High gothic phrasebook

Eugenios was supposed to be a scribe who incessantyl drops into High gothic phrases during ordinary conversation. I made a list of Latin phrases to quickly refer to during the game to help me with that.

High gothic	Low gothic	40k-fication
Dictum factum.	What is said is done.
Dies irae.	Day of wrath.	Dies irae IMPERATORIS.
Carpe vinum.	Seize the wine.
Dum vita est, spes est.	While there is life, there is hope.	Dum IMPERATOR est, spes est.
Familia supra omnia.	Family over everything.	IMPERATOR super omnia.
Fons vitae caritas.	Love is the fountain of life.	IMPERATOR vitae caritas.
Sapientia potentia est.	Wisdom is power.	Fides IMPERATOREM in imperatorem
Melita, domi adsum!	Honey, I’m home!
Morior invictus.	Death before defeat.
Palma non sine pulvere.	Dare to try.
Pax vobiscum.	Peace [be] with you.	IMPERATOR vobiscum.
Fortiter et fideliter.	Bravely and faithfully.
Sequere pecuniam.	Follow the money.	Sequere corruptio.
Omne initium difficile est.	Every beginning is difficult.
Sic vita est.	Such is life.
Hodie mihi, cras tibi.	Today it’s me, tomorrow it will be you.
Humilitas occidit superbiam.	Humility conquers pride.	Fides IMPERATOREM occidit superbiam.
Sic infit.	So it begins.
Igne natura renovatur integra.	Through fire, nature is reborn whole.	Fides IMPERATOREM renovatur integra.
Oderint dum metuant.	Let them hate so long as they fear.
Ordo ab chao.	Out of chaos, comes order.	Ordo ab IMPERATORE
Libertas perfundet omnia luce.	Freedom will flood all things with light.	IMPERATOR perfundet omnia luce.
Una hirundo non facit ver.	One swallow does not make summer.
Verba volant, scripta manent.	Words fly away, writings remain.
Grandescunt aucta labore.	With hard work, all things increase and grow.	Grandescunt aucta fides IMPERATOREM.
Actus me invito factus non est meus actus.	The act done by me against my will is not my act.	Actus IMPERATOREM invito factus non est meus actus.
Ad meliora.	Towards better things.
Adversus solem ne loquitor.	Do not speak against the Sun.	Adversus IMPERATOREM ne loguitor.
Calamus gladio fortior.	The pen is mightier than the sword.	Fides IMPERATOREM gladio fortior.
Vacate et scire.	Be still and know.
In absentia lucis, tenebrae vincunt.	In the absence of light, darkness prevails.	In absentia IMPERATOREM, tenebrae viscunt.
Ego te provoco.	I challenge you.
Quam bene non quantum.	How well, not how much.
Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.	The times are changing, and we change in them.
Tendit in ardua virtus.	Virtue strives for what is difficult.
Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.	Need makes even the timid brave.
Faber est suae quisque fortunae.	Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.
Barba non facit philosophum.	A beard doesn’t make one a philosopher.
Magna est vis consuetudinis.	Great is the power of habit.	Magna est vis IMPERATORIS.
Nil volentibus arduum.	Nothing [is] arduous for the willing.	Nil fidelibum arduum.
Non loqui sed facere.	No talk but action.
Suum cuique.	To each his own.
Memores acti prudentes future.	Mindful of what has been done, aware of what will be.
Bono malum superate.	Overcome evil with good.	IMPERATORE malum superate.
Vincit qui patitur.	He who endures, conquers.
Qui totum vult totum perdit.	He who wants everything loses everything.
Pro bono.	For the good.	Pro IMPERATORE.
Praesis ut prosis ne ut imperes.	Lead in order to serve, not in order to rule.
Incepto ne desistam.	May I not shrink from my purpose.
Ad victoriam.	To victory.
Alea iacta est.	The die is cast.
Cogito, ergo sum.	I think, therefore I am.
Fortes fortuna adiuvat.	Fortune favors the brave.	Fortes IMPERATOR adiuvat.
Ars longa, vita brevis.	Art is long, life is short.
Ex nihilo nihil fit.	Nothing comes from nothing.
A bene placito.	At your leasure.
A contrario.	On the contrary.
Ab irato.	From an angry person.
Absit invidia.	Without envy. (No offense)
Absolvo.	I absolve.

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