Greek ones:

A small evil may be a great good.


He who has been angry becomes cool again.


Hunger is the teacher of many.


Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child.


Seize the end and you will hold the middle.


The shepherd, even when he becomes a gentleman, smells of lamb.


Thinking evil is much the same as doing it.




Arabic ones:

A friend advises in his interest, not yours.


A house divided cannot stand.


A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.


At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend.


Every sun has to set.


He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.





French ones:

Desperate times call for desperate measures.


What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.


Empty vessels make the most noise.


You've made your bed, now you must lie on it.


Punctuality is the politeness of kings.   



British ones:

Punctuality is the politeness of kings.   


The age of miracles is past.



A drowning man will clutch at a straw.


Children and fools tell the truth."
A bad workman blames his tools.


Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.