Latin proverbs

Latet enim veritas, sed nihil pretiosius veritateTruth is hidden, but nothing is more beautiful than the truth Francisco Sánchez de las Brozas; Minerva, Book I, Chapter 1

— Latin proverbs truth

Aliquis in omnibus est nullus in singulis.Someone in all, is nothing in one. English equivalent: Jack of all trades, master of none.

— Latin proverbs sin

Sicut mater, ita et filia eius.As the mother, so is her daughter. Compare English proverb Like father, like son

— Latin proverbs mother

Ne quid expectes amicos, quod tute agere possis.Expect nothing from friends, do what you can do yourself.

— Latin proverbs friends

Omnia cum pretio.Everything with a price.From Juvenal, Satires, III, 183-184 Omnia Romae cum pretio Everything in Rome with a price

— Latin proverbs satire

Otii vitia negotio discutiThe ills of leisure are cured by labour.Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Letter LVI

— Latin proverbs ego

Simia est simia, etiamsi purpura vestiatur.An ape is an ape, even if dressed in purple. Note: Purple was associated with royalty

— Latin proverbs ya

Translation: That your sleeping hour be peaceful, let your dining hour be brief! Sis is one hour before sunset. modern: Sleep hard, Sleep fast, Sleep well

— Latin proverbs peace

Ut sementem feceris, ita metes.You shall reap as you have sown.Spoken by Rusca according to Cicero in De Oratore II, 65 Compare: Job 4:8 and Galatians 6:7.

— Latin proverbs men

Amicorum omnia communiaBetween friends all is common Variant translation: For friends, all things are shared

— Latin proverbs friends

Compare: Homines dum docent discunt. Men learn while they teach. Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium; Book I, letter 7, section 8

— Latin proverbs men

Diem vesper commendat.The evening compliments the day Compare: You dont know what youve got till its gone.

— Latin proverbs men

Improbe Neptunum accusat, qui iterum naufragiam facit.He unjustly blames Neptune, who suffers shipwreck twice.

— Latin proverbs blame

Inimicum quamvis humilem metuendum estAn enemy, however small, is to be feared. Compare English proverb: Do not underestimate your opponent.

— Latin proverbs fear

Lumen soli mutuum das.Translation: You are lending light to the sun. Note: Said of persons who affect to explain what is perfectly clear and intelligible.

— Latin proverbs men

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.What is freely asserted is freely deserted. See also: Hitchenss razor

— Latin proverbs free

Salus populi suprema lex esto.Let the welfare of the people be the highest law.Cicero, De Legibus; Book III

— Latin proverbs people

Sapiens omnia sua secum portatA wise man takes everything he owns with himself. i.e. in his head; his wisdom

— Latin proverbs wisdom

Stultorum est se alienis immiscere negotiis.It is foolish to become involved in anothers work.Compare English: Mind your own business

— Latin proverbs work

Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippica XII, ii, 5

— Latin proverbs man

Ancipiti plus ferit ense gula.Gluttony slays more than the sword. Compare: Wine has drowned more than the sea.

— Latin proverbs sea

Dives est qui sibi nihil deesse putat.The rich man is the one who thinks to himself that nothing is lacking.

— Latin proverbs self

Otium dat vitium.Leisure breeds vice.Compare English proverb: The devil will find work for idle hands

— Latin proverbs work

Fraus hominum ad perniciem, et integritas ad salutem vocat.Deceit summons danger and honesty brings safety.

— Latin proverbs anger

Auctoritas non veritas facit legemAuthority, not truth, makes law. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan II, 26

— Latin proverbs truth

Aeque pars ligni curvi ac recti valet igni.A piece of bent wood and a piece of straight wood are equally suitable for the fire.Compare: Crooked logs make straight fires.

— Latin proverbs fire

A piece of bent wood and a piece of straight wood are equally suitable for the fire.Compare: Crooked logs make straight fires.

— Latin proverbs fire

By teaching we learn.Compare: Homines dum docent discunt. Men learn while they teach. Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium; Book I, letter 7, section 8

— Latin proverbs men

Consuetudinis magna vis est.Great is the power of habit.Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, Book II; English translation by Andrew P. Peabody

— Latin proverbs power

Docendo discimus.By teaching we learn.Compare: Homines dum docent discunt. Men learn while they teach. Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium; Book I, letter 7, section 8

— Latin proverbs men

Non nobis solum nati sumusWe are not born for ourselves alone.Cicero, De Officiis, Book I, section 22

— Latin proverbs book

Non quia difficilia sunt non audemus, sed quia non audemus, difficilia sunt.It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, but because we do not dare that things are difficult.Seneca, Letters to Lucilius, letter 104, section 26, line 5

— Latin proverbs sun

Parit enim conversatio contemptum.Familiarity breeds contempt.Apuleius; De Deo Socratis, section iv

— Latin proverbs

Pride precedes a fall.Book of Proverbs, 16:18Literal translation:Arrogance precedes contrition.

— Latin proverbs book

Compare: Aegroto dum anima est, spes esse dicitur There is said to be hope for a sick man, as long as there is life; Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum Letters to Atticus Book IX, Letter X, section 3

— Latin proverbs life

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.The most corrupt republic, the most laws. Tacitus Annals 117

— Latin proverbs law

I am a human, I consider nothing human alien to me.Terentius; Heauton Timorumenos, Act I, scene 1, line 25

— Latin proverbs men

In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritasIn necessary things unity, in doubtful things liberty, in all things kindness

— Latin proverbs kindness

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, but because we do not dare that things are difficult.Seneca, Letters to Lucilius, letter 104, section 26, line 5

— Latin proverbs

Qui multum habet, plus cupit.He who has much desires more.Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Letter 119, 6

— Latin proverbs desire

Translation: Time flees. i.e., time flies. Originally as Sed fugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempus - translation: Meanwhile the irreplaceable time flees Virgil

— Latin proverbs time

Ut ameris, amabilis esto.That you may be loved, be lovable.Ovid, Ars Amatoria; Book II, line 107

— Latin proverbs love

Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows. Let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.

— Latin proverbs nature

Abbati, medico, patronoque intima pande.Do not keep secrets from your clergyman, your physician, or your patron.

— Latin proverbs man

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.I will either find a way, or make one. Compare the English saying: Where theres a will, theres a way.

— Latin proverbs will

Carpe diem.Seize the day.Horace, Odes I.11.8 Note: The verb carpere has the literal meaning to pick, to pluck, particularly in reference to the picking of fruits and flowers, and was used figuratively by the Roman poets to mean to enjoy, use, make use of.

— Latin proverbs art

Dum anima est, spes estWhile there is life there is hope.Compare: Aegroto dum anima est, spes esse dicitur There is said to be hope for a sick man, as long as there is life; Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum Letters to Atticus Book IX, Letter X, section 3

— Latin proverbs life

Everything with a price.From Juvenal, Satires, III, 183-184 Omnia Romae cum pretio Everything in Rome with a price

— Latin proverbs satire

Fere homines libenter id quod volunt credunt.Often, men freely believe that which they wish.Julius Caesar; De Bello Gallico, Book III, chapter 18

— Latin proverbs men

From Book of Proverbs 6:6; the full phrase reading: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

— Latin proverbs reading

Go to the antFrom Book of Proverbs 6:6; the full phrase reading: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

— Latin proverbs reading

If you wish to be loved, love.Attributed to Hecato by Seneca the Younger in Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium; Epistle IX

— Latin proverbs love

Maxima debetur puero reverentiaThe greatest respect is owed to childrenJuvenal, Satires, IV.47

— Latin proverbs children

Nihil ægrius quam disciplinam accipimus.We receive nothing with so much reluctance as instruction.

— Latin proverbs wit

Si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more, si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi.If you are in Rome, live in the Roman way, if you are somewhere else, live like there.Derived from Ambrose of Milan Compare English proverb When in Rome, do as the Romans do

— Latin proverbs man

Summum ius summa inuria.The highest law is the highest wrong.Cicero, De officiis I, section 33

— Latin proverbs law

Though strength be lacking, yet the will is to be praised.Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto Letters From the Black Sea, III, iv, 79

— Latin proverbs strength

Translation: Where there is doubt, there is freedom. legal, meaning when in doubt the prisoner has to be freed.

— Latin proverbs freedom

Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntasThough strength be lacking, yet the will is to be praised.Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto Letters From the Black Sea, III, iv, 79

— Latin proverbs men

Vade ad formicamGo to the antFrom Book of Proverbs 6:6; the full phrase reading: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

— Latin proverbs reading

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