πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
Platzregen, der, repentina et praeceps pluvia; subitus imber; subito coortus imber. – es fällt ein Pl., subito cooritur imber; subitus imber incessit.