2105 Latin Proverbs / Page 8
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A small gift, but well-timed.142.
A snake lies concealed in the grass.143.
A soft answer bids a Furioso to put up his sword.144.
A soft-spoken compliment is honied poison.145.
A store-house of evil is a woman if she is depraved.146.
A strong remedy for evils is ignorance of them.147.
A surgeon tries his experiments on the heads of orphans.148.
A suspicious mind sees everything on the dark side.149.
A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly.150.
A sword anointed with honey.151.
A sword of lead in a scabbard of ivory.152.
A tree often transplanted does not thrive.153.
A trifling pledge of no small friendship.154.
A triple rope is not easily broken.155.
A trouble shared is a trouble halved.156.
A troubled heart is a worm to the bones.157.
A useless pitcher does not get broken.158.
A want of pence stops all your marketing.159.
A weak foundation destroys the work.160.
A wealthy man can err with impunity.