Sometimes you have to throw yourself into the fire to escape from the Smoke.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Bad Times
One minute of patience, ten years of peace
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Patience, Proverbs
Either dance well or quit the ballroom.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Dancing
Gray hair is a sign of age, not wisdom.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Aging, Age, Hair, Vanity
The excess of virtue is a vice.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Proverbs, Virtue
You must keep quiet or say only things that improve silence.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Silence
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue; to the end we should hear and see more than we speak.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Eyes
Nothing will content him who is not content with a little.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Blessings, Gratitude, Appreciation
Men who have lost heart never yet won a trophy.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Heart
A person’s character is revealed by their speech
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Speech
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Money
When God throws the dice are loaded.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Luck
Better the friend we can see than the money we cannot.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Friendship
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Beginning, Creativity
Live today, forget the past.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Past
In times of difficulty friendship is on trial.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Friendship
An old enemy never becomes a friend.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Enemies
Men never moan over the opportunities lost to do good, only the opportunities to be bad.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Opportunity
A beard signifies lice, not brains.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Men
The beginning is half of every action.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Action, Act, Inaction, Procrastination, Getting Going, Beginning
Welcome is the best cheer.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Kindness
When the gods are angry with a man, they give him what he asks for.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Prayer, Blessings
One minute of patience can mean ten years of peace.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Peace
To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: The Truth
He who wants to be happy must stay at home.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Home
Truth lies at the bottom of a well.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: The Truth
Who ceases to be a friend never was one.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Friendship, Friends
Act quickly, think slowly.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Humankind, Action
He who suffers much will know much
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Suffering, Proverbs
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Advice
From a broken violin do not expect fine music.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Expectations
As long as you have the blessing of your parents it does not matter even if you live in the mountains.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Parents
Better a sick body than an ignorant mind.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: The Body
Not speech, but facts, convince.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Speech
Time is a river of passing events—a rushing torrent.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Events
Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Taxes, Taxation
Poor in my youth, and in life’s later scenes – Rich to no end, I curse my natal hour, Who naught enjoyed while young, denied the means; And naught when old enjoyed, denied the power
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Youth
Empty barrels and insignificant people always make the most noise.
—Greek Proverb
If you are truthful you will have as much gold as you want.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Gold
A priest blesses his own bread first.
—Greek Proverb
Topics: Blessings