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Latein (Subject) / Quotations (Lesson)

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• thank you/ He thank you/ we thank you/ they thank you gratias ago/ agit / agunt
• current or existing state of affairs/ the state in which before, the state of affairs that existed previously status quo/ status quo ante
• first, do not harm Primum non nocere
• a slip of the tongue/ a slip of a pen Lapsus linguae/ lapsus calami
• Seize the day carpe diem
• to err is human errare humanum est
• while life is, hope is Dum spiro, spero Dum vita est, spes est
• Make haste slowly/ hurry slowly Festina lente
• I came, I saw, I conquered  Veni, vidi, vici
• I think therefore I am cogito ergo sum
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• The bones for those who come late; those who come late get the leavings (wer zu spät kommt, muss sehen was übrig bleibt) Sero venientibus ossa
• the end crowns a work finis coronat opus
• The die is cast alea iacta est
• Nothing comes from nothing ex nihilo nihil est de nihilo nihil
• vital force, vitality, vital energy, life force Vis vitalis
• A sound mind in a sound body mens sana in corpore sano
• golden means aurea mediocritas
• know thyself nosce te ipsum
• There is no medicine without latin language non est medicina sine lingua latina
• unwelcome person persona non grata
• unknown land terra incognita
• my mistake/ my fault, my most fault mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
• Against nature; against the natural course of things contra naturam
• In memory of in memoriam pro memoria
• All in one; literally "in body" in corpore
• Through hardships to the stars per aspera ad astra
• And other things/ and the rest (of such things); and so forth Et cetera (etc.)
• People desire remedy populus remedia cupit
• Retirement after business otium post negotium
• The wolf in the fable, talk of the devil and he will appear Lupus in fabula
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• nature heals, the doctor cares Natura sanat, medicus curat
• at ones pleasure, as you like ad libitum
• a necessary condition conditio sine qua non
• from the former/ from the latter a priori/ a posteriori
• There are as many opinions as there are heads quot capita, tot sententiae
• From the bottom of the chest (from the heart) ab immo pectore
• I know that I know nothing Scio, nihil scio
• love conquers all things amor vincit omnia
• Happy new year annum novum, faustum, felicem
• all that is mine I carry with me omnia mea mecum porto
• Perpetual motion perpetuum mobile
• May the outcome be good, propitious, lucky and successful quod bonum, felix, faustum fortunatumque sit
• enough has been said for the wise, a word to the wise is enough sapiente sat
• to the point; without digression to reply ad rem
• in the midst of things ( of a narrative or plot) In medias res medias in res
• from the egg; from the birth of achilles ab ovo
• in matters of taste, there can be no disputes literally: There must not be debate concerning tastes De gustibus non est disputandum
• Literally: third is not given/ there is no alternative tertium non datur
• it should be heard also the other party, hear the other side too, or hear the alternative party too audiatur et altera pars!
• Repetition is he mother of study repetitio est mater studiorum

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