Latin Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

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