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πατρὶς γάρ ἐστι πᾶσ' ἵν' ἂν πράττῃ τις εὖ → homeland is where life is good | homeland is where it is good | ubi bene, ibi patria
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|elentxt=[[to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics]], [[the Spartan cult is much more the pursuit of wisdom than of athletics]] (Plato, ''Protagoras'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0177%3Atext%3DProt.%3Apage%3D342 342e6]) | |elentxt=[[to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics]], [[the Spartan cult is much more the pursuit of wisdom than of athletics]] (Plato, ''Protagoras'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0177%3Atext%3DProt.%3Apage%3D342 342e6]) | ||
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==Modern | ==Modern Greek== | ||
καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική | καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 14 January 2023
Greek to English
to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics, the Spartan cult is much more the pursuit of wisdom than of athletics (Plato, Protagoras 342e6)
Modern Greek
καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική
