Homer, Odyssey 1.351-2

 

“Men find worthier of praise whichever song comes most recently to their ears.”

 

τὴν γὰρ ἀοιδὴν μᾶλλον ἐπικλείουσ’ ἄνθρωποι,

ἥ τις ἀϊόντεσσι νεωτάτη ἀμφιπέληται.

Timotheus, 796 (Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 3.122cd)

 

“I don’t sing old songs because my new ones are better.”

 

οὐκ ἀείδω τὰ παλαιά

καινὰ γὰρ ἀμὰ κρείσσω