Latin mottos

to the stars through difficulties (KS)

ad astra per aspera

and others

et al

While I breathe, I hope (SC)

Dum spiro, spero

I direct (Maine)

dirigo

ever upwards (NY)

excelsior!

the day of wrath

dies irae

Fortune favors the brave

Fortuna fortes adiuvat

New order of the ages

novus ordo seclorum

time flies

tempus fugit

out of many, one

e pluribus unum

What you are, I was. What I am, you will be.

quod tu es, ego fui. quod ego sum, tu eris

He has favored our undertakings

annuit coeptis

after midday

P.M. (post meridiem)

the die is cast

alea iacta est

remember death

memento mori

it does not follow

non sequitur

If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around (Michigan)

si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice

that is (to say)

i.e. (id est)

With the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty (Massachusetts)

Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem

for (the sake of an) example

e.g. (exempli gratia)

and the rest

etc.

seize the day

carpe diem

something for something

quid pro quo

to err is human

errare humanum est

rest in peace

requiescat in pace (RIP)

by the very fact itself

ipso facto

I came, I saw, I conquered

veni, vidi, vici

that which must be demonstrated

Q.E.D (quod erat demonstrandum)

before midday

A.M. (ante meridiem)

Audemus iura nostra defendere

we dare to defend our rights

ditat deus

God enriches

Regnat populus

Let the people rule

cogito ergo sum

I think, therefore I am

Ars longa, vita brevis

art is long, life is short

ars gratia artis

art for the sake of art

panem et circenses

bread and circuses

pax in terra

peace on earth

post tenebras lux

after Shadow, light

Io Saturnalia

Happy saturnalia!

nil sine numine

nothing without will

qui transtulit sustinet

he who transplants sustains

esto perpetua

let in be perpetual

urbs in horto

city in the garden

mille viae ducunt homines per sacculo romam

A thousand roads lead people to Rome through centuries

post mortem

after death

cum laude

with praise

summa cum laude

with great praise

magna cum laude

with highest praise

lapsus linguae

slip of the tongue

semper paratus

always prepared

semper fidelis

always faithful

rigor mortis

stiffness of death

amor omnia vincit

love conquers all

si vis amari, ama

if you want to be loved, love

ubi amor, ibi dolor

where there is love there is pain

ab ovo usque ad mala

from eggs to apples

amor fati

love of fate

A.D : anno domini

year of the lord

A.U.C : anno domini

from the founding of the city