Γραῦς ἀνακροτήσασα πολὺν κονιορτὸν ἐγείρει

an old woman applauding stirs up a big dustcloud

Translated by Jennifer Benedict18 Jul 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

15 words

[sc. A proverb] in reference to those who set many matters in motion through experience.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γραῦς ἀνακροτήσασα πολὺν κονιορτὸν ἐγείρει· ἐπὶ τῶν δι' ἐμπειρίαν πολλὰ πράγματα κινούντων.

Betacode

*grau=s a)nakroth/sasa polu\n koniorto\n e)gei/rei: e)pi\ tw=n di' e)mpeiri/an polla\ pra/gmata kinou/ntwn.