In Sparta mothers were said to tell their war-bred children to either come.

Famous latin war phrases. Aut cum scuto aut in scuto. One is innocent until proven guilty. Contra felicem vix deus vires habet.

Nil ego contulerim iucundo sanus amico. A phrase used by Thomas Hobbes to describe the state of nature. Let us live since we must die One of the most powerful Latin quotes.

Meaning I am not led I lead. Love conquers all - Virgil Eclogues X The ultimate romantic line making people swoon for millennia - this is one of the best latin sayings. These days this phrase is mostly known as what John Wilkes Booth may or may not have shouted out.

If you want peace prepare for war. Sic semper tyrannis. It sounds a little cocky at least to me as there are times in your life that you must be a good follower.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. In this rendition of The Top 10 I will be analyzing the best patriotic Latin Greek sayings. This is actually a Latin version of an earlier Greek phrase.

Auferre trucidare rapere falsis nominis imperium atque. Sometimes translated as once you have accomplished small things you may attempt great ones safely. Ars longa vita brevis art is long life is short 7.