Greek proverb
Greek proverb
curse denied enjoyed later naught poor power rich scenes
Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I curse my natal hour, Who naught enjoyed while young, denied the means; And naught when old enjoyed, denied the power
brief hour lasts prime rose thorn
The rose's prime lasts one brief hour of morn, That past, I find no rose - only a thorn
feared man silence words
The silence of a treacherous man is to be feared even more than his words
send thee thou
I send thee myrrh, not that thou mayest be by it perfumed, but it perfumed by thee
glass life shed tomb
O Strangers! By Anacreon's tomb who pass, Shed o'er it wine, in life he lov'd his glass
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
cup slip
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.
bones breaks tongue
The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks bones
best family low noble worst
It is better to be the best of a low family than the worst of a noble one
gained master pupil wealth
Many a pupil has gained more wealth than his master
alexander god wishes
If Alexander wishes to be a god, let him set up as a god
bad lost men moan
Men never moan over the opportunities lost to do good, only the opportunities to be bad
front proud wedding
My first wedding makes me proud in front of people.