LatinTranslationNotes Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tresall Gaul is divided into three partsthe celebrated opening line of Julius Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War gaudia certaministhe joys of battle according to Cassiodorus, an expression used by Attila in addressing his troops prior to the 451 Battle of Châlons gaudeamus hodielet us rejoice todaygaudeamus igiturtherefore let us rejoiceFirst words of an academic anthem used, among other places, in The Student Prince.gaudete in dominorejoice in the LordMotto of Bishop Allen Academygaudium in veritatejoy in truthMotto of Campion Schoolgeneralia specialibus non derogantgeneral provisions enacted in later legislation do not detract from specific provisions enacted in earlier legislationA principle of statutory interpretation: If a matter falls under a specific provision in a statute enacted before a general provision enacted in a later statute, it is to be presumed that the legislature did not intend that the earlier specific provision be repealed, and the matter is governed by the earlier specific provision, not the more recent general one.genius locispirit of placeThe unique, distinctive aspects or atmosphere of a place, such as those celebrated in art, stories, folk tales, and festivals. Originally, the genius loci was literally the protective spirit of a place, a creature usually depicted as a snake.generatim discite cultusLearn each field of study according to its kind. (Virgil, Georgics II.)Motto of the University of Bath.gens una sumus we are one people Motto of FIDE. Can be traced back to Claudian's poem De consulatu Stilichonis.gesta non verbadeeds, not wordsMotto of James Ruse Agricultural High School.Gloria in excelsis DeoGlory to God in the HighestOften translated "Glory to God on High". The title and beginning of an ancient Roman Catholic doxology, the Greater Doxology. See also ad maiorem Dei gloriam.Gloria invidiam vicistiBy your fame you have conquered envySallust, Bellum Jugurthum ("Jugurthine War") 10:2.gloria filiorum patres The glory of sons is their fathers (Proverbs17:6) Motto of Eltham CollegeGloria PatriGlory to the FatherThe beginning of the Lesser Doxology.gloriosus et liberglorious and freeMotto of Manitobagradatim ferociterby degrees, ferociouslyMotto of private spaceflight company Blue Origin, which officially treats "Step by step, ferociously" as the English translationgradibus ascendimusascending by degreesMotto of Grey College, DurhamGraecia capta ferum victorem cepitConquered Greece in turn defeated its savage conquerorHorace Epistles 2.1 Graecum est; non legiturIt is Greek (and therefore) it cannot be read.Most commonly from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar where Casca couldn't explain to Cassius what Cicero was saying because he was speaking Greek. The more common colloquialism would be: It's all Greek to me.grandescunt aucta laboreBy hard work, all things increase and growMotto of McGill Universitygratia et scientiagrace and learningMotto of Arundel Schoolgratiae veritas naturaeTruth through mercy and natureMotto of Uppsala Universitygraviora manentheavier things remainVirgil Aeneid 6:84; more severe things await, the worst is yet to comeGravis Dulcis Immutabilisserious sweet immutableTitle of a poem by James Elroy FleckerGravis Dulcis Immutabilis at classicpoetryaloud.comgutta cavat lapidem [non vi sed saepe cadendo]a water drop hollows a stone [not by force, but by falling often]main phrase is from Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto IV, 10, 5.;P. Ovidius Naso: Epistulae Ex Ponto, Liber Quartus, X. Albinovano at The Latin Library expanded in the Middle Ages
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