| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Greek Proverbs |
| | | [Greek]—Before the act consider, so that nothing foolish may arise out of it. | 1 |
| [Greek]—Fear old age, for it does not come alone. | 2 |
| [Greek]—He who is about to marry is on the way to repentance. | 3 |
| [Greek]—Man is an air-bubble. | 4 |
| [Greek]—One man is no man. | 5 |
| [Greek]—Success is befriended by many people. | 6 |
| [Greek]—The fountain of wisdom flows through books. | 7 |
| [Greek]—The gods themselves do not fight against necessity. | 8 |
| [Greek]—When the candle is taken away, every woman is alike. | 9 |
| [Greek]—While the fisher sleeps the net takes. | 10 |
| Beauty is the flowering of virtue. | 11 |
| Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde—The morning hour has gold in its mouth. | 12 |
| Nature needs little, fancy (Wahn) much. | 13 |
| The bearers of the thyrsus (the symbol of the Bacchus inspiration) are many, but the Bacchants (the truly inspired) are few. | 14 |
| The man who fears not death will start at no shadows. | 15 | | |
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