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Latin Proverbs: O

Latin proverbs with words beginning with letter O.

He Who Hates Vice, Hates Mankind

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Quis vitia odit, homines odit
He who hates vice, hates mankind.

Experience Is the Best Teacher

Usus est magister optimus
Experience is the best teacher.

Every Beginning Is Difficult

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Omne initium difficile est
Every beginning is difficult.

Although that Had Been Declared a Thousand Years Before

Quamquam id millesimo ante anno Apollinis oraculo editum esset... (Cicero)
Although that had been declared by the oracle of Apollo a thousand years before...

Corruption of the Best Is the Worst

Corruptio optimi pessima
The corruption of the best is the worst.

I Would Love to Live and Die with You

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Tecum vivere amem, tecum obeam libens (Horace)
I would love to live and die with you.

Frequently, the Greatest Talents Lie Hidden

Saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent (Plautus)
Frequently, the greatest talents lie hidden.

Moderation In All Things

Modus omnibus in rebus (Plautus)
Moderation in all things.