A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Musco lapis volutus haud obducitur.
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English
- Drawn wells are seldom dry.
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Latin
- Musco lapis volutus haud obducitur. The rolled stone is not covered with moss.
French
- Pierre qui roule n'amasse pas mousse. Rolling stones don't gather moss.
- La clef dont on se sert est toujours plus claire. The key we use is always clearer.
German
- Auf dem rollenden Stein wächst kein Moos. No moss grows on the rolling stone.
Czech
- Kámen často se hýbající neobroste. A stone that moves often will not grow back.
- Kámen často hýbaný neobroste mechem. A stone often moved will not grow moss.