Zenobius 3.66
A deer-hearted man
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English
Proverb
A deer-hearted man
Explanation
of the coward, from the metaphor of the animal; for the deer is timid.
Greek
Proverb
Ἐλάφειος ἀνήρ
Explanation
ἐπὶ τοῦ δειλοῦ, ἐκ μεταφορᾶς τοῦ ζώου. Δειλὸν γὰρ ἡ ἔλαφος.
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