2105 Latin Proverbs / Page 80
1581.
The Fates will not permit it.1582.
The favour of the great is not lasting.1583.
The fear of death is worse than death itself.1584.
The field should be poorer than the farmer.1585.
The fish requires salt.1586.
The fool would teach the learned.1587.
The force of anger is broken by a soft answer.1588.
The force which a body at rest exercises on a body in motion impinging upon it.1589.
The fox loves cunning, the wolf covets the lamb, and a woman longs for praise.1590.
The fox may grow gray, but never good.1591.
The future struggles against being mastered.1592.
The gifts of fortune do not always benefit us.1593.
The girl is more inviting who smells of wild thyme than she who smells of musk.1594.
The gladiator seeks advice, when in the very lists.1595.
The gnat trusting itself to the flame is singed.1596.
The gods assist the industrious.1597.
The gods sell all things for labour.1598.
The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth.1599.
The good fortunes of life fall to the lot even of the base.1600.
The good is the enemy of the best.