![]() ![]() (The Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which has already emerged in modern times.) (A probable source is Chilo's dictum "Do not speak evil of the dead")ĭivide and rule. (The Russian analogue is the proverb "There is no comrade for the taste and color of a friend")Ībout the dead, or good, or nothing. They condemn because they do not understand. When vices flourish, the one who lives honestly suffers. It is common for every person to make mistakes, but only a fool is inherent in persisting in a mistake.Ĭum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit. Whom Fortune smiles, Themis does not notice.Ĭujusvis hominis est errare nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare. Time is the most useful counselor for a person.Ĭorrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.Ĭorrect the past, guide the present, envision the future. To resurrect the terrible, unspeakable pain again, to talk about the sad past. Goodbye to others often, to yourself - never. To be able to enjoy a life you have lived means to live twice. Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui. (A medieval maxim paraphrasing the ancient sayings of Quintilian: “I eat to live, not live to eat” and Socrates: “Some people live to eat, but I eat to live.”) One must eat in order to live, not live in order to eat. (A saying of Cleanthes, translated into Latin by Seneca.)Įsse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas. Who is going to sort out between cunning and valor when dealing with an enemy? (Virgil, "Aeneid", II, 390)ĭestiny leads the one who wants to go, but the unwilling one drags along. Rene Descartes, "Principles of Philosophy", I, 7, 9.)Ĭonscience is a thousand witnesses. (The position on the basis of which the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes tried to build a system of philosophy, free from the elements of faith and based entirely on the activity of reason. (One of the provisions of Roman law (Digesta) I punish you not because I hate, but because I love you. Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is valor itself.Ĭastigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem. I’m ready to listen to stupidity, but I won’t obey.Įither I’ll find a road, or I’ll build it myself.īeatitudo nоn est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus. Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart.Īudire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare. Ovid, "Heroids")Īmor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit. The inscription under the candle as a symbol of self-sacrifice, cited in numerous editions of the collections of symbols and emblems.Īmicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.įriendship creates happiness, unhappiness experiences them. Other people's vices are before our eyes, ours - behind our backs. What is done with, do not return to that.Īliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt. I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art. Take advantage of life, it is so fleeting.Īd pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo. Try to maintain your presence of mind in difficult circumstances. Roman words statesman, writer and orator Mark Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)Įxpect from the other what you yourself did to the other.Īequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem. With this phrase Cicero ended his letters.Ĭaesar's laconic announcement of his victory over Pharnacs, the son of Mithridates, at Celje, 47 BC Chr. The original source, apparently, is in the comedy "Plutus" by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. Latin phraseological unit, defining that there is no equality among people and cannot be. What is permissible for Jupiter is not permissible for a bull. The option is also used Ad astra per aspera- to the stars through thorns.Ī famous saying, authorship is attributed to Lucius Anneus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher. Literally: Gutta cavat lapidem, consumitur anulus usu - A drop hollows a stone, the ring wears out from use. Quote from the work of the ancient Roman author Plautus. Wise Latin sayings are often used by contemporaries as inscriptions for tattoos or as independent tattoos in a beautiful font. ![]() Lingua latina is one of the most ancient languages, the appearance of which dates back to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. A selection of beautiful phrases and popular aphorisms in Latin, sayings and quotes with translation for tattoos. ![]()
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