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Latin Proverbs: B

Latin proverbs with words beginning with letter B

Boundless Money Is the Tendon of War

Nervi belli pecunia infinita
Boundless money is the tendon of war.

Art [of Medicine] Is Long, Life Is Short

Ars longa, vita brevis (Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician)
Life is short, the art [of medicine] is long.

To Be too Successful Is to Be In Solitude

Rem nimium bene gerere, in solitudo esse
To be [too] successful is to be in solitude.

With Short Leaves

Brefolius
With short leaves.

I See Beard and Cloak, no Philosopher

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Video barbam et pallium, philosophum nondum video
I see the beard and the cloak, I have yet to see the philosopher.

Where I Prosper, there Is my Country

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Ubi bene, ibi patria
Where I prosper, there is my country.

Truly, You Are Drinking a Lot

Re vera, potas bene
Truly, you are drinking a lot.

He Lives Twice Who Lives Well

Bis vivit qui bene vivit
He lives twice who lives well.

If You Want Peace, Prepare for War

Si vis pacem, para bellum
If you want peace, prepare war.

War Is Sweet to the Inexperienced

Dulce bellum inexpertis (Desiderius Erasmus)
War is sweet to the inexperienced.