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30 Cards in this Set
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arbiter elegantiae
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arbiter of elegance
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de nihilo nihil
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nothing from nothing
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possunt quia posse videntur
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they can because they think they can
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alea iacta est
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the die is cast
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veni, vidi, vici
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I came, I saw, I conquered
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persona non grata
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unwelcome person
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potentia per scientia
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power through knowledge
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lapsus linguae
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slip of the tongue
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scientia sol mentis
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knowledge is the light of the mind
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magnum opus
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greatest work
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cornu copiae
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horn of plenty
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modus vivendi
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manner of living
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dum spiro spero
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while I breathe, I hope
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novus ordo seclorum
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new order of ages (new world order)
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ars artis gratia
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art for the sake of art
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cogito ergo sum
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status quo
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alter ego
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other self
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sic transit gloria mundi
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so passes the glory of the world
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veritas vos liberabit
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the truth will set you free
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senatus populusque romanus (S.P.Q.R.)
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The senate and the Roman people
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nota bene
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note well
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labor omnia vincit
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work conquers all
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annuit coeptis
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He (God) approves the beginning
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citius, altius, fortius
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Faster, higher, stronger
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semper fidelis
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always faithful
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homo sapiens
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wise man
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terra firma
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solid ground
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scientia crescat, vita colatur
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as knowledge grows, life becomes better
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deus ex machina
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God from the machine
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status quo
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the way things are now
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