If you are …
“If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift.”
It is entirely …
“It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. But when dogs shame the gray head and gray chin and nakedness of an old man killed, it is the most piteous thing that happens among wretched mortals.”
It is not …
“It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.”
It is not …
“It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.”
It was built …
“It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long.”
Miserable mortals who, …
“Miserable mortals who, like leaves, at one moment flame with life, eating the produce of the land, and at another moment weakly perish.”
Of men who …
“Of men who have a sense of honor, more come through alive than are slain, but from those who flee comes neither glory nor any help.”
Once harm has …
“Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it.”
The fates have …
“The fates have given mankind a patient soul.”
The glorious gifts …
“The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside.”