Quotes by
Aesop |
He was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop’s Fables. | 30 quotes | 3,640 visits |
Ancient Greek
| • | There is no shame in light blue eyes. Γλαυκοίσιν οφθαλμοίσιν αιδώς ουκ ένι. 14 |
| • | In the good days remember also death. Ευημερών μέμνησο και του θανάτου. 13 |
| • | Character lies in polite and friendly speaking. Ήθος το πράον και το προσηνές ρήμα. 12 |
| • | One, but a lion. Είς, αλλά λέων. 11 |
| • | We all came naked and we shall depart naked. Γυμνοί ήλθομεν οι πάντες, γυμνοί και απελευσόμεθα. 10 |
| • | He who is close to Zeus is close to thunder. Ο εγγύς Διός, εγγύς κεραυνού. 10 |
| • | A wolf in sheep’s clothing. Λύκος δοράν οιός περιβεβλημένος. 9 |
| • | The “I don’t know” will not put me in prison. Το ουκ οίδα εις φυλακήν ου βάλλει. 7 |
| • | He who loves you will insult you and he who hates you will flatter you. Ο φιλών πλήξει σε, ο δε μισών κολακεύσει σε. 6 |
| • | Speak to a tyrant as little as possible or as pleasantly as possible. Ομιλείν δυνάστῃ ως ήκιστα ή ως ήδιστα. 6 |
| • | The unlucky man will be bitten even by a sheep. Τον ατυχή και πρόβατον δάκνει. 6 |
| • | A friend and a horse are tested in a difficult situation. Φίλος και ίππος εν ανάγκη δοκιμάζονται. 6 |
| • | The snake would change its skin but it would not change its mindset. Όφις το δέρμα αποδύεται, την γνώμην δε ουδαμώς. 5 |
| • | I hate long lasting hopes. Μακράς ελπίδας μισώ. 5 |
| • | The grapes are sour. Όμφακες εισίν. (The Fox and the Grapes) 4 |
| • | One is no one, two is a company, three is a crowd, four is a fair. Είς ουδείς, δύο πολλοί, τρεις όχλος, τέσσαρες πανήγυρις. 4 |
| • | When hands are needed, helping with words has no effect. Ένθα χειρών χρεία έστιν, η δια λόγων βοήθεια ουδέν λυσιτελεί. 4 |
| • | The mountain labors and gives birth to a mouse. Ώδινεν όρος και έτεκεν μυν. 3 |
| • | I would rather be eaten by a lion than by a fox. Φαγέτω με λέων και μη αλώπηξ. 3 |
| • | Let my own louse eat me and not someone else’s. Φαγέτω με η ιδία φθείρ και μη η αλλοτρία. 3 |
| • | Fire, woman and sea, the mighty three. Πυρ, γυνή και θάλασσα, δυνατά τρία. 3 |
| • | It is your [secure] position, not you, that insults me. Ω ούτος, ου συ με λοιδορείς, αλλ᾿ ο τόπος. 3 |
| • | It is better to die once than to than to tremble with fear all your life. Βέλτιον θανείν άπαξ ή διά βίου τρέμειν. 3 |
| • | Many promise big things, while they cannot even do small things. Πολλοί μεγάλα επαγγέλλονται, μηδέ μικρά ποιήσαι δυνάμενοι. 3 |
| • | The strength lies in the union. Η ισχύς εν τη ενώσει. 3 |
| • | The mother of a coward will not weep but will not rejoice either. Δειλού μήτηρ ου κλαίει, αλλ' ουδέ χαίρει. 3 |
| • | If you say what you want, you'll hear what you don't want. Ειπέ ά θέλεις και άκουε ά μη θέλεις. 3 |
| • | [Zeus] is humbling the proud and exalting the humble. Τα μεν υψηλά ταπεινών, τα δε ταπεινά υψών. 2 |
| • | Time lifts and time lowers. Καιρός ανάγει και καιρός αύ κατάγει. 1 |
| • | While your houses are burning, you sing. Των οικιών υμών εμπιπραμένων, υμείς άδετε. |
