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    • Husband and Wife

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 18, 2009
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    vir et uxor
    Husband and wife

    Rest In Peace

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 18, 2009
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    requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) May s/he rest in peace.

    Eternal Rest

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 18, 2009
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    requies aeterna
    Eternal rest.

    In So Many Words

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 18, 2009
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    totidem verbis
    In so many words.

    Alone

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 18, 2009
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    solus (masculine), sola (feminine), solum (neuter)
    Alone.

    All Is Well That Ends Well

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 17, 2009
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    si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit
    All is well that ends well.

    But Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves?

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 11, 2008
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    sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Juvenal)
    But who will guard the guards themselves?

    A Sound Mind in a Sound Body

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 10, 2008
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    mens sana in corpore sano (Juvenal, ancient Roman poet).
    A sound mind in a sound body.

    Knowledge Itself Is Power

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 10, 2008
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    Ipsa scientia potestas est
    Knowledge itself is power. (Sir Francis Bacon)

    Experience Teaches

    Submitted by Latin Phrases on August 10, 2008
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    Experientia docet (Tacitus)
    Experience teaches.