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PROVERBS COLLECTED BY THE MOST HOLY PATRIARCH KYR GREGORIOS THE CYPRIOT, ALPHABETICALLY.

A. 1.1 A lover's oath: is not punishable. For the gods are not angered by those who break their oaths in matters of love. 1.2 An eagle's old age, a lark's youth: inasmuch as an aging eagle is better than a youthful bird. 1.3 Do not despise a rustic orator: because one should not despise even humble things. 1.4 To be different at different times and to follow the country: because it is fitting for someone to adapt himself to the customs of the cities and places in which he might be; it is said of the octopuses. 1.5 Shake acorns from another oak: they are accustomed to use this of those who refuse to grant a request any longer. 1.6 To lift the armpit: instead of "to feast." It is said of those dancing rustically. 1.7 Always a jackdaw to a jackdaw; and; God always brings like to like. 1.8 Horn of Amalthea: because Zeus gave to his nurse Amalthea a horn from the goat that suckled him, from which poured forth for her everything she might ask for. 1.9 You teach an eagle to fly: of those wishing to teach those wiser than themselves. 1.10 A contest does not admit of an excuse, nor does friendship. 1.11 A contest does not wait for an excuse: of those who are by nature lazy and careless, or of those who do not accept the words of those who make excuses. Plato mentions it; "it does not seem to me, however, that a contest accepts excuses"; and in the sixth book of the Laws: "but they say excuses do not at all accept a contest." And Aeschylus says in Glaucus Potnieus: "For a contest does not wait for men left behind." and Aristophanes in the second Thesmophoriazusae. 1.12 The cap of Hades: of those who hide themselves through some devices. For such are the things of Hades. 1.13 To touch with the tip of the finger: of harmful things. 1.14 To weep with blood: hyperbolically, of those weeping intensely. 1.15 We bailed out one, but another flows in. 1.16 We were once. 1.17 Last year's things are always better. 1.18 A man who flees does not wait for the sound of a lyre: of those who ought to do everything quickly and sharply. 1.19 An insatiable jar: of gluttons. 1.20 A fisherman, once struck, will gain sense: they say that a fisherman, once having taken the caught fish in his hand, and having been struck by them, said this proverbial phrase. 1.21 The fox drives the ox: of the cunning and small, who nevertheless overcome the great and foolish. 1.22 Every hedgehog is rough: of difficult and ill-tempered people. especially useful for malicious people or eunuchs. 1.23 Having eaten a medimnus of salt: of the ungrateful. This is a proverb about character. 1.24 The doors of the Muses are open: of those who readily produce the finest things of the arts by their judgment. 1.25 You think archaic things: that is, foolish things. 1.26 An Abydene dessert: the unpleasant, because the people of Abydos, after dinner, would bring their own children to the feasting guests, screaming and making a racket and causing displeasure to the diners. 1.27 The life of Habron: the luxurious one. For a certain Habron was rich; whence also the term "delicately-living." 1.28 A farmer is always rich next year. 1.29 A fearless fear: of those who are afraid in vain. 1.30 Agamemnon's wells: For Agamemnon dug wells near Aulis and throughout all of Greece. 1.31 Agamemnon's sacrifice: of the disobedient and stubborn. For when Agamemnon was sacrificing, the ox fled and was caught with difficulty. 1.32 Even a barley-cake is good after bread: of those giving second best things to someone. 1.33 Agathon's flute-playing: the most pleasant and delightful. 1.34 A hammer-wrought statue: of the insensible. 1.35 The mirthless rock: of those who cause grief. on which Demeter sat when she was searching for her daughter. 1.36 A sea of good things; and; a treasury of good things; and;

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Paroemiae (e cod. Leidense)

ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙ ΣΥΛΛΕΓΕΙΣΑΙ ΠΑΡΑ ΤΟΥ ἉΓΙΩΤΑΤΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΥΡΟΥ ΓΡΗΓΟΡΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΚΥΠΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΤΑ ΑΛΦΑΒΗΤΟΝ.

Α. 1.1 Ἀφροδίσιος ὅρκος: οὐκ ἐμποίνιμος. ἐπὶ γὰρ τοῖς ἐρωτικοῖς ἐπιορκούμενοι οἱ θεοὶ οὐκ ὀργίζονται. 1.2 Ἀετοῦ γῆρας, κορύδου νεότης: παρόσον καὶ γη ράσκων ἀετὸς κρείττων ᾖ νεάζοντος ὄρνιθος. 1.3 Ἀγροίκου μὴ καταφρόνει ῥήτορος: ὅτι οὐδὲ τῶν εὐτελῶν χρὴ καταφρονεῖν. 1.4 Ἄλλοτε δ' ἀλλοῖον τελέθειν καὶ χώρᾳ ἕπεσθαι: ὅτι προσήκει τινὰ ἐξομοιοῦν ἑαυτὸν τοῖς ἤθεσι τῶν πόλεων καὶ τόπων, ἐν οἷς ἂν γένοιτο· εἴρηται δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν πολυ πόδων. 1.5 Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζε: ἐπὶ τῶν ἀπαγορευόντων δώσειν ἔτι τὴν αἴτησιν εἰώθασι λαμβάνειν. 1.6 Αἴρειν μασχάλην: ἀντὶ τοῦ εὐωχεῖσθαι. εἴρηται ἀπὸ τῶν ἀγροίκως ὀρχουμένων. 1.7 Ἀεὶ κολοιὸς πρὸς κολοιόν· καί· Ἀεὶ τὸν ὁμοῖον ἄγει θεὸς εἰς τὸν ὁμοῖον. 1.8 Ἀμαλθείας κέρας: ὅτι τῇ τροφῷ αὐτοῦ Ἀμαλθείᾳ ὁ Ζεὺς ἐξ αἰγὸς τρεφούσης αὐτὸν παρέσχε κέρας, δι' οὗ ἐπέβλυσεν αὐτῇ πᾶν ὃ ἂν ᾐτήσατο. 1.9 Ἀετὸν ἵπτασθαι διδάσκεις: ἐπὶ τῶν βουλομένων διδάσκειν τοὺς σοφωτέρους αὐτῶν. 1.10 Ἀγὼν πρόφασιν οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται οὐδὲ φιλία. 1.11 Ἀγὼν πρόφασιν οὐκ ἀναμένει: ἐπὶ τῶν φύσει ῥᾳθύμων καὶ ἀμελῶν, ἤτοι ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ προσιεμένων τοὺς λόγους τῶν προφασιζομένων. μέμνηται δὲ αὐτῆς Πλάτων· οὐ μέντοι μοι δοκεῖ προφάσεις ἀγὼν δέχεσθαι· καὶ ἐν Νόμων ἕκτῳ· ἀλλὰ γὰρ ἀγῶνα προφάσεις φασὶν οὐ πάνυ δέχεσθαι. Αἰσχύλος δέ φησι Γλαύκῳ Ποτνιεῖ· Ἀγὼν γὰρ ἄνδρας οὐ μένει λελειμμένους. καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης Θεσμοφοριαζούσαις βʹ. 1.12 Ἄϊδος κυνῆ: ἐπὶ τῶν ἐπικρυπτόντων ἑαυτοὺς διά τινων μηχανημάτων. τοιαῦτα γὰρ τὰ τοῦ Ἄϊδος. 1.13 Ἄκρῳ ἅψασθαι δακτύλῳ: ἐπὶ τῶν βλαβερῶν. 1.14 Αἵμασι κλαίειν: καθ' ὑπερβολὴν ἐπὶ τῶν σφόδρα δακρυόντων. 1.15 Ἄλλην μὲν ἐξηντλοῦμεν, ἡ δ' ἐπεισρέει. 1.16 Ἄμμες ποτ' ἦμεν. 1.17 Ἀεὶ τὰ πέρυσι βελτίω. 1.18 Ἀνὴρ ὁ φεύγων οὐ μένει κτύπον λύρας: ἐπὶ τῶν ταχέως καὶ ὀξέως ὀφειλόντων ἕκαστα πράττειν. 1.19 Ἄπληστος πίθος: ἐπὶ τῶν γαστριμάργων. 1.20 Ἁλιεὺς πληγεὶς νοῦν οἴσει: ἁλιέα φασί ποτε τοὺς ἁλισκομένους ἰχθύας χειρὶ λαβόντα, ὑπ' αὐτῶν πλη γέντα τοῦτο τὸ παροιμιῶδες εἰπεῖν. 1.21 Ἀλώπηξ τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνει: ἐπὶ τῶν δολερῶν καὶ μικρῶν, ὅμως δὲ μεγάλους καταγωνιζομένων ἄφρονας. 1.22 Ἅπας ἐχῖνος τραχύς: ἐπὶ τῶν δυσκόλων καὶ δυσ τρόπων. ἐξαιρέτως χρειῶδες ἐπὶ τῶν κακωτικῶν ἢ εὐνούχων. 1.23 Ἁλῶν μέδιμνον ἀποφαγών: ἐπὶ τῶν ἀχαρίστων. ἥδε ἡ παροιμία τῶν ἠθικῶν. 1.24 Ἀνεῳγμέναι Μουσῶν θύραι: ἐπὶ τῶν ἐξ ἑτοίμου τὰ τῶν τεχνῶν κάλλιστα ἀποδιδόντων γνώμῃ. 1.25 Ἀρχαϊκὰ φρονεῖς: ἤτοι εὐήθη. 1.26 Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημα: τὸ ἀηδές, διὰ τὸ τοὺς Ἀβυδηνοὺς μετὰ δεῖπνον προσάγειν τοὺς ἑαυτῶν παῖδας τοῖς εὐωχουμένοις κεκραγότας καὶ θορυβοῦντας καὶ ἀηδίαν ἐμποιοῦντας τοῖς δαιτυμόσι. 1.27 Ἅβρωνος βίος: ὁ πολυτελής. Ἅβρων γάρ τις ἐγένετο πλούσιος· ὅθεν καὶ ἁβροδίαιτος. 1.28 Ἀεὶ γεωμόρος εἰς νέωτα πλούσιος. 1.29 Ἀδεὲς δέος: ἐπὶ τῶν μάτην δεδοικότων. 1.30 Ἀγαμεμνόνεια φρέατα: Ἀγαμέμνων γὰρ παρὰ τὴν Αὐλίδα καὶ τὴν ὅλην Ἑλλάδα φρέατα ὤρυξεν. 1.31 Ἀγαμέμνονος θυσία: ἐπὶ τῶν δυσπειθῶν καὶ σκλη ρῶν. θύοντος γὰρ Ἀγαμέμνονος ὁ βοῦς φυγὼν μόλις ἐλήφθη. 1.32 Ἀγαθὴ καὶ μᾶζα μετ' ἄρτον: ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ δεύτερα τισὶ διδόντων. 1.33 Ἀγαθώνειος αὔλησις: ἡ ἡδίστη καὶ εὐφραντή. 1.34 Ἀνδριὰς σφυρήλατος: ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναισθήτων. 1.35 Ἀγέλαστος πέτρα: ἐπὶ τῶν λύπης προξένων. ἐφ' ᾗ ἡ ∆ημήτηρ, ὅτε τὴν κόρην ἐζήτει, ἐκάθισεν. 1.36 Ἀγαθῶν θάλασσα· καί· Ἀγαθῶν θησαυρός· καί·