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