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Arcane Philosophy | |
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Arcane Words | |
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Arcane Sayings | |
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Words of Thaumaturgy | |
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Arcane Philosophy |
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| Sine Pyramide nihil sumus | Without the Pyramid we are nothing |
| Vim Pyramidis in saxibus quadratis | The strength of the Pyramid is in the stones. |
| Pyramidis tenet sanguine, sed ratio quoque | The Pyramid is kept together (gets its strength from) the blood, but also from rationality (its order) |
| Hodie animi nostri, postridie orbis. | Today our souls, tomorrow the world. |
| Mors principium est | Death is the beginning. |
| Scientia non est potentia, quae prologum potentia solidum est. | Knowledge is not power, but the prelude to power. |
| Facies quatro Pyramidis sunt: Velle, Noscere, Audere et Tacere. | The four sides of the Pyramid is to will, to know, to dare and to keep silent. |
| Ne invoces expellere non possis | Do not call up that you cannot put down |
| Sub Pyramidis umbra sumus | We stand in the shadow (protection) of the Pyramid. |
| Nox praesidium nostri | The Night is our protection. |
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| Noctuabundus | Being of the night, night-wanderer |
| Natus Cainum | The children of Caine. |
| Domus et genus Tremere | The House and Clan of Tremere |
| Tremereides | Tremerid, Tremere-descendant (Greek). |
| Sanguis | Blood |
| Vitae | Life (Blood in vampiric-occult context) |
| Vis | Force, energy. |
| Lympha | The water of blood, its mundane content. |
| Cruor | Spilt blood. |
| Sanguis malus | Evil blood. |
| Sanguinis vinculum | Blood Bond |
| Ultio sanguinus cujus | Revenge of the blood. |
| Praesentia | Presence |
| Dominium | Dominate |
| Ars Magna et Ultima | The great and ultimate art, thaumaturgy. |
| Arcanum Arcanissimum | The secret of secrets. |
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Arcane Sayings |
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| Frontis nulla fides | Do not trust appearances. |
| Bestiae sumus, ut non bestiae simus | Beasts we are, lest we beasts become. |
| Scientia est potentia | Knowledge is power. |
| Exercitato Artem Parat | Exercise gives skill. |
| Sunt pueri pueri, pueri puerilia tractant | Children are children, and do childish things. |
| Labor improbus omnia vincit | Great labor overcomes everything. |
| Quid vesper ferat, incertum est | What the evening brings is uncertain. |
| Non est discipulus super magistrum nec servus super dominum. | The apprentice is not over the teacher, nor is the slave over his master. |
| Mundus vult decipi, ergo decepiatur | The world wants to be fooled, thus it is fooled. |
| Omne ignotum pro magnifico est | Everything unknown seems magnificent. |
| Repetitio est mater studiorum | Repetition is the mother of study. |
| Cavendi nulla est dimittenda occasio | No occasion to be alert is to be overlooked. |
| In re dubia melius est verbis edicti serviri | In uncertain cases its best to follow orders. |
| Pretium Scientiae. | The price of knowledge. |
| Scientia ultima stat pretio ultime | Ultimate knowledge costs the ultimate price. |
| In fidelitate et veritate universas ab aeternitate | In universal truth and loyalty in eternity. |
| Carpe noctem! | Sieze the night! |
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Words of Thaumaturgy |
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| Fiat ignem. | Let there be fire. |
| Scribit, fiet | So it shall be written, so shall it be. |
| Sanguis vitam est | The blood is the life. |
| Sanguis est vim | The blood is the power. |
| Vitae animum nobis est | The blood is your soul. |
| Vis tecum sit! | May the force be with you! (Tremere in-joke) |
| Sanguis est ignem et aquam. | The blood is fire and water. |
| Oculo omnividens te vigilet | May the all-seing eye watch over you |
| Nomen est. Res non est. | The name exists, the thing does not exist. |
| Nunc nox, mox lux | Now it is night, suddenly it is day. |