THi: STANDARD DICTIONARY OF FACTS 



ti Dfut nobitcum, quit contra not? If God be with us 



who shall be against us. 

 file et philosophu* esto. Hold your tongue, and you will 



pass for a philosopher. 

 fimile gaudet simili. Like loves like. 

 simtiia similibus curantur. Like tilings are cured by like. 



(The principle of homoeopathy.) 

 *t monumentum requiris e, If you seek my 



monument, look around. (The epitaph of Sir t'hris- 



topht il'st Cathedral, of which he \%:i> 



the architect.) 

 simplex munditiis. Simple, in neat attire; neat, not 



gau 



fine ci. nige. 



tine dub 10, Without doubt. 

 sine mora. \ 



tine pr(rjudicio. Without prejudice. 

 tint qua non. Without which, not; an indispensable 



condition. 



ti parva licet compdnere magnis, If it be lawful to com- 

 pare small things with great. 

 tit tibi terra leris. May the earth lie light upon thee. 



(An inscription often found on Koman tombstones; 



frequently abbreviated to S. T. T. L.) 

 ti rls pacem, para bellum. If you wish for peace, prepare 



for war. 



skene pat ho bios. Life is a stage. 



tolitudinem faciunt, pacem apptllant. They make a wilder- 

 ness and call it peace. 

 tophen de miso, I hate a blue-stocking. 

 spes tibi quitque, Ijet each man's hope be in himself; 



let him trust to his own resources. 

 speude bradeos, Make haste slowly. A favorite .saying 



of Augustus Csesar. 

 tplendide mendax, Nobly untruthful; untrue for a good 



object. (Often used ironically of an unblushing Bar.) 

 tponte tua. Spontaneously; of one's (or its) own accord. 

 tpretce injuria forma'. The affront offered to her slighted 



beauty. (In allusion to the resentment of Juno 



because Paris gave the golden apple to Venus as the 



prize of beauty.) 

 slat magni nominis umbra, He stands the shadow of a 



mighty name. 

 slat nominis umbra, An adaptation of the preceding, 



used by " Junius " as the motto of his Letters. 

 status quo, status in quo, statu quo, The state in which. 

 status quo ante bellum. The state in which the bellige- 

 rents were before war commenced. 

 tta, viator, heroem calcas. Stop, traveler, thou treadest 



on a hero's dust. (The epitaph inscribed by Cond 



over the grave 9f his great opponent, Merci.) 

 stemmata quid faciunt? Of what value are pedigrees? 

 studium immdne loquendi, An insatiable desire for 



talking. 



tua cuique voluptas, Every man has his own pleasures. 

 tudviter in modo, fortiter in re, Gentle in manner, reso- 

 lute in execution. 



tub colore juris, Under color of law. 

 subldta causa, tollitur effectus, The effect ceases when 



the cause is removed. 

 sub pcend, Under a penalty. 

 tub road, Under the rose; secretly. 

 tub tilentio. In silence; without formal notice being 



taken. 



sub specie, Under the appearance of. 

 sub voce, Under such or such a word. 

 tui generis, Of its own kind; unique. 

 summum jus, summa injuria est. The rigor of the law is 



the height of oppression. 

 snmptibus publicts, At the public expense. 

 suo marte, By his own powers or skill. 

 suppressio veri, suggest falsi, The suppression of the, 



truth is the suggestion of a falsehood. 

 surgit amdri aliquid, Something bitter arises. 

 suum cuique. Let each have his own. 

 suus cuique mos, Every one has his own particular habit. 

 tangere ulcus. To touch a sore; to reopen a wound. 

 tantcene animis ccelestibus irce. Can such anger dwell in 



heavenly minds? 

 telum imbelle sine ictu, A feeble dart, devoid of force, 



applied, fig., to a weak argument. 

 tempori pdrendum, We must move with the times. 

 tempus edax rerum. Time the devourer of all things. 

 temput fugit, Time flies. 



tempus omniq revelat, Time reveals all things. 

 tcnax prdpositi. Firm of purpose. 

 teres atque rotundus, A man polished and complete. 

 terra cotta, ' Baked clay. 

 terra firma, The firm land; the continent. 

 terra incognita, An unknown land. 

 tenium quid, A third something, produced by the union 



of two different things, or the collision of two opposing 



forces. 



\ the evidence of. 



>(tnaot et dona ferentes, 1 fear the Greeks, even 



when they bring gifts. (Used of distrusting the kind- 



- of a foe.) 



to kalon. The beautiful. 

 to prepon, What is becoming or decorous. 

 tut homines, quot scntcnlur. So many men, so many minds. 

 trahil sua quemque roluptaa, Each man is led by his own 



taste. 



' in < .f( inplurn, Let it pass into a precedent. 

 triu junctn in uno, Three joined in one (the motto of the 



Order of the Hath). 



trium RUrartun homo, A man of three letters; a thief 

 (fur being Latin for thief). 

 Troja Suit, Troy was; Troy has perished. 

 Trun Ti/riitKi'f niifii nullu ilixcnniine agetur, Trojan or 



Tyrian shall have the same treatment from me. 

 truditur dies die, One day follows hard on another. 

 uberrima fides, implicit faith. 

 ubi bene ibi patria, Where one is well off, there is his 



country. 



ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum, Where the law is uncer- 

 tain, there is no law. 



ubi met ibi a pen. Where the honey is, there are the bees. 

 ubi tres medici, duo athei, Where there are three physi- 

 cians there are two atheists. 

 ultima ratio regum, The last argument of kings (engraved 



on French cannon by order of Louis XI V. >. 

 ultimus Romdnorum, The last of the Romans; used by 



Brutus of Cassius. 



unguibus et rostro, With claws and beak. 

 unguis in ulcere, A nail in the wound, to keep it open. 

 urbem lateritiam invenit, marmoream rellquit, He found 



the city (Rome) brick, but left it marble. 

 usque ad nauseam, To disgust. 

 usus loquendi, Usage in speaking. 

 ut infra, As stated or cited below. 

 uti possidetis, As you now possess. (A diplomatic phrase 



meaning that at the termination of hostilities the con- 

 tending parties are to retain whatever territory they 



may have gained during the war.) 

 ut supra, As stated or cited above. 

 vdde in pace, Go in peace. 

 vce victis, Woe to the conquered. (Said to have been 



the exclamation of Brennus, when he threatened to 



exterminate the Romans.) 

 valeat quantum valere potest, Let it pass for what it is 



worth. 

 Fare, legidnes redde, Varus, give back my legions. (A 



frequent exclamation of Cu-sar Augustus when he 



thought of the defeat and slaughter of Quinctilius 



Varus with three legions by the Germans. Often used 



of a commander who has recklessly sacrificed troops, 



or of a financier who has wasted funds.) 

 varies lectidnes, Various readings. 

 varium et mutdbile semper | femina, Woman is always a 



changeable and capricious thing. 

 veluti in speculum, As in a mirror. 

 vendlis populns, vendlis curia patrium, The people and 



the senators are equally venal. 



vendidit hie auro patriam, He sold his country for gold. 

 venenum in auro bibitur, Poison is drunk out of gold; 



the rich run more risk of being poisoned than the poor. 

 venia necessitdti datur, Pardon is granted to necessity; 



necessity has no law. 

 venienti occurrite morbo, Meet the coming disease; take 



it in time; prevention is better than cure. 

 venit summa dies et ineluctdbile tempus, The last day has 



come, and the inevitable doom. 

 veni, vldi, vlci, I came, I saw, I conquered. (The laconic 



despatch in which Julius Caesar announced to the 



Senate his victory over the Pharnaces.) 

 ventis secundis, With favorable winds. 

 vera incessu patuit dea, She stood revealed an undoubted 



goddess in her walk. 



verbum sat sapienti, A word is sufficient for a wise man. 

 veritas odium parit, Truth begets hatred. 

 veritdtis simplex ordtio est, The language of truth is 



simple. 

 vestigia . . . nulla retrorsum, No signs of any returning, 



usually Englished as, No stepping back. 

 vexdta qua'stio, A disputed question. 

 via media, A middle course. 



via trita, via tutissima, The beaten path is safest. 

 victrix causa dis placuit, sed victa Catoni, The winning 



cause was pleasing to the gods, the conquered one to 



Cato. 

 video meliora, proboque \ deteriora sequor, I see and 



approve the better course, but I follow the worse. 

 mdu et erubuit lympha pudlca Deum, The modest water 



saw its God and blushed. (On the miracle at Cana 



in Galilee.) 

 vl et armis. By main force. 



