εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
P. and V. ἠπίως, P. φιλανθρώπως, πράως. V. εὐφρόνως, πρευμενῶς.
moderately: P. and V. μετρίως, P. ἐπιεικῶς.