διὰ τῆς σιωπῆς πικρότερον κατηγορεῖ → through silence you accuse yourself more harshly (Menander)
a handful of men: use P. ὀλίγοι ἄνθρωποι, οἱ.
a handful against a host: P. ὀλίγοι πρὸς πολλούς.
