α3891Ἄριστα
best
[Meaning] finest. And [there is] a proverb: "a lame man mounts best." In reference to those who chose their own evils rather than the good things of another.
Ἄριστα· κάλλιστα. καὶ παροιμία· Ἄριστα χωλὸς ὑφεῖ. ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ οἰκεῖα κακὰ μᾶλλον αἱρουμένων ἢ τὰ ἀλλότρια ἀγαθά.
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