Latin Phrases with the word "semper"

1. 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)
2. Ad Altiora, et meliora, semper - Always the highest and the best
3. Amicitia semper prodest, amor aliquando etiam nocet - Friendship always takes advantage, love sometimes fails (Seneca)
4. Bona fides semper praesumitur nissi mala adesse probetur - Good faith is always presumed, if bad faith is not proven (Legal term)
5. Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned (Syrus)
6. Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit - Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better (Tibullus)
7. Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem - It is more cruel to always fear death than to die (Seneca)
8. Cum amico et familiari sincere semper est agendum - Always proceed with honesty when dealing with friends and family
9. De duobus malis minus est semper eligendum - Between two evils, choose the lesser one (Cicero - De Officiis)
10. Debet semper plus esse virium in vectores quam in onere - The one that carries the burden, must always be stronger than the burden (Seneca)
11. Disce quasi semper victorus, vive quasi cras moriturus - Learn as though you will live forever, Live as though you will die tomorrow
12. Ego tibi semper gratus ero - I will always be pleasant to you
13. 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)
14. Ex Africa semper aliquid novi - There is always something new in Africa (Pliny the Elder)
15. 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")
16. Fama semper vivat - May his fame last forever
17. 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)
18. Gravis ira regum est semper - The grave anger of kings is forever.
19. Id quod semper aequum ac bonum est, ius dicitur - That what is always fair and good, it's called justice (Legal term)
20. In dubio semper id, quod minus est, debetur - In doubt, it is always owed whatever is less (Legal term)
21. Ius naturalis quod semper aequum ac bonum est - Natural law is what is always fair and good (Legal term - Julius Paulus)
22. Ius semper loquitur - The law always speaks (Motto of the Law department of the National Autonomous University of Mexico)
23. Luctus terrenus est, Glorior est semper - Pain is temporary, Pride is forever
24. 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)
25. Memento audere semper - Remember to always dare (Motto created by the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio)
26. Montani Semper Liber - Mountain always free (Motto Bucaramanga, Colombia)
27. Nam semper in civitate quibus opes nullae sunt bonis invident - Well, in the city those who have nothing always envy the good
28. Neque semper arcum tendit Apollo - Nor does Apollo keep his bow continually drawn (Horace, Carmina 2/10:19-20)
29. 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)
30. 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.)
31. 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)
32. Pro rege saepe, pro patria semper - For the king, often, to the homeland always (Jean Baptiste Colbert, French politician, 1619-1683)
33. 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)
34. Sanctimonia Vincet Semper - Purity Will Always Conquer (Motto of the Malfoy Family, from Harry Potter - Thank you: Allie)
35. 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)
36. Semel catholicus, semper catholicus - Once a Catholic, always a Catholic (Ecclesiastical term - Cannon Law)
37. 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)
38. Semper Aequitas - Equality always (Philosophical term)
39. Semper Alere Flammam - Always feeding the flame (Motto of prep school #8 of the University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
40. Semper Ascendens - Always Ascending (Motto of State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
41. Semper deinceps - Always forward (Motto of GA-935 JROTC raider team - Thank you: Kendall)
42. Semper Fidelis - Always Faithful (Marine Corp Motto)
43. Semper gumby - Always flexible (Motto of the US Air Force - This sentence is a hack, it is evident that "gumby" is not Latin)
44. Semper idem - Always the same (Cicero)
45. Semper novarum rerum cupidus - Always eager to learn new things
46. Semper Paratus - Always Ready (Motto of the United States Coast Guard - Thank you: E. Oleson)
47. Semper primus - Always first (Motto of the US Navy)
48. Semper ubi sub ubi - Always wear underwear (Thank you: Hunter Martin )
49. Sic semper Tyrannus - Thus always to tyrants (Motto of Virginia State )
50. Sicut edas ut semper exurias - Eat as if you are always hungry (Sign in a convent)
51. Varium et mutabile semper, Femina - Volatile and capricious always, women (Vergil - Aeneid)
52. Virtus semper viret - Virtue always blooms

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