| Latin | Translation | Notes |
| faber est suae quisque fortunae | every man is the artisan of his own fortune | Appius Claudius Caecus; motto of Fort Street High School in Petersham, Sydney, Australia |
| fac et spera | do and hope | motto of Clan Matheson |
| fac fortia et patere | do brave deeds and endure | motto of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, Australia |
| fac simile | make a similar thing | origin of the word facsimile, and, through it, of fax |
| faciam eos in gentem unum | I will make them into one nation | appeared on British coinage following the Union of the Crowns |
| faciam quodlibet quod necesse est | I'll do whatever it takes | |
| faciam ut mei memineris | I'll make you remember me | from Plautus, Persa IV.3–24; used by Russian hooligans as tattoo inscription |
| facile princeps | easily the first | said of the acknowledged leader in some field, especially in the arts and humanities |
| facilius est multa facere quam diu | It is easier to do many things, than one thing consecutively | Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 1/12:7 |
| facio liberos ex liberis libris libraque | "I make free adults out of children by means of books and a balance." | motto of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| facta, non verba | deeds, not words | Frequently used as motto |
| factum fieri infectum non potest | It is impossible for a deed to be undone | Terence, Phormio 5/8:45 |
| falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus | false in one, false in all | A Roman legal principle indicating that a witness who willfully falsifies one matter is not credible on any matter. The underlying motive for attorneys to impeach opposing witnesses in court: the principle discredits the rest of their testimony if it is without corroboration. |
| familia supra omnia | family over everything | frequently used as a family motto |
| fas est et ab hoste doceri | It is lawful to be taught even by an enemy | Ovid, Metamorphoses 4:428 |
| feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes | I have done what I could; let those who can do better. | Slight variant ("quod potui feci") found in James Boswell's An Account of Corsica, there described as "a simple beautiful inscription on the front of Palazzo Tolomei at Siena".[1] Later, found in Henry Baerlein's introduction to his translation of The Diwan of Abul ʿAla by Abul ʿAla Al-Maʿarri (973–1057);[2] also in Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, act 1. Also in Alfonso Moreno Espinosa, Compendio de Historia Universal, 5. ed. (Cádiz 1888). |
| NN fecit | NN made (this) | a formula used traditionally in the author's signature by painters, sculptors, artisans, scribes etc; compare pinxit |
| fecisti patriam diversis de gentibus unam | "From differing peoples you have made one native land" | Verse 63 from the poem De reditu suo by Rutilius Claudius Namatianus praising emperor Augustus.[3] |
| felicior Augusto, melior Traiano | "be more fortunate than Augustus and better than Trajan" | ritual acclamation delivered to late Roman emperors |
| felix culpa | fortunate fault | from "Exsultet" of the Catholic liturgy |
| felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas | happy is he who can ascertain the causes of things | Virgil. "Rerum cognoscere causas" is the motto of the London School of Economics, University of Sheffield, and the University of Guelph. |
| felo de se | felon from himself | archaic legal term for one who commits suicide, referring to early English common law punishments, such as land seizure, inflicted on those who killed themselves |
| fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt | men generally believe what they want to | People's beliefs are shaped largely by their desires. Julius Caesar, The Gallic War 3.18 |
| festina lente | hurry slowly | An oxymoronic motto of Augustus. It encourages proceeding quickly, but with calm and caution. Equivalent to 'More haste, less speed'. Motto of the Madeira School, McLean, Virginia, Berkhamsted School, Berkhamsted, England |
| festinare nocet, nocet et cunctatio saepe; tempore quaeque suo qui facit, ille sapit. | it is bad to hurry, and delay is often as bad; the wise person is the one who does everything in its proper time. | Ovid[4] |
| fiat iustitia et pereat mundus | let justice be done, though the world shall perish | motto of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| fiat justitia ruat caelum | let justice be done should the sky fall | Attributed to Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus |
| fiat lux | let there be light | From the Latin translation of Genesis, "dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est lux" ("and God said, 'Let light be made', and light was made."); frequently used as motto for educational institutions. |
| fiat panis | let there be bread | Motto of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
| fiat voluntas Dei | May God's will be done | The motto of Robert May's School |
| fiat voluntas tua | Thy will be done | motto of Archbishop Richard Smith of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton |
| ficta voluptatis causa sint proxima veris | fictions meant to please should approximate the truth | Horace Ars Poetica (338), advice presumably discounted by the magical realists |
| Fidei Defensor (Fid Def) or (fd) | Defender of the Faith | A title given to Henry VIII of England by Pope Leo X on 17 October 1521 before Henry became a heresiarch. Still used by the British monarchs, it appears on all British coins, usually abbreviated. |
| fidem scit | He knows the faith | sometimes mistranslated to "Keep the faith", when used in contemporary English-language writings of all kinds to convey a light-hearted wish for the reader's well-being |
| fides qua creditur | the faith by which it is believed | the personal faith which apprehends, contrasted with fides quae creditur |
| fides quae creditur | the faith which is believed | the content of "the faith," contrasted with fides qua creditur |
| fides quaerens intellectum | faith seeking understanding | the motto of Saint Anselm, found in his Proslogion |
| fidus Achates | faithful Achates | A faithful friend; from the name of Aeneas's faithful companion in Virgil's Aeneid |
| filiae nostrae sicvt angvli incisi similitvdine templi | may our daughters be as polished as the corners' of the temple | motto of Francis Holland School |
| finis coronat opus | the end crowns the work | The end justifies the means. Motto of St. Mary's Catholic High School in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Coat of arms of Seychelles, and of the Amin Investment Bank |
| finis vitae sed non amoris | the end of life, but not of love | |
| flagellum dei | scourge of god | referred to Attila the Hun, when he led his armies to invade the Western Roman Empire |
| flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo | if I cannot reach heaven I will raise hell | Virgil's Aeneid, book VII.312 |
| floreat etona | may Eton flourish | Motto of Eton College |
| floreat nostra schola | may our school flourish | Common school motto |
| floruit (fl.) | one flourished | Indicates the period when a historical figure whose birth and death dates are unknown was most active. |
| fluctuat nec mergitur | she wavers and is not immersed | Motto of Paris |
| fons et origo | the spring and source | "The fountainhead and beginning". The source and origin. |
| fons sapientiae, verbum Dei | the fount of knowledge is the word of God. | motto of Bishop Blanchet High School |
| fons vitae caritas | love is the fountain of life | motto of Chisipite Senior School |
| formosam resonare doces Amaryllida silvas | teach the woods to re-echo "fair Amaryllis" | From Virgil's Eclogues 1:5 |
| forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit | perhaps even these things will be good to remember one day | From Virgil's Aeneid, book I, line 203. |
| fortes fortuna adiuvat | Fortune favours the bold | The motto of the 3rd Marine Regiment |
| fortes fortuna juvat | Fortune favours the bold | The motto of the Jutland Dragoon Regiment (Denmark) |
| fortes in fide | strong in faith | frequently used as motto |
| fortis cadere, cedere non potest | The brave may fall, but cannot yield | motto of Fahnestock Family Arms and the Palmetto Guard of Charleston, South Carolina |
| fortis est veritas | truth is strong | motto on the coat of arms of Oxford, England |
| fortis et liber | strong and free | motto of Alberta |
| fortis in arduis | strong in difficulties | motto of Municipal Borough of Middleton from the Earl of Middleton |
| fortiter et fideliter | bravely and faithfully | frequently used as motto |
| fortiter in re, suaviter in modo | resolute in execution, gentle in manner | frequently used as motto |
| fortunae meae, multorum faber | artisan of my fate and that of several others | motto of Gatineau |
| fraus omnia vitiat | fraud vitiates everything | legal maxim: the occurrence or taint of fraud in a (legal) transaction invalidates it entirely |
| fui quod es, eris quod sum | I once was what you are, you will be what I am | An epitaph, made to remind the reader of the inevitability of death, saying "Once I was alive like you are, and you will be dead as I am now." As believed, it was carved on a gravestone of some Roman military officers. |
| fumus boni iuris | presumption of sufficient legal basis | |
| fundamenta inconcussa | unshakable foundation | |