Vernon Wilkinson was our Latin teacher in the 4th form at Christchurch Boys' High School. He stood and snapped his braces, while reciting and translating Latin, often about Caesar sending ambassadors by land and sea. I enjoyed Latin at school, Forms 3-7.
Latin phrases
ab initio - from the beginning
ab origine - from the source
abyssus abyssum invocat - deep calls to deep (Psalm 42:7)
acta non verba - deeds not words
ad astra per aspera - through adversity to the stars
ad hoc - to this
ad lucem - to the light
ad valorem - according to the value
Agnus dei - the lamb of God
annus horribilis - a horrible year
annus mirabilis - a miraculous year (e.g. 1905 when Einstein published his theory of relativity)
beati mundi corde - Blessed are the pure in heart (e.g. in The Warratahs, Westland Moon)
Caesar non supra grammaticos - the Emperor is not above the grammarians. (Said first, apparently, at the Council of Constance in 1414.)
Carpe diem. - Seize the day.
Carpe noctem. - Seize the night.
Carpe vinum. - Seize the wine.
De gustibus non est disputandum. - There is no accounting for taste.
Discendo discimus — While teaching we learn.
Fugit inreparabile tempus. - It escapes, irretrievable time.
Omnim rerum principia parva sunt - The beginings of all things are small.
Per aspera ad astra - through adversity to the stars
Per procurationem - on behalf of, when someone signs a letter on behalf of someone else