Sunday, March 22, 2015

The Big Speech: War is sweet to the inexperienced

γλυκύ δ᾽ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος.
πεπειραμένων δέ τις ταρβεῖ προσιόντα νιν καρδία περισσῶς.

War is sweet to the inexperienced, but the experienced man trembles at its approach

Pindar.  

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