Zenobius 2.49
You teach an eagle to fly
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English
Proverb
You teach an eagle to fly
Explanation
of those who undertake to teach others things which the would-be pupils know better than the would-be teachers.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀετὸν ἵπτασθαι διδάσκεις
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν ἐγχειρούντων διδάσκειν τινὰς ἃ ἐπίστανται μᾶλλον τῶν θελόντων διδάσκειν.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:2.49