build a fort in an enemy's country
From LSJ
Οὐκ ἔστιν αἰσχρὸν ἀγνοοῦντα μανθάνειν → Non est inhonestum ea, quae nescis, discere → nicht schändlich ist's, dass einer lernt, was er nicht weiß
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
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