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Short Latin Proverbs

Simple, straight-forward and uncomplicated Latin language proverbs and phrases.

I Shall Rise AGain

Resurgam
I shall rise again.

While I Breathe, I Hope

Dum spiro, spero
While I breathe, I hope.

Second to None

Nulli secundus
Second to none.

War Is Sweet to the Inexperienced

Dulce bellum inexpertis (Desiderius Erasmus)
War is sweet to the inexperienced.

Enough and More than Enough

satis superque
Enough and more than enough.

It Is Solved by Practice

Solvitur ambulando
It is solved by walking.

Stonewall What You Did

Si fecisti, nega
Stonewall what you did.

Stop, Traveller

siste viator
Stop, traveller (a tombstone inscription).

RIP

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