Ignem igni ne addas.
Pouring Oil on the fire is not the way to quench it.
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Messe tenus propria vive.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
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Viperam sub ala nutricas.
Breed up a crow and he will tear out your eyes.
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E duobus malis minus eligendum.
Of two evils choose the least.
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Fames pellit lupum e silvis.
Hunger drives the wolf out of the woods.
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Exceptio confirmat regulam.
The exception proves the rule.
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Si dormit lupula, non currit in os ovis ulla.
Poverty is the reward of idleness.
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De alieno liberalis.
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Peculium re non verbis augetur.
Fair words fill not the belly.
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Qui nimis propere, minus prospere.
Good and quickly seldom meet.
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Hodie Caesar, cras nihil.
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Balbus balbum amat, quoniam verba sua capessit.
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Mendacia curta semper habent crura.
Lies have short legs.
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Prodest cautela plus quam postrema querela.
Keep your eyes open.
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Eiusdem farinae.
Make a pair.
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Corrige, dum tener est, puerum nec parcito virgae, dum tener est ramus, flectitur obsequio.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
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Piscem vorat maior minorem.
Big fish eat little fish.
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Musco lapis volutus haud obducitur.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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Parva saepe scintilla magnum excitavit incendium.
Of a small spark a great fire.
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Finis alterius mali gradus est futuri.
It never rains but it pours.
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