Roman quotes

All roads lead to Rome.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Veni, Vidi, Vici – I came, I saw, I conquered.

Carpe Diem – Seize the day.

Et tu, Brute? – And you, Brutus?

Audentes Fortuna iuvat – Fortune favors the bold.

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

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

Amor Vincit Omnia – Love conquers all.

Memento mori – Remember that you will die.

Tempus fugit – Time flies.

In vino veritas – In wine, there is truth.

Non scholae sed vitae discimus – We do not learn for school, but for life.

Aquila non captat muscas – The eagle does not catch flies.

Mens sana in corpore sano – A healthy mind in a healthy body.

Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war.

Fortuna favet fortibus – Fortune favors the brave.

Per aspera ad astra – Through hardships to the stars.

Verba volant, scripta manent – Spoken words fly away, written words remain.

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

Historia est magistra vitae – History is the teacher of life.

Aquila non captat muscas – The eagle does not catch flies.

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

Ex nihilo nihil fit – Nothing comes from nothing.

Materiam superabat opus – The workmanship surpassed the materials.

Ubi concordia, ibi victoria – Where there is unity, there is victory.

Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur – A true friend is seen in an uncertain situation.

Si vis amari, ama – If you want to be loved, love.

Exitus acta probat – The result justifies the deed.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? – Who will guard the guardians themselves?

Ars longa, vita brevis – Art is long, life is short.

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

Dulcis amor patriae – Sweet is the love of one’s country.

Cedere nescio – I do not know how to give up.

Sapere aude – Dare to be wise.

Gutta cavat lapidem – A drop hollows out the stone.

Lupus est homo homini – Man is a wolf to man.

Nulla dies sine linea – No day without a line.

Nemo me impune lacessit – No one provokes me with impunity.

Nemo liber est qui corpori servit – No one is free who is a slave to the body.

Post tenebras lux – After darkness, light.

Vestis virum reddit – Clothes make the man.

Veritas odit moras – Truth hates delay.

Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war.

Optimum medicamentum quies est – The best medicine is rest.

Perseverantia vincit – Perseverance conquers.

Nihil est in intellectu quod non fuerit in sensu – There is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses.

Res publica – The public thing (The state)

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? – How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

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