Zenobius 2.38
An eagle's old age, a lark's youth
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English
Proverb
An eagle's old age, a lark's youth
Explanation
inasmuch as even an aging eagle is better than any young bird. The eagle is said to end his life when the curve of his upper beak grows down so as to lock with the lower.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀετοῦ γῆρας
Explanation
κορύδου νεότης: παρόσον καὶ γηράσκων ἀετὸς ἀμείνων ἐστὶ παντὸς νεάζοντος ὄρνιθος. Λέγεται δὲ τὸν βίον ἀετὸς καταστρέφεσθαι, τῆς καμπῆς τοῦ ἄνω χείλους πρὸς τὸ κάτω συγκαμψάσης.
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