Proverb from Greece

Greek

Ένα χελιδόνι δε φέρνει την άνοιξη.

Éna chelidóni de férnei tin ánoixi.

“One swallow does not bring spring.”

Meaning

One good sign on its own does not prove that something has really begun. The dictionary describes the swallow as the bird whose arrival heralds spring.

Source

Lexiko tis koinis neoellinikis (Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek, Triantafyllides Institute), entry “χελιδόνι”, marked ΠΑΡ (proverb), on the Portal for the Greek Language

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