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Not picked for the 300? Good. Sparta has 300 better than me.

Pedaritus, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Pedaritus 3 (231b)

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NOT PICKEDFOR THE 300?GOOD.SPARTA HAS 300BETTER THAN ME.— PEDARITUS · PLUTARCH, SAYINGS OF SPARTANS, PEDARITUS 3 (231B)

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"Not picked for the 300? Good. Sparta has 300 better than me." Pedaritus said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Pedaritus 3 (231b). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"διότι συγχαίρω τῇ πόλει τριακοσίους κρείττονάς μου πολίτας ἐχούσῃ."

Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Pedaritus 3 (231b). 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.

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Who said "Not picked for the 300? Good. Sparta has 300 better than me."?
Pedaritus (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Pedaritus 3 (231b).
What is the original Greek?
διότι συγχαίρω τῇ πόλει τριακοσίους κρείττονάς μου πολίτας ἐχούσῃ. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
Is "Not picked for the 300? Good. Sparta has 300 better than me." on a shirt?
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