Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto

Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto is a phrase in Latin that means "I am man, nothing that is human is indifferent to me".

The phrase is often linked with pride, yet it usually reflects humility and an acknowledgment of personal fallibility, much like the sayings "to err is human" and "let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

"[1] Wolfson College's (Oxford) motto is a shortened version of the Latin phrase: Humani nil alienum.

[citation needed] A shortened version of the line, HVMANI NIHIL ALIENVM, is used as the motto of various institutions, such as the Law Society of Scotland and the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

[citation needed] The text contains two declarative sentences with the following literal meaning:

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