Greek Sayings, Wisdom & Wit

Words from Home

In our home, Greek wasn’t only the language we spoke. It was how my parents reassured us, teased us, taught us patience and reminded us to do good without expecting recognition. Words from Home gathers the expressions I heard growing up—the wisdom, humor and stubborn hope that continue to travel from one Greek home to another.

These are the expressions I heard at home—the reassurance, humor and everyday wisdom I still carry with me. — Gregory

Read the story behind the words

Vintage family photographs from Gregory Pappas’s childhood arranged over handwritten Greek letters and airmail envelopes.

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The words that stay with us

Όλα θα πάνε καλά

Everything will be all right. Words of reassurance Gregory heard from his mother, carrying her steady hope into an ordinary day.

Κάνε το καλό και ρίξε το στο γιαλό

Do good and cast it into the sea. Words Gregory heard from his father: do good without expecting recognition or reward.

Words for the Wall

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