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Wise Latin Phrases

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  • What Is Quickly Gained, Is Quickly Lost

    quod cito acquiritur cito perit
    What is quickly gained, is quickly lost.

    It Is Solved By Practice

    solvitur ambulando
    It is solved by walking (by practice).

    All Is Well That Ends Well

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

    The Way To Hell Is Easy

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

    Ages Erect Cities, One Hour Destroys Them

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

    I Fear Greeks Even Carrying Gifts

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

    But Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves?

    sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Juvenal)
    But who will guard the guards themselves?

    Often, The Greatest Minds Lie Hidden

    saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent
    Often, the greatest minds lie hidden. (Titus Maccius Plautus)

    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)