Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 27th Latin of the Day - Ibi semper est vi...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 27th Latin of the Day - Ibi semper est vi...:   Ibi semper est victoria ubi concordia est. "Where there is concord, there always is victory." ~ Publilius Syrus, Sententia 289 W...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 25th Latin of the Day - "felices ferias"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 25th Latin of the Day - "felices ferias":   felices ferias! "happy holidays!" The common word in Latin for a holiday - feriae - exists only in the plural; it has no singula...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 24th Latin of the Day - "ad hominem"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 24th Latin of the Day - "ad hominem":   ad hominem "to the person" = personal Usually used in English in the phrase " ad hominem attack," referring to the rhe...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 23rd Latin of the Day - "Moribus antiquis...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 23rd Latin of the Day - "Moribus antiquis...:   Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque. "The Roman state stands on its ancient customs ( moribus ) and heroes (or "and men&qu...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 20th Latin of the Day - "Necessitas non h...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 20th Latin of the Day - "Necessitas non h...:   Necessitas non habet legem. "Necessity does not know any law." (Literally, "Necessity does not have any law.") ~ Berna...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 19th Latin of the Day - "ad hoc"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 19th Latin of the Day - "ad hoc":   ad hoc "for this purpose" (literally "to this," where "this" is neuter) In English, the Latin phrase ad hoc ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 18th Latin of the Day - "Dies dolorem min...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 18th Latin of the Day - "Dies dolorem min...:   Dies dolorem minuit. "Time (lit. "A day." as in "Each day") diminishes sorrow." ~ Robert Burton, 1577-1640, ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 17th Latin of the Day - "Saturnalibus, op...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 17th Latin of the Day - "Saturnalibus, op...: Saturnalibus, optimo dierum! "On Saturnalia, on the best of days!" ~ Gaius Valerius Catullus, c. 84 - c. 54 B.C.E. (poem 14a) 

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...:   Res publica virum docet. "Public affairs (or "affairs of state") teach a man." ~ Attributed to Plutarch, a Greek autho...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...:   Res publica virum docet. "Public affairs (or "affairs of state") teach a man." ~ Attributed to Plutarch, a Greek autho...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 15th Latin of the Day - "ab initio" ("ab ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 15th Latin of the Day - "ab initio" ("ab ...:   ab initio , sometimes abbreviated in English usage ab init. "from the beginning"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 14th Latin of the Day - "Semper pluris fe...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 14th Latin of the Day - "Semper pluris fe...: Semper pluris feci ego potioremque habui libertatem quam pecuniam. "I have always valued freedom more highly than money, and preferred ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 13th Latin of the Day - "Experientia docet"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 13th Latin of the Day - "Experientia docet":   Experientia docet. "Experience teaches" ~ Cornelius Tacitus (56 - 120 C.E.)

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 12th Latin of the Day - "ab ovo usque ad ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 12th Latin of the Day - "ab ovo usque ad ...:   ab ovo usque ad mala "from egg(s) to apples" = "from beginning to end" (egg was sometimes and ancient Roman appetizer ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Praestatur laus ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Praestatur laus ...:   Praestatur laus virtuti, sed multo ocius verno gelu tabescit. "Praise is bestowed upon virtue, but melts away more quickly than a spr...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Ditat Deus"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Ditat Deus":   Ditat Deus. "God enriches." ~ Motto of the State of Arizona With macrons: "Dītat Deus."

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 9th Latin of the Day - "dis volentibus" etc.

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 9th Latin of the Day - "dis volentibus" etc.: dis volentibus  (more common, shortened form of deis volentibus ) "with the gods being willing," "if the gods are willing,&qu...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 8th Latin of the Day - "Est unusquisque f...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 8th Latin of the Day - "Est unusquisque f...:   Est unusquisque faber ipse suae fortunae. "Every man is the craftsman of his own fortune." ~ Appius Claudius Caecus (c. 340 - c....

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 7th Latin of the Day - "Spem successus alit"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 7th Latin of the Day - "Spem successus alit": Spem successus alit. "Success feeds hope."  ~ Anonymous