Verba_volant,_scripta_manent
Verba volant, scripta manent
Latin proverb
Verba volant, scripta manent is a Latin proverb, which translates as "(spoken) words fly away, written ones remain". Other versions include verba volant, (sed) littera scripta manet, "(spoken) words fly away, but the written letter remains"[lower-roman 1].[1][2]