καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
κῠδωνέα: καὶ κῠδωνία, ἡ, δένδρον φέρον κυδώνια, «κυδωνιά», Γεωπ. 4. 1, 12.
ας (ἡ) :cognassier arbre.Étymologie: Κυδώνιος.
