Latin Flashcards
ceteris paribus
all other things equal
circulus vitiosus
viscious circle
magister dixit
the teacher has said it
per annum (pa.)
each year
reductio ad absurdum
leading back to the absurd (philosophy)
carpe diem
seize the day
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
modus operandi
method of operating
scientia ipsa potentia est
knowledge itself is power
tabula rasa
scraped tablet
de omnibus dubitandum
be suspicious of everything
ex post
from after
Id est (i.e.)
that is
mala tempora currunt
bad times are upon us
pari passu
with equal step
ab absurdo
from the absurd
ergo
therefore
magnum vectigal est parsimonia
economy is a great revenue
non qui parum habet, set qui plus cupit, pauper est
it is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper
ex ante
from before
libra (lb)
balance; scales
nihil in intellectu nisi prius in sensu
nothing in the intellect unless first in sense
pro tempore
for the time being
punctum saliens
leaping point: the essential or most notable point
ab uno disce omnes
from one, learn all
ad infinitum
to infinity
ad nauseam
to seasikcness
ipso facto
by the fact itself
quae non prosunt singula multa iuvant
what alone is not useful helps when accumulated
quod periit, periit
what is gone is gone
ad valorem
according to value
felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas
happy is he who can ascertain the causes of things
mala fide
bad faith
sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas
use (what is) yours so as not to harm (what is) of others
simplex sigillum veri
simplicity is the sign of truth
