latin Flashcards
to the stars through difficulties
ad astra per aspera
he flies by his own wings
alis volat propriis
the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love
amantium irae amoris integratio est
ars longa, vita brevis
art is long, life is short
the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses
aut insanity homo, aut versus facit
while i breath, i hope
dum spiro spero
ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
with the word, she seeks peace under liberty
i require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad
exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior
experiential docet
experience teaches
a glutton for books (bookworm)
helluo librorum
in books, freedom
in libras libertas
the written letter lasts
littera scripta manet
an honest heart is a kingdom in itself
mens regnum bona possidet
wonderful to say
mirabile dictu
there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part
nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit
everything which i used to say could not happen, will happen now
omnia iam fient quae posse negabam
the poet is born, not made
poeta nascitur, non fit
let him who has done a good deed be silent, let him who has received it tell it
qui dedit beneficium taceat, narrat qui accepit
often, it is not advantageous to know what will be
saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit
he who feared he would not succeed sat still
sedit qui timuit ne non succederet
if you want peace, prepare for war
si vis pacem, para bellum
when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears
struit insidas lacrimis cum feminia plorat
under the rose
sub rosa
we are lead on by our eagerness for praise
trahimir omnes laudis studio
he found the city a city of bricks, he left it a city of marble
urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit
as loyal as she began, so she remains
ut incepit fidelis sic permanet
silence is golden
silentium est aureum
i came, i saw, i conquered
veni, vidi, vici
in wine there is truth
in vino veritas
love conquers all
amor vincit omnia
always prepared
semper paratus
seize the day
carpe diem
let your light shine
luceat lux vestra
i struggle and emerge
luctor et emergo
i am not led, i lead
non ducor duco
always towards better things
semper ad meliora
thus you shall go to the stars
sic itur ad astra
know thyself
temet nosce
words fly away, writings remain
verba volant, scripta manent
dove
columba
river
flumen
joy
gaudium
girl
puella
forest
silva
story
fabula
tear
lacrima
kiss
osculum
heavenly
caelestis
i will either find a way or i will make one
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
we can’t change the past
praeterita mutare non possumus