The unfortunate are credulous by nature;
for he will rather think his neighbour wise
who, when he schemes himself, is always tripping.
εὔπιστον ἀτυχῶν ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος φύσει·
τὸν πλήσιον γὰρ οἴεται μᾶλλον φρονεῖν
ὁ τοῖς λογισμοῖς τοῖς ἰδίοις πταίων ἀεί.
τὸν πλήσιον γὰρ οἴεται μᾶλλον φρονεῖν
ὁ τοῖς λογισμοῖς τοῖς ἰδίοις πταίων ἀεί.
Original text (Ancient Greek)