Zenobius 5.62
Shake out every reef
Image pending
English
Proverb
Shake out every reef
Explanation
proverb of those showing every eagerness; transferred from those slackening sail.
Greek
Proverb
Πάντα κάλων σεῖε
Explanation
παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν πάσῃ προθυμίᾳ χρωμένων· παρῆκται δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν τὰ ἄρμενα χαλώντων.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:5.62