τὸ λακωνίζειν πολὺ μᾶλλόν ἐστιν φιλοσοφεῖν ἢ φιλογυμναστεῖν

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)

Spanish

laconizar es más bien filosofar que amar la gimnasia

Greek to Modern Greek

καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική

French

l'étude de la sagesse, revêt bien plus d'importance que la gymnastique

Portuguese

admirar os Lacónios é muito mais apreciar a sabedoria que o exercício físico