Vestis virum reddit
Clothes make the man
Vēritātem diēs aperit
Time discloses (opens) the truth
Hilarem datōrem dīligit Deus
God loves a cheerful giver
Manus manum lavat
(One) hand washes (another) hand
Elephantus nōn capit mūrem
An elephant does not catch a mouse
Lupus nōn mordet lupum
(One) wolf does not bite another
Vēritās numquam perit
The truth never dies
Cautus metuit foveam lupus
A cautious wolf fears the pitfall
Nōn quaerit aeger medicum ēloquentem
A sick person does not seek a talkative doctor
Nōn semper aurem facilem habet Fēlīcitās
The Goddess of Prosperity does not always have a sympathetic ear
Etiam capillus ūnus habet umbram suam
Even a single hair has its own shadow
Crūdēlem medicum intemperāns aeger facit
An intemperate sick person makes a doctor cruel
Lēx videt īrātum, īrātus lēgem non videt
The law sees an angry person, an angry person does not see the law
Fūrem fūr cognōscit et lupum lupus
A thief recognizes another thief and a wolf recognizes another wolf
Vulpēs vult fraudem, lupus agnum, fēmina laudem
A fox likes trickery (fraud), a wolf likes sheep, a woman likes praise
Diem nox premit, diēs noctem
Night pursues day, day pursues night
Pecūnia nōn satiat avāritiam sed irrītat
Money doesn’t satisfy greed, but irritates it
Vītam regit Fortūna, nōn Sapienta
Fortune rules life, not wisdom
Nūlla avāritia sine poenā est
There is no greed without punishment
Sub jūdice līs est
The lawsuit is before the judge
Parva necat morsū spatiōsum vīpera taurum
A small snake kills a large bull by means of bite.
In omnī rē vincit imitātiōnem vēritās
In every situation, truth conquers imitation
Ā cane nōn magnō saepe tenētur aper
A boar is often held by a small (not big) dog
Amīcus certus in rē incerta cernitur
A sure friend is discovered in an unsure situation