Plutarch Quotes About Army

Quotes about: Army

• The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and
  money began to play an important part in determining
  elections. Later on, this process of corruption spread to
  the law courts. And then to the army, and finally the
  Republic was subjected to the rule of emperors

  Plutarch

  Army, Play, Law Courts

• While Leonidas was preparing to make his stand, a Persian envoy arrived. The envoy explained to Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the Great King's army and demanded that the Greeks lay down their arms and submit to the might of Persia. Leonidas laconically told Xerxes, "Come and get them.

  Plutarch

  Kings, Army, Greek

• The same intelligence is required to marshal an army in battle and to order a good dinner. The first must be as formidable as possible, the second as pleasant as possible, to the participants.

  Plutarch

  Food, Army, Order

• Antagoras the poet was boiling a conger, and Antigonus, coming behind him as he was stirring his skillet, said, "Do you think, Antagoras, that Homer boiled congers when he wrote the deeds of Agamemnon?" Antagoras replied, "Do you think, O king, that Agamemnon, when he did such exploits, was a peeping in his army to see who boiled congers?

  Plutarch

  Kings, Army, Thinking

  Plutarch (1871). “Plutarch's Morals”, p.204

• But being overborne with numbers, and nobody daring to face about, stretching out his hands to heaven, [Romulus] prayed to Jupiter to stop the army, and not to neglect but maintain the Roman cause, now in extreme danger. The prayer was no sooner made, than shame and respect for their king checked many; the fears of the fugitives changed suddenly into confidence.

  Plutarch

  Kings, Prayer, Army

  Plutarch (2015). “Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans: Top Biography”, p.40, 谷月社

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