Sparta Quotes
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Sparta Quotes & Sayings
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Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.
— Chilon Of Sparta
Ah, does my princess now want what I offer?
— Sai Marie Johnson
The daughters of Sparta are never at home! They mingle with the young men in wrestling matches ...
— Euripides
Respect your captor, Caecelia. Learn to love your position, Caecelia. Pledge loyalty to Sparta, Caecelia. All hail Queen Caecelia of Sparta!
— Sai Marie Johnson
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries men.
— Chilon Of Sparta
Learn how to regulate one's own house well.
— Chilon Of Sparta
You don't have to be rich and famous to have adventures!
— Edmond P. DeRousse
The tongue should not be suffered to outrun the mind.
— Chilon Of Sparta
A fine head of hair adds beauty to a good face, and terror to an ugly one.
— Lycurgus Of Sparta
Julian was the son of Diokles of Sparta, also known as Diokles the Butcher. That man made the Marquis de Sade look like Ronald McDonald. (Ben)
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sparta, Rome, the knights of Europe, the samurai . . . worshipped strength. Because it is strength that makes all other values possible.
— Timothy Ferriss
I fear that I am not made for rough touch
— Sai Marie Johnson
What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
— Thucydides
Do not let one's tongue outrun one's sense.
— Chilon Of Sparta
If one is strong be also merciful, so that one's neighbors may respect one rather than fear one.
— Chilon Of Sparta
Perhaps Zeus was king, but I was Spartan, a princess twice over, and queen of Athens besides. I knew my duty. And I would rule my own fate.
— Amalia Carosella
That city is well fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick.
— Lycurgus Of Sparta
Keep the guests company, and mind your asses! Stay out of the hall before my chamber!
— Sai Marie Johnson
We are on the path toward becoming the Sparta of the 21st century, armed to the teeth and without the capacity to care for our own people.
— Dennis Kucinich
Do not make too much haste on one's road.
— Chilon Of Sparta
What is difficult? To keep a secret, to employ leisure well, to be able to bear an injury.
— Chilon Of Sparta
Do nothing immoderate.
— Chilon Of Sparta
Only Spartan women give birth to real men.
— Gorgo, Queen Of Sparta
Oh, my precious princess you are meant for cherishing, and ravishing like the jewel you are.
— Sai Marie Johnson
The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
— Thucydides
Stay with me?" His fingers wound into my hair, and his arm tightened around me. "Always.
— Amalia Carosella
A youthful age is desirable, but aged youth is troublesome and grievous.
— Chilon Of Sparta
Never ask a man if he is from Sparta: If he were, he would have let you know such an important fact - and if he were not, you could hurt his feelings.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
A fiery little cat you are, Caecelia. Like a lioness in heat, oh how you bloom.
— Sai Marie Johnson
