Wise Latin Proverbs

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges (Tacitus)
In the most corrupt state are the most laws.

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

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

Bis peccare in bello non licet
It is not permitted to blunder twice in war.

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

Absentem laedit cum ebrio qui litigat
To quarrel with a drunk is to wrong a man who is not even there.

Solvitur ambulando
It is solved by walking.

si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit
All is well that ends well.

Facilis descensus Averno (Virgil)
The descent to Avernus (hell) is easy.

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes (Virgil, Aeneid)
I am afraid of the Greeks, even [when they are] bearing gifts.