}). , - , ''hodie mihi, cras tibi'', , Today it's me, tomorrow it will be you, , Inscription that can be seen on tombstones dating from the Middle Ages, meant to outline the ephemerality of life. , - , ''hominem pagina nostra sapit'', , It is of man that my page smells, , From

Martial Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman poet from Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of ''Epigrams'', published in Rome between AD 86 and ...

's ''Epigrams'', Book 10, No. 4, Line 10; stating his purpose in writing. , - , ''hominem non morbum cura'', , Treat the Man, not the Disease, , Motto of the Far Eastern University – Institute of Nursing , - , ''homo bulla'', , man is a bubble, ,

Varro Marcus Terentius Varro (; 116–27 BC) was a Roman polymath and a prolific author. He is regarded as ancient Rome's greatest scholar, and was described by Petrarch as "the third great light of Rome" (after Vergil and Cicero). He is sometimes calle ...

(116 BC – 27 BC), in the opening line of the first book of ''Rerum Rusticarum Libri Tres'', wrote "quod, ut dicitur, si est homo bulla, eo magis senex" (for if, as they say, man is a bubble, all the more so is an old man) ''Res Rusticae – De agri cultura'' later reintroduced by

Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' wa ...

in his ''

Adagia ''Adagia'' (singular ''adagium'') is the title of an annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs, compiled during the Renaissance by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. Erasmus' collection of proverbs is "one of the most monumen ...

'', a collection of sayings published in 1572. , - , ''

homo homini lupus ''Homo homini lupus'', or in its unabridged form ''Homo homini lupus est'', is a Latin proverb meaning "A man is a wolf to another man," or more tersely "Man is wolf to man." It has meaning in reference to situations where people are known to ...

'', , man s awolf to man, , First attested in

Plautus Titus Maccius Plautus (; c. 254 – 184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the gen ...

' ''

Asinaria ''Asinaria'' ("The Comedy of Asses") is a comic play written in Latin by the Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The play concerns a young man called Argyrippus who is in love with a prostitute called Philenium, but does not have the money to p ...

'' (). The sentence was drawn on by

Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes ( ; 5/15 April 1588 – 4/14 December 1679) was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book ''Leviathan'', in which he expounds an influent ...

in ''

De Cive ''De Cive'' ("On the citizen") is one of Thomas Hobbes's major works. The book was published originally in Latin from Paris in 1642, followed by two further Latin editions in 1647 from Amsterdam. The English translation of the work made its first ...

'' as a concise expression of his views on human nature. , - , ''Homo minister et interpres naturae'', , Man, the servant and interpreter of nature, , Motto of the

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epis ...

, - , ''homo praesumitur bonus donec probetur malus'', , One is innocent until proven guilty, , See also:

presumption of innocence The presumption of innocence is a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Under the presumption of innocence, the legal burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which must present com ...

. , - , ''homo sum humani a me nihil alienum puto'', , I am a human being; nothing human is strange to me, , From

Terence Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought ...

's ''Heauton Timorumenos'' (''The Self-Tormentor'') (163 BC). Originally "strange" or "foreign" (''alienum'') was used in the sense of "irrelevant", as this line was a response to the speaker being told to mind his own business, but it is now commonly used to advocate respecting different cultures and being humane in general. ''Puto'' (I consider) is not translated because it is meaningless outside of the line's context within the play. , - , ''

homo unius libri ''Homo unius libri'' ('(a) man of one book') is a Latin phrase attributed to Thomas Aquinas by bishop Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667), who claimed that Aquinas is reputed to have employed the phrase "''hominem unius libri timeo''" ('I fear the man of ...

'', , a man of a single book, , Attributed to

Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wi ...

: «Hominem unius libri timeo» “I fear a man of a single book.” , - , ''honestas ante honores'', , honesty before glory, , Motto of

King George V School (Hong Kong) King George V School (KGV, pronounced "K-G-Five") is a coeducational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation (ESF), located in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. The school has more than 1,900 students and is one of the o ...

, - , ''honor virtutis praemium'', , esteem is the reward of virtue, , Motto of Arnold School, Blackpool, England , - , ''honoris causa'', , for the sake of honor, , Said of an

honorary title A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the f ...

, such as "Doctor of Science ''honoris causa''" , - , ''hora fugit'', , the hour flees, , See

tempus fugit ''Tempus fugit'' is a Latin phrase, usually translated into English as "time flies". The expression comes from line 284 of book 3 of Virgil's ''Georgics'', Vergilius Maro, Publius. ''Georgicon'', III. c. 29 BC. Hosted at Wikisource. ...

, - , ''hora somni (h.s.)'', , at the hour of sleep, , Medical shorthand for "at bedtime" , - , ''horas non numero nisi serenas'', , I do not count the hours unless they are sunny, , A common inscription on

sundial A sundial is a horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat ...

s. , - , ''horresco referens'', , I shudder as I tell, , From

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: t ...

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Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan_War#Sack_of_Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to ...

'', 2.204, on the appearance of the sea-serpents who kill the Trojan priest

Laocoön Laocoön (; grc, , Laokóōn, , gen.: ), is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology and the Epic Cycle. Laocoon was a Trojan priest. He and his two young sons were attacked by giant serpents, sent by the gods. The story of Laocoön has been the s ...

and his sons , - , ''horribile dictu'', , horrible to say, , cf. '' mirabile dictu'' , - , ''hortus in urbe'', , A garden in the city, , Motto of the

Chicago Park District The Chicago Park District is one of the oldest and the largest park districts in the United States. As of 2016, there are over 600 parks included in the Chicago Park District as well as 27 beaches, several boat harbors, two botanic conservatories ...

, a playful allusion to the city's motto, '' urbs in horto'',

q.v. } (right to left). , - , ''quo errat demonstrator'', , where the prover errs, , A pun on "quod erat demonstrandum" , - , ''quo fata ferunt'', , where the fates bear us to, , motto of Bermuda , - , ''quo non ascendam'' , , to what heights can I ...

, - , ''hortus siccus'', , A dry garden, , A collection of dry, preserved plants , - , ''

hostis humani generis (Latin for 'enemy of mankind') is a legal term of art that originates in admiralty law. Before the adoption of public international law, pirates and slavers were already held to be beyond legal protection and so could be dealt with by any nati ...

'', , enemy of the human race, ,

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the estab ...

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pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

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Roman law Roman law is the law, legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the ''Corpus Juris Civilis'' (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor J ...

as being enemies of humanity in general. , - , ''humilitas occidit superbiam'', , humility conquers pride, , , - , ''

hypotheses non fingo ''Hypotheses non fingo'' (Latin for "I frame no hypotheses", or "I contrive no hypotheses") is a phrase used by Isaac Newton in an essay, "General Scholium", which was appended to the second (1713) edition of the '' Principia''. Original remark A ...

'', , I do not fabricate hypotheses, , From

Newton Newton most commonly refers to: * Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist * Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton Newton may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Newton'' (film), a 2017 Indian film * Newton ( ...

, '' Principia''. Less literally, "I do not assert that any hypotheses are true".

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