σχέδιος
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
English (LSJ)
α, ον (ος, ον in Aret.SD1.16, al.), (σχεδόν): I of Place, near, σ. ξίφη weapons for close combat, A.Ch.163 (lyr.); σ. δόρυ Arist. Fr.498; ἐν σ. μάχῃ Epigr.Gr.333.3 (Pergamon). 2 (cf. σχέδην) gentle, slow, ἱππασία Poll.1.214. II of Time, casual, temporary, αἰτίη, πρόφασις, πόνος, Aret.SD2.7, 2.13, 2.12, etc.; ἐπὶ σχεδίου as Adv., ib.1.6; on the spur of the moment, off-hand, ποτόν AP11.64 (Agath.); λόγος D.H.Comp.18, etc.; ὥσπερ ἐν σχεδίῳ πόλις ἀποδείκνυται in a moment, J.BJ3.5.2; σχέδιον, τό, extemporaneous speech, impromptu, Hermog.Meth.17 fin. 2 done or made offhand, ordinary, common (= εὐτελής, Hsch., Phot.), οἴνη Nic.Th.622. Adv. -ίως temporarily, Aret.SD1.2; sketchily, ἄρτος σ. ὠπτημένος Sch.Luc.Pisc.45; at random, Arat.1154.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1054] zweier, auch dreier Endgn, vom Orte, nahe, in der Nähe; βέλη, zum Nahkampfe tauglich, Aesch. Ch. 161; häufiger von der Zeit, plötzlich, unerwartet, kurze Zeit dauernd, Sp., ποτός Agath. 24 (XI, 64); dah. aus dem Stegreif, ohne lange Ueberlegung, flüchtig, nachlässig, Sp., vgl. Nic. Th. 622.
