Quote of Pindar - War is sweet to those who...
Biography - Pindar:
Ancient Greek lyric poet. (*Approximate years of birth and death).
Born: -552 - Died: -438
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Born: -552 - Died: -438
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
War is sweet to those who have no experience of it,
but the experienced man trembles exceedingly at heart on its approach.
but the experienced man trembles exceedingly at heart on its approach.
Note
Fragment 110
Translation
(French, German)
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