Proverbs and old sayings Latin, page 89

2061 proverbs and old sayings latin

I would rather be in an apple-tree, than a bad man in distress.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about bad luck, bad, man

He is a wise man who accommodates himself to all circumstances.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about circumstances, man

It is ungentlemanly to lie; truthfulness becomes the gentleman.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about lie

It is not easy suddenly to cast aside a fancy long indulged in.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Drunkenness makes some men fools, some beasts, and some devils.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about drunkenness, devil, man

He who lives by medical treatment has but a wretched existence.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about existence

Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about glory, man

He getteth a great deal of credit, who payeth but a small debt.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

It is often better to go by a circuitous than by a direct path.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wish, secret

When the tree is fallen, every one goeth to it with his hatchet.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about faith, nothing

It is a wretched position to be dependent on others for support.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

It is the perfection of art when no trace of the artist appears.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about artists, perfection, art, magic

If you strike a goad with your fist, your hand will suffer most.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about suffering

It is not becoming to play the fox, or to play up on both sides.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

It is vain to do that by a multitude which a few can accomplish.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

They attend a funeral robed in white, and a wedding in mourning.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about marriage

One man is no man. [A man is nothing without the aid of others. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man, nothing

What raging rashly is begun, Challengeth shame before half done.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about shame