31 Latin Proverbs about Wise
All Latin Proverbs | Proverbs about Wise1. A few things gained by fraud destroy a fortune otherwise honestly won.
2. A fisherman once stung will be wiser.
3. A nod for a wise man, and a rod for a fool.
4. A wise man should never give his wife too much rein.
5. A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
6. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
7. A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand.
8. A word is sufficient for the wise.
9. Correct a wise man, and he will be grateful; correct a fool, and he will not only give a deaf ear, but send you off with a flea in your ear.
10. Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off.
11. Even Jupiter himself cannot be in love and wise at the same time.
12. He acts wisely who says little.
13. He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all the contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and is struggling, like a swimmer, against the stream.
14. He dies before he is old who is wise before his day.
15. He is a wise man who accommodates himself to all circumstances.
16. He is wise in vain who does not use his wisdom for his own advantage.
17. He is wise to no purpose, who is not wise for himself.
18. He is wise, who suits himself to the occasion.
19. He will die before he's old who's wise before his time.
20. Hope gives strength and courage, and saves an otherwise dying man from his grave.
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