A soldier told Pelopidas, "We are fallen among the enemies." Said
he, "How are we fallen among them more than they among us?"
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- Pelopidas
he, "How are we fallen among them more than they among us?"
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- Pelopidas
Related:
- The saying of old Antigonus, who when he was to fight at Andros,
and one told him, "The enemy's ships are more than... - We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those
who don't.
Frank A.... - Give us the man," shouts the multitude, "who will step forward and take
the responsibility." He is instantly the idol,
the lord, and the king among men. He, then, who would... - For my part, I had rather be the first man among these fellows than
the second man in Rome.
Plutarch (46-120 AD) -- Life of... - There is one called Bob among them.
He is mine... - There's a fungus
among us... - Let us not wonder if something happens which never was before,
or if something doth not appear among us with which... - I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad... - I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
we are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad...
From the same category:
- Beware of
Bigfoot... - You know,
it's at times like this when I'm trapped in a Vogon... - Here I and sorrows sit;
Here is my throne, bid kings come bow to it.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King John -- Act... - Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; Of all tame-
a flatterer. --... - Whatever is, is not," is the maxim of the anarchist,
as often as anything comes across him in the shape...
