I hate a jovial table companion with a good memory. (Greek Proverb)
For mortals vanished from the day's sweet light I shed no tear rather I mourn for those who day and night live in death's fear (Greek Proverb)
Better a drop of wisdom than an ocean of gold. (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)