ἀρετὰ γὰρ ἐπαινεομένα δένδρον ὣς ἀέξεται → for virtue that is praised grows like a tree, praised virtue will grow like a tree
adj.
Piteous: P. and V. οἰκτρός, P. ἐλεεινός, Ar. and V. ἐλεινός.