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  2. For Want of a Nail - Wikipedia

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    ("For sparing a little cost often a man has lost the large coat for the hood.") [8] [whose translation?] [9] Middle French: Par ung seul clou perd on ung bon cheval. (Modern French: Par seulement un clou, on perd un bon cheval.

  3. Fortune favours the bold - Wikipedia

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    Fortune favours the bold is the translation of a Latin proverb, which exists in several forms with slightly different wording but effectively identical meaning, such as: audentes Fortuna iuvat [1] audentes Fortuna adiuvat; Fortuna audaces iuvat; audentis Fortuna iuvat; This last form is used by Turnus, an antagonist in the Aeneid by Virgil. [2]

  4. Spanish proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Literal translation: Diligence is the mother of good fortune. Meaning/use: One must be active and diligent in order to achieve one's goals. La fe mueve montañas. Literal translation: Faith moves mountains. Meaning/use: Praises the power of the confidence that faith endows us with. La mejor palabra siempre es la que queda por decir. Literal ...

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.

  6. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language.

  7. List of Latin phrases - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages:

  8. List of Latin phrases (S) - Wikipedia

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    Translation Notes saltus in demonstrando: leap in explaining: a leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation is omitted. salus in arduis: a stronghold (or refuge) in difficulties: a Roman Silver Age maxim. Also the school motto of Wellingborough School. salus populi suprema lex esto: the welfare of the people is to be the highest law

  9. List of Tamil proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Proverbs English Translation அகத்தின் அழகு முகத்தில் தெரியும். The beauty of the soul is known in the face.