Latin proverbs

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Excitare fluctus in simpulo. Show translation To excite the waves in a simple. Great cry and little wool.
Piscis primum a capite foetat. Show translation The fish first stinks from the head. Fish begins to Stink at the head.
Oculus animi index. Show translation Index of the eye of the mind. The eye is the window of the heart.
Ferrum cudendum est, dum candet in igne. Show translation The iron must be forged while it glows in the fire. Strike while the iron is hot.
Clavus clavo pellitur. Show translation Nail is driven by nail. Nail drives out nail.
Occasio facit furem. Show translation Opportunity makes a thief. An open door may tempt a saint.
Cave tibi a cane muto et aqua silenti. Show translation Beware of the dumb dog and the water of silence. Still waters run deep.
Epistola non erubescit. Show translation The letter does not blush. Paper won't blush.
Virtutem primam esse puto compescere linguam. Show translation I think the first power is to control the language.
Eventus stultorum magister est. Show translation Events are the master of fools. It is easy to be Wise after the event.
Vino vendibili hedera non opus est. Show translation We don't need ivy to sell wine. Good wine needs no bush.
Qua positus fueris in statione, mane. Show translation Whereupon you were placed at the station, in the morning. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Una domus non alit duos canes. Show translation One house cannot support two dogs. Two of a trade never agree.
In vili veste nemo tractatur honeste. Show translation No one is treated decently in cheap clothes. It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.
Incipe! Dimidium facti est coepisse. Show translation Begin! It is half done. Well begun is half done.
Oculus domini saginat equum. Show translation Owner's eye feeds the horse. The master's eye makes the horse fat.
Male partum, male disperit. Show translation Badly born, badly perished. Easy come, easy go.
Parvum addas parvo, magnus acervus erit. Show translation Add small to small, it will be a big pile. A pin a day is a groat a year.
Artificem commendat opus. Show translation The artist recommends the work. Actions speak louder than words.
Stultus es, qui facta infecta facere verbis postules. Show translation You are a fool who demands that words be done without words. Much ado about nothing.

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