Tuesday, July 6, 2010

My life philosphy in Latin

So here are a few Latin phrases that I have adopted as my life philosophy...

Description, Phrase, and interpretation as follows:

My Passions in Life -
artes scientia veritas fides
Art, Knowledge, Truth, Faith

To pursue my passions I must study hard -
respice, adspice, prospice
Examine the past, examine the present, examine the future

Faith gives me hope, but keeps me real -
ago dei gratia memento mori
Live by the grace of God, remember that you will die

I must do all I can for the justice of those who cannot speak for themselves -
ago vero fiat justitia facta non verba
live in truth, let justice be done, actions speak louder than words

Self Explanatory... I like wine// a lot -
in vino veritas veritas vos liberabit
There is truth in wine, the truth will make you free

The challenge is I must change for the better -
non semper erit aestas omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis
It will not always be summer, all things change and we change with them

I am the master of my fate, some things in life cannot be explained -
non omnia causa fiunt
Not everything happens for a reason

The only way to get over loss is to act on behalf of the solution -
solus solutio pro moeror est factum
The only solution for grief is action

I want to live life benefiting others, but I cannot give much until I have much -
nemo dat quod non habet est vivere sed valere vita est
No one gives what he does not have, life is not being alive but being well

Don't compromise who you are for other's idea of what life is -
nosce te ipsum tibi ipsi esto fidelis
Know thyself, to thyself be true

Except for wine maybe -
mens sana in corpore sano ne quid nimis
A sound mind in a sound body, nothing in excess

You get out of life and relationships what you put into them -
ut sementem feceric ita metes
As you sow so will you reap

Dream big, and then get off your ass and go get it -
non est ad astra mollis e terris via sedit qui timuit ne non succederet
There is no easy way from earth to the stars. He who feared he would not succeed sat still

If you believe in the dream... you are already closer -
possunt quia posse videntur
You can because you think you are able

Examining is key, inspect things before you buy into their value -
fallaces sunt rerum species non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum - The appearance of a thing is deceptive, all that glitters is not gold

The key problem with religion, people are afraid to accept what they cannot explain -
timendi causa est nescire damnant quod non intelligunt deus unus sentio - Ignorance breeds fear, they condemn what they do not understand, but God alone is the judge

Yep, there's a lot of stupidity out there -
parva leves capiunt animas
Small things amuse small minds

This is what has f**ked up America so badly, this is my political stance:
radix omnium malorum est cupiditas
Avarice is the root of all evil

So there it is... my life philosophy in Latin, give or take a few ideas. Let's see a vote. What's your favorite one? What's your least favorite one? Which one would you like me to elaborate on? Which one should I get as my next tattoo?

I can't wait to hear your ideas.

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