Zenobius 4.7
Out of any wood a yoke-collar can be made
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English
Proverb
Out of any wood a yoke-collar can be made
Explanation
set down for those whose appearance might be despised, but who fall in for needful uses. Epicharmus mentions it in the Trojan Women.
Greek
Proverb
Ἐκ παντὸς ξύλου κύφων γένοιτ’ ἄν
Explanation
αὕτη τάττεται ἐπὶ τῶν κατὰ μὲν τὸ εἶδος εὐκαταφρονήτων, εἰς δὲ χρείας ἀναγκαίας πιπτὀντων. Μέμνηται δὲ αὐτῆς Ἐπίψαρμος ἐν Τρωσίν.
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