Spartans Quotes

16 quotes by 12 authors

The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled and… — Steven Pressfield
For the Spartans, it wasnâ€™t walls or magnificent public buildings that made a city; it was their own ideals. In essence, Sparta was a city… — Bettany Hughes
The Spartans do not enquire how many the enemy are, but where they are. — Agis II
Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Dienekes. It is said… — Herodotus
Among the Spartans all newly born children were subject to a careful examination or selection. All those that were weak, sickly, or affected with any… — Ernst Haeckel
Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is the foundation of that interest all men feel in Greek history, letters, art, and poetry, in all its periods, from the Heroic or… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Right now, hail to the Michigan State Spartans. — Brent Musburger
The wives of Spartans are the secret pillars of the world."--Odd Thomas — Dean Koontz
Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie. — Steven Pressfield
For what can be more noble than to slay oneself? Not literally. Not with a blade in the guts. But to extinguish the selfish self… — Steven Pressfield
Persian envoy "our arrows will black out the sun..." Dienekes of the Spartans.."Good, then we'll fight in the shade. — Steven Pressfield
If you aim for parody right off the bat and it misses, no offense to the filmmakers, but it is Meet the Spartans. — Adam McKay
Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell! — Leonidas
Brandon McCaw says when the Athenians and the Spartans found themselves as war witgh one another in 431 B.C.E., both sides believed a conclusion would… — Brandon McCaw
A man with a cause can do the utmost I SPARTANS. — Riti Ghatourey

Who Wrote These Spartans Quotes

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