You are looking for fleas in the straw.
Greek Proverb
You are looking for something impossible to find. Akin to A needle in a haystack.
657 Greek Proverb
Category Archives: Greek Proverbs
129 Greek Proverb
No matter how much you wash a black person, you are wasting your soap.
Greek Proverb
This proverb is mainly used to express the futility of trying to change the mentality of a headstrong person ~ the color of a black person cannot be washed off~ and it does have racist connotations. In modern Greek, the word ___¹__ ~ arapis — black man~ is a lay ~ and at times borderline pejorative~ term — originally probably derived from the word ______ ~ Aravas — Arab~ .
500 Greek Proverb
Force and violence were given by God.
Greek Proverb
Even the best of people have thier faults
256 Greek Proverb
Youth (or love) and a cough can’t be hidden.
Greek Proverb
You cannot fully change yourself
300 Greek Proverb
A gentle sheep is being breastfed by two mothers. (Byzantine proverb)
Greek Proverb
Many a person will side with somebody when they are in the right
195 Greek Proverb
Many words is poverty.
Greek Proverb
Advises against talking too much; avoiding circumlocution.
435 Greek Proverb
The wise children are cooking before they get hungry.
Greek Proverb
Wise people take precautions
277 Greek Proverb
The village is burning and the village prostitute is washing her hair.
Greek Proverb
English equivalent to Rome burned and Nero fiddled.
590 Greek Proverb
Now you’ve eaten the bull, will you leave the tail?
Greek Proverb
On seeing a task through to completion.
261 Greek Proverb
At the deaf man’s door, knock as much as you like.
Greek Proverb
Some people ignore any advice or guidance that may be provided to them. In more modern Greek, there is a funny spoof of this proverb : ____ ______ ___ ¹____, _¹__ _¹’__ ¹_______ ~ When at a deaf man’s door, get in through the window~ .
139 Greek Proverb
In the kingdom of the blind, the one~eyed man is king.
Greek Proverb
221 Greek Proverb
Don’t feel pity for the rider’s hanging legs.
Greek Proverb
The implication being that at least he has a horse, while you don’t.
298 Greek Proverb
The misfortunes of the first ones, a bridge for the second ones.
Greek Proverb
Learning from one’s mistakes.
154 Greek Proverb
He loaded them (dumped them) on the rooster.
Greek Proverb
To abdicate one’s responsibilities, especially in studying. Other version: ___ ________ _______ ___ _______. __ ____ ________ ____ ______ ~ He doesn’t study at all in school. He dumps it on the rooster.~
246 Greek Proverb
First leaves the soul of a person and then his quirks.
Greek Proverb
Refers to the fact that some habits are ingrained in a person’s personality.
252 Greek Proverb
The soft rope corrodes the dry stone.
Greek Proverb
Using persuasion, one can change strong opinions.
235 Greek Proverb
My home, my little home, a little house of my own.
Greek Proverb
Greek equivalent of Home, sweet home.
163 Greek Proverb
Sell your goods expensive and weigh correctly.
Greek Proverb
Commerce.