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Latin Proverbs with C
Go over some of the choicest proverbs in the Latin language that begin with the letter C, with their English translations given alongside for your benefit. These fantastic Latin aphorisms have inspired and captivated generations of scholars. Carpe diem (Seize the day).
Carpent tua poma nepotes (Your descendants will pluck your fruit). Casis tutissima virtus (Virtue is the safest helmet). Castigat ridendo mores (One corrects customs by laughing at them). Cave ne cadas (Take care so that you do not fall). Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui (Beware of what you say, when, and to whom). Cessante causa cessat effectus (Once the cause is removed, the effect will disappear). Cito enim arescit lacrima, praesertim in alienis malis (A tear is quickly dried when shed for the misfortunes of others). Cito maturum, cito putridum (Soon ripe, soon rotten). Cogi qui potest nescit mori (He/she who can be forced has not learned how to die). Commune periculum concordiam parit (Common danger begets unity). Conscientia mille testes (Conscience is as good as a thousand witnesses). Contra negantem principia non est disputandum (There is no disputing against one who denies the first principles). Contraria contrariis curantur (Opposites are cured by opposites). Corruptio optimi pessima (The corruption of the best is the worst). Crescit sub pondere virtus (Virtue grows under oppression). Cuilibet in arte sua perito credendum est (Every skilled man is to be trusted in his own art). Cupiditas ex homine, cupido ex stulto numquam tollitur (A man can be cured of his lust, but a fool can never be cured of his greed). Cras amet qui nunquam amavit; quique amavit, cras amet. (May he love tomorrow who has never loved before; And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well). Curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent (Slight griefs talk, great ones are speechless). Cito fit quod dei volunt. (What the gods want happens soon). Cineri gloria sera venit (Fame comes too late to the dead). Cogita ante salis (Think before you leap). Contra felicem vix deus vires habet (Against a lucky man a god scarcely has power). Cornix cornici oculos non effodiet (A crow doesn't rip out the eyes of another crow). Cotidiana vilescunt (Familiarity breeds contempt). Cuius regio, eius religio (He who rules, his religion). Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare (Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one). Cuivis dolori remedium est patientia (Patience is the cure for all suffering). |
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