τὸ λακωνίζειν πολὺ μᾶλλόν ἐστιν φιλοσοφεῖν ἢ φιλογυμναστεῖν
From LSJ
σκῆπτρον χρυσείοις ἥλοισι πεπαρμένον → sceptre pierced with golden studs, staff studded with golden nails
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
