O fortunatos nimium sua si bona norint, agricolas
the farmers would count themselves lucky, if only they knew how good they had it
O homines ad servitutem paratos
Men ready to be slaves!
O tempora, o mores!
Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!
Obendientia civium Urbis Felicitas
The obedience of the citizens makes us a happy city
Obiit
one died
Obit anus, abit onus
The old woman dies, the burden is lifted
Obiter dictum
a thing said in passing
Obliti privatorum, publica curate
Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
Obscuris vera involvens
the truth being enveloped by obscure things
Obscurum per obscurius
the obscure by means of the more obscure
Obtorto collo
with a twisted neck
Oculus dexter
right eye
Oculus sinister
Left eye
Oderint dum metuant
let them hate, so long as they fear
Odi et amo
I hate and I love
Odi profanum vulgus et arceo
I hate the unholy rabble and keep them away
Odium theologicum
theological hatred
Oleum camino
(pour) oil on the fire
Omne ignotum pro magnifico
every unknown thing [is taken] for great
Omne initium difficile est
every beginning is difficult
Omne vivum ex ovo
every living thing is from an egg
Omnes homines sunt asini vel homines et asini sunt asini
All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys.
Omnes vulnerant, postuma necat
all [the hours] wound, last one kills
Omnia cum deo
All with God
Omnia dicta fortiori si dicta Latina
everything said [is] stronger if said in Latin
Omnia extares!
Let it all hang out
Omnia in mensural et numero et pondere disposuisti
Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight
Omnia mutantur, nihil interit
Everything changes, nothing perishes
Omnia omnibus
all things to all men
Si omnia ficta
if all (the words of poets) is fiction
Omnia vincit amor
love conquers all
Omnia munda mundis
everything [is] pure to the pure [men]
Omnia praesumuntur legitime facta donec probetur in contrarium
all things are presumed ot be lawfully done, until it is show [to be] in the reverse
Omnis vir enim sui
Every man for himself!
Omnibus idem
the same to all
Omnibus locis fit caedes
There is slaughter everywhere (in every place)
Omnis traductor traditor
every translator is a traitor
Omnis vir tigris
everyone a tiger
Omnium gatherum
gathering of all
Onus probandi
Burden of proof
Onus procedendi
burned of procedure
Opera omnia
all works
Operari sequitur esse
act of doing something follows the act of being
Opera citato
in the work that was cited
Opera et veritate
in action and truth
Operibus anteire
leading the way with deeds
Ophidian in herba
a snake in the grass
Opinion juris sive necessitates
an opinion of law or necessity
Opus anglicanum
English work
Opus dei
The work of God
Ora et labora
Pray and work
Ora pro nobis
Pray for us
Orando laborando
by praying, by working
Oratio recta
direct speech
Oratio obliqua
indirect speech
Orbis non sufficit
the world does not suffice
or
the world is not enough
Orbis unum
one world
Ordo ab chao
out of chaos, comes order
(oremus) pro invicem
(Let us pray), one for the other; let us pray for each other
orta recens quam pura nites
newly risen, how brightly you shine
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Designing Your Character & Other Handy Things 2
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