Latin Quotes about Death
Memento Mori – Remember that you must die.
Sic transit gloria mundi – Thus passes the glory of the world.
Per aspera ad astra – Through hardships to the stars.
Amor vincit omnia – Love conquers all.
Carpe diem – Seize the day.
Veni, vidi, vici – I came, I saw, I conquered.
Tempus fugit – Time flies.
Dum spiro, spero – While I breathe, I hope.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori – It is sweet and honorable to die for one’s country.
Omnia mors aequat – Death makes all equal.
Non omnis moriar – Not all of me will die.
Nemo ante mortem beatus – No one is happy before death.
Qui audet adipiscitur – He who dares, wins.
In hoc signo vinces – In this sign, you will conquer.
Lux in tenebris – Light in darkness.
Vivere est cogitare – To live is to think.
Per ardua ad astra – Through struggle to the stars.
Fortes fortuna adiuvat – Fortune favors the brave.
Requiescat in pace – Rest in peace.
Semper fidelis – Always faithful.
Luctor et emergo – I struggle and emerge.
Ars longa, vita brevis – Art is long, life is short.
Nil desperandum – Never despair.
Aeternitas etiam mortem vincit – Eternity conquers even death.
Alea iacta est – The die is cast.
Dolor hic tibi proderit olim – This pain will be useful to you one day.
Facta, non verba – Deeds, not words.
Fama volat – Rumor flies.
Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori – Love conquers all; let us yield to love.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? – Who will guard the guardians themselves?
Sero sed serio – Late, but in earnest.
Suus cuique mos – To each his own custom.
Tardius et citius – Sooner or later.
Ut ameris, amabilis esto – Be lovable, that you may be loved.
Ubi concordia, ibi victoria – Where there is harmony, there is victory.
Vita brevis, ars longa – Life is short, art is long.
Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus – Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love.
Volens et potens – Willing and able.
Vox populi, vox Dei – The voice of the people is the voice of God.
Vivat crescat floreat – Live, grow, prosper.
Stat crux dum volvitur orbis – The cross stands while the world turns.
Salus populi suprema lex esto – The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.
Pia desideria – Pious desires.
Sine qua non – Without which not.
Salus aegroti suprema lex – The health of the patient is the supreme law.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur – Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.
Suum cuique – To each their own.
Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war.
Si perdis filum vitae, time deum – If you lose the thread of life, fear God.
Sigillum universitatis carolinae pragensis – Seal of the Charles University in Prague.