Zenobius 2.5

From slow-footed asses a horse leapt up

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English

Proverb

From slow-footed asses a horse leapt up

Explanation

of those who jump from cheap things to greater.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀπὸ βραδυσκελῶν ὄνων ἵππος ὤρουσεν

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν ἀπὸ εὐτελῶν ἐπὶ τὰ μείζω μεταπηδώντων,

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