ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant

They make a desert and call it peace

Notes

from a speech by Calgacus reported/constructed by Tacitus, Agricola, ch. 30.

Words

facis – a bundle, packet
facies – appearance, aspect, condition, countenance, face, look, visage
facina – action, bad deed, crime, deed, villainy
facile – easily, readily, without difficulty
facio – be of service, help, suffer, suit, to experience, to give permission, to sacrifice