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Cool Latin Proverbs

Cool Latin language proverbs and phrases.

What Nourishes Me [Also] Destroys Me

Quod me nutrit me destruit.
What nourishes me, [also] destroys me.

He Who Feared, He Would Not Succeed, Sat Still

Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet
He who feared, he would not succeed, sat still.

He Who Dares Wins

Qui audet adipiscitur
He who dares wins.

They Can Because They Seem to Be Able to

Possunt quia posse videntur
They can because they seem to be able to.

Through Difficulties to the Stars

Per aspera ad astra!
Through difficulties to the stars!

Second to None

Nulli secundus
Second to none.

I'll either Find a Way or Make One

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam (Hannibal)
I'll either find a way or make one.

Stonewall What You Did

Si fecisti, nega
Stonewall what you did.

What I Have Written, I Have Written

Quod scripsi, scripsi
What I have written, I have written.
(The Bible, John 19:22)