Latin Phrases

Domine Jesu Christi, Fili Dei, miserere mei, pecatoris

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner

Dóminus iudex noster, Dóminus légifer noster: Dóminus Rex noster, ipse salvábit nos

The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver: the Lord is our King, He will save us

Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit

Grace does not destroy nature, but perfects it

Memento mori

Remember you must die

Orbis factor rex aeterne, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison

Maker of the world, King eternal, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us

Dum vivimus vivamus

While we live, let us live

Radix malorum est cupiditas

The love of money is the root of all evil

Magna est veritas et praevalebit

The truth is great and shall prevail

Deus vult

God wills it

Et quoniam abundavit iniquitas, refrigescet caritas multorum

And because iniquity abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold

Veritas odit moras

Truth hates delay

Nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus

Neither can we endure our vices nor the remedies for them

Mundus vult decipi

The world loves to be deceived

Persta atque obdura

Be steadfast and endure

Motus in fine velocior

Motion accelerates when the end is near

Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur

Nobody endures punishment for thought

Nil magnum nisi bonum

Without goodness there can be no greatness

Dulce bellum inexpertis

War is sweet to those who have not tried it

Omnia tempus habent, et suis spatiis transeunt universa sub caelo

All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven

Oderint dum Metuant

Let them hate so long as they fear

Nemo me impune lacessit

No one provokes me with impunity

Appetitus rationi pareat

Let reason govern desire

Ars longa, vita brevis

Art is long, life is short

Sæpe nihil inimicus homini quam sibi ipse

Often a man is his own worst enemy

Acer et vehemens bonus orator

A good orator is pointed and impassioned

Animus hominis semper appetit agere aliquid

The mind of man is always longing to do something

Justitia nihil expetit præmii

Justice seeks no reward

Amici probantur rebus adversis

Friends are proved by adversity

Fiat iustitia, ruat caelum

Let justice be done, though the heavens may fall

Ex opere operato

The effect is in the doing

Ad astra per aspera

Through adversity to the stars

Acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt

Mortal actions never deceive the gods

Carpe vinum

Seize the wine

Alea iacta est

The die is cast

Dulce periculum

Danger is sweet

Acta non verba

Deeds not words

Panem et circenses

Bread and circuses

Condemnant quo non intellegunt

They condemn that which they do not understand

Audentes fortuna iuvat

Fortune favors the bold

Factum fieri infectum non potest

It is impossible for a deed to be undone

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam

I will either find a way or make one

Qui totum vult totum perdit

He who wants everything loses everything

Faber est suae quisque fortunae

Every man is the artisan of his own fortune

Aquila non capit muscas

The eagle does not catch flies

Natura non constristatur

Nature is not saddened

Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo

If I cannot move Heaven, I will raise Hell

Ad meliora

Toward better things

Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixture dementia fuit

There has been no great wisdom without an element of madness

Barba tenus sapientes

As wise as far as the beard

Creo quia absurdum est

I believe because it is absurd

Lupus non timet canem latrantem

A wolf is not afraid of a barking dog

Non ducor, duco

I am not led, I lead

Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

Men generally believe what they want to

Tertium non datur

No third possibility is given

Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc

We gladly feast on those who would subdue us

Amore et melle et felle es fecundissimus

Love is rich with honey and venom

In absentia lucis, Tenebrae vincunt

In the absence of light, darkness prevails

De omnibus dubitandum

Be suspicious of everything

Ars longa, vita brevis

Art is long, life is short

Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit

No one is wise at all times

Quid infantes sumus

What are we a bunch of babies

Mea navis aëricumbens anguillis abundant

My hovercraft is full of eels

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