Zenobius Proverbs

Greek and English proverb entries from the Leutsch-Schneidewin Zenobius.

Zenobius 1.38

You speak to the shore

Illustrated proverb 1.38

English

Proverb

You speak to the shore

Explanation

of the unhearing. Like the saying, "You converse with the wind."

Greek

Proverb

Αἰγιαλῷ λαλεῖς

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν ἀνηκούστων. Ὁμοία δὲ αὕτη καὶ τῇ, Ἀνέμῳ διαλέγῃ.

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