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Still searching for virtue? When will he use it?

Eudamidas, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Eudamidas 1 (220d)

The source

"Still searching for virtue? When will he use it?" Eudamidas said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Eudamidas 1 (220d). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"καὶ πότε ἔφη χρήσεται αὐτῇ, ἐὰν ἄρτι ζητῇ;"

Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Eudamidas 1 (220d). Greek: Bernardakis 1889 (Teubner) via Perseus; On seeing the aged Xenocrates still lecturing.

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 "Still searching for virtue? When will he use it?"?
Eudamidas (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Eudamidas 1 (220d).
What is the original Greek?
καὶ πότε ἔφη χρήσεται αὐτῇ, ἐὰν ἄρτι ζητῇ;. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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