<Dl> <Dd> This list covers the letter D. See List of Latin phrases for the main list . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> This list covers the letter D. See List of Latin phrases for the main list . </Dd> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Latin </Th> <Th> Translation </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> da Deus fortunae </Td> <Td> God give fortune / happiness </Td> <Td> A traditional greeting of Czech brewers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> da mihi factum, dabo tibi ius </Td> <Td> give me the fact, I will give you the law </Td> <Td> Also da mihi facta, dabo tibi ius (plural "facta" (facts) for the singular "factum"). A legal principle of Roman law that parties to a suit should present the facts and the judge will rule on the law that governs them . Related to iura novit curia (the court knows the law). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> damnant quod non intellegunt </Td> <Td> They condemn what they do not understand </Td> <Td> Paraphrase of Quintilianus, De Institutione Oratoria, Book 10, Chapter 1, 26: <Ul> <Li> Modesto tamen et circumspecto iudicio de tantis viris pronuntiandum est, ne, quod plerisque accidit, damnent quae non intellegunt . <Ul> <Li> Yet students must pronounce with diffidence and circumspection on the merits of such illustrious characters, lest, as is the case with many, they condemn what they do not understand . (translated by Rev. John Selby Watson) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> damnatio ad bestias </Td> <Td> condemnation to (the) beasts </Td> <Td> Colloquially, "thrown to the lions". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> damnatio memoriae </Td> <Td> damnation of memory </Td> <Td> The ancient Roman custom by which it was pretended that disgraced Romans, especially former emperors), never existed, by eliminating all records and likenesses of them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> damnum absque injuria </Td> <Td> damage without injury </Td> <Td> Meaning a loss that results from no one's wrongdoing . In Roman law, a person is not responsible for unintended, consequential injury to another that results from a lawful act . This protection does not necessarily apply to unintended damage caused by one's negligence or folly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dat deus incrementum or deus dat incrementum </Td> <Td> God gives growth </Td> <Td> Motto of several schools . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> data venia </Td> <Td> with due respect / given the excuse </Td> <Td> Used before disagreeing with someone . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> datum perficiemus munus </Td> <Td> We shall accomplish the mission assigned </Td> <Td> Motto of Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de bene esse </Td> <Td> as well done </Td> <Td> In law, a de bene esse deposition is used to preserve the testimony of a witness who is expected not to be available to appear at trial and be cross-examined . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de bonis asportatis </Td> <Td> carrying goods away </Td> <Td> In law, trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny, i.e., the unlawful theft of chattels (moveable goods). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decessit sine prole </Td> <Td> died without issue </Td> <Td> Used in genealogical records, often abbreviated as d.s.p., to indicate a person who died without having had any children . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decessit sine prole legitima </Td> <Td> died without legitimate issue </Td> <Td> Used in genealogical records, often abbreviated as d.s.p.l., to indicate a person who died without having had any children with a spouse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decessit sine prole mascula superstite </Td> <Td> died without surviving male issue </Td> <Td> Used in genealogical records, often abbreviated as d.s.p.m., to indicate a person who died without having had any male children who survived, i.e., outlived, him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decessit sine prole mascula legitima </Td> <Td> died without legitimate male issue </Td> <Td> Used in genealogical records in cases of nobility or other hereditary titles, often abbreviated as d.s.p.m.l. or d.s.p.m. legit, to indicate a person who died without having had any legitimate male children (indicating there were illegitimate male children) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decessit sine prole superstite </Td> <Td> died without surviving issue </Td> <Td> Used in genealogical records, often abbreviated as d.s.p.s., to indicate a person who died without having had any children who survived, i.e., outlived him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decessit vita matris </Td> <Td> died in the lifetime of the mother </Td> <Td> Used in genealogical records, often abbreviated as d.v.m., to indicate a person who predeceased his mother . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decessit vita patris </Td> <Td> died in the lifetime of the father </Td> <Td> Used in genealogical records, often abbreviated as d.v.p., to indicate a person who predeceased his father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> decus et tutamen </Td> <Td> an ornament and a safeguard </Td> <Td> A phrase from the Aeneid of Virgil . Inscription on British one - pound coins . Originally inscribed on coins of the 17th century, it refers to the inscribed edge of the coin as a protection against the clipping of its precious metal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de dato </Td> <Td> of the date </Td> <Td> Used, e.g., in "as we agreed in the meeting d.d. 26th May 2006". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de facto </Td> <Td> by deed </Td> <Td> Said of something that is the actual state of affairs, in contrast to something's legal or official standing, which is described as de jure . De facto refers to "the way things really are" rather than what is officially presented as the fact of the matter in question . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de praescientia Dei </Td> <Td> from / through the foreknowledge of God </Td> <Td> Motto of the Worshipful Company of Barbers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> defendit numerus </Td> <Td> there is safety in numbers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de fideli </Td> <Td> with faithfulness </Td> <Td> A clerk of a court makes this declaration when he is appointed, by which he promises to perform his duties faithfully as a servant of the court . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de fideli administratione </Td> <Td> of faithful administration </Td> <Td> Describes an oath taken to faithfully administer the duties of a job or office, like that taken by a court reporter . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de futuro </Td> <Td> regarding the future </Td> <Td> Usually used in the context of "at a future time". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de gustibus non est disputandum </Td> <Td> of tastes there is nothing to be disputed </Td> <Td> Less literally, "there is no accounting for taste", because they are judged subjectively and not objectively: everyone has his own and none deserve preeminence . The complete phrase is "de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum" ("when we talk about tastes and colours there is nothing to be disputed"). Probably of Scholastic origin; see Wiktionary . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dei Gratia Regina </Td> <Td> By the Grace of God, Queen </Td> <Td> Also Dei Gratia Rex ("By the Grace of God, King"). Abbreviated as DG REG preceding Fidei Defensor (FD) on British pound coins, and as DG Regina on Canadian coins . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de integro </Td> <Td> again, a second time </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de jure </Td> <Td> by law </Td> <Td> "Official", in contrast with de facto; analogous to "in principle", whereas de facto is to "in practice". In other contexts, it can mean "according to law", "by right", and "legally". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de lege ferenda </Td> <Td> of / from law to be passed </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de lege lata </Td> <Td> of / from law passed / of / from law in force </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de minimis non curat lex </Td> <Td> The law does not care about the smallest things . </Td> <Td> A court does not care about small, trivial things . A case must have some importance in order for a court to hear it . See "de minimis non curat praetor". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de minimis non curat praetor </Td> <Td> the commander does not care about the smallest things . </Td> <Td> Also, "the chief magistrate does not concern himself with trifles ." Trivial matters are no concern of a high official; cf . aquila non capit muscas (the eagle does not catch flies). Sometimes rex (king) or lex (law) is used in place of praetor . De minimis is a legal phrase referring to things unworthy of the law's attention . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de mortuis aut bene aut nihil </Td> <Td> about the dead, either well or nothing </Td> <Td> Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all"; cf . de mortuis nil nisi bonum . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de mortuis nil nisi bonum </Td> <Td> about the dead, nothing unless a good thing </Td> <Td> From de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est ("nothing must be said about the dead except the good"), attributed by Diogenes Laërtius to Chilon . In legal contexts, this quotation is used with the opposite meaning: defamation of a deceased person is not a crime . In other contexts, it refers to taboos against criticizing the recently deceased . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de nobis fabula narratur </Td> <Td> about us is the story told </Td> <Td> Thus: "their story is our story". Originally it referred to the end of Rome's dominance . Now often used when comparing any current situation to a past story or event . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de novo </Td> <Td> from the new </Td> <Td> "Anew" or "afresh". In law, a trial de novo is a retrial . In biology, de novo means newly synthesized, and a de novo mutation is a mutation that neither parent possessed or transmitted . In economics, de novo refers to newly founded companies, and de novo banks are state banks that have been in operation for five years or less . (Cf . ex novo) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de omni re scibili et quibusdam aliis </Td> <Td> about every knowable thing, and even certain other things </Td> <Td> The Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola of the 15th century wrote the De omni re scibili ("concerning every knowable thing") part, and a wag added et quibusdam aliis ("and even certain other things"). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de omnibus dubitandum </Td> <Td> be suspicious of everything / doubt everything </Td> <Td> Attributed to the French philosopher René Descartes . It was also Karl Marx's favorite motto and a title of one of Søren Kierkegaard's works, namely, De Omnibus Dubitandum Est . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de oppresso liber </Td> <Td> free from having been oppressed </Td> <Td> Loosely, "to liberate the oppressed". Motto of the United States Army Special Forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de profundis </Td> <Td> from the depths </Td> <Td> Meaning from out of the depths of misery or dejection . From the Latin translation of the Vulgate Bible of Psalm 130, of which it is a traditional title in Roman Catholic liturgy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> de re </Td> <Td> about / regarding the matter </Td> <Td> In logic, de dicto statements regarding the truth of a proposition are distinguished from de re statements regarding the properties of a thing itself . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Defensor Fortis </Td> <Td> Defender of the Force </Td> <Td> Official motto of the United States Air Force Security Forces (Security Police). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dei gratia </Td> <Td> By the grace of God </Td> <Td> Part of the full style of a monarch historically considered to be ruling by divine right, notably in the style of the English and British monarch since 1521 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dei sub numine viget </Td> <Td> under God's Spirit she flourishes </Td> <Td> Motto of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> delectatio morosa </Td> <Td> peevish delight </Td> <Td> In Catholic theology, pleasure taken in a sinful thought or imagination, such as brooding on sexual images . As voluntary and complacent erotic fantasizing, without attempt to suppress such thoughts, it is distinct from actual sexual desire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> delegata potestas non potest delegari </Td> <Td> delegated powers cannot be (further) delegated </Td> <Td> A legal principle whereby one to whom certain powers were delegated may not ipso facto re-delegate them to another . A distinction may be had between delegated powers and the additional power to re-delegate them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> delirant isti Romani </Td> <Td> they are mad, those Romans (!) </Td> <Td> A Latin translation of René Goscinny's phrase in French ils sont fous, ces romains! or Italian Sono pazzi questi Romani . Cf . SPQR, which Obelix frequently used in the Asterix comics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo ac veritati </Td> <Td> for God and for truth </Td> <Td> Motto of Colgate University . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo confidimus </Td> <Td> in God we trust </Td> <Td> Motto of Somerset College . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo domuique </Td> <Td> For God and for home </Td> <Td> Motto of Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo et patriae </Td> <Td> For God and country </Td> <Td> Motto of Regis High School in New York City, New York, United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo gratias </Td> <Td> Thanks (be) to God </Td> <Td> A frequent phrase in the Roman Catholic liturgy, used especially after the recitation of a lesson, the Last Gospel at Mass or as a response to Ite Missa Est / Benedicamus Domino . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo juvante </Td> <Td> with God's help </Td> <Td> Motto of Monaco and its monarch, which is inscribed on the royal arms . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo non fortuna </Td> <Td> by God, not fortune / luck </Td> <Td> Motto of the Epsom College in Surrey, England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo optimo maximo (DOM) </Td> <Td> To the best and greatest God </Td> <Td> Derived from the pagan Iupiter optimo maximo ("to the best and greatest Jupiter"). Printed on bottles of Bénédictine liqueur . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo patriae litteris </Td> <Td> For God, country, (and) learning </Td> <Td> Motto of Scotch College (Melbourne). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deo volente </Td> <Td> God willing </Td> <Td> This was often used in conjunction with a signature at the end of letters . It was used in order to signify that "God willing" this letter will get to you safely, "God willing" the contents of this letter come true . As an abbreviation (simply "D.V.") it is often found in personal letters (in English) of the early 1900s, employed to generally and piously qualify a given statement about a future planned action, that it will be carried out, so long as God wills (see James 4: 13 - 15, which encourages this way of speaking). The motto of Southern Illinois University - Carbondale . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> descensus in cuniculi cavum </Td> <Td> The descent into the cave of the rabbit </Td> <Td> Down the rabbit hole . See Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #Famous lines and expressions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> desiderantes meliorem patriam </Td> <Td> they desired a better land </Td> <Td> From Hebrews 11: 16 . Adopted as the motto of the Order of Canada . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deus Caritas Est </Td> <Td> God Is Love </Td> <Td> Title and first words of the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI . For other meanings see Deus caritas est (disambiguation). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> deus ex machina </Td> <Td> a god from a machine </Td> <Td> From the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēchanēs theós). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot . Refers to the practice in Greek drama of lowering by crane (the mechanê) an actor playing a god or goddess onto the stage to resolve an insuperable conflict in the plot . The device is most commonly associated with Euripides . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deus lux mea est </Td> <Td> God is my light </Td> <Td> The motto of The Catholic University of America . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deus meumque jus </Td> <Td> God and my right </Td> <Td> The principal motto of Scottish Rite Freemasonry . See also Dieu et mon droit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deus nobis haec otia fecit </Td> <Td> God has given us these days of leisure </Td> <Td> Motto of the city of Liverpool, England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deus otiosus </Td> <Td> God at leisure </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deus spes nostra </Td> <Td> God is our hope </Td> <Td> The motto of Sir Thomas de Boteler, founder of Boteler Grammar School in Warrington in 1526 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deus vult </Td> <Td> God wills it </Td> <Td> The principal slogan of the Crusades . Motto of Bergen Catholic High School in New Jersey, United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dictatum erat (dict) </Td> <Td> as previously stated </Td> <Td> A recent academic substitution for the spacious and inconvenient phrase "as previously stated". Literally, has been stated . Compare also "dicta prius"; literally, said previously . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dicto simpliciter </Td> <Td> (from) a maxim, simply </Td> <Td> I.e. "from a rule without exception ." Short for a dicto simpliciter, the a is often dropped because it is confused with the English indefinite article . A dicto simpliciter occurs when an acceptable exception is ignored or eliminated . For example, the appropriateness of using opiates is contingent on suffering extreme pain . To justify the recreational use of opiates by referring to a cancer patient or to justify arresting said patient by comparing him to the recreational user would be a dicto simpliciter . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dictum factum </Td> <Td> what is said is done </Td> <Td> Motto of United States Navy Fighter Squadron VF - 194 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dictum meum pactum </Td> <Td> my word (is) my bond </Td> <Td> Motto of the London Stock Exchange . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> diem perdidi </Td> <Td> I have lost the day </Td> <Td> From the Roman Emperor Titus . Recorded in the biography of him by Suetonius in Lives of the Twelve Caesars . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dies irae </Td> <Td> Day of wrath </Td> <Td> Reference to the Judgment Day in Christian eschatology . The title of a famous Medieval Latin hymn by Tommaso da Celano in the 13th century and used in the Requiem Mass . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dies non juridicum </Td> <Td> Day without judiciary </Td> <Td> Days under common law (traditionally Sunday), during which no legal process can be served and any legal judgment is invalid . The English Parliament first codified this precept in the reign of King Charles II . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dirigo </Td> <Td> I direct </Td> <Td> In Classical Latin, "I arrange". Motto of the State of Maine, United States; based on a comparison of the State to the star Polaris . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dis aliter visum </Td> <Td> it seemed otherwise to the gods </Td> <Td> In other words, the gods have ideas different to those of mortals, and so events do not always occur in the way persons wish them to . Confer Virgil, Aeneid, 2: 428 . Also confer "Man proposes and God disposes ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dis manibus sacrum (D.M.S.) </Td> <Td> Sacred to the ghost - gods </Td> <Td> Refers to the Manes, i.e. Roman spirits of the dead . Loosely, "to the memory of". A conventional pagan inscription preceding the name of the deceased on his tombstone; often shortened to dis manibus (D.M.), "for the ghost - gods". Preceded in some earlier monuments by hic situs est (H.S.E.), "he lies here". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> disce aut discede </Td> <Td> learn or depart </Td> <Td> Motto of Royal College, Colombo . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> disce ut semper victurus, vive ut cras moriturus </Td> <Td> Learn as if always going to live; live as if tomorrow going to die . </Td> <Td> Attributed to St. Edmund of Abingdon . First seen in Isidoro de Sevilla </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> discendo discimus </Td> <Td> while teaching we learn </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> discere faciendo </Td> <Td> learn by doing </Td> <Td> Motto of California Polytechnic State University, California, United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> disiecta membra </Td> <Td> scattered limbs </Td> <Td> I.e., "scattered remains". Paraphrased from Horace, Satires, 1, 4, 62, where it is written "disiecti membra poetae" (limbs of a scattered poet). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ditat Deus </Td> <Td> God enriches </Td> <Td> Motto of the State of Arizona, United States, adopted in 1911 . Probably derived from the translation of the Vulgate Bible of Genesis 14: 23 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> divide et impera </Td> <Td> divide and rule / "divide and conquer" </Td> <Td> A Roman maxim adopted by Roman Dictator Julius Caesar, King Louis XI of France and the Italian political author Niccolò Machiavelli . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dixi </Td> <Td> I have spoken </Td> <Td> A popular, eloquent expression, usually used in the end of a speech . The implied meaning is that the speaker has said all that he had to say and thus his argument is completed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ("...", ...) dixit </Td> <Td> ("...", ...) said </Td> <Td> Used to attribute a statement or opinion to its author, rather than the speaker . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> do ut des </Td> <Td> I give that you may give </Td> <Td> Often said or written of sacrifices, in which one "gives" and expects a return from the gods . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> docendo discitur </Td> <Td> It is learned by teaching / one learns by teaching </Td> <Td> Attributed to Seneca the Younger . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> docendo disco, scribendo cogito </Td> <Td> I learn by teaching, I think by writing </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dolus specialis </Td> <Td> special intent </Td> <Td> "The...concept is particular to a few civil law systems and cannot sweepingly be equated with the notions of' special' or' specific intent' in common law systems . Of course, the same might equally be said of the concept of' specific intent', a notion used in the common law almost exclusively within the context of the defense of voluntary intoxication ." (Genocide scholar William A. Schabas) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Domine dirige nos </Td> <Td> Lord guide us </Td> <Td> Motto of the City of London, England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Domine salvam fac reginam </Td> <Td> God save the queen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Domine salvum fac regem </Td> <Td> God save the king </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica in albis (depositis) </Td> <Td> Sunday in (Setting Aside the) White Garments </Td> <Td> Latin name of the Octave of Easter in the Roman Catholic liturgy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominus illuminatio mea </Td> <Td> the Lord is my light </Td> <Td> Motto of the University of Oxford, England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominus fortitudo nostra </Td> <Td> The Lord is our strength </Td> <Td> Motto of the Southland College, Philippines . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominus pastor </Td> <Td> the Lord (is our) shepherd </Td> <Td> Motto of St. John's College and Prep School, Harare, Zimbabwe . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominus vobiscum </Td> <Td> The Lord be with you . </Td> <Td> A phrase used in the Roman Catholic liturgy, and sometimes in its sermons and homilies, and a general form of greeting among and towards members of Catholic organizations . See also Pax vobiscum . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dona nobis pacem </Td> <Td> give us peace </Td> <Td> Often set to music, either by itself or as the final phrase of the Agnus Dei prayer of the Holy Mass . Also an ending in the video game Haunting Ground . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> donatio mortis causa </Td> <Td> a donation in expectation of death </Td> <Td> A legal concept in which a person in imminent mortal danger need not satisfy the otherwise requisite consideration to effect a testamentary donation, i.e., a donation by instituting or modifying a will . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> draco dormiens nunquam titillandus </Td> <Td> a sleeping dragon is never to be tickled </Td> <Td> Motto of the fictional Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry of the Harry Potter series; translated more loosely in the books as "never tickle a sleeping dragon". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dramatis personae </Td> <Td> the parts / characters of the play </Td> <Td> More literally, "the masks of the drama"; the cast of characters of a dramatic work . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> duae tabulae rasae in quibus nihil scriptum est </Td> <Td> two blank slates with nothing written upon them </Td> <Td> Stan Laurel, inscription for the fan club logo of The Sons of the Desert . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ducimus </Td> <Td> we lead </Td> <Td> Motto of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ducit amor patriae </Td> <Td> love of country leads me </Td> <Td> Motto of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, Australia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt </Td> <Td> the fates lead the willing and drag the unwilling </Td> <Td> Attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Sen. Ep . 107.11). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ductus exemplo </Td> <Td> leadership by example </Td> <Td> Motto of the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, at the base in Quantico, Virginia, United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dulce bellum inexpertis </Td> <Td> war is sweet to the inexperienced </Td> <Td> Meaning: "war may seem pleasant to those who have never been involved in it, though the experienced know better". Erasmus of Rotterdam . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dulce est desipere in loco </Td> <Td> It is sweet on occasion to play the fool . / It is pleasant to relax once in a while . </Td> <Td> Horace, Odes 4, 12, 28 . Also used by George Knapton for the portrait of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet in 1744 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dulce et decorum est pro patria mori </Td> <Td> It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland . </Td> <Td> Horace, Odes 3, 2, 13 . Also used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a poem regarding World War I, Dulce et Decorum Est . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dulce et utile </Td> <Td> a sweet and useful thing / pleasant and profitable </Td> <Td> Horace, Ars Poetica: poetry must be dulce et utile, i.e., both enjoyable and instructive . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dulce periculum </Td> <Td> danger is sweet </Td> <Td> Horace, Odes, 3 25, 16 . Motto of the Scottish clan MacAulay . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dulcius ex asperis </Td> <Td> sweeter after difficulties </Td> <Td> Motto of the Scottish clan Fergusson . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dum cresco spero </Td> <Td> I hope when I grow </Td> <Td> Motto of The Ravensbourne School . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dum Roma deliberat Saguntum perit </Td> <Td> while Rome debates, Saguntum is in danger </Td> <Td> Used when someone has been asked for urgent help, but responds with no immediate action . Similar to Hannibal ante portas, but referring to a less personal danger . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dum spiro spero </Td> <Td> while I breathe, I hope </Td> <Td> Cicero . Motto of the State of South Carolina . Motto of the Clan MacLennan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dum vita est, spes est </Td> <Td> while there is life, there is hope </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dum vivimus servimus </Td> <Td> while we live, we serve </Td> <Td> Motto of Presbyterian College . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dum vivimus, vivamus </Td> <Td> while we live, let us live </Td> <Td> An encouragement to embrace life . Motto inscribed on the sword of the main character of the novel Glory Road . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dura lex sed lex </Td> <Td> (the) law (is) harsh, but (it is the) law </Td> <Td> Ulpian, Digesta Iustiniani, Roman jurist of the 3rd century AD . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dura mater </Td> <Td> tough mother </Td> <Td> The outer covering of the brain . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> durante bene placito </Td> <Td> during good pleasure </Td> <Td> Meaning: "serving at the pleasure of the authority or officer who appointed". A Mediaeval legal Latin phrase . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> durante munere </Td> <Td> while in office </Td> <Td> For example, the Governor General of Canada is durante munere the Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dux bellorum </Td> <Td> war leader </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> initium sapientiae timor Domini </Td> <Td> The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom . </Td> <Td> A quotation of the Psalter . Motto of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Latin </Th> <Th> Translation </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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