Latin Quotes with Meaning

Carpe diem – Seize the day.

Veni, vidi, vici – I came, I saw, I conquered.

Cogito, ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.

In vino veritas – In wine, there is truth.

Amor vincit omnia – Love conquers all.

Tempus fugit – Time flies.

Dum spiro, spero – While I breathe, I hope.

Per aspera ad astra – Through hardships to the stars.

Alea iacta est – The die is cast.

Memento mori – Remember that you will die.

Sic parvis magna – Greatness comes from small beginnings.

Audentes fortuna iuvat – Fortune favors the bold.

Festina lente – Make haste slowly.

Nil desperandum – Never despair.

Veritas vos liberabit – The truth shall set you free.

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori – It is sweet and honorable to die for one’s country.

Vivere est cogitare – To live is to think.

Bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis – Good wine gladdens the human heart.

Sapere aude – Dare to be wise.

Nunc est bibendum – Now is the time to drink.

Per angusta ad augusta – Through difficulties to honors.

Ad astra per aspera – To the stars through difficulties.

Sapientia est potentia – Knowledge is power.

Nihil est incertius vulgo – Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob.

Quod me nutrit me destruit – What nourishes me also destroys me.

Latin Quotes with Meaning part 2

Scientia potentia est – Knowledge is power.

Inter arma enim silent leges – In times of war, the law falls silent.

Nosce te ipsum – Know thyself.

Ego sum qui sum – I am who I am.

Non ducor, duco – I am not led, I lead.

Pulvis et umbra sumus – We are dust and shadows.

Faber est suae quisque fortunae – Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur – A true friend is seen in times of uncertainty.

Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit – Perhaps one day it will be pleasing to remember even this.

Lex non scripta – The unwritten law.

Quid pro quo – Something for something.

Odi et amo – I hate and I love.

Aqua vitae – Water of life.

Fortis fortuna adiuvat – Fortune favors the brave.

Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione – I’m not interested in your foolish superstitions.

Salus populi suprema lex esto – Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.

Praemonitus, praemunitus – Forewarned is forearmed.

Qui tacet consentire videtur – Silence gives consent.

Ex nihilo nihil fit – Nothing comes from nothing.

O tempora! O mores! – Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!