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Latin Phrases: E

Latin phrases containing words that begin with letter E.

Virtue And Intelligence

virtus et sapientia (Anonymous)
Virtue and intelligence.

Knowledge Itself Is Power

ipsa scientia potestas est
Knowledge itself is power. (Sir Francis Bacon)

As Is the Custom...

ut mos est
As is the custom (Juvenal)

Do Not Ask What Tomorrow Brings

quid sit futurum cras, fuge quaerere
Do not ask what tomorrow brings. (Horace)

A Woman Is Always Changeable

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varium et mutabile semper femina
Woman is always fickle and changeable (Virgil)

I Do Not Buy Mere Hope

spem pretio non emo
I do not buy mere hope (Terence)

Husband and Wife

vir et uxor
Husband and wife

All Is Well That Ends Well

si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit
All is well that ends well.

That, Which Is Absurd (QEA)

quod est absurdum
That, which is absurd.

I Fear Greeks Even Carrying Gifts

timeo Danaos et dona ferentis
I fear the Greeks even [when they are] carrying gifts (Virgil)