Quote from the Aeneid, III 13-68.Ī public policy requiring courts to protect the best interests of any child involved in a lawsuit. It is ungenerous to hold resentment toward the dead. In antiquity, however, the Romans viewed peace as the aftermath of successful conquest through war, so in this sense the proverb identifies war as the means through which peace will be achieved. Usually used to support a policy of peace through strength (deterrence). The petty thief is hanged, the big thief gets away.įrom "Si vis pacem para bellum": if you want peace, prepare for war-if a country is ready for war, its enemies are less likely to attack. Parvus pendetur fur, magnus abire videtur This motto is of the families Buchanan, Lowman, and Palmer, according to Burke's Peerage & Baronetage. Today used to describe any entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters. Originally described all that was needed for emperors to placate the Roman mob. Loosely, "achievement should be rewarded" (or, "let the symbol of victory go to him who has deserved it") frequently used mottoįrom Juvenal, Satire X, line 81.
He who has earned the palm, let him bear it. One of the fundamental rules of international law.Īlso "dare to try" motto of numerous schools.
Ablative form of pax, "peace."Īlso "contracts must be honoured". Used to politely acknowledge someone with whom the speaker or writer disagrees or finds irrelevant to the main argument. "With all due respect to", "with due deference to", "by leave of", "no offence to", or "despite (with respect)".
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