Άλλα λέει η γιαγιά μου, άλλα ακούνε τα αυτία μου.

"My grandmother says something, my ears hear something else."
 

Erhem bayan -- erdem
Dund bayan -- ur huuhed
Baga bayn -- ed hogshil

"Supreme treasure - knowledge
Middle treasure - children
Lowest treasure - material wealth"
 

"Don't choose a straight path, and don't reject a winding one. Choose a path your ancestors have trod."
 

"Birds have nests. People have roots."
 

"You can fall down severn times; but you'll stand up after the eighth."
 

"When you drink water, think of where it came from."
 

non semper erit aestas  

Translation: "It will not always be summer"
Meaning: Be prepared for hard times
 

Stadtluft macht frei.

Translation: "The City air makes you free."
Meaning: In medieval times peoples living outside cities in the rural areas were "bond-slaves to a sovereign. The meaning behind "breathing city air" meant that people living in cities could express their own opinion without being harassed.
 

Chi cerca trova.

Translation: Who searches, finds."
Meaning: Seek and ye shall find.
 

七転び八起き
nanakorobi yaoki

Literally: "Stumbling seven times but recovering eight"
Meaning: Bouncing back up as often as Fortune knocks one down