ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
middle voice from διά and τίθημι; to put apart, i.e. (figuratively) dispose (by assignment, compact, or bequest): appoint, make, testator.
