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The notes here are taken from the actual Scala, so be warned that references to the "previous" proverb refer to its order in the Scala, not its order here. You can read more about the word at the Verbosum blog: INTER.

Lumina inter umbras clariora sunt. ~ Note: There is a discussion of this idea in Quintilian, 2.

Primus inter pares. ~ Note: You can read about the history of the use of this proverb here at Wikipedia.

Inter spem et metum. ~ Note: Here is another way to imagine the relationship between fear and hope - rejecting both, you find yourself in the middle of the two. In Suetonius's Life of Claudius, he cites a letter of Augustus which invokes this saying.

Inter utrumque tene; medio tutissimus ibis. ~ Note: Note the future tense, ibis. The phrase "inter utrumque" is another way to say "medio" or "in medio."

Inter saxum et sacrum sto. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, A13.

Inter sacrum saxumque sto. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings that Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.1.15.

Communia amicorum sunt inter se omnia. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, A132.

Inter cineres condita flamma manet. ~ Note: The words are from one of the elegies of the sixth-century Latin poet, Maximianus, 2.

Amicitia, nisi inter bonos, esse non potest. ~ Note: You can also find the saying in this form - Amicitia esse non potest nisi inter bonos viros - but the word "bonos," by itself, is able to convey the idea of "bonos (viros)."

Inter canem et lupum. ~ Note: Compare the English saying, "Between a rock and a hard place."

Inter dictum et factum multum differt. ~ Note: This is one of many proverbs which point to the difference between speaking and doing. Compare the sayings you saw earlier: "Facta plus valent quam dicta" and "Dicere et facere non semper eiusdem."

Inter amicos numquam amor exstinguitur. ~ Note: This saying plays on the real etymological connection between amicus and amor, both of which are formed from the same Latin root.

Silent enim leges inter arma. ~ Note: You can read about the history and usage of this saying at Wikipedia.

Leges silent inter arma. ~ Note: For a history of the use of this saying, see the Wikipedia article.

Inter arma silent Musae. ~ Note: Compare the saying you saw earlier: Silent enim leges inter arma.

Firmissima est inter pares amicitia. ~ Note: You can find these words in Curtius' History of Alexander the Great, 7.

Sicut agnos inter lupos. ~ Note: The words are from the Biblical book of Luke, 10: ite ecce ego mitto vos sicut agnos inter lupos.

Fratrum inter se irae sunt acerbissimae. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings that Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.2.50. For an example, you need look no further than the first brothers in the Biblical book of Genesis, Cain and Abel.

Sublata lucerna, nihil interest inter mulieres. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 3.4.77. You can also find the saying in this form: Sublata lucerna, omnes mulieres aequales sunt.

Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.5.1; it is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, A14.

Tantalus inter undas sitit. ~ Note: This is another way of expressing the paradoxical punishment that Tantalus was subjected to; see previous saying.

Asinus inter apes. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.5.42.

Asinus inter simias. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.5.41.

Inter simias oportet esse simiam. ~ Note: Note that simiam is in the accusative here, because it is a predicate noun agreeing with the implied accusative subject of the infinitive: when someone finds himself among monkeys, it behooves (him) to be a monkey.

Ne te, aquila, iactes graculos inter leves. ~ Note: The idea is that, if you are an eagle, you should not vaunt among the lowly jackdaws. Here it is not the jackdaws who are being made fun of, but the eagle who unwisely has anything to do with them!

Anseres inter olores strepunt. ~ Note: This saying is included by Polydorus in his Adagia, A181.

Monoculus inter caecos rex. ~ Note: Compare the saying in the Adagia of Erasmus, 3.4.96: Inter caecos regnat strabus.

Inter incudem et malleum. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings that Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.1.16.

Inter os et offam multa cadunt. ~ Note: Compare the saying included by Polydorus in his Adagia, A14: Inter os et offam multam interest.

Inter os et offam multa intervenire posse. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings Erasmus included in his Adagia, 1.5.2.

Merito hunc manducant sues qui se miscet inter furfures. ~ Note: You can find this saying in the famous debate between Marcolf and King Solomon.

Si videas fratres inter se bella gerentes, neutri confer opem, sed eorum corrige mentes. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 1287.

Homines hominum causa sunt generati, ut ipsi inter se alii aliis prodesse possent. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.

Sic nos nati videmur, ut inter omnes esset societas quaedam. ~ Note: This is included by André Rouillé in his anthology of Cicero's notable sententiae.

Inter convivas fac sis sermone modestus. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings included in the distichs attributed to the so-called "Cato." Here is the complete distich: Inter convivas fac sis sermone modestus, / ne dicare loquax, cum uis urbanus haberi.

Bursa carens aere vetat inter vina sedere. ~ Note: This is one of the sayings collected by Wegeler, 97.