I felt like sharing my collection of Latin phrases that may make good fanfic or fanart titles or inspiration. Some of the translations may be off, so you might want to double-check them before use. Also, I used capitalization liberally so you might also want to check where capitalization is actually indicated.
Ab Intra (From Within)
Acta Est Fabula (The play has been performed)
Acta Sancti ___ (The Deeds of Saint ___)
Ad Undas (to the waves / to hell)
Advocatus Diaboli (Devil's advocate)
Aegri Somnia (a sick man's dreams / troubled dreams)
Alea Iacta Est (the die has been cast / point of no return)
Apologia Pro Vita Sua (defense of one's life)
Caetera Desunt (the rest is missing)
Cedere Nescio (I know not how to yield)
Damnatio Memoriae (damnation of memory / denying someone ever lived)
De Nobis Fabula Narratur (their story is our story)
Decessit Vita Patris (died before their father)
Diem Perdidi (I have lost the day)
Dies Tenebrosa Sicut Nox (a day as dark as night)
Dolor Hic Tibi Proderit Olim (some day this pain will be useful to you)
Dulce Est Desipere In Loco (It is sweet on occasion to play the fool)
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus (while we live, let us live)
Dux Bellorum (war leader)
Ex Umbra In Solem (from the shadow into the light)
Festina Lente (hurry slowly)
Fortis Cadere, Cedere Non Potest (the brave may fall, but can not yield)
Fui Quod Es, Eris Quod Sum (I once was what you are, you will be what I am)
Graviora Manent (heavier things remain / the worst is yet to come)
Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit (one day, this will be pleasing to remember)
Hic Mortui Vivunt (here the dead speak)
Hinc Illae Lacrimae (hence those tears)
Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi (Today it's me, tomorrow it will be you - of death)
Iacate Et Scire (Be still and know)
In Ictu Oculi (in the blink of an eye)
In Somnis Veritas (in dreams there is truth)
Inter Spem Et Metum (between hope and fear)
Lapsus Memoriae (slip of memory)
Luctor, Non Mergor (I struggle, but am not overwhelmed)
Lux Ex Tenebris (light from darkness)
Media Vita In Morte Sumus (In the midst of our lives we die)
Memento Mori (remember that you will die)
Memento Vivere (remember to live)
Morior Invictus (I die unvanquished / death before defeat)
Mundus Senescit (the world grows old)
Nemini Parco (I spare no one - death)
Nitimur In Vetitum (we strive for the forbidden)
Non Ducor, Duco (I am not led; I lead)
Non Omnis Moriar (I shall not all die / part of me will survive beyond death)
Nunc Scio Quid Sit Amor (now I know what love is)
Oderint Dum Metuant (let them hate, so long as they fear)
Omnia Mutantur (everything changes)
Onus Probandi (burden of proof)
Opera Posthuma (posthumous works)
Ophidia In Herba (a snake in the grass)
Pax Aeterna (eternal peace - a common epitaph)
Primum Non Nocere (first do no harm)
Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus (we are dust and shadow)
Quis Leget Haec? (who will read this?)
Quod Periit, Periit (what Is gone is gone)
Res, Non Verba (deeds, not words)
Respice Finem (consider the end)
Scientia Et Sapientia (knowledge and wisdom)
Seculo Seculorum (forever and ever)
Sed Terrae Graviora Manent (but on earth, worse things await)
Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war)
Sic Infit (so it begins)
Sic Vita Est (such is life)
Silentium Est Aureum (silence is golden)
Sine Nomine (without a name / author unknown)
Sola Dosis Facit Venemum (the dose makes the poison)
Solvitur Ambulando (it is solved by walking / simple tests find solutions)
Stamus Contra Malum (we stand against evil)
Succisa Virescit (cut down, we grow back stronger)
Sum Quod Eris (I am what you will be - of death)
Summum Bonum (the supreme good)
Summum Malum (the supreme evil)
Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (there are tears for things)
Sunt Omnes Unum (they are all one)
Tabula Rasa (blank slate)
Transire Benefaciendo (to travel along while doing good)
Tu Fui Ego Eris (I was you; you will be me - of death)
Ubi Amor, Ibi Dolor (where there is love, there is pain)
Ultima Forsan (perhaps the last / sundial quote "perhaps your last hour")
Usque Ad Finem (until the end / fight to the death)
Vi Et Animo (with heart and soul)
Victoria Aut Mors (victory or death)
Vincit Qui Patitur (he conquers who endures)
Vita Ante Acta (a life done before - of reincarnation)
Vivere Militare Est (to live is to fight)
Vox Clamantis In Deserto (the voice of one crying in the wilderness)
There are also some longer ones that may not make good titles because of their length, but are still worth inclusion:
Aut Simul Stabunt Aut Simul Cadent (they will either stand together or fall together)
Flectere Si Nequeo Superos, Acheronta Movebo (if I can not reach Heaven I will raise Hell)
Forsan Et Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit (perhaps even these things will be good to remember one day)
Igitur Qui Desiderat Pacem, Praeparet Bellum (therefore whoever desires peace, let him prepare for war)
In Regione Caecorum Rex Est Luscus (in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king)
Minus Malum Toleratur Ut Maius Tollat (choose the lesser evil so a greater evil may be averted)
Quem Deus Vult Perdere, Dementat Prius (whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad)
Ubi Sunt, Qui Ante Nos Fuerunt? (Where are they, those who have gone before us?)
Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit (that which virtue unites, let not death separate)
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20 Latin Phrases And Their Italian Equivalents Still In Use Today
Latin: "Carpe Diem" - Seize the day. Italian: "Cogli l'attimo" - Catch the moment.
Latin: "Veni, Vidi, Vici" - I came, I saw, I conquered. Italian: "Venni, Vidi, Vinsi" - I came, I saw, I won.
Latin: "In vino veritas" - In wine, there is truth. Italian: "Nel vino c'è la verità" - In wine, there is truth.
Latin: "Aqua vitae" - Water of life. Italian: "Acqua della vita" - Water of life.
Latin: "Caveat Emptor" - Let the buyer beware. Italian: "Acquirente, attento" - Buyer, be careful.
Latin: "Homo Sapiens" - Wise man. Italian: "Uomo sapiente" - Wise man.
Latin: "Ad Astra" - To the stars. Italian: "Verso le stelle" - Towards the stars.
Latin: "Ars longa, vita brevis" - Art is long, life is short. Italian: "L'arte è lunga, la vita è breve" - Art is long, life is short.
Latin: "Tempus fugit" - Time flies. Italian: "Il tempo vola" - Time flies.
Latin: "Amor Vincit Omnia" - Love conquers all. Italian: "L'amore vince tutto" - Love wins everything.
Latin: "Memento Mori" - Remember that you must die. Italian: "Ricorda che devi morire" - Remember that you have to die.
Latin: "Alea iacta est" - The die is cast. Italian: "Il dado è tratto" - The die is cast.
Latin: "Verbatim" - Word for word. Italian: "Parola per parola" - Word for word.
Latin: "Vox Populi" - Voice of the people. Italian: "Voce del popolo" - Voice of the people.
Latin: "Mea Culpa" - My fault. Italian: "Colpa mia" - My fault.
Latin: "Tabula Rasa" - Clean slate. Italian: "Tavola rasata" - Clean slate.
Latin: "Non sequitur" - It does not follow. Italian: "Non segue" - It doesn't follow.
Latin: "Per se" - By itself. Italian: "Di per sé" - By itself.
Latin: "Status Quo" - The existing state. Italian: "Stato Quo" - The existing state.
Latin: "De facto" - In fact, in reality. Italian: "Di fatto" - In fact.
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Latin phrases:
ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties.
alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wings.
ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short.
aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses.
dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hope.
exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad.
experiential docet - experience teaches
helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm)
littera scripta manet - the written letter lasts.
nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part.
qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it
saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will be
sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat still
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Latin Phrases
I've been contemplating a tattoo with a pretentious and profound sounding latin phrase that kind of summarizes my late 20's life.
Here are my choices:
Sub sole sub umbra virens. Flourishing in sun or in shadow.
Fortis et liber. Strong and free.
Aut viam inveniam aut viam faciam. Either I will find a way, or I will make a way.
Si vis amari, ama. If you wish to be loved, love.
Illegitimi non carborundum. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war.
Certavi et vici. I have fought and conquered.
Sic itur ad astra. Thus one journeys to the stars.
Fortuna audaces iuvat. Fortune favors the bold.
Fata viam invenient. The Fates will find a way.
Personally, I am drawn to number 10. For three reasons. One, because of the thought being divinely guided by the unknown comforts me. Two, because it's similar to the Daoist Wu Wei. Three, because as I navigate my late 20's, I find myself whispering this to myself more.
Number 3 is something I heavily resonate with as well. I often find myself having a hard time choosing between A and B and ending up thinking, "Why can't I have both? There is no reason I should not have both. If there isn't a way, then I'll make my own way." That line of thinking has helped me get through my 20's as well.
Mulling this decision over but I'm 100% sure that if I do decide on having a Latin "motto" tatted on me, it will be one of the 10 I listed.
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