# Latin Phrases - For the Helluvit

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> \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \*  
> **_Sic transit gloria mundi._  
> Thus passes the glory of the world.**

I always thought that meant “Gloria is ill because she was run over by a streetcar on Monday.”

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