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Wise words every man should know

Latin	English	Notes	Ελληνικά
tabula rasa	Blank slate	The human mind at birth, before it had acquired any knowledge	άγραφος πίνακας
nosce te ipsum temet nosce	know thyself	A reference Greek, «ΓΝΩΘΙΣΑΥΤΟΝ» inscribed on the pronaos of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.	γνῶθι σαὐτόν «ΓΝΩΘΙΣΑΥΤΟΝ»
tempora heroica	Heroic Age	The period between the mythological Titanomachy and the Trojan War	Ηρωική εποχή
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis	Times are changed, we also are changed with them	Everything changes, is metamorphosed	Οι καιροί αλλάζουν, αλλάζουμε επίσης μαζί τους
tempus edax rerum	time, that devours of all things		Πανδαμάτωρ χρόνος ο χρόνος που τα δαμάζει όλα, που τα νικάει όλα
tempus fugit	Time flees. Time flies.	it escapes irretrievable time	ο χρόνος φεύγει
terminat hora diem; terminat auctor opus.	The hour finishes the day; the author finishes his work.	Phrase concluding Christopher Marlowe's play Doctor Faustus.	Η ώρα τελειώνει την ημέρα, ο συγγραφέας τελειώνει το έργο του
terra australis incognita	unknown southern land	First name used to refer to the Australian continent	άγνωστη νότια γη
terra nova	new land	Latin name of Newfoundland island portion of Canadian province	νέα γη
terra nullius	land of none	land that is legally deemed to be unoccupied or uninhabited and is not under the sovereignty nobody	γη κενή ανθρώπων, που να μην έχει κάποιος άλλος δικαιώματα επ΄αυτής (νομικόςόρος)
timeo Danaos et dona ferentes	I fear Greeks even if they bring gifts	Laocoön when warning his fellow Trojans against accepting the Trojan Horse.	Φοβού τους Δαναούς και δώρα φέροντας
timidi mater non flet	A coward's mother does not weep	Proverb from Cornelius : nothing should be condemned in war, and it is for a reason that it is said the mother of a coward does not weep for her cowardly son.	του δειλού η μάνα δεν έκλαψε ποτέ (διότι αυτός επιμελώς αποφεύγει κάθε κίνδυνο,  διότι είναι ανίκανος για γενναία έργα).
treuga Dei	Truce of God	Decree by the medieval Church that all feuds should be cancelled during the Sabbath—effectively from Wednesday or Thursday night until Monday	Ειρήνη και εκεχειρία του Θεού
tu fui ego eris	I was you; you will be me	A memento mori gravestone inscription to remind the reader that death is unavoidable.	Εκεί που είσαι ήμουνα και εδώ που είμαι θα ΄ρθεις.
Vox populi, vox dei	the voice of the people is the voice of God	Phrase that literally means the opinion of the majority of the people.	Φωνή λαού, φωνή Θεού

Source : Wikipédia

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