So that they might drink, since they refused to eatĪlso rendered with quando ('when') in place of quoniam. Motto of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine Also sometimes translated 'use makes master.' Often used in reference to battle, implying a willingness to keep fighting until you die. A standard opening of Roman proclamations. Unofficial motto of Switzerland, popularized by The Three Musketeers One pope in Rome, one port in Ancona, one tower in Cremona, one beer in Rakovník Unus papa Romae, unus portus Anconae, una turris Cremonae, una ceres Raconae 'one cannot argue uno flatu both that the company does not exist and that it is also responsible for the wrong.' Used in criticism of inconsistent pleadings, i.e. Motto of the Mississippi Makerspace Community Xavier's Institution Board of Librarians. It was said several times in ' Andromeda' as the motto of the SOF units. Used in Tom Clancy's novel Without Remorse, where character John Clark translates it as 'the one hope of the doomed is not to hope for safety'. Preceded by moriamur et in media arma ruamus ('let us die even as we rush into the midst of battle') in Virgil's Aeneid, book 2, lines 353–354. Less literally, 'the only safe bet for the vanquished is to expect no safety'. The only safety for the conquered is to hope for no safety Compare ' selling coal to Newcastle'.Ī single example of something positive does not necessarily mean that all subsequent similar instances will have the same outcome. Generally means putting large effort in a necessarily fruitless enterprise. Latin translation of a classical Greek proverb. No one is obligated beyond what he is able to do.įrom Gerhard Gerhards' (1466–1536) collection of annotated Adagia (1508). The term will most often be used in connection with appeals and petitions. Used to describe an action done without proper authority, or acting without the rules. Used in formal correspondence to refer to the previous month. The term is also borne by the gorget owned by Captain William Cattell, which inspired the crescent worn by the revolutionary militia of South Carolina and in turn the state's flag. Also, the Third Battery of the French Third Marine Artillery Regiment has the motto Ultima Ratio Tribuni. Motto of the American 1st Battalion 11th Marines the French Fourth Artillery Regiment Swedish Artilleriregementet. Louis XIV of France had Ultima Ratio Regum ('last argument of kings') cast on the cannons of his armies. Used in names such as the French sniper rifle PGM Ultima Ratio and the fictional Reason weapon system. Short form for the metaphor 'The Last Resort of Kings and Common Men' referring to the act of declaring war. 'perhaps your last hour.' A sundial inscription. Motto of the American Council on Foreign Relations, where the translation of ubique is often given as omnipresent, with the implication of pervasive hidden influence. Interunit rivalry often leads to the sarcastic translation of ubique to mean all over the place in a derogative sense. Motto of the Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery and most other Engineer or Artillery corps within the armies of the British Commonwealth (for example, the Royal Australian Engineers, Royal Canadian Engineers, Royal New Zealand Engineers, Royal Canadian Artillery, Royal Australian Artillery, Royal New Zealand Artillery). From the line ubi sunt, qui ante nos fuerunt? ('Where are they, those who have gone before us?'). Nostalgic theme of poems yearning for days gone by.

Or 'whereas, in reality.' Also rendered ubi, revera ('when, in fact' or 'when, actually').įrom a speech by Calgacus reported/constructed by Tacitus, Agricola, ch. Where there is bread, there is my country The phrase is sometimes parodied as 'where there are no police, there is no speed limit'. Thus, there can be no judgment or case if no one charges a defendant with a crime. Where you are worth nothing, there you will wish for nothingįrom the writings of the Flemish philosopher Arnold Geulincx also quoted by Samuel Beckett in his first published novel, Murphy. Or 'where there is liberty, there is my country'. Valuable things are often protected and difficult to obtain. Where there is charity and love, God is there Or 'Home is where it's good' see also ubi panis ibi patria.

A legal maxim of insurance contracts requiring all parties to deal in good faith.

Familia et amici in perpetuum meaning