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    My wonderful wife has lost 70lbs and is looking for a quote to put into latin and get a tatoo of it. I'm asking the SW crew to help me help her. Can you guys give me some ideas? Thanks for your help!!
    "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

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    omg...I took latin in high school.....I can barely remember the conjugations....latin is hard!!


    sorry, I am of no help.

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    Veni Vidi Vici

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    compos sui

    Master of one's self
    Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.

    William F. Buckley, Jr.

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    Does she want the tattoo to say something about accomplishment (losing weight)?

    If so: Cursum perficio (means, the (my) journey is over).......

    or there's always Cum laude magnum, (with great success/praise).

    Gosh I loved HS Latin, we even had "Latin" names.
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    latin is hard!!
    you got that right! I took three years of latin and don't remember shit. It's not a language that is easily spoken. I took one year of French and can still say things and get my point across but never could in Latin.

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    I speak "Greek" when I'm very drunk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylinn View Post
    omg...I took latin in high school.....I can barely remember the conjugations....latin is hard!!


    sorry, I am of no help.
    This should help:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8
    "He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"

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    Other than caveat emptor, coitus interruptus, and dominoes nabisco, I'm fresh out.

    Is she looking for anything in particular? Just some cool saying in Latin? That she wants to display proudly, and not get tired of, for the rest of her life?

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    OK, here you go. Good ol' Wikipedia:

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    semper ubi sub ubi - one of my favorites


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s_(P%E2%80%93Z)
    "He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by JustJayda View Post
    Does she want the tattoo to say something about accomplishment (losing weight)?

    If so: Cursum perficio (means, the (my) journey is over).......

    or there's always Cum laude magnum, (with great success/praise).

    Gosh I loved HS Latin, we even had "Latin" names.
    Yes to say something about her accomplishment! Thank you and everyone else, but could you guys translate them too. Some have some have not and I can't translate them!! LOL!!
    "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

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    Take a look at these sites:
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    Veni Vidi Vici
    I came, I saw, I conquered

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    I like Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around.

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    I prefer "Veni, Vedi, Vanish" - I came, I saw, I went away.
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    No latin for you BD, but please give her a big congrats from me .

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    I had a Latin minor way back in the days, so I might be able to translate something for you. Otherwise, I'm sorta limited to what I have memorized, not all of which is likely appropriate for a tattoo:

    Carthago delenda est! (Carthage must be destroyed.)
    Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. (All of Gall {France, roughly} is divided into three parts.
    Alia jacta est! (The die is cast, said by Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon on his way back to Rome to usurp power.)
    Quidquid id est, timeo danaos, et dona ferentis. (Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts. {Referring to Trojan horse})
    Varium et semper mutabile femina est. (Woman is a changeable and always fickle thing.)
    Arma virumque cano, Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam... (I sing of arms and the man who first set out from the walls of Troy for Italy...{First lines of Vergil's Aeneid).
    Quid, me vexare? (What, me worry? {motto of Mad magazine})

    Like I said, I don't think most of these are real great for a lady's tattoo. But those are ones that I recall.

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    Hmm, just thought of this possibility to commemorate losing 70 pounds. It's not a classic quote, just something I made up just now:

    Minor, sed major. (Less, but more. Pronounced min (rhymes with spin) or, sed my or.

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    cave canum (beware of the dog)

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    the only thing that i remember off th top of my hed from high school latin is (and i'm not even sure if i'm spelling it right)
    muse emitent sonuem = the mouse made a sound.
    haha... its a big joke between my brother and i, we had the class together, and thats all he remembers too.

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    I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Carpe diem," "Seize the day," or live life for what it offers you each day. If I were to translate it, I would use the phrase, "Live life as though today were your last."

    A related phrase is "Collige virgo rosas," which may be better for your wife, as it has a similar meaning to the English expression, "Stop and smell the roses."

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    question: why get a tattoo of a language you dont speak?!?!??!

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    ^ With a quote you don't know!


    Look like a woman
    Think like a man
    Act like a lady
    Work like a dog

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    Quote Originally Posted by mermaidnz View Post
    question: why get a tattoo of a language you dont speak?!?!??!
    I mostly agree... but people often feel a cultural connection to certain languages.
    The only latin I know is from church services and choir songs. And even then, I have no idea how to actually spell them...
    Laudate domenum, insanctis eus, laudate eum infirmamentu virtutis eum... uhhh at least that's how it I imagine it would be spelled. I do know what it means but don't feel like typing it out.

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