Zenobius Proverbs

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

Zenobius 6.22

Drinking water, you would beget nothing of worth

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English

Proverb

Drinking water, you would beget nothing of worth

Explanation

this is said to be from Demetrius of Halicarnassus, who says: "Wine, you know, is a swift horse for a graceful singer; but drinking water you would beget nothing of worth."

Greek

Proverb

Ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων χρηστὸν οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοις

Explanation

τοῦτο Δημητρίου τοῦ Ἀλικαρνασέως φασὶν εἶναι λέγοντος, Οἶνός τοι χαριέντι πέλει ταχὺς ἵππος ἀοιδῷ· ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων χρηστὸν οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοις.

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