λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
Of persons or things: P. and V. μῶρος, εὐήθης, ἠλίθιος (Euripides, Cyclops 537), ἀσύνετος, ἄβουλος, ἀμαθής, Ar. and P. ἀνόητος, ἀβέλτερος, V. κενόφρων.
Of persons only: P. and V. ἄνους, ἄφρων, σκαιός, V. κακόφρων.
