τὸ λακωνίζειν πολὺ μᾶλλόν ἐστιν φιλοσοφεῖν ἢ φιλογυμναστεῖν
From LSJ
ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει → take up thy bed and walk, take up your bed and walk, pick up your mat and walk
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)
Greek to Modern Greek
καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική
