| Cacoethes scribendi.
Insatiable writing, an insatiable desire or urge to write. Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.
Slay them all. God will know his own.
Kill them all. Let God sort them out.
Abbot Arnold Amaury before the massacre of Bziers during the Albigensian Crusade. Carpe diem
Seize the day. Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. (Horace)
Take hold of the day, believing as little as possible in the next. Carthago delenda est.
Carthage must be destroyed. Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
Therefore, I conclude that Carthage must be destroyed.
Cato the Elder used to end every speech of his to the Senate,
on any subject whatsoever, with this phrase; said when
someone habitually harps on one subject. Cave ab homine unius libri.
Beware the man of one book.
Cibi condimentum est fames.
Hunger is a spice for any meal. Citius Altius Fortius.
Farther, Higher, Stronger. (Olympic Games motto) Civis Romanus sum.
I am a Roman citizen. Claude os, aperi oculos.
Close mouth, open eyes. Cogito ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am. (Descartes) Concordia civium murus urbium.
Harmony of citizens is the wall of the cities. Conditio sine qua non.
A condition without which not, an indispensable condition. Consuetudinis magna vis est.
The power of habit is great. (Cicero) Consuetudo altera natura est.
Habit is second nature. Contra vim mortis non est medicamen in hortis.
There's no herb against the power of death." Contraria contrariis curantur.
Opposites are cured by their opposites. Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
The greater the degeneration of the republic, the more of its laws. (Tacitus) Credo quia absurdum.
I believe it because it is absurd. (Tertullian) Cui bono?
To whose good? Who will benefit by it? Used in crime detection. Cui prodest?
To whose benefit? Same as cui bono. Cuius regio, eius religio.
He who rules, his religion.
Refers to the privilege of a ruler to choose the religion of his subjects.
Cuiusvis hominis est errare
Every human can err. (Cicero) Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.
Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one. (Cicero) Cum recte vivis, ne cures verba malorum.
If you live properly, don't worry about what the evil ones say. (Cato) Cura te ipsum.
Cure thyself.
An exhortation to medical doctors or experts in general. |