Of no worldly good can the joy be perfect, unless it is shared by a friend.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about perfection, joy, good, good luck
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To the ass, or the sow, their own offspring appears the fairest in creation.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about creation
It is an honourable thing to be accused by those who are open to accusation.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about things
Vulnerant omnia, ultima necat. (All the hours wound you, the last one kills)
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about contentment
If you always live with those who are lame, you will yourself learn to limp.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about contentment
He gives well and bountifully who accompanies the gift with a pleasing look.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about gifts
Give way to him with whom you contend; by doing so you will gain the victory.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about victory, contentment
The course of a river is not to be altered. [We cannot alter a natural bent. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, Though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
All the hours wound you, the last one kills. [Vulnerant omnia, ultima necat. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about contentment
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 success, 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, contentment
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
