Oral History Cooking

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      These Oral Recipes are taken from

                (Early  German  Settlers)



                                                  Oral History Tapes

                                      SOPHIENBURG  MUSEUM and ARCHIVES
                                                    New Braunfels, Texas
                                                              1990

                                                (Holiday Reflections Cook Book)

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                                                HERRING  IN SOUR  CREAM

                     6 herring fillets                                              1 apple, peeled cored

                     1 cup sour cream                                          cut into this slices
                                                                                         or coarsely grated

                     3 Tbsp. lemon juice                                       1 onion /  thin slices

                        or white wind vinegar                                  1 tsp. dill weed

                     2 tsp. sugar                                                    Lemon slices garnish

                      Freshly ground black pepper    

     Cut the herring fillets into 1" pieces.

     Mix sour cream, lemon juice, sugar and pepper

     Add herring, apples, onions

     Mix lightly and marinade for several hours

     Sprinkle with dill weed and garnish mit lemon slices

     ***Note:

     This is a very popular first course in Northern Germany.

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                                              PICKLED  MUSHROOMS

1 lb. small mushrooms                                              coarsely ground pepper

1 tbsp. salt                                                               1/2 tsp. dried thyme

1/1/2 cup onion/chopped fine                                    2 cups dry white wine

1/2 tsp. garlic juice                                                    1 1/2 cups cider vinegar

1/4 cup parsley/chopped/fresh                                   1 bay leaf

1/2 cup olive oil                                                         half lemon juice

     Wash mushrooms thoroughly in cold water

     Drain.

     Blend all other ingredients

     Pour over mushrooms in enameled /stainless steel saucepan

     Bring to boil and simmer 8 - 10 min  (or tender)

     Let cool.

     Keep covered in fridge

     ( makes 6 large servings / 12 appetizer servings)


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                         GERMAN  CHAMPAGNE  PUNCH

1 -  10 oz pkg frozen peaches                             2 quarts ginger ale
2 qts, white Rine wine                                        1 bottle (1/5) champagne
1 pt. strawberries fresh / frozen

     Combine peaches et wine
     Chill  (2 - 3 hrs)
     Pour peaches/wine in punch bowl
     Add champagne et ginger ale
     Do not add ice
     Garnish mit strawwberries
     24 servings

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                              GLOGG    (Hot Cordial)


      In Saucepan:

     1 bottle ordinary red wine
     3 Tbs. schnapps, vodka et others
     Add:
     1 ginger root (whole)
     2 stick cinnamon
     6 - 8  cloves
     Let stand to draw
     Mix: all together et bring to boiling point
     Pour over 1/3 cup raisins et 3 Tbs. blanched almonds in small heatproof glasses or mugs.

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                                 OLDE  TIME  STOLLEN


     3 1/2 cups milk                               5 egg yolks                            
     2 pkgs dry yeast                              3 - 4 oz. brandy  
     1/2 cup warm water                        1 lb. raisins (chopped)
     10 cups sifted flour                         1 lb. citron  (chopped)
     2 tsp. salt                                         1 lb. nuts    (chopped)
     1 tsp. cardamon                               1/2 lb. dates - cut
     2 1/2 cups butter (or sub)                 1/2 lb. glazed cherries (chopped)
              melted et cooled                      1/2 cup powdered sugar
     1 l/2 cups sugar                                currants
     1 tsp. grated lemon rind

     Sift flour mit 1 tsp. salt et 1 tsp. cardamon
     Scald milk...cool to lukewarm
     Dissolve yeast in water - add to milk
     Add 6 cups flour (already sifted mit salt et cardamon) to make soft batter
     Let rise until doubled
     Add 1 1/2 cups butter - sugar - lemon rind - egg yolks et brandy
     Mix thoroughly
     Add rest of flour (4 cups) slowly
          until mixture loosens from bowl
     Knead in fruits et nuts
     Divide mixture - 5 parts - shape into long ovals
     Place in greased loaf pans
     Slash tops
          (2 rows slanted to end loaf)
     Let rise til doubled
     Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour
     Partially cool (but while warm) spoon 1 cup butter - letting it soak into loaves
     Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar

     Stollen needs 2 - 3 days to mellow

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                        GRANDMA'S  EGGNOG


     4 eggs, separated                         4 Tbs. powdered sugar
     4 - 6 Tbsp. rum or brandy           3 cups milk
     Nutmeg

     Beat egg whites to froth / add sugar and beat
     mix egg yolks rum/brandy  (or both)
     beat well.....add to egg whites
     Blend et add milk.
     Serve at once!
     Variation:  2 1/2 cups milk...1/2 whipping cream for richer brew

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                      FOUR  CHEESE  BALL


     3 oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
     1 cup or 4 oz shredded Swiss
     1 cup or 4 oz shredded American cheese
     1/4 tsp. hot peppersauce
     1/4 cup mayo or salad dressing
     1/2 tsp onion powder
     1/2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
     2 Tbsp. chopped pimientos
     1 cup crushed potato chips
     1 1/2 tsp.  Parmesan cheese

     Crush potato chips et mix mit Parmesan cheese
     Mix all other ingredients
     Make 1 large or 2 smaller balls
     Roll in chips/cheese mix til covered
     Chill

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             SOUR  CHICKEN


     1 chicken                                     1 whold chili piquin
     Seasoned flour                             1 bay leaf
     1/4 cup butter (or sub)                 1/4 cup vinegar
     3 crushed chili piquin

     Cut chicken into serving sizes
     Coat chicken mit seaned flour
     Braise in butter til golden brown both sides
     Put in large kettle
     Add dripping et enough water to cover
     Add chili piquins et bay leaf
     Simmer until tender
     1/2 hr. before serving....add vinegar

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                          PICKLED MUSHROOMS

   1 lb. small fresh  mushrooms                                   coarsely ground pepper
   1 Tbsp. salt                                                            1/2.dried thyme
   1 1/2 cups chopped onions, fine                              2 cups dry white wine
   1/4 tsp. garlic juice                                                  1 1/2 cider vinegar
   1/4 cup chopped parsley                                         1 bay leaf
   1/2 cup olive oil                                                       1/2 of lemon juice

   Blend all incredients...(except mushrooms)
   Wash mushrooms thoroughly in cold water...drain
   Pour ingredients over mushrooms...in enameled or stainless steel pan
   Bring to boil et simmer 8 - 10 min.  (or til tender)
   Let cool
   Keep covered in fridge
   6 servings or 12 appetizers

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                             APPLE  MALLOW  YAM  YUMS

   2 Cooking apples (cored/sliced)                    2 (17 oz.) can yams, sliced
   1/3 cup chopped pecans                                into 1" pieces, or 3 lbs. fresh
   1/2 cup brown sugar, packed                         yams, cooked
   2 cups miniature marshmallows                      1/2 tsp. cinnamon
   1/4 cup butter  (or sub)

   Peel, cut into large pieces...cook til tender (if fresh are used)
   cool...cut into 1" slices
   Toss appe slices and nuts with brown sugar et cinnamon
   Alternate layers (standing on edge) of apples et yams in a
   7 1/2 x12"x12" casserole
   Distrubte brown sugar mixture evenly
   Dot with butter
   Cover with foil and bake 350'  (30-40 min.)
   Sprinkle mit marshmallows and  broil lightly
   6 - 8 servings

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                                                 NOODLES

   4 eggs                                 Flour
   2 Tbsp. milk

   Beat eggs, add milk et flour
   Use enough flour to make dough easy/not sticky
   Roll dough thin on floured board
   Put clean towel over chair back
   Lay dough on towl to dry to slightly hard
   Roll it up in jellyroll
   Cut thin/wide as desired
   Separate strips et place on cookie sheet to dry some more
   Cook in boiling salted water just until tender
   Serve mit gravy, butter, bread crumbs...etc.

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                                                        SAUERKRAUT

    1 qt. bulk or canned sauerkraut            1 apple, pared, cored, grated
    undrained                                             1 Tbsp. butter
    1 potato, pared et grated                       1 tsp. caraway seed
    1 Tbsp. brown sugar (to taste)

    Combine all ingredients except butter et caraway seed in 3 qt. stainless pan
    Bring to simmer
    Cover simmer 20  - 25 min.
    Stir in butter et caraway
    5 + servings

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                              HERRING  SALAD

   3 med red potatoes                        1 large tart red apple, chopped
   1 (16 oz.) can beets                        1 large onion, chopped
   1 (18 oz. ) jar spiced herring/cut      black pepper to taste
   3 med. sour pickles                         3 lemons - juiced

   Boil potatoes
   Cool et peel
   Dice et put in large mixing bowl
   Dice beets
   Clean et cut herring into small pieces
   Add pickles, apples et onion
   Add black pepper to taste
   Pour lemon juice over all
   Stir well
   Cover with slices of lemon et onion
   Cover...put in fridge
   Can be made a week ahead - will keep for weeks

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                             GERMAN  POTATO  SALAD

   Potatoes cooked/peeled/cubed               Onion grated
   Fresh parsley                                          Hard boiled eggs/ grated
   Fried bacon / crumbled                           Salt et Pepper

   Put all together
   DRESSING: 1/4 cup beer, 1/4 cup oil, 1/4 cup vinegar
                        Shake hard et pour over potatoes salad

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                              ANISE  COOKIES  (BISCOCHITOS)

   1 cup Shortening                             3 cups flour
   1/2 cup sugar                                  1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
   1 egg                                              2 tsp. vanilla
   1 tsp. anise seed

   Cream shortening, sugar, egg et ainse
   Blend well
   Add dry ingredients et vanilla et mix well
   Roll out 1/4" thick et cut out mit cookie cutter
   Sprinkle mit cinnamon sugar
   Bake at 375' for 15 min or until golden brown

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                                                      GOLD COOKIES


   1/2 Cup shortening                        1/2 tsp. baking powder
   1 1/2 cup sugar                               1/4 tsp. salt
   4 egg yolks                                    Nuts et Cinnamon Mix
   2 Tbsp. milk                                    3/4 cup pecans
   1 tsp. vanilla                                    2 tsp. cinnamon
   1 1/2 cup sifted flour

   Mix all
   From dough into 1" balls
   Place 3" apart on ungreased baking tins
   Bake 12 - 15 Min. at 400'
   Yield:  5 doz.

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                                          PFAFFENBRODT           (Priest's Bread)

   2 cups flour                                              1 cup +  2 Tbsp. sugar
   4 egg yolks + 1 whole egg                       2 cups pecans, chopped
   1 tsp. baking powder                                 lemon juice

   Beat eggs - add sugar slowly til lemon colored       (today can use electric mix)
   Add nuts, baking powder et flour, lemon juice        (by hand)
   Roll 1/4" thick
   Cut into diamond shapes   (or not)
   Bake at 325' until color begins to change.

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                                 GINGERBREAD BOYS

   2 Cups sifted flour                             1/2 tsp.nutmeg
   1/2 tsp. salt                                         1/2 vegetable shortening
   1/2 tsp. baking soda                           1/2 cup sugar
   1 tsp. baking powder                          1/2 cup molasses
   1 tsp. ginger                                        1 egg - separated
   1 tsp. cloves                                        Ornamental icing
   1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
   Red cinnamon candies

   Onto wax Paper...sift together:
   flour, salt, baking soda et powder, ginger, cloves, cinnamon et nutmeg
   Cream:   (in bowl)
   shortening, sugar et molasses until light/fluffy
   beat in egg yolk (reserve white) then...flour mixture
   On lightly floured board  - roll out dough 1/4" thick
   Cut out cookies mit floured gingerbread-boy cutter
   Bake 350' for 8 - 10 min.
   Cool on wire racks
   Decorate mit buttons, eyes, etc.
   Makes 24 five-inch boys


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                                             PFEFFERNUSSE     

   2 1/4 sifted flour                            2 eggs
   2 tsp. cinnamon                             1 cup brown sugar
   2 tsp. cloves                                   1 cup finely chopped pecans
   1/2 tsp. mace                                  1 tsp. grated lemon rind
   1/4 - 1/2 tsp. black pepper              1/2 cup slivered citron

   Sift together all dry ingredients
   Beat eggs til fluffy - add sugar
   Add dry ingredients, pecans, lemon rind et citron
   Combine et chill several hours
   Cut with floured whisky jigger (or other cutter) at least 1" thick
   Place on foil covered cookie sheets 2" apart
   Let stand 24 hours
   Turn cookies over  - dip top in brandy or bourbon   (or both)
   Bake 350' for 20 min. or so
   Remove from pans et store tightly covered.
   Mellow several days     (may be frozen)

                                                  A Traditional Recipe

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                                   LEBKUCHEN

   1 cup honey                             1 tsp. baking powder
   3/4 cup brown sugar                1 tsp. cinnamon
   1 egg                                        1 tsp. nutmeg
   1 Tbsp. lemon juice                 1 tsp. cloves
   1 tsp. grated lemon rind           1 tsp. allspice
   2  3/4 cups flour                        1/3 cup citron - finely chopped
   1/2 tsp. soda                             1/3 cup chopped pecans
   1/2 tsp. salt

   Place honey in saucepan - bring to boil
   Cool thoroughly
   Stir in brown sugar
   Add egg et lemon
   Mix and add all dry ingredients
   Mix in citron et nuts
  Chill overnight
   Roll out a small amount at a time...keep rest chilled
   Roll 1 1/4" thick
  Cut in squares of fancy shapes
  Place on greased aluminum foil 1" apart
  Bake 350' for 10 - 12 min.
  Decorate candied fruit or powdered sugar frosting

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                                           MOLASSES COOKIES

   2 cups sugar                                             1/2 tsp. cloves
   1 cup molasses                                          a little nutmeg
   1 cup shortening                                       pinch salt
   1/2 cup warm water                                  1 cup (or  more)  pecans (chopped)
   1 Tbsp. baking soda -let soak                    3 - 5 cups flour

   Mix sugar et shortening
   Add molasses then water et soda
   Mix well
   Flour enough to make dough stiff enough to roll out
   Cut mit cookie cutter
   Placed on greased cookie sheet
   Bake at 350'
   Be watchful...they burn easily...but Yumm

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                                             PFLAUMEN SUPPE

                                                 (Plum Soup)

    1-1/2 lbs. fresh plums or (canned)            1 Tbsp. lemon juice
    4 1/2 cups water                                         1/2 cup white wine or apple cider
    rind or slices from 1 lemon                          3 Tbsp. melted butter
   1 1/2 cornstarch                                           1/4 cup sugar / not if using canned
   1/4 tsp.  cinnamon                                        buttered toasted small bread
   1/4 -1/2 ground cloves                                  cubes

   Slice fruit - place in 3 qt pan
  Add water et lemon rind
   Simmer til tender
   Sieve
   Return to saucepan - bring to boil
   Remove and add cornstarch (mixed mit 3 Tbsp. water)
   Continue stirring et bring to boil then simmer
   Stir frequently 5 - 10 min. til done
   Season with:  cinnamon, sugar, cloves, lemon juice and wine

   Note*
   Other fruits, such as apples, pears or cherries may be substituted for plums
   May combine fruits

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                                         SUSSER  DICKER  REISBREI
                                                 (Sweet Thick Rice)

   1 cup raw plain rice                                    1/4 cup honey (or sugar)
   2 cups boiling water                                   2 - 3 tsp. cinnamon
   1 tsp. salt                                                     1/4 cup butter (melted)
   3 - 4 cups milk                                             1 Tbsp. butter (unmelted)
   1/2 lemon rind                                          


   In saucepan:  add rice, salt and 1 Tbsp. butter to boiling water
   Reduce heat - simmer covered 20 min.  (or til most water is absorbed)
   Add milk et simmer uncovered til tender et creamy (not soupy)
   Stir frequently
   Add more milk if needed.
  When done, put in oven proof dish.
   Pour melted butter over rice along mit honey et cinnamon
   Keep warm til serving
   May be served cold

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                                                          THE END


            HOWEVER............KARIN'S  FAVORITE


                                         CHOCOLATE  CHIP  CRUNCH  COOKIES

                 Preheat oven to 375 ' F
    
                 1 cup butter  (2 sticks, melted)         Form dough into walnut balls                                                                            
                 1 cup white sugar                             Place on greased cookie sheet                                                                                           
                 1 cup brown sugar                            Press down  mit  floured fork                      
                 2 teas baking soda                             Bake  at 375' for  10 min.
                 1 teas salt                                           Cool  2 min.
                 2 teas vanilla                                      Remove to wire rack
                 2 beaten eggs
                 2 1/2 cups flour  (not sifted)                    SO  GOOD!!!
                 2 cups crushed corn flakes
                 1 - 2 cups chocolate chips                      
              
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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius was another great Ancient Philosopher as well as a Roman Emperor living at the

time of the Early Christian era.
(A.D. 161 - 180)

He came a bit later than Seneca (the younger).

Marcus was a rare human  Ruler...as he did not allow himself to abuse  his own power.

Where can we find such another?

I have placed some of Marcus Aurelius' observations-of-Life here.  Basically these meditations are

taken from his personal notebooks, not necessarily meant for publication.

(From Modern Library Edition 2002)
edited

                                     _________________________________________

          MARCIS AURELIUS

            ( MEDITATIONS)

             (From Modern Library 2002 edition)
           (edited)

   BOOK I

        BLAME  NOONE!

                       To hear unwelcome truths.   (6 - learned from Diognetus)

                    To praise without bombast; to display expertise without pretention  (9 - from Sextus)

To recognize the malice, cunning and hypocrisy that power produces, and the peculiar ruthlessness often shown by people from 'good families.'         (11 - from Fronto)

Not to shrug off a friend's resentment - even unjustified resentment - but try to put things right.

(13 - from Catulus)

Optimism in adversity - especially illness

Doing your job without whining

The sense of 'staying' on the path rather than being 'kept' on it

That no one could ever have felt patronized by him - or to be in a position to patronize him

                                                               (15 - from Maximus)

Indifference to superficial honors.

Listening to anyone who could contribute to the public good.

His advance planning (well in advance) and discreet good attention to even minor things.

His willingness to yield the floor to experts.

                                                              (16 - Adapted Father)

That I had the kind of brother I did.  One whose character challenged me to improve my own.

That I was never put in the position of having to take something from someone else.

                                                              (17 - The Gods)

                                          ________________________________________

            BOOK 11

No one can implicate me in ugliness.

                    1.

What is Divine if full of Providence.

                    3.

...that there is a limit to the time assigned you and if you don't use it to free yourself, it will be gone and never return.

                    4.

People who labor all their lives but have no purpose to direct every thought and impulse toward are wsting their time - even when hard at work.

                   7.

Death and life, success and failure,  pain and pleasure, wealth and poverty all these happen to good and bad alike, and they are neither noble nor shameful - hense neither good nor bad.

                   11.

Nothing is more pathetic than people who run around in circles...

                  13.

What is Divine deserves our respect because it is good; whaat is human deserves our affection because it is like us.

                   BOOK 111

                  ( IN CARNUNTUM)

You boarded, you set sail, you've made the passage.

Time to disembark.

                 3.

...an athlete in the greatest of all conntests - the struggle not to be overwhelmed by anything that happens.

                4.

Don't gussy-up your thoughts.

               5.

To stand straight  - not straightened.

              5.

Stand your own ground without making a show of it.  Just be sure your've done your homework first.

              6.

It would be wrong for anything to stand between you and attaining goodness.

             6.

If you can privilege your own mind, your guiding Spirit and your reference for its powers, that should keep you clear of dramatics of wailing and gnashing of teeth.

             7.

Stop Drifting!

              11.

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       BOOK 1V

Nowhere you can go is more peaceful - more free of interruption - than your own Soul.

              3.

No one does the wrong thing deliberately.

             3.

Keep your mouth shut!

            3.

The emptiness of all those applauding hands.

              3.

The people who praise us - how capricious they are - how arbitrary.

              3.

Things have no hold on the Soul.

              3.

Choose not to be harmed - and you won't feel harmed.

              7.

While your're alive and able - be good.

             17.

Beautiful things of any kind are beautiful in themselves and sufficient to themselves.  Praise is extrneous.

             20.

If you seek tranquility, do less.  Or do what's essential.

            24.

Ask yourself at every moment, is this necessary?

            24.

Then, for what should we work?  Only this: proper understanding, unselfish action; truthful speech.  A resolve to accept whatever happens as necessary and familiar flowing like water from the same source and spring.

             33.

Look at what the wise do and what they don't.

            38.

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       BOOK V

Some people when they so someone a favor alwayas look for a chance to call it in.

             6.

Either no prayers at all or one that's straightforward.

             7.

What happens to each of us is ordered.  It furthers our destiny.

              8.

Any assessment we make is subject to alteration   - just as we are ourselves.

              10.

Look at the way the people around you behave.

              10.

What am I doing with my Soul?   Interrogate yourself!

              11.

Is wisdom really so much weaker than ignorance et vanity?

               18.

Things have no hold on the Soul.  They have no access to it, cannot move or direct it.

It (Soul) is moved and directed by itself alone.

               19.

The impediment too action advances action.

                20.

What stands in the Way becomes the Way.

                 20.

When you think you've been injured...show the offender where he went wrong.

                 22.

How many unkind people have you been kind to?

                 31.

Nothing belongs to you but your flesh et blood - and nothing else is under your control.

                 33.

Don 't let others hold you back.

                34.

Limit your desires to locate goodness.

                34.

True good fortune is what you make for yourself.

Good Fortune: good character, good intensions, et good actions.

                37.

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      BOOK V1


Dying too, is one of our assignments in life.  There as well: 'to do what needs doing.'
2.

Pride is a master of deception:  you think you're occupied in the weightiest business...that's when he has you in his spell.
13.

Which of the things around us should we value when none of them can offer a firm foothold?
15.

What is it in ourselves that we should prize?
16.

All that public praise amounts to is a clacking of tongues.
16.

The elements move upward, downward, in all directions.
The motion of virtue is different - deeper.
It moves at a steady pace on a road hard to discern...and always forward.
17.

...the truth never harmed anyone.  What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
21.

Fight  to be the person philosophy tried to make you.
30.

The only thing that isn't worthless: to live this life out truthfully and drightly.  And be patient with those who don't.
47.

Ambition means trying your well being to what other people say or do.
51.

Practice really hearing what people say.
53.

No one can keep you from living as your nature requires.
58.

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BOOK V11


EVIL:  The same old thing.
1.

Remember that our own worth is measured by what we devote our energy to.
3.

Don't be ashamed to need help.
7.

Everything is interwoven and the web is holy; none of its parts are unconnected.
9.

Straight...not straightened.
12.

No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good.
15.

To feel affection for people even when they make mistakes is uniquely human.
22.

Treat what you don't have as nonexistent.
27.

Stop being jerked like a puppet.
29.

Other people's mistakes?  Leave them to their makers.
29.

Why  should we feel anger at the world?
As if the world would notice!
38.

Don't pay attention to other people's minds.
55.

Now the main thing we were made for is to work with others.
55.

Think of  yourself as dead.  You have lived your life.  Now...take what's left and live it properly.
56.

When faced with a choice, remember our business is with things that really matter.
58.

Dig Deep; the water - goodness - is down there.
And as long as you keep digging, it will keep bubbling up.
59.

Look at who they really are, the people whose approval you long for, and what their minds are really like.  Then you won't blame the ones who mistakes they can't help and you won't feel the need for their approval.
62.

Place your own well being in your own hands.
67.

It's silly to try to escape other people's faults.
They are inescapable.  Just try to escape your own.
71.

To be of use to others is natural.
74.

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BOOK V111


You can hold your breath until you turn blue, but...they'll still go on doing it.
4.

...speak the truth as you see it.  But with kindness, with humility without hyprocrisy.
5.

Don't be overheard complaining about life at Court.  Not even to ourself.
9.

Remorse is annoyance at  yourself for having past up something that's to your benefit.
10.

No truly good person would feel remorse at passing up pleasure.
10.

Apply them to everything that happens.  Physics. Ethics. Logic.
13.

BLAME NO ONE!
17.

Stick to what's in front of you - idea, acction, utterance.
22.

Three relationships:
1 - the body you inhabit
2- with the Divine, the Cause of all things
3. with the people around you
27.


You have to assemble your life for  yourself action by action.
32.

What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness.
57.

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BOOK V1111


Injustice is a kind of blasphemy.
1.

To lie deliberately is to blaspheme - the liar commits deceit and thus injustice.
1.

Nature gave man the resources to distinguish between true and false.
And he neglected them, and now, he can't tell the difference.
1.

If we want to follow nature, to be of one mind with it, we need to share its indifference.
1.

To do harm is to do y ourself harm.
4.

To do an injustice is to do  yourself an injustice - it degrades you.
4.

You can also commit injustice by doing nothing.
4.

Concrete objects can pull free of the earth more easily than humans can escape humanity.
9.

A rock thrown in the air.  It looses nothing by coming down, gain nothing by going up.
17.

Leave other people's mistakes where they lie.
20.

You participate in a society by your existence.
23.

To decompose is to be recomposed.
35.

If they've injured you, then they're the ones who suffer for it.
38.

Pray not to feel fear.
40.

As an antidote to unkindness, nature gave us kindness.
42.

By doing a favor and expecting something in return, instead look to the action itself for y our reward.
42.


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BOOK X


Whatever happens to you has been waiting to happen since the beginning of time.
The twining strands of fate wave both of them together: your own existence and the things that happen to you.
5.

If you can see the road, follow it.
12.

Stop talking about what a good man is like, just be one.
16.

Bear in mind all of this has happened before.
And will happen again - the same plot from beginning to end, the identical staging.
....only the people are different.
27.

When faced with other people's bad behavior, turn around and ask when ' you' have acted like that.
30.

So long as the Law is safe, so is the city - and the citizen.
33.

None of us has much time.
34.

How many traits do you have that would make a lot of people glad to be rid of  you?
36.

Remember that what pulls the strings is within - hidden from us.
38.

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BOOK X1


How can we do what justice requires if we are distracted by things that don't matter, if we are naive, gullible, inconstant?
10.

Some despises me.
That's their problem.
13.

They flatter one another out of contempt and their desire to rule one another makes them bow and scrape.
14.

False straight forwardness is like a knife in the back.
15.

None of us is forbidden to pursue our own good.
16.

You have to know an awful lot before you can judge other people's actcions with real understanding.
18.

Before long, all of us will be laid out side by side.
18.

How much more damage anger and grief do than the things that cause them.
18.

To be drawn toward what is wrong and self-indulgent, toward anger and fear and pain is to revolt against nature.
20.

Mastery ofreading and writing requires a master.
Still more so Life.
29.

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BOOK X11


Your 3 components:  body, breath, mind.
Two are yours in trust, to the 3rd alone you have clear title.
3.

Practice even what seems impossible.
6.

If it's not right, don't do it.  If it's not true, don't say it.
17.

It's time you realize that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet.
19.

You're in control.
22.

Nothing belongs to anyone.
26.

So make your exit with grace - the same grace shown to you.
36.

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Latin Law Idioms + Common

Latin Law idioms

The Legal profession has always used Latin Idioms for their wording.

Here are some of the more common ones even used today in many documents et arguments.
Also included are Common Latin phrases used for many situations.

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absolvo

I acquit

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ab uno disce omnes

from one example learn all

abusus non tollit usum

misuse does not nullify proper use

ad eundem gradum

to the same degree

adhuc sub iudice lis est

the case is still before the court

ad limina apostolorum

to the highest authority

ad litteram

to the last jot  (to the letter of the law

ad quod damnum

to what damage

ad referendum

for further consideration

ad rem

to the matter at hand

ad unum omnes

Unaimously

ad utrumque paratus

prepared for the worst

adversus solem ne loquitor

don't argue the obvious

(don't speak against the sun)

ad vitam

for life

ad vitam aut culpam

for life or until a misdeed

advocatus diaboli

devil's advocate

 alea iacta est
the die is cast

alieni iuris
subject to  another's authority

a mensa et toro
a legal separation

amicus curiae
friend of the court

a posteriori
from effect to cause

a priori
from what is already known

a quo
from which

argumentum
to illuminate or clarify

argumentum ad auctoritate
a proof derived from authority

argumentum ad crumenam
an appeal based on money

argumentum ad rem
a relevant argument

arte perire sua
to trip oneself up

audi alteram partem
hear the other side of question

a vinculo matrimonii
an absolute divorce

corpus iuris
body of law

corrigenda
items to be corrected

cui bono?                            cum privilegio

who stands to gain              with privilege

currente calamo                    custos morum

with pen running on              a censor

damnum absque iniuria                                       de facto

no basis for a lawsuit                                           in reality

de iure                                                                  de minimis non curat lex

sanctioned by law                                                 the law does not concern itself with trifles

de pilo pendet                                                        dirigo

reaching a critical stage                                          I direct

dixi                                                                         dura lex sed lex

I have spoken   -  matter settled                              the law is hard, but it is the law

ecce signum                                                            e contrario

look at the proof                                                     on the contrary

ergo                                                                         et ux.

therefore                                                                  and wife

ex aequo et bono                                                     ex more

according to what is just et good                             according to custom

ex officio                                                                 ex parte

by virtue of an office                                               from one side only

ex post facto                                              ex proprio motu

after the fact                                              of one's own accord

iustitia fiat ruat caelum                               grammatici certant

let justice be done, come what may           case is still before the court

habeas corpus                                             Hannibal ad portas

you may have the body                               danger - (wolf is at the gates)

haud ignota loquor                                      hic et nunc

I speak the obvious                                     here and now

ignis fatuus                                                  ignorantia legis neminem excusat

misleading fire or trail                                   ignorance of the law is no excuse

in absentia                                                    in camera

in one's absence                                           in chambers - private

in extenso                                                     in flagrante delicto

word for word                                              caught in-the-act

in situ                                                            in tempore opportuno

in it's natural place                                        at the opportune time

inter alia                                                        inter nos

among other persons                                     between ourselves

in toto                                               intra vires

entirely                                              within the powers

ipisissima verba                              ipse dixit

verbatim                                         an unsupported assertion

ipso facto                                         ius ars boni et adqui est

by that very fact                               law is the art of the good and just

iustitia omnibus                                lapsus calami

justice for all                                     slip of the pen

lex loci                                              lex non scripta

law of the place                                 the unwritten law

lis sub iudice                                      loco citato

case not yet decided                           in the place cited

locus delicti                                        locus in quo

scene of the crime                              the place in question

locus sigilli                                           lucri cause

place of the seal                                    for the sake of gain

male fide                                                mala in se

in bad faith                                             inherently bad

malo animo                                            mandamus

with evil intent                                       we command

manu propria                                           me iudice

with one's own hand                               in my opinion

modus operandi                                       mortis causa

manner of working                                  in prospect of death

mutatis mutandis                                      mutato nomine

after making necessary charges               with the name changed

nemine contradicente                               nihil obstat

no one contradicting                                nothing stands in the way

nolo contendere                                       non bis in idem

I do not wish to contend                          not twice for the same thing

non obstante                                             non placet

notwithstanding                                        it does not please - nay

non sequitur                                             nota bene

it does not follow                                     take notice

notatu dignum                                           nudum pactum

worthy of note                                           an invalid agreement

obiit sine prole                                           obiter dictum

died without issue                                      incidental remark

onus probandi                                            pace tua

the burden of proof                                    with your permission

pari ratione                                             particeps criminis

by equally valid reasoning                      an accomplice

paucis verbis                                           pedente lite

in brief                                                    while the suit is pending

per contra                                                 per fas et nefas

on the contrary                                         justly or unjustly

periculum in mora                                    petitio principii

danger in delay                                         begging the question

post hoc ergo propter hoc                          pro forma

therefore because of this                            as a formality

punctatim                                                   qua

point for point                                            in the capacity of

quere verum                                                quantum

seek the truth                                               as much

quid faciendum?                                          quo animo?

what's to be done?                                       with what intention?

quod erat demonstrandum                           quod erat faciendum

which was to be demonstrated                     which was to be done

quo iure?                                                      quot homines tot sententiae

by what right?                                              complete lack of agreement

radit usque ad cutem                                     rebus sic stantibus

he drives a hard bargain                                as matters stand

reductio ad absurdum                                    res in cardine est

reduction to absurdity                                    we are facing a crisis

res inter alios                                                 res ipsa loquitur

no concern of ours                                        the thing speaks for itself

salus mundi                                                   salus ubi multi consiliarii

the welfare of the world                                a place of inviolable privacy

semper idem                                                   sequitur

always the same                                              it follows

seriatim                                                           sesquipedalia verba

in series                                                           oppressively long words

sic                                                                   si fecisti nega!

seek    -  thus                                                   stonewall!

sigillum                                                           silent leges enim inter arma

a seal                                                               laws are silent in the midst of war

sine die                                                             sine loco et anno

without a date                                                   without place and date

sine mora                                                          sine qua non

without delay                                                    without which not

sine praeiudicio                                                socius criminis

without predjudice                                           a partner in crime

sponte sua                                                        status quo

of one's own accord                                         as is

stet                                                                   sub iudice

let it stand - end of discussion                          before the courts

sub poena                                                        sub quocunque titulo

under penalty                                                  under whatever title

sub rose                                                           summum bonum

under the rose - secretly                                  the highest good

summum ius summa iniuria                            suo iure

extreme law, extreme injustice                        in its own right

suo tempore                                                     tabula rasa

at its own time                                                 clean slate

tam facti quam animi                                       telum imbelle sine ictu

as much in deed as intention                           an ineffectual argument

tenax propositi                                                terra incognita

resolute                                                           unknown territory

testis unus, testis nullus                                   totidem verbis

one witness, no witness                                  in so many words

toto caelo                                                         ultima ratio

diametrically opposite                                      final argument

ultra vires                                                         ut infra

beyond legal authority                                     as cited below

variorum                                     vel caeco appareat

of various persons                       it's obvious

verba volant, scripta manent        versus

get it down on paper                       against

vinculum matrimonii                    vollenti non fit iniuria

the bonds of matrimony                  there is no injury to the willing

vox et praeterea nihil                   ut supra

empty words                                  as cited above

ut infra                                           incipit

as cited below                               here begins


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Common  Latin Idioms

ab asino lanam                                         ab imo pectore

blood from a stone                                   from the heart

ab intra                                                     ab irato

from within                                              unfair, unprovoked

absit invidia                                             absit omen

no offense intended                                  may this not be an omen

acta est fabula                                           ad astra per aspera

the story has been told, it's over                to the stars through adversity

ad calendas graecas                                   ad hoc

never! (when hell freezes over)                 for this purpose

ad infinitum                                               ad nauseam

on and on and on                                       to point of nausea

ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora     adsum!

a bird in the hand is better than in bush      present!

ad vitam aeternam                                       aegrescit medendo

forever                                                        the remedy is worse than the disease

aequam servare mentem                              aeternum vale

to keep one's cool                                        goodbye forever

a fronte praecipitium a terego lupi               age quod agis

between a rock and a hard place                 pay attention what you are doing

albae gallinae filius                                      alea iacta est

son of a white hen (lucky guy)                   the die is cast  (Ceasar crossing the  Rubicon)

alere flammam                                            aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus

to feed the fire                                             flying on one's own wings

alter ego                                            altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi

best friend                                                   deepest rivers flow silently

amantes amentes sunt                                   a maximis ad minima

lovers are nuts                                              from greatest to least

amicus usque ad aras                                   amor vincit omnia

a friend to the end                                        love conquers all

anguis in herba                                             animis opibussque parati

snake in the grass                                         ready for anything

anno Domini                                                 apage Satanas

year of our Lord                                            get thee behind me Satan

aqua vitae                                                      arbiter elegantiae

water of Life (whiskey)                                 authority in matters of taste

arcanum arcanorum                                        arrectis auribus

secret of secrets                                               with ears pricked up  (on alert)

ars celare artem est                                           ars gratis artis

true art conceals its own methods                     art for art's sake

ars longa vita brevis                                         artes perditae

art is long, live brief                                         lost arts

asinus asinum fricat                                         auctor ignotus

one fool rubs the other's back                          unknown writer

fortuna iuvat audaces                                          aureo hamo piscari

fortune favors the brave                               to fish with golden hook        (money talks)

auri sacra fames                                                    aut bibat aut abeat

money-mad                                                  you're either for or against us

aut Caesar aut nihil                                                aut disce aut discede

all or nothing                                                          either learn or leave

ave atque vale                                                       a verbis ad verbera

hail and farewell                                                   from words to blows

beatae memoriae                                                   beati pacifici

of blessed memory                                    blessed are the peacemakers

bis dat qui cito dat                                               bis vivit qui bene

he gives twice who gives quickly               he lives twice who lives well

bona  fide                                                           cacoethes carpendi

in good faith                                                    a mania for finding fault

caput mortuum                                                       caritas

worthless residue or person   (skull)                  love, charity

carpe diem                                                             caveat emptor

seize the day                                                     let the buyer beware

cave canem                                                      cognito ergo sum

beware of dog                                               I think, therefore, I am

confiteor                                                      credo quia absurdum est

I confess                                              I believe because it is unreasonable

cum grano salis                                           curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent

with a grain of salt                        minor losses can be discussed, profound ones leave us dumb

damnant quod non intelligunt                                de asini umbra disceptare

they damn what is they don't fathem                       to quarrel over trifles

de gustibus non disputandum est                                     dei gratia

there is no accounting for taste                                 by the Grace of God

delirium tremens                                                       de minimis non praetor curat

the d.t.'s                                                                  don't bother me with petty matters

de mortuis nihil nisi bonum                                           de nihilo nihil

speak kindly of the dead                                       nothing comes from nothing

de novo                                                                             deo gratias

anew - fresh start                                                            thanks to God

deo volente                                                                       de profundis

God willing                                                              from out of the depths

deus  vobiscum                                                                diem ex die

God be with you                                                            day after day

dies irae                                                                        divide et impera

day of wrath                                                                divide and conquer

docendo discimus                                                          dramatis personae

we learn by teaching                                                     cast of characters

vis tecum                                                                           vis tecum

Force be with you                                                      Force by with you

dum spiro spero                                                   dum tacent clamant

while I breathe, I hope                                           they shout by their silence

ecce homo                                                                emeritus

behold the man                                                    having served his time

e pluribus unum                                                      errare humanum est

out of many, one                                                          to err is human

esse quam videri                                                        etiam atque etiam

to be rather than to seem                                                again and again

et nunc et semper                                                       excelsior

now and always                                                      ever upwards

exitus acta probat                                                       ex mero motu

the end justifys the means                                         out of pure impulse

experto credite                                                            facilis descensus averno

trust me                                                                    the descent into hell is easy

facta non verba                                                           fama volat

action not words                                                          rumors fly

fames optimum condimentum                                        fata obstant

hunger is the best seasoning                                         fate wills otherwise

favete linguis                                                                felicitas habet multos amicos

hold your tongue                                                           prosperity has many friends

felix qui nihil debet                               felic qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas

happy is he who owes nothing                 he who knows the causes of things is fortunate

festina lente                                                                fiat lux

make haste slowly                                                   let there be light

finem respice                                                         fronti nulla fides

look to the end                                                     no faith in appearances

hora fugit                                                                   gaudeamus igitur

time flies                                                              therefore let us be rejoice

genius loci                                                                   hoc age!

guardian spirit of a place                                                     get with it!

hoc opus hic labor est                                              hodie mihi cras tibi

this is the tough part                                                me today you tomorrow

homo doctus in se semper divitias habet                              horresco referns

a learned man always will have wealth within himself           I shudder to relate

ignis aurum probat miseria fortess viros                           ignis fatuus

fire tests gold, adversity brave men                                   fickle fire

in extremis                                                                          incipit

at point of death                                                                here begins

in loco parentis                                                                in medias res

in place of parent                                                             middle of things

in naturalibus                                                                  in rerum natura

stark naked                                                                     nature of things

insalutato hospite                                                              instar omnium

leave in a great hurry                                                      worth all of them

intelligenti pauca                                                             inter nos

small word enough for a wise man                                between us

inter pares                                                                      inter pocula

between equals                                                              over drinks

inter se                                                                           intra muras

between themselves                                                  within the walls

in transitu                                                                       in utrumque paratus

on the way                                                                        come what may

in vacuo                                                                           in vino veritas

in a vacuum                                                                    in wine the truth

invita Minerva                                                        ipse quidem pretium virtus sibi

uninspired                                                                    virtue is its own reward

lapsus linguae                                                                     laus deo

slip of the tongue                                                              praise God

licentia vatum                                                                  macte virtute

poetic license                                                                     well done!

magis mutus quam piscis                                              magister dixit

silent as the grave                                                     the master has spoken

magnum opus                                               maior e longinquo reverentia

one's great work                                            no man is a hero to his valet

malis avibus                                                       manibus pedibusque

bad sign                                                                  hand and foot

mare clausum                                                          margaritas ante porcos

closed sea                                                                   pearls before swine

mea culpa                                                              medice cura te ipsum

I am to blame    (my bad)                                      physician heal thyself

mendacem memorem esse oportet                            minima de malis

liars should have good memories                      choose lesser of two evils

mirabile visu                                                             misericordia

wonderful to behold                                                      mercy        (classic plea)

mox nox in rem                                                       multum in parvo

let's get on with it!                                                     much in little

ne cede malis                                                                 ne Aesopum quidem trivit

yield not to misfortunes                                                  he doesn't know anything

nemo repente fuit turpissimus                                           nil desperandum

no one becomes wicked suddenly                                    never say die

nil nisi bonum                                                                   nil novi sub sole

nothing unless good                                                   nothing new under the sun

noli me tangere                                                                  nolo contendere

touch me not                                                                         no contest

non erat his locus                                                               non tanti est

that was inappropriate                                                        no big deal

non ignara mali miseris succurrere disco                          non  possumus

been there done that                                                           no way!

non semper erit aestas                                                      nosce te ipsum

it will not always be summer                                           know thyself

nulli secundus                                                                   nullius filius

second to none                                                        no one's son  - a bastard

nunc aut nunquam                                                    nunc bibendum est

now or never                                                                cocktail hour

obsta principiis                                                       occasionem  cognosce

nip it in the bud                                                   strike while the iron is hot

odi et amo                                                                oleo tranquillior

I love and I hate                                                        smother than oil

oleum addere camino                                                  oleum perdisti

to make bad things worse                                    you've wasted your time

amor omnis vincit                                           omne ignotum pro magnifico est

love conquers all                                             distance makes more wonderful

opus magnum                                                                   labora et ora

a great work  - masterpiece                                              work and pray

origo mali                                                                O si sic omnia

origin of evil                                                            O if all were thus

O tempora!  O mores!                                             paete non dolet

O the times! O the morals!  (Cicero)                   don't worry it won't hurt

pallida mors                                                              panem et circenses

pale death                                                                bread and circuses

pares cum paribus                                                     par pari refero

birds of a feather                                                        tit for tat

passim                                                          pecuniae obediunt omnia

here and there                                               all things yield to money

per ardus ad astra                                                 per incuriam

through hardships to the stars                            through carelessness

per minas                                                           permitte  divis certera

by threats                                                        leave the rest to the gods

per se                                                                persons non grata

by or in itself                                               an unacceptable person

pessimum genus innimicorum laudantes                 placet

flatters are the worst enemies                                 it pleases

poeta nascitur no fit                                              pollice verso

a poet is born not made                                       thumbs down

possunt quia p osse videntur                             post festum venisti

appearance of power bestows power                    too late!

praemonitus praemunitus                                   praestat sero quam nunquam

forwarned, forarmed                                              better late than never

proprio motu                                          proprium humani igenii est odisse quem  laeseris

by one's own power                               its human nature to hate a person you have injured

prosit                                                      Punica fides

l'chaim                                                   treachery

quae nocent docent                                          qualis pater talis filius

things that hurt...teach                                      like father like son

quare impedit?                                                       quid nova?

why is he fighting us                                              what's new?

nunc quid?                                                     me amat, amat canem meam

now what?                                                        love me, love my dog

qui tacet consentit                                          qui timide rogat docent negare

silence implies concent                                he who asks timidly invites refusal

quod cito accquiritur cito perit                                quomodo vales?

easy come easy go                                                   how are yo?

quo vadis?                                                                rem acu tetigisti

wither goest thou?                                                      right on!

remis velisque                                                       requiescat in pace

giving one's best                                                       rest in peace

ruat caelum                                                       salve!

though the heavens fall                                 hail!     (hello)

sanctum sanctorum                                       sero venientibus ossa

holy of holies   (inviolable private place)              too late!

si sic omnes                                                  sit tibi terra levis

if only it could last forever                            may earth light upon you

spolis opima                                                  stans pede in uno

how sweet it is                                                effortlessly

si vis pacem para bellum                               sponte sua

if you want peace prepare for war                of one's own accord

sua cuique voluptas                                     sumptus censum ne superet

to each his own                                           live within your means

supremum vale                                                  suum cuique pulchrum

farewell for the last time                                     love is blind

tacent satis laudant                                                tacet

silence is praise enough                                      be silent

tantere ulcus                                                     tempus abire tibi est

to touch a sore                                             it is time for you to go away

tenere lupum auribus                                        te nosce

to hold the wolf by the ears                           know thyself

timeo Danaos et dona ferentes                  timeo hominem unius libri

beware Greeks bearing gifts                     I fear the man of one book

tu quoque                                                     ubi mel ibi apes

you too                                                         honey attracts bees

ultima forsan                                                   ultima  Thule

it's later than you think                                   end of the world

una salus victis nullam ssperare salutem                    unguibus et rostro

knowing there is no hope can give                            with all one's might

one courage to fight and win

usus promptos facit                                           ut fata trahunt

practice makes perfect                                     at the mercy of fate

vade in pace                                                    vade mecum

go in peace                                                      walk with  me

vae victis                                                              vale

it's tough to be a loser                                       farewell

valete ac plaudite                                        vanitas vanitatum omnis vanitas

let's hear it for the cast                                vanity vanity all is vanity

velis et remis                                                veni, vidi, vici

all-out effort                                                I came, I saw, I conquered      (Caesar)

verbum sat sapienti                                          veritas

a word too the wise                                           truth

veritas odium parit                                             via

truth breeds hatred                                            a way

vi et armis                                                     vigilate et orate

by force of arms                                            watch and pray

veritas vincit                                                  viri infelicis procul amici

truth conquers                                               success attracts many friends

virtus probata florescit                                 vis consili expers mole ruit sua

grace under pressure                                    discretion is the better part of valor

vivat                                                               vivere parvo

live long                                                        to live on little

volens et potens                                           volente Deo

willing and able                                           God willing

vox clamantis in deserto                            vulneratus non victus

voice crying in the wilderness                   bloodied but unbowed