Practice Flashcards
Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī.
‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’ [three perfect forms]
Ferē libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
‘Nearly always people believe willingly that which they wish.’
Salus populī suprema est lex.
‘The welfare of the people is the supreme law.’
Silent enim legēs inter arma.
‘Laws indeed are silent in war.’
Ira furor brevis est.
‘Anger is brief madness.’
Integer vitae, scelerisque purus.
‘Blameless in life, and free of sins.’
Dulce et decorum est pro patriā morī.
‘It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland.’
Homo sum; humanī nil ā mē alienum putō.
‘I am a man; I believe that nothing human is foreign to me.’
Nummumst iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius.
‘Nothing has yet been said that has not been said earlier.’
Equō nē credite, Teucrī,
Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dona ferentīs.
‘Do not trust in the horse, Trojans,
Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks also [when they] are bringing gifts.’
Hōs successus alit; possunt, quia posse videntur.
‘Success nourishes them; they can because they think they can.’
Fortes fortuna iuvat.
Fortune helps the brave.
Dux femina facti
A woman was leader of the enterprise.
