Pindar, Nemean 4

“Different ages bring different men: but everyone hopes

to claim the things he witnessed were truly exceptional.”

ἄλλοισι δ’ ἅλικες ἄλλοι· τὰ δ’ αὐτὸς ἀντιτύχῃ,

ἔλπεταί τις ἕκαστος ἐξοχώτατα φάσθαι.