LatinTranslationNotesbeard grows, head doesn't grow wisera beard doesn't make one a philosopherWise only in appearance. From Aulus Gellius' Attic NightsAttic Nights, Book 9 by Aulus Gellius (English translation)wise as far as the beardWise only in appearance. From Erasmus's collection of Adages. (BVM)Blessed Virgin MaryA common name in the Roman Catholic Church for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The genitive, Beatae Mariae Virginis (BMV), occurs often as well, appearing with such words as horae (hours), litaniae (litanies) and officium (office), and with some monasteries and secondary schools for girls.of blessed memorySee in memoriamblessed in spirit [are] the poor.A Beatitude from in the Vulgate: beati pauperes spiritu, quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum "Blessed in spirit [are] the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens".blessed [are] those who possessTranslated from Euripidesblessed are they who walk in the law of the LordInscription above the entrance to St. Andrew's Church (New York City), based on the second half of Psalm 119:1blessed are they whose way is upright first half of Psalm 119:1, base of several musical setting such as the motet Beati quorum via by Charles Villiers Stanfordblessed is the man who finds wisdomFrom Proverbs 3:13; set to music in a 1577 motet of the same name by Orlando di Lasso.Protesilaus amet!let others wage warProtesilaus should love!Originally from Ovid, Heroides 13.84,Ovidi Nasonis Epistvlae Heroidvm, XIII. Laodamia Protesilao where Laodamia is writing to her husband Protesilaus who is at the Trojan War. She begs him to stay out of danger, but he was in fact the first Greek to die at Troy. Also used of the Habsburg marriages of 1477 and 1496, written as (let others wage war; you, happy Austria, marry). Said by King Matthias. war hateful to mothers From Horace I grow old through war and law Motto of the House of d'Udekem d'Acozwar should be made with no other view than the attainment of peaceCicero, De Officiis I, 80war of all against allA phrase used by Thomas Hobbes to describe the state of naturewar as the Romans did itAll-out war without restraint as Romans practiced against groups they considered to be barbarianswar feeds itselfPaupers' BibleTradition of biblical pictures displaying the essential facts of Christian salvationI drink, therefore I am A play on "cogito ergo sum", "I think therefore I am"he gives twice, who gives promptlyA gift given without hesitation is as good as two gifts. (bid)twice in a dayMedical shorthand for "twice a day"in good faith"well-intentioned", "fairly". In modern contexts, often has connotations of "genuinely" or "sincerely". Bona fides is not the plural (which would be bonis fidebus), but the nominative, and means simply "good faith". Opposite of mala fide.note-worthy goodsIn law, if a person dying has goods, or good debts, in another diocese or jurisdiction within that province, besides his goods in the diocese where he dies, amounting to a certain minimum value, he is said to have ; in which case, the probat of his will belongs to the archbishop of that province.good servicesA nation's offer to mediate in disputes between two other nationsgoods of a countryA jury or assize of countrymen, or good neighborsvacant goodsUnited Kingdom legal term for ownerless property that passes to The Crownit is a good shepherd's [job] to shear his flock, not to flay themTiberius reportedly said this to his regional commanders, as a warning against taxing the populace excessively.overcome evil with goodMotto of Westonbirt Schoolcommon good of the communityOr "general welfare". Refers to what benefits a society, as opposed to , which refers to what is good for an individual. In the film Hot Fuzz, this phrase is chanted by an assembled group of people, in which context it is deliberately similar to another phrase that is repeated throughout the film, which is The Greater Good.common good of a manRefers to an individual's happiness, which is not "common" in that it serves everyone, but in that individuals tend to be able to find happiness in similar things.the North is our home, the sea is our friendMotto of Orkneyharmless (or inert) thunderboltUsed to indicate either an empty threat, or a judgement at law which has no practical effectbaffling puzzle, thorny problemJohn of Cornwall (ca. 1170) was once asked by a scribe what the word meant. It turns out that the original text said in diebus illis [in those days], which the scribe misread as in die busillis [at the day of Busillis], believing this was a famous man. This mondegreen has since entered the literature; it occurs in Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed (1827), in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov (1880), and in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series.
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