It is also a pun based on the near- homonymous word malum (evil). I prefer dangerous liberty to peaceful slaveryĪttributed to the Count Palatine of Posen before the Polish Diet, cited in The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques RousseauĪlludes to the apple of Eris in the Judgement of Paris, the mythological cause of the Trojan War. Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietam servitutem Motto of the inactive 34th Battalion (Australia), the Drimnagh Castle Secondary School Motto of the inactive 495th Fighter Squadron, US Air ForceĪlso used ironically, e.g.: New teachers know all tricks used by pupils to copy from classmates? Oh, mala tempora currunt!.Īn illegal arrest will not prejudice the subsequent detention/trial. Said of an act done with knowledge of its illegality, or with intention to defraud or mislead someone. Used to indicate that it is the moment to address more important, urgent, issues. When viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful. Sometimes translated into English as "thrift (or frugality) is a great revenue (or income)", edited from its original subordinate clause: "O di immortales! non intellegunt homines, quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia." (English: O immortal gods! Men do not understand what a great revenue is thrift.) The gods care about great matters, but they neglect small onesĬicero, Paradoxa 6/3:49. Set of documents from 1215 between Pope Innocent III, King John of England, and English barons.Ĭommon Latin honor, above cum laude and below summa cum laude Or "excellence is the way to the stars" frequent motto from Virgil's Aeneid IX.641 ( English, Dryden)Ĭanonical medieval reference to Aristotle, precluding further discussionĬommon Catholic edict and motto of a Catholic private school, Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana Motto of Academia da Força Aérea (Air Force Academy) of the Brazilian Air Force Young, cheer up! This is the way to the skies. Macte animo! Generose puer sic itur ad astra
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