Caelum videre iussit, et erectos ad sidera tollere vultus - He bid them look at the sky and lift their faces to the stars. (Ovid) Canis meus id comedit - My dog ate it Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet - A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. (Curtius Rufus) Capillamentum? Haudquaquam conieci esse! - A wig? I never would have guessed! Caro putridas es! - You're dead meat Carpe diem - Seize the day (opportunity) (Horace) Cave canem, te necet lingendo - Beware of the dog, he may lick you to death Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui - Beware what you say, when, and to whom Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk.) Certe, toto, sentio nos in kansate non iam adesse - You know, Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore Certum est, quia impossibile - It is certain, because it is impossible. (Tertullianus) Ceteris paribus - All else being equal Cogita ante salis - Think before you leap (or look before you leap.) Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur - Nobody should be punished for his thoughts Cogito, ergo sum - I think, therefore I exist. (René Descartes) Commodum ex iniuria sua nemo habere debet - No person ought to have advantage from his own wrong Commune periculum concordiam parit - Common danger brings forth harmony Communi consilio - By common consent Coniecturalem artem esse medicinam - Medicine is the art of guessing. (Aulus Cornelius Celsus) Conlige suspectos semper habitos - Round up the usual suspects Construimus, Batuimus - We Build, We Fight (US Navy SeaBees motto) Consuetudinis magna vis est - The force of habit is great. (Cicero) Contraria contrariis curantur - The opposite is cured with the opposite. (Hippocrates) Cotidiana vilescunt - Familiarity breeds contempt Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned. (Syrus) Cras amet qui nunquam amavit; Quique amavit, cras amet - May he love tomorrow who has never loved before Credidi me felem vidisse! - I tought I taw a puddy tat! Credite amori vera dicenti - Believe love speaking the truth. (St. Jerome) Credo nos in fluctu eodem esse - I think we're on the same wavelength Credo quia absurdum - I believe it because it is absurd (contrary to reason) Credo ut intelligam - I believe in order that I may understand. (St. Augustine) Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit - Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. (Tibullus) Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crevit - The love of wealth grows as the wealth itself grew. (Juvenalis) Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem - It is more cruel to always fear death than to die. (Seneca) Cui peccare licet peccat minus - One who is allowed to sin, sins less. (Ovid) Culpam poena premit comes - Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. (Horace) Cum grano salis - With a grain of salt. (Pliny the Elder?) Cum homine de cane debeo congredi - Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog Cum tacent, clamant - When they are silent, they cry out. (Their silence speaks louder than words.) (Cicero) Cura nihil aliud nisi ut valeas - Pay attention to nothing except that you do well. (Cicero) Cura posterior - A later concern Cura ut valeas - Take care |