vox audita perit, litera scripta manet

Alternative forms

 * res audita perit, litera scripta manet: A thing heard perishes; the written letter remains.
 * litera scripta manet, verbum ut inane perit: The written letter remains, as the empty word perishes.
 * littera scripta manet, volat irrevocabile verbum: The written letter remains, the spoken word flies away, not to be recalled.
 * vox emissa volat, litera scripta manet: While words spoken may fly away, the written letter remains.
 * verba volant, scripta manent: The words fly away, the written letter remains.

Proverb

 * 1) A heard voice perishes, but the written letter remains.