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The Spartans, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Anonymous 28 (233e)
The source
"Friend or enemy? Neither." The Spartans said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Anonymous 28 (233e). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"πότερον βούλεται φίλιον ἐλθεῖν ἢ πολέμιον αὐτόν, ἀντεφώνησαν οὐδέτερον."Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Anonymous 28 (233e). Greek: Bernardakis 1889 (Teubner) via Perseus; Reply to Philip of Macedon.
Who said it
The Spartans (8th–4th century BC). Laconic sayings from Lycurgus, Leonidas, Dienekes and the mothers of Sparta, recorded by Herodotus and Plutarch.
Questions
- Who said "Friend or enemy? Neither."?
- The Spartans (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Anonymous 28 (233e).
- What is the original Greek?
- πότερον βούλεται φίλιον ἐλθεῖν ἢ πολέμιον αὐτόν, ἀντεφώνησαν οὐδέτερον. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
Filed under Laconic.
Wear the Spartans
Blot out the sun? Good. We'll fight in the shade.
Dienekes, Herodotus, Histories 7.226
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With it or on it.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women 241f
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Sword too short? Take one step closer.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Anonymous 18 (241f)
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They're close? Then so are we.
Leonidas, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Leonidas 7 (225b)
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