Greek proverb
Greek proverb
break heart
If it were not for hope, the heart would break
bones breaks tongue
The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks bones
bent bow break
You will break the bow if you keep it always bent
possible river step twice
It is not possible to step twice into the same river
gained master pupil wealth
Many a pupil has gained more wealth than his master
cough loss
When at a loss how to go on, in speaking, cough
alexander god wishes
If Alexander wishes to be a god, let him set up as a god
satisfied
He who is not satisfied with a little is not satisfied with allot.
deceive diplomat experience speak
To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, He has no experience with it
cannot hungry reason
You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears.
beneath famous stone woman zone
Beneath this stone I lie, the famous woman who loosed her zone to one man only
sufficient tomb whom
A tomb now suffices him (Alexander) for whom the whole world was not sufficient
differs eye
The rabbits' eye differs from that of the owl.
bad lost men moan
Men never moan over the opportunities lost to do good, only the opportunities to be bad