The wise sayings of the Romans

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Aristotle is not always Aristotle (i.e. the wise also make mistakes).
Poverty and old age are the greatest of calamities.
Idleness is the mother of all imperfections.
Value the time!
Thrift does not mean greed.
Fear the silent dog, the calm flowing water.
A sense of gratitude breeds gratitude.
Prayers are worthy of prayer.
Torment forces even the innocent to say they are guilty.
Gives a lot of time.
There is no more than one truth.
Satisfaction with your career is your greatest asset.
Seek the truth - the field, health - the water.
Fast contributions will be two contributions.
Be proud and beautiful.
Your dominion over yourself is the highest dominion.
Hope for the good in your unhappiness.
Appearance is deceptive.
Know and honor everyone.
Time is the ointment of any wound.
Time eats away at grief.
Everyone envies old age, and when they grow old, they complain of it.
The suspect serves the accused.
It is impossible to drink the sea (doing the impossible).
Cleanliness is a guarantee of health.
The eye is hungrier than the abdomen.
Years take away everything, even memory.
The city will be built for centuries, but will be destroyed in an hour.
The guest is the good deed of the host.
Gentle please melt the stone heart too.
Out of sight - out of heart.
The most noble, the greatest gift is the gift given with a smile.
Work is important, not words.
Good fame prefers wealth.
Himmat calls Himmat.
Trust breeds trust.
Beautiful with promise fulfillment.
Time spent without knowledge puts a person alive in the grave.
Forgive others, but never yourself.
A friend is better than a child.
Friendship is a covenant of the good.
If you live in Rome, live like a Roman.
If you want to relax, restrain your tongue.
When your throne is strong, your friends are with you,
you won't find them.
Greed is the mother of tolerance.
Human life is a struggle.
Knowledge is power.
Choose the smallest of the two evils.
Do not pull the rope out of the sand.
Sometimes we regret not being able to keep quiet.
The easiest and most rewarding income is savings.
Keep your promise!
The girl will be like her mother.
Everyone wants to be praised.
They take out the pona with a pona.
Bold peak of the earth, you will find something.
The book is a friend, the book is a teacher.
The seeker finds.
He who keeps silence does not sin (default is gold).
He who disobeys cannot be subdued.
If you are a liar, remember your word.
A good name is better than wealth.
Love is blind.
Lots of people, few friends.
Talk to yourself a lot, not to others.
Medicine is the birthplace of philosophy.
Times change, and so do we.
Many know a lot, but no one knows everything.
Many are called, few are chosen.
Rumors don’t always lie.
Let the dealing be done, and let your hands be at work.
He becomes wise when he thinks.
We don’t live to eat, we eat to live.
We sing to the deaf.
Listen to your ear in front of the whistle.
I will punish you not because I hate you, but because I love you.
A woman’s true adornment is life, not dress.
The horizons of science are wide and life is short.
Not everything that shines is gold.
He can't do anything he doesn't know.
Do not judge without hearing.
No one is as dear to the human race as a child.
One bad has one good.
There is no greater punishment than a bad wife.
Do not go to the council without an invitation.
The king is not the law, the law is the king.
No one is punished in their opinion.
They don’t argue about taste.
One for all, one for all.
Whoever speaks well of him is a man loved by the people.
Beware of someone who has cheated on you at least once.
Deprivation of water and fire (this punishment was used in the ancient Romans for the most serious crimes and was persecuted, denying the deprivation of civil rights).
Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
Buy what you need, not what you need.
A polite person is always simple.
Respect for parents is the first law of nature.
Poetry is innate.
They are born as poets, they are formed as orators.
Think about getting over it before you make a promise.
Came, saw, won (Julius Caesar's phrase about victory in battle).
A friend is the best treasure in life.
It is pleasant to hear praise from a person who deserves to be praised.
Do not rejoice in the grief of others!
Joy adds strength to power.
Use less of the word when speaking intelligently.
The power of evidence lies not in its number, but in its weight.
The more slaves, the more enemies.
Fame is a huge incentive.
It is worth praying for a healthy soul and a healthy body.
Words fly, what is written remains.
Conscience is more than a thousand witnesses.
Socrates is my friend, but the truth is better than him.
Doubt is half-wisdom.
Slow down, do all your work slowly.
The law is cruel, so is the law.
Keep your good name, even if you lose everything. If you lose it, you are nobody.
Haste always gives reason.
Whoever knows how to say thank you will have more.
Three things must be avoided: anger, jealousy, hatred.
Tell your friends in private, praise them in public.
One word is enough for the mind.
Wickedness is always ready.
You can also learn from the enemy.
The opinion of good people is more valuable than money.
A good start is half the battle.
A good neighbor is great luck.
A person who sees the mistakes of others does his job well.
Honor forbids what the law does not forbid.
A career is decorated by a person, not a career.
Man intends, God knows how much he will answer.
It is human nature to go astray.
The permission given to Jupiter was not given to the bull.
You told someone - you told everyone.
It does not fall far from the apple branch.
Language is the enemy of man, the friend of demons and women.
I am the closest person to myself.
All human qualities are not alien to me either.
From Russian Elyor translationsi
"Jahon literature» Journal, 2007, No. 10
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