} (right to left). , - , ''quo errat demonstrator'', , where the prover errs, , A pun on "

quod erat demonstrandum Q.E.D. or QED is an initialism of the Latin phrase , meaning "which was to be demonstrated". Literally it states "what was to be shown". Traditionally, the abbreviation is placed at the end of mathematical proofs and philosophical arguments in p ...

" , - , ''quo fata ferunt'', , where the fates bear us to, , motto of Bermuda , - , ''quo non ascendam'' , , to what heights can I not rise?, , motto of Army Burn Hall College , - , ''Quod verum tutum'' , , what is true is , motto of Spier's School , - , ''Quo Vadimus?'', , Where are we going?, , Title of the

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of Aaron Sorkin's TV dramedy '' Sports Night'' , - , ''

quo vadis? ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pet ...

'', , Where are you going?, , According to Vulgate translation of John 13:36, Saint Peter asked Jesus ''Domine, quo vadis?'' ("Lord, where are you going?"). The King James Version has the translation "Lord, whither goest thou?" , - , '' Quo warranto'' , , by what warrant?, , Medieval Latin title for a prerogative writ by which a court requires some person or entity to prove the source of some authority it is exercising. Used for various purposes in different jurisdictions. , - , ''quocunque jeceris stabit'', , whithersoever you throw it, it will stand, , motto of the Isle of Man , - , ''quod abundat non obstat'', , what is abundant doesn't hinder, , It is no problem to have too much of something. , - , ''quod cito fit, cito perit'', , what is done quickly, perishes quickly, , Things done in a hurry are more likely to fail and fail quicker than those done with care. , - , ''quod erat demonstrandum (

Q.E.D. Q.E.D. or QED is an initialism of the Latin phrase , meaning "which was to be demonstrated". Literally it states "what was to be shown". Traditionally, the abbreviation is placed at the end of mathematical proofs and philosophical arguments in pri ...

)'', , what was to be demonstrated, , The abbreviation is often written at the bottom of a mathematical proof. Sometimes translated loosely into English as "The Five Ws", W.W.W.W.W., which stands for "Which Was What We Wanted". , - , ''quod erat faciendum (Q.E.F.)'', , which was to be done, , Or "which was to be constructed". Used in translations of Euclid's ''

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'' when there was nothing to prove, but there was something being constructed, for example a triangle with the same size as a given line. , - , ''quod est (q.e.)'', , which is, , , - , ''quod est necessarium est licitum'', , what is necessary is lawful, , , - , ''quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur'', , what is asserted without reason may be denied without reason, , If no grounds have been given for an assertion, then there are no grounds needed to reject it. , - , ''

quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi ''Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi'' is a Latin phrase, literally "What is permissible for Jupiter is not permissible for cows". The ''locus classicus'' (origin) for the phrase is the novella ''Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing'' (1826) by Joseph Freihe ...

'', , what is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to an ox, , If an important person does something, it does not necessarily mean that everyone can do it (cf. double standard). ''Iovi'' (also commonly rendered ''Jovi'') is the

dative In grammar, the dative case (abbreviated , or sometimes when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case used in some languages to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action, as in "Maria Jacobo potum dedit", Latin for "Maria gave Jacob a ...

form of ''Iuppiter'' ("Jupiter" or "Jove"), the chief god of the Romans. , - , ''quod me nutrit me destruit'', , what nourishes me destroys me, , Thought to have originated with Elizabethan playwright

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. Generally interpreted to mean that that which motivates or drives a person can consume him or her from within. This phrase has become a popular slogan or motto for pro-ana websites, anorexics and bulimics. , - , ''quod natura non dat Salmantica non praestat'', , what nature does not give, Salamanca does not provide, , Refers to the Spanish '' University of Salamanca'', meaning that education cannot substitute the lack of brains. , - , ''quod non fecerunt barbari, fecerunt Barberini'', , What the barbarians did not do, the Barberinis did, , A well-known satirical lampoon left attached to the ancient "speaking" statue of Pasquino on a corner of the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. Through a sharp pun the writer criticizes

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, of the Barberini family, who reused stones and decorations from ancient buildings to build new ones, thus wrecking classical constructions that even the barbarians had not touched. , - , ''quod periit, periit'', , What is gone is gone, , What has happened has happened and it cannot be changed, thus we should look forward into the future instead of being pulled by the past. , - , '' quod scripsi, scripsi'', , What I have written I have written., , Pilate to the chief priests () , - , ''quod supplantandum, prius bene sciendum'', , Whatever you hope to supplant, you will first know thoroughly, , i.e. "You must thoroughly understand that which you hope to supplant". A caution against following a doctrine of Naive Analogy when attempting to formulate a scientific hypothesis. , - , ''quod vide (q.v.)'', , which see, , Used after a term, phrase, or topic that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document, book, etc. For more than one term or phrase, the plural is ''quae vide'' (qq.v.). , - , ''Quodcumque dixerit vobis, facite.'', , Whatever He tells you, that you shall do., , More colloquially: "Do whatever He esustells you to do." Instructions of Mary to the servants at the Wedding at Cana. (). Also the motto of

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. , - , ''quomodo vales'', , How are you?, , , - , ''

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'', , of whom, , the number of members whose presence is required under the rules to make any given meeting constitutional , - , ''quos amor verus tenuit tenebit'', , Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding, , Seneca , - , ''quot capita tot sensus'', , as many heads, so many perceptions, , "There are as many opinions as there are heads" – Terence , - , ''quot homines tot sententiae'', , as many men, so many opinions, , Or "there are as many opinions as there are people", "how many people, so many opinions" , - , ''quousque tandem?'', , For how much longer?, , From Cicero's

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In Catilinam The Catilinarian Orations (; also simply the ''Catilinarians'') are a set of speeches to the Roman Senate given in 63 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, one of the year's consuls, accusing a senator, Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline), of leading a p ...

'' to the Roman Senate regarding the conspiracy of Catiline: ''Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?'' ("For how much longer, Catiline, will you abuse our patience?"). Besides being a well-known line in itself, it was often used as a text sample in printing (cf. lorem ipsum). See also ''

O tempora, o mores! is a Latin phrase that translates literally as "Oh the times! Oh the customs!", first recorded to have been spoken by Cicero. A more natural, yet still quite literal, translation is "Oh what times! Oh what customs!"; a common idiomatic renderin ...

'' (from the same speech).

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