2105 Latin Proverbs / Page 170
- 1691. The silver is become dross.
 - 1692. The skin of a lion covering some mongrel beast.
 - 1693. The smoke of our own country is brighter than fire abroad.
 - 1694. The sow has been greeted with music.
 - 1695. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
 - 1696. The stupid fear fortune, the wise endure it.
 - 1697. The swans will not sing till the jackdaws are quiet.
 - 1698. The swift are overtaken by the slow.
 - 1699. The tale is marred in the telling.
 - 1700. The tears of an heir are laughter under a mask.

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