Zenobius 5.12
One swallow does not make a spring
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English
Proverb
One swallow does not make a spring
Explanation
proverbially: "One swallow does not make spring." It means that one day does not suffice to bring a man into knowledge or into folly.
Greek
Proverb
Μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ
Explanation
παροιμιωδῶς τοῦτο, ὅτι Μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ, Βούλεται δὲ εἰπεῖν, ὅτι μία ἡμέρα οὐκ ἐᾷ εἰς γνῶσιν ἐμβαλεῖν ἢ εἰς ἀμαθίαν,
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