- Semper Fi! --- Always faithful!
- Bona fide --- In good faith
- Exempli gratia --- E.g. = for example
- Id Est ---- i.e. = that is
- E Pluribus Unum --- One out of many -- Motto of USA
- Before Christ --- B.C.
- Anno Domine --- A.D.
- Ab Urbe Condita --- A.U.C. - From the founding of the city, 753 B.C. = 1 AUC; Republic of Rome found: 244 AUC
- Carpe Diem! --- Sieze the day
- Scientia Est Potentia --- Knowledge is power
- Ago tibi gratia --- Thank you; Literally- I give thanks to you.
- Mea Culpa --- My fault; Roman way of saying "Excuse me"
- Ab avo usque ad malam --- "From the egg all the way to the apple"; means - From the beginning all the way to the end. English: "From soup to nuts"
- Modus Operandi --- Manner of operating
- Dum spiro spero --- While I breathe, I hope
- Esse quam videri --- To be rather than to seem; Motto of North Carolina
- Excelsior! --- Higher! Motto of New York
- Sic semper tyrranus! --- Thus always to tyrants! Motto of Virginia
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