φειδοῖ πονηρᾷ μηδέν' εὖ ποιεῖν βροτῶν

From LSJ

λόγῳ ἀναλίσκω τὸν χρόνον τῆς ἡμέρας → waste the day in idle talk, consume the duration of the day with talk

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

from base reluctance to benefit any men