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| Латинские пословицы (с английским переводом)Латинские пословицы (с английским переводом)
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Acta est fabula. (August)
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Drama has been acted out.
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Ad augusta per angusta.
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To high places by narrow roads.
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Ad hoc.
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Exactly for that. Also: Not prearranged, informal.
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Ad honorem.
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In honor. Honor not baring any material advantage.
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Ad libitum.
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Freely. Without restraint, as desired.
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Alea iacta est. (Julius Caesar)
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The die is cast. The decision has been made.
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Alter ego. (Zeno)
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Another I. Soul mate, close friend.
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Alter ipse amicus.
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A friend is another self.
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Ars gratia artis.
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Art for art's sake. Art has its own sense.
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Audiatur et altera pars!
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Let us hear the opposite side!
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Carpe diem. (Horace)
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Seize the day.
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Cogito, ergo sum. (Descartes)
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I think, therefore I am.
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Conditio sine qua non.
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Condition that cannot (be done) without. Essential condition.
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Corpus delicti.
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The body of a crime. The facts of a crime.
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Cum grano salis. (Pliny the Elder)
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With a grain of salt. Take something not literally, with due consideration.
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Curriculum vitae.
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The run of life.
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De facto.
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In fact.
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De iure.
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By law. According to law.
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De gustibus non est dispuntandum.
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Tastes are not to be argued.
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Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.
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He who has begun has the job half done. (Horace)
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Divide et impera.
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Part and rule. Roman maxima of ruling the subdued nations.
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Dulcius ex asperis.
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Through difficulty, sweetness.
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Dum spiro, spero. (Cicero)
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As long as I breathe, I hope.
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Dura lex, sed lex.
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The law is hard, but it is law.
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Eram quod es, eris quod sum.
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I was what you are, you will be what I am. (grave inscription)
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Errare humanum est. (Seneca)
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It is human to make a mistake.
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Et tu, Brute! (Julius Caesar)
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You too, Brutus! Even you have betrayed me!
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Eventus stultorum magister.
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Events are the teacher of the stupid persons.
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Ex abrupto.
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Without preparation.
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Ex cathedra.
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From the chair. With authority (without argumentation).
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Ex gratia.
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By moral (not legal) obligation.
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Ex libris.
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From the library (of).
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Exempli gratia. (e.g.)
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For example.
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Faber quisque fortunae suae.
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Each man (is) the maker of his own fortune.
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Facta, non verba!
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Deeds, not words!
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Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus.
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False in one thing, false in all.
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Festina lente!
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Rush slowly! Do not hasten!
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Fiat justitia, ruat caelum.
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Let justice be done, even though the heavens collapse.
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Fortes Fortuna adjuvat. (Terence)
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Fortune aids the brave.
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Gutta cavat lapidem (non vi, sed saepe cadendo). (Ovid)
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The water drop drills stone (not by the force, but by falling often). The endurance can overcome the obstacle even without the force.
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Historia est vitae magistra.
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The history is the tutor of life.
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Homines, dum docent, discunt.
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While men teach they learn. (Seneca)
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Homo homini lupus. (Plautus)
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Man is a wolf to man.
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Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
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I am human, therefore nothing human is strange to me.
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In medias res.
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In the midst of things.
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In medio stat virtus. (Horace)
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Virtue stands in the middle.
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In memoriam.
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In memory (of).
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In vino veritas.
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The truth is in wine. A drunk person tells the truth.
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Inter caecos regnat strabo. (Erasmus)
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Among blinds the squinting rules.
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Lapsus linguae.
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Error of the tongue.
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Lapsus memoriae.
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Error of the memory.
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Manus manum lavat. (Petronius)
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One hand washes the other. The favor for the favor.
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Mea culpa.
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By my guilt.
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Mens sana in corpore sano.
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A sound mind in a sound body. (Juvenalis)
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Nemo sine vitio est.
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No one is without fault. (Seneca the Elder)
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Nil novi sub sole. (Bible)
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Nothing new under the sun.
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Nomen est omen.
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The name is the sign.
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Non omne quod nitet aurum est.
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Not everything that is shining is gold.
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Non plus ultra!
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Nothing above that!
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Non uno die Roma aedificata est.
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Rome was not built in one day.
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Nosce te ipsum!
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Know thyself.
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Nota bene.
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Observe carefully.
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Occasio aegre offertur, facile amittitur. (Publius Syrus)
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Opportunity is offered with difficulty, lost with ease.
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Omnia vincit amor.
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Love conquers all.
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Panem et circenses. (Juvenalis)
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Bread and circuses. Food and games to keep people happy.
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Parva scintilla saepe magnam flamam excitat.
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The small sparkle often initiates a large flame.
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Pecunia non olit.
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Money doesn't stink.
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Pede poena claudo. (Horace)
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Punishment comes limping. Retribution comes slowly, but surely.
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Per aspera ad astra.
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Through the thorns to the stars.
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Persona non grata.
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An unwelcome person.
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Post tenebras lux.
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After darkness, light.
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Primus inter pares.
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First among equals.
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Quae nocent, saepe docent.
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What hurts, often instructs. One learns by bitter/adverse experience.
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Qui multum habet, plus cupit.
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He who has much desires more. (Seneca)
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Quid pro quo.
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Something for something. A reciprocal exchange, something given in compensation, esp. an advantage.
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Quod erat demonstrandum.
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What was to be demonstrated..
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Quod licet Iovi non licet bovi.
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What Jupiter (supreme God) is allowed to do, cattle (people) are not.
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Quod natura non sunt turpia.
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What is natural cannot be bad.
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Repetitio est mater studiorum.
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Repeating is the mother of learning.
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Scio me nihil scire. (Socrates)
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I know that I know nothing. Certain knowledge cannot be obtained.
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Si Deus pro nobis quis contra nos.
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If God is with us who is against us.
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Si vis pacem, para bellum. Vegetius
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If you want peace, prepare for the war.
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Si sapis, sis apis.
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If you are wise, be a bee.
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Sic transit gloria mundi.
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Thus passes the glory of the world.
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Sine die.
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Without a date. Without a date limit. Unknown period of time.
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Sol omnibus lucet. (Petronius)
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The sun shines upon all.
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Status quo.
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The present state of affairs.
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Summum ius, summa iniuria.
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Highest law, greatest injustice.
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Tabula rasa.
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A clean slate. Person that knows nothing.
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Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. (Ovid)
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Times are changing, and we are changing within them.
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Tempus fugit.
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Times run.
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Ubi bene, ibi patria.
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Where you feel good, there is your home.
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Ubi concordia, ibi victoria.
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Where is the unity, there is the victory.
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Vade mecum.
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Come with me. A constant companion.
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Varietas delectat.
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The diversity is delighting.
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Veni, vidi, vici! (Julius Caesar)
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I came, I saw, I conquered. Easy accomplishment.
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Verba movent, exempla trahunt.
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Words move people, examples compel them. Deeds, not words, give the example.
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Verba volant, scripta manent.
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The words fly away, the writings remain.
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Veritas numquam perit. (Seneca)
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Truth never perishes.
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Vice versa.
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Turn in place. The other way round.
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Vis maior.
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Higher force.
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Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.
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Fortune, not wisdom, rules lives. (Cicero)
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Vivere disce, cogita mori.
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Learn to live; Remember death.
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Vox populi, vox Dei.
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The voice of the people is the voice of God. Public opinion is obligatory.
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Vulnerant omnes, ultima necat.
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Every (hour) wounds, the last kills.
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Vulpem pilum mutat, non mores.
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A fox may change its hair, not its tricks. |
Масолова Елена, школа 1257.
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