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Latin Proverbs: F

Latin proverbs with words beginning with letter F.

If I Cannot Bend Heaven, I Shall Move Hell

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Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo
If I can not bend Heaven, I shall move Hell.

Avoid a Strange and Unfamiliar Word as a Dangerous Reef

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Tamquam scopulum, sic fugias inauditum atque insolens verbum
Avoid a strange and unfamiliar word as you would a dangerous reef.

Stupid Cow

Vacca foeda
Stupid cow.

While the Crime Is Blazing

In flagrante delicto
While the crime is blazing.

I'll either Find a Way or Make One

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam (Hannibal)
I'll either find a way or make one.

Every Man Is Architect of His Own Fortune

Faber est quisque fortunae suae
Every man is architect of his own fortune.

Venus Desires her Thefts to Be Concealed

Celari vult sua furta Venus
Venus desires her thefts to be concealed.

Rather to Die than to Be Dishonoured

Potius mori quam foedari
Rather to die than to be dishonoured.

Avoid Asking what Tomorrow will Bring

Quid sit futurum cras, fuge quaerere (Horace)
Avoid asking what tomorrow will bring.

A Woman Is Always Different and Inconstant

Varium et mutabile semper femina (Virgil)
Woman is always different and inconstant.