"ἀγαθὸν γαμεῖν καὶ ἀγαθὰ τίκτειν"

"Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι."

"Ō xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti tēide keimetha tois keinōn rhēmasi peithomenoi."

"It is said that on the eve of battle, he was told by a native of Trachis that the Persian archers were so numerous th…"

"This is the mound of Leonidas, with its dust and rank grass, its flowers and lizards, its stones, scruffy laurels and…"

"You deceive your countrymen with words, in dissuading them from war, since under the name of peace you are bringing u…"

"As to supposing that I am emulous of , you are mistaken; for he, with the support of all Greece, hardly took one city…"

"It was his habit to appear at all times with a well-groomed body and a cheerful countenance, but on the day after tha…"

"When the Spartans accused the Thebans of a long list of serious offences, he retorted, "These Thebans, however, have …"

"When somebody reported that the Athenians had sent an army, decked out with novel equipment, into the Pelopennese, he…"