Latin Phrases

tunica propior est pallio - A tunic is closer to the body than a cape

corruptio optimi pessima - the corruption of the best is the worst

parens patriae - parent of the nation

qui totum vult totum perdit - he who wants everything loses everything

lupus non mordet lupum - a wolf does not bite a wolf

oratio obliqua - indirect speech

non sibi, sed suis - Not for one's self but for one's own

omne vivum ex ovo - every living thing is from an egg

multa paucis - Say much in few words

facio liberos ex liberis libris libraque - "I make free adults out of children by means of books and a balance."

summa summarum - all in all

alias - at another time, otherwise

Anno Domini (A.D.) - in the Year of the Lord

opera posthuma - posthumous works

para bellum - prepare for war

res gestae - things done

mundus senescit - the world grows old

in posse - in potential

pulvis et umbra sumus - we are dust and shadow

requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) - let him rest in peace