes after death, I am not in a hurry
439. Si vis vacare animo, aut pauper sis oportet, aut pauperi similis - If you want to grow your spirit, it is convenient to be poor, or at least look like you are (Seneca)
440. Sic Luceant Opera Tua - Your work continues to shine (Motto of the city of Gandia in Valencia, Spain)
441. Sic Parvis Magna - From small to greatness (Motto given by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) in 1581 for being the first English person to circumnavigate the world)
442. Sic semper Tyrannus - Thus always to tyrants (Motto of Virginia State )
443. Sicut edas ut semper exurias - Eat as if you are always hungry (Sign in a convent)
444. Signum configurativum - Configurative sign (Represents the authority of the individual, the person is "configured" to carry on a specific task)
445. Signum dispositivum - Dispositive sign (Ecclesiastical term - person is disposed to share in the divine nature)
446. Signum obligativum - Obligative sign (Person has an obligation)
447. Spera in Deo - Trust in God
448. Spiritus Ubi Vult Spirat - The Spirit blows where it wills (Motto of the Cayetano Heredia University in Peru)
449. Substantia individuatur per seipsam - Primordial substance, individualized by being what it is (Definition of "individual", according to the general doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas)
450. Suo nomine - Proper name
451. Superata tellus sidera donat - Overcoming earth the stars are given (Motto of Leeds University Air Squadron - Thank you: Ray March)
452. Superavit - In excess
453. Superbia in Proelio - Pride in battle
454. Superficie solo cedit - The surface accesses the ground (Legal term - claims and rights have to be real, grounded on the law)
455. Tales sunt aquae qualis est terra per quam fluunt - The waters are like the lands where they flow (Pliny the elder - Refers to the chemical and physical composition)
456. Tamquam tabula rasa in qua nihil est de pictu - As clean writing board, where nobody has drawn anything (Philosophical term - John Locke, XVII century - expresses that consciousness lacks any kind of content without the aid of experience, which is the source of all knowledge)
457. Tecum habita et moris, quam sit tibi curta supellex - Live with yourself: get to know how poorly furnished you are (Persius -Satire IV, 52)
458. Temperare linguae, manibus, aetati - Restrain your tongue, hands, and youthful passion
459. Temperare vim, sumptus, libertatem, annonam - Moderate violence, expenses, liberty and the price of corn
460. Tempus rerum imperator - Time governs all things (Motto of Google toolbar)
461. Tempus vernum, cursum perficio - Spring time, the course is finished
462. Triunviri monetales - Three manly men of coins (In ancient Rome, three people in charge of supervising the coin making process)
463. Tu regere imperio fluctus, hispane memento - Spain, remember that you governed the empire of the seas (Tombstone at the Arsenal of Carrack, Cadiz, Spain)
464. Ubi dixisti statis ibi peristi - You perished when you said enough
465. Ul litigatores pro patrociniis certam iustamque mercedem dare - The litigants pay the sponsors a certain just price (Suetonius, a Roman historian (70-160) wrote about Nero - In those days, it was forbidden pay the lawyers, who were supposed to advise on the name of friendship. Emperor Nero enforced a compulsory pay )
466. Una salus victis, nullam sperare salutem - The only hope for the vanquished is not to hope any salvation (virgil - Aeneid - They should only expect that they will not be saved)
467. Unde per caritatem homo in Deo ponitur et cum eo unum efficitur - Wherefore by charity man abides in God and becomes one with him (Thomas Aquinas - Summa Theologica)
468. Unguentum fateor, bonum dedisti convivis here, sed nihil scidisti - Good perfume you gave yesterday to your guest, but you did not serve anything (Martial 3,12)
469. Universitas Lucentina. Iter facite eius quae ascendit super occasum - University Lucentina. Paves the way to those who ascend from the west (Motto on the coat of the University of Alicante - was taken from the Vulgate, book of Psalms, fifth verse of Psalm 67)
470. Usucapion - Usucaption (Legal Term - Acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession)
471. Usus est magister optimus - Experience is the best teacher
472. Ut incepit Fidelis sic permanet - Loyal she began, loyal she remains (Motto of Ontario, Canada)
473. Ut plures corrigantur, rite unus perit - To correct most, it is customary to punish one
474. Vacatio legis - Law vacuum (Legal term - period of time after a new law has been approved and before it takes effect)
475. Vae puto deus fio - Oh, I think I'm becoming god! (Last words of Emperor Flavius Vespasianus Augustus)
476. Varium et mutabile semper, Femina - Volatile and capricious always, women (Vergil - Aeneid)
477. Verae amicitiae difficillime reperiuntur in iis, qui in honoribus reque publica versantur; ubi enim istum invenias, qui honorem amici anteponat suo? - The authentic friendships can hardly be among those who are in public office and in politics; for where could you find someone who would prefer the political advancement of his friend to his own? (Cicero - De Amicitia, 64)
478. Verba refers aures non pervenientia nostras - You mean words that do not reach our ears (Ovid - Metamorphoses Book III, 462)
479. Verba volant, scripta manent exampla trahunt - Words fly, writings remain (Words disappear, books remain - verbal contracts are as good as the paper they are written in)
480. Verbum Vincet - The word will conquer (Motto of the US Army 4th Psychological Operations Group)
481. Viam supervadet vadens - Path will be overcomed by the one who walks it.
482. Victoria natura est insulens et superba - Victory is by nature superb and insulting. (Horace)
483. Videamus utrum animus inmortalis sit, an simul cum corpore pereat - Let's see if the soul is immortal or perishes with the body
484. Vincit qui patitur - The one that perseveres conquers
485. Vir bonus, dicendi peritus - Honest and excellent speaker
486. Virtus semper viret - Virtue always blooms
487. Vitiis nemo sine nascitur - No one is born without faults (Nobody is perfect - Horace)
488. Voluntas in mente retenta, voluntas non est - Will retained in the mind is not an expression of will (Legal term - If there is no manifestation that that person was willing something, you cannot say that's what was on his mind)

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