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Latin Proverbs: U

Latin proverbs with words beginning with letter U.

Where Defeat Inevitable, it Is Wisest to Yield

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Ubi vinci necesse est, expedit cedere
Where defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

Where I Prosper, there Is my Country

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Ubi bene, ibi patria
Where I prosper, there is my country.

Where there are Men, there are Manners

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Ubi homines sunt, modi sunt
Where there are men, there are manners.

Experience Is the Best Teacher

Usus est magister optimus
Experience is the best teacher.

As Is the Custom...

Ut moris est (Tacitus)
As is the custom.

The Final Argument

Ratio ultima
The final argument.

Nothing More Beyond

Ne plus ultra.
Nothing more beyond.