κρόταλον
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English (LSJ)
τό, (κροτέω) in pl.,
A clapper, used in the worship of Cybele, h.Hom.14.3, Pi.Fr.79, Hdt.2.60, Arist.Mir.839a1; of Dionysus, E.Hel.1308 (lyr.), cf. Cyc.205: generally, in dances, AP 5.174 (Mel.), 11.195 (Diosc.). II sg., metaph., of persons, 'rattle', Ar.Nu.260, 448 (anap.); οἶδ' ἄνδρα, κρόταλον δριμύ E.Cyc.104. III a name for the narcissus, Eumach. ap. Ath.15.681e. IV κόρταλος σημαίνει τὸν κρότον τῆς ψυχῆς EM post κορυθαίολος (cod. Voss.); κορτάλων is perh. required by the metre in E.Hyps.Fr.1 ii 9 (lyr.).
