Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group C(classical-language maxims, slogans, adages, proverbs, and words of wisdom that can still capture our modern imagination)Expressions of general truths: Latin to English maxims, proverbs, and mottoesAll entries are from Latin unless otherwise indicated.Cor meum tibi ofero Domine.
I offer my heart to You, Lord.
Motto of Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. corpus Christi
The body of Christ.
corpus delicti
Body of the crime.
The basic [or body] of facts [necessary to prove the existence of a specific crime]. This refers to evidence which can be used to convict a thief; such as, catching him with stolen goods; or proof in a murder trial of the actual death of the victim. It does not mean the body of the victim. Another translation: "The terrible evidence that a crime has been committed." An example might be arson, in which the corpus delicti might be some proof (a gasoline can?) that the fire was set on purpose not just a burned-down building. corpus iuris (juris)
Body of law.
The collected laws of a nation, state, or city are its corpus iuris. Church law is corpus iuris canonici while civil law is corpus iuris civilis. corrigenda (plural)
A list of errors to be corrected and inserted into a book after it has been printed.
Equivalent to errata. corrigendum (singular)
An error to be corrected; especially, one in a completed publication.
Also erratum in a book or other publication. Cras amet qui nunquam amavit; Quique amavit, cras amet.
May he love tomorrow who never has loved before;
And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well. The refrain of the Pervigilium Veneris, "The Night Watch of Love", written by an anonymous poet who obviously believed in love. Credo quia absurdum est.
I believe it because it is unreasonable.
This is an expression of the justification of one's faith on the basis that there is no need to understand: It is the essence of faith not to seek a rational explanation in matters that are spiritual. This statement of belief is also given as Credo quia impossible est, "I believe it because it is impossible." Crescite et multiplicamini.
Increase and multiply.
Motto of the state of Maryland, USA. Crescit eundo.
It grows as it goes.
Motto of the state of New Mexico, USA. criteria (pl), Greek
Standards for judgment.
There is no such thing as one criteria. "These are the criteria you must follow if you want to succeed."
There's but one
Criterion. Folks inferia Say "one criteria." criterion (singular)
A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged.
Remember that there is one criterion and there are several criteria: "We have just one criterion for you to follow." Cui bono?
To whom for a benefit?
The real meaning is, "Who benefits?" or "Who stands to gain?" or "Who gains by it?" or "To whom is it an advantage?" This phrase is often but erroneously translated "For what good?" or "What good will it do?" Cicero (pro Milone 32) wrote about a Lucius Cassius (a tribune of the people in 137 B.C.), as a quaesitor judicii [judge] who presided in a trial for murder and who advised the judices [jurors] to inquire, when there was a doubt as to the guilty party, who had a motive for the crime, who would gain by the death; in other words, cui bono fuerit? [Who might have gained or benefited?; because fuerit is the perfect subjunctive mood form of the verb "to be"]. Cujus est solem ejus est usque ad coelum.
The person who owns the land owns it all the way up to the sky.
culpa
A term in civil law, meaning fault, neglect, or negligence.
There are three degrees of culpa:
This term is to be distinguished from dolus, which means fraud, guile, or deceit.
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