2105 Latin Proverbs / Page 7
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A plank in a wreck.122.
A poor cask often holds good wine.123.
A poor joke must invent its own laughter.124.
A precipice in front of you, and wolves behind you; that is life.125.
A precipice is in front, a wolf behind.126.
A prospering man should remain at home.127.
A rich man is either a rogue or a rogue's heir.128.
A ridiculous accident has often been the making of many.129.
A ring of gold in a sow's nostril.130.
A rising tide lifts all boats.131.
A rogue says "Yes" to what a rogue says.132.
A rose is a rose is a rose.133.
A rotten egg cannot be spoiled.134.
A sceptre is one thing, a ladle another.135.
A service done to the unwilling is no service.136.
A sick mind cannot endure any harshness.137.
A silent woman is always more admired than a noisy one.138.
A slave yesterday, to-day a freedman.139.
A slice off a cut loaf isn't missed.140.
A small competence is best.