ἀρετὰ γὰρ ἐπαινεομένα δένδρον ὣς ἀέξεται → for virtue that is praised grows like a tree, praised virtue will grow like a tree
ἀποσκεπής: -ές, ἄνευ σκεπάσματος, ἀσκεπής, γυμνός, Χρησμ. Σιβυλλ. 1. 37.