we have no means of getting reinforcements for our crews

From LSJ

Ῥᾷον παραινεῖν ἢ παθόντα καρτερεῖν → Patientiam suadere facile, non pati → Es spricht sich leichter zu, als stark zu sein im Leid

Menander, Monostichoi, 471

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

οὐδ' ὁπόθεν ἐπιπληρωσόμεθα τὰς ναῦς ἔχομεν

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