#controversial opinion but i feel that cremation should honestly be more accepted in christianity. you know “memento, homo,
quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris” and all that jazz. i think it would be more poetic in a sense.
for those who are asking the latin is “remember, man, that dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return”
“memento, homo” is how i start my to-do lists
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I was told recently about a school that was shamed into changing its school motto. The motto was “I hear, I see, I learn.” Nothing wrong with that per se. Unfortunately the motto was in Latin, and the Latin for “I hear, I see, I learn” is “audio, video, disco”.
What the fuck that’s the best school motto ever change it back
Your yearly reminder that “I learn through suffering” can be translated into Latin as “Disco Inferno.”
Latin phrases to use as incantations.
This is gonna be a long list.
- ab intra – from within
- ab origine – from the source
- absit iniuria – “let insult be absent”
absit invidia – “let envy be absent”
absit omen – “let omens be absent”
ab uno disce omnes – from one, learn all.
abyssus abyssum invocat – deep calleth unto deep
a capite ad calcem – from head to heel
acta non verba – actions not words
ad altiora tendo – “I strive to higher things”
- ad astra – to the stars
ad fontes – to the sources
ad meliora – towards better things
ad oculos – to the eyes
ad undas – to the waves
ad victoriam – to victory
adsum – I am here
a fortiori – from the stronger/from strength
a mari usque ad mare – from sea to sea
audeamus – let us dare
audentes fortuna iuvat – fortune favors the bold
audi, vide, tace – hear, see, be silent
beatae memoriae – of blessed memory
bona fide – in good faith
bono malum superate – overcome evil with good
capax infiniti – holding the infinite
carpe diem – seize the day
carpe noctem – seize the night
cave – beware
ceteris paribus – all other things being equal
- circa – around
citius, altius, fortius – faster, higher, stronger
clavis aurea – golden key
cogito ergo sum – I think, therefor I am
compos mentis – in control of the mind
concilio et labore – by wisdom and effort
concordia cum veritate – in harmony with truth
concordia salus – well-being through harmony
coniunctis viribus – with connected strength
consummatum est – it is complete
corruptus in extremis – corrupt to the extreme
crescit eundo – it grows as it goes
- de novo – from the new
de profundis – from the depths
- dies irae – day of wrath
dona nobis pacem – give us peace
ego te provoco – I challenge you
esse est percipi – to be is to be perceived
esse quam videri – to be, rather than to seem
esto quod es – be what you are
ex animo – from the soul
ex luna scientia – from the moon, knowledge
ex scientia tridens – from knowledge, sea power
ex silentio – from silence
ex undis – from the waves of the sea
experientia docet – experience teaches
fac et spera – do and hope
fac fortia et patere – do brave deed and endure
faciam quodlibet quod necesse est – I’ll do whatever it takes
faciam ut mei memineris – I’ll make you remember me
facta, non verba – deeds, not words
fortis et liber – strong and free
fortis in arduis – strong in difficulties
gloriosus et liber – glorious and free
hic abundant leones – here lions abound
hic et nunc – here and now
hic sunt dracones – here there are dragons
hinc illae lacrimae – hence those tears
hinc itur ad astra – from here the way leads to the stars
igni ferroque – with fire and iron
in memoriam – into the memory
in nocte consilium – advice comes over night
- libra – balance
littera scripta manet – the written words endure
locus standi – a right to stand
luceo non uro – I shine, not burn
luctor et emergo – I struggle and emerge
mare liberum – free sea
memento vivere – remember to live
more ferarum – like beasts
natura non contristatur – nature is not saddened
nec spe, nec metu – without hope, without fear
noli me tangere – do not touch me
ophidia in herba – a snake in the grass
pro se – for oneself
propria manu – by one’s own hand
quaere – to seek
quod abundat non obstat – what is abundant does not hinder
resurgam – I shall arise
semper ad meliora – always towards better things
semper anticus – always forward
semper apertus – always open
semper fortis – always brave
semper liber – always free
- stet – let it stand
tuebor – I will protect
vera causa – true cause
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a neat latin word for you guys: noctivagus, wandering in the night, used by lucretius to describe what appears to be the stars and by vergil to describe diana’s chariot
another cool word in that vein is nemorivagus, forest-wandering
I have to tell you, being a Latin teacher, autocorrect and I are Not Friends. Trying to open an email to a student with “SALVE!” (hello!) and having it changed to “SLAVE!” may be funny as hell, but one day my tired ass is going to accidentally send it and there will be a Problem.
I made the mistake of telling my students this, and now they have started responding to my good morning “Salvete!” with “SLAVE!”
Autocorrect happened to a student in another class, and I have to tell you, there’s nothing quite like getting a notification on your phone and seeing you have an email from a student with “SLAVE!” as the opening line.