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==Legal Phrases==
==Legal Phrases==
* ''Ab Hamo'' - "Off The Hook"
* ''Acquiris Quodcumquae Rapis'' - "You Get What You Grab" - (Another term for "[[Wikipedia:Eminent Domain|Eminent Domain]]" ({{J}}), otherwise described as 'naked theft by the government' ({{T!}})).   
* ''Acquiris Quodcumquae Rapis'' - "You Get What You Grab" - (Another term for "[[Wikipedia:Eminent Domain|Eminent Domain]]" ({{J}}), otherwise described as 'naked theft by the government' ({{T!}})).   
 
* ''Depositatum De Latrina'' - "Gone Down The Toilet"
* ''Excretus Est Ex Altitudine'' - "Strongly reprimanded" (more or less)
* ''Exeo Carco Cum Nihil Pretii'' - "(I) Get Out Of Jail Free."
* ''Mea Culpa'' - "My Fault" - a confession of guilt. Not likely to be used by a lawyer speaking in the first person...
* ''Olfacere Violarum'' - "Smelling Of Violets"
* ''Pro Bono Publico'' - "For The Public Good" - (ie a legal service performed for free. To a lawyer, this is the equivalent of an exorcism to a demon, or the very worst possible [[-ing]] that can be spoken.  ({{TT}})).   
* ''Pro Bono Publico'' - "For The Public Good" - (ie a legal service performed for free. To a lawyer, this is the equivalent of an exorcism to a demon, or the very worst possible [[-ing]] that can be spoken.  ({{TT}})).   
* ''Quia Ego Sic Dico'' - "Because I Say So" - An argument which carries a great deal of procedural and precedential weight, especially when used in legal debate by the [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]]. ({{MM}})
* ''Quia Ego Sic Dico'' - "Because I Say So" - An argument which carries a great deal of procedural and precedential weight, especially when used in legal debate by the [[Patrician]], [[Havelock Vetinari]]. ({{MM}})
* ''Exeo Carco Cum Nihil Pretii'' - "(I) Get Out Of Jail Free."
* ''Olfacere Violarum'' - "Smelling Of Violets"
* ''Sini Plenis Piscis'' - "Pockets Full Of Fish" - a man who is pushed into a lake and comes up with his pockets full of fish has in fact benefited from being so pushed, and therefore cannot accuse the pusher of assault. A very old precedent, apparently.  ({{TT}})
* ''Sini Plenis Piscis'' - "Pockets Full Of Fish" - a man who is pushed into a lake and comes up with his pockets full of fish has in fact benefited from being so pushed, and therefore cannot accuse the pusher of assault. A very old precedent, apparently.  ({{TT}})


* ''Ab Hamo'' - "Off The Hook"
* ''Mea Culpa'' - "My Fault" - a confession of guilt. Not likely to be used by a lawyer speaking in the first person...
* ''Excretus Est Ex Altitudine''' - "'Shat-On From On High" - in other words, "Destroyed" and "Banned"
* ''Depositatum De Latrina'' - "Gone Down The Toilet" - in other words, "Destroyed" and "Banned"


==Medical phrases==
==Medical phrases==
*''Mortis Portalis Tackulatum'' - "Dead As A Doornail"
*''Mortis Portalis Tackulatum'' - "Dead As A Doornail"
*''Ped Fecundis'' - "Fertile Feet"
*''Pyrocerebrum Ouerf Culinaire'' - "You Could Fry An Egg On His Forehead"
*''Pyrocerebrum Ouerf Culinaire'' - "You Could Fry An Egg On His Forehead"
*''Ped Fecundis'' - "Fertile Feet"
 


==[[Linoleum|Zoolological taxonomy]]==
==[[Linoleum|Zoolological taxonomy]]==
* ''Chelys Galactica'' - "Star Turtle" - (See the [[Great A'Tuin]])
* ''Draco Lunaris'' - "Moon Dragon" - [[Moon dragon]] - ({{TLH}})
* ''Draco Nobilis'' - "Noble Dragon" - [[Noble dragon]] - ({{G!G!}})
* ''Draco Stellaris Nauticae'' - "Star-Voyaging Dragon" - ({{TCOM}})
* ''Draco Vulgaris'' - "Common Dragon" - [[Swamp dragon]] - ({{G!G!}})
* ''Homo Sapiens'' - "Wise Human" - [[Human]]
* ''Homo Sapiens'' - "Wise Human" - [[Human]]
* ''Hortus Decorus'' - "Lawn Ornament" - [[Dwarfs]]
* ''Hortus Decorus'' - "Lawn Ornament" - [[Dwarfs]]
* ''Lupus Sapiens'' - "Clever Doggies" - [[Werewolves]]
* ''Nosferatu Sanguineous'' - "Bloody Undead!" - [[Vampires]]
* ''Stultus Saxum'' - "Stupid Rocks" - [[Trolls]]
* ''Stultus Saxum'' - "Stupid Rocks" - [[Trolls]]
* ''Nosferatu Sanguineous'' - "Bloody Undead!" - [[Vampires]]
 
* ''Lupus Sapiens'' - "Clever Doggies" - [[Werewolves]]
* ''Draco Vulgaris'' - "Common Dragon" - [[Swamp dragon]] - ({{G!G!}})
* ''Draco Nobilis'' - "Noble Dragon" - [[Noble dragon]] - ({{G!G!}})
* ''Draco Lunaris'' - "Moon Dragon" - [[Moon dragon]] - ({{TLH}})
* ''Draco Stellaris Nauticae'' - "Star-Voyaging Dragon" - ({{TCOM}})
* ''Chelys Galactica'' - "Star Turtle" - (See the [[Great A'Tuin]])


==Mottos==
==Mottos==
* ''Fabricati Diem, Punc'' - "Make My Day, Punk" - The modern [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]] motto - ([[Fred Colon|Sergeant Colon]], however, maintains this means "To Protect And Serve")
* ''Fabricati Diem, Puncti Agunt Celeriter'' - "Make The Day, The Moments Pass Quickly" - personal motto of King [[Veltrick I]], and the motto for the original incarnation of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]
*''Merus In Pectu Et In Aquam'' - "Pure In Heart And In Water" - Ankh Morpork
*''Merus In Pectu Et In Aquam'' - "Pure In Heart And In Water" - Ankh Morpork
* ''Nunc Id Vides, Nunc Ne Vides'' - "Now You See It, Now You Don't" -  The motto of [[Unseen University]].
* ''Quanti Canicula Illa In Fenestra'' - "How Much Is That Doggy In The Window" - Ankh Morpork
* ''Quanti Canicula Illa In Fenestra'' - "How Much Is That Doggy In The Window" - Ankh Morpork
* ''Nunc Id Vides, Nunc Ne Vides'' - "Now You See It, Now You Don't" -  The motto of [[Unseen University]].
* ''Fabricati Diem, Puncti Agunt Celeriter'' - "Make The Day, The Moments Pass Quickly" - personal motto of King [[Veltrick I]], and the motto for the original incarnation of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]
* ''Fabricati Diem, Punc'' - "Make My Day, Punk" - The modern [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]] motto - ([[Fred Colon|Sergeant Colon]], however, maintains this means "To Protect And Serve")


===Guild Mottos===
 
==Guild Mottos==
* ''Nil Mortifi, Sine Lucre'' - "No Killing Without Payment" - [[Assassins' Guild]]
* ''Nil Mortifi, Sine Lucre'' - "No Killing Without Payment" - [[Assassins' Guild]]
* ''Acutus Id Verberat'' - "Whip It Quick" - [[Thieves' Guild]]
* ''Acutus Id Verberat'' - "Whip It Quick" - [[Thieves' Guild]]
* ''Moneta Supervacanea, Magister?'' - "Spare Change, Guv'nor?" - [[Beggars' Guild]]
* ''Omnis Quis Coruscat Est Or'' - "All That Glitters Is Gold" - [[Alchemists' Guild]]
* ''Lucre Sermat'' - "Money Talks" - [[Guild of Lawyers]]
* ''Nunc Ille Est Magicus'' - "Now That's Magic" - [[Conjurers' Guild]]
* ''Dico, Dico, Dico'' - "I Say, I Say, I Say" - [[Fools' Guild]]
* ''Dico, Dico, Dico'' - "I Say, I Say, I Say" - [[Fools' Guild]]
* ''Excretus Ex Fortuna'' - "Shit Out Of Luck" - [[Gamblers' Guild]]
* ''Excretus Ex Fortuna'' - "Shit Out Of Luck" - [[Gamblers' Guild]]
 
* ''Id Murmuratis, Id Ludamus'' - "You Hum It, We'll Play It" - [[Musicians' Guild]]
* ''Vilis Ad Bis Pretii'' - "Cheap At Twice The Price" - [[Merchants' Guild]]
* ''Lucre Sermat'' - "Money Talks" - [[Guild of Lawyers]]
 
* ''Moneta Supervacanea, Magister?'' - "Spare Change, Guv'nor?" - [[Beggars' Guild]]
* ''Nil Volupti, Sine Lvcre'' - "No Pleasure Without Pay" - [[Seamstresses' Guild]]
* ''Non Ante Septem Dies Proxima, Squiri'' - "Not Before Next Week, Squire" - [[Plumbers' Guild]]
* ''Non Ante Septem Dies Proxima, Squiri'' - "Not Before Next Week, Squire" - [[Plumbers' Guild]]
 
* ''Non Quod Maneat, Sed Quod Adimimus'' - "Not What Remains, But What We Take Away" - [[Engravers' Guild]]
* ''Nil Volupti, Sine Lvcre'' - "No Pleasure Without Pay" - [[Seamstresses' Guild]]
* ''Nunc Ille Est Magicus'' - "Now That's Magic" - [[Conjurers' Guild]]
 
* ''Nunquam Vestimus'' - "We Never Clothe" - [[Guild of Ecdysiasts, Nautchers, Cancanieres and Exponents of Exotic Dance]]
* ''Nunquam Vestimus'' - "We Never Clothe" - [[Guild of Ecdysiasts, Nautchers, Cancanieres and Exponents of Exotic Dance]]
* ''Omnis Quis Coruscat Est Or'' - "All That Glitters Is Gold" - [[Alchemists' Guild]]
* ''Vilis Ad Bis Pretii'' - "Cheap At Twice The Price" - [[Merchants' Guild]]


* ''Id Murmuratis, Id Ludamus'' - "You Hum It, We'll Play It" - [[Musicians' Guild]]


* ''Non Quod Maneat, Sed Quod Adimimus'' - "Not What Remains, But What We Take Away" - [[Engravers' Guild]]
==Family Mottos==
 
* ''Ars Enixa Est Candelam'' - "Art Brought Forth The Candle" - Mr. [[Arthur Carry]] (Candlemaker's guild)
===Family Mottos===
* ''Carpe Jugulum'' - "Seize The Throat" - [[Bela de Magpyr|de Magpyr]] family Motto
* ''Si Non Confectus, Non Reficiat'' - "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It" - [[Havelock Vetinari|Vetinari]] Family Motto
* ''Faber Est Quisqve Fortunae Suae'' - "Every Man Is The Maker Of His Own Fortune" - The Duke of Sto Helit, (Mort's predecessor.)
 
* ''Futurus Meus Est In Visceris'' - "My Future Is In (The) Entrails" - Mr. [[Gerhardt Sock]] (president of the Butcher's guild)
* ''Quis Habemus Servamus'' - "What We Have, We Keep" - [[Ramkin]] Family Motto
* ''Homo Homini Lupus'' - "Every Man Is A Wolf, (To Other Men)" - von Uberwald ([[Angua]]'s) family Motto
* ''Non Sumet Nullus Pro Responso'' - "She Won't Take 'No' For An Answer" - [[Sybil Ramkin|Sybil]] Ramkin Family
* ''Non Sumet Nullus Pro Responso'' - "She Won't Take 'No' For An Answer" - [[Sybil Ramkin|Sybil]] Ramkin Family
 
* ''Non Timetus Messor'' - "Fear Not The Reaper" - [[Susan Sto Helit|Sto Helit]] family Motto.
* ''Protego Et Servio'' - "(I) Protect And Serve" - [[Samuel Vimes|Vimes]] Family Motto
* ''Protego Et Servio'' - "(I) Protect And Serve" - [[Samuel Vimes|Vimes]] Family Motto
 
* ''Quis Habemus Servamus'' - "What We Have, We Keep" - [[Ramkin]] Family Motto
* ''Homo Homini Lupus'' - "Every Man Is A Wolf, (To Other Men)" - von Uberwald ([[Angua]]'s) family Motto
 
* ''Non Timetus Messor'' - "Fear Not The Reaper" - [[Susan Sto Helit|Sto Helit]] family Motto.
 
* ''Faber Est Quisqve Fortunae Suae'' - "Every Man Is The Maker Of His Own Fortune" - The Duke of Sto Helit, (Mort's predecessor.) 
 
* ''Carpe Jugulum'' - "Seize The Throat" - [[Bela de Magpyr|de Magpyr]] family Motto
 
* ''Futurus Meus Est In Visceris'' - "My Future Is In (The) Entrails" - Mr. [[Gerhardt Sock]] (president of the Butcher's guild)
 
* ''Quod Subigo Farinam'' - "Because I Knead The Dough" - Mr. [[Rudolph Potts]] (Baker's guild)
* ''Quod Subigo Farinam'' - "Because I Knead The Dough" - Mr. [[Rudolph Potts]] (Baker's guild)
* ''Si Non Confectus, Non Reficiat'' - "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It" - [[Havelock Vetinari|Vetinari]] Family Motto


* ''Ars Enixa Est Candelam'' - "Art Brought Forth The Candle" - Mr. [[Arthur Carry]] (Candlemaker's guild)
===Other Mottos==
* ''Veni Vidi Vici'' - "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" - personal Motto of General [[Callus Tacticus]]


==Other Mottos==
* ''Cuius Testiculos Habes, Habeas Cardia Et Cerebellum'' - "When You Have Their Testicals/Full-Attention In Your Grasp, You Will Have Their Hearts and Minds Also" - Motto of the [[Quisition|Omnian Quisition]], (now abolished.)
* ''Obliviscor'' - "I Forget" - [[Klatchian Foreign Legion]]
* ''Obliviscor'' - "I Forget" - [[Klatchian Foreign Legion]]
* ''Veni Vidi Vici'' - "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" - personal Motto of General [[Callus Tacticus]]


* ''Cuius Testiculos Habes, Habeas Cardia Et Cerebellum'' - "When You Have Their Testicals/Full-Attention In Your Grasp, You Will Have Their Hearts and Minds Also" - Motto of the [[Quisition|Omnian Quisition]], (now abolished.)


==Other Latatian phrases==
==Other Latatian phrases==
* ''Ab Hoc Possum Videre Domum Tuum'' - "I Can See Your House From Here". A boast and a threat used by the [[Morporkian Empire|old Morporkian Empire]] and [[Carcer]].
* ''Adorno Maximus, Magister'' - "Suits You, Sir!" - [[Leonard of Quirm]]'s declaration on designing Rincewind's spacesuit, ({{TLH}}).   
* ''Adorno Maximus, Magister'' - "Suits You, Sir!" - [[Leonard of Quirm]]'s declaration on designing Rincewind's spacesuit, ({{TLH}}).   
* ''Allium Sativum'' - "Sown/Planted Garlic" - (The Common Domestic Garlic) - ({{RM}}).
* ''Allium Sativum'' - "Sown/Planted Garlic" - (The Common Domestic Garlic) - ({{RM}}).
 
* ''Avé! Duci Novo, Similis Duci Seneci!'' and ''Avé! Bossa Nova! Similis Bossa Seneca!'' - both are variants on a theme of "Meet the new boss! Same as the old boss!" - Cited by Mr. [[Slant]] in {{NW}}.
* ''Porcupinos Non Sodomy Est'' - "The Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered" - (Coined by [[Nanny Ogg]] to make the [[Hedgehog song]] sound posher). 
 
* ''Excretus Est Ex Altitudine'' - "'Shat On From On High" - in other words, "The Gods Do Not Favor Him" - ({{FOC}})
 
* ''Depositatum De Latrina'' - "Gone Down The Toilet" - ({{FOC}})
* ''Depositatum De Latrina'' - "Gone Down The Toilet" - ({{FOC}})
* ''Avé! Duci Novo, Similis Duci Seneci!'' and ''Avé! Bossa Nova! Similis Bossa Seneca!'' - both are variants on a theme of "Meet the new boss! Same as the old boss!" - Cited by Mr. [[Slant]] in {{NW}}.
* ''Sodomy Non Sapiens'' - "Buggered If I Know", exclaimed by [[Albert]] in {{M}}
* ''Quid Pro Quo|Quid Pro Quo'' - "This For That": a fair exchange 
* ''Primus Inter Pares'' - "First Among Equals" or "First Among Peers". 
* ''Ab Hoc Possum Videre Domum Tuum'' - "I Can See Your House From Here". A boast and a threat used by the [[Morporkian Empire|old Morporkian Empire]] and [[Carcer]].
* ''Stercus, Stercus, Stercus, Morituri Sum'' - "Oh Shit, Oh Shit, Oh Shit, I'm Gonna Die". - A [[Rincewind]] quote.
* ''Doctorum Adamus con Flabello Dulci'' - "Doctor of Sweet Fanny Adams" - honorary degree almost awarded by [[Unseen University]] to [[Khufurah|Prince Khufurah]].
* ''Doctorum Adamus con Flabello Dulci'' - "Doctor of Sweet Fanny Adams" - honorary degree almost awarded by [[Unseen University]] to [[Khufurah|Prince Khufurah]].
 
* ''Lagunculae Leydianae Non Accedunt'' - "Batteries Not Included" - Engraved by [[Neoldian]] on the [[Tsortese Falchion|golden falchion]] under the words "For the Strongest".
* ''Veni, Vermini, Vomini'' - "I came, I got ratted (became drunk) and I vomited". - [[Jingo]], Vimes is thinking of alliterative phrases with V, when contemplating [[Callus Tacticus|General Tacticus']] motto.
* ''Magavenatio Obtusis'' - "Witch-Hunting For Dummies" - by Miss. [[Perspicacia Tick]] ([[Witch]])
 
* ''Memento Mori'' - "Remember, you are mortal"
* ''Memento Mori'' - "Remember, you are mortal"
* ''Morituri te salutant'' - "Those Who are About to Die, Salute You"
* ''Morituri te salutant'' - "Those Who are About to Die, Salute You"
 
* ''Morituri Nolumus Mori'' - "Those Who Are About To Die Don't Want To" (roughly translated) - Rincewind's dubious motto for flight of the [[kite]] in {{TLH}}.
* ''Morituri Nolumus Mori'' - "We Who Are About To Die Don't Want To" (roughly translated) - Rincewind's dubious motto for flight of the [[kite]] in {{TLH}}.
* ''Porcupinos Non Sodomy Est'' - "The Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered" - (Coined by [[Nanny Ogg]] to make the [[Hedgehog song]] sound posher).
 
* ''Potest-Ne Mater Tua Suere, Amice'' - "Can Yer Mother Sew, Pal?"
* ''Vis-Ne Faciem Capite Repletam'' - lit. "Would You Like A Face Which Is Full Of Head." 
* ''Primus Inter Pares'' - "First Among Equals" or "First Among Peers".
 
* ''Quid Pro Quo'' - "This For That": a fair exchange
* ''Potest-Ne Mater Tua Suere, Amice'' - "Can Yer Mother Sew, Pal?"
 
* ''Magavenatio Obtusis'' - "Witch-Hunting For Dummies" - by Miss. [[Perspicacia Tick]] ([[Witch]])
 
* ''Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes'' - "Who Watches the Watchmen?"
* ''Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes'' - "Who Watches the Watchmen?"
* ''Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes Qui Custodes Custodiet'' - "Who Watches The Watcher Of The Watchmen?"
* ''Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes Qui Custodes Custodiet'' - "Who Watches The Watcher Of The Watchmen?"
* ''Sodomy Non Sapiens'' - "Buggered If I Know", exclaimed by [[Albert]] in {{M}}
* ''Stercus, Stercus, Stercus, Morituri Sum'' - "Oh Shit, Oh Shit, Oh Shit, I'm Gonna Die". - A [[Rincewind]] quote.
* ''Veni, Vermini, Vomini'' - "I came, I got ratted (became drunk) and I vomited". - [[Jingo]], Vimes is thinking of alliterative phrases with V, when contemplating [[Callus Tacticus|General Tacticus']] motto. 
* ''Vis-Ne Faciem Capite Repletam'' - lit. "Would You Like A Face Which Is Full Of Head." 


* ''Lagunculae Leydianae Non Accedunt'' - "Batteries Not Included" - Engraved by [[Neoldian]] on the [[Tsortese Falchion|golden falchion]] under the words "For the Strongest".


==See also==
===See also===
* [[Quirmian Phrases]]
* [[Quirmian Phrases]]


[[Category:Discworld culture]]
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Revision as of 00:15, 25 December 2012

Most residents of Ankh-Morkpork speak Morporkian. However from time to time Latatian is used particularly by certain Guilds such as Guild of Lawyers and by the College of Heralds to make excruciating puns.

  • Ab Hamo - "Off The Hook"
  • Acquiris Quodcumquae Rapis - "You Get What You Grab" - (Another term for "Eminent Domain" (Jingo), otherwise described as 'naked theft by the government' (Thud!)).
  • Depositatum De Latrina - "Gone Down The Toilet"
  • Excretus Est Ex Altitudine - "Strongly reprimanded" (more or less)
  • Exeo Carco Cum Nihil Pretii - "(I) Get Out Of Jail Free."
  • Mea Culpa - "My Fault" - a confession of guilt. Not likely to be used by a lawyer speaking in the first person...
  • Olfacere Violarum - "Smelling Of Violets"
  • Pro Bono Publico - "For The Public Good" - (ie a legal service performed for free. To a lawyer, this is the equivalent of an exorcism to a demon, or the very worst possible -ing that can be spoken. (The Truth)).
  • Quia Ego Sic Dico - "Because I Say So" - An argument which carries a great deal of procedural and precedential weight, especially when used in legal debate by the Patrician, Havelock Vetinari. (Making Money)
  • Sini Plenis Piscis - "Pockets Full Of Fish" - a man who is pushed into a lake and comes up with his pockets full of fish has in fact benefited from being so pushed, and therefore cannot accuse the pusher of assault. A very old precedent, apparently. (The Truth)


Medical phrases

  • Mortis Portalis Tackulatum - "Dead As A Doornail"
  • Ped Fecundis - "Fertile Feet"
  • Pyrocerebrum Ouerf Culinaire - "You Could Fry An Egg On His Forehead"


Zoolological taxonomy


Mottos

  • Fabricati Diem, Punc - "Make My Day, Punk" - The modern Ankh-Morpork City Watch motto - (Sergeant Colon, however, maintains this means "To Protect And Serve")
  • Fabricati Diem, Puncti Agunt Celeriter - "Make The Day, The Moments Pass Quickly" - personal motto of King Veltrick I, and the motto for the original incarnation of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch
  • Merus In Pectu Et In Aquam - "Pure In Heart And In Water" - Ankh Morpork
  • Nunc Id Vides, Nunc Ne Vides - "Now You See It, Now You Don't" - The motto of Unseen University.
  • Quanti Canicula Illa In Fenestra - "How Much Is That Doggy In The Window" - Ankh Morpork


Guild Mottos


Family Mottos

  • Ars Enixa Est Candelam - "Art Brought Forth The Candle" - Mr. Arthur Carry (Candlemaker's guild)
  • Carpe Jugulum - "Seize The Throat" - de Magpyr family Motto
  • Faber Est Quisqve Fortunae Suae - "Every Man Is The Maker Of His Own Fortune" - The Duke of Sto Helit, (Mort's predecessor.)
  • Futurus Meus Est In Visceris - "My Future Is In (The) Entrails" - Mr. Gerhardt Sock (president of the Butcher's guild)
  • Homo Homini Lupus - "Every Man Is A Wolf, (To Other Men)" - von Uberwald (Angua's) family Motto
  • Non Sumet Nullus Pro Responso - "She Won't Take 'No' For An Answer" - Sybil Ramkin Family
  • Non Timetus Messor - "Fear Not The Reaper" - Sto Helit family Motto.
  • Protego Et Servio - "(I) Protect And Serve" - Vimes Family Motto
  • Quis Habemus Servamus - "What We Have, We Keep" - Ramkin Family Motto
  • Quod Subigo Farinam - "Because I Knead The Dough" - Mr. Rudolph Potts (Baker's guild)
  • Si Non Confectus, Non Reficiat - "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It" - Vetinari Family Motto


Other Mottos

  • Cuius Testiculos Habes, Habeas Cardia Et Cerebellum - "When You Have Their Testicals/Full-Attention In Your Grasp, You Will Have Their Hearts and Minds Also" - Motto of the Omnian Quisition, (now abolished.)
  • Obliviscor - "I Forget" - Klatchian Foreign Legion
  • Veni Vidi Vici - "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" - personal Motto of General Callus Tacticus


Other Latatian phrases

  • Ab Hoc Possum Videre Domum Tuum - "I Can See Your House From Here". A boast and a threat used by the old Morporkian Empire and Carcer.
  • Adorno Maximus, Magister - "Suits You, Sir!" - Leonard of Quirm's declaration on designing Rincewind's spacesuit, (The Last Hero).
  • Allium Sativum - "Sown/Planted Garlic" - (The Common Domestic Garlic) - (Reaper Man).
  • Avé! Duci Novo, Similis Duci Seneci! and Avé! Bossa Nova! Similis Bossa Seneca! - both are variants on a theme of "Meet the new boss! Same as the old boss!" - Cited by Mr. Slant in Night Watch.
  • Depositatum De Latrina - "Gone Down The Toilet" - (Feet of Clay)
  • Doctorum Adamus con Flabello Dulci - "Doctor of Sweet Fanny Adams" - honorary degree almost awarded by Unseen University to Prince Khufurah.
  • Lagunculae Leydianae Non Accedunt - "Batteries Not Included" - Engraved by Neoldian on the golden falchion under the words "For the Strongest".
  • Magavenatio Obtusis - "Witch-Hunting For Dummies" - by Miss. Perspicacia Tick (Witch)
  • Memento Mori - "Remember, you are mortal"
  • Morituri te salutant - "Those Who are About to Die, Salute You"
  • Morituri Nolumus Mori - "Those Who Are About To Die Don't Want To" (roughly translated) - Rincewind's dubious motto for flight of the kite in The Last Hero.
  • Porcupinos Non Sodomy Est - "The Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered" - (Coined by Nanny Ogg to make the Hedgehog song sound posher).
  • Potest-Ne Mater Tua Suere, Amice - "Can Yer Mother Sew, Pal?"
  • Primus Inter Pares - "First Among Equals" or "First Among Peers".
  • Quid Pro Quo - "This For That": a fair exchange
  • Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes - "Who Watches the Watchmen?"
  • Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes Qui Custodes Custodiet - "Who Watches The Watcher Of The Watchmen?"
  • Sodomy Non Sapiens - "Buggered If I Know", exclaimed by Albert in Mort
  • Stercus, Stercus, Stercus, Morituri Sum - "Oh Shit, Oh Shit, Oh Shit, I'm Gonna Die". - A Rincewind quote.
  • Veni, Vermini, Vomini - "I came, I got ratted (became drunk) and I vomited". - Jingo, Vimes is thinking of alliterative phrases with V, when contemplating General Tacticus' motto.
  • Vis-Ne Faciem Capite Repletam - lit. "Would You Like A Face Which Is Full Of Head."


See also

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