Help me out with some ideas for a latin engraving

[m3jappa]

I am currently in the process of building some brick piers for some gates.

The house we live in is an old rectory and above the door is a massive yorkstone with a latin inscription, it says something along the lines of 'a house quiet enough to die in'

We can't seem to translate exactly but imo its really cool, I love things like that.

So I am going to be using these victorian style caps

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267059877682?_trkparms=...

I will have the house name on each side of the upper part but id quite like something on the lower part as well.

So any ideas of something? it could be funny, it could be dark, it could be nice (id like nice really)

some which could work

Mortuum flagellas. — You are flogging a dead man.

Benefaciat nobis Deus - god bless us all

grata domus - welcome home


Anyway, any ideas?

Alternatively about 5% of me thinks its a bit tacky and I don't want that so if every response says that then it won't happen

[sherman]

For a rectory

"liberum catulos et dulcia"

Seems appropriate

[m3jappa]

sherman said:

For a rectory

"liberum catulos et dulcia"

Seems appropriate

I laughed loud when I translated that but maybe not appropriate

[sherman]

m3jappa said:

sherman said:

For a rectory

"liberum catulos et dulcia"

Seems appropriate

I laughed loud when I translated that but maybe not appropriate

[B'stard Child]

Sick................. But quite funny

[Mr E]

Veni. Vidi. Vamosi.

(I came. I saw. I fked off)

[ATG]

(can't help myself ... that's the wrong kind of "free". It's free in the sense of liberty, hence that very word in English. Free in the sense of "for nothing" is "gratis" as also used in English.)

[anonymous-user]

Romane ite domum

Caecilus est in horto

[gmaz]

Vivamus risus amore


Or maybe take some inspiration from this house https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14460621/...

[WrekinCrew]

The old classic:

Caesar adsum iam forte
Brutus aderat
Caesar sic in omnibus

[Mammasaid]

Ne nothi tere te

[vaud]

salve naute ?

[Dr Mike Oxgreen]

Whatever you do, don’t rely on Google Translate. It’s appalling at Latin. You’re in danger of getting something like “People called Romanes, they go, the house”.

[Om]

Dr Mike Oxgreen said:

Whatever you do, don’t rely on Google Translate. It’s appalling at Latin. You’re in danger of getting something like “People called Romanes, they go, the house”.

Which, to be fair would be an epic inscription, if not rectally appropriate. Possibly.

[m3jappa]

gmaz said:

Vivamus risus amore


Or maybe take some inspiration from this house https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14460621/...

I think that link confirms the 5% doubt I had

I will stick with house name on each side and sack off the latin. I still love my stone above the front door though as it is 'proper' and at that time motivational quotes about being a wolf or a leader probably didn't have the same meaning as today

[Fatboy]

Based an a rusty memory from the book 'Latin for all occasions' from 30 years ago (so very likely to be hideously wrong):

'Sterecorum pro cerebre habes'

'De Stella Martins Vere Venisti'

'Futue tu ipsum et callibum tuum'

There's lots in the book, which I believe is very good linguisticaoly

https://amzn.eu/d/7MqBeu1