Zenobius 2.47
Always jackdaw sits by jackdaw
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English
Proverb
Always jackdaw sits by jackdaw
Explanation
of those who consort with their like. Since not only is the bird affectionate to its kind, pairing and flying in flocks, but it is even caught by means of its own reflection, going up to the image seen in the water.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀεὶ κολοιὸς ποτὶ κολοιὸν ἱζάνει
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν τοῖς ὁμοίοις προςομιλούντων. Ἐπειδὴ οὐ μόνον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῶον φιλάλληλον καὶ συνδυαστικὸν καὶ ἀγεληδὸν πετόμενον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἁλίσκεται διὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ σκιὰν, προςερχόμενον αὐτῇ καθ’ ὕδατος ὁραθείσῃ.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:2.47