Zenobius 1.82
We once were
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English
Proverb
We once were
Explanation
a Laconian proverb. The older men in Sparta, dancing, used to say, "Ammes pot' ēmes" — that is, "We once were."
Greek
Proverb
Ἄμμες ποτ’ ἦμες
Explanation
λακωνικὴ ἡ παροιμία. Οἱ γὰρ πρεςβύτεροι ἐν Λακεδαίμονι χορεύοντες τοῦτο ἐπέλεγον, Ἄμμες ποτ’ ἦμες· ἀντὶ τοῦ, Ἡμεῖς ποτε ἦμεν.
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