LatinTranslationNotesleap in explaininga leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation is omitted.a stronghold (or refuge) in difficultiesa Roman Silver Age maxim. Also the school motto of Wellingborough School.salus populi suprema lex estothe welfare of the people is to be the highest lawFrom Cicero's De Legibus, book III, part III, sub. VIII. Quoted by John Locke in his Second Treatise, On Civil Government, to describe the proper organization of government. Also the state motto of Missouri.salva veritatewith truth intactRefers to two expressions that can be interchanged without changing the truth value of the statements in which they occur.Salvator MundiSavior of the WorldChristian epithet, usually referring to Jesus. The title of paintings by Albrecht Dürer and Leonardo da Vinci. (s.e.e.o.)save for error and omissionUsed as a reservation on statements of financial accounts. Often now given in English "errors and omissions excluded" or "e&oe". (SHT) save for title of honor Addressing oneself to someone whose title is unknown.Holy Chair literally, "holy seat". Refers to the Papacy or the Holy See.holy innocenceOr "sacred simplicity".in a holy and wise wayAlso sancte sapienter (holiness, wisdom), motto of several institutions, notably King's College Londonsanctum sanctorumHoly of Holiesreferring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a lesser guarded, yet also holy location.sapere audedare to knowFrom 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 dominabitur astristhe wise man will master the starsAstrological aphorism and motto of the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence.wise is he who looks aheadMotto of Malvern College, Englandenough for the wiseFrom 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").wisdom and learningMotto of Fordham University, New York; of Hill House School Doncaster, Englandwisdom and eloquence One of the mottos of the Ateneo schools in the Philippineswisdom and truthMotto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealandwisdom and virtueMotto of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kongwisdom is the gateway to lifeMotto of the Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Bebington, Englandwisdom is better than goldMotto of University of Deusto, Bilbao, San Sebastián, SpainWisdom, Peace, FraternityMotto of Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Cholula, Mexicoscientia pennaeOn Wings of KnowledgeMotto of Mombasa Academy, Mombasa, Kenyawisdom is powerMotto of the House of Akeleye, Sweden, Denmark, CzechoslovakiaThat which has been done well has been done quickly enoughOne of the two favorite maxims of Augustus. The other is "festina lente" ("hurry slowly", i. e., if you want to go fast, go slow). (quam innocentem damnari)It is better to let the crime of the guilty go unpunished (than to condemn the innocent)By/from/with knowledge and labourMotto of several institutionsknowledge, more lasting than bronzeunknown origin, probably adapted from Horace's ode III (Exegi monumentum aere perennius).religion and knowledge unitedMotto of St Vincent's College, Potts PointThe sea yields to knowledgeMotto of the United States Coast Guard Academy.Science is the truest guide in lifeMotto of the Middle East Technical University.For science and fatherlandMotto of University of Latviaknowledge and workmotto of Universidad Nacional de Ingenieríaknowledge and wisdommotto of Illinois Wesleyan Universityknowledge is the adornment and protection of the EmpireMotto of Imperial College Londonscientia ipsa potentia estknowledge itself is powerStated originally by Sir Francis Bacon in Meditationes Sacrae (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as scientia est potestas or scientia potentia est (knowledge is power).scientia, labor, libertasscience, labour, libertyMotto of the Free University of Tbilisi.scientia non oletknowledge doesn't smellA variation on Emperor Vespasian's pecunia non olet in Suetonius' De vita Caesarum. Used to say the way in which we learn something doesn't matter as long as it is knowledge acquired.scientia vincere tenebrasconquering darkness by scienceMotto of several institutions, such as the Brussels Free Universities (Université Libre de Bruxelles and Vrije Universiteit Brussel).scilicet (sc. or ss.)it is permitted to knowthat is to say; to wit; namely; in a legal caption, it provides a statement of venue or refers to a location.I knowI know that I know nothingscire quod sciendumknowledge which is worth havingmotto of now defunct publisher Small, Maynard & CompanyEach desperate blockhead dares to writeas translated by Philip Francis. From Horace, Epistularum liber secundus (1, 117) and quoted in Fielding's Tom Jones; lit: "Learned or not, we shall write poems without distinction."by the shield of God's loveThe motto of Skidmore Collegesectamini caritatempursue loveFrom 1 Corinthians 14:1, motto of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwellforever and eversecundum quid et simpliciter[what is true] according to something, [is true] absolutely"unqualified generalization" in Aristotle's Sophistical RefutationsAristotle, Sophistical Refutations, ch. 5But the same Spirit intercedes incessantly for us, with inexpressible groansRomans 8:26But on earth, worse things awaitVirgil, Aeneid 6:84.sede vacantewith the seat being vacantThe "seat" refers to the Holy See; the vacancy refers to the interregnum between two popes.sedes apostolicaapostolic chairSynonymous with Sancta Sedes.sedes incertaeseat (i.e. location) uncertainUsed 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 sedebitsit, be seated foreverfrom Virgil's Aeneid 6:617: when you stop trying, then you losesemel in anno licet insanireonce in a year one is allowed to go crazyConcept expressed by various authors, such as Seneca, Saint Augustine and Horace. It became proverbial during the Middle Ages.semper ad melioraalways towards better thingsMotto of several institutionssemper anticusalways forwardMotto of the 45th Infantry Division (United States) and its successor, the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)semper apertusalways openMotto of University of Heidelbergsemper ardensalways burningMotto of Carl Jacobsen and name of a line of beers by Danish brewery Carlsberg.semper eademever the samepersonal 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 excelsiusalways higherMotto of the K.A.V. Lovania Leuven and the House of Wrigley-Pimley-McKerr"Osborne Wrigley-Pimley-McKerr III", United States Heraldic Registrysemper fidelisalways faithfulMotto of several institutions, e.g. United States Marine Corpssemper fortisalways braveUnofficial motto of the United States Navysemper idemalways the sameMotto of Underbergsemper in excretia sumus solim profundum variatWe're always in the manure; only the depth varies.Lord de Ramsey, House of Lords, 21 January 1998Column 1532, Lords Hansard, 21 January 1998semper instansalways threateningMotto of 846 NAS Royal Navysemper invictaalways invincibleMotto of Warsawsemper liberalways freeMotto of the city of Victoria, British Columbiasemper libertasalways freedomMotto of Prince George County, Virginiaalways more, always greaterMotto of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus)semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agitthe necessity of proof always lies with the person who lays chargesLatin maxim often associated with the burden of proof in law or in philosophysemper paratusalways preparedMotto of several institutions, e.g. United States Coast Guard; see also nunquam non paratus (never unprepared)semper primusalways firstMotto of several US military unitssemper progrediensalways progressingMotto of the island of Sint Maarten, of King City Secondary School in King City, Ontario, Canada and of Fairfax High School (Fairfax, Virginia)semper reformandaalways in need of being reformedA phrase deriving from the Nadere Reformatie movement in the seventeenth century Dutch Reformed Church and widely but informally used in Reformed and Presbyterian churches today. It refers to the conviction of certain 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.Michael Bush, "Calvin and the Reformanda Sayings", in Herman J. Selderhuis, ed., Calvinus sacrarum literarum interpres: Papers of the International Congress on Calvin Research (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2008) p. 286. semper supraalways aboveMotto of the United States Space Forcealways aim highMotto of several institutionsalways vigilantMotto of several institutions including the Civil Air Patrol of the United States Air Force, the city of San Diego, Californiaalways vigilantMotto of the Scottish Police Forces, ScotlandSenatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR)The Senate and the People of RomeThe official name of the Roman Republic. "SPQR" was carried on battle standards by the Roman legions. In addition to being an ancient Roman motto, it remains the motto of the modern city of Rome.sensu latowith the broad, or general, meaningLess literally, "in the wide sense".sensu stricto cf. stricto sensu"with the tight meaning"Less literally, "in the strict sense".sensus pleniorin the fuller meaningIn biblical exegesis, the deeper meaning intended by God, not intended by the human author.sequere pecuniamfollow the moneyIn 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 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.Sermo Tuus Veritas EstThy Word Is Truthmotto of the General Theological Seminary, Cornelius Fontem Esuasero venientes male sedentesthose who are late are poorly seatedsero venientibus ossathose who are late get bonesservabo fidemKeeper of the faithI will keep the faith.serviamI will serveThe 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 Deiservant of the servants of GodA title for the Pope.sesquipedalia verbawords a foot and a half longFrom Horace's Ars Poetica, "proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia verba ("he throws down his high-flown language and his foot-and-a-half-long words"). A self-referential jab at long words and needlessly elaborate language in general.Si comprehendis [,] non est Deusif you understand [something], it is not GodAugustine of Hippo, Sermo 117.3.5; PL 38, 663si dormiam capiarIf I sleep, I may be caughtMotto of Si monumentum requiris circumspiceIf you seek (his) monument, look around youfrom the epitaph on Christopher Wren's tomb in St Paul's Cathedral.Si non oscillas, noli tintinnareIf you can't swing, don't ringInscribed on a plaque above the front door of the Playboy mansion in Chicago.si omnes... ego nonif all ones... not Isi peccasse negamus fallimur et nulla est in nobis veritasif we deny having made a mistake, we are deceived, and there's no truth in usFrom Christopher