εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
Ar. and P. ψυχρῶς.
haughtily: P. ὑπερηφάνως; see haughtily.
not eagerly: P. ἀπροθύμως.
