Its abbreviated form is sometimes used at the end of typewritten or printed documents or official notices, directly following the name of the person(s) who 'signed' the document exactly in those cases where there isn't an actual handwritten signature.įamous quote from The Pumpkinification of Claudius, ascribed to Seneca the Younger. With the implication of 'signed by one's hand'. Using armed forces in order to achieve a goal Literally translated means 'with a strong hand', often quoted as 'by strength of hand' Quoted by Dante as he leaves Virgil in Purgatory, XXX.21, echoed by Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass III, 6. The more common an evil is, the worse it isĪ phrase from Virgil's Aeneid, VI.883, mourning the death of Marcellus, Augustus' nephew. malum in se) for example, violating a speed limit.Ī judicial remedy ordering a lower court, government entity, or public authority to do something (or refrain from doing something) as required by law. malum prohibitum) for example, murder.Ī legal term meaning that something is only wrong because it is against the law (cf.

The word for 'apple' has a long ā vowel in Latin and the word for 'evil' a short a vowel, but they are normally written the same.Ī legal term meaning that something is prohibited because it is inherently wrong (cf. It is also a pun based on the near- homonymous word malum (evil). I prefer dangerous liberty to peaceful slaveryĪttributed to the Count Palatine of Posen before the Polish Diet, cited in The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques RousseauĪlludes to the apple of Eris in the Judgement of Paris, the mythological cause of the Trojan War. Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietam servitutem

Motto of the inactive 34th Battalion (Australia), the Drimnagh Castle Secondary School Motto of the inactive 495th Fighter Squadron, US Air ForceĪlso used ironically, e.g.: New teachers know all tricks used by pupils to copy from classmates? Oh, mala tempora currunt!.Īn illegal arrest will not prejudice the subsequent detention/trial. Said of an act done with knowledge of its illegality, or with intention to defraud or mislead someone. Used to indicate that it is the moment to address more important, urgent, issues. When viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful. Sometimes translated into English as 'thrift (or frugality) is a great revenue (or income)', edited from its original subordinate clause: 'O di immortales! non intellegunt homines, quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia.' (English: O immortal gods! Men do not understand what a great revenue is thrift.) The gods care about great matters, but they neglect small onesĬicero, Paradoxa 6/3:49. Set of documents from 1215 between Pope Innocent III, King John of England, and English barons.Ĭommon Latin honor, above cum laude and below summa cum laude Or 'excellence is the way to the stars' frequent motto from Virgil's Aeneid IX.641 ( English, Dryden)Ĭanonical medieval reference to Aristotle, precluding further discussionĬommon Catholic edict and motto of a Catholic private school, Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana Motto of Academia da Força Aérea (Air Force Academy) of the Brazilian Air Force Young, cheer up! This is the way to the skies. Macte animo! Generose puer sic itur ad astra

Memento mori translation to english