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| uberrima fides Uberrima fides Uberrima fides is a Latin phrase meaning "utmost good faith" . It is the name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts. This means that all parties to an insurance contract must deal in good faith, making a full declaration of all material facts in the insurance proposal... |
most abundant faith | Or "utmost good faith" (cf. bona fide). A legal maxim of insurance contracts requiring all parties to deal in good faith Good faith In philosophy, the concept of Good faith—Latin bona fides “good faith”, bona fide “in good faith”—denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; the opposed concepts are bad faith, mala fides and perfidy... . |
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| ubertas et fidelitas | Motto of Tasmania Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart... . |
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| where [there is] love, there [is] pain | ||||
| ubi bene ibi patria | where [it is] well, there [is] the fatherland | Or "Home is where it's good"; see also ubi panis ibi patria Ubi panis ibi patria Ubi panis ibi patria is a Latin expression meaning "Where there is bread, there is country" . According to J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur in "What is an American", the third of his Letters from an American Farmer, this is the motto of all emigrants/immigrants... . |
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| where there is charity and love, God is there | ||||
| ubi dubium ibi libertas | where [there is] doubt, there [is] freedom | Anonymous proverb. | ||
| ubi jus ibi remedium | Where [there is] a right, there [is] a remedy | |||
| ubi mel ibi apes | where [there is] honey, there [are] bees | similar to " you catch more bees with honey than with vinegar" .. treat people nicely and they will treat you nice back | ||
| ubi libertas ibi patria | where [there is] liberty, there [is] the fatherland | Or "where there is liberty, there is my country". Patriotic Patriotism Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy... motto. |
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| ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis | Where you are worth nothing, there you will wish for nothing | From the writings of the Flemish philosopher Arnold Geulincx Arnold Geulincx Arnold Geulincx was a Flemish philosopher. He was one of the followers of René Descartes who tried to work out more detailed versions of a generally Cartesian philosophy... ; also quoted by Samuel Beckett Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most... in his first published novel, Murphy Murphy (novel) Murphy, first published in 1938, is a novel as well as the third work of prose fiction by the Irish author and dramatist Samuel Beckett. The book was Beckett's second published prose work after the short-story collection More Pricks than Kicks and his unpublished first novel Dream of Fair to... . |
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| ubi non accusator ibi non iudex | where [there is] no accuser, there [is] no judge | Thus, there can be no judgment or case if no one charges a defendant with a crime. The phrase is sometimes parodied as "where there are no police, there is no speed limit". | ||
| ubi panis ibi patria Ubi panis ibi patria Ubi panis ibi patria is a Latin expression meaning "Where there is bread, there is country" . According to J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur in "What is an American", the third of his Letters from an American Farmer, this is the motto of all emigrants/immigrants... |
where there is bread, there is my country | |||
| ubi pus, ibi evacua Ubi pus, ibi evacua Ubi pus, ibi evacua is a Latin aphorism or adage, often cited in medicine, meaning "where [there is] pus, there evacuate [it]". It refers to what clinicians should do when there is a collection of pus in the body; that is, to create an opening for it to evacuate... |
where there is pus, there evacuate it | |||
| ubi re vera | when, in a true thing | Or "whereas, in reality..." Also rendered ubi revera ("when, in fact" or "when, actually"). | ||
| ubi societas ibi ius | if there's a society, law will be there | By Cicero Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief... . |
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| ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant | They make a desert and call it peace | from a speech by Calgacus Calgacus According to Tacitus, Calgacus was a chieftain of the Caledonian Confederacy who fought the Roman army of Gnaeus Julius Agricola at the Battle of Mons Graupius in northern Scotland in AD 83 or 84... reported/constructed by Tacitus Tacitus Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors... , Agricola Agricola (book) The Agricola is a book by the Roman historian Tacitus, written c 98, which recounts the life of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, an eminent Roman general. It also covers, briefly, the geography and ethnography of ancient Britain... , ch. 30. |
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| ubi sunt Ubi sunt Ubi sunt is a phrase taken from the Latin Ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerunt?, meaning "Where are those who were before us?"... |
where are they? | Nostalgic theme of poems yearning for days gone by. From the line ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerunt ("Where are they, those who have gone before us?"). | ||
| Ubique, quo fas et gloria ducunt | everywhere, where right and glory leads | Motto of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and most other Artillery corps within the armies of the British Commonwealth (for example, the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery and Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery). | ||
| ultima ratio | last method the final argument the last resort (as force) |
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| ultimo mense (ult.) | in the last month | Formerly used in formal correspondence to refer to the previous month. Used with inst. ("this month") and prox. ("next month"). | ||
| ultra vires Ultra vires Ultra vires is a Latin phrase meaning literally "beyond the powers", although its standard legal translation and substitute is "beyond power". If an act requires legal authority and it is done with such authority, it is... |
beyond powers | "Without authority". Used to describe an action done without proper authority, or acting without the rules. The term will most often be used in connection with appeals and petitions. | ||
| ululas Athenas | (to send) owls to Athens | From Gerhard Gerhards' (1466–1536) [better known as Erasmus] collection of annotated Adagia (1508). Latin translation of a classical Greek proverb. Generally means putting large effort in a necessarily fruitless enterprise. Compare "selling coal to Newcastle Selling coal to Newcastle Selling, carrying or taking coal to Newcastle is an idiom of British origin describing a foolhardy or pointless action. It refers to the fact that historically, the economy of Newcastle upon Tyne in north-eastern England was heavily dependent on the distribution and sale of coal—by the time the... ". |
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| una hirundo non facit ver | one swallow does not make summer | A single example of something positive does not necessarily mean that all subsequent similar instances will have the same outcome. | ||
| una salus victis nullam sperare salutem | the only safety for the conquered is to hope for no safety | Less literally, "the only safe bet for the vanquished is to expect no safety". Preceded by moriamur et in media arma ruamus ("let us die even as we rush into the midst of battle") in Virgil Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid... 's Aeneid Aeneid The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter... , book 2, lines 353–354. Used in Tom Clancy Tom Clancy Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. is an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage, military science, and techno thriller storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games on which he did not work, but which bear his name for licensing and... 's novel Without Remorse Without Remorse Without Remorse is a thriller novel published in 1993 by Tom Clancy and is a part of the Jack Ryan universe series. While not the first novel of the series to be published, it is first in plot chronology. The main setting of the book is set during the Vietnam War, in the American city of Baltimore... , where character John Clark translates it as "the one hope of the doomed is not to hope for safety". |
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| unitas per servitiam | unity through service | Motto for the St. Xavier's Institution Board of Librarians. | ||
| uno flatu | in one breath | Used in criticism of inconsistent pleadings, i.e. "one cannot argue uno flatu both that the company does not exist and that it is also responsible for the wrong." | ||
| unus multorum | one of many | An average person. | ||
| Unus papa Romae, unus portus Anconae, una turris Cremonae, una ceres Raconae | One pope in Rome, one port in Ancona, one tower in Cremona, one beer in Rakovník Rakovník Rakovník is a town in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic located between the cities of Prague and Plzeň. It has a population of approximately 16,000.- Trade and business :... |
Motto of the Czech Brewery in Rakovník. | ||
| Urbi et Orbi Urbi et Orbi Urbi et Orbi denotes a papal address and Apostolic Blessing that is given to the City of Rome and to the entire world, on certain occasions. It was a standard opening of Ancient Roman proclamations.... |
to the city and the circle [of the lands] | Meaning "To Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... and the World". A standard opening of Roman proclamations. Also a traditional blessing by the pope Pope The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle... . |
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| urbs in horto | city in a garden | Motto of the City of Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... . |
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| usus est magister optimus | practice is the best teacher. | In other words, practice makes perfect. Also sometimes translated "use makes master." | ||
| ut biberent quoniam esse nollent | so that they might drink, since they refused to eat | Also rendered with quando ("when") in place of quoniam. From a book by Suetonius Suetonius Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius , was a Roman historian belonging to the equestrian order in the early Imperial era.... (Vit. Tib., 2.2) and Cicero Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief... (De Natura Deorum, 2.3). The phrase was said by Roman admiral Publius Claudius Pulcher right before the battle of Drepana Battle of Drepana The naval Battle of Drepana took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Trapani, western Sicily between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic.-Prelude:... , as he threw overboard the sacred chickens which had refused to eat the grain offered them—an unwelcome omen Omen An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change... of bad luck. Thus, the sense is, "if they do not perform as expected, they must suffer the consequences". |
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| ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas | though the power be lacking, the will is to be praised all the same | From Ovid Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso , known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria... , Epistulae ex Ponto Epistulae ex Ponto Epistulae ex Ponto is a work of Ovid, in four books. It is especially important for our knowledge of Scythia Minor in his time.... (III, 4, 79). |
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| ut dicitur | as has been said; as above | |||
| ut incepit fidelis sic permanet | as she began loyal, so she persists | Thus, the state remains as loyal as ever. Motto of Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... . |
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| ut infra | as below | |||
| ut prosim | that I may serve | Motto of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | ||
| ut proverbium loguitur vetus... | you know what they say... | Lit: As the old proverb says... | ||
| ut res magis valeat quam pereat | that the matter may have effect rather than fail | |||
| ut retro | as backwards | Or "as on the back side"; thus, "as on the previous page" (cf. ut supra). | ||
| ut Roma cadit, sic omnis terra | as Rome falls, so [falls] the whole world | |||
| ut sit finis litium | so there might be an end of litigation | A traditional brocard. The full form is Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium, "it is in the government's interest that there be an end to litigation." Often quoted in the context of statutes of limitation Statute of limitations A statute of limitations is an enactment in a common law legal system that sets the maximum time after an event that legal proceedings based on that event may be initiated... . |
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| ut supra | as above | |||
| ut tensio sic vis | as the extension, so the force | Robert Hooke Robert Hooke Robert Hooke FRS was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.His adult life comprised three distinct periods: as a scientific inquirer lacking money; achieving great wealth and standing through his reputation for hard work and scrupulous honesty following the great fire of 1666, but... 's expression of his discovery of his law of linear elasticity Hooke's law In mechanics, and physics, Hooke's law of elasticity is an approximation that states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the load applied to it. Many materials obey this law as long as the load does not exceed the material's elastic limit. Materials for which Hooke's law... . Also: Motto of École Polytechnique de Montréal École Polytechnique de Montréal The École Polytechnique de Montréal is an engineering school/faculty affiliated with the University of Montreal in Montreal, Canada. It ranks first in Canada for the scope of its engineering research. It is occasionally referred to as Montreal Polytechnic, although in Quebec English its French... . |
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| utilis in ministerium | usefulness in service | Comes from 2 Timothy Second Epistle to Timothy The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy, usually referred to simply as Second Timothy and often written 2 Timothy, is one of the three Pastoral Epistles traditionally attributed to Saint Paul, and is part of the New Testament... 4:11. Motto of Camberwell Girls Grammar School Camberwell Girls Grammar School Camberwell Girls' Grammar School, is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Founded as St... . |
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| utraque unum | both into one | Also translated as "that the two may be one." Motto found in 18th century Spanish dollar Spanish dollar The Spanish dollar is a silver coin, of approximately 38 mm diameter, worth eight reales, that was minted in the Spanish Empire after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. Its purpose was to correspond to the German thaler... coins. Motto of Georgetown University Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States... . |
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| utrinque paratus | ready for anything | Motto of The British Parachute Regiment |