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Group 51: Latin
677. Vis unita fortior.
678. Primus amor potior.
679. Cursus in fine velocior.
680. Aqua turbida piscosior est.
681. Fertilior seges est alieno in arvo.
682. Maior e longinquo reverentia.
683. In foribus propriis canis est audacior omnis.
684. Quo altior mons, tanto profundior vallis.
685. Quo altior gradus, tanto profundior casus.
686. Rosa, quo spinosior, fragrantior.
687. Aquae furtivae dulciores.
688. Scopae recentiores semper meliores.
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677. A force united is stronger. (This is the motto of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in England.)
678. The first love is better. (Literally, the word potior means "more capable, more possible," although the comparative form generally means "preferable" or "better.")
679. The race is faster at the finish. (You can also find a similar saying, motus in fine velocior, "the movement at the end goes faster.")
680. Turbid water is more full of fish. (You can read a brief essay about this saying at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)
681. The more fertile crop is in another's field. (You can find this saying in Erasmus's Adagia, 1.6.72. You can find a similar saying in Ovid's Ars Amatoria.)
682. Reverence is greater from a distance. (You can find this saying expressed in Tacitus's Annales.)
683. Every dog is more bold in his own doorway. (You can find a commentary on a related saying in the Latin Audio Proverbs blog.)
684. The higher the mountain, the deeper the valley. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)
685. The higher the climb, the greater the fall. (You can read a brief essay about this proverb at the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog.)
686. The more thorny the rose, the more sweet-smelling. (This is a saying from the tradition of family heraldry and mottoes.)
687. Stolen waters are sweeter. (This is a saying from the Biblical book of Proverbs: Aquae furtivae dulciores sunt et panis absconditus suavior, "stolen waters are sweeter and hidden bread is more tasty.")
688. Newer brooms are always better. (Compare the English saying, "new brooms sweep clean." There's a great variant on the English saying, too: "New brooms sweep clean, but an old broom knows the corners.")
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