Semester 1 sententia Flashcards
Test Friday, Jan 12
A new life begins
Vita nova incipit
One’s home is the best of all
Propria domus omnium optima
to whose advantage
cui bono
the spirit of the place
genius loci
success nurtures hope
successus spem alit
he whow is silent consents
qui tacet consentit
nothing is to be despaired of
nil desperandum
at the nick of time
in ipso articulo
after this, therfore becasue of this
post hoc,ergo propter hoc
willy-nilly
nolens volens
the course of one’s life
curriculum vitae
the one who teaches learn
qui docet discit
in (throuhg) itslef, intrinsicallly
per se
beneath one’s dignity
infra dignitatem
art for that sake of art
ars gratia artis
the greatest good
summum bonum
by leave of
pace
nothing is made from nothing
ex nihilo nihil fit
from what has been done afterwards, retrocative
ex post facto
a constant companion (go with me)
vade mecum
I know this one thing, that I know nothing
Hoc unum scio, me nihil scire
argument to the point
argumentum ad rem
argument to a person
argumentum ad hominem
argument to the purse
argumentum ad crumenam
my turn today, your tmr
hodie mihi, cras tibi
he himself said
ipse dixit
one holding a place
locum tenens
for a letter does not blush
Epistula enim non erubescit
…extends warmest greetings
salutem plurimam dicit (S.P.d)
If you are well, it is well; I am well.
Si vales, bene est; ego valeo (S.V.B.E.E.V)
bread and circuses
panem et circenses
he has favered our beginnings
annuit coeptis
the companion of my companion is not my companion
socii mei socius meus socius non est
hunger is the best cook
fames est optimus coquus
the belly lacks ears
venter caret auribus
a horn of plenty
cornucopia
the beaten path(is) the safe path
via trita, via tuta
we shall finda way or make one
inveniemus viam aut faciemus
vitory to us is life
victoria nobis vita
things to be added
addenda
things to be done
agenda
things needed to be changed having been changed (the necessary changes having been made
multatis mutandis
too bad! for shame!
pro dolor! pro pudor!
at first sight
prima facie
first amonge equals
primus inter pares
a hangover (kills) more than the sword (does)
plures crapula quam gladius
(those) whom jupiiter wishes to destroy he first makes mad
quos vult perdere Iuppiter dementat prius
for the occasion having arisen
Pro Re Nata (P.R.N.)
you hit the nail on the head
rem acu tetigisti
it is foolsish to fear what cannot be avioded
stultum est timere quod non vitari potest
it is pleasent at the propper time to play the fool
dulce est desipere in loco