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Latin Proverbs: T

Latin proverbs with words beginning with letter T.

Nor Does Apollo Always Keep his Bow Drawn

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

Trembling Madness (DTs)

Delirium tremens
Trembling madness.

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.

You Will Be Sad if You Remain Alone

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Tristis eris si solus eris (Ovid)
You will be sad if you remain alone.

Do not Call Me, I Will Call You

Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo
Do not call me, I will call you.

Know Thyself

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Nosce te ipsum
Know thyself.

He Who Feared, He Would Not Succeed, Sat Still

Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet
He who feared, he would not succeed, sat still.

Conscience Is a Thousand Witnesses

Conscientia mille testes
Conscience is [as] a thousand witnesses.

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.