Monday 10 October 2011

Old Latin Adage

Amicus optima vitae possessio.
 Translation: "A friend is the greatest treasure in life"

Amor vincit omnia.
 Translation: "Love conquers all".  

Amor mundum fecit
 Translation: "Love created the earth."

Amor tussisque non celatur
 Translation: "Love, and a cough, cannot be concealed"

Arma potentius aequum
 Translation: "Justice is more powerful than weapons"

Aut vincere, aut mori
 Translation: "Either conquer or die"

Duobus litigantibus, tertius gaudet.
 Translation: "While two men argue, the third one rejoices."
  
Exitus acta probat
 Translation: "The results justify the deed", or "The ends justify the means".

Faber est suae quisque fortunae
 Translation: "Each is the maker (smith) of his own fortune." 

Fabricando fit faber.
 Translation: "Practice makes perfect."

Hora incerta, mors certa
 Translation: "Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful."

Major e longinquo reverentia
 Translation: "Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful." 

Mors Certa, Vita Incerta
 Translation: "Death is certain, life is not."

Orbis non sufficit.
 Translation: "The world is not enough" 


Virtus sola nobilitat
 Translation: "Virtue alone ennobles"   

Vox populi, vox dei.
 Translation: "The voice of the people is the voice of God."

Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores!
 Translation: "A fox may change its skin but never its character"  
        

    

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