You have hit the point exactly.
More Latin Proverbs:
Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.Latin
He who loves a one-eyed girl thinks that one-eyed girls are beautiful.
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In times of peace we should think of war.
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Spur not a free horse to death.
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Believe not that the stream is shallow because its surface is smooth.
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No one is a fool always, every one sometimes.
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