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Latin Proverbs: S

Latin proverbs with words beginning with letter S.

I Am a Roman King, and Above Grammar

Ego sum rex Romanus et supra grammaticam. (Sigismund I)
I am a Roman king and above grammar.

Nor Does Apollo Always Keep his Bow Drawn

Neque semper arcum tendit Apollo (Horace)
Nor does Apollo always keep his bow drawn.

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.

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.

Fools Laugh at the Latin Language

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Rident stolidi verba Latina (Ovid)
Fools laugh at the Latin language.

Unsatiable Desire for Talking

Studium immane loquendi
An insatiable desire for talking.

May you Wife not Be very Learned

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Sit non doctissima coniux (Martial)
May your wife not be very learned.

The Matter Is Safe

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Salva res est
The matter is safe.

Let the Patient Take...

Sumat...
Let the patient take...