Category: #Latin Quotes

Latin Quotes

"Lupus non timet canem latrantem."

'The wolf is not afraid of a barking dog.'
"Dulce bellum inexpertis."

'War is sweet to those who have never experienced it.'
"Qui totum vult totum perdit."

'He who wants everything, loses everything.'
"Faber est suae quisque fortunae."

“Every man is the artisan
of his own fortune,” 
"A bove ante, ab asino retro,
a muliere undique caveto."

“Beware of the bull from the front,
the donkey from behind,
and women from all sides.”
"Acta non verba."

“Deeds not words,”
"Carpe noctem."

“Seize the night.”
"Barba tenus sapientes."

“As wise as far as the beard.”
"Aegroto dum anima est."

‘As long as there is life, there is hope.’
"Tempus fugit."

"Time flies."

“Cogito, ergo sum.”

‘I think therefore I am.’

René Descartes

“Beati pauperes spiritu.”


’Blessed are the poor in spirit.’

"Ex nihilo nihil fit"

‘Out of nothing comes nothing.’
"Amor est vitae essentia."

 ‘Love is the essence of life.’
"Barba non facit philosophum."

‘The beard does not make
one a philosopher.’
Aut neca aut necare."

‘Either kill or be killed.’
"Hoc es bellum."

‘This is war!’
"Carpe vinum."

“Seize the wine,”
"Ad astra per aspera."

“Through adversity to the stars,”