______ δίδασκε.
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Νεώτερον δίδασκε.______ σπείρεις.
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Πέτρας σπείρεις.Ἐπὶ ______ μὴ καυχῶ.
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Ἐπὶ ῥώμῃ μὴ καυχῶ.______ ἐν προθύρῳ.
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Κύων ἐν προθύρῳ.Λύκων ______.
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Λύκων φιλία.Νεώτερον δίδασκε.
Teach a younger person.
This is one of those "Delphic maxims" recorded by Stobaeus. The word νεώτερος is a comparative form of νέος meaning "newer, younger; very new, very young." Catullus and other contemporary Roman poets were known as "neoteric" poets; they were the νεωτερικοί, the poetae novi. You can find out more at Wikipedia: Neoteric.
Πέτρας σπείρεις.
You're sowing rocks.
Of course, you are supposed to sow seeds, not rocks: you are not going to get any harvest if you sow rocks! Compare a similar saying about a futile endeavor from a previous post: Πέτρας ἕψεις.
Ἐπὶ ῥώμῃ μὴ καυχῶ.
Do not boast in your strength.
This is another one of those Delphic maxims preserved by Stobaeus, who attributes them to the Seven Sages. The word καυχῶ is a middle imperative from the verb καυχάομαι.
Κύων ἐν προθύρῳ.
A dog in his doorway.
This is about someone who is bold, perhaps too bold, the way that a dog in the doorway of his house will bark and bark, boldly accosting any stranger who dares to approach.
Λύκων φιλία.
The friendship of wolves.
This is not much of a friendship, since wolves have no loyalty whatsoever. You can also find this idea expressed as a single word: λυκοφιλία.
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Νεώτερον δίδασκε.______ σπείρεις.
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Πέτρας σπείρεις.Ἐπὶ ______ μὴ καυχῶ.
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Ἐπὶ ῥώμῃ μὴ καυχῶ.______ ἐν προθύρῳ.
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Κύων ἐν προθύρῳ.Λύκων ______.
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Λύκων φιλία.
And to finish up, here's a random proverb and a random LOLCat too:
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