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Mottoes Quotes and Abbreviations Quiz 2
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carpe diem seize the day from the Latin author Horace The full thought is carpe diem quam minimum credula postero - "enjoy today, trusting little in tomorrow"
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casus belli justification for making war
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cave canem beware of the dog excavated from the ancient city of Pompeii in 1748 - which was destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
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caveat emptor let the buyer beware the rule of law warning potential purchasers of goods or services they are not protected during the transaction
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caveat beware
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cedant arma toga let arms/weapons yield to the toga motto of Wyoming - military power must be subordinate to civil authority
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citius, altius, fortius faster, higher, stronger
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circa (c.) approximately indicates uncertainty about a date
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cogito, ergo sum I think, therefore I am one of the most famous philosophical sayings started by Descartes, a French Philosopher
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cornucopia horn of plenty symbol of abundance some stories say that Amalthea, who nursed Zeus as an infant, was a goat, Zeus endowed the horn of the goat with the capability of producing whatever the owner of the horn desired
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corpus delicti body of the crime the fact or set of facts needed to establish that a crime has been committed. In murder, it is the proof that someone has been murdered rather than just died.
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cum grano salis with a grain of salt implies a certain caution or reserve
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cum laude with praise a university degree awarded cum laude is the third rank of honors
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curriculum vitae c.v. the course of one’s life a resume
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de facto something that is automatically accepted without a legal basis
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de iure by law, according to law exists legally
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Delenda est Carthago Carthage must be destroyed After the 2 nd Punic War against Carthage, it was no longer a threat to Rome - but Cato the Elder egged on the Senate with this saying - the Romans destroyed the city itself in the 3 rd war ironic reminder that a ruling clique in a powerful nation can have its own way in crushing a powerless nations
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Deus ex machina a god out of a machine it describes an unexpected occurrence that rescues someone or something from a hopeless predicament
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Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus never tickle a sleeping dragon motto of Hogwarts
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dum spiro spero while I breathe, I hope motto of South Carolina
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e pluribus unum from many, one motto of the United States
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emeritus having served his time has it roots in Roman military tradition with the meaning "of a soldier who served his time honorably" - in modern usage it is applied to a university officer
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ergo therefore
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