Latin is the noblest language in existence. Maybe because he's dead? Knowing Latin is not a utilitarian skill, it is a luxury. You will not speak it, but you will shine in society ... There is no language that helps to impress so much!
1.
Scio me nihil scire
[scio me nikhil scire]
“I know that I don’t know anything,” according to Plato, Socrates spoke of himself this way. And he explained this idea: people usually believe that they know something, but it turns out that they do not know anything. Thus, it turns out that, knowing about my ignorance, I know more than everyone else. A phrase for those who like to fill in the fog and reflective persons.
2. Cogito ergo sum
[kogito, ergo sum]
“I think, therefore I am” is the philosophical statement of René Descartes, a fundamental element of modern Western rationalism.
"Cogito ergo sum" is not the only formulation of Descartes' idea. More precisely, the phrase sounds like “Dubito ergo cogito, cogito ergo sum” - “I doubt, then I think; I think, therefore I am." Doubt is, according to Descartes, one of the modes of thinking. Therefore, the phrase can also be translated as "I doubt, therefore I exist."
3. Omnia mea mecum porto
[omnia mea mecum porto]
“I carry everything with me.” Roman historians say that in the days of the conquest of the Greek city of Priene by the Persians, the sage Byant calmly walked lightly behind a crowd of fugitives, barely carrying heavy property. When asked where his things were, he grinned and said: “Everything I have, I always carry with me.” He spoke in Greek, but these words have come down to us in a Latin translation.
It turned out, historians add, that he was a real sage; along the way, all the refugees lost their property, and soon Biant fed them on the gifts that he received, leading instructive conversations with their inhabitants in cities and villages.
This means that the inner wealth of a person, his knowledge and mind are more important and more valuable than any property.
4. Dum spiro, spero
[dum spiro, spero]
By the way, this phrase is also the slogan of the underwater special forces - combat swimmers of the Russian Navy.
5. Errare humanum est
[errare humanum est]
"To err is human" - the aphorism of Seneca Sr. In fact, this is just part of the aphorism, in its entirety it sounds like this: “Errare humanum est, stultum est in errore perseverare” - “It is human nature to err, but it is foolish to persist in your mistakes.”
6. O tempora! About mores!
[about tempora, about mores]
"O times! Oh manners! - the most famous expression of Cicero from the "First speech against Catiline", which is considered the pinnacle of Roman oratory. Revealing the details of the conspiracy at a meeting of the Senate, Cicero with this phrase expresses indignation at the impudence of the conspirator, who dared to appear in the Senate as if nothing had happened, and the inaction of the authorities.
Usually the expression is used, stating the decline of morals, condemning an entire generation. However, this expression may well become a funny joke.
7. In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas
[in vino veritas, in aqua sanitas]
“Truth is in wine, health is in water” - almost everyone knows the first part of the saying, but the second part is not so widely known.
8. Homo homini lupus est
[homo hominy lupus est]
"Man is a wolf to man" is a proverbial expression from Plautus' comedy "Donkeys". They use it when they want to say that human relations are sheer selfishness and enmity.
In Soviet times, this phrase characterized the capitalist system, in contrast to which, in the society of the builders of communism, man is a friend, comrade and brother to man.
9. Per aspera ad astra
[per aspera ed astra]
"Through hardship to the stars". The variant "Ad astra per aspera" - "To the stars through thorns" is also used. Perhaps the most poetic Latin saying. Its authorship is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher, poet and statesman.
10. Veni, vidi, vici
[veni, see, vichi]
“I came, I saw, I conquered,” Gaius Julius Caesar wrote in a letter to his friend Aminty about the victory over one of the Black Sea fortresses. According to Suetonius, it was these words that were written on the board that was carried during the triumph of Caesar in honor of this victory.
11. Gaudeamus igitur
[gaudeamus igitur]
"So, let's have fun" - the first line of the student anthem of all times and peoples. The hymn was created in the Middle Ages in Western Europe and, contrary to church-ascetic morality, praised life with its joys, youth and science. This song goes back to the genre of drinking songs of vagants - medieval wandering poets and singers, among whom were students.
12.
Dura lex, sed lex
[stupid lex, sad lex]
There are two translations of this phrase: "The law is harsh, but it is the law" and "The law is the law." Many people think that this phrase refers to the times of Roman law, but it is not. The maxim dates back to the Middle Ages. In Roman law, there was just a flexible, allowing to soften the letter of the law, the rule of law.
13. Si vis pacem, para bellum
[se vis packem para bellum]
14. Repetitio est mater studiorum
[repetition est mater studio]
One of the most beloved proverbs by the Latins, is also translated into Russian by the proverb "Repetition is the mother of learning."
15. Amor tussisque non celantur
[amor tusisque non tselantur]
“You can’t hide love and cough” - in fact, there are a lot of sayings about love in Latin, but this one seems to us the most touching. And relevant in anticipation of autumn.
Fall in love, but be healthy!
Below are 170 Latin winged expressions and proverbs with transliteration (transcription) and stress.
Sign ў denotes a non-syllable sound [y].
Sign g x denotes a fricative [γ] , which corresponds to G in Belarusian, as well as the corresponding sound in Russian words God, yeah etc.
- A mari usque ad mare.
[A mari uskve ad mare].
From sea to sea.
Motto on the coat of arms of Canada. - Ab ovo usque ad mala.
[Ab ovo uskve ad mala].
From the egg to the apples, that is, from beginning to end.
Roman dinner began with eggs and ended with apples. - Abiens abi!
[Abians abi!]
Leaving go! - Acta est factory.
[Akta est plot].
The show is over.
Suetonius, in The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, writes that the emperor Augustus, on his last day, asked the friends who entered whether they found that he "played the comedy of life well." - Alea jacta est.
[Alea yakta est].
Die is cast.
It is used when talking about an irrevocably made decision. The words spoken by Julius Caesar when his troops crossed the Rubicon River, which separated Umbria from the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul, that is, Northern Italy, in 49 BC. e. Julius Caesar, violating the law, according to which he, as a proconsul, could command an army only outside Italy, led it, being on the territory of Italy, and thereby began a civil war. - Amīcus est anĭmus unus in duōbus corporĭbus.
[Amicus est animus unus in duobus corporibus].
A friend is one soul in two bodies. - Amīcus Plato, sed magis amīca vertas.
[Amicus Plyato, sed magis amika veritas].
Plato is my friend, but truth is dearer (Aristotle).
It is used when they want to emphasize that the truth is above all. - Amor tussisque non celantur.
[Amor tussisque non celantur].
You can't hide love and cough. - Aquala non captat muscas.
[Aquila non captat muskas].
The eagle does not catch flies. - Audacia pro muro habētur.
[Adatsia about muro g x abetur].
Courage replaces walls (lit.: there is courage instead of walls). - Audiātur et altĕra pars!
[Aўdiatur et altera pars!]
Let the other side be heard!
On the impartial consideration of disputes. - Aurea mediocritas.
[Aўrea mediokritas].
Golden mean (Horace).
About people who avoid extremes in their judgments and actions. - Aut vincĕre, aut mori.
[Aut vintsere, aut mori].
Either win or die. - Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!
[Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!]
Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die greet you!
Roman gladiator greetings, - Bibamus!
[Beebamus!]
<Давайте>let's drink! - Caesărem decet stantem mori.
[Cesarem detset stantem mori].
It is fitting for Caesar to die standing. - Canis vivus melior est leōne mortuo.
[Canis vivus melior est leone mortuo].
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
Wed from Russian proverb "Better a titmouse in the hands than a crane in the sky." - Carum est, quod rarum est.
[Karum est, kvod rarum est].
What is rare is valuable. - Causa causarum.
[Kaўza kaўzarum].
Cause of causes (main cause). - Cave canem!
[Kawae kanem!]
Be afraid of the dog!
Inscription on the entrance of a Roman house; used as a general warning: be careful, attentive. - Cedant arma togae!
[Tsedant arma toge!]
Let the weapons give way to the toga! (Let war be replaced by peace.) - Clavus clavo pelltur.
[Klyavus swear pellitur].
The wedge is knocked out by a wedge. - Cognosce te ipsum.
[Cognosce te ipsum].
Know yourself.
Latin translation of a Greek saying inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. - Crasmelius fore.
[Kras melius fore].
<Известно,>that tomorrow will be better. - Cujus regio, ejus lingua.
[Kuyus regio, eyus lingua].
Whose country, that and language. - Curriculum vitae.
[Curriculum vitae].
Description of life, autobiography. - Damnant, quod non intellect.
[Damnant, quod non intellectual].
They judge because they don't understand. - De gustĭbus non est disputandum.
[De gustibus non est disputandum].
Taste is not to be argued about. - Destruam et aedificabo.
[Destruam et edificabo].
I will destroy and build. - Deus ex machina.
[Deus ex machine].
God from the machine, that is, an unexpected denouement.
In ancient drama, the denouement was the appearance of a god in front of the audience from a special machine, which helped to resolve a difficult situation. - Dictum est factum.
[Diktum est factum].
No sooner said than done. - Dies diem document.
[Dies diem dotsat].
One day he teaches another.
Wed from Russian proverb "Morning is wiser than evening". - Divide et impera!
[Divide et impera!]
Divide and rule!
The principle of the Roman conquest policy, perceived by subsequent conquerors. - Dixi et anĭmam levāvi.
[Dixie et animam levavi].
Said - and eased the soul.
Biblical expression. - Do, ut des; facio, ut facias.
[Do, ut des; facio, ut fatias].
I give so that you give; I make you do.
A Roman law formula that establishes a legal relationship between two persons. Wed from Russian the expression "You to me - I to you." - Docendo discimus.
[Dotsendo discimus].
By teaching, we learn ourselves.
The expression comes from the statement of the Roman philosopher and writer Seneca. - Domus propria - domus optima.
[Domus propria - domus optima].
Your home is the best. - Donec erís felix, multos numerábis amícos.
[Donek eris felix, multos numerabis amikos].
As long as you are happy, you will have many friends (Ovid). - Dum spiro, spero.
[Dum spiro, spero].
While I breathe I hope. - Duōbus litigantĭbus, tertius gaudet.
[Duobus litigantibus, tercius haўdet].
When two quarrel, the third rejoices.
Hence another expression - tertius gaudens ‘the third rejoicing’, that is, a person who benefits from the strife of the two sides. - Edĭmus, ut vivāmus, non vivĭmus, ut edāmus.
[Edimus, ut vivamus, non vivimus, ut edamus].
We eat to live, not live to eat (Socrates). - Elephanti corio circumtentus est.
[Elefanti corio circumtentus est].
Endowed with elephant skin.
The expression is used when talking about an insensitive person. - Errare humānum est.
[Errare g x umanum est].
To err is human (Seneca). - East deus in nobis.
[Est de "us in no" bis].
There is a god in us (Ovid). - est modus in rebus.
[Est modus in rebus].
There is a measure in things, that is, everything has a measure. - Etiám sanáto vúlnĕre, cícatríx manét.
[Etiam sanato vulnere, cicatrix manet].
And even when the wound has healed, the scar remains (Publius Syr). - Ex libris.
[Ex libris].
"From books", ex-libris, sign of the owner of the book. - Éxēgí monument(um)…
[Exegi monument(mind)...]
I erected a monument (Horace).
The beginning of Horace's famous ode on the immortality of the poet's works. The ode caused a large number of imitations and translations in Russian poetry. - Facile dictu, difficile factu.
[Facile dictu, difficile fact].
Easy to say, hard to do. - Fames artium magister.
[Fames artium master]
Hunger is an art teacher.
Wed from Russian proverb "Necessity is cunning for inventions." - Felicĭtas humāna nunquam in eōdem statu permănet.
[Felicitas g humana nunkvam in eodem statu permanet].
Human happiness is never permanent. - Felicitas multos alphabet amīcos.
[Felicitas multos g x abet amikos].
Happiness has many friends. - Felicitatem ingentem anĭmus ingens decet.
[Felicitatem ingentem animus ingens detset].
Great in spirit befits great happiness. - Felix criminĭbus nullus erit diu.
[Felix criminibus nullus erit diu].
No one will be happy with crimes for long. - Felix, qui nihil debet.
[Felix, qui nig h il debat].
Happy is he who owes nothing. - Festina lente!
[Festina lente!]
Hurry slowly (do everything slowly).
One of the common sayings of Emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD). - Fiat lux!
[Fiat luxury!]
Let there be light! (Biblical expression).
In a broader sense, it is used when it comes to grandiose accomplishments. Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, was depicted holding an unfolded sheet of paper with the words "Fiat lux!" - Finis cornat opus.
[Finis coronat opus].
End crowns the work.
Wed from Russian proverb "The end is the crown of business." - Gaúdia príncipiúm nostrí sunt saépe doloris.
[Gaudia principium nostri sunt sepe doleris].
Joy is often the beginning of our sorrow (Ovid). - Habent sua fata libelli.
[G x abent sua fata libelli].
Books have their own destiny. - Hic mortui vivunt, hic muti loquuntur.
[G x ik mortui vivunt, g x ik muti lekwuntur].
Here the dead are alive, here the dumb speak.
The inscription above the entrance to the library. - Hodie mihi, cras tibi.
[G hodie moment x and, beauty tibi].
Today for me, tomorrow for you. - Homo doctus in se semper divitias alphabet.
[G homo doctus in se semper divicias g x abet].
A learned man always has wealth in himself. - Homo homni lupus est.
[G x omo g x omini lupus est].
Man is a wolf to man (Plavt). - Homo propōnit, sed Deus dispōnit.
[Ghomo proponit, sed Deus disponit].
Man proposes, but God disposes. - Homo quisque fortunae faber.
[G homo kviskve fortune faber].
Each person is the creator of his own destiny. - Homo sum: humāni nihil a me aliēnum (esse) puto.
[G homo sum: gh uman nig h il a me alienum (esse) puto].
I am a man: nothing human, as I think, is alien to me. - Honres mutant mores.
[Honores mutant mores].
Honors change morals (Plutarch). - Hostis humāni genris.
[G hostis g kh umani generis].
Enemy of the human race. - Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videaris.
[Id agas, ut sis felix, non ut videaris].
Act in such a way as to be happy, not to appear (Seneca).
From Letters to Lucilius. - In aqua scribre.
[In aqua scribere].
Write on water (Catullus). - In hoc signo vinces.
[Ing x ok signo vinces].
Under this banner you will win.
The motto of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, placed on his banner (4th century). Currently used as a trademark. - In optimā formā.
[In optima form].
In the best possible shape. - In tempŏre opportūno.
[In tempore opportuno].
At a convenient time. - In vino vertas.
[In vino veritas].
The truth is in wine.
Corresponds to the expression "What a sober man has on his mind, then a drunk on his tongue." - Invēnit et perfēcit.
[Invanite et perfecit].
Invented and improved.
Motto of the French Academy of Sciences. - Ipse dixit.
[Ipse dixit].
I said it myself.
An expression that characterizes the position of thoughtless admiration for someone's authority. Cicero, in his essay On the Nature of the Gods, quoting this saying of the disciples of the philosopher Pythagoras, says that he does not approve of the manners of the Pythagoreans: instead of proving in defense of the opinion, they referred to their teacher with the words ipse dixit. - Ipso facto.
[Ipso facto].
By the very fact. - Is fecit, cui prodest.
[Is fecit, kui prodest].
Made by the one who benefits (Lucius Cassius).
Cassius, the ideal of a just and intelligent judge in the eyes of the Roman people (hence Yes another expression judex Cassiānus ‘fair judge’), always raised the question in criminal trials: “Who benefits? Who benefits from this? The nature of people is such that no one wants to become a villain without calculation and benefit for themselves. - Latrante uno, latrat statim et alter canis.
[Lyatrante uno, lyatrat statim et alter kanis].
When one dog barks, the other dog immediately barks. - Legem brevem esse oportet.
[Legam Bravem essay portrait].
The law should be short. - Littera scripta manet.
[Littera scripta manet].
The written letter remains.
Wed from Russian proverb "What is written with a pen, you can not cut down with an ax." - Melior est certa pax, quam sperata victoria.
[Melior est certa pax, kvam sperata victoria].
Better peace is true than the hope of victory (Titus Livius). - Memento mori!
[Memento mori!]
Memento Mori.
The greeting that the monks of the Trappist Order, founded in 1664, exchanged at a meeting. It is also used as a reminder of the inevitability of death, the transience of life, and figuratively - about threatening danger or about something sad, sad. - Mens sana in corpŏre sano.
[Mance sana in corporate sano].
A healthy mind in a healthy body (Juvenal).
Usually this saying expresses the idea of the harmonious development of man. - Mutāto nomĭne, de te fabŭla narrātur.
[Mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur].
The tale is told about you, only the name (Horace) has been changed. - Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
[Nek Sibi, Nek Alteri].
Not to myself, not to anyone else. - Nec sibi, nec altĕri.
[Nek Sibi, Nek Alteri].
Not to myself, not to anyone else. - Nigrius pice.
[Nigrus pizza].
Blacker than tar. - Nil adsuetudĭne majus.
[Nil adsvetudine maius].
There is nothing stronger than habit.
From the trademark of cigarettes. - Noli me tangre!
[Noli me tangere!]
Dont touch me!
Gospel expression. - Nomen est omen.
[Nomen est omen].
“The name is a sign, the name portends something,” that is, the name speaks of its bearer, characterizes him. - Nomĭna sunt odiōsa.
[Nomina sunt odiosis].
Names are hateful, that is, it is undesirable to name names. - Non progredi est regredi.
[Non progradi est regradi].
Not going forward means going backwards. - Non sum, qualis eram.
[Non sum, qualis eram].
I am no longer what I was before (Horace). - Nota bene! (NB)
[Note bene!]
Pay attention (lit.: notice well).
A mark used to draw attention to important information. - Nulla dies sine linea.
[Nulla dies sine linea].
Not a day without a stroke; not a day without a line.
Pliny the Elder reports that the famous ancient Greek painter Apelles (4th century BC) “used to, no matter how busy he was, not to miss a single day without practicing his art, drawing at least one line; this was the basis for the saying." - Nullum est jam dictum, quod non sit dictum prius.
[Nullum est yam dictum, quod non sit dictum prius].
They don't say anything that hasn't been said before. - Nullum pericŭlum sine pericŭlo vincĭtur.
[Nullum periculum sine periculyo vincitur].
No danger is overcome without risk. - O tempŏra, o mores!
[Oh tempora, oh mores!]
Oh times, oh manners! (Cicero) - Omnes homnes aequāles sunt.
[Omnes g homines ekvales sunt].
All people are the same. - Omnia mea mecum porto.
[Omnia mea mekum porto].
I carry everything with me (Biant).
The phrase belongs to one of the "seven wise men" Biant. When his hometown of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants tried to take as many of their things as they fled, someone advised him to do the same. “I do just that, because I carry everything with me,” he replied, meaning that only spiritual wealth can be considered an inalienable property. - Otium post negotium.
[Ocium post negocium].
Rest after work.
Wed: Did the job - walk boldly. - Pacta sunt servanda.
[Pact sunt servanda].
Contracts must be respected. - Panem et circles!
[Panham et circenses!]
Meal'n'Real!
An exclamation expressing the basic demands of the Roman crowd in the era of the Empire. The Roman plebs put up with the loss of political rights, being satisfied with the free distribution of bread, cash distributions and the organization of free circus spectacles. - Par pari refertur.
[Par wager refertur].
Equal to equal is rewarded. - Paupĕri bis dat, qui cito dat.
[Paўperi bis dat, qui cit dat].
The poor are doubly blessed by the one who gives quickly (Publius Syr). - Pax huic domui.
[Paks g uik domui].
Peace to this house (Gospel of Luke).
Greeting formula. - Pecunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domina.
[Pekunia est ancilla, si scis uti, si nescis, domina].
Money, if you know how to use it, is a maid, if you don’t know how, then it’s a mistress. - Per aspera ad astra.
[Per aspera hell astra].
Through thorns to the stars, that is, through difficulties to success. - Pinxit.
[Pinxit].
Wrote.
The artist's autograph on the painting. - Poētae nascuntur, oratōres fiunt.
[Poete naskuntur, oratores fiunt].
Poets are born, speakers become. - Potius mori, quam foedari.
[Potius mori, kwam fedari].
Better to die than be disgraced.
The expression is attributed to Cardinal James of Portugal. - Prima lex historiae, ne quid falsi dicat.
[Prima lex g x istorie, ne quid false dikat].
The first principle of history is not to allow lies. - Primus interpares.
[Primus inter pares].
First among equals.
The formula characterizing the position of the monarch in the state. - Principium - dimidium totius.
[Principium - dimidium totius].
The beginning is half of everything (every business). - Probatum est.
[Probatum est].
Approved; accepted. - Promitto me laboratūrum esse non sordĭdi lucri causā.
[Promitto me laboraturum esse non sordidi lyukri ka "ўza].
I promise that I will not work for the sake of contemptible gain.
From the oath taken when receiving a doctoral degree in Poland. - Putantur homĭnes plus in aliēno negotio vidēre, quam in suo.
[Putantur g homines plus in alieno negocio videre, kvam in suo].
It is believed that people see more in someone else's business than in their own, that is, from the side it is always more visible. - Qui tacet, consentīre vidētur.
[Kvi tatset, konsentire videtur].
It seems that the one who is silent agrees.
Wed from Russian proverb "Silence is a sign of consent." - Quia nomĭnor leo.
[Quia nominor leo].
For I am called a lion.
Words from the fable of the Roman fabulist Phaedrus (late 1st century BC - first half of the 1st century AD). The lion and the donkey shared the prey after the hunt. The lion took one share as the king of animals, the second - as a participant in the hunt, and the third, he explained, "because I am a lion." - Quod erat demonstrandum (q. e. d.).
[Quod erat demonstrandum]
Q.E.D.
The traditional formula that completes the proof. - Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
[Kvod litset Yovi, non litset bovi].
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
According to an ancient myth, Jupiter in the form of a bull kidnapped the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor Europe. - Quod tibi fiĕri non vis, altĕri non fecris.
[Kvod tibi fieri non vis, alteri non fetseris].
Don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do.
The expression is found in the Old and New Testaments. - Quos Juppĭter perdĕre vult, dementat.
[Kvos Yuppiter perdere vult, dementat].
Whom Jupiter wants to destroy, he deprives him of reason.
The expression goes back to a fragment of the tragedy of an unknown Greek author: “When a deity prepares a misfortune for a person, then first of all it takes away his mind with which he argues.” The more concise formulation of this idea given above seems to have been first given in the edition of Euripides, published in 1694 in Cambridge by the English philologist W. Barnes. - Quot capta, tot sensus.
[Captain's quota, that sensus].
How many people, so many opinions. - Rarior corvo albo est.
[Rario corvo albo est].
More rare than the white crow. - Repetitio est mater studiōrum.
[Repetition est mater studioum].
Repetition is the mother of learning. - Requiescat in pace! (R.I.P.).
[Rekvieskat in pace!]
May he rest in peace!
Latin headstone inscription. - Sapienti sat.
[Sapienti sat].
Enough for the one who understands. - Scientia est potentia.
[Science est potencia].
Knowledge is power.
Aphorism based on the statement of Francis Bacon (1561-1626) - an English philosopher, the founder of English materialism. - Scio me nihil scire.
[Scio me nig x il scire].
I know that I know nothing (Socrates). - Sero venientĭbus ossa.
[Sero vanientibus ossa].
Late arrivals (remain) bones. - Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem.
[Si duo faciunt idem, non est idem].
If two people do the same thing, it is not the same thing (Terentius). - Si gravis brevis, Si longus levis.
[Sea Gravis Brevis, Sea Longus Lewis].
If the pain is excruciating, it is not long, if it is long, then it is not excruciating.
Citing this position of Epicurus, Cicero in his treatise "On the Highest Good and the Highest Evil" proves its inconsistency. - Si tacuisses, philosphus mansisses.
[Si takuisses, philosophus mansisses].
If you were silent, you would remain a philosopher.
Boethius (c. 480-524) in his book “On the Consolation of Philosophy” tells how someone who boasted of the title of a philosopher listened for a long time in silence to the scolding of a person who denounced him as a deceiver, and finally asked with a mockery: “Now you understand that I really am a philosopher ?”, to which he received the answer: “Intellexissem, si tacuisses” 'I would understand this if you kept silent'. - Si tu esses Helĕna, ego vellem esse Paris.
[Si tu esses G x elena, ego wellem esse Paris].
If you were Elena, I would like to be Paris.
From a medieval love poem. - Si vis amari, ama!
[Si vis amari, ama!]
If you want to be loved, love! - Si vivis Romaé, Romāno vivito móre.
[Si vivis Rome, Romano vivito more].
If you live in Rome, live according to Roman customs.
Novolatinskaya poetic saying. Wed from Russian proverb "Do not poke your head into a strange monastery with your charter." - Sic transit gloria mundi.
[Sic Transit Gleria Mundi].
This is how worldly glory passes.
With these words, they address the future pope during the ordination ceremony, burning a piece of cloth in front of him as a sign of the illusory nature of earthly power. - Silent leges inter arma.
[Silent leges inter arma].
Among weapons, laws are silent (Livy). - Similis simili gaudet.
[Similis simili gaўdet].
Like rejoices like.
Corresponds to Russian. proverb "A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar." - Sol omnibus lucet.
[Sol omnibus lucet].
The sun shines for everyone. - Sua cuque patria jucundissima est.
[Sua kuikve patria yukundissima est].
To each his own homeland is the best. - Sub rosa.
[Sub rose].
"Under the rose", that is, in secret, secretly.
The rose was the emblem of mystery among the ancient Romans. If the rose was hung from the ceiling above the dining table, then everything that was said and done “under the rose” should not have been disclosed. - Terra incognita.
[Terra incognita].
Unknown land (in a figurative sense - an unfamiliar area, something incomprehensible).
On ancient maps, these words denoted unexplored territories. - Tertia vigilia.
[Tertia vigilia].
"Third Guard".
Night time, that is, the interval from sunset to sunrise, was divided among the ancient Romans into four parts, the so-called vigils, equal to the duration of the changing of the guards in military service. The third vigil is the interval from midnight to early dawn. - Tertium non datur.
[Tercium non datur].
There is no third.
One of the provisions of formal logic. - Theatrum mundi.
[Teatrum mundi].
World arena. - Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
[Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes].
I'm afraid of the Danes, even those who bring gifts.
The words of the priest Laocoön, referring to a huge wooden horse built by the Greeks (Danaans) allegedly as a gift to Minerva. - Totus mundus agit histriōnem.
[Totus mundus agit g x istrionem].
The whole world is playing a performance (the whole world is actors).
Inscription on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. - Tres faciunt collegium.
[Tres faciunt collegium].
Three make up the council.
One of the provisions of Roman law. - Una hirundo non facit ver.
[Una g x irundo non facit ver].
One swallow does not make spring.
It is used in the sense of ‘should not be judged too hastily, by one act’. - Unā voice.
[Una wotse].
Unanimously. - Urbi et orbi.
[Urbi et orbi].
"To the city and the world," that is, to Rome and the whole world, for general information.
The ceremony for the election of a new pope required that one of the cardinals dress the chosen one with a mantle, uttering the following phrase: "I dress you with Roman papal dignity, may you stand before the city and the world." At present, the Pope of Rome begins his annual address to the faithful with this phrase. - Usus est optimus magister.
[Usus est optimus master].
Experience is the best teacher. - Ut amēris, amabĭlis esto.
[Ut ameris, amabilis esto].
To be loved, be worthy of love (Ovid).
From the poem "The Art of Love". - Ut salūtas, ita salutabĕris.
[Ut salutas, ita salutaberis].
As you greet, so you will be greeted. - Ut vivas, igĭtur vigla.
[Ut vivas, igitur vigil].
To live, be on your guard (Horace). - Vademecum (Vademecum).
[Wade mekum (Vademekum)].
Come with me.
This was the name of the pocket reference book, index, guide. The first to give this name to his work of this nature was the New Latin poet Lotikh in 1627. - Vae soli!
[Ve so "li!]
Woe to the lonely! (Bible). - Veni. vidi. Vici.
[Vani. See. Vici].
Came. Had seen. Defeated (Caesar).
According to Plutarch, with this phrase, Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Aminty about the victory over the Pontic king Pharnaces in August 47 BC. e. Suetonius reports that this phrase was inscribed on a board carried before Caesar during the Pontic triumph. - Verba movent, exempla trahunt.
[Verba movent, exemplary trag x unt].
Words excite, examples captivate. - Verba volant, scripta manent.
[Verba volant, script manant].
Words fly away, writing remains. - Vertas tempris filia est.
[Veritas temporis filia est].
Truth is the daughter of time. - Vim vi repellĕre licet.
[Wim wi rapeller litse].
Violence is allowed to be repelled by force.
One of the provisions of Roman civil law. - Vita brevis est, ars longa.
[Vita brevis est, ars lenga].
Life is short, art is eternal (Hippocrates). - Vivat Academy! Vivant professors!
[Vivat Academy! Vivant professores!]
Long live the university, long live the professors!
A line from the student anthem "Gaudeāmus". - Vivre est cogitare.
[Vivere est cogitare].
To live is to think.
The words of Cicero, which Voltaire took as a motto. - Vivre est militare.
[Vivere est militare].
To live is to fight (Seneca). - Víx(i) et quém dedĕrát cursúm fortúna perégi.
[Viks(i) et kvem dederat kursum fortune pereghi].
I lived my life and walked the path assigned to me by fate (Virgil).
The dying words of Dido, who committed suicide after Aeneas, leaving her, sailed from Carthage. - Volens nolens.
[Volens nolens].
Willy-nilly; want - do not want.
Latin winged expressions are taken from the textbook.
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A selection of beautiful phrases and popular aphorisms in Latin, sayings and quotes with translation for tattoos. Lingua latina is one of the most ancient languages, the appearance of which is attributed to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. e.
Wise Latin sayings are often used by contemporaries as inscriptions for tattoos or as independent tattoos in a beautiful font.
Phrases for a tattoo in Latin
Audaces fortuna juvat.
(translated from Latin)
Happiness favors the brave.
Contra spent spero.
I hope without hope.
Debellare superbos.
Crush the pride of the recalcitrant.
Errare humanum est.
Est quaedam flere voluptas.
There is something of pleasure in tears.
Ex veto.
By promise, by vow.
Faciam ut mei memineris.
Quote from the work of the ancient Roman author Plautus.
I'll make sure you remember me.
fatum.
Fate, rock.
Fecit.
Done, performed.
Finis coronat opus.
End crowns the work.
Gaudeamus igitur, Juvenes dum sumus!.
Let's rejoice while we're young.
Gutta cavat Lapidem.
A drop wears away a stone.
Literally: Gutta cavat lapidem, consumitur anulus usu - A drop hammers a stone, the ring wears out from use. (Ovid)
Hoc est in votis.
That's what I want.
Homo homini Lupus est.
Man is a wolf to man.
Homo Liber.
Free man.
In hac spe vivo.
I live by this hope.
The truth is in wine.
Magna res est amor.
Love is a great thing.
Malo mori quam foedari.
Better death than dishonor.
Ne cede malls.
Don't be discouraged by misfortune.
Noll me tangere.
Dont touch me.
Omnia mea mecum Porte.
I carry everything with me.
Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars.
Also used is the option Ad astra per aspera- to the stars through thorns.
A well-known saying, authorship is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher.
Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.
What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.
Latin phraseological unit, which determines that there is no equality among people and cannot be.
Suum cuique.
To each his own.
Ubi bene, ibi patria.
Where it is good, there is the homeland.
The original source, apparently, is in the comedy "Plutus" by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
Vale et me ama.
Farewell and love me.
With this phrase, Cicero ended his letters.
I came, I saw, I conquered!
Caesar's laconic notice of his victory over Pharnaces, son of Mithridates, at Celus, 47 BC.
Vlvere military est.
To live is to fight.
Vivere est cogitare
To live is to think.
The words of the Roman statesman, writer and orator Mark Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself did to another.
Abiens, abi!
Leaving go!
Adversa fortune.
Evil rock.
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.
Try to keep your presence of mind even in difficult circumstances.
Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit.
Enjoy life, it's so fleeting.
Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.
Actum ne agas.
What's done, don't go back to it.
Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt.
Other people's vices are in front of our eyes, ours are behind our backs.
Aliis inserviendo consumer.
By serving others I waste myself.
The inscription under the candle as a symbol of self-sacrifice, cited in numerous editions of collections of symbols and emblems.
Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are insane.
Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Happiness makes friends, misfortune tests them.
Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.
Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love is not cured by herbs. (i.e. there is no cure for love. Ovid, Heroides)
Amor omnia vincit.
Everything wins love.
Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart.
Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.
Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
Listen a lot, talk a little.
Audi, vide, size.
Listen, look and be silent.
Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
I am ready to listen to stupidity, but I will not obey.
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Either I'll find a way, or I'll make it myself.
Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.
Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Or Caesar, or nothing.
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is itself valor.
Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.
Certum voto pete finem.
Set yourself only clear goals (i.e. achievable).
Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur.
Nobody is punished for thinking.
(One of the provisions of Roman law (Digesta)
Cogito, ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am. (The position from which the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes tried to build a system of philosophy, free from elements of faith and based entirely on the activity of the mind. Rene Descartes, "Principles of Philosophy", I, 7, 9.)
Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses. (Latin proverb)
Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with an enemy? (Virgil, "Aeneid", II, 390)
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Destiny leads the one who wants to go, drags the unwilling one. (A saying of Cleanthes, translated into Latin by Seneca.)
Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.
You have to eat to live, not live to eat. (A medieval maxim paraphrasing the ancient sayings of Quintilian: “I eat to live, not live to eat” and Socrates: “Some people live to eat, but I eat to live.”)
Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life lived means to live twice. (Martial, "Epigrams")
Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie. (Publius, "Sentences")
Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi.
Forgive others often, never yourself. (Publius, "Sentences")
Infandum renovare dolorem.
To resurrect the terrible, unspeakable pain again, to talk about the sad past. (Virgil, Aeneid)
Homo homini lupus est.
Man to man is a wolf. (Plavt, "Donkeys")
Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to man.
Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.
Fix the past, manage the present, foresee the future.
Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida.
To whom Fortune smiles, Themis does not notice.
Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
Every person is prone to err, but only a fool can persevere in error.
Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit.
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer.
Damant, quod non intellectual.
They judge because they don't understand.
De gustibus non disputandum est.
Tastes could not be discussed. (The Russian analogue is the proverb “There is no comrade for the taste and color”)
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
About the dead or good, or nothing. (A probable source is the saying of Chilo “Do not slander the dead”)
Descensus averno facilis est.
Easy way to hell.
Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.
Divide et impera.
Divide and rule. (Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which arose already in modern times.)
Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law. The meaning of the Latin phrase: no matter how severe the law, it must be observed.
While I breathe I hope!
Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.
Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!
Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!
From an old student song. A common motif of ancient inscriptions on tombstones and tableware.
Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!
Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.
Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.
Ex malis eligere minima.
Choose the least of the evils.
Ex ungue leonem.
You can recognize a lion by its claws.
Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum.
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.
Experientia est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.
Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
When we are healthy, it is easy to give good advice to the sick.
Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.
factum est factam.
What's done is done (fact is fact).
Fama clamosa.
Loud glory.
Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumours.
Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
I did my best, who can, let him do better.
(A paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their accounting speech, transferring authority to the successor.)
Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet.
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.
Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium.
Having thought up the female disposition to humble, say goodbye to peace!
Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.
Fide, sed cui fidas, vide.
Be vigilant; trust, but watch who you trust.
Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.
Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.
flagrant delicto.
At the crime scene, red-handed.
Fors omnia versas.
Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance).
Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.
Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.
Firm in action, soft in handling.
(Stubbornly achieve the goal, acting gently.)
Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.
Happiness is easier to find than to keep.
Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds his own destiny.
Fructus temporum.
The fruit of time.
Fuge, late, tace.
Run, hide, shut up.
Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irrevocable time is running.
Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have some fun.
Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.
Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste is not subject to laws.
Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop sharpens a stone.
Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus.
Worse than slavery are remorse.
Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
He is terrible who reveres death for good!
Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt.
People trust their eyes more than their ears.
Homines, dum docent, discunt.
People learn by teaching.
Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.
Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia.
I don't hate a person, but his vices.
Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora.
The more people have, the more they want to have.
Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is man's friend.
Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto.
I am human, and nothing human is alien to me.
Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent.
Where the laws are in force, and the people are strong.
Igne natura renovatur integra.
By fire all nature is renewed.
Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.
Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.
Forever, forever.
Daemon Deus!
In Demon God!
In dubio abstine.
Refrain when in doubt.
Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.
In pace.
Peace, peace.
Incedo per ignes.
I walk through the fire.
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.
Injuriam facilius facias guam feras.
Easy to offend, harder to endure.
In me omnis spes mihi est.
All my hope is in myself.
In memory.
In mind.
In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace, lions; in battle, deer. (Tertullian, "On the wreath")
Inter arma silent leges.
When weapons rattle, the laws are silent.
Inter parietes.
Within four walls.
In tyrrannos.
Against tyrants.
The truth is in wine. (Compare Pliny the Elder: "It is generally accepted to attribute guilt to truthfulness.") A very common phrase in tattoos!
In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
Truth is in wine, health is in water.
In vitium ducit culpae fuga.
The desire to avoid a mistake involves another. (Horace, "The Science of Poetry")
In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.
Ira initium insaniae est.
Anger is the beginning of madness.
Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.
It is those who grieve the least who flaunt their grief the most.
Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.
Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.
The load becomes light when you carry it with humility. (Ovid, Love Elegies)
Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter what it comes from. (Juvenal, "Satires")
Lupus non mordet lupum.
The wolf will not bite the wolf.
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
The wolf changes his coat, not his nature.
Manus manum lavat.
The hand washes the hand.
(A proverb that goes back to the Greek comedian Epicharmus.)
Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.
My conscience is more important to me than all gossip.
Mea vita et anima es.
You are my life and soul.
Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
A good name is better than great wealth.
meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.
Mens sana in corpore sano.
In a healthy body healthy mind.
memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that the monks of the Trappist order exchanged when they met. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, and in a figurative sense, of imminent danger.)
Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.
Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam.
Our destiny depends on our morals.
Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
Death does not know the law, takes both the king and the poor.
Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.
Mortem effugere nemo potest.
Nobody can escape death.
Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature does not tolerate emptiness.
Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.
Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
Nothing is safe in every way
(i.e. there is no complete well-being Horace, "Odes").
Nihil habeo, nihil curo.
I don't have anything - I don't care about anything.
Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the unlawful. (Ovid, Love Elegies)
Nolite dicere, sinescitis.
Don't speak if you don't know.
Non est fumus absque igne.
There is no smoke without fire.
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Knowing misfortune, I learned to help the sufferers. (Virgil)
Non progredi est regredi.
Not moving forward means going backwards.
Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum.
Not one step back, always forward.
Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt.
Nowhere there are those who are everywhere.
Oderint dum metuant.
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid. (The words of Atreus from the tragedy Action named after him. According to Suetonius, this was the favorite saying of the emperor Caligula.)
Odi et amo.
I hate and love.
Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.
Everything unknown is majestic. (Tacitus, Agricola)
Omnes homines agunt histrionem.
All people are actors on the stage of life.
Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
Every hour hurts, the last one kills.
Omnia mea mecum porto.
I carry everything with me.
(When the city of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants tried to take as many of their things as they fled, someone advised the sage Biant to do the same. “I do this, because I carry everything with me,” he replied, meaning their spiritual wealth.
Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur.
Everything flows, everything changes.
Omnia mors aequat.
Death equalizes everything.
Omnia praeclara rara.
Everything beautiful is rare. (Cicero)
Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar.
I get everything I want.
Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.
Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.
Optimum medicamentum quies est.
The best medicine is peace.
(Medical aphorism, authored by the Roman physician Aulus Cornelius Celsus.)
Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.
Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars. (Through difficulties to a high goal.)
Per fas et nefas.
By all truths and lies.
Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum.
By frequent laughter you should recognize a fool. (Medieval set expression.)
Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.
Persona grata.
Desirable person or trustworthy person.
Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)
First among equals. (A formula characterizing the position of a monarch in a feudal state.)
Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt.
What were vices are now morals.
Quae nocent - docent.
What hurts, teaches.
Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis.
If the feelings are not true, then our whole mind will be false.
Qui tacet - consentire videtur.
Whoever is silent is considered as having agreed. (Russian analogy: Silence is a sign of consent.)
Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas.
No one can know when to watch out for which danger.
Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior.
The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually.
Quod cito fit, cito perit.
What is soon done, soon falls apart.
Quomodo fabula, sic vita; non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert.
Life is like a play in a theatre; what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is played.
Respue quod non es.
Drop what is not you.
Scio me nihil scire.
I know that I know nothing.
(Latin translation of the loosely interpreted words of Socrates. Cf. Russian. Learn a century, you will die a fool.)
Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
One day we all go crazy.
Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.
Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.
Si etiam omnes, ego non.
Even if everything, then not me. (i.e. Even if everyone will, I won't)
Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
(Source - Vegetius. Also compare Cicero: "If we want to use the world, we have to fight" and Cornelius Nepos: "The world is created by war.")
Sibi imperare maximum imperium est.
The highest power is power over yourself.
Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.
Sic itur ad astra.
This is how they go to the stars.
Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun shines on everyone.
Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother deserves love, a father deserves respect.
Tattoos with inscriptions are perhaps one of the best ways to express yourself. A special place in this category is occupied by phrases in Latin with translation, which is not at all surprising. This ancient language is the progenitor of many European languages (Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian), it was spoken by the best philosophers, commanders, rulers and scientists of the past centuries. Latin is the language of Horace, Cicero, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Julius Caesar.
Latin inscriptions as tattoos are becoming more and more popular among young people around the world. As a rule, these are people who are more interested in philosophy and sciences, who want to emphasize their individuality and intellectuality.
Such a tattoo provides a wonderful opportunity to express oneself, declare one's way and meaning of life, talk about one's feelings and beliefs, express and affirm one's life position, emphasize the hidden line of the soul and the strength of the human spirit.
Not all people are fluent in Latin, so we publish a list of interesting phrases with translation into Russian. Below, we have broken up some examples of inscriptions into several sections, depending on what message they carry. If you did not find the phrase you need, look at other inscriptions for tattoos or ask a question in the comments.
Despite the fact that at present the language has fallen out of active use, it has left an indelible mark on culture in the form of great scientific works filled with deep philosophical thoughts and aphorisms, which have not lost their significance and relevance even now. The great sayings of antiquity are now used as an original and beautiful way to express your inner world, ideals and principles through tattooing.
It is interesting! Despite the fact that Latin is considered a dead language, there is one state where Latin has the status of an official language. In the Vatican, all the rites of worship and the maintenance of church documentation still take place in Latin.
Phrases in Latin for a tattoo
non progredi est regredi
Not moving forward means going backwards
Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora
The more people have, the more they want to have
Gaudeamus igitur
So let's have some fun
Gloria victoribus
Glory to the winners
Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum
By frequent laughter you should recognize a fool
Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia
I hate not a man, but his vices
Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est
Only a mother deserves love, a father deserves respect
Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes
The real victory is only when the enemies themselves recognize themselves as defeated.
Divide and impera
Divide and rule
Heu conscientia animi gravis est servitus
Worse than slavery remorse
Lupus non mordet lupum
The wolf does not bite the wolf
Ira initium insaniae est
Anger is the beginning of madness
Perigrinatio est vita
Life is a journey
Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas
Happiness is easier to find than to keep
Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
He is terrible who reveres death for good!
Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui
To be able to enjoy the life lived means to live twice
Mea vita et anima es
You are my life and soul
Fructus temporum
fruit of time
Gutta cavat lapidem
A drop sharpens a stone
Fors omnia versas
Blind chance changes everything (blind chance will)
De gustibus non disputandum est
Tastes could not be discussed
Fortunam suam quisque parat
Everyone finds his own destiny
Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself
Hominis est errare
Humans tend to make mistakes
Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam
Either I'll find a way, or I'll pave it myself
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco
Knowing misfortune, I learned to help the sufferers
Pecunia non olet
Money doesn't smell
Optimum medicamentum quies est
The best medicine is peace
Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum
Not one step back, always forward
Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae
A good name is better than great wealth
Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor
Pain makes even the innocent lie
Non est fumus absque igne
There is no smoke without fire
Suum cuique
To each his own
Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with an enemy?
Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo
My conscience is more important to me than all the gossip
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem
The wolf changes coat, not nature
Qui tacet – consentire videtur
Who is silent is considered as having agreed
Scio me nihil scire
I know that I know nothing
In pace
At peace, at rest
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt
Fate leads the one who wants to go, the unwilling one drags
Fuge, late, tace
Run, hide, shut up
Audi, multa, loquere pauca
Listen a lot, talk a little
Nolite dicere, si nescitis
Don't speak if you don't know
flagrant delicto
At the crime scene, red-handed
persona grata
Desired person or trusted person
Tantum possumus, quantum scimus
We can do as much as we know
Per fas et nefas
By hook or by crook
Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent
Those who grieve the least flaunt their grief the most
Omne ignotum pro magnifico est
Everything unknown appears majestic
Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!
Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus
When we are healthy, it is easy to give good advice to the sick.
Veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered
Quae nocent - docent
What hurts teaches
Sic itur ad astra
So go to the stars
Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt
What were vices, now mores
Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori
All conquers love, and we submit to love
ex nihilo nihil fit
Nothing comes from nothing
Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis
If feelings are not true, then our whole mind will be false.
In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas
Truth in wine, health in water
Fugit irrevocabile tempus
Irrevocable time runs
Certum voto pete finem
Set yourself only clear goals (achievable)
Injuriam facilius facias guam feras
Easy to offend, harder to endure
Ira furor brevis est
Anger is a momentary insanity
Sua cuique fortuna in manu est
Everyone has their own destiny
Adversa fortuna
wicked rock
Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit
Enjoy life, it's so fleeting
Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant
Happiness makes friends, misfortune tests them
Aliis inserviendo consumer
Serving others is wasting myself
Conscientia mille testes
Conscience is a thousand witnesses
Abiens, abi!
Leaving go!
Respue quod non es
Drop what is not you
Quomodo fabula, sic vita: non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert
Life is like a play in the theatre: what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is played
Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!
Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!
Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat
Every hour hurts, the last one kills
Fama volat
The earth is full of rumors
Amor omnia vincit
All wins love
Consultor homini tempus utilissimus
Time is the most useful adviser to man
Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.
Facta sunt potentiora verbis
Acts are stronger than words
Inter parietes
Within four walls
Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo
Firm in action, soft in handling
Manus manum lavat
hand washes hand
Per aspera ad astra
Through hardship to the stars
Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare
To err is common to every person, but only a fool can persevere in a mistake.
Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus
The power of honesty is such that we appreciate it even in the enemy
Aut caesar, aut nihil
Or Caesar or nothing
In memoriam
In memory
Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you
Amor etiam deos tangit
Even gods are subject to love
Incedo per ignes
I walk through the fire
Sequere Deum
Follow the will of God
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est
Doubt is half of wisdom
Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas
You have to eat to live, not live to eat
In vino veritas
Truth in wine
Ex malis eligere minima
Choose the least of evils
Optimi consiliarii mortui
The best advisors are dead
Ex ungue leonem
You can recognize a lion by its claws
Vivere est vincere
To live is to win
Vivere est agere
To live is to act
Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes
I did my best, who can, let him do better
Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium
Having thought up the female disposition to humble, say goodbye to peace!
Dum spiro, amo atque credo
While I breathe, I love and believe
Festina lente
Hurry up slowly
Calamitas virtutis occasio
Calamity is the touchstone of valor
Omnes homines agunt histrionem
All people are actors on the stage of life
Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter where it comes from
factum est factam
What's done is done (fact is fact)
Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi
Forgive others often, never yourself
Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis
Times change and we change with them
Tarde venientibus ossa
Who comes late - the bones
Imago animi vultus est
The face is the mirror of the soul
Homo hominis amicus est
Man is man's friend
Homines, dum docent, discunt
People learning are learning
Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem
Death does not know the law, takes both the king and the poor
Quod cito fit, cito perit
What is soon done, soon falls apart
Amor non est medicabilis herbis
Love is not cured by herbs
Finis vitae, sed non amoris
Life ends, but not love
Fidelis and forfis
Faithful and brave
Fide, sed cui fidas, vide
Be vigilant; trust, but watch who you trust
Experientia est optima magistra
Experience is the best teacher
Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt
True friendship is eternal
Damant, quod non intellectual
They judge because they don't understand
Descensus averno facilis est
Easy way to hell
Viva vox alit plenius
Living speech nourishes more abundantly
Vivamus atque amemus
Let's live and love
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil
About dead or good or nothing
Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.
Deus ipse se fecit
God created himself
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem
Try to keep your presence of mind even in difficult circumstances
Primus inter pares
First among equals
Gustus legibus non subiacet
Taste is not subject to laws
semper mors subest
Death is always near
Dum spiro, spero!
While I breathe I hope!
Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt
People trust their eyes more than their ears.
Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror
Benefits rendered to the unworthy, I consider atrocities
Fortes fortuna adjuvat
Fate helps the brave
Dura lex, sed lex
The law is harsh, but it is the law
Audi, vide, sile
Listen, look and be silent
Omnia mea mecum porto
I carry everything with me
Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar
I get everything I want
Omnia mors aequat
Death equalizes everything
Fama clamosa
loud glory
Igne natura renovatur integra
All nature is renewed by fire
Si vis amari, ama
If you want to be loved, love
In me omnis spes mihi est
All my hope is in myself
Aut vincere, aut mori
Either win or die
Mens sana in corpore sano
In a healthy body healthy mind
Aliena vitia in oculis habemus and tergo nostra sunt
Other people's vices in front of our eyes, ours behind our backs
Varietas delectat
Variety is fun
naturalia non sunt turpia
Natural is not shameful
In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium
Pain and joy always compete in love
Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt
Nowhere there are those who are everywhere
Vi veri vniversum vivus vici
I conquered the universe by the power of truth during my lifetime
Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior
The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually.
Sed semel insanivimus omnes
One day we all get crazy
Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past
In vitium ducit culpae fuga
The desire to avoid a mistake involves another
Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas
Nobody can know when to watch out for danger
Mors omnia solvit
Death solves all problems
memento mori
memento Mori
Memento quia pulvis est
Remember that you are dust
In aeternum
Forever, forever
Inter arma silent leges
When weapons rattle, the laws are silent
Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the unlawful
Tempus fugit
Time is running out
Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum
Fix the past, manage the present, foresee the future
Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer
Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent
Where the laws are in force and the people are strong
Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus
A load becomes light when you carry it with humility.
Imperare sibi maximum imperium est
To command oneself is the greatest power
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!
Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it!
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is itself valor
Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart
Esse quam videri
Be, not seem to be
Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves
Sol lucet omnibus
The sun shines on everyone
Odi et amo
I hate and love
Actum ne agas
What's over, don't go back to it
Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris
Expect from another what you yourself did to another
Amantes sunt amentes
Lovers are insane
Antiquus amor cancer est
Old love is not forgotten
Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida
To whom Fortune smiles, Themis does not notice
Ut ameris, amabilis esto
To be loved, be worthy of love
Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis
Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything.
Similis simili gaudet
Like rejoices in like
In dubio abstine
Refrain when in doubt
Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest
Who cannot follow the dictates of the mind, let him follow the movements of the soul
Omnia praeclara rara
Everything beautiful is rare
Daemon Deus!
In Demon God!
Sibi imperare maximum imperium est
The highest power is power over yourself
Terra incognita
unknown land
Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam
Our destiny depends on our morals
Nihil est ab omni parte beatum
Nothing is safe in every way
meliora spero
Hoping for the best
Natura abhorret vacuum
Nature does not tolerate emptiness
Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto
I am a man, and nothing human is alien to me
Si etiam omnes, ego non
Even if everything is not me
Mortem effugere nemo potest
Nobody can escape death
Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare
I'm ready to listen to stupidity, but I won't obey
Nihil habeo, nihil curo
I don't have anything - I don't care about anything
Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est
The faster time flies, the happier it is
Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you
In tyrrannos
Against tyrants
Winged Latin expressions
(for tattoos)
Advocatus diaboli
Devil's Advocate
In an extended sense, the devil's advocate is the advocate of a lost cause that the defender himself does not believe in.
Abyssus abyssum invocat
The abyss calls to the abyss
Like entails like, or one calamity entails another calamity.
ad patres
“To the forefathers”, i.e. to the next world
Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides
The trust placed in the perfidious makes it possible for him to harm
Aurea mediocritas
Golden mean
Auribus tento lupum
I hold the wolf by the ears
Aut Caesar, aut nihil
Wed Russian Either hit or miss.
Beati pauperes spiritu, quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Cogitations poenam nemo patitur
No one is punished for thoughts
Consuetudo est altera natura
Habit is second nature
Credo, quia verum
I believe because it's ridiculous
Decies repetita placebit
And ten times repeated will please
Decipimur specie recti
We are deceived by the appearance of the right
Deest remedii locus, ubi, quae vitia fuerunt, mores fiunt
There is no place for drugs where what was considered a vice becomes a custom
Desipère in loco
Crazy where appropriate
Ecce spectaculum dignum, ad quod respiciat intentus operi suo deus
Here is a spectacle worthy of God looking back at him, contemplating his creation
Ergo bibamus
So let's have a drink
fiat lux
Let there be light
Igni et ferro
Fire and iron
Intelligent pauca
For those who understand, a little is enough
Margaritas ante porcos
Cast pearls before swine
Nigra in candida vertere
turn black into white
Nunc est bibendum
Now I gotta drink
O imitatores, servum pecus!
O imitators, slave herd!
O sancta simplicitas!
Oh holy simplicity
O tempora! About mores!
O times! Oh manners!
Panem and circles
Meal'n'Real
Periculum in mora
"Danger in procrastination", i.e., procrastination is dangerous
Quot capita, tot sensus
How many heads, so many minds
Rideamus!
Let's laugh!
Salus reipublicae - suprema lex
The welfare of the state is the supreme law
Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself did to another.
Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.
Try to keep your presence of mind even in difficult circumstances.
Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit.
Enjoy life, it's so fleeting.
Actum ne agas.
What's done, don't go back to it.
Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt.
Other people's vices are in front of our eyes, ours are behind our backs.
Aliis inserviendo consumer.
By serving others I waste myself.
Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are insane.
Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Happiness makes friends, misfortune tests them.
Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.
Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love is not cured by herbs.
(i.e. there is no cure for love. Ovid, “Heroides”)
Amor omnia vincit.
Everything wins love.
Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart.
Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.
Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
Listen a lot, talk a little.
Audi, vide, size.
Listen, look and be silent.
Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
I am ready to listen to stupidity, but I will not obey.
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Either I'll find a way, or I'll make it myself.
Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.
Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Or Caesar, or nothing.
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is itself valor.
Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror.
Good deeds rendered to the unworthy, I consider atrocities.
Calamitas virtutis occasio.
Calamity is the touchstone of valor.
carpe diem.
Seize the day.
Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.
Certum voto pete finem.
Set yourself only clear goals (i.e. achievable).
Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur.
Nobody is punished for thinking.
Cogito, ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am.
Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to a person.
Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.
Fix the past, manage the present, foresee the future.
Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida.
To whom Fortune smiles, Themis does not notice.
Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
Every person is prone to err, but only a fool can persevere in error.
Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit.
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer.
Damant, quod non intellectual.
They judge because they don't understand.
De gustibus non disputandum est.
Tastes could not be discussed.
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
About the dead or good, or nothing.
Descensus averno facilis est.
Easy way to hell.
Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.
Divide et impera.
Divide and rule.
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Destiny leads the one who wants to go, drags the unwilling one.
Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law.
Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.
Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.
You have to eat to live, not live to eat.
Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.
Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie.
Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.
Ex malis eligere minima.
Choose the least of the evils.
Ex ungue leonem.
You can recognize a lion by its claws.
Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum.
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.
Experientia est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.
Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
When we are healthy, it is easy to give good advice to the sick.
Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.
factum est factam.
What's done is done (fact is fact).
Fama clamosa.
Loud glory.
Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumours.
Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
I did my best, who can, let him do better.
Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.
Fide, sed cui fidas, vide.
Be vigilant; trust, but watch who you trust.
Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.
Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.
flagrant delicto.
At the crime scene, red-handed.
Fors omnia versas.
Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance).
Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.
Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.
Firm in action, soft in handling.
Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.
Happiness is easier to find than to keep.
Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds his own destiny.
Fructus temporum.
The fruit of time.
Fuge, late, tace.
Run, hide, shut up.
Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irrevocable time is running.
Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have some fun.
Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.
Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste is not subject to laws.
Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop sharpens a stone.
Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus.
Worse than slavery are remorse.
Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life lived means to live twice.
Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt.
People trust their eyes more than their ears.
Homines, dum docent, discunt.
People learn by teaching.
Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.
Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia.
I don't hate a person, but his vices.
Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora.
The more people have, the more they want to have.
Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is man's friend.
Homo homini lupus est.
Man to man is a wolf.
Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto.
I am human, and nothing human is alien to me.
Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent.
Where the laws are in force, and the people are strong.
Igne natura renovatur integra.
By fire all nature is renewed.
Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.
Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.
In aeternum.
Forever, forever.
In dubio abstine.
Refrain when in doubt.
Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.
Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.
In pace.
Peace, peace.
Injuriam facilius facias guam feras.
Easy to offend, harder to endure.
In me omnis spes mihi est.
All my hope is in myself.
In memory.
In memory.
In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace, lions; in battle, deer.
Inter arma silent leges.
When weapons rattle, the laws are silent.
Inter parietes.
Within four walls.
In tyrrannos.
Against tyrants.
In vino veritas.
The truth is in wine.
In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
Truth is in wine, health is in water.
In vitium ducit culpae fuga.
The desire to avoid a mistake involves another.
In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.
Ira furor brevis est.
Anger is a momentary insanity.
Ira initium insaniae est.
Anger is the beginning of madness.
Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.
It is those who grieve the least who flaunt their grief the most.
Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.
Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.
The load becomes light when you carry it with humility.
Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter what it comes from.
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
The wolf changes his coat, not his nature.
Manus manum lavat.
The hand washes the hand.
Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.
My conscience is more important to me than all gossip.
Mea vita et anima es.
You are my life and soul.
Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
A good name is better than great wealth.
meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.
Mens sana in corpore sano.
In a healthy body healthy mind.
memento mori.
Memento Mori.
Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.
Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam.
Our destiny depends on our morals.
Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
Death does not know the law, takes both the king and the poor.
Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.
Mortem effugere nemo potest.
Nobody can escape death.
Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature does not tolerate emptiness.
Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.
Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
(i.e. there is no complete well-being Horace, "Odes").
Nihil habeo, nihil curo.
I don't have anything - I don't care about anything.
Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the unlawful.
Nolite dicere, sinescitis.
Don't speak if you don't know.
Non est fumus absque igne.
There is no smoke without fire.
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Knowing misfortune, I learned to help the sufferers.
(Virgil)
Non progredi est regredi.
Not moving forward means going backwards.
Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum.
Not one step back, always forward.
Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt.
Nowhere there are those who are everywhere.
Oderint dum metuant.
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid.
Odi et amo.
I hate and love.
Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.
Everything unknown is majestic.
Omnes homines agunt histrionem.
All people are actors on the stage of life.
Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
Every hour hurts, the last one kills.
Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur.
Everything flows, everything changes.
Omnia mors aequat.
Death equalizes everything.
Omnia praeclara rara.
Everything beautiful is rare.
Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar.
I get everything I want.
Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.
Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.
Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.
Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars.
(Through difficulties to a high goal.)
Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.
Persona grata.
Desirable person or trustworthy person.
Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)
Primus interpares.
First among equals.
Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt.
What were vices are now morals.
Quae nocent - docent.
What hurts, teaches.
Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis.
If the feelings are not true, then our whole mind will be false.
Qui tacet - consentire videtur.
Whoever is silent is considered as having agreed.
(Compare Russian. Silence is a sign of consent.)
Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas.
No one can know when to watch out for which danger.
Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior.
The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually.
Quod cito fit, cito perit.
What is soon done, soon falls apart.
Quomodo fabula, sic vita; non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert.
Life is like a play in a theatre; what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is played.
Respue quod non es.
Drop what is not you.
Scio me nihil scire.
I know that I know nothing.
Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
One day we all go crazy.
Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.
Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.
Si etiam omnes, ego non.
Even if everything, then not me.
(i.e. Even if everyone will, I won't)
Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Sibi imperare maximum imperium est.
The highest power is power over yourself.
Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.
Sic itur ad astra.
This is how they go to the stars.
Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun shines on everyone.
Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother deserves love, a father deserves respect.
Sua cuique fortuna in manu est.
Everyone has their own destiny in their hands.
Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus.
The power of honesty is such that we appreciate it even in the enemy.
Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est.
The faster time flies, the happier it is.
Tantum possumus, quantum scimus.
We can do as much as we know.
Tarde venientibus ossa.
Who comes late - the bones.
Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.
Times change and we change with them.
Tempus fugit.
Time is running out.
Tertium non datur.
There is no third; there is no third.
Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis.
Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything.
Ut ameris, amabilis esto.
To be loved, be worthy of love.
Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest.
Whoever cannot follow the dictates of the mind, let him follow the movements of the soul.
Varietas dellectat.
Variety is fun.
Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt.
True friendship is eternal.
Veni, vidi, vici.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
Veni, vidi, fugi.
I came, I saw, I ran. :)
Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes.
The real victory is only when the enemies themselves recognize themselves as defeated.
Vita sine libertate, nihil.
Life without freedom is nothing.
Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.
Vi veri vniversum vivus vici.
I conquered the universe by the power of truth during my lifetime.
Vivere est agere.
To live means to act.
Vivere est vincere.
To live means to win.
Filiae renidentia est carior quis vestrum
Daughter's smile is more precious than each of you
Gratias mātre pro mea vītā ago
Thanks to my mom for my life
Propter vitam parentibus meis gratias ago
Thank you parents for life
Solum mater digna amatu
Only a mother deserves love
Familia mea arx mea est
My family is my castle
Liberi mei vita mihi sunt
My children are my life
Familia mea divitiis meis
My family is my treasure
Meus filius vita mea
My son is my life
Mea mater vita mea
My mom is my life
Familia omnibus praestat
Families First
Mea filia vita mea
My daughter is my life
Fortes Fortuna Juvat
Fortune favors the brave
Nata sum ut felix essem
Born to be happy
Vita est praeclara
Life is Beautiful
Noli Credere! noli timere! noli peter!
Do not trust, do not fear, do not ask
Dum spiro spero
While I breathe - I hope (while I live - I hope)
Non sum qualis eram
I'm not what I used to be
Tu mihi, ego tibi
You to me, I to you
Amo vitamin
I love life
Vita ex momentis constant
Life is made up of moments
magna res est amicitia
Friendship is a great thing
Mea vita, mihi bellum
My life is my war
Tempus curat omnia
Time heals
Nil permanent sub sole
Nothing lasts forever under the sun
Fac quod debes, fiat quod fiet
Do what you must and come what may
Vivere military est
To live is to fight
Dictum - factum
No sooner said than done
Fac fideli sis fidelis
Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you
Omnia fert aetas
Time takes everything
Esto quod es
Be who you really are
Honesta mors turpi vita potior
An honest death is better than a shameful life
Angelus meus semper mecum est
My angel is always with me
Salva et serva
Bless and save
Deus solus me iudicare potest
Only God can judge me (Only God can judge me)
Cum me est semper
God is always with me
Deus nobiscum
God is with us
Cum deo
With God
Deus caritas est
God is love
Volente Deo
With God's help
sub alis angeli
Under the wing of an angel
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Fides, spes, caritas
Faith Hope Love
Miserere mei Deus
Have mercy on me God
Deus non derelinquet me
God won't leave me
Una vita, unus amor
One Love - one Life
semper in cord meo
Forever in my heart
Amor vincit omnia
Love conquers all
Crede cor vestrum
listen to your heart
Magna res est amor
Love is a great thing
Te amo
I love you
Provehito in Altum
Rush forward, into the depths (strive for the unknown)
Numquam cede
Never give up
Viam supervadet vadens
The road will be mastered by the walking
Impossibilia non sunt
Nothing is impossible
Dominus esse tua fata
Be the master of your destiny
subsequi sua somnos
Follow your dream
Fortuna semper mecum est
Luck is always with me
Totus mundus ante pedes meos
The whole world at my feet
Somnia eveniunt
Dreams Come True
Crede in te ipsum
Believe in yourself
Sic parvis magna
Great things start small
Vel caelus mihi limes non est
Even the sky is not the limit
Non Ducor Duco
I'm not led, I lead myself
Faber est suae quisque fortunae
Everyone is the blacksmith of his own destiny
Miserere domine, stultus sum
Nothing is true everything is permitted
Quod non me destruit, me nutrit
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger
Timete voluntates vestras nam eae evenire solent
Be afraid of your desires, they tend to come true
A probis probari, ab improbis improbari aequa laus est.
The praise of worthy people and the condemnation of unworthy people are equally honorable.
Reasons for the popularity of tattoos with inscriptions in Latin
- Such tattoos look very beautiful, and the sound of the inscription always pleasantly surprises.
- Such tattoos attract many with their interesting appearance. Girls often pay attention not only to the content of the tattoo, its meaning, but also to the appearance of the tattoo. Of course, men are also concerned about this, but still women attach the greatest importance to this.
- Latin phrases are concise. They are quite small in size, just three words in Latin often contain a lot of meaning. Most girls and young people prefer small tattoos that are easily hidden under clothing. It is tattoos with inscriptions in Latin that have these useful properties.
- A tattoo with a phrase in Latin allows you to express your feelings, emotions.
- Such a tattoo will allow others to know you better, understand you, your feelings. The depth of your thoughts can be reflected in one small tattoo.
Often, the names of their loved ones are written in Latin, fastening them with inextricable bonds - beautiful patterns. Such tattoos contain the names of your loved ones, for example, a loved one. You may decide to tattoo your body with the names of your parents or your children.
Types of inscriptions for tattoos in Latin
Latin phrases
➤Latin phrases usually consist of several words and have a specific theme: for example, family, law, friendship. Latin phrases can be both general statements and have a special case. Among the well-known phrases in Latin are the following: "castigat ridendo mores"; (Joking to punish the funny), "aut viam inveniam aut faciam" (Either find a way, or pave it yourself) and "non omnis moriar"; (no, all of me will not die). See the most popular statements below.
Philosophical sayings in Latin
Philosophical thoughts in Latin, unlike phrases, are usually better known. Many have been spoken by famous scientists or expressed by famous thinkers. It is quite possible to say that the most famous philosophical saying was Descartes's saying: "cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am), which addresses the question of the existence of mankind and the question of being. Other well-known philosophical sayings in Latin include "errare humanum est" (to err is human), "facta non verba" (not in word but in deed) and "nosce te ipsum" (know thyself).
Modern Latin phrases
Today, modern famous quotes and phrases are translated into Latin. For example, the immortal saying of Martin Luther King, "I have a dream," was translated into Latin as: "Habeo Somnium." And here is the famous exclamation from the movie “A Christmas carol” “Idiotic traditions!” (Usually referring to Christmas. Explained in BBC video tutorials.) “Bah! Humbug" was translated as: "Phy! Fabulae" and Beam Me Scotty (from the television series Star Trek) as: "me transmitte sursum caledoni"
Tattoo translation into Latin
The Internet is a huge space where you can get a translation of almost any statement or inscription from Russian into another language of your choice. Latin is no exception. Using free/paid translation services, you can get a phrase in Latin for your tattoo. For example, you liked the phrase: “God is love”, type the phrase in a search engine and look for matches in Latin, it’s better, of course, to know some other language: the chances of finding what you need increase. For example, in English this phrase would look like this: "God is love", which in Latin: "Deus est diligo".
Tattoo translation in professional fields
➤People of a certain profession - the military or doctors - also gravitate towards tattoos in the form of an inscription in Latin. As military phrases, many use sayings like: "pro patria" (for the Motherland), "semper paratus" (always ready), and "haec protegimus" (under our protection) are all popular slogans. People associated with medicine commonly use phrases like: "dei gratia" (by the grace of God), "bonadiagnosis, bona curatio" (A good diagnosis is a good cure), or "non sibi sed omnibus" ("not to yourself, but to others") .
In fact, there are a lot of popular and I would say already hackneyed phrases in Latin, but I advise you not to repeat other people's thoughts and someone else's styles, but to express only your own, and let them be understood only by you, or narrow circles of your acquaintances, but they will carry a special meaning. Tattoos in Latin can express all thoughts and feelings, in any way you like. Often, without resorting to meaning, people simply use the beauty of Latin letters, depicting names, dates or titles on themselves. Although the catalogs have a lot of suggestions for ready-made thoughts, words and phrases and their images, a skilled tattoo artist will be able to fill you with any expression in any handwriting and font. This kind of tattoo can, in principle, be located on any part of the body, in any form, and in different colors. It all depends on the desires and style of self-expression of the client.
The meaning of tattoos made in Latin and their meaning
Inscription in Latin on the body can be an excellent idea for people with deep philosophical views, reflecting on the meaning of life. The advantage of a phrase in Latin with a translation is that only the one who possesses it understands the meaning and meaning of the inscription, because not everyone wants to put their sacred thoughts and life credo on public display. This is a kind of talisman, designed to always remind a person of who he is and what he is striving for.
Important! When searching for a phrase in Latin for a tattoo, it is better to use several translation sources in order to avoid possible errors and inaccuracies.
Common topics of sayings in Latin
Despite the fact that no one speaks Latin for a long time, a large number of deep philosophical sayings and quotes on a variety of topics have survived to this day. Girls most often prefer to apply phrases dedicated to love, relationships and family values. Men like sayings about life and death. Spiritualized and creative personalities usually choose quotes about freedom and defiance of fate.
Did you know? The first tattoos with inscriptions in Latin appeared in the Middle Ages. Members of religious communities applied quotations from the Bible and oaths in the name of Christ as a symbol of unshakable faith in the Almighty and as a sign of loyalty to the brotherhood.
Style of tattoos - inscriptions
Depending on the meaning contained in the inscription in Latin, on the size of the saying itself, on the location of the tattoo on the body, there are many options for designing the image. It can be ornate artsy inscriptions with monograms or a strict and solemn Gothic style, some prefer to make inscriptions as if printed on their skin, others like sayings harmoniously inscribed in the composition of any image. A deep philosophical thought, dressed in an attractive decorative form, will please the owner of the tattoo not only with a semantic load, but also with an original interpretation.
Important! Before the master starts work, ask him to show you a portfolio! Not all masters who professionally apply images can cope with applying text. The most common defects in the work with inscriptions are spelling errors, unplanned tilting of letters to the right and left, uneven distribution of pigment, as a result of which some letters may become partially or completely invisible.
Where on the body is it better to get a tattoo with inscriptions
Depending on the size, shape and meaning of the phrase in Latin, the appropriate location on the body is selected. Long lines look good on the arm and along the collarbone. Small capacious statements written in small print look very neat and original on the female foot. Large text written in large print can be applied to the area of the shoulder blade, or between the shoulder blades. This arrangement will look interesting on both the male and female backs. Volumetric tattoos, supplemented with images, can be placed in the back or under the ribs.
A tattoo with a phrase in Latin looks perfect on any part of the body of a girl or a young man. Most often, girls make tattoos with inscriptions on the neck, wrist, back, ankle. In men, a popular part of the body for applying such a tattoo is the chest, back, arms. Choose the place where you want to tattoo, consciously, considering all the nuances. Of course, the tattoo on the palm looks interesting, but it can attract the attention of the authorities, cause their negative emotions. It's probably best for them not to know you have a tattoo.
Recently, the half-length arrangement of inscriptions on the body has come into fashion. One part is applied to one hand, the second part - to the other, each part of the phrase in itself contains a wise thought, however, when the hands are combined, the tattoo becomes solid, revealing the full meaning of the saying.
It is necessary to approach the issue of the location of the tattoo on the body with full responsibility, as it is selected and applied for life. If the application of any philosophical saying has for a person not just a decorative purpose, but a tattoo is also his motivator, then it is better to do it not in the most visible place, so that, as it should be a talisman, the inscription inspires, gives new strength, without wasting energy, enclosed in it, on strangers.
Important! When applying a tattoo in the chest, abdomen and hips, it must be taken into account that in this place the skin is especially prone to stretching, which is fraught with a change in the image and quality of the applied pattern! The skin on the wrists is very delicate and vulnerable, the inscriptions made in this place will not be worn for a long time and may require correction.
Stages of tattooing
Properly performed steps of tattooing ensure the safety of the client and allow you to get a high-quality beautiful image.
From the idea to the realization of the idea of a tattoo, there are several steps.
- It all starts with choosing a phrase that you would like to see on the body. You can, having come to the salon, look at and select a sketch in the catalog, or you can independently find your favorite saying in any source and, together with the master, come up with a stylistic design for it.
- Having decided on the desired image and its location on the body, the skin in the selected area, if necessary, is removed from the hairs, degreased and lubricated with an antiseptic gel.
- The sketch is transferred to the skin.
- With the help of a tattoo machine, a dye is injected under the skin, and a tattoo is applied.
- At the end of the tattooing process, the skin is again treated with an antiseptic and a healing ointment is applied. The area of skin with a tattoo is covered with antiseptic material and cling film, this helps to avoid infection and drying out of the wound. The bandage can be removed after 3-4 hours.
- The tattoo made heals for about a week, during this period it is necessary to lubricate this area of the skin with healing ointments, and also avoid prolonged contact with the sun and water.
Argumentum ad absurdum.
"Proof of absurdity."
Contumeliam nec ingenuus fert, nec fortis facit.
“An honest person does not tolerate insult, but a courageous person does not inflict it.”
Repetitio est mater studiorum.
"Repetition is the mother of learning."
Damant, quod non intellectual.
"They judge because they don't understand."
"From the heart."
O sancta simplicitas.
"Oh, holy simplicity."
Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
“I am ready to listen to stupidity, but I will not obey.”
Ad impossibilia lex non cogit.
"The law does not require the impossible."
Latrante uno latrat stati met alter canis.
“When one dog barks, another immediately barks.”
Amicus plato, sed magis amica veritas.
"Plato is my friend but the truth is dearer."
Natura non nisi parendo vincitur.
"Nature is conquered only by obeying it."
Omne ignotum pro magnifico.
"Everything unknown seems grand."
Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror.
“Blessings rendered to the unworthy, I consider atrocities.”
Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
“Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart.”
"With good intentions."
Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
"Each person is prone to error, but only a fool is prone to persist in error."
De gustibus non disputandum est.
"Tastes could not be discussed."
Condition sine qua non.
"Required condition."
Consuetudo est altera natura.
"Habit is second nature."
Carum quod rarum.
"Expensive is what is rare."
Accipere quid ut justitiam facias, non est tam accipere quam extorquere.
"The acceptance of remuneration for the administration of justice is not so much acceptance as extortion."
Aut vincere, aut mori.
"Either win or die."
Aequitas enim lucet per se.
"Justice shines on its own."
Citius, altius, fortius.
"Faster, higher, stronger."
Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
“All of us, when healthy, easily give advice to the sick.”
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
"Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is itself valor."
Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
"Listen a lot, talk a little."
Divide et impera.
"Divide and rule."
Veterrimus homini optimus amicus est.
"The oldest friend is the best."
Homo homini lupus est.
"Man is a wolf to man."
De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
"About the dead or good, or nothing."
Bonis quod bene fit haud perit.
"What is done for good people is never done in vain."
Vestis virum reddit.
“Clothes make the man, clothes make the man.”
Deus ipse se fecit.
"God created himself."
Vivere est cogitare.
"To live is to think."
"Good luck!"
Fac fideli sis fidelis.
"Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you."
Antiquus amor cancer est.
"Old love is not forgotten."
Vox p?puli vox D?i.
"The voice of the people is the voice of God."
Consumor aliis inserviendo.
“Serving others, I waste myself; shining on others, I burn myself.
Calamitas virtutis occasio.
"Disaster is the touchstone of valor."
Dura lex, sed lex.
"The law is strong, but it's law."
Vir excelso animo.
"A man of exalted soul."
Aditum nocendi perfido praestat fides.
"Trust given to the treacherous allows him to harm."
Corruptio optimi pessima.
"The worst fall is the fall of the purest."
Dura lex, sed lex.
"The law is harsh, but it is the law."
Quotes in Latin with translation
“With agreement, small things grow; with discord, even great things fall into decay.”
Bene qui latuit, bene vixit.
"The one who lived imperceptibly lived well."
Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
"Acts are stronger than words."
Veni, vidi, vici.
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
Consensu omnium.
"By common consent."
Vir bonus semper tiro.
"A decent person is always a simpleton."
Scire leges non hoc est verba earum tenere, sed vim ac potestatem.
"Knowledge of the laws is not to remember their words, but to understand their meaning."
Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
"A good name is better than great wealth."
Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
“I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.”
Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
"There is no cure for love."
Vox emissa volat; litera scripta manet.
What is said disappears, what is written remains.
"Memento Mori."
Deffuncti injuria ne afficiantur.
"The offense of the dead is beyond the jurisdiction."
Absentem laedit, qui cum ebrio litigat.
"He who argues with the drunk, he fights with the absent."
Bis dat, qui cito dat
“The one who gives quickly gives twice.”
Quod non alphabet principium, non alphabet finem.
"What has no beginning has no end."
Errare humanum est.
"Humans tend to make mistakes."
Memoria est signatarum rerum in mente vestigium.
"Memory is the trace of things fixed in thought."
Facilis descensus averni.
"The ease of descending into the underworld."
Poeta nascitur non fit.
"Poets are born, not made."
Audi, vide, size.
"Listen, look, shut up."
Sivis pacem para bellum.
"If you want peace, prepare for war."
Alitur vitium vivitque tegendo.
"By concealment, vice is nourished and sustained."
Ex parvis saepe magnarum rerum momenta pendent.
“The outcome of big cases often depends on small things.”
Haurit aquam cribro, qui discere vult sine libro.
"He who wants to learn without a book draws water with a sieve."
Concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur.
“When there is agreement, small things grow; when there is disagreement, great things are destroyed.”
Descensus averno facilis est.
“Easy is the way to hell.” Latin phrases still attract young men and women. There is something alluring in these words and letters, some kind of mysterious meaning. Each quote has its own story, its own author, its own time. Just think about the words: "Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes"; this phrase means - "I did everything I could, whoever can, let him do better" and refers to ancient Roman times, when the consuls chose their successors. Or: "Aliis inserviendo consumor", which means - "serving others I waste myself"; the meaning of this inscription was self-sacrifice, they wrote it under a candle. She also met in many old editions and collections of various symbols.
