Dictionary of Latin Phrases and Proverbs: V | ||||||||
vade in pace | ||||||||
Go in peace (one of the Roman "goodbye" expressions). | ||||||||
veni vidi vici | ||||||||
I came, I saw, I conquered | ||||||||
(Julius Caesar's report of victory in 47 B.C. over Pharnaces, king of Pontus) | ||||||||
veritas vos liberabit | ||||||||
The truth shall make you free | ||||||||
victis honor | ||||||||
Honour to the vanquished | ||||||||
vincit qui se vincit | ||||||||
He conquers who conquers himself. | ||||||||
vir sapit qui pauca loquitur | ||||||||
That man is wise who talks little | ||||||||
(know when to hold your tongue) | ||||||||
vita non est vivere sed valere vita est | ||||||||
Life is more than merely staying alive | ||||||||
Vocatus atque | ||||||||
non vocatus | ||||||||
Deus aderit | ||||||||
Invoked or not invoked, the god is present | ||||||||
(Inscription on Carl Jung's tombstone, | ||||||||
Flutern Cemetery; Fluntern (Zurich, Switzerland)) | ||||||||
Source: http://corsinet.com/braincandy/graves.html | ||||||||
verbum sat sapienti | ||||||||
A word is enough for a wise man. | ||||||||
via media | ||||||||
A middle course | ||||||||
vice versa | ||||||||
The terms being reversed | ||||||||
videlicet | ||||||||
That is to say namely | ||||||||
vi et armis | ||||||||
By force and arms | ||||||||
virginibus puerisque | ||||||||
For girls and boys | ||||||||
viva voce | ||||||||
By the living voice (orally). | ||||||||
vox et praeterea nihil | ||||||||
A voice and nothing more | ||||||||
vox populi vox dei | ||||||||
The voice of the people is the voice of god | ||||||||
vale(te)! | ||||||||
Farewell! |
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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