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You can do anything you believe in!
Tanatum potes, quod credis.

The reason is always in us, and not in others who leave, leave, do not love.
Causa semper sumus, non ei, qui abient, abjiciunt, non amant.

Easy death is the last gift that fate can give.
Mors levis donum ultimum est, que fortuna dare potest.

Avoid those who try to undermine your confidence in yourself.
Illos vitare, qui fidem vestam in se afficere volunt.

Sometimes you just want silence.
Interdum silentium volo.

Live for yourself, but not in yourself, it is worse than any pain.
Vive pro se, sed not in se, quid pejor omni dolore est.

I do not climb into other people's souls - and I do not call guests into my own.
In animas alienorum non ascendo et in meam hospites non voco.

You never know what song will inspire you tomorrow. And what was in the past, let it remain there.
Nunquam scis, quod carmen tei cras inspirabit. Quod erat, in veteribus relinquire debet.

Whether it's bad or good, don't bother. That's why it is the past, so that they no longer live!
Noli permovere bonum et malum, vetera noli vivere!

True happiness is carried silently and does not need the whole world to know about it.
Felicitas vera silentium amat et non egit, ut orbis omnis id sciat.

The soul is a cemetery where the closest people and the most poignant memories are buried.
Anima sepulcretum est, ubi affines nostri et memorias acerrimas sepultae sunt.

I trust the man in the mirror, because he will never laugh while I cry.
Hominem in speculo credo, quia nunquam ridet, dum flo.

Sometimes you have to freeze your heart.
Interdum nesecce est cor suum stringere.

Be yourself, do not merge with the gray blind crowd.
Este quod estis, nolite confluere cum vulgo griseo caeco.

May God judge me according to my truth
And not by the slander of blind people.
Deus me veritate mea judicat,
non maledico hominum caecorum.

Just as water flows quickly into the sea, so days and years flow into eternity.
Aquae in mae fluunt et dies et anni in aeternitatem fluunt.

Change is painless. It is painful to resist them.
Mutationes placide sunt. Oppositio eis dolorosa est.

Phrases in Latin
Fac fideli sis fidelis (lat.) - Be faithful to the one who is faithful to you

Time does not heal, time helps to forget.
Tempus non curat, tempus oblivisci juvat.

Instead of wiping tears from your face, wipe the people who made you cry from your life.
Cum lacrimas ab facie obliteretis, obliterate homines, qui vos flere jubent, de vita obliterate.

Sometimes you don’t need to look for some meaning, just enjoy it.
Interdum non nesecce est mentem quaerere, voluptas sat.

What could be worse than the indifference of the people you love.
Indeffirentia eorum, quos amas, pessima est.

No one can judge my choices or my thoughts because no one has ever experienced my emotions or my pain.
Nemo potest dilectum meum aut sensus meos judicare, quia nemo affectus meos et doloremmeum nunquam tentavit.

I don't resent people, I just change my mind about them.
Homines non offendo, sententiam meam de eis muto.

I love the stars too much to be afraid of the night.
Stellas nimis amo, ut noctem timeam.

The battle with your soul is harder than the battle with your enemy.
Pugna cum anima sua difficilior est, quam pugna cum hostibus suis.

Let the iron saw work
My mother didn't give birth to me for work.
Serra ferrata laborare docet,
ego ab matre non ad laborem natus sum.

Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself did to another.

Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.

Abiens, abi!
Leaving go!

Adversa fortune.
Evil rock.

Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.
Try to keep your presence of mind even in difficult circumstances.

Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit.
Enjoy life, it's so fleeting.

Actum ne agas.
What's done, don't go back to it.

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt.
Other people's vices are in front of our eyes, ours are behind our backs.

Aliis inserviendo consumer.
By serving others I waste myself.
(The inscription under the candle as a symbol of self-sacrifice, cited in numerous editions of collections of symbols and emblems.)

Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are insane.

Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Happiness makes friends, misfortune tests them.

Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.

Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love is not cured by herbs.
(i.e. there is no cure for love.
Ovid, "Heroides")

Amor omnia vincit.
Everything wins love.

Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart.

Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.

Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
Listen a lot, talk a little.

Audi, vide, size.
Listen, look and be silent.

Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
I am ready to listen to stupidity, but I will not obey.

Phrases in Latin
carpe diem (lat.) - seize the moment

Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Either I'll find a way, or I'll make it myself.

Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.

Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Or Caesar, or nothing.

Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is itself valor.

Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror.
Good deeds rendered to the unworthy, I consider atrocities.
(Cicero)

Calamitas virtutis occasio.
Calamity is the touchstone of valor. (Seneca)

carpe diem.
Seize the day. (Horace)
Usually translated as Seize the Moment, although Seize the Day is more accurate.

Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.

Certum voto pete finem.
Set yourself only clear goals (i.e. achievable).

Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur.
Nobody is punished for thinking. (One of the provisions of Roman law (Digesta))

Cogito, ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am.
(The position on the basis of which the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes tried to build a system of philosophy, free from elements of faith and based entirely on the activity of the mind.
René Descartes, Elements of Philosophy, I, 7, 9.)

Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
(Latin proverb)

Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to a person.

Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.
Fix the past, manage the present, foresee the future.

Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida.
To whom Fortune smiles, Themis does not notice.

Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
Every person is prone to err, but only a fool can persevere in error.

Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit.
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer.

Damant, quod non intellectual.
They judge because they don't understand.

De gustibus non disputandum est.
Tastes could not be discussed.
(Compare Russian. There is no comrade for the taste and color.)

De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
About the dead or good, or nothing.
(A probable source is the saying of Chilo “do not speak evil of the dead”.)

Descensus averno facilis est.
Easy way to hell.

Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.

Phrases in Latin
Credo In Me (lat.) - Believe in me

Divide et impera.
Divide and rule.
(Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which arose already in modern times.)

Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with an enemy?
(Virgil, "Aeneid", II, 390)

Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Destiny leads the one who wants to go, drags the unwilling one.
(A saying of Cleanthes, translated into Latin by Seneca.)

Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law.
(No matter how harsh the law is, it must be obeyed.)

Dum spiro, spero!
While I breathe I hope!

Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.

Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!
Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!
(From an old student song. A common motif of ancient inscriptions on tombstones and tableware.)

Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!

Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.
You have to eat to live, not live to eat.
(A medieval maxim paraphrasing the ancient sayings of Quintilian: “I eat to live, not live to eat” and Socrates: “Some people live to eat, but I eat to live.”)

Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.

Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie.
(Publius, "Sentences")

Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.

Ex malis eligere minima.
Choose the least of the evils.

Ex ungue leonem.
You can recognize a lion by its claws.

Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum.
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.

Experientia est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.

Phrases in Latin
Custodi et serva (lat.) - Save and save

Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
When we are healthy, it is easy to give good advice to the sick.

Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.

factum est factam.
What's done is done (fact is fact).

Fama clamosa.
Loud glory.

Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumours.

Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
I did my best, who can, let him do better.
(A paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their accounting speech, transferring authority to the successor.)

Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet.
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.

Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium.
Having thought up the female disposition to humble, say goodbye to peace!

Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.

Fide, sed cui fidas, vide.
Be vigilant; trust, but watch who you trust.

Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.

Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.

flagrant delicto.
At the crime scene, red-handed.

Fors omnia versas.
Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance).

Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.

Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.
Firm in action, soft in handling. (Stubbornly achieve the goal, acting gently.)

Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.
Happiness is easier to find than to keep.

Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds his own destiny.

Fructus temporum.
The fruit of time.

Fuge, late, tace.
Run, hide, shut up.

Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irrevocable time is running.

Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have some fun.

Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.

Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste is not subject to laws.

Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop sharpens a stone.

Phrases in Latin
Dum Spira Memini (lat.) - While I breathe, I remember.

Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus.
Worse than slavery are remorse.

Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
He is terrible who reveres death for good!

Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life lived means to live twice.
(Martial, "Epigrams")

Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt.
People trust their eyes more than their ears.

Homines, dum docent, discunt.
People learn by teaching.

Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.

Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia.
I don't hate a person, but his vices.

Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora.
How more people have, the more they want to have.

Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is man's friend.

Homo homini lupus est.
Man to man is a wolf.
(Plavt, "Donkeys")

Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto.
I am human, and nothing human is alien to me.

Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent.
Where the laws are in force, and the people are strong.

Igne natura renovatur integra.
By fire all nature is renewed.

Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi.
Forgive others often, never yourself.
(Publius, Maxims)

Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.

Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.

In aeternum.
Forever, forever.

Daemon Deus!
In Demon God!

In dubio abstine.
Refrain when in doubt.

Infandum renovare dolorem.
To resurrect terrible (literally: "unspeakable") pain
(that is, to talk about the sad past).
(Virgil, Aeneid)

Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.

Doubt is half of wisdom.

In pace.
Peace, peace.

Incedo per ignes.
I walk through the fire.

Phrases in Latin
Amor vincit omnia (lat.) - Love conquers all

Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.

Injuriam facilius facias guam feras.
Easy to offend, harder to endure.

In me omnis spes mihi est.
All my hope is in myself.

In memory.
In memory.

In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace, lions; in battle, deer.
(Tertullian, "About the wreath")

Inter arma silent leges.
When weapons rattle, the laws are silent.

Inter parietes.
Within four walls.

In tyrrannos.
Against tyrants.

In vino veritas.
The truth is in wine.
(Compare Pliny the Elder: "It is customary to attribute guilt to truthfulness.")

In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
Truth is in wine, health is in water.

In vitium ducit culpae fuga.
The desire to avoid a mistake involves another.
(Horace, "The Science of Poetry")

In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.

Ira furor brevis est.
Anger is a momentary insanity.
(Horace, "Messages")

Ira initium insaniae est.
Anger is the beginning of madness.

Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.
It is those who grieve the least who flaunt their grief the most.

Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.

Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.
The load becomes light when you carry it with humility.
(Ovid, Love Elegies)

Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter what it comes from.
(Juvenal, "Satires")

Lupus non mordet lupum.
The wolf will not bite the wolf.

Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
The wolf changes his coat, not his nature.

Phrases in Latin
Amat victoria curam (lat.) - Victory loves patience

Manus manum lavat.
The hand washes the hand.
(A proverb that goes back to the Greek comedian Epicharmus.)

Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.
My conscience is more important to me than all gossip.

Mea vita et anima es.
You are my life and soul.

Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
A good name is better than great wealth.

meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.

Mens sana in corpore sano.
In a healthy body healthy mind.

memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that the monks of the Trappist order exchanged when they met. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, and in a figurative sense, of imminent danger.)

Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.

Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam.
Our destiny depends on our morals.

Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
Death does not know the law, takes both the king and the poor.

Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.

Mortem effugere nemo potest.
Nobody can escape death.

Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature does not tolerate emptiness.

Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.

Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
There is nothing prosperous in all respects (i.e., there is no complete well-being
Horace, "Odes").

Nihil habeo, nihil curo.
I don't have anything - I don't care about anything.

Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the unlawful.
(Ovid, Love Elegies)

Nolite dicere, sinescitis.
Don't speak if you don't know.

Non est fumus absque igne.
There is no smoke without fire.

Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Knowing misfortune, I learned to help the sufferers.
(Virgil)

Non progredi est regredi.
Not moving forward means going backwards.

Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum.
Not one step back, always forward.

Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt.
Nowhere there are those who are everywhere.

Oderint dum metuant.
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid.
(The words of Atreus from the tragedy Action named after him. According to Suetonius, this was the favorite saying of the emperor Caligula.)

Odi et amo.
I hate and love.

Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.
Everything unknown is majestic.
(Tacitus, "Agricola")

Omnes homines agunt histrionem.
All people are actors on the stage of life.

Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
Every hour hurts, the last one kills.

Omnia mea mecum porto.
I carry everything with me.
(When the city of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants on the run tried to capture as much of their things as possible, someone advised the sage Biant to do the same. “I do this, because I carry everything with me,” he replied, meaning their spiritual wealth.

Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur.
Everything flows, everything changes.

Phrases in Latin
Ut ameris, amabilis esto (lat.) - To be loved, be worthy of love.

Omnia mors aequat.
Death equalizes everything.

Omnia praeclara rara.
Everything beautiful is rare. (Cicero)

Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar.
I get everything I want.

Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.

Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.

Optimum medicamentum quies est.
The best medicine is peace.
(Medical aphorism, authored by the Roman physician Aulus Cornelius Celsus.)

Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.

Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars.
(Through difficulties to a high goal.)

Per fas et nefas.
By all truths and lies.

Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum.
By frequent laughter you should recognize a fool.
(Medieval proverb.)

Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.

Persona grata.
Desirable person or trustworthy person.

Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)

Primus interpares.
First among equals.
(A formula characterizing the position of a monarch in a feudal state.)

Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt.
What were vices are now morals.

Quae nocent - docent.
What hurts, teaches.

Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis.
If the feelings are not true, then our whole mind will be false.

Qui tacet - consentire videtur.
Whoever is silent is considered as having agreed.
(Compare Russian. Silence is a sign of consent.)

Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas.
No one can know when to watch out for which danger.

Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior.
How smarter man, so it is usually more modest.

Quod cito fit, cito perit.
What is soon done, soon falls apart.

Quomodo fabula, sic vita; non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert.
Life is like a play in a theatre; what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is played.

Respue quod non es.
Drop what is not you.

Scio me nihil scire.
I know that I know nothing.
(Latin translation of loosely interpreted words of Socrates.
Wed Russian Learn forever, you'll die a fool.)

Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
One day we all go crazy.

Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.

Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.

Si etiam omnes, ego non.
Even if everything, then not me.
(i.e. Even if everyone will, I won't)

Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.

Si vis pacem, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
(Source - Vegetius. Also compare Cicero: "If we want to enjoy the world, we have to fight" and Cornelius Nepos: "The world is created by war.")

Phrases in Latin
Vive ut vivas (lat.) - Live to live.

Sibi imperare maximum imperium est.
The highest power is power over yourself.

Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.

Sic itur ad astra.
This is how they go to the stars.

Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun shines on everyone.

Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother deserves love, a father deserves respect.

Sua cuique fortuna in manu est.
Everyone has their own destiny in their hands.

Suum cuique.
To each his own
(i.e., to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his merits, Regulation of Roman law).

Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus.
The power of honesty is such that we appreciate it even in the enemy.

Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est.
The faster time flies, the happier it is.

Tantum possumus, quantum scimus.
We can do as much as we know.

Tarde venientibus ossa.
Who comes late - the bones.
(Latin proverb)

Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.
Times change and we change with them.

Tempus fugit.
Time is running out.

Terra incognita.
Unknown land (trans. something completely unknown or inaccessible area
on ancient geographical maps, unexplored parts of the earth's surface were designated in this way).

Tertium non datur.
There is no third; there is no third.
(In formal logic, this is how one of the four laws of thinking is formulated - the law of the excluded middle. According to this law, if two diametrically opposed positions are given, of which one affirms something, and the other, on the contrary, denies, then there will be a third, middle judgment between them can not.)

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!
Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it!

Phrases in Latin
Vincit Qui Se Vincit (lat.) - The one who conquers himself wins

Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis.
Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything.

Ut ameris, amabilis esto.
To be loved, be worthy of love.

Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest.
Whoever cannot follow the dictates of the mind, let him follow the movements of the soul.

Varietas dellectat.
Variety is fun.

Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt.
True friendship is eternal.

Veni, vidi, vici.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
(According to Plutarch, with this phrase, Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amintius about the victory in the battle of Zela in August 47 BC over the Pontic king Pharnaces.)

Veni, vidi, fugi.
I came, I saw, I ran. 🙂

Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes.
The real victory is only when the enemies themselves recognize themselves as defeated.
(Claudian, "On the sixth consulship of Honorius")

Vita sine libertate, nihil.
Life without freedom is nothing.

Viva vox alit plenius.
Living speech nourishes more abundantly
(i.e., oral presentation is more successfully absorbed than written).

Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.

Vi veri vniversum vivus vici.
I conquered the universe by the power of truth during my lifetime.

Vivere est agere.
To live means to act.

Vivere est vincere.
To live means to win.

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You can do anything you believe in!
Tanatum potes, quod credis.

The reason is always in us, and not in others who leave, leave, do not love.
Causa semper sumus, non ei, qui abient, abjiciunt, non amant.

Easy death is the last gift that fate can give.
Mors levis donum ultimum est, que fortuna dare potest.

Avoid those who try to undermine your confidence in yourself.
Illos vitare, qui fidem vestam in se afficere volunt.

Sometimes you just want silence.
Interdum silentium volo.

Live for yourself, but not in yourself, it is worse than any pain.
Vive pro se, sed not in se, quid pejor omni dolore est.

I do not climb into other people's souls - and I do not call guests into my own.
In animas alienorum non ascendo et in meam hospites non voco.

You never know what song will inspire you tomorrow. And what was in the past, let it remain there.
Nunquam scis, quod carmen tei cras inspirabit. Quod erat, in veteribus relinquire debet.

Whether it's bad or good, don't bother. That's why it is the past, so that they no longer live!
Noli permovere bonum et malum, vetera noli vivere!

True happiness is carried silently and does not need the whole world to know about it.
Felicitas vera silentium amat et non egit, ut orbis omnis id sciat.

The soul is a cemetery where the closest people and the most poignant memories are buried.
Anima sepulcretum est, ubi affines nostri et memorias acerrimas sepultae sunt.

I trust the man in the mirror, because he will never laugh while I cry.
Hominem in speculo credo, quia nunquam ridet, dum flo.

Sometimes you have to freeze your heart.
Interdum nesecce est cor suum stringere.

Be yourself, do not merge with the gray blind crowd.
Este quod estis, nolite confluere cum vulgo griseo caeco.

May God judge me according to my truth
And not by the slander of blind people.
Deus me veritate mea judicat,
non maledico hominum caecorum.

Just as water flows quickly into the sea, so days and years flow into eternity.
Aquae in mae fluunt et dies et anni in aeternitatem fluunt.

Change is painless. It is painful to resist them.
Mutationes placide sunt. Oppositio eis dolorosa est.

Phrases in Latin
Fac fideli sis fidelis (lat.) - Be faithful to the one who is faithful to you

Time does not heal, time helps to forget.
Tempus non curat, tempus oblivisci juvat.

Instead of wiping tears from your face, wipe the people who made you cry from your life.
Cum lacrimas ab facie obliteretis, obliterate homines, qui vos flere jubent, de vita obliterate.

Sometimes you don’t need to look for some meaning, just enjoy it.
Interdum non nesecce est mentem quaerere, voluptas sat.

What could be worse than the indifference of the people you love.
Indeffirentia eorum, quos amas, pessima est.

No one can judge my choices or my thoughts because no one has ever experienced my emotions or my pain.
Nemo potest dilectum meum aut sensus meos judicare, quia nemo affectus meos et doloremmeum nunquam tentavit.

I don't resent people, I just change my mind about them.
Homines non offendo, sententiam meam de eis muto.

I love the stars too much to be afraid of the night.
Stellas nimis amo, ut noctem timeam.

The battle with your soul is harder than the battle with your enemy.
Pugna cum anima sua difficilior est, quam pugna cum hostibus suis.

Let the iron saw work
My mother didn't give birth to me for work.
Serra ferrata laborare docet,
ego ab matre non ad laborem natus sum.

Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from another what you yourself did to another.

Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo.
I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and radiate art.

Abiens, abi!
Leaving go!

Adversa fortune.
Evil rock.

Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem.
Try to keep your presence of mind even in difficult circumstances.

Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit.
Enjoy life, it's so fleeting.

Actum ne agas.
What's done, don't go back to it.

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt.
Other people's vices are in front of our eyes, ours are behind our backs.

Aliis inserviendo consumer.
By serving others I waste myself.
(The inscription under the candle as a symbol of self-sacrifice, cited in numerous editions of collections of symbols and emblems.)

Amantes sunt amentes.
Lovers are insane.

Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant.
Happiness makes friends, misfortune tests them.

Amor etiam deos tangit.
Even the gods are subject to love.

Amor non est medicabilis herbis.
Love is not cured by herbs.
(i.e. there is no cure for love.
Ovid, "Heroides")

Amor omnia vincit.
Everything wins love.

Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit.
Love, like a tear, is born from the eyes, falls on the heart.

Antiquus amor cancer est.
Old love is not forgotten.

Audi, multa, loquere pauca.
Listen a lot, talk a little.

Audi, vide, size.
Listen, look and be silent.

Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare.
I am ready to listen to stupidity, but I will not obey.

Phrases in Latin
carpe diem (lat.) - seize the moment

Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Either I'll find a way, or I'll make it myself.

Aut vincere, aut mori.
Either win or die.

Aut caesar, aut nihil.
Or Caesar, or nothing.

Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is itself valor.

Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror.
Good deeds rendered to the unworthy, I consider atrocities.
(Cicero)

Calamitas virtutis occasio.
Calamity is the touchstone of valor. (Seneca)

carpe diem.
Seize the day. (Horace)
Usually translated as Seize the Moment, although Seize the Day is more accurate.

Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem.
I punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.

Certum voto pete finem.
Set yourself only clear goals (i.e. achievable).

Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur.
Nobody is punished for thinking. (One of the provisions of Roman law (Digesta))

Cogito, ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am.
(The position on the basis of which the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes tried to build a system of philosophy, free from elements of faith and based entirely on the activity of the mind.
René Descartes, Elements of Philosophy, I, 7, 9.)

Conscientia mille testes.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
(Latin proverb)

Consultor homini tempus utilissimus.
Time is the most useful adviser to a person.

Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum.
Fix the past, manage the present, foresee the future.

Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida.
To whom Fortune smiles, Themis does not notice.

Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
Every person is prone to err, but only a fool can persevere in error.

Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit.
When vices flourish, those who live honestly suffer.

Damant, quod non intellectual.
They judge because they don't understand.

De gustibus non disputandum est.
Tastes could not be discussed.
(Compare Russian. There is no comrade for the taste and color.)

De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil.
About the dead or good, or nothing.
(A probable source is the saying of Chilo “do not speak evil of the dead”.)

Descensus averno facilis est.
Easy way to hell.

Deus ipse se fecit.
God created himself.

Phrases in Latin
Credo In Me (lat.) - Believe in me

Divide et impera.
Divide and rule.
(Latin formulation of the principle of imperialist policy, which arose already in modern times.)

Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
Who will decide between cunning and valor when dealing with an enemy?
(Virgil, "Aeneid", II, 390)

Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Destiny leads the one who wants to go, drags the unwilling one.
(A saying of Cleanthes, translated into Latin by Seneca.)

Dura lex, sed lex.
The law is harsh, but it is the law.
(No matter how harsh the law is, it must be obeyed.)

Dum spiro, spero!
While I breathe I hope!

Dum spiro, amo atque credo.
As long as I breathe, I love and believe.

Edite, bibite, post mortem nulla voluptas!
Eat, drink, there is no pleasure after death!
(From an old student song. A common motif of ancient inscriptions on tombstones and tableware.)

Educa te ipsum!
Educate yourself!

Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.
You have to eat to live, not live to eat.
(A medieval maxim paraphrasing the ancient sayings of Quintilian: “I eat to live, not live to eat” and Socrates: “Some people live to eat, but I eat to live.”)

Esse quam videri.
Be, not seem to be.

Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor.
Pain makes even the innocent lie.
(Publius, "Sentences")

Ex nihilo nihil fit.
Nothing comes from nothing.

Ex malis eligere minima.
Choose the least of the evils.

Ex ungue leonem.
You can recognize a lion by its claws.

Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum.
We recognize a lion by its claws, and a donkey by its ears.

Experientia est optima magistra.
Experience is the best teacher.

Phrases in Latin
Custodi et serva (lat.) - Save and save

Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus.
When we are healthy, it is easy to give good advice to the sick.

Facta sunt potentiora verbis.
Acts are stronger than words.

factum est factam.
What's done is done (fact is fact).

Fama clamosa.
Loud glory.

Fama volat.
The earth is full of rumours.

Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
I did my best, who can, let him do better.
(A paraphrase of the formula with which the Roman consuls concluded their accounting speech, transferring authority to the successor.)

Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet.
Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection what he loves.

Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium.
Having thought up the female disposition to humble, say goodbye to peace!

Festina lente.
Hurry up slowly.

Fide, sed cui fidas, vide.
Be vigilant; trust, but watch who you trust.

Fidelis et forfis.
Loyal and brave.

Finis vitae, sed non amoris.
Life ends, but not love.

flagrant delicto.
At the crime scene, red-handed.

Fors omnia versas.
Blind chance changes everything (the will of blind chance).

Fortes fortuna adjuvat.
Fate helps the brave.

Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.
Firm in action, soft in handling. (Stubbornly achieve the goal, acting gently.)

Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.
Happiness is easier to find than to keep.

Fortunam suam quisque parat.
Everyone finds his own destiny.

Fructus temporum.
The fruit of time.

Fuge, late, tace.
Run, hide, shut up.

Fugit irrevocabile tempus.
Irrevocable time is running.

Gaudeamus igitur.
So let's have some fun.

Gloria victoribus.
Glory to the winners.

Gustus legibus non subiacet.
Taste is not subject to laws.

Gutta cavat lapidem.
A drop sharpens a stone.

Phrases in Latin
Dum Spira Memini (lat.) - While I breathe, I remember.

Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus.
Worse than slavery are remorse.

Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
He is terrible who reveres death for good!

Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui.
To be able to enjoy the life lived means to live twice.
(Martial, "Epigrams")

Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt.
People trust their eyes more than their ears.

Homines, dum docent, discunt.
People learn by teaching.

Hominis est errare.
Humans tend to make mistakes.

Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia.
I don't hate a person, but his vices.

Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora.
The more people have, the more they want to have.

Homo hominis amicus est.
Man is man's friend.

Homo homini lupus est.
Man to man is a wolf.
(Plavt, "Donkeys")

Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto.
I am human, and nothing human is alien to me.

Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent.
Where the laws are in force, and the people are strong.

Igne natura renovatur integra.
By fire all nature is renewed.

Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi.
Forgive others often, never yourself.
(Publius, Maxims)

Imago animi vultus est.
The face is the mirror of the soul.

Imperare sibi maximum imperium est.
To command oneself is the greatest power.

In aeternum.
Forever, forever.

Daemon Deus!
In Demon God!

In dubio abstine.
Refrain when in doubt.

Infandum renovare dolorem.
To resurrect terrible (literally: "unspeakable") pain
(that is, to talk about the sad past).
(Virgil, Aeneid)

Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem.
The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.

Doubt is half of wisdom.

In pace.
Peace, peace.

Incedo per ignes.
I walk through the fire.

Phrases in Latin
Amor vincit omnia (lat.) - Love conquers all

Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est.
Doubt is half of wisdom.

Injuriam facilius facias guam feras.
Easy to offend, harder to endure.

In me omnis spes mihi est.
All my hope is in myself.

In memory.
In memory.

In pace leones, in proelio cervi.
In times of peace, lions; in battle, deer.
(Tertullian, "About the wreath")

Inter arma silent leges.
When weapons rattle, the laws are silent.

Inter parietes.
Within four walls.

In tyrrannos.
Against tyrants.

In vino veritas.
The truth is in wine.
(Compare Pliny the Elder: "It is customary to attribute guilt to truthfulness.")

In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
Truth is in wine, health is in water.

In vitium ducit culpae fuga.
The desire to avoid a mistake involves another.
(Horace, "The Science of Poetry")

In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium.
In love, pain and joy always compete.

Ira furor brevis est.
Anger is a momentary insanity.
(Horace, "Messages")

Ira initium insaniae est.
Anger is the beginning of madness.

Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent.
It is those who grieve the least who flaunt their grief the most.

Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare.
It is very pleasant to be loved, but it is no less pleasant to love yourself.

Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus.
The load becomes light when you carry it with humility.
(Ovid, Love Elegies)

Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet.
The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter what it comes from.
(Juvenal, "Satires")

Lupus non mordet lupum.
The wolf will not bite the wolf.

Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem.
The wolf changes his coat, not his nature.

Phrases in Latin
Amat victoria curam (lat.) - Victory loves patience

Manus manum lavat.
The hand washes the hand.
(A proverb that goes back to the Greek comedian Epicharmus.)

Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo.
My conscience is more important to me than all gossip.

Mea vita et anima es.
You are my life and soul.

Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae.
A good name is better than great wealth.

meliora spero.
Hoping for the best.

Mens sana in corpore sano.
In a healthy body healthy mind.

memento mori.
Memento Mori.
(The form of greeting that the monks of the Trappist order exchanged when they met. It is used both as a reminder of the inevitability of death, and in a figurative sense, of imminent danger.)

Memento quia pulvis est.
Remember that you are dust.

Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam.
Our destiny depends on our morals.

Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
Death does not know the law, takes both the king and the poor.

Mors omnia solvit.
Death solves all problems.

Mortem effugere nemo potest.
Nobody can escape death.

Natura abhorret vacuum.
Nature does not tolerate emptiness.

Naturalia non sunt turpia.
Natural is not shameful.

Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
There is nothing prosperous in all respects (i.e., there is no complete well-being
Horace, "Odes").

Nihil habeo, nihil curo.
I don't have anything - I don't care about anything.

Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.
We always strive for the forbidden and desire the unlawful.
(Ovid, Love Elegies)

Nolite dicere, sinescitis.
Don't speak if you don't know.

Non est fumus absque igne.
There is no smoke without fire.

Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Knowing misfortune, I learned to help the sufferers.
(Virgil)

Non progredi est regredi.
Not moving forward means going backwards.

Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum.
Not one step back, always forward.

Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt.
Nowhere there are those who are everywhere.

Oderint dum metuant.
Let them hate, as long as they are afraid.
(The words of Atreus from the tragedy Action named after him. According to Suetonius, this was the favorite saying of the emperor Caligula.)

Odi et amo.
I hate and love.

Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.
Everything unknown is majestic.
(Tacitus, "Agricola")

Omnes homines agunt histrionem.
All people are actors on the stage of life.

Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
Every hour hurts, the last one kills.

Omnia mea mecum porto.
I carry everything with me.
(When the city of Priene was taken by the enemy and the inhabitants on the run tried to capture as much of their things as possible, someone advised the sage Biant to do the same. “I do this, because I carry everything with me,” he replied, meaning their spiritual wealth.

Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur.
Everything flows, everything changes.

Phrases in Latin
Ut ameris, amabilis esto (lat.) - To be loved, be worthy of love.

Omnia mors aequat.
Death equalizes everything.

Omnia praeclara rara.
Everything beautiful is rare. (Cicero)

Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar.
I get everything I want.

Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori.
Love conquers everything, and we submit to love.

Optimi consiliarii mortui.
The best advisors are dead.

Optimum medicamentum quies est.
The best medicine is peace.
(Medical aphorism, authored by the Roman physician Aulus Cornelius Celsus.)

Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't smell.

Per aspera ad astra.
Through hardship to the stars.
(Through difficulties to a high goal.)

Per fas et nefas.
By all truths and lies.

Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum.
By frequent laughter you should recognize a fool.
(Medieval proverb.)

Perigrinatio est vita.
Life is a journey.

Persona grata.
Desirable person or trustworthy person.

Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. (Matt. 7:7)

Primus interpares.
First among equals.
(A formula characterizing the position of a monarch in a feudal state.)

Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt.
What were vices are now morals.

Quae nocent - docent.
What hurts, teaches.

Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis.
If the feelings are not true, then our whole mind will be false.

Qui tacet - consentire videtur.
Whoever is silent is considered as having agreed.
(Compare Russian. Silence is a sign of consent.)

Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas.
No one can know when to watch out for which danger.

Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior.
The smarter a person is, the more modest he is usually.

Quod cito fit, cito perit.
What is soon done, soon falls apart.

Quomodo fabula, sic vita; non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert.
Life is like a play in a theatre; what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is played.

Respue quod non es.
Drop what is not you.

Scio me nihil scire.
I know that I know nothing.
(Latin translation of loosely interpreted words of Socrates.
Wed Russian Learn forever, you'll die a fool.)

Sed semel insanivimus omnes.
One day we all go crazy.

Semper mors subest.
Death is always near.

Sequere Deum.
Follow the will of God.

Si etiam omnes, ego non.
Even if everything, then not me.
(i.e. Even if everyone will, I won't)

Si vis amari, ama.
If you want to be loved, love.

Si vis pacem, para bellum.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
(Source - Vegetius. Also compare Cicero: "If we want to enjoy the world, we have to fight" and Cornelius Nepos: "The world is created by war.")

Phrases in Latin
Vive ut vivas (lat.) - Live to live.

Sibi imperare maximum imperium est.
The highest power is power over yourself.

Similis simili gaudet.
Like rejoices in like.

Sic itur ad astra.
This is how they go to the stars.

Sol lucet omnibus.
The sun shines on everyone.

Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est.
Only a mother deserves love, a father deserves respect.

Sua cuique fortuna in manu est.
Everyone has their own destiny in their hands.

Suum cuique.
To each his own
(i.e., to each what belongs to him by right, to each according to his merits, Regulation of Roman law).

Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus.
The power of honesty is such that we appreciate it even in the enemy.

Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est.
The faster time flies, the happier it is.

Tantum possumus, quantum scimus.
We can do as much as we know.

Tarde venientibus ossa.
Who comes late - the bones.
(Latin proverb)

Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.
Times change and we change with them.

Tempus fugit.
Time is running out.

Terra incognita.
Unknown land (trans. something completely unknown or inaccessible area
on ancient geographical maps, unexplored parts of the earth's surface were designated in this way).

Tertium non datur.
There is no third; there is no third.
(In formal logic, this is how one of the four laws of thinking is formulated - the law of the excluded middle. According to this law, if two diametrically opposed positions are given, of which one affirms something, and the other, on the contrary, denies, then there will be a third, middle judgment between them can not.)

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!
Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it!

Phrases in Latin
Vincit Qui Se Vincit (lat.) - The one who conquers himself wins

Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis.
Where you are not capable of anything, you should not want anything.

Ut ameris, amabilis esto.
To be loved, be worthy of love.

Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest.
Whoever cannot follow the dictates of the mind, let him follow the movements of the soul.

Varietas dellectat.
Variety is fun.

Verae amititiae sempiternae sunt.
True friendship is eternal.

Veni, vidi, vici.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
(According to Plutarch, with this phrase, Julius Caesar reported in a letter to his friend Amintius about the victory in the battle of Zela in August 47 BC over the Pontic king Pharnaces.)

Veni, vidi, fugi.
I came, I saw, I ran. 🙂

Victoria nulla est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes.
The real victory is only when the enemies themselves recognize themselves as defeated.
(Claudian, "On the sixth consulship of Honorius")

Vita sine libertate, nihil.
Life without freedom is nothing.

Viva vox alit plenius.
Living speech nourishes more abundantly
(i.e., oral presentation is more successfully absorbed than written).

Vivamus atque amemus.
Let's live and love.

Vi veri vniversum vivus vici.
I conquered the universe by the power of truth during my lifetime.

Vivere est agere.
To live means to act.

Vivere est vincere.
To live means to win.

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18.10.2013

Aphorisms, catchphrases, sayings for tattoos (tattoo inscriptions).

In order to convey any meaning to your tattoo, it is best to use inscriptions. No, pictures can also symbolize a lot and mean a lot, but the problem is that you can understand a picture in different ways, or you can not understand it at all. And the inscriptions in the tattoo describe the taught meaning much more specifically. And it doesn’t matter what font, what handwriting, in what language, the main thing is that they perform their main function - they convey meaning. In a tattoo, in addition to meaning, they take into account, of course, the beauty and style of writing, and the size and semantic load. A wonderful opportunity to combine all these essential qualities of a tattoo inscription is provided by phrases for tattoos in Latin. Latin language distinguished by beauty and meekness, skill short text express great, deep meaning. Therefore, the most beautiful, most famous phrases or sayings of great people sounded in Latin.

Latin inscriptions as tattoos are becoming more and more popular among young people around the world. As a rule, these are people who are more interested in philosophy and sciences, who want to emphasize their individuality and intellectuality.

One of the main directions of the tattoo is the image of various kinds of catchphrases and mottos. On this page you can see the most common options:

Arrive ce qu'il pourra (fr.) - Come what may.

A tout prix (fr.) - At any cost.

Audaces fortuna juvat (lat.) - Happiness accompanies the brave.

Battle of life (English) - The struggle for life.

Buvons, chantons et aimons (fr.) - We drink, we sing and we love.

Cache ta vie (fr.) - Hide your life.

Cave! (lat.) - Be careful!

Cercando il vero (it.) - I am looking for truth.

Contra spem spero (lag.) - I hope without hope.

Croire a son etoile (fr.) - Believe in your star, that is, hope for happiness.

Cum deo (lat.) - With God.

Da bin ich zu Hause (German) - Here I am at home.

Debellare superbos (lat.) - Suppress pride, recalcitrant.

Der Mensch, versuche die Gutter nicht (German) - Man, do not tempt the gods.

Dictum factum (lat.) - No sooner said than done.

Dieu et liberte (fr.) - God and freedom.

Dieu et mon drolt (fr.) - God and my right.

Due cose belle ha il mondo: Amore e Morte (it.) - Two phenomena are beautiful in the world: love and death.

Du sollst nicht erst den Schlag erwarten (German) - Don't wait to be hit.

Eigenhum ist Fremdentum (German) - Property is someone else's.

Ein Wink des Schicksals (German) - An indication of fate.

Errare humanum est (lat.) - It is human nature to err.

Est quaedam flere voluptas (lat.) - There is something of pleasure in tears.

Ex voto (lat.) - By promise; by vow.

Faciam ut mei memineris (lat.) - I will make sure that you remember me!

Fatum (lat.) - Fate, rock.

Fecit (lat.) - Did, performed.

Finis coronat opus (lat.) - The end crowns the deed.

Fortes fortuna adjuvat (lat.) - Fate helps the brave.

Fortuna non penis, in manu non recipe (lat.) - Luck is not x @ d, you can’t hold it in your hands.

Fu… e non e! (it.) - Was ... and he is not!

Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus (lat.) - Let us rejoice while we are young.

Gnothi seauton (Greek) - Know thyself.

Gott mit uns (German) - God is with us.

Grace pour my! (fr.) - Mercy (forgiveness) for me!

Guai chi la tocca (it.) - Woe to the one who touches it.

Gutta cavat lapidem (years) - A drop hammers a stone.

Naes fac ut felix vivas (lat.) - Do this to live happily.

Help yourself (English) - Help yourself. (Take it yourself!)

Hoc est in votis (lat.) - That's what I want.

Homo homini lupus est (lat.) - Man is a wolf to man.

Homo liber (lat.) - A free person.

Homo res sacra (lat.) - Man is a sacred thing.

I can not afford to keep a conscience (English) - I do not have the means to keep a conscience.

Ich habe gelebt und geliebt (German) - I lived and loved.

Ignoti nulla cupido (lat.) - What they don’t know about, they don’t want to.

Il faut oser avec une femme (fr.) - You have to be brave with a woman.

Il fine giustifica i mezzi (it.) - The end justifies the means.

In God we trust (English) - In God we trust.

In hac spe vivo (lat.) - I live with this hope.

In vino veritas (lat.) - Truth is in wine.

Joi d'amor (it.) - The joy of love.

Juravi lingua, mentem injuratam gero (lat.) - I swore by the tongue, but not by the thought.

Jus vitae ac necis (lat.) - The right to dispose of life and death.

Killing is no murder (English) - Killing is not murder.

La bourse ou la via (fr.) - Trick or treat.

La donna e mobile (it.) - A woman is fickle.

La via est un combat (fr.) - Life is a struggle.

Leben und leben lassen (German) - Live and let others live.

Le devoir avant tout (fr.) - Duty comes first.

Macht geht vor Recht (German) - Power is higher than right.

Magna res est amor (lat.) - Love is a great thing.

Malo mori quam foedari (lat.) - Better death than dishonor.

Malum necessarium - necessarium (lat.) - Necessary evil - inevitable.

Memento mori (lat.) - Remember death!

Memento quod es homo (lat.) - Remember that you are a person.

Me quoque fata regunt (lat.) - I also obey rock.

Mortem effugere nemo potest (lat.) - No one will escape death.

Ne cede malis (lat.) - Do not lose heart in misfortune.

Nil inultum remanebit (lat.) - Nothing will remain unavenged.

Noli me tangere (lat.) - Don't touch me.

Now or never (English) - Now or never.

Oderint, dum metuant (lat.) - Let them hate, if only they are afraid.

Omnia mea mecum porto (lat.) - I carry everything with me.

Omnia vanitas (lat.) - Everything is vanity!

Pac'e gioja (it.) - Peace and joy.

Penis longus, vita brevis (lat.) - X @ th long, life is short

Per aspera ad astra (lat.) - Through thorns to the stars.

Pisces natare oportet (lat.) - A fish needs to swim.

Potius sero quam nunquam (lat.) - Better late than never.

Procul negotiis (lat.) - Away with trouble.

Que femme veut - dieu le veut (fr.) - What a woman wants, God pleases.

Qui ne risque rien - n'a rien (fr.) - Whoever does not risk, he has nothing.

Qui sine peccato est (lat.) - Who is without sin.

Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi (lat.) - What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull.

Quod principi placuit, legis habet vigorem (lat.) - Whatever the ruler pleases, it has the force of law.

Requiescit in pace (lat.) - Rest in peace.

Sans phrases (fr.) - No extra words.

Senza amare andare sul mare (it.) - Wandering the sea without love.

Senza dubbio (it.) - Without a doubt.

Sic itur ad astra (lat.) - This is how they go to the stars.

Sic volo (lat.) - So I want.

Silentium (lat.) Silence.

Sono nato libero - e voglio morire Libego! (it.) - I was born free - and I want to die free!

Souvent femme varie, Bien fol est gui s'y fie! (fr.) - A woman is often changeable, the one who believes in her is very stupid!

Struggle for life (English) - Struggle for life.

Supremum vale (lat.) - Forgive me for the last time.

Suum cuique (lat.) - To each his own.

Sweet is revenge (English) - Sweet is revenge.

That be or not to be (English) - To be or not to be.

Tous les moyens sotn bons (fr.) - All means are good.

Tout pour moi - rien par moi (fr.) - Everything for me - nothing from me.

Trahit sua quemque voluptas (lag.) - Everyone is attracted by his passion.

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito (lat.) - Do not submit to trouble, but boldly go towards it.

Ubi bene, ibi patria (lat.) - Where it is good, there is the homeland.

Unam in armis salutem (lat.) - The only salvation is in the struggle.

Vale et me ama (lat.) - Farewell and love me.

Veni, vidi, vici (lat.) - I came, I saw, I conquered.

Via sacra (lat.) - Holy path.

Virginity is a luxury (lat.) - Virginity is a luxury.

Vita sene libertate nlhil (lat.) - Life without freedom is nothing.

Vivere militare est (lat.) - To live is to fight.

Wait and see (English) - Let's wait and see.

Wein, Weib und Gesang (German) - Wine, women and songs.

Weltkind (German) - Child of the world.

Lettering tattoos are one of the most common tattoo destinations in Rostov. This style is especially popular among young people. Often, tattoos do not express the fullness of meaning that the tattoo wearer would like to convey, it is here that inscription tattoos are well applicable. the text conveys the whole meaning of the tattoo, so the choice of the phrase should be taken with particular seriousness. Lettering tattoos can be combined with the main tattoo pattern or used separately.

The use of inscription tattoos is almost unlimited. they can convey any meaning. It can be an expression of a religious nature that carries a spiritual meaning, or as a memory of some important event in life, for example, an important date, the loss of a loved one, the names of children or relatives, and much more. The most frequently used statements and aphorisms of philosophers, great and famous people, in different languages, here you are only limited by your imagination.

• Believe in yourself - confide tibimet
• Be faithful to the one who is faithful to you - Fac fideli sis fidelis
• Be who you really are - Esto quod es
• Looking at the sky while standing on the ground - Pedes in terra ad sidera visus
• Live to live. – Vive ut vivas
• Life without freedom is nothing - Vita sine libertate nihil
• To live is to fight - Vivere militare est
• Live, take risks and never give up - Vivere, dimicare, nunquam cēdĕre
• For he will command his angels about you - to guard you in all your ways. (Psalm 90:11) - Quia angelis suis mandabit de te ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis
• It is known that Love blind-notum est amor em caecum esse
• Either win or die. – AUT VINCERE, AUT MORI
• Only a mother deserves love. – Solum mater digna amatu
• Love is above everything. Amor omnia vincit
• My angel is always with me - Angelus meus semper mecum est
• My children are my life - liberi mei vita mihi sunt
• My daughter is my life - Mea filia vita mea
• My daughter is my love - Mea filia caritas mea
• My son is my life - Meus filius vita mea
• My family is my castle - Familia mea fortitudo mea est
• Never give up! – Nunquam cede
• An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - Oculum pro oculo dentem pro dente
• He who conquers himself wins - Vincit qui se vincit
• Under the wing of an angel - Sub alis angeli
• Know thyself - Temet nosce
• While I breathe, I love and believe -dum spiro, amo atque credo
• Truth is my light - Veritas lux mea
• Forgive me, Lord, for my sins - Pater dimitte mihi quoniam peccavi
• Farewell and love me - Vale et me ama
• • Born to be happy - Nata sum ut felix sim
  • Born to be happy - Natus sum ut felix sim
  • I'll make sure you remember me! Faciam ut mei memineris
  • Family above all - familia omnibus praestat
  • Words disappear, letters remain. -Verba volant, scripta manent
• Thank you mom for my life – Gratias mātre pro mea vītā ago
• Thank you parents for life. – Gratias parentibus pro vita mea ago
• You are forever in my heart - Semper in corde meo
• I'm not a follower, I'm a leader - Non ducor duco
• I'll either find a way or I'll make it myself. – Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

  Arab

  • There are minutes for which you can give months and years. تتواجد لحظات, التي يمكن ان تعطيها اشهر وسنوات
  • Being busy is easy, but the hardest thing is being productive. .ان تكون مشغولا – سهلا, لكن من الاكثر صعوبة ان تكون منتجا
  • Eternal love - حب أبدي
  • Time does not heal, the person who is near heals ...
  • A girl should not hear how she is loved, but feel ......
  • If you love, love without deceit. If you believe, then believe until the end. If you hate it, say it straight. And if you laugh, then laugh in your eyes فتكلم بذالك مباشرة .. تضحك اضحك في الوجه دون خوف!
  • If you think well of yourself, why do you need someone else to think well of you? لماذا اذا تحتاج ايضا من يفكر بك حسنا؟
  • If you leave and no one calls you back, then you are going in the right direction. ولم ينادي عليك احدا ما, فهاذا يعني انك تسير في الاتجصح يح
  • Live today, forget about tomorrow - عِش اليوم وإنس الغد
  • Remember: never be jealous of me. If I chose you, then you are much more expensive than everyone else. كنت قد اخترتك, فهاذا يعني انك اغلى بكثير
    . من الاخرين
  • Happiness is born from your dream...
  • Sometimes, a step back is just a run.
  • When you rise, your friends will know who you are. When you fall, you will know who the friends are. عندما تعلو, يعرفوك, من انت. عندما تسقط, انت تعرف, من
    . اصدقائك
  • When I see you, my heart beats faster. .حين اراك, قلبي يدق اسرع
  • Only the one who has a beautiful upbringing is beautiful. .جميل فقط من لديه تربية جميلة
  • beauty - جمال
  • Whoever wants to move the world, let him move himself first.
  • It's better to have a broken heart than not to have one at all...
  • The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. .افضل شيء ممكن ان يقوم به الاب لابنائه – هو ان يحب امهم
  • It is better to love yourself than to give your love to someone who does not need it. .ان تحب نفسك
  • Love brings even the proudest man to his knees. .الحب تنحني له الركب حتى اكثر الناس تكبر
  • Love is not a bird that can be kept in a cage
  • Love - حب
  • My family is أهلي or عائلتي
  • Silence engulfs my thoughts
  • You can close your eyes to what you see, but you cannot close your heart to what you feel. ولكن لايمكنك ان تغلق عينيك عما تراه به
    It's never too late to set a new goal or find a new dream! !ابدا لاتتاخر في وضع هدق او في ايجاد حلم جديد
  • Trust no one - لا تثق بأحد
  • One of the secrets of a strong relationship is to respect each other's hobbies. واحد من اسرار العلاقات القوية – احترام هوايات بعضنا البعض
  • He knows no fear جريء
  • True love always shines. .من الحب الحقيقي دائما ياتي النور
  • Sometimes it seems that in this world, no one can be trusted. احيانا يبدوا ان في هذا العالم, لايمكن ان تثق في احد
  • Forgive me and always love me
  • Parents are the best we have, appreciate them, because only they will love and believe in you until the very end ... وك ويثقون
    .بك حتى النهاية
  • Today people are much cheaper than their clothes. .اليوم الناس اصبحت ارخص بكثير من ملابسها
  • Family – أهل or عائلة
  • Family is heaven in a heartless world
  • Manage to fall in love with one so as to pass by thousands of the best and not look back. تعلم ان تحب واحد فقط ء
  • There are no weak people, we are all strong by nature. Our thoughts make us weak. اناس ضعفاء, كلنا اقوياء من طبيعتنا. لكن افكارنا تجعلنا ضعفاء
  • Follow your path and let people say whatever they want! A man should not be boring or fun. It should be warm, safe and calm with him. الرجل لايجب ان يكون الملل او المتعة. معه يجب ان يكون الدفئ, الامان,
    . والهدوء
  • Susanna - سوزانا
  • The one who knows how to smile every day knows how to live. .من يعرف ان يبتسم كل يوم, يعرف كيف يعيش
  • You can do anything, you just need the desire. ولكن يجب ان تكون الرغبة
  • Smart people give each other happiness, stupid people expect to be made happy. يهدون بعضهم البعض السعادة, اما الاغبياء ينظرون الاخرين
    حتى يجعلوهم سعداء
  • Most happy people there is no best. But they make the best out of what's out there. لدى اسعد الناس ليس لديهم كل شيء جيد. لكنهم دائما ينتزعون
    .الافضل مما هو موجود
  • It's good when there are people who encourage you to become better
  • If you want to do something well, do it yourself. If you want to do everything on time, start now. If you want to be happy, think about those to whom you have done good! تريد ان تفعل شيء ما جيد- تريد ان تقوم كل شيء
    !بوقته – ابدا الان. تريد ان تكون سعيدا – فكر بمن فعلت معه خيرا
  • Appreciate the people who come at those moments when it’s bad not for them, but for you. .قدر الناس, الذين ياتون في اللحظات التي تكون فيها انت لا هم سيء
  • Appreciate a person not for their appearance, but for their attitude towards you! .قدر الناس ليس بالمظهر, بل بمعاملتهم معك
  • I will always love you-
  • I asked God for water, he gave me the sea. I asked God for grass, he gave me a field. I asked God an angel, he gave you to me. لooth طail.Ruface inct الail.Ru inct inct فail.Ru feature wedging iodحUSHY THE. . وَ طَلَبْتُ مِنَ الْخَالَقْ مَلَكاً فَوَهَبَنِي أَنْتَ

Italian

• The whole world is at my feet - il mondo intero è ai miei piedi
• Living Without Regret - Vivere senza rimpianti
• Born to be happy -nata per essere felice
• You are forever in my heart - Sei sempre nel mio cuore
• I will get everything I want - Otterrò tutto ciò che voglio
• My children are my life - I miei figli sono la mia vita
• My children are my joy - I miei figli sono la mia gioia

English

• There is no eternal gold - Nothing gold can stay (R.Frost)
• In life, you need to learn how to dance in the rain, and not wait until the storm ends. – Life isn’t about waiting the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain!
• Everything that is done - all for the better - It's all to the good
• Live positive - Be positive
• Love is above all - love is above all
• Never give up! – Never give up/never back down
• guarding your heart– guarding your heart
• Show me your soul and I'll show you my heart
• Let the heart of the relatives beat forever / if only the heart of the parents would beat forever - Let the hearts of my dears beat forever / let the hearts of my parents beat forever
• Ride to life
• I want my mom's heart to beat forever - I want my mom's heart beat forever.
• I'll either find a way or I'll make it myself. – I shall either find a way or make one.

French

• The whole world at my feet - Le monde est a mes pieds ( Tout le monde à mes pieds)
• Dreams come true - Les rêves se realisent
• My angel is next to me. – Mon ange est apres de moi
• My family is forever in my heart - Ma famille est dans mon coeur pour toujours
• Forever in my heart - Pour toujours dans mon coeur
• Born to be happy - Née pour être heureuse
• Follow your dreams - suivez de vos rêves
• Appreciate every moment -Appréciez chaque moment
• What a woman wants, God wants - que femme veut dieu le veut

Spanish

• My angel, be with me, you go ahead, and I follow you - Angel mio, estate conmigo, tu ve delante de mi y yo te seguire
• There is no glory without pain - Sin dolor no hay gloria
• All the best in me is yours. – Todos el mejor en me tuyos es.
• Even the one who is far away stands nearby if he is in your heart. - Hasta el que está lejos se acerca si le tienes en tu corazón.
• Life is love, enjoy! – La vida es amor, gozala
• Life is a game - play beautifully - la vida es un juego juegalo
• Mom, you are forever in my heart. – Mama, estas siempre en mi corazón
• Never give up no matter what - Jamás te rindas, pase lo que pase
• Under the wing of an angel
• Born to be happy - Nacido para ser feliz
• Happy life - Una vida feliz
• You are forever in my heart - Siempre estas en mi corazon
• Follow your dreams - Siga tu sueño
• Thanks to parents for life - Gracias a los padres por la vida
• Value every moment. – Aprecie cada momento

Now more and more often you can meet a girl or a woman on the street who has a tattoo on her body. This is one of the ways of self-expression of the fair sex, which is a trend modern fashion. IN Lately not drawings are gaining more and more popularity, but phrases for tattoos in a foreign language, which carry a special meaning.

Historical background on tattoos

The tradition of painting the female body with tattoos takes its roots from Eastern countries. In ancient times, girls from wealthy Indian families were painted with henna before the wedding. The dancers also decorated their bodies in this way. This type of art has gained popularity among other nationalities relatively recently.

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Most modern girls prefer not temporary, but permanent tattoos.

Beautiful phrases for a tattoo should be stuffed in open areas of the body, as well as areas where the skin is less likely to develop stretch marks over time. It is preferable to decorate with quotes the following sections:

• lower back;
• shoulders and area below the neck;
• the area above the ankles;
• the area of ​​the hand above the wrist.

These are more successful options for applying the inscription of the symbol, which will have its original appearance for a long time.

Phrases for a tattoo with translation

Are very popular tattoo words for girls on English language. Many modern people know this language, so they can easily reveal the meaning of the inscription that the fair sex decided to fill herself. Next, we present more original phrases for a tattoo with a translation for girls.

The people rejoice in the Sun, and I dream about the moon.

This beautiful inscription in literal translation means "People have enough solar bills, and I am in dreams of the moon."

concise english quote has a deep and unpretentious meaning. Its literal translation is "Now or Never".

This inscription is great for cheerful and optimistic natures who appreciate every minute they live. Translated into Russian, it means nothing more than "Life is beautiful."

Illusion is the first of all pleasures

Dreamy natures will appreciate this quote. In Russian, it sounds like "Only an illusion is the highest pleasure."

My guardian angel always near.

For believing girls, this saying may come up, which says - "My guardian angel is always there."

All that person needs is love.

This phrase is perfect for romantic personalities. It means the following: "All that a person needs is love."

This love "message" is also created for romantic natures. Literally, the inscription translates as "The only love for life." With such a phrase, a girl can emphasize and express all the love for her soul mate.

Only my dream keeps me alive.

The English saying says that its owner wanted to say - "Only my dream can warm me."

I will get everything I want.

Ambitious and purposeful individuals can choose for themselves this laconic phrase, which speaks for itself. Its literal translation into Russian sounds like "I will definitely have everything that I want."

Be yourself and don't try to imitate someone.

This quote translates as follows: "Be yourself and do not try to imitate someone else."

Small daily actions are of great importance

This inscription can be translated as "Daily small deeds acquire great significance over time."

Phrases for a tattoo with meaning for girls in English can be selected endlessly. It can be your own beliefs and outlook on life. It is enough to translate them into English and ask an experienced master to fill the chosen saying in the right place.

Quotes in Latin for a tattoo

Latin phrases for tattoos are especially popular. As a rule, these are wise sayings of great thinkers of all times and peoples. However, many prefer to “express themselves” in the ancient language in the inscriptions in a modern way. Here are some quotes for tattoos in latin with meaning:

Gratias mātre pro mea vītā ago.

Translated from Latin into Russian, the saying sounds something like this: "I will always thank my mother for giving me life."

Nata sum ut felix essem.

The laconic and optimistic inscription translates as "Born to be happy."

Noli Credere! noli timere! noli peter!

This saying in Latin has a deep meaning and can say a lot about the owner of this inscription. In this statement there are three short sentences-inducements, literally translated as “Do not believe! Don't be afraid! Do not ask!". Such a short phrase is suitable for a strong, purposeful girl or woman who is used to relying only on herself.

For strong-willed natures who want to emphasize their individuality and character, this saying is perfect. In translation, it literally sounds like "To be, not to seem."

Fac fideli sis fidelis.

A rather short phrase contains a simple truth, which sounds in Russian as follows: "Be faithful to the one who is faithful to you."

This laconic saying carries a deep semantic load and reminds a person that he should enjoy every moment of his existence.

Facta sunt potentiora verbis.

A simple and short phrase can say a lot: "Actions speak more eloquently about a person than his words."

For girls who want to express their love for their boyfriend, this phrase may be suitable, meaning that "You are my life and soul."

De gustibus non disputandum est.

The original phrase saying that "Tastes differ".

Winged Latin expressions for tattoos

The following winged Latin phrases with meaning for a tattoo with translation deserve special attention.

Nil permanent sub sole.

This inscription reminds a person that "Nothing lasts forever under the sun."

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, and tergo nostra sunt.

The literal translation of the saying is "Other people's misdeeds are before our eyes, and our own are behind our backs."

Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas.

This clever thought serves as a reminder to a person that happiness is easier to meet than to keep it later.

The succinct quote means that "It is human nature to make mistakes."

Fortunam suam quisque parat.

Translated into Russian, the phrase sounds like "Every person is the arbiter of his own destiny."

Literal translation wise quotes"Love is the greatest thing in life."

A laconic quote says that everything is nothing but vanity of vanities.

Potius sero quam nunquam.

This is a very popular catchphrase which means "Better late than never".

The saying in literal translation is as follows: "To each his own" or "Everyone chooses his own path."

Inscriptions in Russian for a tattoo

Adherents of their native language can decorate their body with an inscription in Russian. By making a tattoo of a phrase in your own language, a person first of all expresses his respect for him. However, sayings in Russian are less popular. It is believed that inscriptions carved in English, Latin and any other language are more original.

Despite this, there are those units that do not change their mother tongue. It is for them that a list of the following phrases is presented:

• “Only mother is worthy of love”;
• "Fate helps the brave";
• "To each his own";
• "To live means to act";
• "Love conquers all";
• "Let everythnig will be alright";
• "Listen a lot, speak little";
• "Variety is fun";
• "Only the first step is difficult";
• "Let's live and love";

It is important not only to choose the right phrase, but also to choose a font that will make the inscription original and beautiful. This business can be entrusted to the master, who will clearly demonstrate all the possible options.

You can add a tattoo inscription in Russian with a small pattern that will set off the meaning of the saying itself or a single word.

Slavic symbols for a tattoo

Of particular interest are not only phrases for tattoos with meaning, but also Slavic symbols that have pagan roots. Many people apply this kind of tattoos as a talisman. Pagan tattoos can be depicted as.