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Chapter 3 Sententiae
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| verba volant, scripta manent | (spoken) words fly (away), written words remain |
| duabus sellis sedere | to sit on two seats |
| quod vide | which see |
| vide infra / vide supra | see below / see above |
| videlicet (viz.) | it is permitted to see |
| veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered |
| audi, vide, tace, si vis vivere in pace | Listen, see and be silent, if you wish to live in peace |
| audi alteram partem | hear the other side |
| cadit quaestio | the question falls |
| currente calamo | with pen running (on) |
| ducit amor patriae | love of country guides (me) |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| terra incognita | an unknown land |
| terra es, terram ibis | dust thou art, to dust thou shalt return |
| terrae filius | a son of the soil |
| nullius filius | no one's son |
| albae galinae filius | the son of a white hen |
| Qualis pater, talis filius | like father, like son |
| in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti | in the name of the Father and the son and the holy ghost |
| senex bis puer | an old man (is) twice a boy |
| ad infinitum | to infinity |
| ad nauseam | to (the point of) disgust |
| ad hoc | for this (purpose) |
| ad interim (ad int.) | in the meantime |
| ad libitum (ad lib.) | at (one's) pleasure |
| ad rem | to the thing / to the matter at hand |
| ad hominem | to / against the man |
| ad astra per aspera | to the stars through hardship |