LatinTranslationNotes qua definitione by virtue of definition Thus: "by definition"; variant of per definitionem; sometimes used in German-speaking countries. Occasionally misrendered as "qua definitionem".qua patet orbisas far as the world extendsMotto of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corpsthese things being the caseOr, "since these things are the case" or "Since things are this way". Cicero.quae non posuisti, ne tollasdo not take away what you did not put in placePlato, Lawsquae non prosunt singula multa iuvantwhat alone is not useful helps when accumulatedOvid, Remedia amorisquaecumque sunt verawhatsoever is truefrequently used as motto; taken from Philippians 4:8 of the Biblequaecumque vera doce meteach me whatsoever is truemotto of St. Joseph's College, Edmonton at the University of Albertaquaereto seekOr "you might ask..." Used to suggest doubt or to ask one to consider whether something is correct. Often introduces rhetorical or tangential questions.quaerite primum regnum Deiseek ye first the kingdom of GodAlso quaerite primo regnum dei; frequently used as motto (e.g. Newfoundland and Labrador)qualis artifex pereoAs what kind of artist do I perish?Or "What a craftsman dies in me!" Attributed to Nero in Suetonius' De vita CaesarumQualitas potentia nostraQuality is our mightmotto of Finnish Air Forcequam bene non quantumhow well, not how muchmotto of Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canadaquam bene vivas referre (or refert), non quam diuit is how well you live that matters, not how longSeneca, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium CI (101)quamdiu (se) bene gesseritas long as he shall have behaved well (legal Latin)I.e., "[while on] good behavior." So for example the Act of Settlement 1701 stipulated that judges' commissions are valid quamdiu se bene gesserint (during good behaviour). (Notice the different singular, "gesserit", and plural, "gesserint", forms.) It was from this phrase that Frank Herbert extracted the name for the Bene Gesserit sisterhood in the Dune novels.quantocius quantotiusthe sooner, the betteror, as quickly as possiblequantum libet (q.l.)as much as pleasesmedical shorthand for "as much as you wish"quantum sufficit (qs)as much as is enoughmedical shorthand for "as much as needed" or "as much as will suffice"quaque hora (qh)every hourmedical shorthand; also quaque die (qd), "every day", quaque mane (qm), "every morning", and quaque nocte (qn), "every night"quare clausum fregitwherefore he broke the closeAn action of trespass; thus called, by reason the writ demands the person summoned to answer to wherefore he broke the close (quare clausum fregit), i.e. why he committed such a trespass.quater in die (qid)four times a daymedical shorthandWhom the gods would destroy, they first make madquem di diligunt adulescens moriturhe whom the gods love dies youngOther translations of diligunt include "prize especially" or "esteem". From Plautus, Bacchides, IV, 7, 18. In this comic play, a sarcastic servant says this to his aging master. The rest of the sentence reads: dum valet sentit sapit ("while he is healthy, perceptive and wise").questio quid iurisI ask what law?from the Summoner's section of Chaucer's General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, line 648qui audet adipisciturWho Dares WinsThe motto of the SAS, of the British Armyqui bene cantat bis oratHe who sings well praises twicefrom St. Augustine of Hippo's commentary on Psalm 73, verse 1: Qui enim cantat laudem, non solum laudat, sed etiam hilariter laudat ("He who sings praises, not only praises, but praises joyfully")qui bonowho with goodcommon misspelling of the Latin phrase cui bono ("who benefits?")qui docet in doctrinahe that teacheth, on teachingMotto of the University of Chester. A less literal translation is "Let those who teach, teach" or "Let the teacher teach".He who strikes a sword dies by the swordOr "live by the sword, die by the sword"; derived from Jesus's words in the garden of Gethsemane in the Gospel of Matthew 26:52, (for all who take up the sword shall perish by the sword). qui habet aures audiendi audiat he who has ears to hear, let him hear "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear"; Mark qui me tangit, vocem meam audit who touches me, hears my voicecommon inscription on bellsqui tacet consentire videturhe who is silent is taken to agreeThus, silence gives consent. Sometimes accompanied by the proviso "ubi loqui debuit ac potuit", that is, "when he ought to have spoken and was able to". Pope Boniface VII in Decretale di Bonifacio VIII, Libro V, Tit. 12, reg. 43 AD 1294qui prior est tempore potior est jureWho is first in point of time is stronger in rightAs set forth in the "Property Law" casebook written by Jesse Dukeminier, which is generally used to teach first year law students.qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequiturhe who brings an action for the king as well as for himselfGenerally known as 'qui tam,' it is the technical legal term for the unique mechanism in the federal False Claims Act that allows persons and entities with evidence of fraud against federal programs or contracts to sue the wrongdoer on behalf of the Government.qui totum vult totum perdithe who wants everything loses everythingAttributed to Publilius Syrusqui transtulit sustinethe who transplanted still sustainsOr "he who brought us across still supports us", meaning God. State motto of Connecticut. Originally written as sustinet qui transtulit in 1639.quia suam uxorem etiam suspicione vacare velletbecause he should wish his wife to be free even from any suspicionAttributed to Julius Caesar by Plutarch, Caesar 10. Translated loosely as "because even the wife of Caesar may not be suspected". At the feast of Bona Dea, a sacred festival for females only, which was being held at the Domus Publica, the home of the Pontifex Maximus, Caesar, and hosted by his second wife, Pompeia, the notorious politician Clodius arrived in disguise. Caught by the outraged noblewomen, Clodius fled before they could kill him on the spot for sacrilege. In the ensuing trial, allegations arose that Pompeia and Clodius were having an affair, and while Caesar asserted that this was not the case and no substantial evidence arose suggesting otherwise, he nevertheless divorced, with this quotation as explanation.quibuscum(que) viis(and) by whatever ways possibleUsed by Honoré de Balzac in several works,"quibuscumque", Word in Context including Illusions perdues and Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes.quid agisWhat are you doing?What's happening? What's going on? What's the news? What's up?quid est veritasWhat is truth?In the Vulgate translation of John 18:38, Pilate's question to Jesus (Greek: Τί ἐστιν ἀλήθεια;). A possible answer is an anagram of the phrase: est vir qui adest, "it is the man who is here."quid novi ex AfricaWhat of the new out of Africa?less literally, "What's new from Africa?"; derived from an Aristotle quotationquid nuncWhat now?Commonly shortened to quidnunc. As a noun, a quidnunc is a busybody or a gossip. Patrick Campbell worked for The Irish Times under the pseudonym "Quidnunc".quid sit quidditas quidditatisWhat is the quiddity of quiddity?A philosophical question also raised, in the context of German legal theory, by Wilhelm Scheuerle in his classic 1963 essay Vom Wesen des Wesens: Studien über das sogenannte Wesensargument im juristischen Begründen.quid pro quowhat for whatCommonly used in English, it is also translated as "this for that" or "a thing for a thing". Signifies a favor exchanged for a favor. The traditional Latin expression for this meaning was do ut des ("I give, so that you may give").What shall we give back in return for so much?Exhortation regarding civic duty, cultural inheritance, and the responsibility of the living to honor the sacrifices of the past. Generalised from ("What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?") from Psalm 116:12.Quid rides?Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur.Why do you laugh? Change but the name, and the story is told of yourself.Horace, Satires, I. 1. 69.quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videturwhatever has been said in Latin seems deepOr "anything said in Latin sounds profound". A recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated". Similar to the less common omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina.Quidquid non agnoscit glossa, non agnoscit curiaWhatever the Glossa does not recognize, the court does not recognize.quieta non moveredon't move settled thingsquilibet potest renunciare juri pro se inductoanyone may renounce a law introduced for their own benefitUsed in classical law to differentiate law imposed by the state for the benefit of a person in general, but by the state on behalf of them, and one imposed specifically that that person ought to have a say in whether the law is implemented.Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?Who will guard the guards themselves?Commonly associated with Plato who in the Republic poses this question; and from Juvenal's On Women, referring to the practice of having eunuchs guard women and beginning with the word sed ("but"). Usually translated less literally, as "Who watches the watchmen (or modern, 'watchers')?" This translation is a common epigraph, such as of the Tower Commission and Alan Moore's Watchmen comic book series.quis leget haec?Who will read this?quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando?Who, what, where, by what means, why, how, when?Compare the Five Ws. From Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica, but ancient authors provide other similar lists.quis separabit?Who will separate us?motto of Northern Ireland and of the Order of St Patrickquis ut DeusWho [is] as God?Usually translated "Who is like unto God?" Questions who would have the audacity to compare himself to a Supreme Being. It is a translation of the Hebrew name 'Michael' = Mi cha El Who like God מי/כ/ אל (right to left). quo errat demonstratorwhere the prover errsA pun on "quod erat demonstrandum"quo fata feruntwhere the fates bear us tomotto of Bermudaquo non ascendam to what heights can I not rise?motto of Army Burn Hall College what is true is rightmotto of Spier's SchoolWhere are we going?Title of the series finale of Aaron Sorkin's TV dramedy Sports Nightquo vadis?Where are you going?According to Vulgate translation of John 13:36, Saint Peter asked Jesus Domine, quo vadis? ("Lord, where are you going?"). The King James Version has the translation "Lord, whither goest thou?"Quo warranto by what warrant?Medieval Latin title for a prerogative writ by which a court requires some person or entity to prove the source of some authority it is exercising. Used for various purposes in different jurisdictions.whithersoever you throw it, it will standmotto of the Isle of Manwhat is abundant doesn't hinderIt is no problem to have too much of something.what is done quickly, perishes quicklyThings done in a hurry are more likely to fail and fail quicker than those done with care. (Q.E.D.)what was to be demonstratedThe abbreviation is often written at the bottom of a mathematical proof. Sometimes translated loosely into English as "The Five Ws", W.W.W.W.W., which stands for "Which Was What We Wanted". (Q.E.F.)which was to be doneOr "which was to be constructed". Used in translations of Euclid's Elements when there was nothing to prove, but there was something being constructed, for example a triangle with the same size as a given line. (q.e.)which iswhat is necessary is lawfulwhat is asserted without reason may be denied without reasonIf no grounds have been given for an assertion, then there are no grounds needed to reject it.quod licet Iovi, non licet boviwhat is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to an oxIf an important person does something, it does not necessarily mean that everyone can do it (cf. double standard). Iovi (also commonly rendered Jovi) is the dative form of Iuppiter ("Jupiter" or "Jove"), the chief god of the Romans.what n