Good people don't howl. They heal.
Gyrtias, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gyrtias 1 (240e)
Good people don't howl. They heal.
Gyrtias, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gyrtias 1 (240e)
The source
"Good people don't howl. They heal." Gyrtias said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gyrtias 1 (240e). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"καὶ οὐκ ἔφη δεῖν τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς βοᾶν ἀλλʼ ἰατρεύεσθαι"Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gyrtias 1 (240e). Greek: Bernardakis 1889 (Teubner) via Perseus.
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 "Good people don't howl. They heal."?
- Gyrtias (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gyrtias 1 (240e).
- What is the original Greek?
- καὶ οὐκ ἔφη δεῖν τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς βοᾶν ἀλλʼ ἰατρεύεσθαι. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
Filed under Grit.
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