Tattoos have become quite common these days. With countless designs and patterns to choose from, it can be challenging to select the right one for yourself. Well, you don't have to get a design inked on yourself. Instead, you can get a quote as a tattoo. Have you considered getting a Latin phrase or quote as a tattoo? Many celebrities, such as Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Colin Farrell, Adam Lambert, and Keith Urban, have Latin tattoos. Which is why, many teens and a few adults are getting inspired and searching for interesting and thought-provoking phrases for themselves. So if you're searching for one that describes you as a person (in essence), then take a look at the following phrases.
Get it Right Before you Inscribe
Before you select a phrase, there are certain points to keep in mind. There's no need to rush into anything and be stuck with a tattoo that you're not sure about. So read the following "dos and don'ts" and then proceed.
Do...
- ...consult an experienced tattoo artist.
- ...select a phrase and get the correct translation in Latin.
- ...make sure there are no spelling errors.
- ...select the font that you like beforehand.
- ...follow the aftercare instructions provided to you by your tattoo artist.
- ...drink before you get a tattoo.
- ...use an online translating program or website to translate your Latin phrase.
- ...think that the tattoo won't hurt, regardless of size.
- ...ignore the instructions given by your tattoo artist.
Latin Quotes/Phrases for Tattoos
Of course, tattoos have an edge; they can make anyone look sensual, rebellious, and/or fierce. Plus, tattoos have a powerful way to send the right messages across. These phrases are empowering for those who wear them proudly.
Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through adversity
Ad meliora - Towards better things
Ad meliora vertamur - Let us turn to better things
Alis grave nil - Nothing is heavy to those who have wings
Alis volat propris - She flies with her own wings
Amor ordinem nescit - Love does not know order
Amor vincit omnia - Love conquers all
Audax at fidelis - Bold but faithful
Aude sapere - Dare to know
Audere est facere - To dare is to do
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam - I shall either find a way or make one
Carpe noctem - Seize the night
Cedo maiori - I yield to a greater person
Cogito ergo doleo - I think therefore I am depressed
Cogito ergo sum - I think therefore I am
Credo quia absurdum est - I believe it because it is absurd
Dum spiro spero - While I breathe, I hope
Dum vita est, spes est - While there is life, there is hope
Ego sum quae sum - I am what I am
Esse quam videri - To be, rather than to seem
Esto quod es - Be what you are
Fabas indulcet fames - Hunger sweetens the beans
Fallaces sunt rerum species - Appearances are deceptive
In somnis veritas - In dreams there is truth
La vie est faite de petits bonheurs - Life is made of the little moments
Luceat lux vestra - Let your light shine
Luctor et emergo - I struggle and emerge
Manus manum lavat - One hand washes the other
Manus multae cor unum - Many hands, one heart
Memento vivere - Remember to live
Meminerunt omnia amantes - Lovers remember all
Mens sana in corpore sano - A sound mind in a sound body
Missit me Dominus - The Lord has sent me
Morior invictus - Death before defeat
Mutantur omnia nos et mutamur in illis - All things change and we change with them
Ne quid nimis - Nothing in excess
Nemo dat quod non habet - No one gives what he does not have
Nequiquam sapit qui sibi non sapit - He knows in vain who does not draw profit from what he knows
Neutiquam erro - I am not lost
Non ducor duco - I am not led; I lead
Nosce te ipsum - Know thyself
Omnia causa fiunt - Everything happens for a reason
Per aspera ad astra - Through hardships to the stars
Post nubila phoebus - After the clouds, the sun
Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem laeseris - It is human nature to hate the man whom you have injured
Semper ad meliora - Always towards better things
Sic itur ad astra - Thus you shall go to the stars
Tempus fugit - Time flies
Tempus neminem manet - Time waits for no one
Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito - Yield not to misfortunes, but go boldly against
Uno die tempus - One day at a time
Ut amen et foveam - So that I love and cherish
Veni, vidi, vici - I came, I saw, I conquered
Verba volant, scripta manent - Words fly away, writings remain
Verbum sat sapienti - Word to the wise is enough
Veritas lux mea - Truth is my light
Veritas vos liberabit - The truth will set you free
Vincit qui se vincit - He conquers who conquers himself
Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est - There is more to life than just being alive
Vive ut vivas - Live so that you may live
Vox populi vox dei - The voice of the people is the voice of God
You don't necessarily have to select any of these quotes for your tattoo. If you want, you can come up with your own phrase or quote and get it translated into Latin. That way, your tattoo will be original and set you apart from everyone else. Select a location for your tattoo, choose a good font, and get that tattoo you've been wanting for a while now.
Travelling is my life
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