Plutarch Quotes

Lamachus chid a captain for a fault; and when he had said he would do so no more, 'Sir,' said he, 'in war there is no room for a second miscarriage.' Said one to Iphicrates, 'What are ye afraid of?' 'Of all speeches,' said he, 'none is so dishonourable for a general as ‘I should not have thought of it.''

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• Lamachus chid a captain for a fault; and when he had said he would do so no more, 'Sir,' said he, 'in war there is no room for a second miscarriage.' Said one to Iphicrates, 'What are ye afraid of?' 'Of all speeches,' said he, 'none is so dishonourable for a general as ‘I should not have thought of it.''

  

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