Greek Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
77 Greek Proverbs
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“A different man, a different taste.”
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“A gift, though small, is welcome.”
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“A library is a repository of medicine for the mind.”
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“A lucky person is someone who plants pebbles and harvests
potatoes.”
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“A mad bull is not to be tied up with a packthread.”
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“A miser and a liar bargain quickly.”
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“A miser is ever in want.”
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“Act quickly, think slowly.”
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“After the war, aid.”
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“All things good to know are difficult to learn.”
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“An iron rod bends while it is hot.”
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“An open enemy is better than a false friend.”
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“Before you can score you must first have a goal.”
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“Character is habit long continued.”
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“Death is never at a loss for occasions.”
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“Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers.”
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“Even from a foe a man may learn wisdom.”
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“First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.”
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“From a thorn comes a rose, and from a rose comes a thorn.”
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“Good accounts make good friends.”
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“Gray hair is a sign of age, not wisdom.”
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“Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.”
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“Great birth is a very poor dish at table.”
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“He who cannot bear misfortune is truly unfortunate.”
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“He who respects his parents never dies.”
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