I normally stop by merriam-webster.com to double-check spellings, but the site also has a nifty collection of Top 10 lists for word lovers, including Top 10 Latin Words to Live By. (Actually, they're phrases, but let's not quibble.) Here, with translations, is that list. (Sorry, John Wilkes Booth, but "sic semper tyrannis" didn't make the cut.) You can read a brief description of each entry here.
In Vino Veritas ("there is truth in wine")
Carpe Diem ("seize the day")
Utile Dulci ("the useful with the agreeable")
Semper Fidelis ("always faithful")
Caveat Emptor ("let the buyer beware")
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc ("after this, therefore on account of it")
Per Angusta Ad Augusta ("through difficulties to honors")
Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice ("if you seek his monument, look around")
Aere Perennius ("more lasting than bronze")
Amor Vincit Omnia ("love conquers all things")
In Vino Veritas ("there is truth in wine")
Carpe Diem ("seize the day")
Utile Dulci ("the useful with the agreeable")
Semper Fidelis ("always faithful")
Caveat Emptor ("let the buyer beware")
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc ("after this, therefore on account of it")
Per Angusta Ad Augusta ("through difficulties to honors")
Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice ("if you seek his monument, look around")
Aere Perennius ("more lasting than bronze")
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