Zenobius 1.86

A man in flight does not stop for the sound of the lyre

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English

Proverb

A man in flight does not stop for the sound of the lyre

Explanation

of those who must do each thing swiftly and sharply.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀνὴρ δὲ φεύγων οὐ μένει λύρας κτύπον

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν ταχέως καὶ ὀξέως ὀφειλόντων ἕκαστα πράττειν.

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