Latin Quotes

Fifty Latin lines: mottos, proverbs and phrases from Horace, Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Seneca and Caesar, with a few later coinages that have become Latin by adoption, such as Descartes' Cogito ergo sum and Nietzsche's Amor fati. The print carries the Latin only; the English translation is on the product page.

Latin is the language of mottos because it is compact: two or three words carry a whole philosophy. That makes these prints ideal for a study, a home office, a hallway or a gym, and a good gift for a graduate, a lawyer, a doctor or anyone who had to conjugate amare at school. The classic mottos (Carpe diem, Memento mori, Ad astra) are set in a range of designs from a single bold line to quiet small capitals.

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Questions people ask

Is the translation on the print? No. The print carries the original words and the author only; the English translation is on the product page.

Are the sources reliable? Where a line comes from a named Roman author, the product page says so and marks it high confidence. Anonymous mottos are credited as Latin proverbs rather than to an invented author.

Which sizes can I print? Eight, from 5 x 7 inches to 24 x 36 inches, plus A4, as a PDF with embedded vector type.