| Caligula (Imperator C. Iulius Caesar Augustus) |
| Utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet! If only the Roman people had one neck! |
| Caesar |
| Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. Men gladly believe that which they wish for. |
| Cicero |
| Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus. We are slaves of the laws in order that we may be able to be free. |
| Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est. Inhumanity is harmful in every age. |
| Salus populi suprema lex. The safety of the people is the highest law. |
| Erasmus |
| Vix ulla tam iniqua pax, quin bello vel aequissimo sit potior. Scarcely is there any peace so unjust that it is not better than even the fairest war. |
| Francis Bacon |
| Ipsa scientia potestas est. Knowledge itself is power. |
| Horace |
| Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem. Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times. |
| Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. Seize the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow. |
| Culpam poena premit comes. Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. |
| Vitanda est improba siren desidia. One must steer clear of the wicked temptress, Laziness. |
| Lucan |
| Nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum. Don't consider that anything has been done if anything is left to be done. |
| Ovid |
| Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas. Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. |
| Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit. He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. |
| A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper. A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog. |
| Pliny the Younger |
| Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas. It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. |
| Publius Syrus |
| Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur. Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time. |
| Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes. It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid. |
| Seneca |
| Timendi causa est nescire. Ignorance is the cause of fear. |
| Facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur. We are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. |
| Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium. Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. |
| Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. It is not goodness to be better than the worst. |
| Non est ars quae ad effectum casu venit. That which achieves its effect by accident is not art. |
| Gladiator in arena consilium capit. The gladiator is making his plan in the arena (i.e., too late). |
| Non est ad astra mollis e terris via. There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. |
| Nullum saeculum magnis ingeniis clausum est. To great talents no era is closed. |
| Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit. There has not been any great talent without an element of madness. |
| Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultra. Leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man. |
| Terence |
| Nullum'st iam dictum quod non sit dictum prius. Nothing is already said which wasn't said before. |
| Tibullus |
| Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes. The divine nature produced the fields, human skill has built cities. |
