ᾧ ἐκείνους σωθῆναι καὶ κατορθῶσαι μάλιστα διέφερεν
From LSJ
ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ μαρτυρεῖ τὸ μὴ θέλειν → silence is evidence of unwillingness (Menander)
ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ μαρτυρεῖ τὸ μὴ θέλειν → silence is evidence of unwillingness (Menander)
to whom their survival also success meant most