Note 83 — BOOK VII.
Charles Duke Yonge translation
The Greek in the text is:—
Κεῖνος μὲν πανάριστος ὃς εὖ εἰπόντι πίθηται, Ἐσθλὸς δ’ αὖ κἀκεῖνος ὃς αὐτὸς πάντα νοήσῃ.
The lines in Hesiod are:—
Κεῖνος μὲν πανάριστος ὃς αὐτὸς πάντα νοήσῃ Ἐσθλὸς δ’ αὖ κἀκεῖνος ὃς εὖ εἰπόντι πίθηται.—Op. E. Di. 293.
That man is best, whose unassisted wit Perceives at once what in each case is fit. And next to him, he surely is most wise, Who willingly submits to good advice.