ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν → by drinking water you would never create anything great
Balbus: i, m.,I a Roman cognomen, Cic. Att. 8, 9, 4; id. Balb. passim; id. Cael. 11, 27; id. de Or. 3, 21, 78 al.
(2) Balbus,¹¹ ī, m.,1 surnom rom. : Cic. Att. 8, 9, 4 ; Cæl. 272 mont d’Afrique : Liv. 29, 31.