Great birth is a very poor dish at table.
More Greek Proverbs:
Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own.Greek
The people make the town.
Greek
Deeds are fruits, words are only leaves.
Greek
But mortal bliss will never come sincere Pleasure may lead, but grief blow brings up the rear
Greek
When God throws the dice are loaded.
Greek
Every tale can be told in a different way.
Greek