Cum laude

Corpus delicti means “The body of the offence.” It means the essential facts that prove a crime was actually committed, not literally a dead body. Source: Legal term.

Omnia munda mundis means “To the pure, all things are pure.” People with a clean heart see the good in things; suspicion often says more about the one who suspects. Source: Vulgate Bible, Titus 1:15.

Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo means “A drop hollows out the stone, not by force but by falling often.” Small, steady efforts add up to results that force alone cannot achieve. Source: Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto 4.10.5; the ending is a later addition.

Tertius gaudens means “The third party rejoices.” When two people fight, a third often walks away with the prize. Source: Medieval Latin proverb (duobus litigantibus tertius gaudet).

Tunica propior pallio est means “The tunic is closer than the cloak.” Your own interests come first, just as the undershirt is closer to the body than the coat. Source: Plautus, Trinummus 1154.

Et facta est lux means “And there was light.” The words mark the first act of creation: light breaking into darkness. Source: Vulgate, Genesis 1:3.