τὸ λακωνίζειν πολὺ μᾶλλόν ἐστιν φιλοσοφεῖν ἢ φιλογυμναστεῖν

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διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit

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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

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