Dolores capitis non fero. Eos do Official Site of the JOHN D. (Addendum I) Photography - YEAR 2001 -(Addendum I)

A Annoto - I make notes Ab ovo usque ad mala - From the egg to the apples, from soup to nuts, from A to Z A bene placito - At one's pleasure A capite ad calcem - From head to heel A cappella - In church [style] - i.e. Vocal music only Accidit in puncto, quod non seperatur in anno - Something that does not happen in years can happen in a single moment. A contrario - From a contrary position A cruce salus - From the cross comes salvation A fortiori - With yet stronger reason A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi - A precipice in front, wolves behind (between a rock and a hard place) A mari usque ad mare - From sea to sea (Motto of Canada) A mensa et thoro - From board and bed (legal separation) A pedibus usque ad caput - From feet to head A posse ad esse - From possibility to actuality A posteriori - From what comes after. Inductive reasoning based on observation, as opposed to deductive, or a priori A priori - from what comes before A verbis ad verbera - from words to blows Ab absurdo - From the absurd (establishing the validity of your argument by pointing out the absurdity of your opponent's position) Ab aeterno - From the beginning of time Ab asino lanam - Wool from an ass, blood from a stone impossible Ab imo pectore - From the bottom of the chest. (from the heart) Ab incunabulis - From the cradle Ab initio - From the beginning Ab intestato - Having made no will Ab ovo usque ad mala - From the egg right to the apples (From start to finish) (Horace) Ab ovo - From the egg Ab urbe condita - From the foundation of the city. (Rome) Ab/Ex uno disce omnes - From one person, learn all people Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit - He has left, absconded, escaped and disappeared Absente reo - In absence of the defendant Absit invidia - No offence intended Absit omen - May the omen be absent. (may this not be an omen) Absum! - I'm outta here! Abusus non tollit usum - Wrong use does not preclude proper use Abutebaris modo subjunctivo denuo - You've been misusing the subjunctive again Abyssus abyssum invocat - Hell calls hell; one mistep leads to another Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam - It is better to suffer an injustice than to do an injustice Acta est fabula, plaudite! - The play is over, applaud! (Said to have been emperor Augustus' last words) Acta non verba - Action not words Actus reus - Wrongful act - as opposed to mens reason - the wrongful intention or guilty mind Ad absurdum - To the point of absurdity Ad acta - To archives. Not actual any more Ad alta - To the summit Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through difficulty Ad astra - To the stars Ad augusta per angusta - To high places by narrow roads Ad captandum vulgus - To appeal to the crowd -- often used of politicians who make false or insincere promises appealing to popular interest Ad eundem gradum - To the same level Ad eundem - Of admission to the same degree at a different university Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - To boldly go where no man has gone before Ad hoc - For a particular purpose. (improvised, made up in an instant) Ad hominem - Appealing to a person's physical and emotional urges, rather than her or his intellect Ad honorem - In honour. Honour not baring any material advantage Ad idem - Of the same mind Ad infinitum - To infinity without end Ad interim - For the meantime Ad libitum (ad lib) - At one's pleasure Ad litem - For a lawsuit or action Ad locum - At the place Ad maiorem dei gloriam (AMDG) - For the greater glory of God Ad majorem dei gloriam - To the greater glory of God Ad multos annos - To many years!, i.e. Many happy returns! Ad nauseum - To the point of making one sick Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora - Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) Ad referendum - Subject to reference Ad rem - To the point Ad valorem - By the value, e.g. Ad valorem tax Ad vitam aeternam - For all time Ad vitam paramus - We are preparing for life Ad vitam - For life Addendum - A thing to be added Adeste fideles - Be present, faithful ones Adsum - I am here Adversus incendia excubias nocturnas vigilesque commentus est - Against the dangers of fires, he (Augustus) conceived of the idea of night guards and watchmen Adversus solem ne loquitor - Don't speak against the sun (don't waste your time arguing the obvious) Advocatus diaboli - The devil's advocate Aegrescit medendo - The disease worsens with the treatment. The remedy is worse than the disease Aegroto, dum anima est, spes esse dicitur - It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as long as there is life Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem - Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. (Horace) Aeronavis abstractio a prestituto cursu - Hijacking Aetatis (aet.) - Age Aeternum vale - Farewell forever Affidavit - A sworn written statement usable as evidence in court Age quod agis - Do what you do well, pay attention to what you are doing Age. Fac ut gaudeam - Go ahead. Make my day! Agenda - Things to be done Agnus dei - The Lamb of God Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est - Yes, that is a very large amount of corn Alea iacta est - The die has been cast. (Caesar) Alias - Otherwise Alibi - Elsewhere Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent - Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. (Publilius Syrus) Alis volat propriis - He flies by his own wings Alma mater - Nourishing mother. (One's old school or university) Alter ego - Other I or Other Self Alter ipse amicus - A friend is another self Alterum ictum faciam - I'm going to take a mulligan Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi - The deepest rivers flow with the least sound. (still waters run deep) Alumnus - Nursling (former pupil) Amantes sunt amentes - Lovers are lunatics Amantium irae amoris integratio est - The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love. (Terence) Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur - Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time Amat victoria curam - Victory favors those who take pains Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore - I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting. (Cicero) Amicule, deliciae, num is sum qui mentiar tibi? - Baby, sweetheart, would I lie to you? Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur - A true friend is discerned during an uncertain matter Amicus curiae - Friend of the court Amicus humani generis - A friend of the human race (philanthropist) Amicus verus est rara avis - A true friend is a rare bird Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur - We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving. (Syrus) Amor caecus est - Love is blind Amor est vitae essentia - Love is the essence of life. (Robert B. Mackay) Amor ordinem nescit - Love does not know order. (St. Jerome) Amor patriae - Love of country Amor platonicus - Platonic love Amor tussisque non celantur - Love, and a cough, are not concealed. (Ovid) Amor vincit omnia - Love conquers all. (Virgil) Amoto quaeramus seria ludo - Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters. (Horace) An nescis, mi fili, quantilla sapientia mundus regatur? - Don't you know then, my son, how little wisdom rules the world? Anguis in herba - A snake in the grass. A treacherous person. (Vergil) Anicularum lucubrationes - Old wives' tales Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri? - (At a barbeque) Ever noticed how wherever you stand, the smoke goes right into your face? Animis opibusque parati - Prepared in minds and resources (ready for anything) Animus facit nobilem - The spirit makes (human) noble Anno (an.) - Year Anno domini (AD) - In the year of the Lord Anno hegirae (AH) - In the year of the hegira Anno mundi - In the year of the world Anno regni - In the year of reign Anno urbis conditae (AUC) - From the year of founding of the city (Rome) Annuit coeptis - God has favored us Annus bisextus - Leap year Annus horribilis - A horrible year Annus mirabilis - A wonderful year Ante bellum - Before the war Ante litteram - Before the letter Ante meridiem (a.m.) - Before midday Ante mortem - Before death Ante prandium (A.p.) - Before a meal Ante - Before Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem - In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus! - Let's all wear mood rings! Appareo Decet Nihil Munditia? - Is It Not Nifty? Apudne te vel me? - Your place or mine? Aqua fortis - Nitric acid Aqua pura - Pure water Aqua vitae - Water of life (brandy) Aquila non captat muscas - The eagle doesn't capture flies (don't sweat the small things) Arbiter elegantiae - Judge in matters of taste Arcana imperii - Secrets of the empire Arduum sane munus - A truly arduous task Arguendo - For the sake of argument Argumentum ad hominem - An argument against the man. Directing an argument against an opponent's character rather than the subject at hand Argumentum ad ignorantiam - Arguing from ignorance Armis Exposcere Pacem - They demanded peace by force of arms. (An inscription seen on medals) Ars gratia artis - Art for art's sake. (motto of MGM) Ars longa, vita brevis - Art (work) is long, but life is short Ars sine scienta nihil est - Art without science is nothing. (I would also claim that the opposite is true) Artium baccalaureus - Bachelor of Arts (BA) Artium magister - Master of Arts (MA) Ascendo tuum - Up yours Asinus asinum fricat - The ass rubs the ass. (Conceited people flatter each other about qualities they do not possess) Aspice, officio fungeris sine spe honoris amplioris - Face it, you're stuck in a dead end job Aspirat primo Fortuna labori - Fortune smiles upon our first effort. (Virgil) Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit - Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdues both intelligence and skill. (Cicero) Astra inclinant, non necessitant - The stars incline; they do not determine Astra non mentiuntur, sed astrologi bene mentiuntur de astris - The stars never lie, but the astrologs lie about the stars Aude sapere - Dare to know Audentes fortuna juvat - Fortune favors the bold. (Virgil) Audere est facere - To dare is to do. (Motto of Tottenham Hotspur) Audi et alteram partem - Hear the other side too Audiatur et altera pars! - Let us hear the opposite side! Auget largiendo - He increases by giving liberally Aura popularis - The popular breeze. (Cicero) Aurea mediocritas - The golden mean. (an ethical goal; truth and goodness are generally to be found in the middle.) (Horace) Auribus teneo lupum - I hold a wolf by the ears. (I am in a dangerous situation and dare not let go.) (Terence) Aurora australis - The Southern lights Aurora borealis - The Northern lights Aurora Musis amica - Dawn is friend of the muses. (Early bird catches the worm.) Aut disce aut discede - Either learn or leave Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit - The fellow is either mad or he is composing verses. (Horace) Aut viam inveniam aut faciam - I will either find a way or make one Aut vincere aut mori - Either conquer or die Auxilio ab alto - By help from on high Avarus animus nullo satiatur lucro - A greedy mind is satisfied with no (amount of) gain Ave atque vale - Hail and farewell. (Catullus) Ave caesar! Morituri te salutamus - Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you. (gladiators before the fight) Ave maria - Hail Mary Top of Page B Balaenae nobis conservandae sunt! - Save the whales! Beata virgo (Maria) - The Blessed Virgin (Mary) Beatae memoriae - Of blessed memory Beati possidentes - Blessed are those who possess. (possession is nine points of the law) Bella detesta matribus - Wars, the horror of mothers. (Horace) Bella gerant alii - Let others wage war Bellum omium contra omnes - Everyman's struggle against everyman. (Thomas Hobbes) Bene legere saecla vincere - To read well is to master the ages. (Professor Isaac Flagg) Bene qui latuit, bene vixit - One who lives well, lives unnoticed. (Ovid) Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare - Well, if you don't understand plain Latin, I'm not going to dirty my hands on you Bene - Good Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere - To accept a favour is to sell freedom. (Publilius Syrus) Bibere venenum in auro - Drink poison from a cup of gold Bis dat qui cito dat - He gives twice who quickly gives. (Publius Syrus) Bis in die (B.i.d.) - Twice a day Bis interimitur qui suis armis perit - He is doubly destroyed who perishes by his own arms. (Syrus) Bis repetita placent - The things that please are those that are asked for again and again. (Horace) Bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria - He conquers twice who in the hour of conquest conquers himself. (Syrus) Bis vivit qui bene vivit - He lives twice who lives well Bona fide - Acting in good faith Bona fides (noun) - Honest intention Bona fortuna - Good luck! Bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis - Good wine gladdens a person's heart Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur! - Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket! Braccae tuae aperiuntur - Your fly is open Brevior saltare cum deformibus mulieribus est vita - Life is too short to dance with ugly women Brevior saltare cum deformibus viris est vita - Life is too short to dance with ugly men Brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior - Our life is short but is made longer by misfortunes. (Publilius Syrus) Top of Page C Cacoethes scribendi - An insatiable urge to write. (Juvenal) Cadit quaestio - The question drops Caeca invidia est - Envy is blind. (Livy) Caeci caecos ducentes - Blind are led by the blind. Leaders are not more knowledgeable than the ones they lead Caeli enarrant gloriam dei - The heavens declare the glory of God Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt - They change the sky, not their soul, who run across the sea. (Horace) Caelum videre iussit, et erectos ad sidera tollere vultus - He bid them look at the sky and lift their faces to the stars. (Ovid) Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris - If Caesar were alive, you'd be chained to an oar Camera obscvra - Hidden room - an early photographic or painting technique utilizing optical pinholes Canis meus id comedit - My dog ate it Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet - A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. (Curtius Rufus) Capillamentum? Haudquaquam conieci esse! - A wig? I never would have guessed! Caro putridas es! - You're dead meat Carpe Cerevisi - Seize the beer! Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero - Seize the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow. (Horace) Carpe diem - Seize the day (opportunity) (Horace) Casus belli - An act used to justify war Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam - I have a catapult. Give me all your money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head Cave canem, te necet lingendo - Beware of the dog, he may lick you to death Cave cibum, valde malus est - Beware the food, it is very bad Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules - If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui - Beware what you say, when, and to whom Cave - Beware! Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk) Caveat venditor - Let the seller beware Caveat - Let him/her beware Cedant arma togae - Let arms yield to the toga. (Let violence give place to law) Cedo maiori - I yield to a greater person Certamen bikini-suicidus-disci mox coepit? - Does the Bikini-Suicide-Frisbee match start soon? Certe, toto, sentio nos in kansate non iam adesse - You know, Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore Certum est, quia impossibile - It is certain, because it is impossible. (Tertullianus) Cetera desunt - the rest is missing Ceteris paribus - All else being equal Christus rex - Christ the King Circa (C.) - Approximately Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis - I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream Clara pacta, boni amici - Clear agreements, good friends Codex juris canonici - Book of canon law Cogita ante salis - Think before you leap, or look before you leap Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur - Nobody should be punished for his thoughts Cogito ergo doleo - I think therefore I am depressed Cogito sumere potum alterum - I think I'll have another drink Cogito, ergo sum - I think, therefore I am. (Ren‚ Descartes) Commodum ex iniuria sua nemo habere debet - No person ought to have advantage from his own wrong Commune bonum - The common good Commune periculum concordiam parit - Common danger brings forth harmony Communi consilio - By common consent Compos mentis - Of sound mind (and judgement) Concordia discors - Discordant harmony Concordia res parvae crescent - Work together to accomplish more Conditio sine qua non - Condition without which not, or an essential condition or requirement Confer (Cf.) - Compare Coniecturalem artem esse medicinam - Medicine is the art of guessing. (Aulus Cornelius Celsus) Coniunctis viribus - With united powers Conlige suspectos semper habitos - Round up the usual suspects Consensus audacium - An agreement of rash men. (a conspiracy) (Cicero) Consensu omnium - By the agreement of all Consuetudinis magna vis est - The force of habit is great. (Cicero) Consule planco - In the consulship of Plancus (In the good old days) (Horace) Consummatum est - It is completed Contra felicem vix deus vires habet - Against a lucky man a god scarcely has power Contra mundum - against the world Contraria contrariis curantur - The opposite is cured with the opposite. (Hippocrates) Coram populo - In the presence of the people. (Horace) Cornix cornici oculos non effodiet - A crow doesn't rip out the eyes of another crow Cornucopia - Horn of plenty Corpus christi - The body of Christ Corpus delicti - The body of a crime. (The substance or fundamental facts of a crime) Corpus juris canonici - The body of canon law Corpus juris civilis - The body of civil law Corpus vile - Worthless body Corrigenda - A list of things to be corrected. (in a book) Corruptio optimi pessima - Corruption of the best is worst Coruscantes disci per convexa caeli volantes - Flying saucers Cotidiana vilescunt - Familiarity breeds contempt Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned. (Syrus) Cras amet qui nunquam amavit; Quique amavit, cras amet - May he love tomorrow who has never loved before Credidi me felem vidisse! - I tought I taw a puddy tat! Credite amori vera dicenti - Believe love speaking the truth. (St. Jerome) Credo elvem etiam vivere - I believe Elvis lives Credo nos in fluctu eodem esse - I think we're on the same wavelength Credo quia absurdum - I believe it because it is absurd. (contrary to reason) (Tertullian) Credo ut intelligam - I believe in order that I may understand. (St. Augustine) Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit - Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. (Tibullus) Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crevit - The love of wealth grows as the wealth itself grew. (Juvenalis) Crescite et multiplicamini - Increase and multiply Crimen falsi - Perjury Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem - It is more cruel to always fear death than to die. (Seneca) Crux - Puzzle Cui bono? - For whose benefit is it? (a maxim sometimes used in the detection of crime) (Cicero) Cui dono lepidum novum libellum? - To whom do I give my new elegant little book? (Catullus) Cui malo? - Who suffers a detriment? Cui peccare licet peccat minus - One who is allowed to sin, sins less. (Ovid) Cuius regio, eius religio - He who rules, his religion Cuivis dolori remedium est patientia - Patience is the cure for all suffer Culpa - A sin Culpam poena premit comes - Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. (Horace) Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt - When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults Cum grano salis - With a grain of salt. (Pliny the Elder?) Cum homine de cane debeo congredi - Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog Cum laude magnum - With great success Cum laude - With praise Cum tacent, clamant - When they remain silent, they cry out. (Their silence speaks louder than words) (Cicero) Cum - With Cura nihil aliud nisi ut valeas - Pay attention to nothing except that you do well. (Cicero) Cura posterior - A later concern Cura ut valeas - Take care Curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent - Slight griefs talk, great ones are speechless. (minor losses can be talked away, profound ones strike us dumb) Curriculum vitae - A summary of a person's career Cursum perficio - My journey is over, or I finish my journey Custos morum - Guardian of morals Top of Page D Da mihi sis bubulae frustrum assae, solana tuberosa in modo gallico fricta, ac quassum lactatum coagulatum crassum - Give me a hamburger, french fries, and a thick shake Da mihi sis cerevisiam dilutam - I'll have a light beer Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo - I'll have a pizza with everything on it Damnant quod non intellegunt - They condemn what they do not understand Data et accepta - Expenditure and receipts De asini vmbra disceptare - To argue about the shadow of an ass. (petty things for petty mind) De bene esse - It shall be so, as long as it is well De die in diem - From day to day De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum - Of two evils, the lesser must always be chosen (Thomas   Kempis) De facto - Something that is automatically accepted De gustibus non est disputandum - There's no accounting for taste De integro - Repeat again from the start De jure - By law. According to law De minimis non curat praetor - The authority or king, or law does not care about trivial things De minimis - With respect to trifles De mortuis nihil nisi bonum - Say nothing but good about the dead. (Chilon) De nihilo nihil - Nothing comes from nothing. (Lucretius) De novo - Anew De profundis - Up from the depths (of misery) De rervm natvra - On the nature of things. (title of Marcus Aurelius's magnum opus) Decrevi - I have decreed Dei gratia - By the grace of God Delenda est carthago - Carthage must be destroyed Dente lupus, cornu taurus petit - The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn. (Horace) Deo adiuvante - With God's help Deo favente - With God's favour Deo gratias - Thanks be to God Deo optimo maximo - To God, the Best, the Greatest Deo vindice - God will prove us right. (motto of the Confederate States of America) Deo volente - God willing Desunt cetera - The rest is missing Deus absconditus - A god who is hidden from man Deus commodo muto consisto quem meus canis sententia existo - Which, in a very ham-fisted way, with generosity, comes close to being Deus et natua non faciunt frusta - God and nature do not work together in vain Deus ex machina - A contrived or artificial solution. (literally, 'a god from a machine') Deus vobiscum - God be with you Deus volent - (as) God will Deus vult! - God wills it! (Slogan of the Crusades) Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit! - God, look at the time! My wife will kill me! Diabolus fecit, ut id facerem! - The devil made me do it! Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient Die dulci freure - Have a nice day Diem perdidi - I have lost a day (another day wasted) (Titus) Dies felices - Happy Days Dies irae - The Day of Wrath, or Judgment Day Dies natalis - Birthday Dies non - Business free day Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem - It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love. (Catullus) Difficile est saturam non scribere - It is hard not to write satire. (Juvenalis) Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas - It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. (Pliny the Younger) Diis aliter visum - The Gods decided otherwise Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium - Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. (Seneca) Diligite justitiam, o judices terrae - Cherish justice, o judges of the earth Dimidium facti qui coepit habet - Half is done when the beginning is done. (Horace) Dira necessitas - The dire necessity. (Horace) Discere docendo - To learn through teaching Disiecti membra poetae - Limbs of a dismembered poet. (Horace) Disjecta membra - The scattered remains Divide et impera - Divide and conquer Dixi - I have spoken. (I will say no more on the matter, and no one else may speak further) Do ut des - I give so that you give back Docendo discitur - It is learned by teaching. (Seneca) Doli capax - Capable of crime Docendo discimus - ITeach in order to learn< Dolores capitis non fero. Eos do - II don't get headaches. I give them. Domine, dirige nos - Lord, direct us Dominus illuminatio mea - The Lord is my light Dominus tecum - May the Lord be with you (Singular) Dominus vobiscum - May the Lord be with you (Plural) Domus dulcis domus - (home) Sweet home Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos - As long as you are fortunate, you will have many friends (when you are successful, everyone wants to be your friend) Donna nobis pacem - Grant us peace Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus - Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon. (This is the motto of Harry Potter's alma mater) Dramatis personae - Characters of the play Duc, sequere, aut de via decede - Lead, follow, or get out of the way Dulce bellum inexpertis - War is sweet for those who haven't experienced it. (Pindaros) Dulce est desipere in loco - It is sweet to relax at the proper time Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country. (Horace) Dulcius ex asperis - Through difficulty, sweetness Dum excusare credis, accusas - When you believe you are excusing yourself, you are accusing yourself. (St. Jerome) Dum inter homines sumus, colamus humanitatem - As long as we are among humans, let us be humane. (Seneca) Dum spiramus tuebimur - While we breathe, we shall defend Dum spiro, spero - While I breathe, I hope. (Cicero) Dum tempus habemus, operemur bonum - While we have the time, let us do good Dum vita est spes est - While life is, hope is. / While there is life there is hope Dum vivimus, vivamus - While we live, let us live (Epicurean philosophy) Dura lex, sed lex - The law is harsh, but it is the law Top of Page E E contrario - From a contrary position E pluribus unum - From many, one (Motto of the USA) E re nata - As circumstances dictate E vestigio - From where one stands Ecce homo - behold the man Ecce signum - behold the proof Editio princeps - first printed edition Ego et rex meus - I and my King Ego me bene habeo - With me all is well. (last words) (Burrus) Ego nolo caesar esse - I don't want to be Caesar. (Florus) Ego spem pretio non emo - I do not purchase hope for a price. (I do not buy a pig in a poke.) Ego - Consciousness of one's own identity Eheu fugaces labuntur anni - Alas, the fleeting years slip by. (Horace) Eheu, litteras istas reperire non possum - Unfortunately, I can't find those particular documents Eiusdem generis - Of the same kind Elizabeth Regina/Eduardus Rex (E.R.) - Queen Elizabeth/King Edward Emeritus - Honorary; by merit Emitte lucem et veritatem - Send out light and truth Ense et aratro - With sword and plow. (citizen-soldier, one who serves in war and peace) Eo ipso - By that very act Eo nomine - Under that name Epistula non erubescit - A letter doesn't blush. (Cicero) Eppur si muove - But it does move... (Galileo) Eram quod es, eris quod sum - I was what you are, you will be what I am. (grave inscription) Ergo bibamus - Therefore, let us drink Ergo - Therefore Errare humanum est - To err is human. / It is human to err. (Seneca) Errata - A list of errors (in a book) Erratum (errata) - error (errors) Escariorium lavator - Dishwashing machine Esse est percipi - Being is perception. (It is a standardmetaphysical) (Mauser) Esse quam videri - To be rather than to seem Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis - Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine) Est deus in nobis - The is a god inside us Est modus in rebus - There is a middle ground in things. (Horace) Est queadam fiere voluptas - There is a certain pleasure in weeping. (Ovid) Estne tibi forte magna feles fulva et planissima? - Do you by chance happen to own a large, yellowish, very flat cat? Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? - Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me? Esto perpetua - Let it be forever Esto perpetue - May you last for ever Et alii/aliae - Other persons/things Et cetera/etcetera (etc.) - And the rest. Et in arcadia ego - I, also, am in Arcadia Et sequens (et seq.) - And the following Et sequentes (et seq. Or seqq.) - And those that follow Et sic de ceteris - And so to of the rest Et tu, brute! - You too, Brutus! Even you have betrayed me! (Caesar's last words) Et uxor (abbreviated et ux.) - And wife Etiam capillus unus habet umbram - Even one hair has a shadow. (Publilius Syrus) Eventus stultorum magister - Events are the teacher of the stupid persons. Stupid people learn by experience, bright people calculate what to do Ex abrupto - Without preparation Ex abundancia cordis, os loquitor - From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks Ex animo - From the heart (sincerely) Ex ante - Before the event, beforehand. (economics: based on prior assumptions) Ex cathedra - From the chair. With authority (without argumentation) Ex cearulo - Out of the blue Ex curia - Out of court Ex gratia - Purely as a favour Ex hypothesi - From the hypothesis. (i.e. The one under consideration) Ex libris - From the Library (of) Ex mea sententia - In my opinion Ex more - According to custom Ex nilhilo nihil fit - From, or out of, nothing, nothing comes; nothing begetes nothing.) Ex officio - By virtue of his office Ex parte - By only one party to a dispute in the absence of the other Ex post facto - After the fact, or Retrospectively Ex proprio motu - Voluntarily Ex silentio - From silence. (from lack of contrary evidence) Ex tempore - Off the cuff, without preparation Ex uno disce omnes - From one person learn all persons. (From one we can judge the rest) Ex voto - According to one's vow Ex - Out of Excelsior - Ever upward Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis - An exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted Exceptis excipiendis - excepting what is to be excepted Excitabat fluctus in simpulo - He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot) (Cicero) Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta - He who excuses himself, accuses himself (qui s'excuse, s'accuse) Exeat - Permission for a temporary absence Exegi monumentum aere perennius - I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze. (Horace) Exempli gratia (e.g) - For the sake of example Exeunt omnes - All go out. (A common stage direction in plays) Exeunt - They go out Exit - He/she goes out Exitus acta probat - The outcome proves the deeds. (the end justifies the means) (Ovid) Experientia docet stultos - Experience teaches fools Experientia docet - Experience is the best teacher Extempore - Without premeditation Exterioris pagina puella - Cover Girl Extinctus amabitur idem - The same [hated] man will be loved after he's dead. How quickly we forget. (Horace) Extra ecclesiam nulla salus - Outside the Church [there is] No Salvation. (A phrase of much disputed significance in Roman Catholic theology) Top of Page F Fabas indulcet fames - Hunger sweetens the beans, or hunger makes everything taste good! Faber est suae quisque fortunae - Every man is the artisan of his own fortune. (Appius Claudius Caecus) Faber quisque fortunae suae - Each man (is) the maker of his own fortune Fabricati diem - Make my day Fac me cocleario vomere! - Gag me with a spoon! Fac ut nemo me vocet - Hold my calls Fac ut vivas - Get a life Facile princeps - Acknowledged leader Facilis descensvs averno - The descent to Avernus (Hell) it's easy to fall, hard to rise Facilius est multa facere quam diu - It is easier to do many things than to do one for a long time. (Quintilianus) Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur - We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. (Seneca) Facito aliquid operis, ut te semper diabolus inveniat occupatum - Always do something, so that the devil always finds you occupied. (St. Jerome) Facta, non verba - Deeds, not words. (Actions speak louder than words) Factum est - It is done Fallaces sunt rerum species - The appearances of things are deceptive. (Seneca) Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus - False in one thing, false in all Fama crescit eundo - The rumour grows as it goes. (Vergil) Fama nihil est celerius - Nothing is swifter than rumor Fama semper vivat - May his/her fame last forever Fama volat - The rumour has wings. (Vergil) Fames est optimus coquus - Hunger is the best cook Farrago fatigans! - Thuffering thuccotash! Fas est et ab hoste doceri - It's proper to learn even from an enemy. (Ovid) Favete linguis - To keep a (religious) silence. (Horace) Fax mentis incedium gloriae - The passion of glory is the torch of the mind Fecit (fec.) - Made by Feles mala! cur cista non uteris? stramentum novum in ea posui - Bad kitty! Why don't you use the cat box? I put new litter in it Feles mala! - Bad kitty! Felis qvi nihil debet - Happy [is] he who owes nothing Felix culpa - Happy fault Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas - Happy is he who has been able to learn the causes of things. (Vergil) Felo de se - Suicide Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt - Men readily believe what they want to believe. (Caesar) Festina lente - Make haste slowly Fiat justitia (et ruat caelum) - Let justice be done. (though the heavens fall)" Fiat lux - Let there be light Fiat volvntas tva - Let Thy will [be done] (Biblical) Fiat - Let it be done Fide, non armis - By faith, not arms Fidei defensor - Defender of the faith Fides punica - Treachery. (Livy) Fides quaerens intellectum - Faith seeking understanding Fidus Achates - faithful Achates (friend) Filioque - and from the son Filius nullius - a bastard Finem respice - Look to the end [before setting forth] Finis coronat opus - The ending crowns the work. (Ovid) Finis - the end Flagrante delicto - Literally while the crime is blazing. Caught red-handed, in the very act of a crime Flamma fumo est proxima - Flame follows smoke. (there is no smoke without fire) (Plautus) Floreat regina regina - May it flourish. (The motto of the City of Regina, Saskatchewan Canada) Floruit - Flourished Fluctuat nec mergitur - It is tossed by the waves but it does not sink Fons et origo - The source and origin Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit - Perhaps someday we will look back upon these things with joy Forsan miseros meliora sequentur - For those in misery perhaps better things will follow. (Virgil) Fortes et liber - Strong and free. (Alberta) Fortes fortuna adiuvat - Fortune favors the brave. (Terence) Fortes fortuna iuvat - fortune favours the brave Fortiter fideliter forsan feliciter - Bravely, faithfully, perhaps successfully Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo - Resolutely in action, gently in manner. (To do unhesitatingly what must be done but accomplishing it as inoffensively as possible) Fortitudine vincimus - By endurance we conquer Fortuna amicos parat, inopia amicos probat - The fortune is preparing friends, the abundance is testing them Fortuna caeca est - Fortune is blind. (Cicero) Fortunatus sum! Pila mea de gramine horrido modo in pratum lene recta volvit! - Isn't that lucky! My ball just rolled out of the rough and onto the fairway! Frangar non flectar - I am broken, I am not deflected Frater, ave atque vale - Brother, hello and good-bye. (Catullus) Fronti nulla fides - No reliance can be placed on appearance. (don't judge a book by its cover) Fugit hora - The hour flies Functus officio - Having discharged his duty and thus ceased to have any authority over a matter Furnulum pani nolo - I don't want a toaster Top of Page G Gaudeamus igitur (iuvenes dum sumus) - Therefore, let us rejoice. (while we are young) Genius loci - The guardian spirit of the place Gens togata - The toga-clad race; the romans Genus irritabile vatum - The irritable race of poets. (Horace) Gladiator in arena consilium capit - The gladiator is formulating his plan in the arena (i.e., too late) (Seneca) Gloria in excelsis deo - Glory to God in the highest Gloria patri - Glory to the Father Gloria virtutis umbra - Glory (is) the shadow of virtue Gloria - Glory Gloriosum est iniurias oblivisci - It is glorious to forget the injustice Gnothe seauton (Greek) - Know thyself Graeca sunt, non leguntur - It is Greek, you don't read that Gramen artificiosum odi - I hate Astroturf Gratia placenti - For the sake of pleasing Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit - Captive Greece conquered her savage victor. (Horace) Graviora manent - greater dangers await Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo - The drop excavates the stone, not with force but by falling often. (Ovid) Top of Page H Habeas corpus - You must have the body", i.e. You must justify an imprisonment Habemus papam - We have a pope. (used at the announcement of a new pope) Hac lege - with this law Haec olim meminisse ivvabit - Time heals all things, i.e. Wounds, offenses Haec trutina errat - There is something wrong with this scale Hannibal ante portas! - Hannibal is at the doors! The enemy/danger is at the doors! Haud ignota loquor - I say things that are known Helluo librorum - A glutton for books. (bookworm) Heu! Tintinnuntius meus sonat! - Darn! There goes my beeper! Heus, hic nos omnes in agmine sunt! - Hey, we're all in line here! Hic et nunc - Here and now Hic habitat felicitas - Here dwells happiness Hic jacet sepultus (HJS) - Here lies buried Hic jacet (HJ) - Here lies. (written on gravestones or tombs) Hic puer est stultissimus omnium! - This boy is the stupidest of all! Hinc illae lacrimae - Hence these tears. (Terence) Historia est vitae magistra - The history is the tutor of life Hoc erat in votis - This was among my prayers Hoc est in votis - This is in my prayers Hoc est verum et nihili nisi verum - This is the truth and nothing but the truth Hoc est vivere bis vita posse priore frvi - To live twice is to make useful profit from one's past. Experience is the best teacher, so learn from it Hoc natura est insitum, ut quem timueris, hunc semper oderis - It's an innate thing to always hate the one we've learnt to fear Hoc tempore obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit - In these days friends are won through flattery, the truth gives birth to hate. (Terence) Hocine bibo aut in eum digitos insero? - Do I drink this or stick my fingers in it? Hodie mihi, cras tibi - Today for me, tomorrow for you Homines libenter quod volunt credunt - Men believe what they want to. (Terentius) Homines, dum docent, discunt - Men learn while they teach. (Seneca) Homo doctvs is se semper divitias habet - A learned man always has wealth within himself Homo homini lupus - Man is a wolf to man Homo nudus cum nuda iacebat - Naked they lay together, man and woman Homo praesumitur bonus donec probetur malus - One is innocent until proven guilty Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto - I am human, therefore nothing human is strange to me Homo sum - I am a man Homo vitae commodatus non donatus est - Man has been lent to life, not given. (Pubilius Syrus) Honor virutis preamium - Honour is the reward of virtue Honores mutant mores - The honours change the customs. (Power corrupts) Honoris causa (h.c.) - As in doctorate, an honorary degree Horas non numero nisi serenas - I count only the bright hours. (Inscription on ancient sundials) Horribile dictu - Horrible to tell Horror vacui - Fear of empty places Hostis hvmani generis - Enemy of the human race Huc accedit zambonis! - Here comes the Zamboni! Humum mandere - To bite the dust Hunc tu caveto - Beware of this man Top of Page I Ibidem (Ib.) - In the same place. (in a book) Id certum est quod certum reddi potest - That is certain that can be made certain Id est (i.e.) - That is to say Id est mihi, id non est tibi! - It is mine, not yours! Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit - It ain't over until it's over Id tibi praebet speciem lepidissimam! - It looks great on you! Idem quod (i.q.) - The same as Idem - The same Iesus nazarenus rex iudaeorum (INRI) - Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros - Life is not a bowl of cherries, or, literally, Fire tests gold; adversity tests strong men Ignis fatuus - Foolish fire (will-o-the-wisp) Ignorantia juris neminem excusat - Ignorance of the law excuses no one Ignoratio elenchi - An ignorance of proof Ignotus (ign.) - Unknown Ille dolet vere, qui sine teste dolet - He mourns honestly who mourns without witnesses. (Martialis) Ille mi par esse deo videtur - He seems to me to be equal to a god. (Catullus) Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down Illiud latine dici non potest - You can't say that in Latin Illius me paenitet, dux - Sorry about that, chief Imitatores, servum pecus! - Imitators, you slavish crowd! (Horace) Imperator/Imperatrix (Imp.) - Emperor/Empress Imperator - Emperor Imperium et libertas - Empire and liberty. (Cicero) Imperium in imperio - An empire within an empire, i.e. A fifth column, a group of people within an nation's territory who owe allegiance to some other leader Imperium - Absolute power Impossibilium nulla obligatio est - Nobody has any obligation to the impossible. (Corpus Iuris Civilis) Imprimatur - Let it be printed Imprimis - In first place In absentia - In one's absence In actu - In practice In aere aedificare - Build (castles) in the air. (St. Augustine) In aeternum - For eternity In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides - You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. (Petronius) In articulo mortis - At the moment of death In banco - On the bench In camera - In private chamber In capite - In chief In cavda venenvm - In the tail [is the] poison. Watch out for what you don't see In curia - In court In dentibus anticis frustrum magnum spiniciae habes - You have a big piece of spinach in your front teeth In distans - At a distance In dubiis non est agendum - In dubious cases, you should not act In dubio pro reo - In doubt in favor of the accused. If there is a doubt about guiltiness, the judgement has to be in favour of the accused In dubio - In doubt In esse - In existence In excelsis - In the highest In extenso - At full length In extremis - In extremity In fine - At the end In flagrante delicto - In the very act of committing an offence In forma pauperis - In the form of a poor person; in a humble or abject manner In futuro - In the future In gremio legis - In the protection of the law In his ordo est ordinem non servare - In this case the only rule is not obeying any rules In hoc signo vinces - In this sign, you will be victorious. (Eusebios) In infinitum - To infinity; without end In libris libertas - In books (there is) freedom In limine - On the threshold, at the very outset In loco parentis - In the place of a parent In loco - In the place of In magnis et voluisse sat est - To once have wanted is enough in great deeds. (Propertius) In media res - In or into the middle of a sequence of events. (Horace) In medio stat virtus - Virtue stands in the middle. Virtue is in the moderate, not the extreme position. (Horace) In medio tutissimus ibis - In the middle of things you will go most safe. (Ovid) In memoriam - To the memory of In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas - In necessary things unity, in doubtful things liberty, in all things charity In nomine patris et filii et spiritus santi - In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit In nubibus - In the clouds In nuce - In a nutshell In omnia paratus - Prepared for all things In ovo - In the egg In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello - In peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war In pace - In peace In pari materia - Of like kind In partibus infidelium - In parts inhabited by unbelievers In parvo - In miniature In perpetuum - To all time In personam - Against the person In pleno - In full In pontificalibus - In the proper vestments of a pope or cardinal in posse - In possibility In posterum - Till the next day In praesenti - At the present time In principio - In the beginning In propria persona - In person In puris naturalibus - Completely naked In quaestione versare - To be under investigation In re - Refering to In rem - Against the matter (property) In rerum natura - In the nature of things In saecvla saecvlorvm - For ages of ages forever In se - In itself In silico - By means of a computer simulation In silvam ne ligna feras - Don't carry logs into the forest. (Horace) In situ - In position In specie - In kind; (a) in its own form and not in an equivalent (b) in coins and not in paper money In spiritu et veritate - In spirit and truth. (Versio Vulgata) In statu quo - In the same state In terrorem - As a warning; in order to terrify others In totidem verbis - in so many words In toto - As a whole, absolutely, Completely In transitu - In passing, on the way In usu - in use In vacuo - In a vacuum or empty space In vinculis etiam audax - In chains yet still bold (free) In vino veritas - The truth is in wine. A drunk person tells the truth In virtute sunt multi ascensus - There are many degrees in excellence. (Cicero) In vitro - In a test tube (literally glass) In vivo - In the living (thing) Incipit - Begin here Incredibile dictu - Incredible to say Index librorum prohibitorum - Official list of forbidden books not to be read by Catholics Indulgentiam quaeso - I ask your indulgence Infinitus est numerus stultorum - Infinite is the number of fools Infra dignitatem (dig.) - Undignified; beneath one's dignity Infra - Below, underneath Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est - Inhumanity is harmful in every age. (Cicero) Iniqua nunquam regna perpetuo manent - Stern masters do not reign long. (Seneca Philosophus) Iniuria non excusat iniuriam - One wrong does not justify another Insanabile cacoethes scribendi - An incurable passion to write. (Juvenal) Insculpsit - He/she engraved it Instrumentum aeri temperando - Airconditioner Insula gilliganis - Gilligan's Island Integer vitae scelerisque purus - Blameless of life and free from crime Intellectum valde amat - Love the intellect strongly. (St. Augustine) Intelligenti pauca - Few words suffice for he who understands Intelligo me intelligere - I understand that I understand. (St. Augustine) Inter alios - Amongst other people Inter arma silent leges - In time of war, laws are silent Inter caecos regnat strabo - Among blinds the squinting rules. (Erasmus) Inter caesa et porrecta - There's many a slip twixt cup and lip Inter canum et lupum - Between a dog and a wolf Inter nos - Between ourselves Inter partes - Made between two parties Inter se - Amongst themselves Inter spem et metum - Between hope and fear Inter vivos - Between living (people) Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum europe vincendarum - Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe Interfice errorem, diligere errantem - Kill the sin, love the sinner. (St. Augustine) Interregnvm - Period between rules anarchy, lawlessnes Intra muros - Within the walls Intra vires - Within the power Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes - Let us improve life through science and art. (Vergil) Ipsa qvidem pretivm virtvs sibi - Virtue is its own reward Ipsa scientia potestas est - Knowledge itself is power. (Bacon) Ipse dixit - He himself said it. (Cicero) Ipsissima verba - the exact words Ipso facto - By the fact itself Ipso iure - By operation of the law Ira furor brevis est - Anger is a brief insanity. (Horace) Isto pensitaris? - You get paid for this crap? Ita erat quando hic adveni - It was that way when I got here Ita est - Yes./It is so Ite, misse est - Go, the Mass is finished Iubilate Deo - Rejoice in God Iunctis viribus - By united efforts Iure divino - By divine law Iure humano - By human law Ius civile - Civil law Ius gentium - The law of nations Ius primae noctis - The right for the first night Ivs est ars boni et aeqvi - Law is the art of the good and the just Ivs gentivm - Right of tribes law of nations Top of Page J Justitia omnibus - Justice for all Top of Page K Koming soon - Sorry, bad joke Top of Page L Labor omnia vincit - Work conquers all things. (Virgil) Labra lege - Read my lips Lachryma christi - Christ's tears Lapsus alumni - Error made Lapsus linguae - A slip of the tongue Lapsus memoriae - A slip of the memory Lapsus nivium! - Avalanche!! Lapsus stili - A slip of the pen Lares et penates - Household gods Latet anguis in herba - A snake lies in the grass. (Vergil) Latine dictum - Spoken in Latin Latine loqui coactus sum - I have this compulsion to speak Latin Latro! fremo! - Woof woof! Grrrr! Laudant illa, sed ista legunt - Some (writing) is praised, but other is read. (Martialis) Laudatores temporis acti - Praisers of time past Laus Deo - Praise be to God Lavdem virtvtis necessitati damvs - We give to necessity the praise of virtue finding the benefit in what's needful Lectio brevior lectio potior - The shortest reading is the more probable reading Lector benevole - Kind reader Lege atque lacrima - Read 'em and weep Lege et lacrima - Read it and weep Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus - We are slaves of the law so that we may be able to be free. (Cicero) Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus - The burden is made light which is borne well. (Ovid) Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est - The designated hitter rule has got to go Lex domicilii - The law of a person's home country Lex fori - The law of the forum (country) Lex loci - The law of the place Lex malla, lex nulla - A bad law is no law. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Lex non scripta - The unwritten (common) law Lex scripta - The written law Lex talionis - The law of revenge Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt - Men gladly believe that which they wish for. (Caesar) Liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes - Our thoughts are free. (Cicero) Liberate te ex inferis - Save yourself from hell Libertas inaestimabilis res est - Liberty is a thing beyond all price. (Corpus Iuris Civilis) Liberum arbitrium - Free will Libra solidus denarius (L.S.D.) - Pounds, shillings, pence Licentia liquendi - Liberty of speaking Licentia poetica - Poetic licence. (Seneca) Licet - It is allowed Lingua franca - French tongue - the common or universal language Literati - Men of letters Litoralis - Beach bum Litterae humaniores - The humanities Loco citato (Lc) - In the passage just quoted Locum tenens - One occupying the place (used as an English noun meaning 'deputy') Locus classicus - The most authoritative source, Classical passage Locus delicti - The scene of the crime Locus desperatus - A hopeless passage Locus enim est principum generationis rerum - For place is the origin of things. (Roger Bacon) Locus in quo - The place in which something happens Locus poenitentiae - A place for repentance Locus sigilli (l.s.) - The place of the seal Locus standi - The right to be heard in court Longo intervallo - After a long gap Loquitur (Loq.) - He/she speaks Luctor et emergo - I struggle but I'll survive Lumen naturale - Natural light Lupus est homo homini - Man is wolf to man Lupus in fabula - The wolf in the tale (i.e. Speak of the wolf, and he will come) (Terence) Lusus naturae - A freak of nature Lux et veritas - Light and Truth Lux mundi - The light of the world Top of Page M Machina improba! Vel mihi ede potum vel mihi redde nummos meos! - You infernal machine! Give me a beverage or give me my money back! Maecenas atavis edite regibus - Maecenas, born of monarch ancestors. (Horace) Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter - Necessity is the mother of all invention Magister artium (MA) - Master of arts Magister mundi sum! - I am the master of the universe! Magna charta - Great paper Magna cum laude - With great honour or academic distinction Magnas inter oper inops - A pauper in the midst of wealth. (Horace) Magnificat - It magnifies Magnum bonum - a great good Magnum opus - Great work, the major work of one's life Magnus frater spectat te - Big Brother is watching you Mala fide - In bad faith (something which is done fraudulently) Male parta male dilabuntur - What has been wrongly gained is wrongly lost. (Ill-gotten gains seldom prosper.) (Cicero) Malum consilium quod mutari non potest - It's a bad plan that can't be changed. (Publilius Syrus) Malum prohibitum - A prohibited wrong. A crime that society decides is wrong for some reason, not inherently evil Malum quidem nullum esse sine aliquo bono - There is, to be sure, no evil without something good. (Pliny the Elder) Manus in mano - Hand in hand Manus manum lavat - One hand washes the other. The favor for the favor. (Petronius) Mare clausum - A closed sea Mare liberum - An open sea Mare nostrum - Our sea. (Mediterranean) Margaritas ante porcos - Pearls before swine. To give something valuable to someone not respecting it Mater artium necessitas - Necessity is the mother of invention Mater dolorosa - Sorrowful mother. (Virgin Mary) Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus - Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries Mater - Mother Materfamilias - Mother of family Materia medica - Medical matter Materiam superabat opus - The workmanship was better than the subject matter. (Ovid) Maxima debetur puero reverentia - We owe the greatest respect to a child Maximus in minimis - Great in little things Me fallit - I do not know Me iudice - I being judge; in my judgement Me oportet propter praeceptum te nocere - I'm going to have to hurt you on principle Me transmitte sursum, caledoni! - Beam me up, Scotty! Mea culpa - Through my fault Mea maxima culpa - Through my very great fault Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo - My conscience means more to me than all speech. (Cicero) Medice, cura te ipsum! - Physician, heal thyself! (Versio Vulgata) Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant - Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. (Curtius Rufus) Medicus curat, natura sanat - The physician treats, nature cures Medio tutissimus ibis - You will go safest in the middle. (Moderation in all things) (Ovid) Meliora cogito - I strive for the best Melitae amor -