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Dictionary of Latin Phrases and Proverbs: V
vade in pace
Go in peace (one of the Roman "goodbye" expressions).
veni vidi vici
I came, I saw, I conquered
(Julius Caesar's report of victory in 47 B.C. over Pharnaces, king of Pontus)
veritas vos liberabit
The truth shall make you free
victis honor
Honour to the vanquished
vincit qui se vincit
He conquers who conquers himself.
vir sapit qui pauca loquitur
That man is wise who talks little
(know when to hold your tongue)
vita non est vivere sed valere vita est
Life is more than merely staying alive
Vocatus atque
non vocatus
Deus aderit
Invoked or not invoked, the god is present
(Inscription on Carl Jung's tombstone,
Flutern Cemetery; Fluntern (Zurich, Switzerland))
Source: http://corsinet.com/braincandy/graves.html
verbum sat sapienti
A word is enough for a wise man.
via media
A middle course
vice versa
The terms being reversed
videlicet
That is to say namely
vi et armis
By force and arms
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virginibus puerisque
For girls and boys
viva voce
By the living voice (orally).
vox et praeterea nihil
A voice and nothing more
vox populi vox dei
The voice of the people is the voice of god
vale(te)!
Farewell!
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