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Feb 04, 2022
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Latin quotes is great for anyone who's ever wanted to come off as a bit wittier, a bit cleverer, and a bit more worldly.
Not only were the Romans known for their wisdom and way with words , but tossing out a bit of Latin in the middle of conversation really makes an impression .
If you're looking to make that kind of classy, classic impression , you're in luck.
We've put together the 351 best Latin quotes. Read through, pick the best ones, and start quoting away!
These Latin quotes are the classics of the classics. Below, you'll find some of the best lines ever uttered in any language , and often, these were uttered by some of the coolest dudes in history .
1. Amor Omnia Vincit (Love conquers all - Virgil, Eclogues X)
The ultimate romantic line, making people swoon for millennia - this is one of the best latin sayings.
2. Vivamus, Moriendum Est. (Let us live, since we must die.)
One of the most powerful Latin quotes.
3. Alea Iacta Est. (The die is cast.)
One of the most famous Latin quotes in history.
4. Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo (If I can not bend the will of Heaven, I shall move Hell. - Virgil)
When moving Heaven and Earth just isn't enough.
5. Condemnant quo non intellegunt. (They condemn that which they do not understand.)
A constant failing of humanity, one of the greatest latin sayings.
6. Acceptissima semper munera sunt, auctor quae pretiosa facit. (Those gifts are always the most acceptable which our love for the donor makes precious.)
7. Oderint dum metuant (Let them hate so long as they fear. - Caligula)
Long before Machiavelli, Caligula knew what power was all about.
8. Imperium in imperio. (An empire within an empire.)
When one group really separates from the others.
9. Audentes fortuna iuvat. (Fortune favors the bold. - Virgil)
Repeat every time you go flirt with the hottest girl in the room.
10. Divitae bonum non sunt (Material wealth is not the one good. - Seneca)
Makes you feel better for driving that rundown car, right?
11. Non fortuna homines aestimabo, sed moribus (I do not estimate the men for their fortune, but for their habits. - Seneca)
Show your quality in how you behave.
12. Pars magna bonitatis est velle fieri bonum (Much of goodness consists in wanting to be good. - Seneca)
Good news for those of us trying to be good guys.
13. Hic manebimus optime! ("here we will stay, most excellently! - Livius)
When you've found that perfect table at the bar...
14. Homo sum humani a me nihil alienum puto (I am a human being, so nothing human is strange to me. - Terentius)
We all have that strangeness inside.
15. Animus risu novatur (The spirit is refreshed with laughter. - Cicero)
A great line at the beginning of a night with friends.
16. Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur (One's friends are known in the hour of need. - Ennius)
Anyone who's had an "hour of need" knows the truth of such Latin quotes.
17. Caeca invidia est (Envy is blind. - Livius)
It'll sneak up on us for any reason.
18. Cogito ergo sum (I think, therefore I am. - Descartes)
One of the most famous Latin quotes of all time.
19. Aequam servare mentem (Keep the mind calm. - Horace)
Your mantra before a big test or interview.
20. Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem (It is more cruel to always fear death than to die. - Seneca)
21. Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo (My conscience is more to me than what the world says. - Cicero)
Be who you are, not what people tell you to be.
22. Nimium ne crede colori (Trust not too much to looks. - Virgil)
Wise counsel against being too superficial.
23. Tempus fugit (Time flies. - Virgil)
And you don't even have to be having fun.
24. Timendi causa est nescire (Ignorance is the cause of fear. - Seneca)
Next time someone calls you a nerd, use this to put them in their place.
25. Tot homines, quot sententiae (So many men, so many opinions. - Terence)
Particularly when discussing sports or the Game of Thrones finale.
26. Copia ciborum, subtilitas impeditur (The abundance of food hampers intelligence. - Seneca)
Said by a man who obviously knew the temptations of a buffet.
27. Veritas numquam perit (Truth never dies. - Seneca)
28. Nemo malus felix (No evil is happy. - Juvenalis)
29. Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered. - Caesar)
The greatest cry of victory in history.
30. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (It is sweet and fitting to die for your country. - Horace)
Words of comfort for those who put their lives on the line for us.
31. Ignis aurum proat, miseria fortes viros (Fire provides proof of gold; misery, proof of strong men. - Ovid)
We all go through it, but can you withstand it?
32. Labor omnia vincit (Hard work conquers all. - Virgil)
At least, that's what your parents have always told you.
33. Qui totum vult totum perdit (He who wants everything loses everything – attributed to Seneca)
The power of making choices about what you want in life.
34. Vive memor leti (Live remembering death. - Flaccus)
Morbid, but the key to a life well lived.
35. Quam bene vivas refert, non quam diu (It is how well you live that matters, not how long. - Seneca)
Another of our YOLO Latin quotes out of the classical age.
36. Noli foras ire, in teipsum reddi; in interiore homine habitat veritas (Don't lose yourself, return to you, inside of you lives the truth. - Augustine)
Words of strength for those who struggle to be themselves.
37. Si vis amari, ama (If you wish to be loved, love. - Augustine)
Great advice for those afraid to put themselves out there.
38. Vestis virum reddit (The clothes make the man. - Quintilia)
39. Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur (We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving. - Syrus)
The ultimate, sad truth of millions of breakups.
40. Cui amat periculum in illo peribit (Whoever loves danger will perish by it. - Vulgate-Ecclesiastiscus or Sirach III)
Put that on your dashboard so you don't speed.
41. Odi et amo (I love and hate - Catullus)
42. Serva me servabo te (Save me and I'll save you. - Petronius)
The power of extending favors to others.
43. Aut viam inveniam aut faciam (I will find the way, or I will make one. - Anibal)
Repeat that any time someone says you can't do something.
44. Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit (No mortal is wise at all times. - Pliny)
A reminder of the limits of your wisdom.
45. Fortis est non pertubaris in rebus asperis (The strong do not falter in adversity. - Cicero)
Show strength by keeping to the right path.
46. Omne quod movetur ab alio movetur (Everything that moves is moved by something else. - Aquinas)
None of us are independent of our society and everyone in it.
47. Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore (I hope that memory of our friendship will be everlasting. - Cicero)
What a line to deliver to a close friend!
48. Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur (Many fear their reputation, few their conscience. - Pliny)
Too many worry about what others think first.
49. Optimum est pati quod emendare non possis. (It is best to endure what you cannot change. - Seneca)
Words to get through those tough times that none of us can avoid.
50. Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus (The load is lite, if you know how to support it. - Ovid)
Life only seems tough because you've got the wrong perspective.
51. Divide et impera (Divide and conquered. - Caesar)
Advice for when life feels too full of big problems.
52. Fata volentem ducunt, nolentem trahunt (Fate leads the willing, and drags the unwilling. - Seneca)
You're going there anyway, so enjoy the ride!
53. Consuetudinis magna vis est (Old habits die hard. - Cicero)
...So be careful what habits you make.
54. Fere libenter homines, id quod volunt, credunt. (People almost always willingly believe what you want. - Caesar)
55. Imperare sibi maximum imperium est (To rule yourself is the ultimate power. - Seneca)
Tape that on every willpower-defying sweet in the house.
56. Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim (Be patient and tough, this pain will serve you one day. - Ovid)
Broken-hearted, unemployed, or struggling, remember that it's making you tougher.
57. Omnis ars naturae imitatio est (All art is but an imitation of nature. - Seneca)
A necessary reminder when we get too invested in our favorite shows.
58. Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim sed ut malis melior (I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad. - Seneca)
Set the right standards so you can meet them.
59. Mens sana in corpore sano (A sound mind in a sound body. - Juvenal)
60. Ab alio expectes alteri quod feceris (Expect to receive such treatment as you have given. - Syrus)
61. Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem (In adversity, remember to keep an even mind. - Horace)
Latin quotes love a man who keeps his head.
62. Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet (He who feared that he would not succeed sat still. - Horace)
Get out there and try. It's the only way you'll ever succeed.
63. Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit (Perhaps, one day, remembering even these things will bring pleasure. - Virgil)
64. Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim (Be strong and endure, someday this pain will be useful to you. - Ovid)
Live through it, and you'll be stronger.
65. Dulce bellum inexpertis (War is sweet to the inexperienced. - Erasmus)
Putting those calling for wars in their place.
66. Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis (It is much more important what you think of yourself, than what others think of you. - Seneca)
Powerful advice for your self-esteem from two millennia ago.
67. Oportet esse ut vivas, non vivere ut edas (Should eat to live, not live to eat. - Cicero)
So put down that extra piece of pizza.
68. Nunc est bibendum (Now we drink. - Horace)
To be shouted out as you enter the bar.
69. Sapere aude (Dare to be wise - Horace)
70. Vitiis nemo sine nascitur (No one is born without faults. - Horace)
71. Nescit vox miss reverti (The words can not return. - Horace)
What you say when you can't unsend an email.
72. Aegroto dum anima est, spes esse dicitur (As long as there is life there is hope for the ill one, it is said. - Cicero)
Anyone who has known a sick loved one, knows this.
73. Saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit (Often it is not even advantageous to know what will be - Cicero)
So stop trying to guess the future and live now.
74. Ubi concordia, ibi victoria (Where there is unity, there is the victory. - Syrus)
75. Fallaces sunt rerum species (The appearances of things are deceptive. - Seneca)
Don't trust that everything is always as it seems.
76. Et tu, Brute? (And you, Brutus?" last words of Caesar after being murdered by his friend; used today to convey utter betrayal)
Still the most popular of Latin quotes about betrayal.
77. Quam se ipse amans, sine rivale (By loving yourself, with no rival. - Cicero)
Your greatest strength is your self-belief.
78. Ferae pericula quae vident fugiunt (The beasts flee the dangers they see. - Seneca)
Be at least as smart as the beasts.
79. Vae victis (Woe to the conquered. - Brennus)
Said before a major dodge ball game.
80. Homo vitae commodatus non donatus est (Man's life is lent, not given - Syrus)
None of us are entitled to another day, so use your time well.
Want to show off your education? Or just want some inspiration to learn more? These Latin quotes know what life is all about: gaining wisdom and knowing how to use it .
Here are 61 Latin quotes about wisdom and knowledge:
81. Vasa vana plurimum sonant (Empty pots make the most noise.)
An epic putdown of fools in any era.
82. Historia magistra vitae et testis temporum (History is the teacher and witness of times)
A reminder to crack a history book sometimes.
83. Exitus Acta Probat. (The result justifies the deed.)
84. Ad astra per aspera. (Through adversity to the stars)
85. scientia ipsa potentia est (Knowledge itself is power)
86. Faber est suae quisque fortunae. (Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.)
...So craft the life you want to live.
87. Non ducor duco. (I am not led; I lead.)
88. pecunia, si uti scis, ancilla est; si nescis, domina (If you know how to use money, money is your slave; if you don't, money is your master)
Put that in your wallet, so you think about all those impulse purchases before you make them.
89. In absentia lucis, Tenebrae vincunt. (In the absence of light, darkness prevails.)
90. Dum inter homines sumus, colamus humanitatem. (As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.)
91. Disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus (Learn as if you're always going to live; live as if tomorrow you're going to die)
92. Ad turpia virum bonum nulla spes invitat. (No expectation can allure a good man to the commission of evil.)
Good men stay clear of evil, always.
93. Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixture dementia fuit. (There has been no great wisdom without an element of madness.)
So let your freak flag fly! You're a genius!
94. Ut avertam oculos meos ad intendum (I close my eyes in order to see)
Real truth comes from a place deeper than basic observation.
95. Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur (That man is wise who talks little)
Better to be quiet and thoughtful than loud and foolish.
96. Respice, adspice, prospice (Examine the past, examine the present, examine the future)
There's wisdom in all three directions.
97. Qui tacet consentire (Who is silent gives consent)
So speak up if you don't like something!
98. Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes (Flatterers are the worst type of enemies)
Suspicions of lavish compliments can be wise.
99. Parva leves capiunt animas (Small things occupy light minds)
Tell that to those who are always crying over spilt milk.
100. Mendacem memorem esse oportet (It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory)
Shout that when someone brings up some event from way in the past.
101. Vox et praeterea nihil (A voice and nothing more.)
Say it to those who are always talking and talking badly about others.
102. Scientia ac labore (Knowledge through hard work)
103. Vino vendibili hedera non opus est (A popular wine needs no ivy.)
If you've got what people want, you don't have to dress it up.
104. Veritas liberabit (The truth will make you free.)
Try this out next time someone you now is lying to you.
105. Verba volant, scripta manent (Spoken words fly away, written words remain.)
It should be written above every English teacher's chalk board.
106. Barba tenus sapientes (is literally said to be "wise as far as his beard")
Sure, he looks clever, but it's really all in the beard.
107. Barba non facit philosophum ("a beard does not make a philosopher,")
Maybe spend more time reading books than grooming the 'stache.
108. Barba crescit caput nescit (meaning "the beard grows, but the head doesn’t grow wiser.)
Latin quotes clearly have issues with fools with beards.
109. Corvus oculum corvi non eruit (meaning "a crow will not pull out the eye of another crow.)
When they're like, they don't fight.
110. Experientia docet (Experience teaches.)
It isn't always pleasant, but we learn from the tough stuff.
111. Felicitas multos habet amicos (Prosperity has many friends.)
Amazing how many people love you when you've got a bit of cash.
112. Nobilitat stultum vestis honesta virum (Good clothes make a stupid man look noble.)
113. Quanti est sapere (How desirable is wisdom or knowledge.)
A rare sentiment these days, but one very much worthy of repeating.
114. Saepe malum petitur, saepe bonum fugitur (Evil is often sought, good is often shunned.)
115. Salva veritate (With truth preserved.)
Words to cling to when you're right and no one believes you.
116. Sapiens nihil affirmat quod non probat (A wise man states as true nothing he does not prove - do not swear to anything you do not know firsthand).
Great advice to stay quiet when you don't know the answer.
117. Suum cuique (To each his own.)
You already know the expression, now look clever using it in Latin.
118. Sumus quod sumus (We are what we are)
119. Actio personalis moritur cum persona (Dead men do not sue.)
Probably the slogan of the Roman mafia.
120. Doscendo discimus (By teaching, we learn)
121. Memores acti prudentes futuri (Mindful of what has been done, aware of what will be)
Always live in the past, present, and future.
122. Aut tace aut loquere meliora silentio (Be quiet or say something better than silence)
Don't just talk to hear your voice.
123. Omnes volumnus plus. Et plus, et plus et plurimus (We all want more. And more, and more and much more.)
Muttered on the way to our fifth plate at the buffet.
124. Posside sapientiam, quia auro melior est (Possessing wisdom is better than owning gold)
For all the poor book-lovers out there.
125. An dives sit omnes quærunt, nemo an bonus (Every one inquires if he is rich; no one asks if he is good.)
A reminder how often we think of our pocket books instead of our souls.
126. A solis ortu usque ad occasum (From where the sun rises to where it sets.)
A mic drop response to "Did you have a long day?"
127. Difficilius est sarcire concordiam quam rumpere (It is more difficult to restore harmony than sow dissension.)
It's easier to break it than to fix it.
128. Etiam sanato vulnere cicatrix manet (Though the wound is healed, a scar remains.)
When we hurt people, it never wholly goes away.
129. Errare humanum est (It is human to err.)
130. Laudari a viro laudato maxima est laus (To be commended by a man of high repute is the greatest possible praise.)
It's why we're so eager for our heroes to like us.
131. Et ipsa scientia potestas est (And knowledge itself, is power)
It's still the secret to rising in the world.
132. Non qui parum habet, sed qui plus cupit, pauper est (It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.)
Having a lot can be it's own curse.
133. Malum sed mulliere, sed necessarium malum (Women are evil, a necessary evil)
Spoken by ancient men complaining of girlfriends.
134. Multa hospicia, nullas amicitias (Many acquaintances, no friends)
135. Hominibus plenum, amicis vacuum (Crowded with men, yet bare of friends.)
136. Desideratum (A thing desired, but regretfully wanting)
What you call that game you are saving up to buy.
137. Bellum se ipsum alet (War feeds itself.)
Which is why it is always happening.
138. Eram quod es, eris quod sum (I was what you are, you will be what I am - engraved in gravestones)
A powerful reminder of our mortality.
139. Factis ut credam facis (No need of words, trust deeds.)
Don't believe promises, believe people who deliver.
140. De hoc multi multa, omnes aliquid, nemo satis (Of this many have said many things, all something, no one enough.)
About those important issues people don't focus enough on.
141. Qualis pater, talis filius (As is the father, so is the son;)
A reminder for all the new fathers out there.
When things got tough, the Romans got tougher . These Latin quotes really distill that strength and resilience into a few words, so you can channel those q
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