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Latin Phrases: V

He Sold His Country For Money

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vendidit hic auro patriam
He sold his country for money (Virgil)

I Want to Live and Die with You

tecum vivere amem, tecum obeam libens
I want to live, and die with you. (Horace)

If You Want To Be Loved, Love

si vis amari ama
If you want to be loved, love (Seneca the Elder)

A Woman Is Always Changeable

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

Husband and Wife

vir et uxor
Husband and wife

Stop, Traveller

siste viator
Stop, traveller (tombstone inscription).

In So Many Words

totidem verbis
In so many words.

Very Long Words

Sesquipedalia verba (Horace)
Words that are a foot and half long; very long words.

Woe To The Solitary Person

vae soli
Woe to the solitary person. (Ecclesiastes, 4:10)

From Words To Blows

verbis ad verbera
From words to blows.