Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group A

Also, "There are two sides to every question": a plea for reason and fairness in discussions.

Cicero's expression for the public's favorite at a particular time; also translated as, "Temporary celebrity".

Another meaning is "moderation in all things" which is interpreted as a willingness to live out one's days without taking great risks or without indulging in excesses. Horace, in his Odes, is said to mean, "Who loves the golden mean is safe from the poverty of a hovel and free from the envy of a palace."

This motto recognizes the persuasiveness of money. It is similar to Auro quaeque ianus panditur (A golden key opens any door); which translates literally as, "Any door is opened by means of gold."

Those who live only to acquire wealth are characterized by Virgil as having auri sacra fames, or of being "money-mad".

Similar to "I have a tiger by the tail."

Anytime a person is facing a problem for which there is no known solution, he or she could say: "Auribus teneo lupum, I am convinced that it isn't possible to hold on forever and I can't let go because either action will leave me at the mercy of the 'beast' or terrible situation I am in."

In Roman mythology, Aurora was responsible for such duties as extinguishing stars at the end of night. She is known today primarily in the terms aurora australis, the southern lights and aurora borealis, the northern lights.

The aurora australis is a pattern of differently colored lights that are sometimes seen in the night sky in the most southern parts of the world or the Southern Hemisphere.

A good motto (among many mottoes) for any school that has serious educational principles, as well as being financially well endowed, so it can afford to enforce such a motto.

Also translated as, "Don't start anything you can't finish." Although it is a bad habit to leave things half completed, it is probably better to cease working on anything that will obviously result in failure.

Also translated as, "Where there's a will there's a way." This motto is interpreted as being a credo of a person who is unwilling to admit defeat and so is determined to accomplish a goal.

A Roman motto that may also be translated as, "Victory or death."

Also translated as, "Just behave yourself." This advice is probably applicable to those who receive lifetime appointments and are therefore being warned that such an appointment is not intended to be entirely unconditional.

From the Old Testament: Ecclesiastes, V, 10 (c. 250 B.C.). It is probably the origin of "The More he has, the more he wants."

It is said that the multimillionaire, John D. Rockefeller, was once asked, "How much money does it take to make a man happy?" His response: "Just a little more!"