Something to discuss amongst yourselves while I sleep.

In this day and age, does this quote have any meaning:

"Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by That here, obedient to their laws, we lie" -Simonides of Ceos

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Mooms said…
Simonides of Ceos wrote also:

"Here fought once against three million barbarians, four thousand Peloponnesian men."

And, more a propos of the times: To Hiero's queen, who asked him whether it was better to be born rich or a genius, he replied "Rich, for genius is ever found at the gates of the rich."
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