= Latin == proverbs Si vis pacem, para bellum sig. If you want peace, prepare for war Arguendo sig. for the sake of argument e.g. “Assuming, arguendo, that …” Ars longa, vita brevis sig. skillfulness takes time and life is short Aut inveniam viam aut faciam sig. I shall either find a way or make one bellum se ipsum alet sig. The war will feed itself Bonus pater familias sig. good family father Carpe diem sig. seize the day Contagium vivum fluidum sig. contagious living fluid → virus cum grano salis sig. with a grain of salt Ad fontes sig. [back] to the sources Ad hominem sig. to the person divide et impera sig. divide and rule Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta sig. Unsolicited excuse, manifest accusation = He who excuses himself, accuses himself Experto crede sig. trust the expert floruit lit. flourished sig. denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active fons et origo sig. source and origin Gratia non tollit naturam, sed perficit sig. grace does not destroy nature, but perfects it hic sunt dracones sig. Here be dragons ibid lit. in the same place sig. occured at this following location ignoramus et ignorabimus sig. we do not know and will not know In vino veritas sig. in wine, there is truth de facto sig. in fact de jure sig. by law De gustibus non est disputandum sig. in matters of taste, there can be no disputes Tempus fugit sig. time flies Totum pro parte sig. the whole for a part Veni, vidi, vici sig. I came, I saw, I conquered Vive, viva, and vivat sig. “to live” in French, Spanish, and Latin Status quo ante sig. the way things were before Manu propria sig. signed with one's own hand Mens sana in corpore sano sig. a healthy mind in a healthy body Ne quid nimis sig. nothing in excess Ne supra crepidam lit. not beyond the shoe sig. a Latin expression used to tell others not to pass judgment beyond their expertise Nihil admirari sig. let nothing astonish you Non nobis solum lit. not for ourselves alone sig. people should contribute to the general greater good of humanity, apart from their own interests Obscuris vera involvens sig. Truth is enveloped by obscurity Pecunia non olet sig. money does not stink Quid pro quo sig. something for something Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? sig. Who will guard the guards themselves? Quo vadis? sig. Where are you going? Solvitur ambulando sig. it is solved by walking Scientia est lux lucis sig. knowledge is enlightenment Scientia potentia est sig. knowledge is power Sine ira et studio sig. without anger and passion