Latin Mottos

Sleepy

Anyone else love Latin Mottos? I've never had the chance to learn latin but I've alway loved how straightforward some sayings, mottos sound in it. I sort of collect them for want of a better word, there's something about the language that makes everything sound more profound in it somehow.

I think my favourite is "Mundus Vult Decipi" which roughly translates to 'The world wants to be deceived' and I know a lot of people who love "Omnia Vincit Amor" or 'Love Conquers all'.

Got any good one's you'd like to share?

MrJoeSoap

Per Aspera Ad Astra - "By Rough Paths To The Stars"

Love that one. It was in James Joyce's A Portrait...

aidan_walsh

Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

Anything said in Latin sounds profound.

Archeron

I like "Carpe Diem". Obvious I know, but meh!

Ruu_Old

Veni, vidi, vici - I came, I saw, I conquered.

Game, set, match

biko

Nemo saltat sobrius Nobody dances sober

Terry

biko wrote:

Nemo saltat sobrius

sober salty fish?

deedee lepoopoo

Rebus Sic Stantibus - As it stands

We used to say it meant 'You should be greedy'.... the fun of Latin

DaBreno

Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?
Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?

WhiteWashMan

Sleepy wrote:

Anyone else love Latin Mottos? I've never had the chance to learn latin but I've alway loved how straightforward some sayings, mottos sound in it. I sort of collect them for want of a better word, there's something about the language that makes everything sound more profound in it somehow.

I think my favourite is "Mundus Vult Decipi" which roughly translates to 'The world wants to be deceived' and I know a lot of people who love "Omnia Vincit Amor" or 'Love Conquers all'.

Got any good one's you'd like to share?

Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur

MrJoeSoap

WhiteWashMan wrote:

Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur

I'm learning that one!

The Hill Billy

Noli simul flare sobereque - Don't whistle and drink at the same time.

smashey

Try this..


http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A218882

Sam Vimes

veni, vidi, vomi. i came, i saw, i threw up

arbeitsscheuer

Sleepy wrote:

"Omnia Vincit Amor" or 'Love Conquers all'.

I think you screwed that one up - it's "Amor Vincit Omnia".

You had it backwards.

I love that one, it's the tagline of my blog.

EDIT: Actually both Amor Vincit Omnia and Omnia Vincit Amor appear to be acceptable.
My bad.:o

Hobbes

Archeron wrote:

I like "Carpe Diem". Obvious I know, but meh!

Seize the fish? or maybe Fish of the day?

kaizersoze

Penis erectus consciensious natis.

A stiff cock has no conscience.

mikedragon32

Romanes eunt domus

greglo23

I think that Elvis is still alive.


Credo Elvem ipsum etian vivere

Read my lips


Labra lege

Thank you for not smoking


Tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas

Let's look at the bottom line


Summam scrutemur

If it isn't broke, don't fix it


Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere

It isn't over until it's over


Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit

Hold my calls


Fac ut nemo me vocet

Really rad, dude!


Radicitus, comes!

Your slip is showing


Subucula tua apparet

Your fly is open


Braccae tuae aperiuntur

I'll have a pizza with everything on it


Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo

The fat lady has sung


Obesa cantavit

Have a nice day


Die dulci fruere

If you can read this sign, you can get a good job in the fast-paced, high-paying world of Latin!


Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes!

Honk if you speak Latin


Sona si Latine loqueris

Don't you dare erase my hard disk!


Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum!

I don't want a toaster


Furnulum pani nolo

Don't call me, I'll call you


Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo

My dog ate it


Canis meus id comedit

You can't say that in Latin


Illiud Latine dici non potest

Seen any good movies lately?


Vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas?

Make my day


Fac ut gaudeam

Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket!


Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!

Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway


Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio

Say, you sure are drinking a lot


Re vera, potas bene

May barbarians invade your personal space!


Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!

May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy!


Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!

Couch potato


Radix lecti

Eat my shorts


Vescere bracis meis

Everyone is doing it


Sic faciunt omnes

Get a life


Fac ut vivas

If catapults are outlawed, then only outlaws will have catapults


Cum catapultae proscriptae erat, tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt

Stupid is as stupid does


Stultus est sicut stultus facit

I can't believe I ate the whole thing


Non possum credere me totum edisse

Take my wife. . .please!


Nunc prehende uxore meam. . .sis!

I just flew in from Gaul, and boy, are my arms tired!


Nupperime de Gallia huc volavi! Mehercule, bracchia mea defatiga sunt!

As if!


Ut si!

I hope we'll still be friends


Spero nos familiares mansuros

Honey, I'm home


Mellita, domi adsum

I am as dead as the nehru jacket


Tam exanimis quam tunica nehru fio

Go with the flow


Ventis secundis, tene cursum

Pretty please with a cherry on top!


Te precor dulcissime supplex!

I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear


Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?


Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

Stand aside plebians! I am on imperial business!


Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem!

Stupid cow


Vacca foeda

No way


Nullo modo

Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog


Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi

You can say that again!


Illud iterum dicere potes!

I brake for animals


Frena pro feris teneo

I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult


Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione

Read 'em and weep


Lege atque lacrima

I think, therefore I am


Cogito, ergo sum

I think, therefore I am depressed


Cogito, ergo doleo

I do not like to work


Laborare non amo

My favorite! Tuna-noodle casserole!


Me dilectissima! Farrago thunni!

My favorite group is the Beatles


Caterva carissima mea est Cimictus

Oh! Was I speaking Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of slips out.


Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur

Always wear underwear on your head


Semper ubi sububi in caput tuum

Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-O. And on this farm he had some cows. E-I-E-I-O. With a moo moo here, and a moo moo there. Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo. Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O


Macdonaldus Senex fundum habuit. E-I-E-I-O. Et in hot fundo nonnullas boves domesticas habuitt. E-I-E-O. Cum moo moo hic, et cum moo moo ibi. Hic una moo, ibi una moo, ubique una moo moo. Macdonaldus Senex fundum habuit. E-I-E-I-O

At last, here come the pigs


Demum, veniunt porci

Everybody's a comedian


Quisque comoedus est

Don't applaud. Just throw money


Non plaudite. Modo pecuniam jacite

Hey (name) ! Did you nail my sandals to the floor?


Salve, (name)! Crepidas meas per clavos ad solum adfixinte?

I believe it because it is unreasonable


Credo quia absurdum est

Small things effect light minds


Parve leves capiunt animos

Don't have a cow, man!


Noli habere bovis, vir

Damn!


Vae!

Nothing is uglier than a bald man with hair


Calvo turpius est nihil comato

We are amused by an excellent joke


Ioco optimo delactamur

I know that you are very troublesome


Scio vos esse molestissimos

Surely you do not believe that I am playing with a doll?


Num credis me pupa ludere?

I think that you are very annoying


Puto vos esse molestissimos

Well you can knock me down. Step on my face. Slander my name all over the place. Do anything that you wanna do. But uh-uh honey, lay off of my shoes.


Me humi proruas. Mi calces os. Aut infames nomen animos. Fac quidquid habes in animo, Sed, age, mel, nune parce calceis

I came, I saw, I got scared, I ran!


Veni, vidi, territus sum, curcurri!

I don't give a damn


Flocci non facio

There is no free lunch


Nullum gratuitum prandium

If you want to be loved, love!


Si vis amavi, ama!

I came, I saw, I ate vegetarian!


Veni, vidi, vege!

I came, I saw, I want to go home


Veni, vidi, volo in domum redire

Big Brother is watching you


Magnus Frater te spectat

Make (my) day, punk


Fabriacate diem, punk

That's the way the cookie crumbles


Sic biscuitus disintegratum

I came, I saw, I did a little shopping


Veni, vidi, visa

Greed is it's own reward


Cupiditas praemium suum est

I hate broccoli


Odi brassicum

How long are you going to abuse our patience?


Quo usque tandem abutere patentia nostra?

It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid


Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes

The appearances of things are deceptive


Fallaces sunt rerum species

Fools laugh at the Latin language


Rident stolidi verba Latina

I laugh, therefore I am


Rideo, ergo sum

I laugh at you!


Derideo te!

Why are you laughing? I'm not weird!


Cur rides? Ridiculum non sum!

I am odd, therefore I am


Ridiculum sum, ergo sum

Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound


Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur

Come on, come on, do the Locomotion with me


Veni, veni, veni Locamowae cum me

A sure friend is found in an unsure situation


Amicus certus in incerta re cernit

Jesus, for so great a name, no praise is adequate


Iesus, tanto nomini nullum par elogium

If you can read this, you are overeducated


Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes

Kiss the Cook!


Basia Coquum

Let's step outside!


Foras gradiamur

You're fired!


Ego te dimitto

Go For It!


Velis et Remis

Love Me, Love My Cat


Qui Me Amat, Amat et Cattum Meum

Love Me, Love My Dog


Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam

Judge the tree by its fruit, not by its leaves


Fructu non folis arborem aestima

We always strive for the things that are forbidden and we desire the ones we are denied


Nitimur in vetitum semper cupimusque negata

The more men have, the more they want


Homines, quo plura habent, eo ampliora cupiunt

Like father, like son


Qualis pater, talis filius

All that glitters is not gold


Ne teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum

Where's the beef?


Ubi est bibula?

Behold the power of cheese


Ecce potestas casei

Beam me up, Scotty!


Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!

Take a hint


Cepe indicum

Archeron

Hobbes wrote:

Seize the fish? or maybe Fish of the day?

Whoops. Was meant to be soup of the day.
I like soup.

magpie

I've never seen so much appalling dog latin in my life - for those of you bickering it should be Amor Omnia Vincit (subject and object come before the verb - did any of your rubes go to school?).

My personal favourites are Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (which I intend to have on my tombstone) and Nunc Est Bibendum.

Tar.Aldarion

I love them, they are always my taglines on fora.

My favourites at the moment are: Sona si latine loqueris - Honk if you speak Latin. Also, one of my own creation,

Vici, veni, vidi - I saw, I conquered, I came.

arbeitsscheuer

magpie wrote:

I've never seen so much appalling dog latin in my life - for those of you bickering it should be Amor Omnia Vincit (subject and object come before the verb - did any of your rubes go to school?).

Much as I know that you're accurate on the technical 'rules' of Latin, especially since it's vindicated by another fave of mine - Victoria Concordia Crescit - it would appear history disagrees...
Caravaggio entitled one of his paintings "Amor Vincit Omnia" back in 1601. I'll go with his version.
But all are apparently acceptable (altho I wasn't aware that there was any other version other than Amor Vincit Omnia prior to today)

Earthhorse

Libence, Volence, Potence - Ready, willing and able. Apparently.

Hagar

Hail, Caesar.

Bad weather, Caesar.


Veni, Vidi, Visa,

I came, I saw, I shopped.

/ I'll get me coat...

magpie

Libence, Volence, Potence

Libens, Volens, Potens

Caravaggio entitled one of his paintings "Amor Vincit Omnia" back in 1601

If a painter said it 1000 years after anyone still spoke Latin, then it must be right.

thelordofcheese

mikedragon32 wrote:

Romanes eunt domus

People called Romanes, they go, the house?

anyway, my favourite is

"in vino, veritas"
which I've probably misspelt...

WhiteWashMan

mikedragon32 wrote:

Romanes eunt domus

CENTURION:
What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?
BRIAN:
It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'.

CENTURION:
No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on!
BRIAN:
Aah!
CENTURION:
Come on!
BRIAN:
'R-- Romanus'?
CENTURION:
Goes like...?
BRIAN:
'Annus'?
CENTURION:
Vocative plural of 'annus' is...?
BRIAN:
Eh. 'Anni'?
CENTURION:
'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'?
BRIAN:
'Go'. Let--
CENTURION:
Conjugate the verb 'to go'.
BRIAN:
Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'.
CENTURION:
So 'eunt' is...?
BRIAN:
Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'.
CENTURION:
But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...?
BRIAN:
The... imperative!
CENTURION:
Which is...?
BRIAN:
Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'!
CENTURION:
How many Romans?
BRIAN:
Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'.
CENTURION:
'Ite'.
BRIAN:
Ah. Eh.
CENTURION:
'Domus'?
BRIAN:
Eh.
CENTURION:
Nominative?
BRIAN:
Oh.
CENTURION:
'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy?
BRIAN:
Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
CENTURION:
Except that 'domus' takes the...?
BRIAN:
The locative, sir!
CENTURION:
Which is...?!
BRIAN:
'Domum'.
CENTURION:
'Domum'.
BRIAN:
Aaah! Ah.
CENTURION:
'Um'. Understand?
BRIAN:
Yes, sir.
CENTURION:
Now, write it out a hundred times.
BRIAN:
Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
CENTURION:
Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
BRIAN:
Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar and everything, sir! Oh. Mmm!

The_B_Man

my school crest had Viriliter Age on it...Act Manly or sum such.

kaizersoze

WWM, I haven't laughed that hard in ages. It all came flooding back:D

hullaballoo

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Vici, veni, vidi - I saw, I conquered, I came.

Nil points. It's Vidi, vici, veni.
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Tar.Aldarion

Dude, I rearranged it, that's the point.
(It now applies to girls.)

arctic lemur

Nil satis optimum - nothing but the best
liebens volens polens - ready willling and able

PS sorry about the spellings!

meowCat

WhiteWashMan wrote:

Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur

That was my sig up until 2 days ago

sound_wave

Certa Bonum Certamen - Fight the good fight

My old school crest too!

arbeitsscheuer

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Dude, I rearranged it, that's the point.
(It now applies to girls.)

Hulla's slow on the uptake.


In any case, Veni Vidi Vici appears to be the more common 'word order', if you like, of "I came, I saw, I conquered."
Besides, if it's good enough for Marlboro cigarettes, it's good enuff for me!!!:D

Capt'n Midnight

Common Latin Phrases

Die dulci fruere.
Have a nice day.

Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi.
Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog.

Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes!
If you can read this sign, you can get a good job in the fast-paced, high-paying world of Latin!

Sona si Latine loqueris.
Honk if you speak Latin.

Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum!
Don't you dare erase my hard disk!

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.

Gramen artificiosum odi.
I hate Astroturf.

Furnulum pani nolo.
I don't want a toaster.

Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare.
I think some people in togas are plotting against me.

Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione.
I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult.

Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo.
Don't call me, I'll call you.

Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules.
If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults.

Canis meus id comedit.
My dog ate it.

Illiud Latine dici non potest.
You can't say that in Latin.

Vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas?
Seen any good movies lately?

Nullo metro compositum est.
It doesn't rhyme.

Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.
I don't care. If it doesn't rhyme, it isn't a poem.

Fac ut gaudeam.
Make my day.

Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket!

Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio.
Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway.

Re vera, potas bene.
Say, you sure are drinking a lot.

Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!
May barbarians invade your personal space!

Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant!
May conspirators assassinate you in the mall!

Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!
May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy!

Radix lecti
Couch potato

Quo signo nata es?
What's your sign?

Romani quidem artem amatoriam invenerunt.
You know, the Romans invented the art of love.

Spero nos familiares mansuros.
I hope we'll still be friends.

Mellita, domi adsum.
Honey, I'm home.

Tam exanimis quam tunica nehru fio.
I am as dead as the nehru jacket.

Ventis secundis, tene cursum.
Go with the flow.

Totum dependeat.
Let it all hang out.

Te precor dulcissime supplex!
Pretty please with a cherry on top!

Magister Mundi sum!
I am the Master of the Universe!

Fac me cocleario vomere!
Gag me with a spoon!

Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.

Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?
Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?

Prehende uxorem meam, sis!
Take my wife, please!

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Nihil est--in vita priore ego imperator Romanus fui.
That's nothing--in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor.

Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est.
Yes, that is a very large amount of corn.

Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem!
Stand aside plebians! I am on imperial business.

Oblitus sum perpolire clepsydras!
I forgot to polish the clocks!

Sic faciunt omnes.
Everyone is doing it.

Vacca foeda
Stupid cow

Fac ut vivas.
Get a life.

Capt'n Midnight

Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.
In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags.

Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.
If Caesar were alive, you'd be chained to an oar.

Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur.
Oh! Was I speaking Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of slips out.

Borges sumus. Resistere inutile est.
We are the Borg. Resistance is futile.

Ita erat quando hic adveni.
It was like that when I got here.

Hostes alienigeni me abduxerunt. Qui annus est?
I was kidnapped by aliens. What year is it?

Si hoc adfixum in obice legere potes, et liberaliter educatus et nimis propinquus ades
If you can read this bumper sticker, you are both very well educated and much too close

Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit!
God, look at the time! My wife will kill me!

Feles mala! Cur cista non uteris? Stramentum novum in ea posui.
Bad kitty! Why don't you use the cat box? I put new litter in it.


Braccae tuae aperiuntur.
Your fly is open.

Nonne macescis?
Have you lost weight?

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!
Beam me up, Scotty!

Certe, Toto, sentio nos in Kansate non iam adesse.
ou know, Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

Opus: Quod Fieri Non Potest
Mission: Impossible



* Fatuus = Dopey
* Medicullus= Doc
* Severus= Grumpy
* Beatus= Happy
* Somniculosus= Sleepy
* Verecundus= Bashful
* Sternuens= Sneezy

Capt'n Midnight

"Sodomy non sapiens," said Albert under his breath.
"What does that mean?"
"Means I'm buggered if I know."

---

Terry Pratchett, Mort

Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum.
(When you've got them where it counts, their hearts and minds will follow)

Pherekydes

My own favourite (not that I live by it or anything):

Mens Sana in Corpore sano.

WhiteWashMan

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Common Latin Phrases
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head..

oh noe!!!!1

beer down nose time.

toflcopter.

WhiteWashMan

WhiteWashMan wrote:

toflcopter.

vegetarian roflcopter

WhiteWashMan

WhiteWashMan wrote:

vegetarian roflcopter

sorry.
drunk.

WhiteWashMan

WhiteWashMan wrote:

sorry.
drunk.

oh dear.

i do amuse m,yselfg so.

Esel

Greglo23: How do you say "You broke my scroll wheel, you kuffing cut-and-paster!"?

greglo23

esel wrote:

Greglo23: How do you say "You broke my scroll wheel, you kuffing cut-and-paster!"?

you did'nt seriously think i was going to type out all that, although my latin teacher would be ashamed of me for not doing so. Longmans Latin was nearly as boring as Peig. lol. my favourite latin phrase has to be " Festina lente " make haste slowly !!

peckerhead

Quid agis, medice?

greglo23

peckerhead wrote:

Quid agis, medice?

to quote Bugs Bunny

hullaballoo

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Dude, I rearranged it, that's the point.
(It now applies to girls.)

Have you gone insane? What you said means "I conquered, I came, I saw". That's nonsense.

Have a look at what has been my tagline since I subscribed, that's the order for "I saw, I conquered, I came". "Veni, vidi, vici" is "I came, I saw, I conquered".

Tar.Aldarion

Vici, veni, vidi - I saw, I conquered, I came.
Surely you get the joke? Come on hulla, come on, you can do it!

John

In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni (we go into the circle by night we are consumed by fire). Used to be a password for centurians and refers to the behaviour of moths around candles. It's also a palindrome. Brilliant.