Sententiae, Semester 1 Flashcards
vita nova incipit
A new life begins
propria domus omnium optima
One’s home is the best of all
cui bono?
To whose advantage?
genius loci
The spirit of the place
successus spem alit
Success nurtures hope
qui tacet consentit
He who is silent consents
nil desperandum
Nothing is to be despaired of
in ipso articulo
At the nick of time
post hoc, ergo propter hoc
After this, therefore because of this
nolens volens
Willy-nilly
curriculum vitae
The course of one’s life
qui docet discit
The one who teaches learns
per se
In (through) itself, intrinsically
infra dignitatem
Beneath one’s dignity
ars gratia artis
Art for the sake of art
summum bonum
The greatest good
pace
By leave of
ex nihilo nihil fit
Nothing is made from nothing
ex post facto
From what has been done afterwards, i.e., retroactive
vade mecum
A constant companion (lit. go with me)
hoc unum scio, me nihil scire
I know this one thing, that I know nothing
argumentum ad rem
Argument to the point (matter)
argumentum ad hominem
Argument to (against) a person
argumentum ad crumenam
Argument to the purse
hodie mihi, cras tibi
My turn today, yours tomorrow (lit. today for me, tomorrow for you)
ipse dixit
He himself said (it)
locum tenens
One holding a place, i.e., a substitute
epistula enim non erubescit
For a letter does not blush
Salutem Plurimam Dicit (S. P. D.)
…extends warmest greetings (lit. says most greetings)
si vales, bene est; ego valeo (S. V. B. E. E. V.)
If you are well, it is well, I am well
panem et circenses
bread and circuses
Annuit Coeptis
He has favored our beginnings
socii mei socius meus socius non est
The companion of my companion is not my companion
fames est optimus coquus
Hunger is the best cook
venter caret auribus
The belly lacks ears
cornucopia
A horn of plenty
via trita, via tuta
The beaten path is the safe path
inveniemus viam aut faciemus
We shall find a way or make one
victoria nobis vita
Victory to us is life
addenda
things to be added
agenda
things to be done
mutatis mutandis
the things needing to be changed having been changed (the necessary changes having been made)
Pro dolor! Pro pudor!
Too bad! For shame!
prima facie
At first sight
primus inter pares
First among equals
plures crapula quam gladius
A hangover (kills) more than the sword (does)
quos vult perdere Iuppiter dementat prius
Those whom Jupiter wishes to destroy he first makes mad
Pro Re Nata (P. R. N.)
For the occasion having arisen, i.e., as needed
rem acu tetigisti
You hit the nail on the head
stultum est timere quod non vitari potest
It is foolish to fear what cannot be avoided
dulce eset desipere in loco
It is pleasant at the proper time to play the fool
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 who is silent consents
qui tacet consentit
Nothing is to be despaired of
nil desperandum
At the nick of time
in ipso articulo
After this, therefore because of this
post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Willy-nilly
nolens volens
The course of one’s life
curriculum vitae
The one who teaches learns
qui docet discit
In (through) itself, intrinsically
per se
Beneath one’s dignity
infra dignitatem
Art for the 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, i.e., retroactive
ex post facto
A constant companion (lit. go with me)
vade mecum
I know this one thing, that I know nothing
hoc unum scio, me nihil scire
Argument to the point (matter)
argumentum ad rem
Argument to (against) a person
argumentum ad hominem
Argument to the purse
argumentum ad crumenam
My turn today, yours tomorrow (lit. today for me, tomorrow for you)
hodie mihi, cras tibi
He himself said (it)
ipse dixit
One holding a place, i.e., a substitute
locum tenens
For a letter does not blush
epistula enim non erubescit
…extends warmest greetings (lit. says most 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 favored 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 find a way or make one
inveniemus viam aut faciemus
Victory to us is life
victoria nobis vita
things to be added
addenda
things to be done
agenda
the things needing to be changed having been changed (the necessary changes having been made)
mutatis mutandis
Too bad! For shame!
Pro dolor! Pro pudor!
At first sight
prima facie
First among equals
primus inter pares
A hangover (kills) more than the sword (does)
plures crapula quam gladius
Those whom Jupiter wishes to destroy he first makes mad
quos vult perdere Iuppiter dementat prius
For the occasion having arisen, i.e., as needed
Pro Re Nata (P. R. N.)
You hit the nail on the head
rem acu tetigisti
It is foolish to fear what cannot be avoided
stultum est timere quod non vitari potest
It is pleasant at the proper time to play the fool
dulce eset desipere in loco
