Around 1,200 exhibits covering a chronological period stretching from 1870 to 1955 and combine elements of rural and urban folklore.
The museum is housed in an old tannery stone building and reflects the history of tanning industry in Karlovasi town, which culminated…
Do not cross the limit in eating and drinking
To understand the nation, learn its language
Be a friend of the truth to the martyrdom, but do not be its defender to intolerance
When waking up ask yourself, “What do I have to do today?” before going to sleep, ask “What I did today?
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
Please all, and you will please none.
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
“Yes” and “No”, require the most serious decision
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
Plodding wins the race.
Bad hopes, like bad guides, lead to bad actions
Legislation should be the voice of reason
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
The beginning is half of the case
Every truth has two sides, it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
Appearances are often deceiving.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The art of living happily is to live in present
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Example is the best precept.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Be content with your lot, one cannot be first in everything.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Alcoholism is exercising in madness
Do not let your imagination run wild. It will produce monsters
United we stand, divided we fall.
Do not go for sleep until you have analyzed what you did during the day
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
Try to be wise first,and be smart when you’ll have free time
Life is never fair. For most of us, it’s perhaps better
A talented person feels happy when he puts his talent into practice
Do great things without promises
Knowledge and wisdom is not the same thing
Neither act nor, be quiet, or say something better than silence, in a state of anger.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.
Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
Slow but steady wins the race.
The art of living a happy life is in living in the present
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
The more you know the world, the more you know yourself
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Adventure is worthwhile.
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
Never do what you do not know. But learn everything you should know
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
A citizen without property has no fatherland
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
A joke, like salt, should be consumed with moderation
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
Do not force children to cry too often, otherwise they will have nothing to cry over your grave
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Whatever people think about you, do what you think is fair. Be equally indifferent to censure and praise
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
Friendship means equality. Friends share everything they have
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
Life is like a play, some people come to fight, others come to play and the happiest come to watch
Well, they say that numbers rule the world. At least there’s no doubt that numbers show how it is ruled.
The vagueness of the word is a sign of uncertainty of thoughts.
When leaving, do not look back
Trust your life to mind only
It’s not enough to want, one should act
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
Even though life moves forward, youth has to start everything anew
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
The art of happy life is to live in the present
A human, trapped in his passions, is no longer free
Choose a friend, you can not be happy alone, happiness needs to be shared
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
All thoughts that have huge consequences are always simple
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
First of all do not lose your self-respect
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Do not seek for happiness, it is always within yourself
A character creates a life
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