When somebody inquired of him why Spartans do not dedicate to the gods the spoils from their enemies, he said, ‘Because they are taken from cowards.’ 1 [p. 343]
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When somebody inquired of him why Spartans do not dedicate to the gods the spoils from their enemies, he said, ‘Because they are taken from cowards.’ 1 [p. 343]
1 Cf. Moralia, 224 F (4), infra.
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 3.
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