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Latin Phrases: N

Latin phrases containing words that begin with letter N

No Day without a Line

nulla dies sine linea
No day without a line.

I Do Not Buy Mere Hope

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

If You Did It, Deny It

si fecisti, nega
If you did it, deny it.

What Jupiter Is Allowed, the Ox Is Not

Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi (Anonymous)
What Jupiter is allowed, the ox is not.

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).

Nothing Is Conceived and Perfected at the Same Time

nihil est... simul et inventum et perfectum
Nothing is conceived and perfected at the same time. (Cicero)

I Am A Human Being; I Consider Nothing Human [To Be] Alien To Me

Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto
I am a human being; I consider nothing human [to be] alien to me. (Terence)

Happy Birthday

Felicem diem natalem!
Happy birthday!

They Pass Judgment On What They Do Not Comprehend

damnant quod non intellegunt
They pass judgement on what they do not comprehend.
(Cicero - Roman statesman, lawyer, philospher and orator)