Τὸ μανθάνειν δ' ἥδιστον εὖ λέγοντος, εἰ κέρδος λέγοι → It is the sweetest thing to learn from one speaking well, if they speak profitably
bălănītes: ae, m., = βαλανίτης (acornshaped),
I an unknown precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 55, § 149; Isid. Orig. 16, 15, 10.