Thursday 4 February 2010

Sayings then

It don’t take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a millionaire, after all.
de minimis non curat praetor The commander does not bother with the smallest things.
You are without a doubt the worst person I’ve ever heard of
Yarrrr! there be ony two ranks of leader amongst us pirates! Captain and if your really notorious then it’s Cap’n!
de minimis non curat lex The law does not bother with the smallest things.
How much does the pirate pay for an ear piercing? …. a buccaneer! (buck- in- ear…)
ad victoriam to victory
et tu, Brute?
experto crede 'trust the expert'
facta, non verba actions, not words
ipsa scientia potestas est knowledge itself is power
habeas corpus You should have the body
iustitia omnibus justice for all
mors tua vita mea your death, my life
mortuum flagellas you are flogging a dead
mors certa, hora incerta death is certain, its hour is uncertain
lapsus linguae slip of the tongue
missit me Dominus the Lord has sent me
morior invictus death before defeat
morituri te salutant those who are about to die salute you
minatur innocentibus qui parcit nocentibus he threatens the innocent who spares the guilty
manus manum lavat one hand washes the other
Hannibal ad portas Hannibal is at the gates
errare humanum est 'to err is human'
lupus non mordet lupum a wolf does not bite a wolf
Fololow the ligh
locus minoris resistentiae place of less resistance
hic sunt leones here there are lions
in somnis veritas In dreams there is truth
in hoc signo vinces by this sign you will conquer
Idus Martiae the Ides of March
indivisibiliter ac inseparabiliter indivisible and inseparable
in cauda venenum the poison is in the tail
hic sunt dracones here there are dragons
homo sum humani a me nihil alienum puto I am a human being; nothing human is strange to me
draco dormiens nunquam titillandus a sleeping dragon is never to be tickled
I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. ~Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth, 1907
alis aquilae on an eagle's wings
ars gratia artis art for art's sake
audentes fortuna iuvat fortune favors the bold
canis canem edit dog eats dog
canis canem edit dog eats dog
cum grano salis with a grain of salt
cucullus non facit monachum The hood does not make the monk
carpe diem seize the day
cepi corpus I got the body
cygnus inter anates swan among ducks
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges When the republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. ~Winston Churchill
"Every animal loves itself." - Cicero
"Be wise as serpents; gentle as doves."
natura abhorret a vacuo nature abhors a vacuum
nemo dat quod non habet no one gives what he does not have
"When a camel is at the foot of a mountain then judge of his height."
Hindu Proverb
By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree."
"Caution is not cowardice; even the ants march armed."

non compos mentis not in control of the mind
"Cross in a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you."
To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.
"Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake."
"Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important."
"Man is a two-legged animal without feathers." - Plato
"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber" - Sir Winston Churchill.
"A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse!" ~ Shakespeare
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." ~
"Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals." - Tacitus
"A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse!" ~ Shakespeare
When the mouse laughs at the cat there's a hole nearby
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise
pecunia non olet "the money doesn't smell"
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi "what is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to an ox"
opera posthuma posthumous works
perge sequar "advance, I follow"
super fornicam "on the lavatory"
vade retro Satana "Go back, Satan!"
verba volant, scripta manent "words fly away, writings remain"
ubi mel ibi apes "where [there is] honey, there [are] bees"
surdo oppedere "to belch before the deaf"
sursum corda "Lift up your hearts"
tempus rerum imperator "time, commander of all things"
sic transit gloria mundi "thus passes the glory of the world"
semper primus "always first"
speculum speculorum "mirror of mirrors"
sic itur ad astra "thus you shall go to the stars"
si vis pacem, para bellum "if you want peace, prepare for war"
si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses "If you had kept your silence, you would have stayed a philosopher"
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes "If you can read this, you have too much education."
sequere pecuniam "follow the money"
semper reformanda "always in need of being reformed"
respice adspice prospice "look behind, look here, look ahead"
rem acu tetigisti "You have touched the point with a needle" i.e., "You have hit the nail on the head"
Quot capita tot sensus "As many heads, so many opinions" "There are as many opinions as there are heads." --Terence.
quot homines tot sententiae "how many people, so many opinions" Or "there are as many opinions as there are people".
regnat populus "the people rule"
primus inter pares "first among equals"
pulvis et umbra sumus "we are dust and shadow"
quis leget haec? "Who will read this?"
praemonitus praemunitus "forewarned is forearmed"
ophidia in herba a snake in the grass
ordo ab chao out of chaos, comes order
panem et circenses "bread and circuses"
omnis vir tigris everyone a tiger
omnia mutantur, nihil interit everything changes, nothing perishes
oleum camino (pour) oil on the fire
omne ignotum pro magnifico every unknown thing [is taken] for great
omnes vulnerant, postuma necat or omnes feriunt, ultima necat all [the hours] wound, last one kills
odi profanum vulgus et arceo I hate the unholy rabble and keep them away
obliti privatorum, publica curate Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
obliti privatorum, publica curate Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
nunc est bibendum now is the time to drink
nunc scio quid sit amor now I know what love is
nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit There has been no great wisdom without an element of madness
non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum Do not hold as gold all that shines as gold.
Hay is more acceptable to an ass than gold
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet
One should not send a cat to deliver cream
One camel does not make fun of another camel's hump
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
No need to teach an eagle to fly.
When spiders unite they can tie down a lion."
QUOTES FROM, GREAT ANIMALS
WOOF WOOF,
Meow, Meow
War, war
In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise
AS the great
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

ab imo pectore from the bottom of my heart

acta non verba Deeds, not Words
ad astra to the stars