οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
be benumbed, be numb, be torpid, grow numb, grow torpid (see also: ναρκάω, ναρκῶ)