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By one grape all are ripened ? Lonesome Dove
« on: October 18, 2012, 05:26:55 AM »
A line on the sign that Gus carried to Montana. Anyone know the meaning or can anyone dirrect me to where I may find it?
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Re: By one grape all are ripened ? Lonesome Dove
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2012, 07:06:08 AM »
When it gets time to pick you test by eating a grape if it is good they all are.
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Re: By one grape all are ripened ? Lonesome Dove
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2012, 09:24:38 AM »
I've seen a few translations of that phrase but they all seem to convey the same idea about how when one fruit is ripe they all are or one fruit causes another to ripen.
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Re: By one grape all are ripened ? Lonesome Dove
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2012, 09:59:03 AM »
what that refers to, .. by the action of one man in a group the others can be  judged.
 same saying as.. birds of a feather flock together.
so you can judge the bunch of grapes by the ripeness of one.

and i believe it to be middle eastern in origin ( arab  proclaimation )
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Re: By one grape all are ripened ? Lonesome Dove
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2012, 11:22:02 AM »
Thanks guys, Gus said  it was written in Latin. ear
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