Latin Proverbs
1.)Aegrescere medendo.
To be made sick by medicine.
2.)Amat victoria curam.
Victory loves diligence.
3.)Aquila non capit muscas.
An eagle does not catch flies.
4.)Audentes fortuna iuvat.
Fortune favours the bold.
5.)Bonum est iniurias oblivisci.
It is good to forget wrongs.
6.)Bis dat qui cito dat.
He gives twice who gives quickly.
7.)Carpe diem.
Seize the day.
8.)Cito maturum cito putridum.
Quickly ripe, quickly rotten.
9.)Cogitationes posteriores sunt saniores.
Second thoughts are ever wiser.
10.)Contritionem praecedit superbia.
Pride precedes a fall.
11.)Citius venit malum quam revertitur.
Evil arrives faster than it leaves.
12.)Cui caput dolet, omnia membra languent.
When the head is sick, the whole body is sick.
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13.)Cuilibet fatuo placet sua calva.
Every fool is pleased with his own folly.
14.)Curae canitiem inducunt.
Worry brings grey hair.
15.)De gustibus non est disputandum.
Of tastes there is no disputing.
16.)Deus quem punire vult dementat.
Whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.
17.)Duo lepores qui insequitur, neutrum capit
Who chases two rabbits, catches neither.
18.)Exceptio probat regulam
The exception proves the rule.
19.)Extremis malis extrema remedia.
Extreme remedies for extreme ills.
20.)Errare humanum est
To err is human.
21.)Facilis descensus Averno.
The descent to hell is easy.
22.)Finis origine pendet.
The end depends on the beginning.
23.)Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo.
A drop hollows out the stone not by strength, but falling many times.
24.)Hodie mihi, cras tibi.
To me today, to you tomorrow.
25.)Fere homines libenter id quod volunt credunt.
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Often, men freely believe that which they wish.
26.)Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
I am a human, I consider nothing human alien to me.
27.)In dubio abstine.
When in doubt, abstain.
28.)Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
I will either find a way, or make one.
29.)Ira furor brevis est.
Anger is brief insanity.
30.)Mala herba cito crescit.
An ill weed grows apace.
31.)Medice, cura te ipsum.
Physician, heal thyself.
32.)Nemo regere potest nisi qui et regi.
No one is able to rule unless he is also able to be ruled.
33.)Nihil grius quam disciplinam accipimus.
We receive nothing with so much reluctance as instruction.
34.)Non alios suo modulo metire.
Do not judge others by your own yardstick.
35.)Non quia difficilia sunt non audemus, sed quia non audemus,
difficilia sunt.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, but because we do
not dare that things are difficult.
36.)Tutum silentii premium.
There is safety in silence.
37.)Oblata arripe.
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Take what is given.
38.)Oculus animi index.
The eye is the informer/spy of the mind.
39.)Omnia vincit amor.
Love conquers all.
40.)Omnia cum pretio.
Everything with a price.
41.)Optimum medicamentum quies est.
Rest is the best medicine.
42.)Otium dat vitium.
Leisure breeds vice.
The devil will find work for idle hands.
43.)Parit enim conversatio contemptum.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
44.)Pars est beneficii quod petitur si cito neges.
A prompt refusal has in part the grace of a favour granted.
45.)Potius sero quam numquam.
Better late then never.
46.)Pulverulenta novis bene verritur area scopis.
New brooms sweep clean.
Newcomers are the most ambitious.
47.)Qui dormit non peccat.
He who sleeps does not sin.
48.)Qui non est hodie, cras minus aptus erit.
Who is not ready today, will be less so tomorrow.
49.)Qui audet adipiscitur.
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He succeeds who dares.
50.)Qui non proficit, deficit.
Who does not advance, recedes.
51.)Qui scribit, bis legit.
Who writes, reads twice.
52.)Qui tacet consentire videtur
Who is silent, is seen as consenting.
53.)Quod nocet, saepe docet.
What harms, often teaches.
54.)Sapiens omnia sua secum portat.
A wise man takes everything he owns with himself.
55.)Sapientia est potentia.
Wisdom is power.
56.)Scientia potentia est.
Knowledge is power.
57.)Sicut mater, ita et filia eius.
As the mother, so is her daughter.
58.)Si vis amari, ama.
If you wish to be loved, love.
59.)Suum cuique.
To each his own.
60.)Tarde venientibus ossa.
For those who come late, only the bones.
61.)Tempora aptari decet.
Times should be adapted to.
Take things as you find them.
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62.)Usus magister est optimus.
Experience is the best teacher.
63.)Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas
Though strength be lacking, yet the will is to be praised.
64.)Varitatio delectat.
Variety is the spice of life.
65.)Verit eo caudam, qua decidit arbore, malum.
The apple does not fall far from the tree.
66.)Veritas liberabit vos.
The truth shall make you free.
67.)Vincit qui patitur
He conquers who endures.
68.)Veritatem dies aperit.
Time discloses the truth.
69.)Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores!
A leopard wont change its spots.
70.) ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT.
Deep calls to deep.Deep calls to deep.
