οὐ πάνυ ἐστὶ ῥᾴδιον ταῖς τούτων παρασκευαῖς ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι

From LSJ

ἀμβλύς εἰμι καὶ κατηρτυκὼς κακῶν → I'm jaded and with much experience of evils

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

it is not at all easy to meet the tactics of these men