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In vain does a man possess property if he makes no use of it.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about use, man

No man commands ably unless he has himself obeyed discipline.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

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

Let no man be the servant of another, who can be his own master.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a saint.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about honesty, air, saints, man

A man may lose what are his clearest rights by not demanding them.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Let no man refuse to endure that which is common to the lot of all.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about common sense, man

No man can think well of himself who does not think well of others.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

If a man falls in love with a frog, he thinks his frog a very Diana.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about love, man

As the tree is known by its fruit, so is the wicked man by his deeds.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about deeds, man

A man as he manages himself may die old at thirty, or young at eighty.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about death, man, old, olderness

A mouse in pitch. [A man engaged in useless and perplexing inquiries. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as long as there is life.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about hope, life, man

Wherever a man dwells, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

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

A cautious man will observe the indications of character which nature reveals in others.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about character, nature, man

A drunken man, when asleep, is better left alone. [Let a slumbering evil rest where it is. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about rest, man

When a man's mode of life is contemptible, it follows that his preaching is treated with contempt.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about contempt, life, man

Figs he calls figs, a spade a spade. [Said of a man who speaks with sincerity and means what he says. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about sincerity, man