Zenobius 1.96

An old man's skull is a raisin

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English

Proverb

An old man's skull is a raisin

Explanation

of things useful for nothing, since the whole body of old men is feeble. [Pun: dry, withered, and good-for-nothing — like an old raisin.]

Greek

Proverb

Ἀνδρὸς γέροντος ἀσταφὶς τὸ κρανίον

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν εἰς μηδὲν χρησιμευόντων, παρόσον ἅπαν τὸ σῶμα τῶν γερόντων ἀσθενές.

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