“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.
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.