Η ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women 241f
The source
"With it or on it." Spartan mother said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women 241f. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"Spoken to a son handing him his shield: come back with it, or on it"Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women 241f. Rendered from the ancient Greek; print the Greek with the English.
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 "With it or on it."?
- Spartan mother (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women 241f.
- What is the original Greek?
- Spoken to a son handing him his shield: come back with it, or on it. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "With it or on it." on a shirt?
- Yes. It is printed on our tees, from $46, with free US shipping.
Filed under Laconic.
Wear it with
Blot out the sun? Good. We'll fight in the shade.
Dienekes, Herodotus, Histories 7.226
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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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Spartans don't ask how many. Only where.
Agis, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 3 (215d)
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- Blot out the sun? Good. We'll fight in the shade.Herodotus, Histories 7.226
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- Fortify people, not walls.Epictetus, Fragment 45
- You gave me a violent young man. I give you back a good citizen.Epictetus, Fragment 67
- The place doesn't make the man. The man makes the place.Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agesilaus 6 (208d)