War needs men who stand, not men who run.
Agesilaus, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agesilaus 34 (210f)
War needs men who stand, not men who run.
Agesilaus, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agesilaus 34 (210f)
The source
"War needs men who stand, not men who run." Agesilaus said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agesilaus 34 (210f). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"οὐκ αἰσθάνῃ ἔφη ὅτι οὐ φευγόντων ἀλλὰ μενόντων ὁ πόλεμος χρείαν ἔχει;"Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agesilaus 34 (210f). 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 "War needs men who stand, not men who run."?
- Agesilaus (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agesilaus 34 (210f).
- What is the original Greek?
- οὐκ αἰσθάνῃ ἔφη ὅτι οὐ φευγόντων ἀλλὰ μενόντων ὁ πόλεμος χρείαν ἔχει;. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
Filed under Laconic.
Wear Agesilaus
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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