Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.

The line urges patience and restraint: when emotions, uncertainty, or incomplete information cloud judgment, allowing time to pass can clarify what is true, feasible, or wise. “Time” is personified as a counselor whose advice arrives not through words but through consequences, perspective, and the gradual unfolding of events. Attributed to Pericles, the sentiment fits a statesman’s concern with deliberation in public affairs—warning against rash decisions and suggesting that endurance and timing can be as decisive as force or eloquence. Even without a secure ancient source, the aphorism reflects a classical Greek ideal of prudence (phronēsis) in both politics and personal conduct.