Latin

Translation

Notes

saltus in
demonstrando

leap in explaining

a leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation

is omitted.

salus in arduis

a stronghold (or
refuge) in
difficulties

a Roman Silver Age maxim, also the school motto

of Wellingborough School.

From Cicero's De Legibus, book III, part III, sub. VIII.

the welfare of the
salus populi
Quoted by John Locke in his Second Treatise, On Civil
people is to be
suprema lex esto
Government, to describe the proper organization of
the highest law
government. Also the state motto of Missouri.

salva veritate

with truth intact

Refers to two expressions that can be interchanged

without changing the truth value of the statements in
which they occur.

Salvator Mundi

Savior of the
World

Christian epithet, usually referring to Jesus. The title of

paintings by Albrecht Drer and Leonardo da Vinci.

salvo errore et
save for error
omissione (s.e.e.o.) and omission

Appears on statements of "account currents".

salvo honoris
titulo(SHT)

save for title of

honor

Sancta Sedes

Holy Chair

literally, "holy seat". Refers to the Papacy or the Holy

See.

sancta
simplicitas

holy innocence

Or "sacred simplicity".

sancte et

with holiness and Also sancte sapienter (holiness, wisdom), motto of

sapienter

with wisdom

several institutions.

sanctum
sanctorum

Holy of Holies

referring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a

lesser guarded, yet also holy location.

sapere aude

dare to know

From Horace's Epistularum liber primus, Epistle II, line

40. Made popular in Kant's essay Answering the
Question: What Is Enlightenment?defining the Age of
Enlightenment. The phrase is common usage as a
university motto.

sapiens qui
prospicit

wise is he who
looks ahead

Motto of Malvern College, England

sapienti sat

enough for the

wise

From Plautus. Indicates that something can be

understood without any need for explanation, as long as
the listener has enough wisdom or common sense. Often
extended to dictum sapienti sat est ("enough has been
said for the wise", commonly translated as "a word to the
wise is enough").

sapientia et
doctrina

wisdom and
learning

Motto of Fordham University, New York.

sapientia et
eloquentia

wisdom and
eloquence

One of the mottos of the Ateneo schools in the

Philippines.[1]

Motto of the Minerva Society

sapientia et
veritas

wisdom and truth Motto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealand.

sapientia et
virtus

wisdom and
virtue

Motto of The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

sapientia melior
auro

wisdom is better
than gold

Motto of University of Deusto, Bilbao, San Sebastin,

Spain.

sapientia, pax,
fraternitas

Wisdom, Peace, Motto of Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla, Cholula,

Fraternity
Mexico.

sat celeriter fieri

That which has

One of the two favorite saying of Augustus. The other is

quidquid fiat
satis bene

been done well

has been done
quickly enough

knowledge
through [hard]
work, or: by
means of
scientia ac labore knowledge and
hard work, or:
through
knowledge and
[hard] work

"festina lente".[2]

Motto of several institutions

scientia, aere
perennius

knowledge, more
unknown origin, probably adapted from Horace's ode III
lasting than
(Exegi monumentum aere perennius).
bronze

scientia cum
religione

religion and
Motto of St Vincent's College, Potts Point
knowledge united

scientiae cedit
mare

The sea yields to

Motto of the United States Coast Guard Academy.
knowledge

scientiae et
patriae

For science and

fatherland

Motto of University of Latvia

scientia et
sapientia

knowledge and
wisdom

motto of Illinois Wesleyan University

knowledge is the
scientia imperii
adornment and
Motto of Imperial College London
decus et tutamen protection of the
Empire
scientia ipsa
potentia est

knowledge itself
is power

Stated originally by Sir Francis Bacon in Meditationes

Sacrae (1597), which in modern times is often
paraphrased as scientia est potestas orscientia potentia
est (knowledge is power).

scientia vincere
tenebras

conquering
darkness by
science

Motto of several institutions, such as the Free University

of Brussels.

scilicet (sc. or ss.)

it is permitted to
know

that is to say; to wit; namely; in a legal caption, it

provides a statement of venue or refers to a location.

scio

I know

scio me nihil
scire

I know that I
know nothing

scire quod
sciendum

knowledge which motto of now defunct publisher Small, Maynard &

is worth having
Company

as translated by Philip Francis.

scribimus indocti Each desperate
From Horace, Epistularum liber secundus (1, 117)[3] and
doctique
blockhead dares
quoted in Fielding's Tom Jones; lit: "Learned or not, we
poemata passim to write
shall write poems without distinction."
scuto amoris
divini

by the shield of
God's love

seculo
seculorum

forever and ever

sed ipse spiritus

postulat pro
nobis, gemitibus
inenarrabilibus

But the same

Spirit intercedes
incessantly for
us, with
inexpressible
groans

Romans 8:26

sed terrae
graviora manent

But on earth,
worse things
await

Virgil Aeneid 6:84.

sede vacante

with the seat

being vacant

The "seat" is the Holy See, and the vacancy refers to

the interregnum between two popes.

sedes apostolica apostolic chair

The motto of Skidmore College

Synonymous with Sancta Sedes.

sedes incertae

seat (i.e.
location)
uncertain

Used in biological classification to indicate that there is

no agreement as to which higher order grouping
a taxon should be placed into. Abbreviated sed. incert.

sedet,
aeternumque
sedebit

seat, be seated
forever

a Virgi's verse, means when you stop trying, then you

lose

semel in anno
licet insanire

once in a year
Concept expressed by various authors, such
one is allowed to as Seneca, Saint Augustine and Horace. It became
go crazy
proverbial during the Middle ages.

semper ad
meliora

always towards
better things

Motto of several institutions

semper anticus

always forward

Motto of the 45th Infantry Division (United States) and its

successor, the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
(United States)

semper ardens

always burning

Motto of Carl Jacobsen and name of a line of beers

by Danish brewery Carlsberg.

ever the same

personal motto of Elizabeth I, appears above her royal

coat of arms. Used as motto of Elizabeth College,
Guernsey, Channel Islands, which was founded by
Elizabeth I, and of Ipswich School, to whom Elizabeth
granted a royal charter. Also the motto of the City of
Leicester and Prince George's County.

semper eadem

semper excelsius always higher

Motto of the K.A.V. Lovania Leuven and the House of

Wrigley-Pimley-McKerr[4]

semper fidelis

always faithful

Motto of several institutions, e.g. United States Marine

Corps

semper fortis

always brave

Unofficial motto of the United States Navy

semper idem

always the same Motto of Underberg

semper in
We're always in
excretia sumus
the manure; only Lord de Ramsey, House of Lords, 21 January 1998[5]
solim profundum
the depth varies.
variat
semper instans

always
threatening

semper invicta

always invincible Motto of Warsaw

semper
necessitas
probandi
incumbit ei qui
agit

the necessity of
proof always lies
Latin maxim often associated with the burden of proof
with the person
who lays charges

semper liber

always free

Motto of the city of Victoria, British Columbia

semper paratus

always prepared

Motto of several institutions, e.g. United States Coast

Guard

semper primus

always first

Motto of several US military units

semper
progrediens

always
progressing

Motto of the island of Sint Maarten, a constituent

country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and of King
City Secondary School in King City,Ontario, Canada

semper
reformanda

A phrase deriving from the Nadere

Reformatie movement in the seventeenth century Dutch
Reformed Church and widely but informally used
inReformed and Presbyterian churches today. It refers to
always in need of the conviction of certain
being reformed
Reformed Protestant theologians that the church must
continually re-examine itself in order to maintain its purity
of doctrine and practice. The term first appeared in print
in Jodocus van Lodenstein, Beschouwinge van
Zion (Contemplation of Zion), Amsterdam, 1674.[6]

Motto of 846 NAS Royal Navy

semper sursum

always aim high

Motto of Barrow-in-Furness, England. Motto of St.

Stephen School, Chandigarh, India. Motto of St. Joseph's
College, Allahabad, India. Motto of Palmerston North
Girls' High School, Palmerston North, New Zealand

semper vigilans

always vigilant

Motto of several institutions (such as the US Air Force

Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol). Also the motto of the city of San

Diego, California.
semper vigilo

always vigilant

The motto of Scottish Police Forces, Scotland.

Senatus
Populusque
Romanus (SPQR)

The Senate and

the People of
Rome

The official name of the Roman Republic. "SPQR" was

carried on battle standards by the Roman legions. In
addition to being an ancient Romanmotto, it remains the
motto of the modern city of Rome.

sensu lato

with the broad, or

Less literally, "in the wide sense".
general, meaning

sensu stricto cf.

"with the tight

meaning"

Less literally, "in the strict sense".

sensus plenior

in the fuller
meaning

In biblical exegesis, the deeper meaning intended by

God, not intended by the human author.

sequere
pecuniam

In an effort to understand why things may be happening

contrary to expectations, or even in alignment with them,
this idiom suggests that keeping track of where money is
follow the money going may show the basis for the observed behavior.
Similar in spirit to the phrase cui bono (who gains?)
or cui prodest(who advances?), but outside those
phrases' historically legal context.

sero venientes
male sedentes

those who are

late are poorly
seated

stricto sensu

sero venientibus those who are

ossa
late get bones
servabo fidem

serviam

Keeper of the
faith

I will keep the faith.

I will serve

The answer of St. Michael the Archangel to the non

serviam, "I will not serve" of Satan, when the angels were
tested by God on whether they will serve an inferior
being, a man, Jesus, as their Lord.

servus servorum servant of the

Dei
servants of God

A title for the Pope.

sesquipedalia
verba

From Horace's Ars Poetica, "proicit ampullas et

sesquipedalia verba" ("he throws down his high-flown
words a foot and
language and his foot-and-a-half-long words"). A selfa half long
referential jab at long words and needlessly elaborate
language in general.

Si monumentum
requiris
circumspice

If you seek (his)

monument, look
around you

si omnes... ego

if all ones... not I

from the epitaph on Christopher Wren's tomb in St Paul's

Cathedral.

non
if we deny having
si peccasse
From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of
made a mistake,
negamus fallimur
Doctor Faustus, where the phrase is translated "if we say
we are deceived,
et nulla est in
that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there's
and there's no
nobis veritas
no truth in us." (cf. 1 John 1:8 in the New Testament)
truth in us
si quaeris
peninsulam
amoenam
circumspice

if you seek a
delightful
peninsula, look
around

si quid novisti
rectius istis,
candidus imperti;
si nil, his utere
mecum.

if you can better

these principles,
tell me; if not, join Horace, Epistles I:6, 6768
me in following
them

si tacuisses,
philosophus
mansisses

This quote is often attributed to the Latin philosopher

Boethius of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. It
If you had kept
translates literally as, "If you had been silent, you would
your silence, you have remained a philosopher." The phrase illustrates a
would have
common use of the subjunctive verb mood. Among other
stayed a
functions it expresses actions contrary to fact. Sir
philosopher
Humphrey Appleby translated it to the PM as: "If you'd
kept your mouth shut we might have thought you were
clever."

si vales
valeo (SVV)

if you are well, I

am well (abbr)

si vis amari ama

This is often attributed to the Roman

If you want to be
philosopher Seneca, found in the sixth of his letters to
loved, love
Lucilius.

si vis pacem,
para bellum

if you want
peace, prepare
for war

From Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari.

Origin of the name parabellum for some ammunition and
firearms, such as the Luger Parabellum. (Similar to igitur
qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum and in pace ut
sapiens aptarit idonea bello.)

sic

thus

Or "just so". States that the preceding quoted material

appears exactly that way in the source, despite any
errors of spelling, grammar, usage, or fact that may be
present. Used only for previous quoted text; ita or similar
must be used to mean "thus" when referring to
something about to be stated.

sic et non

thus and not

More simply, "yes and no".

Said to have been based on the tribute to

architect Christopher Wren in St Paul's Cathedral,
London: si monumentum requiris, circumspice (see
above). State motto of Michigan, adopted in 1835.

A common beginning for ancient Roman letters. An

abbreviation of si vales bene est ego valeo, alternatively
written as SVBEEV. The practice fell out of fashion and into
obscurity with the decline in Latin literacy.

sic gorgiamus
we gladly feast
allos subjectatos on those who
Mock-Latin motto of The Addams Family.
nunc
would subdue us
sic infit

so it begins

sic itur ad astra

From Virgil, Aeneid book IX, line 641. Possibly the

thus you shall go
source of the ad astra phrases. Motto of several
to the stars
institutions.

sic parvis magna

greatness from
Motto of Sir Francis Drake
small beginnings

sic passim

Thus here and

there

Used when referencing books; see passim.

Thus has it
sic semper erat, always been, and
et sic semper erit thus shall it ever
be

sic semper
tyrannis

Attributed to Brutus at the time of Julius Caesar's

assassination, and to John Wilkes Booth at the time
of Abraham Lincoln's assassination; whether it was
thus
actually said at either of these events is disputed. Shorter
always to tyrants
version from original sic semper evello mortem
tyrannis ("thus always I pluck death from tyrants"). State
motto of Virginia, adopted in 1776.

sic transit gloria

mundi

A reminder that all things are fleeting. During Papal

Coronations, a monk reminds the Pope of his mortality
by saying this phrase, preceded bypater sancte ("holy
thus passes the father") while holding before his eyes a burning paper
glory of the world illustrating the passing nature of earthly glories. This is
similar to the tradition of a slave in a Roman
triumphs whispering memento mori in the ear of the
celebrant.

sic utere tuo ut

alienum non
laedas

use [what is]

yours so as not
to harm [what is]
of others

Or "use your property in such a way that you do not

damage others'". A legal maxim related to property
ownership laws, often shortened to simplysic utere ("use
it thus").

sic vita est

thus is life

Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether

good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living.

sidere mens
eadem mutato

Though the
constellations
Latin motto of the University of Sydney.
change, the mind
is universal

signetur (sig) or (S/) let it be labeled

signum fidei

Medical shorthand

Sign of the Faith Motto of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian

Schools.
silentium est
aureum
similia similibus
curantur
similia similibus
curentur

silence is golden
similar things
take care of
similar things
let similar things
take care of
similar things

Latinization of the English expression "silence is golden".

Also Latinized as silentium est aurum ("silence is gold").
"like cures like" and "let like be cured by like"; the first
form ("curantur") is indicative, while the second form
("curentur") is subjunctive. The indicative form is found
in Paracelsus (16th century), while the subjunctive form
is said by Samuel Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy,
and is known as the law of similars.

similia similibus
solvuntur

similar
substances will
dissolve similar
substances

Used as a general rule in chemistry; "like dissolves like"

refers to the ability of polar or non polar solvents to
dissolve polar or non polar solutesrespectively.[7]

simplex sigillum
veri

simplicity is the
sign of truth

expresses a sentiment akin to Keep It Simple, Stupid

sine anno (s.a.)

without a year

Used in bibliographies to indicate that the date of

publication of a document is unknown.

sine die

without a day

Originally from old common law texts, where it indicates

that a final, dispositive order has been made in the case.
In modern legal context, it means there is nothing left for
the court to do, so no date for further proceedings is set,
resulting in an "adjournment sine die".

sine ira et studio

without anger
and fondness

Thus, impartially. From Tacitus, Annals 1.1.

sine labore non

erit panis in ore

without labour
there will be no
bread in mouth

sine loco (s.l.)

without a place

Used in bibliographies to indicate that the place of

publication of a document is unknown.

sine metu

"without fear"

Motto of Jameson Irish Whiskey

sine nomine (s.n.)

"without a name"

Used in bibliographies to indicate that the publisher of a

document is unknown.

sine poena nulla

lex

Without penalty,
there is no law

Refers to the ineffectiveness of a law without the means

of enforcement

sine prole

Without offspring

Frequently abbreviated to "s.p." or "d.s.p." (decessit sine

prole "died without offspring") in genealogical works.

sine prole
superstite

Without surviving
Without surviving offspring (even in abstract terms)
children

sine timore aut

favore

Without Fear or
Favor

St.George's School, Vancouver, Canada motto

Used to denote something that is an essential part of the

whole. See also condicio sine qua non.

sine qua non

without which not

sine remediis
medicina debilis
est

without remedies
Inscription on a stained glass in the conference hall of a
medicine is
pharmaceutical mill in Kaunas, Lithuania.
powerless

sine scientia ars

nihil est

without
knowledge, skill
is nothing

Motto of The International Diving Society

sisto activitatem

I cease the
activity

Phrase, used to cease the activities of the Sejm upon

the liberum veto principle

sit nomine digna

may it be worthy
Motto of Rhodesia
of the name

sit sine labe

decus

let honour
stainless be

sit tibi terra levis

may the earth be Commonly used on gravestones, often contracted as

light to you
S.T.T.L., the same way as today's R.I.P.

sit venia verbo

may there be
forgiveness for
the word

Similar to the English idiom "pardon my French".

sol iustitiae
illustra nos

sun of justice,
shine upon us

Motto of Utrecht University.

sol lucet
omnibus

the sun shines on

Petronius, Satyricon Lybri 100.
everyone

sol omnia regit

the sun rules

over everything

Inscription near the entrance to Frombork Museum

by faith alone

The material principle of the Protestant Reformation and

one of the five solas, referring to the Protestant claim that
the Bible teaches that men aresaved by faith even
without works.

by grace alone

A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five

solas, referring to the Protestant claim that salvation is
an unearned gift (cf. ex gratia), not a direct result
of merit.

sola fide

sola gratia

the only good

sola lingua bona
language is a
est lingua mortua
dead language

sola scriptura

by scripture
alone

sola nobilitat

virtue alone

Motto of the Brisbane Boys' College (Brisbane,

Australia).

Example of dog Latin humor.

The formal principle of the Protestant Reformation and
one of the five solas, referring to the Protestant idea that
the Bible alone is the ultimate authority, not the Pope or
tradition.

virtus

ennobles

glory to God
alone

A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five

solas, referring to the idea that God is the creator of all
good things and deserves all the praise for them. Johann
Sebastian Bach often signed his manuscripts with the
abbreviation S.D.G. to invoke this phrase, as well as
with AMDG (ad maiorem Dei gloriam). The motto of
the MasterWorks Festival, an annual Christian
performing arts festival.

solus Christus

Christ alone

A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five

solas, referring to the Protestant claim that the Bible
teaches that Jesus is the onlymediator between God and
mankind. Also rendered solo Christo ("by Christ alone").

solus ipse

I alone

solvitur
ambulando

it is solved by
walking

Spartam nactus
es; hanc exorna

your lot is cast in

Sparta, be a
from Euripides's Telephus, Agamemnon to Menelaus.[8]
credit to it

specialia
generalibus
derogant

special departs
from general

speculum
speculorum

mirror of mirrors

spem reduxit

he has restored
hope

spero meliora

I hope for better

things

spes bona

good hope

Motto of University of Cape Town.

spes vincit
thronum

hope conquers
(overcomes) the
throne

Refers to Revelation 3:21, "To him that overcometh will I

grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with my Father in his
throne." On the John Winthrop family tombstone, Boston,
Massachusetts.

spiritus mundi

From The Second Coming (poem) by William Butler

Yeats. Refers to Yeats' belief that each human mind is
linked to a single vast intelligence, and that this
spirit of the world
intelligence causes certain universal symbols to appear
in individual minds. The idea is similar to Carl Jung's
concept of the collective unconscious.

spiritus ubi vult

spirat

the spirit spreads Refers to The Gospel of Saint John 3:8, where he
wherever it wants mentions how Jesus told Nicodemus "The wind blows

soli Deo
gloria(S.D.G.)

The problem is solved by taking a walk, or by simple

experiment.

Motto of New Brunswick.

wherever it wants, and even though you can hear its

noise, you don't know where it comes from or where it
goes. The same thing happens to whomever has been
born of the Spirit." It is the motto of Cayetano Heredia
University[9]
splendor sine
occasu

brightness
without setting

stamus contra
malo

The motto of the Jungle Patrol in The Phantom. The

phrase actually violates Latin grammar because of a
we stand against mistranslation from English, as the
by evil
preposition contra takes the accusative case. The correct
Latin rendering of "we stand against evil" would be
"stamus contra malum".

stante pede

with a standing
foot

"Immediately".

stare decisis

to stand by the
decided things

To uphold previous rulings, recognize precedent.

stat sua cuique

dies

There is a day
[turn] for
everybody

Virgil, Aeneid, X 467

statim (stat)

"immediately"

Medical shorthand used following an urgent request.

status quo

the situation in
which

The current condition or situation. Also status quo

ante ("the situation in which [things were] before"),
referring to the state of affairs prior to some upsetting
event (cf. reset button technique).

status quo ante

bellum

the state before

the war

A common term in peace treaties.

stet

let it stand

Marginal mark in proofreading to indicate that something

previously deleted or marked for deletion should be
retained.

stet fortuna
domus

let the fortune of

the house stand

First part of the motto of Harrow School, England, and

inscribed upon Ricketts House, at the California Institute
of Technology.

Loosely "splendour without diminishment" or

"magnificence without ruin". Motto of British Columbia.

From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of

stipendium
the reward of sin Doctor Faustus. (See Rom 6:23, "For the wages of sin is
peccati mors est is death
death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.")
strenuis ardua
cedunt

the heights yield

to endeavour

Motto of The University of Southampton.

stricto sensu cf.

with the tight

meaning

Less literally, "in the strict sense".

sensu stricto

stupor mundi

A title given to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. More

the wonder of the literally translated "the bewilderment of the world", or, in
world
its original, pre-Medieval sense, "the stupidity of the
world".

sua sponte

Legal term when a court takes up a motion on its own

initiative, not because any of the parties to the case has
by its own accord
made the motion. The regimental motto of the 75th
Ranger Regiment of the U.S. Army.

sub anno

under the year

Commonly abbreviated sa, it is used in citing annals,

which record events by year.

sub cruce lumen

The Light Under

the Cross

Motto of the University of Adelaide, Australia. Refers to

the figurative "light of learning" and the Southern Cross
constellation, Crux.

sub divo

under the wide

open sky

Also, "under the sky", "in the open air", "out in the open"
or "outdoors". Ablative "divo" does not distinguish divus,
divi, a god, from divum, divi, the sky.

sub finem

toward the end

Used in citations to refer to the end of a book, page, etc.,

and abbreviated 's.f.' Used after the page number or title.
E.g., 'p. 20 s.f. '

sub Iove frigido

under cold
Jupiter

At night; from Horace's Odes 1.1:25

sub judice

under a judge

Said of a case that cannot be publicly discussed until it is

finished. Also sub iudice.

under penalty

Commonly rendered subpoena. Said of a request,

usually by a court, that must be complied with on pain of
punishment. Examples includesubpoena duces
tecum ("take with you under penalty"), a
court summons to appear and produce tangible
evidence, and subpoena ad testificandum ("under
penalty to testify"), a summons to appear and give oral
testimony.

under the rose

"In secret", "privately", "confidentially", or "covertly". In

the Middle Ages, a rose was suspended from the ceiling
of a council chamber to indicate that what was said in the
"under the rose" was not to be repeated outside. This
practice originates in Greek mythology,
where Aphrodite gave a rose to her son Eros, and he, in
turn, gave it to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to ensure
that his mother's indiscretionsor those of the gods in
general, in other accountswere kept under wraps.

under the name

"in the name of", "under the title of"; used in legal
citations to indicate the name under which the litigation
continued.

sub poena

sub rosa

sub nomine (sub

nom.)

sub silentio

under silence

sub specie
aeternitatis

under the sight of Thus, "from eternity's point of view".

eternity
From Spinoza, Ethics.

sub specie Dei

under the sight of

"from God's point of view or perspective".
God

sub tuum
praesidium

Beneath thy
compassion

Sub umbra floreo

Under the shade National Motto of Belize, referring to the shade of

I flourish
the mahogany tree.

sub verbo; sub

voce
sublimis ab unda

implied but not expressly stated.

Name of the oldest extant hymn to

the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary). Also "under your
protection". A popular school motto.

Under the word or heading, as in a dictionary;

abbreviated s.v.
Raised from the
waves

Motto of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School,

Lytham

subsiste
stop speaking
sermonem statim immediately
Sudetia non
cantat

One doesn't sing

on the Sudeten Saying from Hanakia
Mountains

sui generis

Of its own kind

In a class of its own.

sui iuris

Of one's own
right

Capable of responsibility. Has both legal and

ecclesiastical use. Commonly rendered sui juris.

sum quod eris

I am what you
will be

A gravestone inscription to remind the reader of the

inevitability of death (cf. memento mori). Also
rendered fui quod sis ("I have been what you are") and tu
fui ego eris ("I have been you, you will be I").

sum quod sum

I am what I am

from Augustine's Sermon No. 76.[10]

summa cum
laude

with highest
praise

summa potestas

sum or totality of It refers to the final authority of power in government. For

power
example, power of the Sovereign.

summa
summarum

all in all

Literally "sum of sums". When a short conclusion is

rounded up at the end of some elaboration.

summum bonum

the supreme
good

Literally "highest good". Also summum malum ("the

supreme evil").

summum ius,
summa iniuria

From Cicero (De officiis, I, 10, 33). An acritical

application of law, without understanding and respect of
supreme justice,
laws's purposes and without considering the overall
supreme injustice
circumstances, is often a means of supreme injustice. A
similar sentence appears

in Terence (Heautontimorumenos, IV, 5): Ius summum

saepe summa est malitia ("supreme justice is often out
of supreme malice (or wickedness)").
From Virgil, Aeneid. Followed by et mentem mortalia
tangunt ("and mortal things touch my
mind"). Aeneas cries as he sees Carthaginian temple
murals depicting the deaths of the Trojan War. See
also hinc illae lacrimae.

sunt lacrimae
rerum

there are tears

for things

sunt omnes
unum

they are all one

sunt pueri pueri,

pueri puerilia
tractant

Children are
children, and
children do
childish things

suo jure

Used in the context of titles of nobility, for instance where

in one's own right a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than
through her marriage.

anonymous proverb

suo motu

upon one's own

initiative

Also rendered suo moto. Usually used when a court of

law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition has been
filed) proceeds against a person or authority that it
deems has committed an illegal act. It is used chiefly
in South Asia.[citation needed]

suos cultores
scientia coronat

Knowledge
crowns those
who seek her

The motto of Syracuse University, New York.

super fornicam

on the lavatory

Where Thomas More accused the reformer, Martin

Luther, of going to celebrate Mass.

superbia in
proelia

pride in battle

Motto of Manchester City F.C.

supero omnia

I surpass
everything

A declaration that one succeeds above all others.

surdo oppedere

to belch before
the deaf

From Erasmus' collection of annotated Adagia (1508): a

useless action.

surgam

I shall rise

Motto of Columbia University's Philolexian Society.

sursum corda

Lift up your
hearts

sutor, ne ultra
crepidam

Cobbler, no
further than the
sandal!

Thus, don't offer your opinion on things that are outside

your competence. It is said that the Greek
painter Apelles once asked the advice of a cobbler on
how to render the sandals of a soldier he was painting.
When the cobbler started offering advice on other parts
of the painting, Apelles rebuked him with this phrase in

Greek, and it subsequently became a popular Latin

expression.
suum cuique
tribuere
s.v.

to render to every One of Justinian I's three basic precepts of law. Also
man his due
shortened to suum cuique ("to each his own").
Abbreviation for sub verbo or sub voce (see above).