Greek proverbs

Many words are poverty.

A person can be as sweet as honey or as heavy as steel.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

Act quickly, think slowly.

As long as you have the blessing of your parents it does not matter even if you live in the mountains.

He who is not satisfied with a little is not satisfied with a lot.

Help yourself so God can help you.

If you are truthful you will have as much gold as you want.

If you do not have brains you follow the same route twice.

If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

A miser and a liar bargain quickly.

The heart that loves is always young.

A truth spoken before its time is dangerous.

Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

Gray hair is a sign of age, not of wisdom.

The heart that loves is always young.

Whatever kind of word you speak, the like shall you bear.