Roman quotes
All roads lead to Rome.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Veni, Vidi, Vici – I came, I saw, I conquered.
Carpe Diem – Seize the day.
Et tu, Brute? – And you, Brutus?
Audentes Fortuna iuvat – Fortune favors the bold.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori – It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.
Cogito, ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.
Amor Vincit Omnia – Love conquers all.
Memento mori – Remember that you will die.
Tempus fugit – Time flies.
In vino veritas – In wine, there is truth.
Non scholae sed vitae discimus – We do not learn for school, but for life.
Aquila non captat muscas – The eagle does not catch flies.
Mens sana in corpore sano – A healthy mind in a healthy body.
Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war.
Fortuna favet fortibus – Fortune favors the brave.
Per aspera ad astra – Through hardships to the stars.
Verba volant, scripta manent – Spoken words fly away, written words remain.
Dum spiro, spero – While I breathe, I hope.
Historia est magistra vitae – History is the teacher of life.
Aquila non captat muscas – The eagle does not catch flies.
Inter arma enim silent leges – In times of war, the law falls silent.
Ex nihilo nihil fit – Nothing comes from nothing.
Roman quotes part 2
Materiam superabat opus – The workmanship surpassed the materials.
Ubi concordia, ibi victoria – Where there is unity, there is victory.
Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur – A true friend is seen in an uncertain situation.
Si vis amari, ama – If you want to be loved, love.
Exitus acta probat – The result justifies the deed.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? – Who will guard the guardians themselves?
Ars longa, vita brevis – Art is long, life is short.
O tempora! O mores! – Oh the times! Oh the customs!
Dulcis amor patriae – Sweet is the love of one’s country.
Cedere nescio – I do not know how to give up.
Sapere aude – Dare to be wise.
Gutta cavat lapidem – A drop hollows out the stone.
Lupus est homo homini – Man is a wolf to man.
Nulla dies sine linea – No day without a line.
Nemo me impune lacessit – No one provokes me with impunity.
Nemo liber est qui corpori servit – No one is free who is a slave to the body.
Post tenebras lux – After darkness, light.
Vestis virum reddit – Clothes make the man.
Veritas odit moras – Truth hates delay.
Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war.
Optimum medicamentum quies est – The best medicine is rest.
Perseverantia vincit – Perseverance conquers.
Nihil est in intellectu quod non fuerit in sensu – There is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
Res publica – The public thing (The state)
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? – How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit – Perhaps one day it will be pleasing to remember even this.
