Spartans don't ask how many. Only where.

The source

"Spartans don't ask how many. Only where." Agis said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 3 (215d). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"οὐκ ἔφη δὲ τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους ἐρωτᾶν πόσοι εἰσὶν οἱ πολέμιοι, ἀλλὰ ποῦ εἰσίν."

Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 3 (215d). 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 "Spartans don't ask how many. Only where."?

Agis (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 3 (215d).

What is the original Greek?

οὐκ ἔφη δὲ τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους ἐρωτᾶν πόσοι εἰσὶν οἱ πολέμιοι, ἀλλὰ ποῦ εἰσίν. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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