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dulce ett desipere in loco. It is pleasant to play the 



at times. 



dulce et decorum ett pro palrid mori. It is sweet and glori- 

 ous to die for one's country. 

 dum gpiro spero. While I breathe. I hope. 

 dum vivimut, vlvdmut. Let us live while we live; i. e.. 



Let us enjoy life. 

 durqnie vita. During life. 

 ecce homo. Behold the man; indicative of the giving 



up of Christ to the people by Pilate. 

 e flammd cibum petere. To seek food from the flames; to 



pick the remnants of food from the funeral pyre; to be 



reduced to the last extremity. 



ego et rex meut. My king and I. (An expression attrib- 

 uted to Cardinal VVolsey, and unjustly made the 



subject of a charge against him. as if he had written 



"I and my King.' 

 eheu! fuoaces Idbuntur anni, Alas! our fleeting years 



pass away. 



elapso tempore. The time having elapsed. 

 en nukti boule, In the night there is counsel; sleep on it. 

 en oino aUtheia, In wine there is truth. 

 eo animo. With that design. 

 eo nomine. By that name. 

 e pluribus unum, One out of, or composed of, many. 



(The motto of the United States of America.) 

 epulis accumbere divum. To sit down at the banquets of 



the gods. 



e re ndtd. According to the exigency. 

 ette quam videri. To be. rather than to seem. 

 ett modus in rebut. There is a middle course in all things. 

 esto perpetua. Let it endure forever. 

 esto quod ease viderit. Be what you seem to be. 

 e tan, e epi tan, Either this, or upon this; either bring 



this back, or be brought home, dead, upon it. The 



words of a Spartan mother when she gave a shield to 



her son going on military service. 

 et caetera. And the rest. 



et id genus omne. And everything of the sort. 

 et tequentet, et tequentia. And those that follow. 

 et tic de ceeterit. And so of the rest. 

 et tic de similibus. And so of similar things. 

 et tu. Brute! And thou also, Brutus. (Usually given as 



the last words of Julius Czcsar, when he saw Brutus 



amongst his murderers.) 

 eventut stultdrum magitter. Fools must be taught by 



experience. 



ex ab ii ml ant in. Out of the abundance. 

 ex adverse. From the opposite side. 

 ex tfquo et bono. According to what is right and good. 

 ex animo. Heartily, sincerely. 

 ex capiif. From the head, from memory. 

 ex cathedra. From the chair or pulpit; spoken with 



authority; by virtue of office. 

 excelsior, Higher; more elevated. 

 exceptip probat regulam. The exception proves the rule; 



(or if the case in point were not an exception, there 



would be no rule. 

 exceptit excipiendit. Due exceptions (or allowances) 



having been made. 



ex concetto. From what has been conceded. 

 i, Out of court. 

 <Ho, From the crime. 



exegi monumentum cere perennius, I have reared a monu- 

 ment more hutting than brass. (A prophetic estimate 



by Horace of the value of his poems.) 



i<i tunt odiota. Examples are offensive. 

 exempli gratia. By way of example. [E. < ; . | 



', They go out. 

 exeunt omnet. All go out. 

 ex facto jut oritur. The law arise* from the fact. Till 



the nature of the offense is known, the law cannot be 



set in motion. 

 exit. He (or she) goes out. 

 exitut acta probat. The result justifies the deed. 

 ex merit gratia. Through mere favor. 



motu. Of his own free will. 

 ex ntcf 1 rom the urgency of the case. 



. viriiu- of . 

 ex parte. On one i> 

 et pede llrmilrrn. \u\i may judge of Herrule* by his 



foot; the whole by the part. 



experifntia docti ttulios Experience Uiachra even fools. 

 MMrMmlMM mint. The exprnmriii of the cross; a 



Irri.Hivp expennMri ; a rruri:il I"-"!. 



ue who ha* triod it. or who 



peaks from experience; rxprrto crtde Roberto. KI-IH-M- 



Robert, who has tried it. or who speaks from experience. 

 txpertus metuit. Having had experience of it, he dreads 



it; a burnt child dreads the fire. 

 rx pott facto. After the deod is done; retrospe< 



In express t. 

 , tf capite, for whatever 



fool extacUo, Tacitly. 



extempore. Offhand; without preparation. 



extinctut amdbitur idem. This same man will be loved 

 after his death. 



extra murot. Outside the walls. 



ex ungue lednem. You may tell the lion by his claws. 



faber quitque fortunce twe. Every man is the architect of 

 his own fortune; hence, faber fortune tuae = a self- 

 made man. 



facile ett inventit adder*. It is easy to improve what has 



been already invented. 

 facil princeps. The acknowledged chief; one who stands 



undoubtedly first. 

 facilis ett detcentut Averni, The descent to hell is easy; 



it is easy enough to get into trouble. 

 fac timile. An exact imitation. 



facet populi, fax populi. The scum of the population. 

 fdma clamosa, \ current scandal. 

 fdmd nihil ett celeriut, Nothing travels more swiftly than 



scandal. 



fdma temper vii<at. May his fame last forever. 

 fat ett et ab hotte doceri. It is right to be taught even by 



an enemy; you may get a hint from the other side. 

 fata obttant. The Fates oppose. 

 fata viam invenient. The Fates will find out a way. 

 fax mentis incendium gloria, The passion for glory is the 



torch of the mind. 



fellcitas multos habet arnicas. Prosperity has many friends. 

 felo de te. One who commits self-felony; a suicide. 

 ferae naturae, Of a wild nature; applied to wild beasts. 

 festlna lente. Make haste slowly; don't be impetuous. 

 fiat experimentum in corpore vt/i. Let the experiment be 



made on a body of no value. 

 fiat juttitia ruat ccelum, Let justice be done though the 



heavens should fall. 

 fiat lux. Let there be light. 

 fide et amort. By faith and love. 

 fide et fiducid. By fidelity and confidence. 

 fide et fortitudine. By fidelity and fortitude. 

 fidei cotlcula crux. The cross is the touchstone of faith. 

 fidei defentor. Defender of the faith. 

 fide, non armit. By faith, not by force of arms. 

 fide, ted cui, vide, Trust, but see whom you are trust- 

 ing. 



fides et juttitia. Fidelity and justice. 

 fides Punica, Punic faith; treachery. (Among the Ro- 

 mans the bad faith of the Carthaginians was notorious.) 

 fldus Achates, Faithful Achates, the companion of 



jEneas; a true friend. 

 fldus et audax, Faithful and bold. 

 fieri facias, A legal paper authorizing execution on the 



goods of a debtor. 

 fllius nulllut, A son of nobody; an illegitimate son. 



because he has no legal rights as a son in respect to 



the inheritance of property. 



fllius terrce. A son of the earth ; one of low origin. 

 finit coronal oput. The end crowns the work. 

 flagrante bello. While the war was raging; during hostil- 



flagrante delicto. In the commission of the crime; in the 



ftamma fumo ett proximo. Flame is akin to fire; where 



there's smoke there's fire. 

 flecti, non frangi. To be bent, not broken. 

 flosculi stntentidrum. Flowers of fine thoughts. 

 faenum habet in cornu. He has hay on his horn (the mark 



put on a bull to show he was savage); beware -f him. 

 font et origo maldrum. The source and origin of our 



miseries. 

 forentit ttrepitut. The clamor of the forum; "Brawling 



courts, and dusty purlieus of the Law." 

 forte scutum talus ducum, A strong shield is the safety of 



leaders. 



fortes fortuna j\n<at. Fortune favors the brave. 

 forti et ftdeli nihil difficile, Nothing is difficult to the brave 



and faithful. 



fortiter * nctt. With fortitude and rfrt.P 

 fortiter, fidelit- Kol.lly. faithfully, nuccearfully. 



i rr. With lirmiii-HH m ii.-tion. 

 fortuna fav*t fatuit. Fortune favom foow. 

 /orlflna fUiut. A s ( >oilo.l olnl.l ..f Koriunr. 

 frangat. non flrctts. You may break me, but you shall not 



bend me. 



fraus pia. A pious fraud. 

 fronti nulla fidet. There is no trusting the features; don't 



trust to appearance*. 

 fruo*s consumtn ndii. Born to consume the fruits of the 



earth; born only to eat. 



fuffil irrrparabU* Umput. Irrecoverable time glides away. 

 fuimut Troet, We once were Trojans; we have seen bet- 



/MI/ Ilium.' There once was a Troy; Troy was, I 

 more; the place is gone. 



