Zenobius 2.33

From horses to asses

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English

we use this proverb of those who descend from honour to dishonour; e.g., from grammarian to man-of-affairs, or to anything else of the basest sort.

Ἀφ’ ἵππων ἐπ’ ὄνους

τὴν παροιμίαν ταύτην ἐροῦμεν ἐπὶ τῶν ἀπὸ τῶν σεμνῶν ἐπὶ τὰ ἄσεμνα ἡκόντων· οἷον ἀπὸ γραμματικῶν ἐπὶ πραγματικὰ, ἢ εἰς ἄλλο τι τῶν ἀτιμοτάτων,

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