Ad finem fidelis.
ad: to, up to, towards (+acc.)
fidēlis -e: faithful
fīnis -is m.: end, boundary
Ad fontes.
This was a motto of Renaissance humanism, calling for a return to the classical sources of human learning.
ad: to, up to, towards (+acc.)
fōns fontis f.: spring, fountain
Dolor voluptatis comes.
The genitive complements comes: voluptatis comes, "pleasure's companion."
comes comitis m./f.: companion, comrade; attendant, follower
dolor -ōris m.: pain, grief
voluptās -ātis f.: pleasure enjoyment
Fideli nihil difficile.
Here you have the dative form of fidelis, fideli: For a faithful person, nothing is difficult.
difficilis -e: not easy, hard, difficult
fidēlis -e: faithful
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
In labore libertas.
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
labor -ōris m.: toil, exertion
lībertās -ātis f.: freedom
In libertate labor.
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
labor -ōris m.: toil, exertion
lībertās -ātis f.: freedom
Mater artium necessitas.
Compare the English saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention."
māter mātris f.: mother
ars artis f.: skill
necessitās -tātis f.: necessity, need
Mors omnibus communis.
commūnis -e: common, general
mors mortis f.: death
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
Nihil sine labore.
This is the motto of St. Andrew's High School in Worthing, England.
labor -ōris m.: toil, exertion
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
sine: without (+ abl.)
Nil sine numine.
This is the motto of the state of Colorado.
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
nūmen -inis n.: divine will, deity
sine: without (+ abl.)
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