Roman Proverbs

A diamond is valuable though it lies in the dirt.
A few complications in life are an excellent tonic to the brain.
A joy that is shared is a joy made double.
A mother does not hear the music when her children cry.
A tailor has no time to mend his own cloths.
Against God’s wrath no castle is thunder-proof.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Candles light others and consume themselves.
Do not make yourself a mouse for the cat to eat you.
Everyone is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day.
From our ancestors come our names; but from our virtues come our honours.
God never closes one door without opening another.
He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.
He who considers too much will perform little.
Hold your temper for a moment, and avoid a hundred days of sorrow.
If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you.
Keep conscience clear, then never fear.
Laugh and world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Love is the wisdom of the fool and folly of the wise.
Men know where they were born, not where they shall die.
Never think too much of yourself.
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
Pluck not where you never planted.
Proverbs are all old; if they are new they’re not proverbs.
Quiet minds are richer than crowns.
Riches are like salt water, the more you drink the more you thirst.
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
Some people are so afraid to die than they seldom begin to live.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Spit not against heaven, it’ll fall back on your face.
That is but an empty purse that is full other men’s money.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the diseases.
The better workman, the worse husband.