A dead language? Long live the "Sig"!!
Carpe diem--Horace
Non nobis solum nati sumus. --Cicero
Si vis amari, ama. --Seneca
Vestis virum reddit - Quintilianus
Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur. --Unknown
Semper inops quicumque cupit - Claudian
Dulce bellum inexpertis - Pindaros
...et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!
ac (ante cibum) means "before meals"
bid (bis in die) means "twice a day"
gt (gutta) means "drop"
hs (hora somni) means "at bedtime"
od (oculus dexter) means "right eye"
os (oculus sinister) means "left eye"
po (per os) means "by mouth"
pc (post cibum) means "after meals"
prn (pro re nata) means "as needed"
q 3 h (quaque 3 hora) means "every 3 hours"
qd (quaque die) means "every day"
qid (quater in die) means "4 times a day"
Sig (signa) means "write"
tid (ter in die) means "3 times a day"