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Popular Latin Proverbs

Latin language proverbs and phrases popular in the modern language.

I Am a Roman King, and Above Grammar

Ego sum rex Romanus et supra grammaticam. (Sigismund I)
I am a Roman king and above grammar.

The Tendon Of Things

Nervus rerum
The tendon of things.

A Walk To Remember

ambulatio memoranda
A walk to remember.

Truth Shall Make You Free

Veritas vos liberabit
The truth shall make you free.

Husband and Wife

Coniunx (coniux)
A husband or wife.

RIP

R.I.P. (requiescat in pace)
May s/he rest in peace.

Eternal Rest

Requies aeterna
Eternal rest.

Alone

solus, sola, solum
Alone

The Origin Of Things

rerum primordia (Lucretius)
The beginnings of things (the origin of things).