Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group E(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.Esto perpetua.
May it endure forever; It is forever; Be perpetual.
State motto of Idaho, USA; as well as, the Royal Naval School, Eltham, U.K. ("May she exist forever"). Also motto of the Amicable Life Insurance Society. Esto quod audes.
Be what you dare.
Esto quod esse videris.
Be what you seem to be.
Esto semper fidelis.
Be ever faithful.
Estote fideles.
Be ye faithful.
Estote semper parati.
Be always prepared; Always be prepared.
Estot velocior vita.
Be swifter than life.
Estot vigilans.
Be vigilant.
et al.
The abbreviation for et alii (masculine or common gender), et aliae (feminine), et alia (neuter): "and others".
This abbreviation is used primarily in writing to avoid making a long listing. When referring to "and other men", et alii should be used when it is preceded by the name of a male or when it means "and other people" (including both males and females). If there is a woman's name and a writer wants to have the meaning of "and other women", then he/she may use et aliae. If a thing (neuter gender) is written and there is a list of other non-masculine and non-feminine items (things) listed, then et alia is considered the proper term for "and other things". One source said that "educated people" do not pronounce the abbreviateion et al.; instead, it is suggested that it is better to say, "and others" in place of et al. when speaking. Et bonum quo antiquius, eo melius.
The more ancient a good, the better.
et cetera; etc.
Meaning: "and so forth"; and the "other things" (not people).
It is redundant to say or to write "and et cetera" (meaning: "and and so forth") since et means "and". When speaking, the abbreviation, etc. is not pronounced by itself; instead, the full phrase is pronounced. One should say, et cetera (et SET uhr uh [English] or et KAY teh ruh [Latin]). There is a quote from 1578 by a John Florio, who said, "The heaviest thing that is, is one Etcetera [sic]." It was considered the heaviest because it implied a number of unspecified things, too numerous to mention. Lawyers' etceteras [sic], in their bills of costs, were proverbial. The French had a saying, "Heaven protect us from a lawyer's etceteras [sic]." The same admonition could refer to misc. or "miscellaneous". Beware of etc. because it can be the costliest item in an expense account. It is also considered to be a sign used in an effort to make others believe that someone knows more than he/she does in reality. "Etc." is a perfect word to write when you can't think of the right one.
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Used by more than a few To make people think They know more than they do. Et docere et rerum exquirere causas.
To teach and to inquire into the nature of things.
Motto of the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. et hoc genus omne
And everything of the kind; and all that sort.
This phrase is used to indicate others of the same class of persons or things; such as, "and all that sort of thing" and is considered by one source as "a pretentious substitute for et cetera, etc.". etiam atque etiam
Again and again.
et nunc et semper
Now and forever; from now on.
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