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a cane non magno sæpe tenetur aper

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a boar is often held by a not-so-large dog (Ovid)

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a facto ad jus non datur consequentia

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the inference from the fact to the law is not allowed

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a fonte puro pura defluit aqua

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from a pure spring pure water flows

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a fronte præcipitium a tergo lupi

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a precipice before (me), wolves behind (me) (i.e., caught between death and dismemberment)

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a minimis quoque timendum

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one ought to fear even the tiniest of creatures

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a prima descendit origine mundi causarum series

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even from the first beginnings of the world descends a series of causes (Lucan)

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a proximis quisque minime anteiri vult

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no one likes to be surpassed by those of his own level (Livy)

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a verbis legis non est recedendum

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from the words of the law there is no departure

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ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia

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the abuse of a thing is no argument against its use

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ab actu ad posse valet illatio

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it is possible to infer the future from the past

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ab alio expectes, alteri quod feceris

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what you do to others, you may expect another to do to you (Laberius and Publilius Syrus)

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ab alto speres alteri quod feceris

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expect from Heaven what you have done to another

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ab hoc et ab hac et ab illa

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from this and from this and from that (i.e., from here, there, and everywhere; confusedly)

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ab honesto virum bonum nihil deterret

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nothing deters a good man from what honor requires of him (Seneca)

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ab inopia ad virtutem obsepta est via

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the way from poverty to virtue is an obstructed one

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ab uno disce omnes

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from one learn all (i.e., from one sample we judge the rest) (Virgil)

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abeunt studia in mores

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pursuits become habits (Ovid)

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Divide et impera

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Divide and rule.
Political maxim

Anonymous (Latin)

From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro
www.quotationdictionary.com

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De minimis non curat lex

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The law is not concerned with trifles.
Legal maxim

Anonymous (Latin)

From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro
www.quotationdictionary.com

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Cave ab homine unius libri

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Beware the man of one book.
Quoted in Isaac D’Israeli, [Curiosities of Literature] (1791-1793)

Anonymous (Latin)

From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro
www.quotationdictionary.com

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Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant

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[Salutation by gladiators]
Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you.
Quoted in Suetonius, [Lives of the Caesars]

Anonymous (Latin)

From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro
www.quotationdictionary.com

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Ad majorem Dei gloriam

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To the greater glory of God.
Motto of the Society of Jesus

Anonymous (Latin)

From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro
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sic semper tyrannis

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Thus ever to tyrants.
State motto of Virginia. Recommended by George Mason.
[See John Wilkes Booth 1]

Anonymous (Latin)

From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro
www.quotationdictionary.com

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requiescat in pace

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May he rest in peace.
Saying. Frequently abbreviated R.I.P.

Anonymous (Latin)

From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro
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post coitum omne animal triste
After coitus every animal is sad. Post-classical saying. The [Oxford English Dictionary] states, “The phrase as such does not occur in classical Latin, but cf. [Aristotle] [Problems] . . . ‘Why do young men, on first having sexual intercourse, afterwards hate those with whom they have just been associated?’; Pliny [Nat. Hist.] . . . ‘man alone experiences regret after first having intercourse.”’ Anonymous (Latin) From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
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gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus
Let us then rejoice, While we are young. Medieval students’ song Anonymous (Latin) From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
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Et in Arcadia ego
And I too in Arcadia. Tomb inscription often depicted in classical paintings Anonymous (Latin) From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
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sic transit gloria mundi
So passes away the glory of the world. Pronouncement during papal coronations Anonymous (Latin) From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
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abi in malam crucem
fig.) to the devil with you!
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abores serit diligens agricola, quarum adspiciet baccam ipse numquam
the diligent farmer plants trees of which he himself will never see the fruit (Cicero)
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absens hæres non erit
the absent one will not be the heir (i.e., out of sight, out of mind)
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absentem lædit cum ebrio qui litigat
to quarrel with a drunk is to dispute with a man who is not there (Publilius Syrus)
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absque argento omnia vana
without money all is vain
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abstineto a fabis
abstain from beans (i.e., have nothing to do with elections—the ballot having been cast with beans)
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absurdum est ut alios regat, qui seipsum regere nescit
it is absurd that he should rule others who knows not how to rule himself
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abundans cautela non nocet
abundant caution does no harm
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abusus non tollit usum
abuse does not take away use
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accensa domo proximi, tua quoque periclitatur
when your neighbor’s house is on fire, yours is likewise in danger
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acceptissima semper munera sunt, auctor quæ pretiosa facit
those gifts are always the most acceptable that owe their value to the giver (Ovid)
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de gustibus non est disputandum
‘there is no disputing about tastes.’
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accidit in puncto quod non contingit in anno
what does not occur in the whole course of the year may happen in a moment
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accipere quam facere præstat injuriam
it is better to receive than to do an injury (Cicero)
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acclinus falsis animus meliora recusat
the mind attracted by what is false refuses better things (Horace)
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accusare nemo se debet nisi coram Deo
no one is bound to accuse himself unless it be before God
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acerrima proximorum odia
the hatred of those closest to us is the most bitter (Tacitus)
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acribus initiis, incurioso fine
alert (or energetic) at the beginning, careless (or negligent) at the end (Tacitus)
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acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt
the deeds of men never escape the gods (Ovid)
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acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta
external actions indicate internal secrets
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[Nondum amabam, et amare amabam . . .] [quaerebam quid amarem, amans amare.] St. Augustine From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
I loved not yet, yet I loved to love . . . I sought what I might love, loving to love. [Confessions] bk. 3, ch. 1 (397-398)
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[Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli] [modo.] m
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! [Confessions] bk. 8, ch. 7 (397-398) St. Augustine From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.co
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[Audi partem alteram.] y.com
Hear the other side. [De Duabus Animabus Contra Manicheos] ch. 14 St. Augustine From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionar
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[Cum dilectione hominum et odio vitiorum.]
With love for mankind and hatred of sins. Letter 211 (ca. 424). Famous in the form “Love the sinner but hate the sin.” [See Mohandas Gandhi 5] St. Augustine From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
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[Tolle lege, tolle lege.]
Take up and read, take up and read. [Confessions] bk. 8, ch. 12 (397-398) St. Augustine From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
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acti labores jucundi
the remembrance of past labors is pleasant
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actio personalis moritur cum persona
a personal action (or right) dies with the person
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actis ævum implet, non segnibus annis
his lifetime is full of deeds, not of indolent years (Ovid)
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OMNIA VINCIT AMOR
love conquers all. from Virgil's Eclogues 10:69
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actum ne agas
do not do what is done (i.e., leave well enough alone) (Terence and Cicero)
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actus me invito factus, non est meus actus
an act done against my will is not my act
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Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est
For also knowledge itself is power. [Mediationes Sacrae] “Of Heresies” (1597). Source of the proverb “knowledge is power.” Francis Bacon From “The Yale Book of Quotations”, ©2006 by Fred Shapiro www.quotationdictionary.com
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actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea
the act does not make the person guilty, unless the mind be guilty
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ad auctores redit sceleris coacti culpa
the guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them (Seneca)

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