What does it mean?
By asking questions and seeking guidance you can reach even a difficult goal.
Closest English saying: Ask and you’ll find your way.
What does it literally say?
Ρωτώντας πας στην Πόλη
Rotóndas pas stin Póli
“By asking, you get to the City.”
In Greek tradition «η Πόλη», “the City”, is the great, distant destination; Greeks have long used the name for Constantinople (Istanbul).
How is it used?
«Δεν ήξερε τη διαδρομή αλλά ρώτησε τους ντόπιους. Ρωτώντας πας στην Πόλη.»
“He didn’t know the way, but he asked the locals. By asking, you get to the City.”
Where does it come from?
Traditional Greek folk usage. eipane has not documented a first author or a first written record for this saying.
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