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.

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