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pax vobiscum peace be with you

per annum by the year

per capita - by heads or individuals  
per diem - by the day
per se - by itself 
persona non grata - an unwelcome person
post mortem - after death 
post mortem - after death 
post proelia praemia - after the battles come the rewards 
prescriptio in manibus tabellariorium est. - the check is in the mail.
prima facieon - the first face [of it] 
pro bono publico - for the public good 
pro di immortales! - good heavens! 
pro patria - for one's country
qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum - if you want peace prepare for war  
qui tacet consentit. - he who is silent agrees.
qui vult dare parva non debet magna rogare. - he who wishes to give little shouldn't ask for much.  
quid novi. - what's new? 
quid pro quo? - what for what? 
recedite, plebes! gero rem imperialem! - stand aside plebeians! I am on imperial business.
rex regnant sed non gubernat - the king reigns but does not govern 
ridentem dicere verumquidvetat. - what prevents me from speaking the truth with a smile? (Horace, satires)
semper idem - always the same thing 
semper paratus - always prepared 
si hoc legere scis nimium eruditiones habes. - "essentially it says, "if you can read this, you're overeducated."
sic faciunt omnes. - everyone is doing it. 
sine die without a day [being set]  
sine qua non - necessity 
sine qua non - without which not (a necessity)  
status quo - the situation in which [it was before] 
sub iudicebefore - the court 
sub sole nihil novi est - there's nothing new under the sun 
subpoena - under penalty (a summons to court)
sui generis - of one's own kind
summa cum laude - with highest praise 
summum bonum - the highest good  
sursum corda - lift up your hearts 
tabula rasa - a clean slate 
tempus fugit - time flies
terra firma - solid ground
terra incognita - an unknown land 
totum dependeat. - let it all hang out.
trahimur omnes studio laudis. - we are all attracted by the desire for praise.
ubi fumus, ibi ignis. - where there's smoke, there's fire. 
ultima thule - farthest north
una voce - with one voice, unanimously 
uva uvam vivendo varia fit. - diverse grapes, through time, grow together.
vacca foeda. - stupid cow.
vademecum - go with me (for:'guide')
vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas - vanity of vanities, and all [is] vanity 
velle est posse - to be willing is to be able 
veni, vidi,  vici. - I came, I saw, I conquered.(caesar)
venienti occurrite morbo. - meet the misfortune as it comes.(persius, satires)
ventis secundis, tene cursum. - go with the flow.
verbum sapienti sat est - a word to the wise is sufficient  
vescere bracis meis. - eat my shorts. 
vestis virum facit - clothes make the man
vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas? - seen any good movies lately?
vir sapit qui pauca loquitur - it is a wise man who speaks little. 
 

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