Latin for Cause and Effectual Magicks )O(...

The N's to the R's...

nam et ipsa scientia potesta(s) est	for knowledge is itself power.

nam et majorum instituta tueri sacris cerimoniisque retinendis, sapientis est	for it is the part of a wise man to protect the institutions of his forefathers by retaining the sacred rites and ceremonies.
nam genus et proavos et qu non fecimus ipsi vix ea nostra voco	for birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own.
nam homo proponit, sed Deus disponit	for man proposes, but God disposes.

nam pro jucundis aptissima quque dabunt di (or dii); carior (or charior) est illis homo quam sibi

the gods will give what is most suitable rather than what is most pleasing; man is dearer to them than he is to himself.

namque sub Aurora jam dormitante lucerna somnia quo cerni tempore vera solent	those dreams are true that we have in the morning, as the lamp begins to flicker.
namque tu solebas meas esse aliquid putare nugas	for you used to think my trifles were worth something.

natur enim non imperatur, nisi parendo	we cannot command nature except by obeying her.
natur non artis opus	a work of nature, not of art.
natur vis maxima	the greatest force is that of nature.

natura artis magistra	Nature is the teacher of art.
natura beatis omnibus esse dedit, si quis cognoverit uti	nature has granted to all to be happy, if we only knew how to use its benefits.
natura dedit usuram vit tanquam pecuni nulla prstitua die	nature has lent us life at interest, like money, and has fixed no day for its payment.

natura ipsa valere, et mentis viribus excitari, et quasi quodam divino spiritu afflari

to be strong by nature, to be urged on by the powers of the mind, and to be inspired, as it were, by a divine spirit (said of genius).

natura nihil agit frustra	nature does nothing in vain.

naturalia non sunt turpia

what is natural is not dirty.

natus nemo	not a born soul.

ne depugnes in alieno negotio	do not fight in another mans affairs.

ne e quovis ligno Mercurius fiat

not every wood is fit for a statue of Mercury.

ne fronti crede	trust not to appearances.

ne me perdas	let me not be lost.
ne nimium	not too much.
ne obliviscaris	do not forget.

ne plus ultra

nothing more beyond. Also nec plus ultra or non plus ultra.

ne puero gladium	do not entrust a sword to a boy.

ne quid falsi	nothing false.

ne te qusiveris extra	seek not yourself from outside yourself.

nec audiendi qui solent dicere, vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insani proxima sit

and those people should not be listened to who keep saying, the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is very close to madness.

nec deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus	nor let a god intervene, unless the knot be worthy of such an intervention.

nec est ad astra mollis e terris via	the way from the earth to the stars is no easy one.

nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo	I have not, I want not, I care not.

nec morti esse locum	there is no room for death.

nec scire fas est omnia	neither is it permitted to know all things.

nec sibi, sed toti genitum se credere mundo

to think that he was born not for himself alone.

nec sidera pacem semper habent	nor is heaven always at peace.

nec sorte, nec fato	not by chance nor by fate.

nec tamen est quisquam, sacros qui ldat amantes	no one would hurt a lover, for lovers are sacred.

nec tecum possum vivere, nec sine te	neither can I live with you nor without you.

nec vero superstitione tollenda religio tollitur	we do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.

necesse est cum insanientibus furere, nisi solus relinqueris	it is necessary to be mad with the insane, unless you wish to be left quite alone.

necessitas non habet legem	necessity has no law; necessity knows no law .

neglecta virescunt	neglected things flourish.

nemo autem regere potest, nisi qui et regi	no one can rule who cannot also submit to authority.

nemo dat quod non habet	no one gives what he does not have. Thus, none can pass better title than they have.

nemo debet ex aliena jactura lucrari	no one ought to gain by another persons loss.

nemo est hres viventis

no one is heir of the living.

nemo est hres viventis

no one is heir of the living.

nemo est supra legis	nobody is above the law.

nemo est tam fortis quin rei novitate perturbetur	no one is so courageous as not to be upset by an unexpected turn of events.

nemo fit fato nocens	no one becomes guilty by fate.

nemo igitur vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit

no great man ever existed who did not enjoy some portion of divine inspiration.

nemo lditur nisi a seipso	no one is harmed but by himself.

nemo liber est qui corpori servit	no one is free who is a slave to the body.

nemo malus felix

peace visits not the guilty mind. no rest for the wicked.

nemo malus felix, minime corruptor	no evil person is happy, least of all a corrupter of morals.

nemo mathematicus genium indemnatus habebit	no mathematician will be held a genius until he is condemned.

nemo me impune lacessit

no man may touch me with impunity. no one attacks me with impunity.

nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit	no mortal is wise at all times.

nemo nisi per amicitiam cognoscitur

no one learns except by friendship. one must like a subject in order to study it.

nemo potest duobus dominis servire	no one can serve two masters.

nemo potest mutare consilium suum in alterius injuriam	no one can change what he proposes to enact to the injury of another.

nemo potest personam diu ferre fictam	no one can play a feigned part for long,

nemo punitur pro alieno delicto	let no one be punished for the fault of another.

nemo saltat sobrius

Nobody dances sober. nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit; nobody dances sober, unless he is completely insane.

nemo sibi nascitur	no one is born for himself.

nemo tam divos habuit faventes, crastinum ut possit sibi polliceri	nobody has ever found the gods so much his friends that he can promise himself another day.

nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare	no one is bound to accuse himself.

nemo timendo ad summum pervenit locum	no one reaches a high position without daring.

nemo umquam neque poeta neque orator fuit, qui quemquam meliorem quam se arbitraretur	no poet or orator has ever existed who thought there was another better than himself.

neque culpa neque lauda teipsum	neither blame nor applaud yourself.

neque enim est quisquam tam malus, ut videri velit	no one is wicked enough to wish to appear wicked.

neque extra necessitates belli prcipuum odium gero	I bear no particular hatred beyond the necessity of war.

neque opinione sed natura constitutum est jus	not in opinion, but in nature, is law founded.

neque semper arcum tendit Apollo	nor does Apollo always keep his bow drawn.

nequeo monstrare, et sentio tantum	what I can experience but cannot express.

nequiquam, quoniam medio de fonte leporum surgit amari aliquid quod in ipsis floribus angat

all is vanity, since from the very fountain of enchantment rises a drop of bitterness to bring torment among all the flowers.

nervis alienis mobile lignum	a puppet moved by sticks in the hands of another.

nescia mens hominum fati sortisque futur, et servare modum, rebus sublata secundis	the mind of man is ignorant of fate and future destiny, and cannot keep within due bounds when elated by prosperity.

nescio qua natale solum dulcedine captos (or cunctos) ducit, et immemores non sinit esse sui	our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness and never allows us to forget that we belong to it.

nescio qua prter solitum dulcedine lti	elated beyond the usual by some unaccountable delight.

nescio quid curt semper abest rei	something is always wanting to our imperfect fortune.

nescio quid majus nascitur Iliade	something greater than the Iliad now springs to life.

nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum. Quid enim est tas hominis, nisi (ea) memoria rerum veterum cum superiorum tate contexitur?

not to know what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?

nescire qudam magna pars sapienti est	ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.

nescit vox missa reverti	a word once spoken can never be recalled.

nihil ad rem	nothing to do with the point. irrelevant and inconsequential.

nihil alienum	nothing foreign.

nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania	drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

nihil aliud necessarium ut sis miser, quam ut te miserum credas	nothing else is necessary to make you wretched than to believe you are so.

nihil amanti durum	nothing is hard for one who loves.

nihil amori injuriam est	there is no wrong that love will not forgive.

nihil boni sine labore

nothing achieved without hard work.

nihil dicit

he says nothing.

nihil dictum quod non dictum prius	nothing can be said that has not been said before.

nihil enim que gratum est adeptis, quam concupiscentibus	an object in possession seldom retains the same charms that it had when it was longed for.

nihil eripit Fortuna nisi quod et dedit	Fortune takes nothing away but what she also gave.

nihil est aliud falsitas nisi veritatis imitatio	falsehood is nothing but an imitation of truth.

nihil est aliud magnum quam multa minuta	every great thing is composed of many things that are small.

nihil est quod credere de se non possit	there is nothing of which it (power) cannot believe itself capable.

nihil est quod credere de se non possit, quum laudatur dis qua potestas

there is nothing of which it (power) cannot believe itself capable, when it is praised as equal to that of the gods.

nihil ex nihilo	nothing comes from nothing.

nihil hic nisi carmina desunt	nothing is wanting here except a song.

nihil in intellectu nisi prius in sensu

nothing in the intellect unless first in sense.

nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse	man is his own worst enemy.

nihil largiundo gloriam adeptus est	he acquired glory without bribery.

nihil non aggressuros homines, si magna conatis magna prmia proponantur	there is nothing men will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.

nihil novi

nothing of the new.

nihil obstabit eunti	nothing shall oppose him as he goes.

nihil obstat

nothing prevents.

nihil peccat nisi quod nihil peccat	his only sin is that he does not sin.

nihil quod tetigit non ornavit	he touched nothing which he did not adorn.

nihil reliqui	nothing remains.

nihil simul inventum est et perfectum	nothing is invented and brought to perfection all at once.

nihil sub sole novum (nihil sub sole novi, or, nil novi sub sole)	there is nothing new under the sun.

nihil tam incertum nec tam instimabile est quam animi multitudinis	nothing is so uncertain or so inestimable as the disposition of a crowd.

nihil tam munitum est, quod non expugnari pecunia possit	nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

nihil verius	nothing truer.

nil clarius astris	nothing brighter (or clearer) than the stars.

nil consuetudine majus	nothing is greater than custom (or habit).

nil feret ad manes divitis umbra suos	the spirit of the rich man will carry nothing to the shades below.

nil fuit unquam tam dispar sibi	nothing was ever so unlike itself.

nil igitur mors est ad nos neque pertinet hilum, quandoquidem natura animi mortalis habetur

death therefore is nothing to us nor does it concern us a bit, seeing that the nature of the spirit we possess is something mortal.

nil impossibile	nothing is impossible.

nil mortalibus arduum est; coelum ipsum petimus stultitia

nothing is too difficult for mortals; in our folly we strive to reach heaven itself.

nil nisi bonum

(about the dead say) nothing unless it is good. nil nisi bonum de mortuis dicere.

nil nisi malis terrori	no terror, except to the bad.

nil oriturum alias, nil ortum tale fatentes

confessing that none like you had arisen before, or will likely arise in the future.

nil peccant oculi, si oculis animus imperet	the eyes do not err if the mind governs them.

nil rectum nisi quod placuit sibi ducunt	they deem nothing right except what seems good to themselves.

nil sine causa	nothing without a cause.

nil sine te mei prosunt honores	the honors I obtain are nothing without you.

nil sole et sale utilius	nothing so useful as the sun and salt.

nil tam difficile est quod non solertia vincat	there is nothing so difficult that skill will not overcome it.

nil tam instimabile est quam animi multitudinis	nothing is so valueless as the sentiments of the mob.

nimia est miseria nimis pulchrum esse hominem	it is a great affliction to be too handsome a man.

nimia familiaritas parit contemptum

familiarity breeds contempt.

nimia subtilitas in jure reprobatur, et talis certitudo certitudinem confundit	too much subtlety in law is condemned, and so much certainty confounds certainty.

nimirum insanus paucis videatur, eo quod maxima pars hominum morbo jactatur eodem	he appears insane to only a few, because the majority is infected with the same disease.

nimium altercando veritas amittitur	in too much disputing, truth is apt to be lost.

nimium ne crede colori	trust not too much in a beautiful complexion.  trust not too much to appearances.

nimium rebus ne fide secundis	do not trust prosperity too much.

nisi pariter, non pugnant	there is no battle unless there be two.

nisi prius

unless previously.

nitamur semper ad optima	let us always strive for the best.

nitimur in vetitum

We strive for the forbidden.

nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata

we are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

nitor in adversum, nec me, qui ctera vincit impetus, et rapido contrarius evehor orbi

I struggle against an opposing current; the torrent that sweeps away others does not overpower me, and I make headway against the on-rushing stream.

nobilis ira	noble in anger.

nobis non licet esse tam disertis, qui Musas colimus severiores	we who cultivate the Muses of a graver spirit cannot indulge ourselves in such license.

noctemque diemque fatigat

he wears out both night and day at his work.  nocturna versate manu, versate diurna; let these be your studies by night and by day.

nodo firmo	in a firm knot.

nodos virtute resolvo	through virtue I untie knots.

nolens volens

unwilling, willing.  whether unwillingly or willingly.

noli me tangere

do not touch me.  touch me not.

noli turbare circulos meos

do not disturb my circles!.

nolite judicare ut non judicemini	judge not that you be not judged.

nolite te bastardes carborundorum

don't let the bastards grind you down.

nomen atque omen	a name as well as an omen.  an omen in a name.

nomen est; res non est	the name exists, the thing does not.

nominis umbra	the shadow of a name.

non aliunder pendere	do not rely on others.

non Angli, sed angeli

not Angles, but angels.

non aqua, sed ruina

not with water, but with ruin.

non arbitrio popularis aur	not by the caprice of popular applause.

non bene junctarum discordia semina rerum	the discordant seeds of things ill joined.

non bis in idem	not twice in the same thing.  legal principle forbidding double jeopardy.

non causa pro causa

not the cause for the cause. Also known as the questionable cause or false cause. refers to any logical fallacy where a cause is incorrectly identified.

non cedit umbra soli	shade does not yield to the sun.

non compos mentis

not in control of the mind. compos mentis. Also rendered non compos sui (not in control of himself).

non conscire sibi	conscious of no fault.

non constat

it is not certain.

non credis mihi?	dont you believe me?

non credo tempori	I trust not to time.

non decipitur qui scit se decipi	no one is deceived who is knowingly deceived.

non deerat voluntas, sed facultas	not the will, but the ability, was wanting.

non deest generoso in pectore virtus	there is no lack of courage in a noble heart.

non degener	not unworthy.

non dormis	I sleep not.

non est ad astra mollis e terris via	there is no easy way from the earth to the stars.

non est alius ingenio alius animo color	genius does not have one form (or appearance) and courage another.

non est bonum ludere cum diis	it is not good to trifle with the gods.

non est sine pulvere palma	the palm (honor) is not obtained without toil.

non facile solus serves quod multis placet	it is not easy to keep to yourself what many desire.

non fecimus ipsi	we have not done these things ourselves.

non hc sine numine	these things are not without sanction of the gods.

non ignara mali, miseris succerrere disco	no stranger myself to misfortune, I am learning to aid those in misery.

non immemor beneficii	not unmindful of kindness.

non ingenerantur hominibus mores tam a stirpe generis ac seminis quam ex iis rebus, qu ab ipsa natura nobis ad vit consuetudinem suppeditantur, quibus alimar et vivimus

our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those circumstances by which nature forms our habits, by which we are nourished and lived.

non me pudet fateri nescire quod nesciam	I am not ashamed to confess myself ignorant of what I do not know.

non metuit mortem, qui scit contemnere vitam	he fears not death who has learned to despise life.

non minima sed magma prosequor	I follow not trivial, but important things.

non multa sed multum	not quantity but quality.

non nobis sed omnibus	not for us but for all.

non omnibus gris eadem auxilia conveniunt	the same remedies do not suit every patient.

non omnis moriar

I shall not all die.  not all of me will die.

non omnis moriar; multaque pars mei vitabit libitinam	not all of me shall die; and a great part of me will escape the grave.

non opus est verbis, credite rebus

there is no need of words; believe facts.

non parvum est seipsum noscere	it is not a little thing to know oneself.

non plus ultra	nothing further beyond. the ultimate.

non possumus	not possible.

non quam diu, sed quam bene vixeris refert

not how long, but how well you have lived, is the main thing.

non quam multis placeas, sed qualibus stude	do not care how many you please, but whom.

non quis, sed quid	not who, but what.

non revertar inultus	I shall not return unavenged.

non satis est puris versum perscribere verbis	it is not enough to write your verse in plain words.

non scholae, sed vitae discimus

we learn not for school, but for life.

non semper erunt Saturnalia	it will not always be Saturnalia.  the carnival will not last forever.

non serviam

I will not serve.

non sic dormit, sed vigilat	Sleeps not but is awake.

non sine dis animosus infans	a spirited child, thanks to the gods.

non sine jure	not without right.

non sine numine	not without divine aid or approval.

non sum qualis eram

I am not such as I was.

non tam commutandarum, quam evertendarum rerum cupidi	desiring not so much to change things as to overturn them.

non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum	do not hold as gold all that shines as gold.  all that glitters is not gold.

non timebo mala	I will fear no evil.

non tu corpus eras sine pectore. Di ti formam, di tibi divitias dederant, artemque fruendi

you were at no time ever a body without a soul. The gods have given you beauty, the gods have given you wealth, and the skill to enjoy it.

non turbetur cor vestrum	let not your heart be troubled.

non usitata, nec tenui ferar penna	I will be borne on no common, no feeble, wing.

non ut diu vivamus curandum est, sed ut satis	our care should not be so much to live long, but to have lived enough.

non ut edam vivo, sed ut vivam edo	I do not live to eat, but I eat to live.

non uti libet, sed uti licet, sic vivamus	we must live not as we like, but as we can.

non vi sed virtute	not by force but by virtue.

non vi, sed verbo

not through violence, but through the word alone.

non vobis solum	not for you alone.

non vox, sed votum	not a voice, but a wish.

nondum omnium dierum sol occidit	the sun of all days has not yet set.

nondum victoria, jam discordia erat	not yet victory, and there was already dissension.

nos duo turba sumus	we two are a multitude.

nos hc novimus esse nihil	we know that these things are nothing.  mere trifles.

nos nostraque Deo	both we and ours are Gods.

nos numerus sumus et fruges consumere nati	we are a mere cipher, and born to consume the fruits of the earth.

nosce te ipsum (or, nosce teipsum)	know thyself.

nosce tempus	know your time.

noscitur a sociis (also, noscitur e[x] sociis)	he is known by his companions. (by the company he keeps).

nosque ubi primus equis Oriens adflavit anhelis illic sera rubens accendit lumina Vesper

and when the Rising Sun has first breathed on us with its panting horses, over there the red Evening Star is lighting his late lamps.

nosse volunt omnes, mercedem solvere nemo	all wish to know, but no one wishes to pay the fee.

noster nostri	our ours.  our hearts beat as one.

nostra nos sine comparatione delectant; nunquam erit felix quem torquebit felicior

what we have pleases us if we do not compare it with what others have; no person will be happy to whom a happier person is a torture.

nota bene (n.b.)	mark well. please note or note it well.

notandi sunt tibi mores	the manners of men are to be carefully observed.

notatio natur, et animadversio peperit artem	art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.

novem Iovis concordes fili sorores	you nine daughters of Jupiter, sisters of one heart.

novos amicos dum paras, veteres cole	while you seek new friendships, take care to cultivate the old ones.

novum et ad hunc diem non auditum	new and unheard of till this day.

novus homo	a new man (a person who has risen from obscurity).

novus ordo seclorum

new order of the ages. similar to Novus Ordo Mundi (New World Order).

nox atra cava circumvolat	black night envelopes them with its hollow shade.

nox prsidium nostri	the night is our protection.

nox senatum dirimit	night breaks upon the session (the meeting is called on account of darkness).

noxi poena par esto	let the punishment equal the crime.

nuda veritas	the naked truth.

nug canor	melodious trifles; a nonsense song.

nugis armatus	armed with trifles.

nulla (enim) res tantum ad dicendum proficit, quantum scriptio	nothing so much assists learning as writing down what we wish to remember.

nulla aconita bibuntur fictilibus	no poison is drunk out of earthenware (the poor and powerless need not fear being poisoned).

nulla dies mrore caret	there is no day without sorrow.

nulla est igitur excusatio peccati, si amici causa peccaveris	it is certainly no excuse for sin if we have sinned for the sake of a friend.

nulla est sicera voluptas; sollicitumque aliquid ltis intervenit	no joy comes unmixed; and something of anxiety intervenes with every pleasure.

nulla falsa doctrina est, qu non permisceat aliquid veritatis	there is no doctrine so false that it does not contain some mixture of truth.

nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est

no law is sufficiently convenient to all.

nulla poena sine lege

no penalty without a law. refers to the legal principle that one cannot be punished for doing something that is not prohibited by law, and is related to nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali.

nulla res tantum ad discendum profuit quantum scripto	nothing so much assists learning as writing down what we wish to remember.

nulla tas ad perdiscendum est	there is no time of life past learning something.

nullam rem natam

no thing born.  nothing.

nulli desperandum, quamdiu spirat	while there is life there is hope.

nulli sapere casu obtigit	no one was ever wise by chance.

nulli secundus

second to none.

nullis amor est medicabilis herbis	love is not to be cured by medicinal herbs.

nullius in verba	on the word of no man.

nullo meo merito

I had not deserved it.

nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali

no crime, no punishment without a previous penal law. Legal principle meaning that one cannot be penalised for doing something that is not prohibited by law; penal law cannot be enacted retroactively.

nullum enim officium referenda gratia magis necessarium est	there is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of a kindness.

nullum est jam (or nunc) dictum quod non sit dictum prius	nothing is said now that has not been said before.

nullum est malum majus, quam non posse ferre malum	there is no greater misfortune than not to be able to endure misfortune.

nullum est sine nomine saxum	no stone without a name (or, without a tale to tell).

nullum imperium tutum, nisi benevolentia munitum	no government is safe unless it be fortified by good will.

nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit	there has been no great wisdom without an element of madness.

nullum majus boni imperii instrumentum quam bonos amicos esse	there can be no more effectual instrument of good government than good friends.

nullum numen abest, si sit prudentia	where there is prudence, a protecting deity is not far away.

nullum sculum magnis ingeniis clausum est	no era is closed to great intellects.

nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit	there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part.

nullus est locus domestica sede jucundior	there is no place more delightful than ones own domestic space.

numero omnia impare gaudet	odd numbers bring luck.

nunc aut nunquam

now or never.

nunc est bibendum

now is the time to drink.

nunquam acquiescere	never acquiesce.

nunquam aliud natura, aliud sapientia dicit	nature never says one thing and wisdom another.

nunquam dormio	I never sleep (I am always on guard).

nunquam est fidelis cum potente societas	never trust an alliance with the powerful.

nunquam minus solus quam cum solus	never less alone than when alone.

nunquam obliviscar	I will never forget.

nunquam retrorsum	never go back.

nusquam est qui ubique est	the man who is everywhere is never anywhere.

nutrimentum spiritus	nourishment for the spirit.

O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane!	O human cares! O how much emptiness is in their affairs!

O dea certe!	O, thou who are a goddess surely!

O di, reddite mi hoc pro pietate mea	O gods, grant me this in return for my piety.

O mors ero mors tua	O death, I will be your death.

O quanta species cerebrum non habet!	O that such beauty should be devoid of brains!

oblatam occasionem tene	seize the opportunity that is offered.

obruat illud male partum, male retentum, male gestum imperium	let that power fall that has been wrongfully acquired, wrongfully retained, and wrongfully administered.

obscuris vera involvens	the truth being enveloped by obscure things.

obscurum per obscurius

the obscure by means of the more obscure.

occasio furem facit (or, facit occasio furem)	opportunity makes the thief.

occasionem cognosce	know your opportunity.

occurrent nubes	clouds will intervene.

oculis magis habenda fides quam auribus	it is better to trust our eyes than our ears.

oculus dexter (O.D.)	right eye.

oculus sinister (O.S.)	left eye.

oderint dum metuant

let them hate, so long as they fear.

odi et amo

I hate and I love.  odi et amo quare id faciam fortasse requiris  nescio sed fieri sentio et excrucior" (I hate and I love. Why do I do this, you perhaps ask.  I do not know, but I feel it happening and am tormented).

odi puerulos prcoci ingenio	I hate boys of precocious talent.

odium theologicum

theological hatred.

officium natura docet	nature teaches one duty.

oleum addere camino

to add fuel to the flame.

olim meminisse juvabit

it will delight us to recall these things.

omina sunt aliquid	there is something in omens.

omne animal seipsum diligit

every animal loves itself.

omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum gerrume desinere

war is always easy to start, but very hard to end.

omne capax movet urna nomen

in the spacious urn of death is shaken every name.

omne homini natale solum

the whole world is a mans birthplace.

omne ignotum pro magnifico (est)

everything unknown is thought to be magnificent.

omne in prcipiti vitium stetit

every vice ever stands on a precipice.

omne initium difficile est

every beginning is difficult.I

omne scibile

everything knowable.

omne trinum perfectum

every perfect thing is threefold.

omnem movere lapidem

to move every stone (to leave no stone unturned).

omnes composui

I have laid them all to rest (in the grave).

omnes eodem cogimur

we are all drawn to the same place.

omnes eodem cogimur; omnium versatur urna serius, ocius, sors exitura, et nos in ternum exsilium impositura cymb

we are all driven to the same ferry; the lot of each is shaken in the urn, destined sooner or later to come forth, and place us in Charons boat for the exile.

omnes sapientes decet conferre et fabulari

all wise people ought to confer and hold converse with each other.

omnes una manet nox, et calcanda semel via lethi

one night awaits us all, and the path of death must be trodden once.

omni autem in re consensio omnium gentium lex natur putanda est

but in every matter the consensus among all nations is to be regarded as the law of nature.

omni exceptione major

superior to all exception.

omni liber metu

free from every fear.

omni violentia major

too strong for any violence.

omnia bona bonis

to the good all things are good.

omnia enim plerumque qu absunt vehementius hominum mentes perturbant

as a rule, mens minds are more deeply disturbed by what they do not see.

omnia fanda nefanda, malo permista furore, justificam nobis mentem avertere deorum

the confusion of the right and wrong, in this accursed war, has deprived us of the protecting care of the gods.

omnia fortun committo

I commit all things to fortune.

omnia in mensura et numero et pondere disposuisti

Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight.

omnia jam fient

all things will now come to pass.

omnia jam fient, fieri qu posse negabam; et nihil est de quo non sit habenda fides

all things will now come to pass that I used to think impossible; and there is nothing that we may not hope to see take place.

omnia mala exempla ex rebus bonis orta sunt (also, omnia mala exempla orta sunt ex bonis initiis)

every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

omnia mea mecum sunt

all I have (my worldly goods) I carry with me.

omnia mors poscit. Lex est, non poena, perire

death claims all things. It is law, not punishment, to die.

omnia mors quat

death levels all things.

omnia mutantur, nihil interit

everything changes, nothing perishes.

omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis

all things change, and we ourselves change with them.

omnia mutari, et nil vere interire, ac summam materi prorsus eandem manere, satis constat

that all things are changed, and that nothing really perishes, and that the sum of matter remains exactly the same, is sufficiently certain.

omnia non pariter rerum sunt omnibus apta

all things are not equally fit for all men.

omnia non properanti clara certaque erunt; festinatio improvida est, et cca

all things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

omnia novit

he knows everything.

omnia omnibus

all things to all men.

omnia orta occident

all things that rise also set.

omnia orta occidunt, et aucta senescunt

everything that rises sets, and everything that grows grows old.

omnia perversas possunt corrumpere mentes

all things tend to corrupt perverted minds.

omnia prclara rara

all excellent things are rare.

omnia pro bono

all things for the good.

omnia profecto, cum se a coelestibus rebus referet ad humanas, excelsius magnificentiusque et dicet et sentiet

when a man descends from heavenly things to human, he will certainly both speak and feel more loftily and nobly on every theme.

omnia prsumuntur rite et solenniter esse acta	all things are presumed to have been done duly and in the usual manner.

omnia qu nunc vetustissima creduntur, nova fuere; et quod hodie exemplis tuemur, inter exempla erit

everything that is now regarded as very ancient was once new; and what we are defending today by precedent, will sometime later be a precedent itself.

omnia Rom cum pretio

all things at Rome may be bought for a price.

omnia serviliter pro dominatione

servile in all his actions for the sake of power.

omnia sunt hominum tenui pendentia filo; et subito casu, qu valuere, ruunt

all things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong of a sudden falls and sinks in ruins.

omnia vanitas

all is vanity.

omnia vincit amor

love conquers all things.

omnia vincit veritas

truth conquers all things.

omnibus idem

the same to all.

omnibus in rebus voluptatibus maximis fastidium finitimum est

the greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

omnis amans amens

every lover is demented.

omnis ars imitatio est natur

all art is an imitation of nature.

omnis commoditas sua fert incommoda secum

every convenience brings its own inconveniences along with it.

omnis homines qui de rebus dubiis consultant, ab odio, amicitia, ira atque misericordia vacuos esse decet

those who deliberate on controversial matters should be free from hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

omnis mutatio loci jucunda fiet

every change of place becomes a delight.

omnis sors ferendo superanda est

every fate is to be overcome by enduring.

omnis stultitia laborat fastidio sui	all folly is afflicted with a disdain of itself.

omnis vir tigris

everyone a tiger.

omnium artium domina eloquentia

eloquence, the mistress of all the arts.

omnium gatherum

gathering of all.

omnium rerum principia parva sunt

the beginnings of all things are small.

onus probandi

burden of proof.

onus quam gravissimus

a most heavy burden.

ope et consilio

with help and counsel.

oper pretium est

there is a reward for work (it is worth doing).

oper pretium non est

it is work not worthy of doing.

opera omnia

all works. collected works of an author.

opera posthuma

posthumous works.

operari sequitur esse

act of doing something follows the act of being.

opere et viritate

in action and truth.

operibus anteire	leading the way with deeds. to speak with actions instead of words.

operose nihil agunt

they are busy about nothing.

opes regum, corda subditorum

the wealth of kings is in the affections of their subjects.

ophidia in herba	a snake in the grass. any hidden danger or unknown risk.

opiferque per orbem dicor

I am known over the world as the helper.

opinione asperius est

it is harder than I thought.

opinionum commenta delet dies, natur judicia confirmat

time erases the comments of opinion, but it confirms the judgments of nature.

optima mors Parca qu venit apta die

the best death is that which comes on the day that Fate determines.

optimi consiliarii mortui

the best counselors are the dead.

optimum custodem ovium quem dicunt esse lupum!

what a fine shepherd a wolf must be!

opulentia tyranni, paupertas subjectorum

the wealth of a tyrant is the poverty of his subjects.

opum furiata cupido

a frenzied lust for wealth.

opus artificem probat

the work proves the craftsman (the worker is known by his work).

opus est

there is work; there is need.

ora pro nobis

pray for us. "Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis pecatoribus".

ora pro nobis peccatoribus

pray for us sinners.

orare est laborare, laborare est orare

to pray is to work, to work is to pray.

oratio directa

direct speech. expressions from Latin grammar.

oratio obliqua

indirect speech.

orator fit, poeta nascitur

the orator is made, the poet is born.

orator improbus leges subvertit

a morally corrupt orator subverts the law.

orbis non sufficit

the world does not suffice or the world is not enough.

orbis unum

one world.

ordo ab chao

out of chaos, comes order.

ornat spina rosas, mella tegunt apes

the rose is guarded by thorns, and honey is protected by bees.

ornatur propriis industria donis

the gifts with which industry is crowned are her own.

orta recens quam pura nites

newly risen, how brightly you shine.

os homini sublime dedit coelumque tueri jussit; et erectos ad sidera tollere vultus

to man, the gods gave an upright countenance to survey the heavens, and to look upwards.

ostendo non ostento

I show, not boast.

otium sortem exspectat

idleness awaits its destiny (hopes for good fortune).

pabulum Acherontis (or, pabulum Acheruntis)

food for Acheron (marked for death; bound for hell).

pacatum ipse regam avitis virtutibus orbem

I shall rule the world pacified by the virtues of my ancestors.

pace tua

with your peace. with your permission.

pacta sunt servanda

agreements must be kept. the binding power of treaties.

Pallida Mors

Pale Death.

palma non sine pulvere

no reward without effort.

panem et circenses

bread and circuses. any entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters.

par bene comparatum

a well-matched pair.

par nobile fratrum

a noble pair of brothers.

par ternis suppar

the two are equal to the three.

paratus sum

I am prepared.

parcite paucarum diffundere crimen in omnes

refrain from laying the guilt of the few upon the many.

pari passu

with equal step.

pars minima sui

the smallest part of itself.

parta tueri

defend what you have won.

parva componere magnis

to compare small things with great.

parva leves capiunt animas (or animos)

little minds are caught (or captured) by little things.

pater familias

father of the family. master of the house.

patientia casus exsuperat omnes

patience masters all chances.

patriis virtutibus

by hereditary virtue.

pauca verba

few words.

paulo majora canamus

let us sing of somewhat greater things.

pauperum solatio

for the solace of the poor.

pax aeterna

eternal peace.

pax aut bellum

peace or war.

Pax Britannica

British Peace.

Pax Deorum

Peace of the gods. Ira Deorum; wrath of the gods.

Pax Europaea

European Peace.

pax in terra

peace on earth.

Pax intrantibus, salus exeuntibus

Peace to those who enter, health to those who depart.

Pax Romana

Roman Peace.

Pax Sinica

Chinese Peace.

pax vobiscum (pax vobis)

peace be with you.

pectus est quod disertos facit

it is the heart that makes one eloquent.

pendent opera interrupta

the work hangs interrupted.

Penelop telam retexens

unraveling the web of Penelope.

per ardua liberi

free through difficulty.

per ardua surgo

I rise through difficulties.

per aspera ad astra

through hardships to the stars.

per deos immortales!

for heavens sake!

per fas et nefas

through means both fair and foul.

per fidem intrepidus

fearless through faith.

per inqualem motum, respectu totius

by an unequal movement in respect to the whole (the differing speeds of planetary movements).

per mare per terram (per mare per terras).

by sea and by land.

per undas et ignes fluctuat nec mergitur

through water and fire she goes plunging but is not submerged.

per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum

through various misfortunes, and so many perils.

per viam dolorosam

by the way of sorrows.

per vias rectas

by right ways.

percussus resurgo

struck down I rise again.

pereat iste

let him die himself.

perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim

bear and endure to the end; one day this pain will be useful to you.

perfer et obdura; multo graviora tulisti

bear and endure to the end; you have borne much heavier misfortunes than these.

pergis pugnantia secum frontibus adversis componere

you are attempting to reconcile things that are opposite in their natures.

periculosum est credere et non credere; ergo exploranda est veritas, multum prius quam stulta prave judicet sententia

it is equally dangerous to believe and to disbelieve; therefore search diligently into the truth rather than form foolish ideas that would pervert your judgment.

perierat totus orbis, nisi iram finiret misericordia

the whole world would perish if pity did not put an end to anger.

periissem ni periissem

I had perished unless I had persisted.

perimus licitis

we come to ruin by permitted things (we died for a good cause).

perinde ac [si]cadaver [essent]

[well-disciplined] like a corpse.

perita manus mens exculta

skilled hand, cultivated mind.

peritur parcite chart

spare the paper that is fated to perish.

perjuria ridet amantum Juppiter

Jupiter laughs at lovers deceits.

permitte divis ctera

commit the rest to the gods.

pernicibus alis

with swift wings.

perpetuum mobile

thing in perpetual motion.

perseverantia

by perseverance.

persona non grata

person not pleasing. An unwelcome, unwanted or undesirable person.

persta atque obdura

be steadfast and endure.

petit alta

he seeks high things.

philosophia vero omnium mater artium

philosophy, the true mother of all the arts.

pia desideria

pious longings. or dutiful desires.

pia fraus	pious fraud. dutiful deceit; used to describe deception which serves the church purposes.

pia mater

pious mother. or tender mother. the delicate innermost of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.

pictoribus atque poetis quidlibet audendi semper fuit qua potestas

the power of daring anything their fancy suggests has always been conceded to the painter and the poet.

placet

it pleases. expression of assent.

plures adorant solem orientem quam occidentem

more do homage to the rising sun than to the setting one.

plurima mortis imago

death in very many a form.

plus animi est inferenti periculum, quam propulsanti

there is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

plus in posse quam in actu

more in possibility than in actuality.

plus scire satius est, quam loqui

it is well for one to know more than he says.

plus ultra

further beyond.

poesis est vinum dmonum

poetry is the wine of demons.

poeta nascitur, non fit

a poet is born, not made.

poetica surgit tempestas

a storm is gathering in the poetic world.

pollice compresso favor iudicabatur

goodwill decided by compressed thumb. (Life was spared with a thumb tucked inside a closed fist, simulating a sheathed weapon. Conversely, a thumb up meant to unsheath your sword).

pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa

the solemnity associated with death awes us more than death itself.

ponderanda sunt testimonia, non numeranda

testimonies are to be weighed, not counted.

Pontifex Maximus

Greatest High Priest.

ponto nox incubat atra, intonuere poli et crebris micat ignibus ther

black night sits brooding on the deep; the heavens thunder and the ether gleams with incessant flashes.

popularis aura

the popular breeze (popular favour).

populumque falsis dedocet uti vocibus

he instructs the people to forget false rumors and false impressions.

populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo

the people boo me, but I applaud myself.

populus vult decipi; (ergo) decipiatur

the people wish to be deceived; (therefore) let them be deceived.

porro unum est necessarium

still there is one thing needful.

possunt quia posse videntur

they can because they think they can.

post amara dulcia

sweet things come after bitter things.

post festum venisti

you have come after the feast.

post hoc ergo propter hoc

after this, therefore because of this. The assumption that one thing happening after another thing means that the first thing caused the second.

post mediam noctem visus quum somnia vera

he appeared to me in a vision after midnight, when dreams are true.

post nubila, Phoebus

after the clouds, the sun.

post tenebras lux

after darkness, light.

potentia amoris

the power of love.

potentissimus est, qui se habet in potestate

he is the most powerful who has himself in his power.

potestas vit necisque

power over life and death.

prbet mihi littera linguam; et, si non liceat scribere, mutus ero

this letter gives me a tongue; and were I not allowed to write, I should be dumb.

preces armat

armed prayers (with weapons to back them up).

presto maturo, presto marcio

soon ripe, soon rotten.

pretiosum quod utile

what is useful is valuable.

pretium scienti

the price of knowledge.

prima caritas incipit a seipso

charity begins at home.

prima et maxima peccantium est poena peccasse

the first and greatest punishment of sinners is the conscience of sin.

prima luce

at dawn. At first light.

primus in orbe deos fecit timor

it was fear that first produced gods in the world.

primus inter pares	first among equals. A title of the Roman Emperors (princeps).

primus ultimusque in acie

first and last in battle.

primus vere rosam atque autumno carpere poma

to pick the first rose of spring and the first apples of autumn.

principiis obsta

stop it from the first.

principium individuationis

individuation. The self-formation of the personality into a coherent whole.

prior tempore, prior jure

first by time, first by right (first come, first served).

prisco stirpe Hibernico

of ancient Irish stock.

pristin virtutis memores

mindful of ancient valour.

prmium, virtus, honor

reward, virtue, honour.

prmonitus, prmunitus

forewarned, forearmed.

pro bono malum

evil for good.

pro domo (sua)

for (ones own) home or house.

pro et contra (pro et con)

for and against.

pro multis

for many.

pro mundi beneficio

for the benefit of the world.

pro patria, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis certare

to fight for our country, for our children, for our altars, and for our hearths.

pro rege, lege, et grege

for king, law, and the people (for ruler, rule, and ruled).

pro salute anim

for the welfare of the soul.

pro se

for oneself.

pro studio et labore

for study and work.

pro tempore

for the time.

pro vero et bonum

for truth and goodness.

pro virtute bellica

for valor in war.

prob etsi in segetem sunt deteriorem dat fruges, tamen ips suapt natura enitent

a good seed, planted even in poor soil, will bear rich fruit by its own nature.

probitas verus honor (or honos)

honesty (or integrity) is true honour.

procul omen abesto!

far be that fate from us!

prodesse non nocere

to do good, not evil.

promissio boni viri fit obligatio

the promise of an honest man is a bond.

prope ad summum, prope ad exitum

near the summit, near the end.

propositi tenax

tenacious of purpose.

propria manu

by one's own hand.

propria virtute audax

daring by my own valor.

proprio vigore

of ones own strength.

proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem lseris

it is a weakness of human nature to hate those whom one has wronged.

proque sua causa quisque disertus erat

everyone was eloquent in his own cause.

provehito in altum

launch forward into the deep.

providentia divina

by divine providence.

prstat opes sapientia	wisdom surpasses wealth.
prstat sero quam nunquam	better late than never.

prsto et persto

I stand in front and I stand firm.

prudens qustio dimidium scienti

half of science is putting forth the right questions.

prudens ut serpens, simplex ut columba

wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove.

prvalent illicita

things forbidden have a secret charm.

pulchritudo vincit

beauty conquers.

pulchrum est paucorum hominum

beauty is for the few.

pulvis et umbra sumus, fruges consumere nati

we are but dust and shadows, born to consume the fruits of the earth.

puri sermonis amator

a lover of pure speech.

purificatus non consumptus

purified, not consumed.

pyr machaira me skalenein

to stir fire with a sword.

qu ante pedes

things at our feet.

qu e longinquo magis placent

things are more pleasant from a distance.

qu fuit durum pati meminisse dulce est

what was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.

qu in terris gignuntur omnia ad usum hominum creantur

the produce of the earth was all created for humanity's use.

qu nimis apparent retia, vitat avis

if the net be spread too openly, the bird avoids the snare.

qu nocent docent

that which hurts, teaches.

qu regio in terris nostri non plena laboris?

what region of the earth is not full of the story of our calamities?

qu sint, qu fuerint, qu mox ventura trahantur

what is, what has been, and what shall in time be.

qu sursum volo videre

I desire to see the things that are above.

qua patet orbis

as far as the world extends.

qua tellus pauperi recluditur regumque pueris

the impartial earth opens alike for the child of the pauper and that of the king.

qua vincit victos protegit ille manu

with the same hand with which he conquers he protects the conquered.

quabit nigras candida una dies

one single bright day will equal the black ones.

qualem commendes etiam atque etiam aspice, ne mox incutiant aliena tibi peccata pudorem

study carefully the character of the one you recommend, lest his misdeeds bring you shame.

quales sunt summi civitatis viri talis est civitas

a community is as those who rule it.

qualis ab incepto

the same as from the beginning.

qualis rex, talis grex

as is the king, so are the people.

qualis sit animus, ipse animus nescit

what the soul is, the soul itself knows not.

qualis vita, finis ita

as in life, so in death.

quam parva sapientia regitur mundus!

with how little wisdom the world is governed!

quam spe forte temere eveniunt, qu non audeas optare

how often things occur by mere chance, for which we dared not even to hope.

quamdiu se bene gesserit

so long as he conducts himself well.

quamquam longissimus, dies cito conditur (longissimus dies cito conditur)

and yet, the longest day soon comes to an end.

quanti fama?

at what price fame?

quanto plura recentium seu veterum revolvo, tanto ludibria rerum mortalium cunctis in negotiis observantur

the more I go over in my mind the transactions of the ancients, the more frivolity and absurdity I observe in human affairs.

quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit, a dis plura feret

the more a person denies himself, the more will he receive from the gods.

quantum instar in ipso est

none but himself can be his parallel.

quantum mutatus ab illo!

how changed from what he once was.

quare videmus araneam aut muscam aut formicam, in electro, monumento plus quam regio, sepultas, ternizari

whence we see spiders, flies, or ants entombed in amber, a more than royal tomb.

qudam non jura scripta sed omnibus scriptis certiora sunt

some laws are unwritten, but they are better established than all written ones.

quem (or quam) te Deus esse jussit

what God commands you to be.

quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make insane.

quem di diligunt, adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit

the one whom the gods love dies young, while he has strength and senses and wits.

quem res plus nimio delectavere secund, mutat quatient

whom prosperity has charmed too much, adversity will shatter.

qui bene conjiciet, hunc vatem perhibeto optimum

hold him the best prophet who forms the best conjectures.

qui docet discit

the one who teaches, learns.

qui honeste fortiter

he who acts honestly acts bravely.

qui me alit me extinguit

the one who nourishes me extinguishes me.

qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum illuc unde negant redire quemquam

now he goes along the darksome way from whence they say no one returns.

qui patitur vincit

the one who endures conquers.

qui per virtutem peritat, non interit

the one who dies for virtue does not perish.

qui scribit bis legit

the one who writes reads twice.

qui sentit commodum, sentire debet et onus

the one who derives the advantage should endure the burden.

qui sibi amicus est, scito hunc amicum omnibus esse

you may be sure that the one who is a friend to himself is a friend to all.

qui tacet consentit

he who is silent consents.

qui trans

who is beyond.

qui vivens ldit morte medetur

he who hurts in life heals in death.

quicquid agas, prudenter agas, et respice finem

whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.

quicquid agunt homines, votum, timor, ira, voluptas, gaudia, discursus, nostri est farrago libelli

everything humanity does, its wishes, fear, anger, pleasures, joys, runnings to and fro, form the medley of my book.

quicquid Amor jussit non est contemnere tutum. Regnat, et in dominos jus habet ille deos

it is not safe to despise what Love commands. Love reigns supreme, and rules the mighty gods.

quicquid coepit, et desinit

whatever begins also ends.

quid cco cum speculo?

what has a blind man to do with a mirror?

quid clarius astris?

what is brighter than the stars?

quid datur a divis felici optatius hora?

what thing more to be wished do the gods bestow than a happy hour? (a golden opportunity).

quid de quoque viro, et cui dicas, spe caveto

take special care what you say of any person, and to whom it is said.

quid est somnus gelid nisi mortis imago?

what is sleep but the image of cold death?

quid non dedit Fortuna non eripit

Fortune cannot take away what she did not give.

quid terras alio calente, sole mutamus?

why do we change for soils warmed only by another sun?

quid verum atque decens curo et rogo, et omnis in hoc sum

my care and study are in what is true and becoming, and in this I am wholly absorbed.

quid vesper ferat, incertum est?

who knows what the evening may bring us?

quidquid in altum fortuna tulit, ruitura levat

whatever fortune has raised to a height, it has raised only that it might fall.

quieta movere magna merces videbatur

just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.

quis bene celat amorem?

who can successfully conceal love?

quis contra nos?

who is against us?

quis enim virtutem amplectitur ipsam, prmia si tollas?

for who would embrace virtue itself if you took away the reward?

quis memorabitur tui post mortem?

who will remember you after you are dead?

quis scit an adjiciant hodiern crastina summ tempora di superi?

who knows whether the gods above will add tomorrows hours to the sum of today?

quis ut Deus

Who is like unto God? Questions who would have the audacity to compare them self to a Supreme Being.

quisnam igitur liber? Sapiens qui sibi imperiosus

who then is free? The one who is wisely in command of himself.

quisque suos patimur manes

in the nether world, each one suffers his own spirits doom; (each one suffers from the spirits of his own past).

quo animo

with an even or equitable mind.

quo fata ferunt

where the fates bear us to.

quo Fata vocant

whither the Fates may call.

quo jure quaque injuria

right or wrong.

quo mihi fortunam, si non conceditur uti?

of what use is fortune to me, if I am not permitted to use it?

quo nihil majus meliusve terris

than whom was never anything greater or better on earth.

quo spinosior fragrantior

the more thorns, the greater the fragrance.

quocunque aspicio, nihil est nisi mortis imago

wherever I look, I see nothing but some image of death.

quocunque trahunt Fata, sequamur

wherever the Fates direct us, let us follow.

quod ab initio non valet, tractu temporis convalescere non potest

that which has no force in the beginning, can gain no strength from the lapse of time.

quod cito fit, cito perit

what is done quickly, perishes quickly.

quod Deus bene vertat!

may God grant success!

quod di omen avertant

may the gods avert this omen.

quod enim ipsi experti non sunt, id docent ceteros

they are teaching others an art in which they themselves have no experience.

quod ero spero

I hope that I shall be.

quod est faciendum

which was to be done.

quod in te est, prome

bring forth what is in you.

quod me nutrit me destruit

what nourishes me destroys me.

quod non legitur non creditur

what is not read is not believed.

quod non vetat lex, hoc vetat fieri pudor

modesty (or shame) forbids what the law does not.

quod optanti divum promittere nemo auderet, volvenda dies, en!, attulit ultro

what none of the gods could have promised to your prayers, lo!, the turning of time has supplied.

quod potui perfeci

I have done what I could do.

quod sapit, nutrit

what pleases, nourishes.

quod satis est cui contingit, nihil amplius optet

the one who has enough for his share should wish for nothing more.

quod scripsi scripsi

what I have written I have written.

quod semper, quod ubique, (et) quod ab omnibus creditum est

what is always, what is everywhere, (and) what is believed by all.

quod sit, esse velit, nihilque malit

who is pleased with what he is and desires nothing else.

quod sors (or fors) feret, feremus quo animo

whatever fate (or fortune) shall bring, let us bear with a firm and equal mind.

quod spiro et placeo, si placeo, tuum est

that I am inspired and give pleasure, if I give pleasure, it is because of you.

quod sursum volo videre

I wish to see that which is above.

quod tuumst meumst; omne meum est autem tuum

what is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.

quod verum est, meum est

what is true belongs to me.

quod verum tutum

what is true is safe.

quod volumus bonum; quod placet sanctum

what we wish is good; what we please is sacred.

quodsi me lyricis vatibus inseres, sublimi feriam sidera vertice

but if you give me a place among the lyric poets, I shall rise up till my head strikes the stars.

quomodo vales

How are you?

quoniam diu vixesse denegatur, aliquid faciamus quo possimus ostendere nos vixisse

as length of life is denied to us, we should at least do something to show that we have lived.

quoniam id fieri quod vis non potest, velis id quod possit

as that which you wish cannot be effected, you should wish for that which may be obtained.

quorsum vivere mori? Mori vita

wherefore live to die? To die is life.

quorum pars magna fui

of which things I was an important part.

quos Deus vult perdere prius dementat

whom God would ruin he first deprives of reason.

quos lserunt et oderunt

whom they have injured they also hate.

quot capita tot sententi, suus cuique mos est

so many heads, so many minds, each has his own way.

quot homines tot sententi (also, tot homines quot sententi)

so many men, so many opinions.

quot rami tot arbores

so many branches, so many trees.

quque ipse miserrima vidi et quorum pars magna fui

and the most miserable things that I myself saw and of which I was a major part.

qure adolescens, utere senex

youth seek, the old use.

qure verum

seek after truth.

qurenda pecunia primum, virtus post nummos

money must be sought for in the first instance, virtue after riches.

qurens quem devoret

seeking someone to devour.

qusitam meritis sume superbiam

assume the honors that are justly due to your merits.

qustio fit de legibus, non de personis

the question must refer to the laws, not to persons.

quum est peccatis veniam poscentem reddere rursus

the one who asks pardon for faults should grant the same to others.

quum talis sis, utinam noster esses!

how I wish you were one of us, since I find you so worthy!

quvis terra alit artificem

every land supports the artisan.

rabiem livoris acerbi nulla potest placare quies

nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.

radii omnia lustrant

his rays illuminate all things.

rami felicia poma ferentes

branches bearing fruit of good fortune.

rara avis(Rarissima avis)

rare bird (very rare bird). An extraordinary or unusual thing.

rara bonitas

goodness is rare.

rara est adeo concordia form atque pudiciti

so rare is the union of beauty with modesty.

raram facit misturam cum sapientia forma

rarely are beauty and wisdom found together.

rari nantes in gurgite vasto

rare survivors in the immense sea.

rari quippe boni; numero vix sunt totidem quot Thebarum port, vel divitis ostia Nili

rare indeed are the good; in number they are scarcely as many as the gates of Thebes or the mouths of the Nile.

rarus sermo illis, et magna libido tacendi

their conversation was rare, and their seeming desire was to be silent.

ratio est legis anima

reason is the spirit and soul of the law.

ratio quasi qudam lux lumenque vit

reason is, as it were, the guide and light of life.

ratione soli

by account of the ground. Or "according to the soil". Assigning property rights to a thing based on its presence on a landowner's property.

re opitulandum non verbis

we should assist by deeds, not by words.

rebus cunctis inest quidam velut orbis

in all things there is a kind of law of cycles.

rebus sic stantibus

with matters standing thus. The doctrine that treaty obligations hold only as long as the fundamental conditions and expectations that existed at the time of their creation hold.

recedant vetera

let old things recede.

recedant vetera, nova sint omnia

let ancient things depart and all things around be new.

recepto dulce mihi furere est amico

it is delightful to indulge in extravagance on the return of a friend.

recta actio non erit, nisi recta fuit voluntas, ab hac enim est actio. Rursus, voluntas non erit recta, nisi habitus animi rectus fuerit, ab hoc enim est voluntas

an action will not be right unless the intention is right, for from it comes the action. Again, the intention will not be right unless the state of the mind has been right, for from it proceeds the intention.

recte et suaviter

justly and mildly.

recte quod honeste

that is rightly done which is honestly done.

recto cursu	in a right course.
rectus in curia	upright in the court (innocent of the charges).

reddite Deo

render unto God.

redintegratio amoris

the renewal of love.

reductio ad absurdum

leading back to the absurd.

reductio ad infinitum

leading back to the infinite. An argument that creates an infinite series of causes that does not seem to have a beginning.

refricare cicatricem

to reopen a wound.

regis ad exemplum totus componitur orbis

the world is fashioned according to the example of kings.

regnat populus (regnant populi)

the people rule.

regnavit a ligno Deus

God reigned from the wood.

renascentur

they will rise again.

renovate animos	renew your courage.
renovato nomine	by a revived name.

repente dives nemo factus est bonus	no good person ever became suddenly rich.
repente nemo fit turpissimus	no one becomes extremely wicked all at once.

repetens exempla suorum

repeating the example of his ancestors.

requiem aeternam

eternal rest.

rerum cognitio vera, e rebus ipsis est

the true knowledge of things is from the things themselves.

rerum cognoscere causas	to learn the causes of things.
rerum concordia discors	the harmonious discord of things.

rerum sapientia custos	wisdom is the guardian of all things.
res accedent luminis rebus	one light shines upon others.

res amicos invenit

fortune finds us friends.

res crescunt concordia

things grow with harmony.

res est sacra miser	the afflicted person is sacred (a person in misery is a sacred matter).
res est solliciti plena timoris amor	love is a thing full of anxious fears.

res firma mitescere nescit

a firm resolve does not know how to weaken.

res ipsa loquitur (or, res loquitur ipsa)

the matter speaks for itself.

res non posse creari de nilo	it is not possible to create matter from nothing.
res non verba	facts not words.

res sacros non modo manibus attingi, sed ne cogitatione quidem violari fas fuit

not only should sacred things not be touched with the hands, but they should not be violated in thought.

res severa est verum gaudium	true joy is an earnest thing.
res sunt human flebile ludibrium	human affairs are a jest to be wept over.

respice, adspice, prospice	examine the past, examine the present, examine the future.
respice, et prospice	look backward and forward.

restitutio ad (orin) integrum

restoration to original condition. Principle behind the awarding of damages in common law negligence claims.

retinens vestigia fam

retracing the footsteps of fame (the achievements of an honorable ancestry).

revirescimus	we flourish again.

revirescit	it flourishes again.
reviresco	I flourish again.
revocate animos	rouse your courage.

rosa rubicundior, lilio candidior, omnibus formosior, semper in te glorior	redder than the rose, whiter than the lilies, fairer than all things, I do ever glory in thee.
rosam ne rode	gnaw not the rose.

ruat coelum, fiat voluntas tua

your will be done, though the heavens should fall.

rudis indigestaque moles

a rude and disordered mass.