"To each his own": What the expression means and where it came from. Many people don't know it.


Plato

The phrase "To each his own" is a translation of one of the principles enunciated by Plato in his work "The State." This thought appeared in his discourse on what justice is and how it should work in the human world. Justice is the creation of conditions in which members of society do not prevent one another from doing what they need to do, but allow one another to develop without interfering in someone else's life. This phrase has two meanings. On the one hand, it is the duty of every person to use his abilities and skills for the state and society, that is, to occupy a certain niche in which he appropriately takes his place, in which he is competent. For every craftsman there is his own business. On the other hand, it is a question of a fair distribution of resources, both material and mental. And the mental to a greater extent. Every member of society has the right to receive what he has earned through his labor and his position. According to these two principles, the ideal state can exist.

Latin phrases for tattooing

Still one of the most popular types of tattooing is phrases. Among other linguistic forms, Latin tattoos are the leader here. In this selection are various quotes, aphorisms, winged expressions and sayings of famous people. Among short and long phrases, vital and wise, funny and interesting you will be able to find something to your liking. Beautiful phrases in Latin will decorate your wrist, shoulder, ankle and other places on your body.

Tattoo phrase in Latin

  • Non progredi est regredi
    Non progredi est regredi
  • Homines quo plura habent, eo cupiunt ampliora
    The more people have, the more they desire to have.
  • Gaudeamus igitur.
    So let us have fun
  • Gloria victoribus
    Glory to the victors
  • Per risum multum debes cognoscere stultum
    By frequent laughter you should know a fool.
  • Homines non odi, sed ejus vitia
    I do not hate man, but his vices.
  • Sola mater amanda est et pater honestandus est
    Only the mother is worthy of love, the father is worthy of respect.
  • Victoria NULLa est, Quam quae confessos animo quoque subjugat hostes
    True victory is only when the enemies themselves admit they have been defeated.
  • Divide et impera
    Divide and rule.
  • Heu conscienta animi gravis est servitus
    Worse than slavery is remorse
  • Lupus non mordet lupum
    The wolf will not bite the wolf.
  • Ira initium insaniae est
    Anger is the beginning of madness.
  • Perigrinatio est vita
    Life is a journey
  • Fortunam citius reperis, quam retineas
    Happiness is easier found than preserved.
  • Heu quam est timendus qui mori tutus putat!
    He is the fearful one who regards death as a good thing!
  • Hoc est vivere bis, vita posse priore frui
    To be able to enjoy a life lived is to live twice
  • Mea vita et anima es
    Thou art my life and soul.
  • Fructus temporum
    The fruit of time
  • Gutta cavat lapidem
    A drop sharpens stones.
  • Fors omnia versas
    Blind chance changes everything (blind chance's will)
  • De gustibus non disputandum est
    Tastes are not in dispute.
  • Fortunam suam quisque parat
    One finds one's own destiny.
  • Jucundissimus est amari, sed non minus amare
    It is very pleasant to be loved, but no less pleasant to love yourself.
  • Hominis est errare
    It is inherent in man to make mistakes.
  • Cogitationes poenam nemo patitur
    No one is punished for thinking
  • Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam
    Either I'll find the way, or I'll make it myself.
  • Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco
    I have known misfortune and learned how to help the afflicted.
  • Pecunia non olet
    Money does not smell.
  • Optimum medicamentum quies est
    The best medicine is peace.
  • Nunquam retrorsum, semper ingrediendum
    Not a step backwards, always forwards.
  • Melius est nomen bonum quam magnae divitiae
    A good name is better than great riches.
  • Etiam innocentes cogit mentiri dolor
    Pain makes even the innocent lie
  • Non est fumus absque igne
    There is no smoke without fire.
  • Suum cuique
    To each his own
  • Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat?
    Who can discern between cunning and valor when dealing with the enemy?
  • Mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo
    My conscience is more important to me than all gossip.
  • Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem
    The wolf changes its wool, not its nature.
  • Qui tacet - consentire videtur
    He who keeps silent is regarded as having consented
  • Scio me nihil scire
    I know I know nothing.
  • In pace
    In peace, at peace.
  • Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
    He who wishes to go, fate leads, he who does not wish to go drags.
  • Fuge, late, tace.
    Run, lurk, be silent.
  • Audi, multa, loquere pauca
    Hear much, speak little.
  • Nolite dicere, si nescitis.
    Don't speak if you don't know.
  • Flagrante delicto.
    In flagrante delicto, red-handed.
  • Persona grata
    Person of desire or person of confidence.
  • Tantum possumus, quantum scimus
    As much as we can, as much as we know.
  • Per fas et nefas
    By hook or by crook
  • Jactantius maerent, quae minus dolent
    Those who show their sorrow most are those who grieve least
  • Omne ignotum pro magnifico est
    All that is unknown appears majestic.
  • Educa te ipsum!
    Educate yourself!
  • Facile omnes, cum valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus
    When we are healthy, it's easy to give good advice to the sick
  • Veni, vidi, vici.
    Came, saw, conquered.
  • Quae nocent - docent.
    That which injures, teaches.
  • Sic itur ad astra.
    Thus go to the stars.
  • Quae fuerant vitia, mores sunt
    What were vices, now are morals.
  • Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori
    Love conquers all, and we submit to love
  • Ex nihilo nihil fit
    Out of nothing nothing comes
  • Qui nisi sunt veri, ratio quoque falsa sit omnis
    If the senses are not true, then all our reason will be false
  • In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas
    Truth in wine, in water health.
  • Fugit irrevocabile tempus
    There is an irrevocable time running.
  • Certum voto pete finem.
    Set yourself only clear goals (achievable)
  • Injuriam facilius facias guam feras
    It is easy to offend, harder to endure.
  • Ira furor brevis est.
    Anger is a momentary lapse of mind.
  • Sua cuique fortuna in manu est
    Every man has his fate in his hands.
  • Adversa fortuna
    Evil fate
  • Aetate fruere, mobili cursu fugit
    Take advantage of life, it's so fleeting.
  • Amicos res secundae parant, adversae probant
    Friends are made by happiness, unhappiness tests them.
  • Aliis inserviendo consumor
    Serving others I waste myself
  • Conscientia mille testes
    Conscience is a thousand witnesses.

Tattoo phrase in Latin

  • Abiens, abi!
    Going away, go away!
  • Respue quod non es.
    Throw away that which thou art not.
  • Quomodo fabula, sic vita: non quam diu, sed quam bene acta sit refert
    Life is like a play in the theater: what matters is not how long it lasts, but how well it is acted.
  • Edite, bibite, post mortem NULLa voluptas!
    Eat, drink, after death there is no pleasure!
  • Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat
    Every hour wounds, the last one kills.
  • Fama volat
    The earth is full of rumors.
  • Amor omnia vincit
    Love conquers all
  • Consultor homini tempus utilissimus
    Time is the most useful adviser to man.
  • Ex ungua leonem cognoscimus, ex auribus asinum
    We know a lion by his claws, and a donkey by his ears.
  • Facta sunt potentiora verbis
    Facts are stronger than words
  • Inter parietes
    Within four walls
  • Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo
    Firm in deed, soft in treatment.
  • Manus manum lavat
    Hand washes hand.
  • Per aspera ad astra
    Through thorns to the stars.
  • Cujusvis hominis est errare; NULLius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare
    It is inherent in every man to err, but it is inherent only in a fool to persist in error
  • Tanta vis probitatis est, ut eam etiam in hoste diligamus
    The power of honesty is such that we value it even in the enemy.
  • Aut caesar, aut nihil.
    Either Caesar, or nothing.
  • In memoriam
    In memoriam.
  • Castigo te non quod odio habeam, sed quod amem
    I punish you, not because I hate you, but because I love you.
  • Amor etiam deos tangit
    Even gods are subject to love.
  • Incedo per ignes
    I march amidst the fire
  • Sequere Deum
    Follow God's will
  • Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est
    Doubt is half wisdom.
  • Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas
    One must eat to live, not live to eat
  • In vino veritas
    The truth is in the wine.
  • Ex malis eligere minima
    Of evils choose the least.
  • Optimi consilii mortui
    The best advisors are the dead.
  • Ex ungue leonem.
    You can tell a lion by its claws.
  • Vivere est vincere
    To live is to triumph.
  • Incertus animus dimidium sapientiae est
    Doubt is half wisdom.
  • Vivere est agere
    To live is to act.
  • Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes
    I have done all I could, he who can, let him do better.
  • Feminae naturam regere desperare est otium
    When you have thought to humble a woman's temper, say goodbye to peace!
  • Dum spiro, amo atque credo
    As long as I breathe, I love and believe.
  • Festina lente
    Hurry slowly.
  • Calamitas virtutis occasio
    Calamity is the touchstone of valor.
  • Omnes homines agunt histrionem
    All men are actors in the stage of life.
  • Lucri bonus est odor ex re qualibet
    The smell of profit is pleasant no matter what it comes from.
  • Factum est factam
    What is done is done (a fact is a fact)
  • Ignoscito saepe alteri, nunquam tibi
    Farewell to others often, to yourself never.
  • Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis
    Times change, and we change with them.
  • Tarde venientibus ossa
    He who comes late has dice
  • Imago animi vultus est
    The face is the mirror of the soul.
  • Homo hominis amicus est.
    Man is a friend of man.
  • Homines, dum docent, discunt
    Men, learning, learn.
  • Mors nescit legem, tollit cum paupere regem.
    Death knows no law, takes both king and poor man.
  • Quod cito fit, cito perit
    What soon is done, soon falls apart.
  • Amor non est medicabilis herbis
    Love cannot be cured by herbs.
  • Finis vitae, sed non amoris
    Life ends, but not love.
  • Fidelis et forfis
    Faithful and courageous
  • Fide, sed cui fidas, vide
    Be vigilant; trust, but see whom you trust.
  • Experientia est optima magistra
    Experience is the best teacher
  • Verae amitititiae sempiternae sunt
    True friendship is eternal
  • Damant, quod non intelegunt
    Condemned because they do not understand
  • Descensus averno facilis est
    The way to hell is easy
  • Viva vox alit plenius
    Lively speech nourishes more abundantly.
  • Vivamus atque amemus
    Let us live and love
  • De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil
    Of the dead either good or nothing
  • Ad pulchritudinem ego excitata sum, elegantia spiro et artem efflo
    I am awakened to beauty, I breathe grace and I radiate art.
  • Deus ipse se fecit
    God created himself
  • Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem
    Try to keep your spirits even in difficult circumstances.
  • Primus inter pares
    First among equals
  • Gustus legibus non subiacet
    Taste is not subject to laws.
  • Semper mors subest
    Death is always near.
  • Dum spiro, spero!
    While I breathe, I hope!
  • Homines amplius oculis, quam auribus credunt
    Men believe more with their eyes than with their ears.
  • Benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror
    I consider favors done to the undeserving as wickedness.
  • Fortes fortuna adjuvat
    Fortune helps the brave
  • Dura lex, sed lex
    The law is hard, but it's the law.

Tattoo phrase on the Latin

  • Audi, vide, sile
    Hear, see, and be silent
  • Omnia mea mecum porto
    All mine I carry with me
  • Omnia, quae volo, adipiscar
    I'll get what I want
  • Omnia mors aequat
    Death equals everything
  • Fama clamosa
    A resounding fame.
  • Igne natura renovatur integra
    By fire nature is renewed all
  • Si vis amari, ama
    If you want to be loved, love
  • In me omnis spes mihi est
    All my hope is in myself.
  • Aut vincere, aut mori
    Either to win or to die.
  • Mens sana in corpore sano
    A sound mind in a sound body.
  • Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, a tergo nostra sunt
    Stranger vices are before our eyes, ours behind our backs.
  • Varietas delectat
    Variety is a pleasure
  • Naturalia non sunt turpia
    The natural is not shameful.
  • In venere semper certat dolor et gaudium
    In love, pain and joy always compete
  • Nusquam sunt, qui ubique sunt
    Nowhere are those who are everywhere
  • Vi veri vniversum vivus vici
    I have conquered the universe by the power of truth in my lifetime
  • Quo quisque sapientior est, eo solet esse modestior
    The smarter a man is, the more modest he usually is.
  • Si vis pacem, para bellum
    If you want peace, prepare for war.
  • Sed semel insanivimus omnes
    One day we will all be mad.
  • Infelicissimum genus infortunii est fuisse felicem
    The greatest misfortune is to be happy in the past.
  • In vitium ducit culpae fuga
    The desire to avoid a mistake involves another
  • Tertium non datur
    There is no third.
  • Quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis cautum est in horas
    No man can know when to beware of what danger.
  • Mors omnia solvit
    Death solves all problems.
  • Memento mori.
    Remember death
  • Memento quia pulvis est
    Remember that you are ashes.
  • In aeternum
    Forever, forever.
  • In pace leones, in proelio cervi
    In time of peace, lions, in battle, deer
  • Inter arma silent leges
    When weapons rattle, laws are silent
  • Nitinur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata
    We always strive for the forbidden and desire the unbidden.
  • Tempus fugit
    Time is running out
  • Carpe diem.
    Seize the day (moment)
  • Homo homini lupus est.
    Man is a wolf to man.
  • Corrige praeteritum, praesens rege, cerne futurum
    Correct the past, direct the present, foresee the future.
  • Oderint dum metuant
    Let them hate, but let them fear.
  • Vita sine libertate, nihil
    Life without freedom is nothing
  • Cum vitia present, paccat qui recte facit
    When vices flourish, he who lives honestly suffers.
  • Ibi potest valere populus, ubi leges valent
    Where laws are in force, and the people are strong
  • Leve fit, quod bene fertur onus
    The burden is light when you bear it with obedience.
  • Imperare sibi max imperium est
    To rule oneself is the greatest power.
  • Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito!
    Do not submit to adversity, but bravely face it!
  • Beatitudo pop est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus
    Happiness is not a reward for valor, but is valor itself.
  • Amor, ut lacrima, ab oculo oritur, in cor cadit
    Love is like a tear, it comes from the eye, it falls on the heart.
  • Esse quam videri
    To be, not to seem
  • Felix, qui quod amat, defendere fortiter audet
    Happy is he who boldly takes under his protection that which he loves
  • Sol lucet omnibus
    The sun shines on all
  • Odi et amo
    I hate and I love
  • Cogito, ergo sum
    I think, therefore I exist
  • Actum ne agas
    What's done, don't come back to it.
  • Ab altero expectes, alteri quod feceris
    Expect from another what you yourself have done to another.
  • Amantes sunt amentes
    Lovers are mad
  • Antiquus amor cancer est
    Old love is not forgotten
  • Cui ridet Fortuna, eum ignorat Femida
    To whom Fortune smiles, Themis ignores
  • Omnia fluunt, omnia mutantur
    Everything flows, everything changes.
  • Ut ameris, amabilis esto
    To be loved, be worthy of love.
  • Ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis
    Where you are incapable of anything, you must not want anything.
  • Similis simili gaudet
    The like delights in the like.
  • In dubio abstine
    In doubt abstain.
  • Utatur motu animi qui uti ratione non potest
    Who cannot follow the dictates of reason, let him follow the movements of his soul.
  • Omnia praeclara rara
    All that is beautiful is seldom.
  • In Daemon Deus!
    In Daemon God!
  • Sibi imperare maximum imperium est
    The highest power is power over oneself.
  • Terra incognita
    Unknown land
  • Mores cuique sui fingit fortunam
    Our destiny depends on our morals.
  • Nihil est ab omni parte beatum
    Nothing is safe in every respect.
  • Meliora spero
    I hope for the best
  • Natura abhorret vacuum
    Nature abhors a vacuum.
  • Homo sum et nihil humani a me alienum puto
    I am human and nothing human is alien to me.
  • Si etiam omnes, ego non
    Even if all of them, it's not me
  • Mortem effugere nemo potest
    No one shall escape death.
  • Audire ignoti quom imperant soleo non auscultare
    I will listen to folly, but I will not obey.
  • Nihil habeo, nihil curo
    I have nothing, I care for nothing.
  • Tanto brevius omne tempus, quanto felicius est
    The faster the time flies, the happier it is.
  • Petite, et dabitur vobis; quaerite et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis
    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
  • In tyrrannos
    Against tyrants.
  • Veni, vidi, fugi
    Came, saw, fled. :)

Latin phrase on forearm

Cicero

But fame came to the expression not because of its derivation into postulates by Plato, but after its use in his writings On Laws, On Duties, and On the Limits of Good and Evil by Cicero. Here the phrase took on a more juridical character, as it entered into such a provision as "Justice is recognized by what each receives his own.

Over time, the legal meaning of the phrase has been partly lost, has become a mass phenomenon, and was used most often in the second meaning put in by Plato, that is, in the sense that everyone has the opportunity and full right to get "his" for the work done, the contribution made.

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