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perfervidum ingenium Scotdrum, The intensely earnest 



character of the Scotch. 

 per gradus, Gradually. 



perlculum in mord. There is danger in delay. 

 per interim. In the meantime. 

 per mare, per terras. By sea and land. 

 per saltum, By a leap; by 6ts and starts. 

 per se, In itself; for its own sake. 

 petitio principe, A begging of the question. 

 placet. It seems right, it is approved of. The formula 



by which the members of -an (Ecumenical Council or 



a University senate record affirmative votes. The 



negative formula is non placet. 

 pocta nascitur, non fit. The poet is born, not made. 

 pondere, non numero. By weight, not by number. 

 pom arinorum. The bridge classes. 

 populus vult decipi, decipidtur, The people wish to be 



deceived; let them be deceived. 

 pott bellum auxilium. Aid after the war. 

 pott equitem sedet atra euro. Black care sits behind the 



rich man on horseback ; riches and high position bring 



cares. 



prtfmonitus, prcemunitus, Forwarned, forearmed. 

 prlma facie. At the first glance. 

 princtpta, non homines. Principles, not men. 

 principiis obsta, Resist the first advances. 

 prior tempore, prior jure. First in point of time, first by 



right; first come first served. 

 pro dris et focis, For our altars and hearths; for our 



homes. 



probdtum est, It is proved. 

 probitas lauddtur et alget, Honesty is praised, and left to 



starve. 



pro bono publico, For the public good. 

 pro Dto et ecclcsid, For Goa and the Church. 

 pro forma. As a matter of form. 

 proh pudor, For shame. 

 pro memdrid. As a memorial. 

 pro rege, lege, grege. For the king, the law, and the 



people. 

 puanis et calcibus, With fists and heels; with might and 



main. 



pun tea fides, Punic faith; treachery. 

 qua fuerant vitia mores sunt. What were once vices are 



now in fashion. 

 qua nocent, docent. Things which injure, instruct; we 



are taught by painful experience; what pains us, 



trains us. 

 quail* ab incepto prdcesserit et sibi constet, as he begins, 



let him go on, and be consistent with himself. 

 qudlis rex, tdlis grex, Like king, like people. 

 qudlis vita, finis ita. As life is. so will its end be. 

 quamdiu se bene gesserit, As long as he behaves himself; 



during good behavior. 

 quandvque bonus dormiiat Homerus, Even good Homer 



nods sometimes; the wisest make mistakes. 

 quanti est sapere, How valuable is wisdom. 

 quantum libel. As much as you like. 

 quantum meruit, As much as he deserved. 

 quantum mutdtus ab illo. How changed from what he 



WM, 

 qurm di dlligunt \ adolescent moritur. He whom the gods 



love dies young. 



quid faciendumf What is to be done? 

 quui nuncf What now? what news? 



thing for another; an equivalent. 

 quid rides f Why do you laugh ? 

 qui nimium probat, nihil probat. He who proves too 



much proves nothing. 

 out non prdficit, deficit. He who does not advance, losea 



BOOM. 



cut* custodiet ipsos custodtst Who shall keep the keepers? 

 qui facet consentlre viditur, He who keeps silent is as- 



sumed to consent; silence gives consent. 

 qui timide rogat docet negdre. He who asks timidly courts 



denial. 



quoad hoc. To this extent. 

 quo animo, With what intent 

 quocunque jaciris ttabit. Wherever you throw it, it will 



stand. (The motto of the Isle of Man.) 

 quocunque modo, In whatever manner. 



Q'Kirnruinr imnnnr, I'n-lrr \\ !.:it c\ IT i.jiinr. 



<,.!,/,-., "rrtnt />,-,' Ood forbid : 



quod bene notandum. Which in to be especially i 



quod trot demonstrandum. Which was to be proved. [Q. 



quo fas et gloria ducunt. Where duty and glory lead. 

 quorum pars magna fui. Of whom I was an important 



quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat (probably altered 

 from a passage in Euripides), Those whom God wills 

 to destroy he first deprives of their senses, 



quo* homines, tot sententice. Many men, many minds. 



rdra avis in terris, nlgroque simiUima cygno. An extremely 

 rare bird, and very like a black swan (supposed not 

 to exist). The first four words are often used ironi- 

 cally. 



ratidne soli. According to the soil. 



recte et sudviter. Justly and mildly. 



rectus in curia. Upright in court, with clean hands. 



redolet lucernd. It smells of the lamp. (Said of any 

 labored literary production.) 



re infectd, The business being unfinished. 



reldta refero, 1 tell the tale as I heard it. 



religio loci. The spirit of the place. 



rem acu tetigisti. You have touched the matter with a 

 needle; you have described it accurately. 



rernt* velitque. With oars and sails; with all one's 

 might. 



requiescat in pace. May he rest in peace. 



res angusta domi. Narrowed circumstances at home; 

 limited means. 



res est sacra miser, A man in distress is a sacred object. 



res gestce. Things done, exploits. 



res judicdta, A matter decided; a case already settled. 



respice finem. Look to the end. 



resurgam, I shall rise again. 



rldere in stomacho. To laugh inwardly; to laugh in one's 

 sleeve. 



ride si sapis. Laugh if you are wise. 



rixdtur de land scepe caprind, He often quarrels about 

 goats' wool, i. e., trifles. 



rudis indigestaque moles, A rude and undigested mass. 



ruit ccelum. Let the heavens fall. 



ru in urbe, A residence in or near town, with many of the 

 advantages of the country. 



rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis, at ille \ Idbitur, et 

 Idbetur in omne volubllis cevum. The peasant waits till 

 the river shall cease to flow, but it glides on, and will 

 glide on forever. 



saialticum, Attic salt, i. e., wit. 



salvo jure. Without prejudice. 



salvo pudore. Without offense to modesty. 



sapere aude. Dare to be wise. 



sat dtp, si sat bene, Quickly enough if well enough. 



satis eloquentice, sapientiee parum. Eloquence enough, but 

 too little wisdom. 



satis superque. Enough, and more than enough. 



a* pulehra, si sat bona. Fair enough if good enough; 

 handsome is that handsome does. 



stcundum artem. According to the rules of art. 



semel abbas, semper abbas. Once an abbot, always an 



semel insdnlvimus omnes, We have all been mad at some 



time. 

 semper avdrus eget, The avaricious man is always in 



want. 



semper fidelis, Always faithful. 

 temper idem. Always the same. 

 semper pardtus. Always prepared. 

 semper timidum scelus. Crime is always fearful. 

 scquiturque patrem, non passibus cequis. He follows his 



lather, but not with equal steps. 

 siro venientibus ossa. The bones for those who come late ; 



those who come late get the leavings. 

 serus in ccelum redeas. May it be long before you return 



to heaven; long life to 

 servdre modum. To keep within bounds, 

 ervus servorum Dei, The sen-ant of the nrrvanis of God. 



quod 





trot faciendum. Which was to be done. |< 

 ./W hoc siln mltf Whnt do* lUl OsMttf 

 quod non opus est, asst rdrum est (a saying of Cato, 

 quoted by Seneca), What is not n 



y is dear at 



a penny. 



it h- v.]. Which we. 

 quo fata vocant. Whither the Fates call. 



(One of the titles of the pope.) 

 tic runt fdta Hominum, Thus go the destinir* of 

 sic Uur ad astro, Thus do we reach the stars. 

 sic passim, So in various places. 

 sic semper tvrannis, l-lvrr thus to tyrants. 



sUtrmtt-jKris] jsmtM, Bo ktedon 3 ''< "fi-i P--"" 

 away. (The first words of a sequence said to have 

 been used at the installations of the popes.) 



I',-,/ nnt,. \, |.,-f,,nv 



sicut patnbus. sit Dtus ndbis. May Ood be with us. as 



he was with our fathers, 

 sic volo, sic jubeo, slot pro ratidnt toluntas. Thus I will, 



thus 1 command, my pleasure stands for a reason. 



wrote, but left incomplete, 



some 

 poet, who alone was able 



SWy&l 



on the occasion when 

 Hat liylliin claimed some lines really ** by ^the 



ble to complete 



thus prove their authorship. Used of persons by 

 whose labors others have unduly profited. 



