ἐν γὰρ χερσὶ τέλος πολέμου, ἐπέων δ' ἐνὶ βουλῇ → War finds its end in arms, words find their end in debate (Iliad 16.630)
προτέρως: Ἐπίρρ. τοῦ πρότερος, κατὰ τὸν πρότερον τρόπον, Βυζ.