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Latin Phrases: A

Latin phrases containing words that begin with letter A.

Eternal Rest

requies aeterna
Eternal rest.

That, Which Is Absurd (QEA)

quod est absurdum
That, which is absurd.

From Words To Blows

verbis ad verbera
From words to blows.

Who Can Deceive A Lover?

quis fallere possit amantem? (Virgil)
Who can deceive a lover?

A Sick Man's Empty Dreams

aegri somnia vana
A sick man's empty dreams. (Horace)

The Way To Hell Is Easy

facilis descensus Averno (Virgil)
The way to hell is easy.

Two-Legged Featherless Animal (i.e., a Human Being)

animal bipes implume
Two-legged, featherless animal (Plato)

Ages Erect Cities, One Hour Destroys Them

urbes constituit aetas, hora dissolvit
Ages erect cities, one hour destroys them. (Anonymous)

Rome, Our Nourishing Mother

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Roma Alma Mater (Anonymous)
Rome, the kind mother.

The Road From The Earth To The Stars Is Not Easy

non est ad astra mollis e terris via
The road from earth to the stars is not easy.
(Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a.k.a., Seneca the Younger).