Zenobius 5.32
You don't sail by night
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English
Proverb
You don't sail by night
Explanation
of those doing nothing accurately. For night is more reliable than day for those crossing the open sea, on account of the signs given by the stars. Chrysippus drops the negative and says simply: "You sail by night."
Greek
Proverb
Οὐ νυκτιπλοεῖς
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ ἀκριβῶς τι ποιούντων. Ἡ γὰρ νὺξ ἀκριβεστέρα τῆς ἡμέρας τοῖς πελαγοδρομοῦσι, διὰ τὰς τῶν ἄστρων σημειώσεις. Ὁ δὲ Χρύσιππος ἀφελὼν τὴν οὐ ἀπόφασιν, Νυκτιπλοεῖς εἶπεν.
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