μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)
dēgrădō, āre, tr., dégrader, priver de son rang : Cod. Just. 1, 31, 3.