η85Ἢ δεῖ χελώνης κρέα φαγεῖν ἢ μὴ φαγεῖν
whether one should eat a tortoise's flesh or not eat it
A few portions of tortoise flesh, when eaten, produce colic but many portions purge; hence the origin of the proverb according to Demon. But others apply it to those who have shed themselves of a concern but are on…
Ἢ δεῖ χελώνης κρέα φαγεῖν, ἢ μὴ φαγεῖν· τῆς χελώνης ὀλίγα κρέα βρωθέντα στρόφους ποιεῖ, πολλὰ δὲ καθαίρει· ὅθεν τὴν παροιμίαν εἰρῆσθαι Δήμων. ἕτεροι δὲ ἐπὶ τῶν ἀποδύντων μὲν τὸ…