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Group 90: Latin

 

1167. Nemo claudicat alieno ex dolore.

1168. Caput imperat, non pedes.

1169. Pauper dominum, non sortem mutat.

1170. Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores.

1171. Lupus non curat numerum ovium.

1172. Scabiosa ovis totum inquinat gregem.

1173. Mus satur insipidam diiudicat esse farinam.

1174. Plures necat gula quam gladius.

1175. Plures necat crapula quam gladius.

1176. Ensis corpus vulnerat, mentem sermo.

1177. Bello gladius, voluptas pace vulnerat.

1178. Senem iuventus pigra mendicum creat.

1179. In caput auctoris facinus plerumque redundat.

1180. Stat lapis et nomen tantum, vestigia nulla. 

 

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1167. No one limps from another person's pain. (This is the opposite of Clinton's trademark "I feel your pain.") Nemo claudicat alieno ex dolore.

 

1168. The head is in charge, not the feet. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)

 

1169. The poor man can change his master, but not his fate. (This is a saying based on an Aesop's fable by Phaedrus.)

 

1170. The fox can change its coat, not its character. (There are many variations on this saying about both foxes and also wolves.)

 

1171. The wolf doesn't care about the number of the sheep. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

 

1172. A mangy sheep infects the whole flock. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)

 

1173. When full, the mouse judges the flour to be tasteless. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

 

1174. Gluttony kills more men than the sword does. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

 

1175. Hangover kills more men than the sword does. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

 

1176. The sword wounds the body, words wound the mind. (Notice the parallel structure: Ensis corpus vulnerat, mentem sermo [vulnerat].)

 

1177. In war the sword wounds; in peace, pleasure. (This is one of the sayings of Publilius Syrus.)

 

1178. A lazy youth creates an impoverished old man. (Notice the elegant Latin word order: A B b A creat.)

 

1179. Many a crime bounces back on the head of the doer. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

 

1180. There stands a stone and a name only, no traces at all. (You can read an essay about this saying at AudioLatinProverbs.com.)

 

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