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261 quo pax et gloria ducunt
qui timide rogat docet negare [L], he who asks timidly courts denial:
Seneca.
qui transtulit sustinet [L], he who transplanted sustains: motto of
Connecticut.
qui trop embrasse mal étreint [Fr], who grasps too much clasps ill;
grasp all, lose all.
qui trop se hâte reste en chemin [Fr], who hurries too much rests on
the way; slow and sure wins the race.
qui uti seit ei bona [L], that man should have wealth who knows how
to use it: Terence.
qui va la? [Fr], who goes there?
qui vit sans folie n'est pas si sage qu'il croit [Fr], who lives without
folly is not as wise as he thinks: La Rochefoucauld.
qui vive? [Fr], who goes there? —être sur le qui vive, to be on the
alert.
qui vivra verra [Fr], who lives will see.
quoad [L], as to; as regards; so far as. --quoad hoc, as to this; as
regards this particular matter; in this respect; as far as this goes.
—quoad minus, as to the lesser matter, —quoad ultra, as regards the
past.
quo animo? [L], with what intention?
quocunque modo [L], in whatsoever manner; in whatever way.
quocunque nomine [L], under whatever name.
quod absurdum est [L], which thing is absurd.
quod avertat Deus! [L], which may God avert! God forbid!
quod bene notandum [L], which is to be well marked {or especially
noted).
quod erat demonstrandum [L], which was to be demonstrated: abbr.
Q.E.D.
quod erat faciendum [L], which was to be done: abbr. Q.E.F.
quod est [L], which is: abbr. q.e.
quod hoc sibi vult? [L], what does this mean?
quodlibet [L], lit., what you please; a debatable point; a subtlety.
quod non opus est, asse carum est [L], what is not necessary is dear
at a penny.
quod sciam [L], as far as I know: Cicero.
quod scripsi scripsi [L], what I have written I have written.
quod vide [L], which see: abbr. q.v.
quo fas et gloria ducunt [L], where duty and glory lead.
quo Fata vocant [L], whither the Fates call {or summon).
quo iure? [L], by what right?
quomodo? [L], in what manner? by what means? how?
quondam [L], former; formerly.
quo pax et gloria ducunt [L], where peace and glory lead.