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1181. Tempus saevas paulatim mitigat iras.

1182. Canis sine dentibus vehementius latrat.

1183. Vacuum vas altius pleno vaso resonat.

1184. Plenus venter facile de ieiuniis disputat.

1185. Cum caput aegrotat, corpus simul omne laborat.

1186. Pelle sub agnina latitat mens saepe lupina.

1187. Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas.

1188. Felis amat pisces sed aquas intrare recusat.

1189. Enumerat miles vulnera, pastor oves.

1190. Navita de ventis, de bobus narrat arator.

1191. Optat ephippia bos piger, optat arare caballus.

1192. Bonus pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis.

1193. Summa est in silvis fames dum lupus lupum vorat.

1194. Paupertas est lucerna quae omnia mala demonstrat.

1195. Camelus vel scabiosa complurium asinorum gestat onera.

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1181. Time slowly alleviates angry rages. (This saying is adapted from Ovid's Tristia.)

1182. A dog without teeeth barks the more fiercely. (You can also find this variant form: Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, "A timid dog barks more fiercely than he bites.")

1183. An empty container resounds more loudly than a full container. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)

1184. A full stomach readily discusses fasting. (You can find this saying in one of the letters of Saint Jerome, 58.)

1185. When the head hurts, the whold body suffers with it. (You can find this saying in the proverbs attributed to Bede.)

1186. Beneath the lamb's skin often lurks a wolfish mind. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)

1187. The sharp thorn often begets soft roses. (I've seen this phrase attributed to Ovid, but I am not sure where it is found in his writings.)

1188. The cat loves fish but refuses to enter the water. (This is the cat alluded to by Lady Macbeth.)

1189. A soldier lists his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. (This saying is adapted from Propertius.)

1190. The sailor talks about the winds, the plowman about his oxen. (This saying is adapted from Propertius.)

1191. The lazy ox wants to be caparisoned, the pack-horse wants to plow. (This is a line from Horace.)

1192. A good shepherd gives his life for his sheep. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)

1193. In the woods hunger is at its peak when wolf eats wolf. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)

1194. Poverty is a lamp which points out all evils. (Among other things, you will find out just who your true friends are: Fortuna amicos parat, inopia amicos probat.)

1195. A camel, even a mangy one, carries the burdens of many donkeys. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia 1.9.58.)