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Nihil sub sōle novum.
Nothing under the sun (is) new.
Glōria in altissimis deō et in terra pax in hominibus bonae voluntātis.
Glory in the highest to God and on Earth peace on men of good will.
The Vulgate seems a little more selective in its application of peace than the popular phrase, “peace on earth, good-will to men.” The Vulgate seems to say that Jesus brings peace to the good guys, but… to the bad guys…
vēnī, vīdī, vīcī
I came, I saw, I conquered
nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus
neither faults our nor (their) remedies endure can we
(Neither our faults nor their remedies can we endure)
post hoc ergo propter hoc
after this therefore on account of this
(a classic logical fallacy)
Philosophia est ars vitae.
Philosophy is the art of living/life.
Nōmina stultōrum parietibus hærent.
The names of fools on building walls stick.
–The urge to graffiti one’s name on public property is as old as antiquity! Nihil novum sub sole.
Modum tenēre dēbēmus.
Moderation have we should.
Sēcrētē amīcōs admonē; laudā palam.
In secret friends advise; praise openly.
Please note that the translation is word-for-word, which screws up the meaning since English determines meaning from word order and Latin, by and large, does not. A looser English translation making more sense would be: “In secret you should advise friends; you should praise openly.”
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