An old lion is better than a young ass.
More Latin Proverbs:
A blow from a frying-pan blacks, though it may not hurt.Latin
Glory is the shadow of virtue.
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Mice care not to play with kittens.
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Drumming is not the way to catch a hare.
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They can because they seem to be able to. [Possunt quia posse videntur.]
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Whom the gods love die young.
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