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Calmer than oil on the water.

Latin proverb, Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814, p. 220)

The source

"Calmer than oil on the water." This Latin proverb is recorded in Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814, p. 220). Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"Oleo tranquilior"

Original Latin, Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814, p. 220). Latin: Erasmus' Adagia as printed in R. Bland, Proverbs Chiefly Taken from the Adagia of Erasmus (1814), archive.org.

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Questions

Who said "Calmer than oil on the water."?
Latin proverb. Source: Erasmus, Adagia (Bland ed. 1814, p. 220).
What is the original Latin?
Oleo tranquilior. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Water.

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