2105 Latin Proverbs / Page 8
141. A small gift, but well-timed.
142. A snake lies concealed in the grass.
143. A soft answer bids a Furioso to put up his sword.
144. A soft-spoken compliment is honied poison.
145. A store-house of evil is a woman if she is depraved.
146. A strong remedy for evils is ignorance of them.
147. A surgeon tries his experiments on the heads of orphans.
148. A suspicious mind sees everything on the dark side.
149. A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly.
150. A sword anointed with honey.
151. A sword of lead in a scabbard of ivory.
152. A tree often transplanted does not thrive.
153. A trifling pledge of no small friendship.
154. A triple rope is not easily broken.
155. A trouble shared is a trouble halved.
156. A troubled heart is a worm to the bones.
157. A useless pitcher does not get broken.
158. A want of pence stops all your marketing.
159. A weak foundation destroys the work.
160. A wealthy man can err with impunity.