Zenobius Proverbs

Greek and English proverb entries from the Leutsch-Schneidewin Zenobius.

Zenobius 3.1

To transplant an old tree

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English

Proverb

To transplant an old tree

Explanation

of the impossible. It teaches that one should not push the old beyond their prime into the labours of those in their vigour.

Greek

Proverb

Γεράνδρυον μεταφυτεύειν

Explanation

ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀδυνάτου, Παρεγγυᾷ δὲ, ὅτι μὴ δεῖ τοῖς παρηβηκότας προάγειν εἰς τὰ τῶν ἀκμαζόντων ἔργα.

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