εἴδομεν κῦμ' οὐρανῷ στηρίζον

From LSJ

ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

we saw a wave that towered to heaven