An eagle's old age is worth a sparrow's youth. (Greek Proverb)
I feel pain that envy is exchanged for beautiful deeds. (Greek Proverb)
The house of envy lies in the lowest hollows, golden, sunless, breathed upon by no wind, grim and filled full of inert chill, and lacking warmth, is always roiled in fog. (Greek Proverb)
Appear always what you are and a little less. (Greek Proverb)
If deeds are wanting, all words appear mere vanity and emptiness. (Greek Proverb)
The sins we often regret are the sins we never commit. (Greek Proverb)
Ask for advice but do what you think is best. (Greek Proverb)
In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse. (Greek Proverb)
You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears. (Greek Proverb)
Those who fight with silver spears are sure of their victory. (Greek Proverb)
Take a young woman for the pleasure of possessing her until she is old. (Greek Proverb)
O Strangers by Anacreon's tomb who pass, Shed o'er it wine, in life he lov'd his glass (Greek Proverb)
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest. (Greek Proverb)
I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night. (Greek Proverb)