ἀρετὰ γὰρ ἐπαινεομένα δένδρον ὣς ἀέξεται → for virtue that is praised grows like a tree, praised virtue will grow like a tree
πᾰλαιόν: (τό) adv.1 давно, некогда, в старину Her., Plat. etc.;2 издавна, с давних пор Aesch.