Latin proverbs

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Nemo potest dominis pariter servire duobus. Show translation No one can serve two masters alike. No man can serve two masters.
Nulla calamitas sola. Show translation No disaster alone. Misfortunes never come alone.
Parcit cognatis maculis similis fera. Show translation He spares his kindred spots like a beast. There is honour among thieves.
Quod natura negat, reddere nemo potest. Show translation What nature denies, no one can repay. A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
Quilibet est rex in domo sua. Show translation Everyone is a king in his own house. A man's house is his castle.
Est quidem haec natura mortalium, ut nihil magis placeat, quam quod amissum est. Show translation This is indeed the nature of mortals, that nothing pleases them more than what is lost. The cow knows not What her tail is worth till she hath lost it.
QuOd abundat non vitiat. Show translation What abounds does not waste. Never too much of a good thing.
Vasa inania multum strepunt. Show translation Empty vessels make a lot of noise. Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
Sedet aeternumque sedebit. Show translation He sits and will sit forever. In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Par est fortuna labori. Show translation Luck is equal to the work. The labourer is worthy of his hire.
Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius. Show translation Mercury is not made of any wood. Every reed will not make a Pipe.
Quos credis fidos effuge: tutus eris. Show translation Run away from those whom you believe to be faithful: you will be safe. Better an open enemy than a false friend.
Arbore deiecta quivis ligna colligit. Show translation Whoever cuts down a tree gathers the wood. When the tree is fallen, every one runs to it with his axe.
Parva necat morsu spatiosum vipera taurum. Show translation A bull viper kills with a small bite. A small leak will Sink a great ship.
Clipeum post vulnera sumere. Show translation Take a clip after the wounds. It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Hora ruit. Show translation The hour is rushing. Time and tide wait for no man.
Pro incerta spe certa praemia. Show translation For uncertain hope certain rewards. Have is have.
Video barbam et pallium, philosophum non video. Show translation I see a beard and a cloak, I do not see a philosopher. The brains don't lie in the beard.
Sero recusat ferre, quod subiit iugum. Show translation He refuses to bear it too late, because he has undergone the yoke. Once you pledge, don't hedge.
Venit morbus eques, suevit abire pedes. Show translation The horseman's sickness came, and his feet swore to leave. Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot.

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