Latin Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,924 Latin Proverbs
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“He is consumed by a vain hope.”
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“He is full of sweet faults.”
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“He is his own enemy.”
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“He is his own trumpeter.”
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“He is hunting for water in the sea.”
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“He is indeed a conqueror who conquers himself.”
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“He is looking out for a fig. [He is planning for himself.]”
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“He is not happy who does not realize his happiness.”
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“He is separated from the water by a plank.”
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“He is the architect of his own fortunes.”
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“He is the best gentleman, who is the son of his own deserts.”
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“He is unworthy of life who gives no life to another.”
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“He is wise in vain who does not use his wisdom for his own
advantage.”
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“He is wise to no purpose, who is not wise for himself.”
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“He is wise, who suits himself to the occasion.”
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“He keeps watch over a good castle who has guarded his own
constitution.”
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“He knows the roads by which he has escaped before.”
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“He labors vainly, who endeavors to please every person.”
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“He labours in vain who attempts to please everybody.”
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“He makes a lion of a mouse.”
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“He makes idle boasting.”
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“He moistens the lips, but leaves the palate dry. [Trifling
assistance, of little or no use. ]”
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“He opens the theatre, and immediately closes it. [He raises
expectation, and crushes it at the same time.]”
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“He ploughs the land of others, and leaves his own untilled.”
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“He prepares evil for himself who plots mischief for others.”
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