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O fortunatos nimium sua si bona norint, agricolas
the farmers would count themselves lucky, if only they knew how good they had it

O homines ad servitutem paratos
Men ready to be slaves!

O tempora, o mores!
Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!

Obendientia civium Urbis Felicitas
The obedience of the citizens makes us a happy city

Obiit
one died

Obit anus, abit onus
The old woman dies, the burden is lifted

Obiter dictum
a thing said in passing

Obliti privatorum, publica curate
Forget private affairs, take care of public ones

Obscuris vera involvens
the truth being enveloped by obscure things

Obscurum per obscurius
the obscure by means of the more obscure

Obtorto collo
with a twisted neck

Oculus dexter
right eye

Oculus sinister

Left eye

Oderint dum metuant
let them hate, so long as they fear

Odi et amo

I hate and I love

Odi profanum vulgus et arceo
I hate the unholy rabble and keep them away

Odium theologicum
theological hatred

Oleum camino
(pour) oil on the fire

Omne ignotum pro magnifico
every unknown thing [is taken] for great

Omne initium difficile est
every beginning is difficult

Omne vivum ex ovo
every living thing is from an egg

Omnes homines sunt asini vel homines et asini sunt asini
All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys.

Omnes vulnerant, postuma necat
all [the hours] wound, last one kills

Omnia cum deo

All with God

Omnia dicta fortiori si dicta Latina
everything said [is] stronger if said in Latin

Omnia extares!
Let it all hang out

Omnia in mensural et numero et pondere disposuisti
Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight

Omnia mutantur, nihil interit
Everything changes, nothing perishes

Omnia omnibus
all things to all men

Si omnia ficta
if all (the words of poets) is fiction

Omnia vincit amor
love conquers all

Omnia munda mundis
everything [is] pure to the pure [men]

Omnia praesumuntur legitime facta donec probetur in contrarium
all things are presumed ot be lawfully done, until it is show [to be] in the reverse

Omnis vir enim sui
Every man for himself!

Omnibus idem
the same to all

Omnibus locis fit caedes
There is slaughter everywhere (in every place)

Omnis traductor traditor
every translator is a traitor

Omnis vir tigris
everyone a tiger

Omnium gatherum
gathering of all

Onus probandi
Burden of proof

Onus procedendi
burned of procedure

Opera omnia
all works

Operari sequitur esse
act of doing something follows the act of being

Opera citato
in the work that was cited

Opera et veritate
in action and truth

Operibus anteire
leading the way with deeds

Ophidian in herba
a snake in the grass

Opinion juris sive necessitates
an opinion of law or necessity

Opus anglicanum
English work

Opus dei
The work of God

Ora et labora
Pray and work

Ora pro nobis
Pray for us

Orando laborando
by praying, by working

Oratio recta
direct speech

Oratio obliqua
indirect speech

Orbis non sufficit
the world does not suffice
or
the world is not enough

Orbis unum
one world

Ordo ab chao
out of chaos, comes order

(oremus) pro invicem
(Let us pray), one for the other; let us pray for each other

orta recens quam pura nites
newly risen, how brightly you shine

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