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[100] περί, more than others shouldest thou speak thy thought and hearken, yea and fulfil even another man's advice (as well as thine own) whenever (or reading “ὅ τ᾽”, whatever) any man's mind bids him speak for good (for “εἰς ἀγαθόν” cf. 11.789, 23.305); for whatever any doth begin will hinge on thee; i.e. do not be prejudiced against any advice because it is given by other people — the credit of carrying it out will revert to you. Cf. Od. 11.346 “Ἀλκινόου δ᾽ ἐκ τοῦδ᾽ ἔχεται ἔργόν τε ἔπος τε”, and so Od. 6.197; Hymn. xxx. 6 “σεῦ δ᾽ ἔχεται δοῦναι βίον ἠδ᾽ ἀφελέσθαι”.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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