Best Latin Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“Timor mortis conturbat me.”

“Pulvis et umbra sumus. (”

“Science is only a Latin word for knowledge”

“I started studying law, but this I could stand just for one semester. I couldn't stand more. Then I studied languages and literature for two years. After two years I passed an examination with the result I have a teaching certificate for Latin and Hungarian for the lower classes of the gymnasium, for kids from 10 to 14. I never made use of this teaching certificate. And then I came to philosophy, physics, and mathematics. In fact, I came to mathematics indirectly. I was really more interested in physics and philosophy and thought about those. It is a little shortened but not quite wrong to say: I thought I am not good enough for physics and I am too good for philosophy. Mathematics is in between.”

“Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas" - "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses”

“A man leaves his great house because he's bored”

“Pactum serva" - "Keep the faith”

“Fas est ab hoste doceri.”

“Non est ad astra mollis e terris via" - "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars”

“I totally carpe-d the snot out of this diem!”

“Carved above the lintel were the words SCIENTIA POTESTAS EST. Science points east, I wondered? Science is portentous, yes? Science protests too much. Scientific potatoes rule. Had I stumbled on the lair of dangerous plant geneticists?”