Arsenius 7.16n
“In war, iron is stronger for safety than gold;
But for living, reason is better than wealth.”
᾿Εν μὲν πολέμῳ πρὸς ἀσφάλειαν σίδηρος χρυσοῦ κρείττων,
ἐν δὲ τῷ ζῆν ὁ λόγος τοῦ πλούτου [Socrates]
“You can’t fuck-up twice in a war
Οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν πολέμῳ δὶς ἁμαρτάνειν
Zenobius
“War is tear-free” A proverb applied to those who succeed easily through every danger and beyond expectations.”
῎Αδακρυς πόλεμος: ἐπὶ τῶν ἔξω κινδύνου παντὸς ῥᾷστα δὲ καὶ παρ’ ἐλπίδα τὰ πράγματα κατορθούντων.
Michael Apostolios
“Beginning of wars”: A proverb applied to those who try to do wrong
᾿Αρχὴ πολέμων: ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδικεῖν ἐπιχειρούντων.
“Endless War is Sweet”: A proverb applied to those who throw themselves into dangers because of inexperience
Γλυκὺς ἀπείρων πόλεμος: ἐπὶ τῶν ὑπ’ ἀπειρίας ἑαυτοὺς καθιέντων εἰς κινδύνους.
Gregorius
“War is sweet for someone with no experience of it”
Γλυκὺς ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος
[A variation on the line above]
Heraclitus, D64
“war is father of everything; war is king of everything.”
πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι, πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς
Heraclitus, R53
“Heraclitus claims that Zeus and war are the same thing.”
καὶ | τὸν π̣όλεμο̣[ν] καὶ | τὸν Δ[ί]α τὸν αὐ̣τὸν | εἶν[αι, κα]θάπερ καὶ | τὸν [Ἡ]ράκλειτον λέ|γειν
Xenophon, Hiero 2
“If war is a terrible evil, then tyrants receive its greatest portion.”
εἰ δὲ πόλεμος μέγα κακόν, τούτου πλεῖστον μέρος οἱ τύραννοι μετέχουσιν.
Diogenes Laertius [Demetrius 82]
“Speech can win in politics however much iron can gain in War.”
ὅσον ἐν πολέμῳ δύνασθαι σίδηρον, τοσοῦτον ἐν πολιτείᾳ ἰσχύειν λόγον
Diogenes Laertius [Diogenes 50]
“Alliances come after war.”
μετὰ τὸν πόλεμον ἡ συμμαχία
