when the sea swamps the boat effort is useless
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Ὁ γραμμάτων ἄπειρος οὐ βλέπει βλέπων → Illiterata vita cum oculis caecitas → Wer unkundig im Lesen, sieht und ist doch blind
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ἐπειδὰν ἡ θάλαττα ὑπέρσχῃ μάταιος ἡ σπουδή
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