Latin quote of the day

For fun and profit: Each day a new Latin proverb.

Nihil est incertius volgo

Nothing is more uncertain than the (favour of the) crowd. (Cicero)

Machina improba! Vel mihi ede potum vel mihi redde nummos meos!

You infernal machine! Give me a beverage or give me my money back!

Et in arcadia ego

I, also, am in Arcadia

Hic jacet (HJ)

Here lies. (written on gravestones or tombs)

Verbatim et litteratim

Word for word and letter for letter