![]() (Martialis) Particeps criminis - Partner in crime Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus - Mountains will be in labour, and an absurd mouse will be born. Birds of a feather flock together Pari passu - With equal pace - moving together Pars maior lacrimas ridet et intus habet - You smile at your tears but have them in your heart. (Juvenalis) Par pare refero - I return like for like tit for tat retaliation Parens patriae - Parent of the country Pares cvm paribvs - Like persons with like persons. (Horace) Palmam qui meruit ferat - Let him who has earned it bear the reward Panem et circenses - Bread and circuses. (Cicero) Pactum serva - Keep the faith Pallida mors - Pale Death. Top of Page P Pace tua - With your consent Pace - By leave of Pacta sunt servanda - Agreements are to be kept. Benedict) Ora pro nobis - Pray for us Oratvr fit, poeta nascitvr - An orator is made a poet is born Orbes volantes exstare - Flying saucers are real Orbiter dictum/dicta - Said by the way (miscellaneous remarks) Orcae ita - Pretty straightforward Ore rotundo - With full voice Osculare pultem meam! - Kiss my grits! A common dedication in a book Optimus magister, bonus liber - The best teacher is a good book Opus Dei - The work of God Ora et labora - Pray and work. cit.) - In the work just quoted Optimis parentibus - To my excellent parents. (Cicero) Onus probandi - The burden of proof Opere citato (op. (Vergil) Omnium gatherum - Assortment Omnium rerum principia parva sunt - Everything has a small beginning. (Ovid) Omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis - All things are changing, and we are changing with them Omnia vincit amor - Love conquers all Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori - Love conquers all things let us too surrender to love. (My wisdom is my greatest wealth) (Cicero) Omnia mihi lingua graeca sunt - It's all Greek to me Omnia mors aequat - Death equals all things Omnia munda mundis - Everything is pure to pure ones Omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis - All things change, and we change with them Omnia mutantur, nihil interit - Everything changes, nothing perishes. (Ovid) Omnia mea mecum porto - All that is mine, I carry with me. ![]() (inscription on solar clocks) Omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - Everything which I used to say could not happen will happen now. (Horace) Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat - All (hours) wound, the last kills. (Syrus) Omnes deteriores svmvs licentia - Too much freedom debases us Omnes lagani pistrinae gelate male sapiunt - All frozen pizzas taste lousy Omnes una manet nox - The same night awaits us all. (Tacitus) Omne initium est difficile - Every beginning is difficult Omne trium perfectum - Everything that comes in threes is perfect Omne tvlit pvnctvm qvi miscvit vtile dvlci - has gained every point who has combined useful agreeable Omnes aequo animo parent ubi digni imperant - All men cheerfully obey where worthy men rule. ![]() (a special name for the hatred generated in theological disputes) Olevm addere camino - To pour fuel on the stove adding gasoline to a fire Olevm perdisti - You have lost oil you've wasted your time on this criticism for a misallocation of resources Olim habeas eorum pecuniam, numquam eam reddis: prima regula quaesitus - Once you have their money, you never give it back: the 1st rule of acquisiton Olim - Formerly Omne ignotum pro magnifico est - We have great notions of everything unknown. (Seneca) Odi et amo - I hate (her), and I love (her) (Catullus) Odium theologicum - Theological hatred. (Publius Syrus) Occasio facit furem - Opportunity makes a thief Oderint dum metuant - Let them hate provided that they fear. ![]() O O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane! - Ah, human cares! Ah, how much futility in the world! (Lucilius) O di immortales! - Good heavens! (uttered by Cicero on the Senate floor) O diem praeclarum! - Oh, what a beautiful day! O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum! - An excellent protector of sheep, the wolf! (Cicero) O quam cito transit gloria mundi! - O how quickly passes the glory of the world! O sancta simplicitas! - Oh, holy simplicity! (Jan Hus) O tempora, O mores! - Oh, the times! Oh, the morals! (Cicero) O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem! - Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm! Obesa cantavit - The fat lady has sung Obiit (ob.) - He/she died Obiter (ob.) - In passing Obiter dictum - Something said in passing - parenthetical remark Oblitus sum perpolire clepsydras! - I forgot to polish the clocks! Obscurum per obscurius - The obscure by means of the more obscure Obsta principiis - Resist the beginnings - Nip it in the bud Occasio aegre offertur, facile amittitur - Opportunity is offered with difficulty, lost with ease.
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