You know an ass by his ears
Latin translation: Ex auribus cognoscitur asinus.
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|  Selected response from: Sabine Akabayov, PhD Israel Local time: 14:26 | |||
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| 5 | Ex auribus cognoscitur asinus. |
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| you know an ass by his ears Ex auribus cognoscitur asinus. Explanation: From: Routledge dictionary of latin quotations |
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| you know an ass by his ears ex auribus asinum Explanation: This is the latter part of the saying "ex ungue leonem, ex auribus asinum (sc. cognoscimus)", the first part ("we know the lion by its claws") being more popular, but both being often used without the verb. Unfortunately I haven't found the source of this. "Ex auribus cognoscitur asinus" is, of course, also correct, although I doubt anyone knows the ancient (or Medieval) source of that, either. |
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