Latin Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,924 Latin Proverbs
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“A covetous man does nothing that he should till he dies.”
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“A crooked log is not to be straightened.”
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“A dealer in rubbish sounds the praises of rubbish.”
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“A delightful hallucination.”
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“A depraved mind never comes to good.”
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“A diligent man ever finds that something remains to be done.”
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“A dissimilarity of pursuits dissolves friendship.”
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“A dog as he sleeps barks as if on the track of the hare.”
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“A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not
notice them.”
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“A dog is worthy of his food.”
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“A dog that has once tasted the flesh cannot be kept from the
skin.”
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“A dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone.”
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“A dog which has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow.”
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“A donkey is known by his ears.”
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“A door must be either shut or open.”
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“A drop of luck is worth a cask of wisdom.”
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“A drunken man, when asleep, is better left alone. [Let a
slumbering evil rest where it is.]”
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“A faithless wife is shipwreck to a house.”
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“A few things gained by fraud destroy a fortune otherwise honestly
won.”
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“A fire is nourished by its own ashes. [Difficulties embolden
rather than impede the brave.]”
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“A fisherman once stung will be wiser.”
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“A fool repays a salve by a stab, and a stab by a salve. [He
mistakes friends for foes and foes for friends.]”
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“A fool talks of folly.”
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“A fox is known by this tail.”
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“A fox is not caught twice in the same trap.”
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