(Q87711697)
English
Who is the greater fool, the one who milks a male-goat or the one who holds the sieve to catch it?
ancient saying, attributed to the Greek historian Polybius ("The Histories", 33.21.1)
- Who is the greater fool, the one who milks a male-goat or the one who holds the bucket to catch it?
- Who is the greater fool, the one who milks a he-goat or the one who holds the bucket to catch it?
- To milk a he-goat
- milking a he-goat
- Which is the greater fool, the man who milks a he-goat, or the man who holds a sieve to catch the milk?
- Who is the greater simpleton, the man who milks a he-goat or he who holds a sieve to catch the milk?
- Which is the greater simpleton, the man who milks a he-goat or he who holds a sieve to catch the milk?