Zenobius 2.7
From the starting-line
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English
Proverb
From the starting-line
Explanation
that one ought to be good from the very start, whether in craft or in any common matter.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀπὸ βαλβῖδος
Explanation
οἷον ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς χρὴ ἀγαθὸν εἶναι, ἢ τεχνίτην, ἢ κοινῶς ἐπὶ πάντων.
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