More people drown in glasses than in rivers.
Small profits and often, are better than large profits and seldom.
To have five drachmas in the hand is better than ten drachmas on paper.
It is better to talk to a woman and think of God, than talk to God and think of a woman.
More people die from overeating than from undernourishment.
It's better to fly and stay alive than to die a hero.
It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.
There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught.
A kind speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury.
Nothing improves the taste of pasta more than a good appetite.
It is easier to guard a sack full of fleas than a girl in love.
Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.
Lock your door rather than accuse your neighbor.
Lock your door rather than suspect your neighbor.
The distance between heaven and earth is no greater than one thought.
It's better to drink and feel sick than not to drink and feel bad.
Rather free in a foreign place than a slave back home.
Your close neighbor is better than your faraway brother.
A guest sees more in an hour than the host sees in a year.
It is easier to fill twenty bellies than one pair of eyes.
Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.
