Abusus non tollit, sed confirmat substantiam
abusus – abuse; non – not; tollit – destroy; sed – but; confirmat – confirms; substantiam – substance, essence
Abuse does not destroy, but confirms the essence
[I recently re-read this phrase due to an assigned the assigned reading Luther's Large Catechism IV Baptism for my Systematic Theology class.]
In light of the STL weather last night and today, I offer you these words:
Last night, I would have said, “ningit.” Speaking of what happened last night, I would say, ”ninxit.”
ningit – it is snowing [present]
ninxit – it snowed [perfect]
labor omnia vincit
labor – work; omnia – everything; vincit
work conquers everything
De Duabus Naturis Christi
de – concerning; duabus – two; naturis – natures
concerning the two natures of Christ
mens sana in corpore sano
mens – mind; sana – healthy [English cognate: sane]; corpore – body; sano – healthy
a healthy mind in a healthy body
finitum non capax infiniti
finitum – finite; non – not; capax – capable; infiniti – of the infinite
the finite [is] not capable of the infinite [Reformed]
arma virumque cano
arma – arms, weapons; virum - men; -que – and; cano – sing [Eng. cognate: chant]
I sing of/about arms and men
ars longa, vita brevis
ars – art; longa – long; vita – life; brevis – short, brief
art is long, life is short
annuit coeptis
annuit – he nods, he shows approval [The first time I looked this up, I couldn't find it. After doing some more digging, I found it under "adnuo" not "annuo." The form here would be "adnuit"]; coeptis – undertakings, beginnings
He [the all-seeing eye] nods [at the/at our] beginnings.
[cf. the back of a $1 bill]
Venite adoremus Dominum
venite – come [2nd pl. imperative]; adoremus – adore, worship [1st pl. hortatory subjunctive: let us ...]
[oh] come let us adore [him], [Christ] the Lord
