Zenobius 6.27

Healthier than a tick

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English

Proverb

Healthier than a tick

Explanation

proverb of the very sound, from the creature called the tick. For it is smooth all over, without scratches, and has no blemish. Menander mentions it in his Locrians.

Greek

Proverb

Ὑγιέστερος κρότωνος

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν πάνυ ὑγιαινόντων ἡ παροιμία, ἀπὸ τοῦ ζώου τοῦ κρότωνος. Λεῖον γάρ ἐστιν ὅλον, καὶ χωρὶς ἀμυχῆς, καὶ μηδὲν ἔχων σίνος. Μέμνηται τούτου Μένανδρος ἐν Λοκροῖς.

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