πρώτιστ' ἔχρῃζον ἐκμαθεῖν τί πρακτέον

From LSJ

ὦ πλοῦτε καὶ τυραννὶ καὶ τέχνη τέχνης ὑπερφέρουσα τῷ πολυζήλῳ βίῳ → o wealth, and tyranny, and supreme skill exceedingly envied in life

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

I wished first to learn what must be done