Zenobius Proverbs

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

Zenobius 5.26

Let some stranger come to do me good

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English

Proverb

Let some stranger come to do me good

Explanation

Theopompus says this was first said by Philip. For having reduced a city of the Thessalians and sold the foreigners there, he said in mockery, "Let some stranger come to do me good."

Greek

Proverb

Ξένος ἔλθοι ὅστις ὀνήσει

Explanation

ταύτην φησὶ Θεόπομπος ὑπὸ Φιλίππου πρῶτον λεχθῆναι, Θετταλῶν γὰρ καταστρεψάμενος πόλιν καὶ τοὺς αὐτόθι ξένους πωλήσας, χλευάζων εἶπεν, Ἔλθοι ξένος ὅστις ὀνήσει.

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