Zenobius 2.13
The promises of Chares
English
Proverb
The promises of Chares
Explanation
of those who readily promise much. For Chares was an Athenian general full of forward promises.
Greek
Proverb
Αἱ Χάρητος ὑποσχέσεις
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν προχείρως ἐπαγγελλομένων πολλά. Χάρης γὰρ ἐγένετο στρατηγὸς Ἀθηναῖος προθύμως ἐπαγγελλόμενος.
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