Legenda: Proverbia de Arietibus et Ovibus

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Proverbia de Arietibus et Ovibus

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These proverbs about Rams and Sheep (Arietes et Oves) are just one group of the large body of proverbs about rams, sheep, and lambs in Latin!

For more information about the rams and sheep and lambs in Latin bestiaries, visit the Aries-Ovis-Agnus in the Zoo. If you find some of the proverbs below difficult to understand, you will find some English translations at the Zoo page, along with many other proverbs!

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Aries cornibus lascivit.	.
Cum satur est aries socios capite impetit omnes.	socios...omnes: split phrase
Aries alituram rependit.	Note: The ram was notorious for butting the person feeds him (see proverb above for the well-fed ram).
Arietis ministerium.	Note: The ram's services are not kindly, as explained in the note above.
Virtus ariete fortior est.
Ex ovibus, canibus, bellis et rebus amoris, si quid dulce subest, massa doloris inest.	si quid = si aliquid
Scabiosa ovis totum inquinat gregem.	totum...gregem: split phrase
Infecta ovis eiciatur, ne totum ovile inficiatur.	eiciatur: jussive subjunctive inficiatur: subjunctive with ne
Non intrat per ostium in ovile ovium latro.
Unus lanius non timet multas oves.
Capras et oves quot quisque habet dicere potest, amicos non potest.	non potest = non potest dicere