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fas est et ab hoste doceri

fas est et ab hoste doceri proverb: one should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies.

Proverb

fas est et ab hoste doceri

  1. One should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies.

Origin of fas est et ab hoste doceri

Borrowed from Latin fas est et ab hoste doceri (literally “it is right to be taught even by [one's] enemy”).

Questions about fas est et ab hoste doceri

What does fas est et ab hoste doceri mean?
Fas est et ab hoste doceri means one should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies.
What part of speech is fas est et ab hoste doceri?
Fas est et ab hoste doceri is a proverb.

Words near fas est et ab hoste doceri in the dictionary

  1. Farzads
  2. Faröe
  3. faröelite
  4. faröelites
  5. fas
  6. fas est et ab hoste doceri
  7. Fasano
  8. Fasanos
  9. FASB
  10. fasc
  11. fasc.

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