Greek proverbs

Proverbs from all Greek speaking parts of the world. __NOTOC__ Δ Δώσε τόπο στην οργή. Shove anger aside. "Two things a Man should never be angry at; what he can help, and what he cannot help." Thomas Fuler, Gnomologia (1732) 1996 Nea hestia I. D. Kollaros \& Sa. Don't hear one and judge two. Alexander Negris A Dictionary of Modern Greek Proverbs: With an English Translation, Explanatory Remarks, and Philological Illustrations http://books.google.com/books?id=ZoUvAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA79 1831 T. Clark 79– A "Αγάλι-αγάλι γίνεται η αγουρίδα μέλι." 'A green fruit gets ripe slowly. English equivalent: Patience is a virtue, and a little will not hurt you. Proverbium https://books.google.com/books?id=TdTYAAAAMAAJ 23 2006 Ohio State University 129 Ε "Είπε ο γάιδαρος τον πετεινό κεφάλα." "The donkey called the rooster bigheaded." Similar to "The pot calling the kettle black" or "Look who's talking". Aravantinos Panagiotis Paroimiasterion. (Epirotische Sprüchwörter.) (neogr.) https://books.google.com/books?id=Ks4JDK6WqLMC&pg=PA38 1863 38 294 Ἐν οἴνῳ ἀλήθεια There is truth in wine. English equivalent: In wine there is truth. Latin equivalentː In vino veritas. "Alcohol consumed removes the inhibition against telling the truth that occasionally one would like to keep secret." Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 272 527 1-875943-44-7 H Η καλύτερη άμυνα είναι η επίθεση. English equivalent: The best defence is a good offense. Source for meaning: Maira Papathanasopoulou Ho Ioudas philouse hyperocha: mythistorēma http://books.google.com/books?id=TsdVXdgO9XoC 21 June 2013 1 January 1998 Ekdoseis Patakē 978-960-600-451-3 23 Η φτήνια τρώει τον παρά. English equivalent: If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly. Spoudōn 1998 Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης 1027 Η γλώσσα κόκαλα δεν έχει, αλλά κόκαλα τσακίζει. English equivalent: The pen is mightier than the sword. "The play's the thing,Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king." William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600–1), Act II, scene ii Venizelos 1867 Paroimiai dēmōdeis Ek tou typographeiou tēs Patridos 95 Κ Και οι τοίχοι έχουν αυτιά. English equivalent: The walls have ears. "What you say may be overheard; used as a warning." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA354 27 September 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 287 Κάλλιο γαϊδουρόδενε, παρά γαϊδουρογύρευε. English equivalent: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Βασιλειάδης ΈγκλημαστοΚΕΛΥΦΩΣ Αστυνομικόμυθιστόρημα Dimitri Vasileiadis 105 Kάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι, παρά δέκα και καρτέρι. English equivalent: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. "Laugh and be fat." John Taylor, title of a tract (1615) Berettas 1863 Syllogēparoimiōn tōn neōterōn Hellēnōn meta parallēlismou pros tas tōn archaiōn Ek tou typ. ho Hellēnopelasgos 37 1 Κόρακας κοράκου μάτι δε βγάζει. English equivalent: Hawks will not pick out Hawk's eyes. "One belonging to a group having common interests is not likely to act against or find fault with another member of the same group. Solidarity may prevail over law, justice or truth." Paczolay Gyula European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese http://books.google.com/books?id=JiXzAAAAMAAJ 1997 Veszprémi Nyomda 1-875943-44-7 96 X Shqiptaro-Greke 1999 Albanohellenica Albanian-Greek Philological Association 22 Καλή ζωή, κακή διαθήκη. English equivalent: Fools live poor to die rich. Chakkas 1978 Hapanta Kedros Μ Μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ. English equivalent: One swallow does not a summer make. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, (1098a18) Ο Ο χρόνος είναι ακριβός English equivalent: Time is precious. Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 428 527 1-875943-44-7 Όποιος γίνεται πρόβατο τον τρώει ο λύκος. He who becomes a sheep is eaten by the wolf. English equivalent: He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. Dostoyevsky, Koteliansky 2010 Dostoevsky: Letters and Reminiscences Kessinger Publishing 304 1163449024 Όφις ην μη φάγη όφιν, δράκων ου γενήσεται. Alternatively: Όφις ει μη φάγοι όφιν, δράκων ου γενήσεται. (see Robert Nares) A serpent, unless it devours a serpent, will not become a dragon. (Erasmus, translated by Barker) Quoted by Erasmus, Michael Apostolius, and in Suda (according to Robert Nares) Translated into Latin by Apostolius, Erasmus, and Francis Bacon. Paraphrased in English by John Dryden (Oedipus III.1): "A serpent ne'er becomes a flying dragon, / Till he has eat a serpent." (see Robert Nares) Sources: Robert Nares, A Glossary, p. 781. (Nares's "φύγοι" emended to "φάγοι" based on Apostolius's text.) Erasmus III iii 61, translated in William Watson Barker, ed. The Adages of Erasmus, p. 271. Michael Apostolius, Paroemiae [Proverbs]. Ed. Daniel Heinsius. Leiden, 1619. p. 187. A search of the Suda does not return this proverb. Ο πνιγμένος, από τα μαλλιά του πιάνεται. English equivalent: A drowning man will clutch at a straw. Κριαρας 2007 Αλλελωγραφιαδυο: ΕκδοσειςΠολυτυπο 33 Σ Συν Αθηνά και χείρα κίνει. Move your hand along with Athena (Minerva) English equivalent: Heaven help those who help themselves. "When in trouble first of all every one himself should do his best to improve his condition." Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 150 527 1-875943-44-7 Karagiōrgos Panos 1999 Greek and English proverbs P. Karagiorgos 99 212 Τ Τα εν οίκω μη εν δήμω. English equivalent: Don't wash your dirty linen in public; It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. "Why wantonly proclaim one's own disgrace, or expose the faults or weaknesses of one's kindred or people?" "It is considered contemptible to defy the rule of solidarity by revealing facts harmful to the group one belongs to." Proverbs of All Nations http://books.google.com/books?id=PdxtAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA109 1859 W. Kent & Company (late D. Bogue) 109 Paczolay Gyula European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese http://books.google.com/books?id=JiXzAAAAMAAJ 1997 Veszprémi Nyomda 1-875943-44-7 466 106 Karagiōrgos Panos 1999 Greek and English proverbs P. Karagiorgos 99 212 Τα μεγάλα πνεύματα συναντώνται English equivalent: Great minds think alike. Karagiōrgos Panos 1999 Greek and English proverbs P. Karagiorgos 138 212 Άγιος που δε θαυματουργεί, μηδέ δοξολογιέται. The saint who works no miracles isn't glorified. "I think that sex is necessary and bankers are not." Lancelot Hogben, in Twentieth Century Authors, A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Literature, Edited by Stanley J. Kunitz, and Howard Haycraft. New York, The H.W. Wilson Company, 1950, (pp. 658-59) Kyriakos Simopoulos Pōs eidan hoi xenoi tēn Hellada tou 21: apomnēmoneumata, chronika, hēmerologia, hypomnēmata, allēlographia ethelontōn, diplōmatōn, eidikōn apestalmenōn, periēgētōn, praktorōn k.a https://books.google.com/books?id=JfMTAQAAMAAJ 167 Τυφλός... ο "Έρως English equivalentː Love is blind. "That is, it renders those blind who are under its influence by making that appear beautiful which is often the reverse." Negris Alexander A Dictionary of Modern Greek Proverbs: With an English Translation, Explanatory Remarks, and Philological Illustrations https://books.google.com/books?id=IjdSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA137 1831 137 Disputed A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. Quoted in several English sources as a Greek proverb or aphorism, without citation. Compare the Latin of Caecilius Statius: Serit arbores, quae saeclo prosint alteri.'' ("He sows the seed of trees that they may be a profit to another age.") See also Laconic phrases Category:Proverbs by language