ὅρκους συνῆψαν ἐμμενεῖν στρατηλάται

From LSJ

συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen

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English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

the generals exchanged oaths to abide by the terms