Pretentious Latin mottos

[thorgrim29]

Hey, one of my characters is moving up in the world, and therefore I figure he need a pretentious Latin motto or two. The character's a healer/alchemist/world saving hero (from the setting's god of undeath) and co-owns a micro nation with his cleric heterosexual life partner. I was thinking something like "The hand that heals, protects/vanquishes/defends" for the character and "Loyalty, wisdom, strength/light" for the nation. The more pretentious sounding the better. It can also sound a bit goofy at the same time if possible, not a completely serious character.

So can any of you scholarly types help me out?

[Flame of Anor]

Manus quae curat vincit, perhaps?

[Sneak]

"Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur."

That which is said in Latin sounds profound.

[Lord Raziere]

Pro licentia quod singularis :smallsmile:

it actually means "for freedom and individuality" but who is gonna know?

[Renegade Paladin]

Pro licentia quod singularis :smallsmile:

it actually means "for freedom and individuality" but who is gonna know?
People who read and understand Latin? :smalltongue:

[Surfing HalfOrc]

"Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum."

When you have their full attention, their hearts and minds will follow. :smallwink: Yeah, I'm sure you can figure it out.

[Claudius Maximus]

Semper ubi sub ubi.

[Castel]

My signature.

[Ravens_cry]

Moritori Nolumus Mori
We who are about to die, don't want to.
Found on a certain worlds first spacesuits.

[dehro]

pratchett just HAD to be involved in this thread, lol :smallbiggrin:
surprised nobody has yet quoted "feet of clay"

[Eldan]

Well, if we are on the subject of Terry Pratchett:
"No Killing without pay" is probably perfect for a lot of mercenary characters.

[Ravens_cry]

Backing away from Sir Terry and his canis latinicus,
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes,
The eternal question of how to stop corruption of authority.
And from, ironically, the flight that didn't make it, Apollo 13's motto,
Ex luna, scientia.
Both are some personal favourites.

[DSCrankshaw]

One thing about Latin mottoes: the English version is rarely, if ever, a direct translation of the Latin. You sometimes see long English sentences represented by just a few words of Latin.

[Flame of Anor]

One thing about Latin mottoes: the English version is rarely, if ever, a direct translation of the Latin. You sometimes see long English sentences represented by just a few words of Latin.

There are two reasons for that: one, Latin really does take about half as many words to say the same thing; two, people who are translating mottoes are often unbearably pompous.

[The Glyphstone]

"Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur."

That which is said in Latin sounds profound.

I like this one.

[bibliophile]

This website might help you out in making a simple latin motto.

http://www.inrebus.com/latinmottogenerator.php

[comicshorse]

Oderint dum metuant

( Let them hate, so long as they fear)

[GrlumpTheElder]

How about:
Hic dominus toto pendet
This Guy will pay for everything
Maybe even:
Mea nāvis aëricumbens anguillis abundat
My Hovercraft is full of eels!

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

How about 'Essum nonnullus brassica' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmo-9Wr9Bs)? :smallamused:

[Eldan]

^Something something a cabbage? :smallconfused:

Anyway, I like that generator. My dwarf's new motto shall be:
Ex tellure pertinacia. Seems fitting.

[Fifty-Eyed Fred]

Also relevant to the video above is uleos operor is ut vos b quod q is. :smallbiggrin:

[Eldan]

I also like the Lorem Ipsum generator linked on that site. It produces a few pages of latin-sounding half-gibberish.


Certum scientiae sua homini! Summis tantum esse illud animi vehementer beate modo foris est propria simplicem dico esse. Fore obscurare sapienter philosophi videtisne, ut ut Latinis agendo. Criminibus hanc esse, eum, tractatione ut et illustresque quandam facere est *** ita, nec hanc foris dolore obscurare. Quae animi seditiose, a cupiditatem se in diligentiam, causa id esse id adiuvet causa. Vos essemus esse fore satis *** in inveterata omnem ab satis directam reticendo nisi. Dolore nihil hanc iudices, invidia et est maximis ab condemnatus.

[bibliophile]

I also like the Lorem Ipsum generator linked on that site. It produces a few pages of latin-sounding half-gibberish.

That's what Lorem Ipsum is, psuedo-latin text for graphic design purposes.

[Eldan]

Yes, I know. Just explaining in case some people don't.

But next time I need a book belonging to a medieval cult or something, I could show half a page or so to my players.

[Trog]

*also keeps his motto in his signature, albeit in elvish script*

[VeisuItaTyhjyys]

In mihi speradmus. In me we hope. Pretentious in its hubris and reference, being a reference to Brown University's In deo speradmus, or "In God we hope." It likens one to a god and references the Ivy League. That is pretention at its finest, sirrah.

[LCR]

E pluribus unum.

[Moff Chumley]

"Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum."

When you have their full attention, their hearts and minds will follow. :smallwink: Yeah, I'm sure you can figure it out.

Sig? :smallbiggrin:


Semper ubi sub ubi.

:smallsigh:


Moritori Nolumus Mori
We who are about to die, don't want to.
Found on a certain worlds first spacesuits.

I'm seriously considering getting that tattooed...


For the record, my personal motto is "Veni, Vidi, Fugi." :smallwink: I came, I saw, I ran away.

[GrlumpTheElder]

How about 'Essum nonnullus brassica' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmo-9Wr9Bs)? :smallamused:

I like! Nothing like a bit of faux latin in the morning evening...

If I recall correctly, Es debilem vinculum, vale! is 'You are the weakest link, goodbye' in latin (I got it from university challenge):smallbiggrin:

[ForzaFiori]

"Dum Spiro, Spero"

While I breath, I hope.

State motto of SC.

"Animis Opibusque Parati"

Prepared in Mind and Body

Also motto of SC

[VeisuItaTyhjyys]

Should you choose mine, it should be noted that, due to an abysmal keyboard, an eroneous "d" was included in "speramus."

[Ravens_cry]

Semper usquequaque imbibo orbis adulescens.
(Yes, my latin is so doggy even a dog won't eat it)

[Hardcore]

Wiki had lists on latin phrases!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_%28full%29

[Dr. Bath]

Fabricati diem, pvnc.

[Jokasti]

Memento mori.
Remember, you will die.

Also, VI multiplicatus per IX par XLII.

[Whammydill]

Memento mori.
Remember, you will die.

Also, VI multiplicatus per IX par XLII.


...quot via

[Drakevarg]

Pies lesu Domine...
Dona eis requiem.
*THUNK*
Repeat unto unconciousness.

[dehro]

runae displosivae paravi

[Killer Angel]

For a paladin or a good cleric:

Ad Excelsia Tendo

(I'm leaning toward stars/heaven)

[LCR]

Pies lesu Domine...
Dona eis requiem.
*THUNK*
Repeat unto unconciousness.

Yeah, thread's over, everyone. He won.

[KuReshtin]

Magister mundi sum! I'm the master of the universe!

Radix Lecti Couch potato

Die dulci freure. Have a nice day.