Latin proverbs

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Tolluntur in altum, ut lapsu graviore ruant. Show translation They are taken up high, so that they rush down a heavier slope. Pride goes before a fall.
Noli equi dentes inspicere donati. Show translation Don't look at the teeth of a gifted horse. Look not a gift horse in the mouth.
Ludit in humanis divina potentia rebus. Show translation The divine power plays in human affairs. The horse thinks one thing and he who rides him another.
Gallus in suo sterquilinio plurimum potest. Show translation A Frenchman can do a great deal in his dung. A cock is bold on his own dunghill.
Homo sine pecunia est imago mortis. Show translation A man without money is the image of death. An empty purse fills the face with wrinkles.
Ventum seminabunt et turbinem metent. They will sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. He who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind.
Mendaci homini, ne verum quidem dicenti, credere solemus. Show translation We tend to believe a man who is a liar, who does not even tell the truth. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
Aut non tentaris, aut perfice. Show translation Either don't try, or do it. In for a penny, in for a pound.
Non est magnus pumilio, licet in monte constiterit. Show translation He is not a great dwarf, although he stands on a mountain. Send a fool to France, and a fool he'll come back.
Pectus est, quod disertos facit. Show translation It is the breast that makes the eloquent. What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.
Quo plus sunt potae, plus sitiuntur aquae. Show translation The more they drink, the more thirsty they are for water. Appetite comes with eating.
Cum ames, non sapias, aut cum sapias, non ames. Show translation When you love, you are not wise, or when you are wise, you do not love. Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.
Bona opinio hominum tutior pecunia est. Show translation A good opinion of people is that money is safer. A good name is better than riches.
Cornu bos capitur, voce ligatur homo. Show translation An ox is taken by the horn, a man is bound by the voice. Hear and see and say nothing.
Senectus ipsa est morbus. Show translation Old age itself is a disease. Age is a heavy burden.
Sola avis in cavea melior quam mille volantes. Show translation A single bird in a cage is better than a thousand flying. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Asinus asino et sus sui pulcher. Show translation A donkey is a donkey and a pig is beautiful.
Ius est in armis. Show translation It is right in arms. Might goes before right.
Conscia mens recti famae mendacia ridet. Show translation The conscious mind laughs at the lies of the right report. A good conscience is a soft pillow.
Cibi, potus, somni, Venus, omnia moderata sint. Show translation Food, drink, sleep, Venus, let everything be in moderation. The first glass for thirst, the second for nourishment, the third for pleasure and the fourth for madness.

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