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 If you are at Rome live in the Roman style; if you are elsewhere 
live as they live elsewhere.
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 If you are at Rome live in the Roman style; if you are elsewhere 
live as they live elsewhere.
 [Lat., Si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more;
  Si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi.] 
 To Rome for everything.
 [Sp., Y a Roma pro todo.]  
 To Rome for everything.
 [Sp., Y a Roma pro todo.] 
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
 [Rome] Widow of a King-people, but still queen of the world.
 [Fr., Veuve d'un peuple-roi, mais reine encore du read more 
 [Rome] Widow of a King-people, but still queen of the world.
 [Fr., Veuve d'un peuple-roi, mais reine encore du monde.] 
 I had rather be a dog and bay the moon
 Than such a Roman.  
 I had rather be a dog and bay the moon
 Than such a Roman. 
 All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should 
choose different paths.
 [Fr., Tous chemins vont read more 
 All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should 
choose different paths.
 [Fr., Tous chemins vont a Rome; ainsi nos concurrents
  Crurent pouvoir choisir des sentiers differents.] 
 When I am at Rome I fast as the Romans do; when I am at Milan I 
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 When I am at Rome I fast as the Romans do; when I am at Milan I 
do not fast. So likewise you, whatever church you come to, 
observe the custom of the place, if you would neither give 
offence to others, nor take offence from them. 
 Would that the Roman people had but one neck!
 [Lat., Utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet!]  
 Would that the Roman people had but one neck!
 [Lat., Utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet!] 
When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done.
When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done.