τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)
SourceFrench (Bailly abrégé)
att. p. συγγνώμη.
Lexicon Thucydideum
venia, pardon, forgiveness, 1.32.5, 3.39.2, 3.40.1, 3.44.2, 4.61.5, 4.114.5, 5.88.1, 7.15.2, 8.50.2.