| Damnant quod non intellegunt.
They condemn what they do not understand. De gustibus non disputandum est.
About matters of taste, there is no disputing. De minimis non curat rex.
The king does not care about trivial matters. Deus ex machina.
A god from a machine,
i.e., a contrived or artificial solution.
It refers to a practice in ancient Greek drama when Zeus would be lowered
onto the stage by a mechanical device (as if he were coming down from Mount Olympus)
in order to solve the plot of the play. De mortuis nihil nisi bene.
Of the dead, nothing but good.
Deo Vindice.
God is our protector.
(Motto of the Confederate States of America). Deserta faciunt et pacem appellant.
They create desolation and they call it peace. (Tacitus) Deus vult!
God wills it! Slogan of the Crusades. Dic, hospes, Spartae nos te hic vidisse iacentes, dum sanctis patriae legibus obsequimur.
Traveller, tell in Sparta, that we lay here dead, as our country's laws commanded us. Dictum sapienti sat est.
Sat sapienti.
Sapienti sat.
That which was said is already enough for the initiated. Diem perdidi.
I lost the day. (Emperor Titus) Divide et impera.
Divide and govern. (Julius Caesar) Docendo discimus.
We learn by teaching. (Seneca) Donec eris sospes, multos numerabis amicos.
As long as you are wealthy, you will have many friends." Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.
When the clouds come, you will be alone. Dosis facit venemon.
It is the dose that makes the poison. Dulce enim etiam nomen est pacis.
The name 'peace' is sweet itself. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland." (Horace, Odes) Dum spiro, spero.
As long as I breathe, I hope. Duo cum faciunt idem, non est idem.
When two do the same, it isn't the same. (Terence) Duobus litigantibus, tertius gaudet.
While two men argue, the third one rejoices. |