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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