253 Greek Proverbs / Page 3
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An iron rod bends while it is hot.42.
An old cat likes young mice.43.
An old enemy never becomes a friend.44.
An open enemy is better than a false friend.45.
Appear always what you are and a little less.46.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.47.
Be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant.48.
Before you can score, you must first have a goal.49.
Better a drop of wisdom than an ocean of gold.50.
Better a sick body than an ignorant mind.51.
Better the first of its kind than the last.52.
Better the friend we can see than the money we cannot.53.
Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own.54.
Character is habit long continued.55.
Curses are like chickens; they come home to roost.56.
Death is never at a loss for occasions.57.
Deeds are fruits, words are only leaves.58.
Do not compare a fly with an elephant.59.
Do not lean on a worm-eaten staff.60.
Don't keep any secrets of yourself from yourself.