Latin proverbs

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Nemo propheta acceptus est in patria sua. Show translation No prophet is accepted in his own country. No man is a prophet in his own country.
Tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet. Show translation Your business is on the line when the next one is on fire. Look after number one.
Aquila non captat muscas. Show translation The eagle does not capture flies. Eagles catch no flies.
Qui tacet, consentire videtur. Show translation Who is silent seems to agree. Silence gives consent.
Oculum pro oculo, dentem pro dente. Show translation An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
Non si male nunc, et olim sic erit. Show translation Not if it is bad now, and once it will be so. After a storm comes a calm.
Quo semel est imbuta recens, servabit odorem testa diu. Show translation Once it is soaked fresh, it will keep the smell of the shell for a long time. The cask savours of the first fill.
Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita. Show translation When the end is lawful, the means are also lawful. The end justifies the means.
Non omne quod nitet aurum est. Not all that glitters is gold. All that glitters is not gold.
Finis coronat opus. Show translation The end crowns the work. All is well that ends well.
Numquam est fidelis cum potente societas. Show translation He is never loyal to a powerful company.
Manus manum lavat. Show translation One hand washes. One hand washes the Other.
Plenus venter non studet libenter. Show translation A full stomach does not study willingly. Fat paunches have lean pates.
Malo hic esse primus quam Romae secundus. Show translation I would rather be first here than second in Rome. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
Nam vitiis nemo sine nascitur; optimus ille est, qui minimis urgetur. Show translation For no one is born without vices; He is the best who is pressed by the least. There are spots in the sun.
Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit. Show translation No man is wise at all hours. Everyone has a fool in his sleeve.
Pares cum paribus facillime congregantur. Show translation Peers with peers are very easily assembled. Like to like.
Barba non facit philosophum. Show translation A beard does not make a philosopher. It is not the beard that makes the philosopher.
Lupus pilum mutat, non mentem. Show translation A wolf changes its coat, not its mind. Nature will have its course.
Potius sero quam nunquam. Show translation Better late than never. Better late than never.

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