Latin Tattoos

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.

...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.

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

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.