An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, Though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
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All the hours wound you, the last one kills. [Vulnerant omnia, ultima necat. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
Under the rose. [That which is said sub rosa is not intended to be repeated. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
Harsh is the voice which would dismiss us, but sweet is the sound of welcome.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about voice
He writes with an iron pen. [That which he writes will not be easily altered. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
Hunger and thirst scarcely kill any, But gluttony and drink kill a great many.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about hunger, drinking
Home is home, as the Devil said when he found himself in the Court of Session.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about home, devil
The rabble, as of old, truckles to success, and hates a favourite in disgrace.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about old, olderness
He fishes in troubled waters. [If you wish to catch gudgeons stir up the mud. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wish, trap
The fox loves cunning, the wolf covets the lamb, and a woman longs for praise.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about praise, woman
Alas! how much smaller a thing it is to be with others, than to remember thee!
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about things
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to be forgotten.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about charm
That country will I call mine which supports me, not that which gave me birth.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about country
The girl is more inviting who smells of wild thyme than she who smells of musk.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
Never expect your friends to do for you that which you can yourself accomplish.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
He utters in his language something different from what he ponders in his mind.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about language, mind
The hedge is trodden down where it seems to lean. [Vis. , at its weakest point. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
Dropping water makes the rock hollow, not by its force, but by constant action.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about rocks, action, force, police, water
The force which a body at rest exercises on a body in motion impinging upon it.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about body, force, police, rest
The most pleasant cruise is near the land; the most inviting walk near the sea.
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