“A soldier told Pelopidas, "We are fallen among the enemies." Said he, "How are we fallen among them more than they among us?"”

— Plutarch

63 Pelopidas
Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders

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ancient Greek historian and philosopher 46–127

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