the chances of war will not wait
From LSJ
μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
τοῦ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί
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