ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
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Shrewdness: P. and V. σύνεσις, ἡ, P. δεινότης, ἡ, ὀξύτης, ἡ.