ἐπειδὴ πολὺς τοῖς συμβεβηκόσιν ἔγκειται

From LSJ

καὶ ἥ γε ἀνία τὸ ἐμποδίζον τοῦ ἰέναιsorrow is that which hinders motion

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

since he lays such emphasis on the past