latin phrases worth knowing:
(in case you wanted to know because i fucking love this language)Ā
ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficultiesĀ
alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wingsĀ
amantium irae amoris integratio est - the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of loveĀ
ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is shortĀ
aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing versesĀ
dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hopeĀ
ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - with the sword, she seeks peace under libertyĀ
exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad
experiential docet - experience teachesĀ
helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm)Ā
in libras libertas - in books, freedomĀ
littera scripta manet - the written letter lastsĀ
mens regnum bona possidet - an honest heart is a kingdom in itselfĀ
mirabile dictu - wonderful to sayĀ
nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some partĀ
omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - everything which I used to say could not happen, will happen nowĀ
poeta nascitur, non fit - the poet is born, not madeĀ
qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell itĀ
saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will beĀ
sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat stillĀ
si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for warĀ
struit insidias lacrimis cum feminia plorat - when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tearsĀ
sub rosa - under the roseĀ
trahimir omnes laudis studio - we are led on by our eagerness for praise
urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit - he found the city a city of bricks; he left it a city of marbleĀ
ut incepit fidelis sic permanet - as loyal as she began, so she remains



















