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Latin Phrases: M

Latin phrases containing words that begin with letter M.

Paleness of Death

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pallor mortis
Paleness of death.

Coolness of Death

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algor mortis
Coolness of death.

Hardness of Death

rigor mortis
Hardness of death.

Bluish Color of Death

livor mortis
Bluish color of death.

Everyone Has One's Own Customs

suus cuique mos
Everyone has one's own customs.

As Is the Custom...

ut mos est
As is the custom (Juvenal)

A Woman Is Always Changeable

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

Rome, Our Nourishing Mother

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

Not All Of Me Will Die

non omnis moriar
Not all of me will die.
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a.k.a. Horace, ancient Roman poet)

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).