How did Thucydides describe Pericles’ intelligence and honesty?

According to the historian Thucydides, the prestige and political position of Pericles were fundamentally rooted in his intelligence and his incorruptibility.1

Thucydides held a profound admiration for the statesman and consistently emphasized these qualities in his character studies. He described Pericles as a unique leader who combined caution and moderation in action with a daring imagination and intellect. Furthermore, Thucydides portrayed Pericles as a man of great stability, distinguishing him as a leader of a new age who possessed the intellectual capacity to guide Athens through the complexities of the Peloponnesian War.23