ἦν τοῦ τείχους ἡ γνώμη αὕτη

From LSJ

Ξίφος τιτρώσκει σῶμα, τὸν δὲ νοῦν λόγος → Ut corpus ensis, verba mentem sauciant → Das Schwert verletzt den Körper, doch den Sinn das Wort

Menander, Monostichoi, 393

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

the object of the wall was this