Proverbs and old sayings Latin, page 99

2061 proverbs and old sayings latin

As to what is future, even a bird with a long neck cannot see it, but God only.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about future, god

Skill will enable us to succeed in that which sheer force could not accomplish.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about force, police

An old woman dancing makes a great dust. [Anything out of season is obnoxious. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about season, woman, old, olderness

He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials of impotence.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about impotence

Neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him who has been a servant.

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To do a favour slowly is to begrudge it; to consent slowly shows unwillingness.

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What is new is esteemed, but what is in every day use ceases to afford interest.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about interest, use, day

What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

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He who has received a kindness forgets it; he who has been injured remembers it.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

If being well bearded brings happiness. a he-goat must be happier than any of us.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about happiness, being

It is the essence of good taste to do that which is consistent with our position.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about good, good luck

Hope gives strength and courage, and saves an otherwise dying man from his grave.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about courage, hope, man

It flies at our approach but follows us as we retire. [A Shadow, Glory, or Love. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about glory, shadow, love

What is an exalted position to a low fellow but a golden ring in a swine's snout?

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about sleep, drinking, good, good luck

No man can be happy without a friend, or be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about happiness, man

Nobility without wealth is more worthless than the seaweed which the tide has left.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wealth

Every innovation startles us more by its novelty than it benefits us by its utility.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about innovation, novelty

Don't draw another's bow, don't ride another's horse, don't mind another's business.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about affair, mind

Unaccustomed to wear them, he displays the breeches he has on to every one he meets.

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