1 # Translation template for 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant.
2 # Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games
3 # This file is distributed under the same license as the 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant
8 "Project-Id-Version: 0 A.D.\n"
9 "POT-Creation-Date: 2021-08-30 07:08+0000\n"
10 "PO-Revision-Date: 2021-08-30 09:25+0000\n"
11 "Last-Translator: Transifex Bot\n"
12 "Language-Team: Arabic (Saudi Arabia) (http://www.transifex.com/wildfire-games/0ad/language/ar_SA/)\n"
14 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
15 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
17 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=6; plural=(n==0 ? 0 : n==1 ? 1 : n==2 ? 2 : n%100>=3 && n%100<=10 ? 3 : n%100>=11 && n%100<=99 ? 4 : 5);\n"
19 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/PlayerName.js:113
21 msgid "%(playerName)s %(romanNumber)s"
24 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:57
25 msgctxt "team placement"
29 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:58
31 "Allied players are grouped and placed with opposing players on one circle "
35 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:62
36 msgctxt "team placement"
40 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:63
41 msgid "Allied players are placed in a linear pattern."
44 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:67
45 msgctxt "team placement"
49 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:68
50 msgid "Allied players are grouped, but otherwise placed randomly on the map."
53 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:72
54 msgctxt "team placement"
58 #: gui/gamesettings/attributes/TeamPlacement.js:73
59 msgid "Allied players are grouped in one random place of the map."
62 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/AIConfigPage.xml:(caption):13
63 msgid "AI Configuration"
66 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/AIConfigPage.xml:(caption):29
70 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/AIDescription.js:30
71 msgid "AI will be disabled for this player."
74 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AIBehavior.js:29
78 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AIDifficulty.js:32
82 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AISelection.js:39
87 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AISelection.js:44
91 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControl.js:142
93 msgctxt "Title for specific setting"
97 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlCheckbox.js:57
101 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlCheckbox.js:60
105 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlDropdown.js:64
106 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlSlider.js:84
107 msgctxt "settings value"
111 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingsLayout.js:7
112 msgctxt "Match settings tab name"
116 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingsLayout.js:28
117 msgctxt "Match settings tab name"
121 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingsLayout.js:40
122 msgctxt "Match settings tab name"
126 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/AIConfigButton.js:32
128 msgid "Configure AI: %(description)s."
131 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerAssignment.js:135
132 msgid "Select player."
135 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerAssignment.js:222
140 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerAssignment.js:257
144 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerCiv.js:71
145 msgid "Choose the civilization for this player."
148 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerCiv.js:74
149 msgctxt "civilization"
153 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerCiv.js:80
154 msgid "Picks one civilization at random when the game starts."
157 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerColor.js:48
158 msgid "Pick a color."
161 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerTeam.js:47
162 msgid "Select player's team."
165 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerTeam.js:50
170 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:(caption):6
174 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:(caption):10
178 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:(caption):14
179 msgid "Player Placement"
182 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:(caption):18
186 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:(caption):25
190 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Buttons/MapBrowser.js:36
194 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Buttons/MapBrowser.js:39
196 msgid "Press %(hotkey)s to view the list of available maps."
199 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/AlliedView.js:26
203 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/AlliedView.js:30
204 msgid "Toggle allied view (see what your allies see)."
207 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Cheats.js:35
211 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Cheats.js:38
212 msgid "Toggle the usability of cheats."
215 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
218 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/ExploredMap.js:26
222 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
225 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/ExploredMap.js:30
226 msgid "Toggle explored map (see initial map)."
229 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LastManStanding.js:26
230 msgid "Last Man Standing"
233 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LastManStanding.js:29
235 "Toggle whether the last remaining player or the last remaining set of allies"
239 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LockedTeams.js:30
243 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LockedTeams.js:33
244 msgid "Toggle locked teams."
247 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Nomad.js:25
251 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Nomad.js:28
253 "In Nomad mode, players start with only few units and have to find a suitable"
254 " place to build their city. Ceasefire is recommended."
257 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Rating.js:27
261 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Rating.js:30
262 msgid "Toggle if this game will be rated for the leaderboard."
265 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RegicideGarrison.js:27
266 msgid "Hero Garrison"
269 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RegicideGarrison.js:30
270 msgid "Toggle whether heroes can be garrisoned."
273 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
276 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RevealedMap.js:26
280 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
283 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RevealedMap.js:30
284 msgid "Toggle revealed map (see everything)."
287 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Spies.js:26
288 msgid "Disable Spies"
291 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Spies.js:29
292 msgid "Disable spies during the game."
295 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Treasures.js:25
296 msgid "Disable Treasures"
299 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Treasures.js:28
300 msgid "Do not add treasures to the map."
303 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/WorldPopulation.js:25
304 msgid "World population"
307 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/WorldPopulation.js:28
309 "When checked the Population Cap will be evenly distributed over all living "
313 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:54
317 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:60
318 msgid "Select the flora and fauna."
321 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:63
326 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:66
327 msgid "Pick a biome at random."
330 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:57
334 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:60
335 msgid "Select whether the match takes place at daylight or night."
338 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:63
339 msgctxt "daytime selection"
343 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:66
344 msgctxt "daytime selection"
345 msgid "Randomly pick a time of the day."
348 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/GameSpeed.js:61
352 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/GameSpeed.js:64
353 msgid "Select game speed."
356 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:25
357 msgctxt "landscape selection"
361 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:26
362 msgctxt "landscape selection"
363 msgid "Select a random landscape."
366 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:78
370 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:81
371 msgid "Select one of the landscapes of this map."
374 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapFilter.js:82
378 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapFilter.js:85
379 msgid "Select a map filter."
382 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:26
386 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:141
390 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:144
391 msgid "Select a map to play on."
394 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:150
395 msgctxt "map selection"
399 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:153
400 msgid "Pick any of the given maps at random."
403 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSize.js:39
407 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSize.js:42
408 msgid "Select map size. (Larger sizes may reduce performance.)"
411 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapType.js:65
415 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapType.js:68
416 msgid "Select a map type."
419 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerCount.js:33
420 msgid "Number of Players"
423 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerCount.js:36
424 msgid "Select number of players."
427 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:52
428 msgid "Population Cap"
431 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:55
432 msgid "Select population limit."
435 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:58
436 msgctxt "population limit"
440 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:61
443 "Warning: There might be performance issues if all %(players)s players reach "
444 "%(popCap)s population."
447 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:50
448 msgid "Starting Resources"
451 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:53
452 msgid "Select the game's starting resources."
455 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:56
457 msgid "Initial amount of each resource: %(resources)s."
460 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:59
461 msgctxt "starting resources"
465 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:53
466 msgid "Team Placement"
469 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:56
470 msgid "Select one of the starting position patterns of this map."
473 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:60
474 msgctxt "team placement"
478 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:61
479 msgctxt "team placement"
480 msgid "Select a random team placement pattern when starting the game."
483 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TriggerDifficulty.js:41
487 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TriggerDifficulty.js:44
488 msgid "Select the difficulty of this scenario."
491 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WorldPopulationCap.js:47
492 msgid "World Population Cap"
495 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WorldPopulationCap.js:50
496 msgid "Select world population limit."
499 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WorldPopulationCap.js:53
502 "Warning: There might be performance issues if %(popCap)s population is "
506 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:35
510 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:38
511 msgid "Set time where no attacks are possible."
514 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:41
519 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:44
522 msgid "%(minutes)s minute"
523 msgid_plural "%(minutes)s minutes"
531 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicCount.js:38
535 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicCount.js:41
537 msgid "%(number)s relic"
538 msgid_plural "%(number)s relics"
546 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicCount.js:44
548 "Total number of relics spawned on the map. Relic victory is most realistic "
549 "with only one or two relics. With greater numbers, the relics are important "
550 "to capture to receive aura bonuses."
553 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:38
554 msgid "Relic Duration"
557 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:41
558 msgid "Minutes until the player has achieved Relic Victory."
561 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:47
562 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:44
564 msgctxt "victory duration"
565 msgid "%(min)s minute"
566 msgid_plural "%(min)s minutes"
574 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:50
575 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:47
576 msgctxt "victory duration"
577 msgid "Immediate Victory."
580 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/SeaLevelRiseTime.js:38
581 msgid "Sea Level Rise Time"
584 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/SeaLevelRiseTime.js:41
585 msgid "Set the time when the water will start to rise."
588 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/SeaLevelRiseTime.js:44
590 msgctxt "sea level rise time"
591 msgid "%(minutes)s minute"
592 msgid_plural "%(minutes)s minutes"
600 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:38
601 msgid "Wonder Duration"
604 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:41
605 msgid "Minutes until the player has achieved Wonder Victory"
608 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CancelButton.js:36
612 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CancelButton.js:39
613 msgid "Return to the lobby."
616 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CancelButton.js:42
617 msgid "Return to the main menu."
620 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CivInfoButton.js:48
623 "%(hotkey_civinfo)s / %(hotkey_structree)s: View Civilization Overview / Structure Tree\n"
624 "Last opened will be reopened on click."
627 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/LobbyButton.js:19
628 msgid "Show the multiplayer lobby in a dialog window."
631 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:79
635 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:80
639 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:81
640 msgid "I'm not ready!"
643 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:85
644 msgid "State that you are ready to play."
647 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:86
648 msgid "Stay ready even when the game settings change."
651 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:87
652 msgid "State that you are not ready to play."
655 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ResetCivsButton.js:29
657 "Reset any civilizations that have been selected to the default (random)."
660 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ResetTeamsButton.js:29
661 msgid "Reset all teams to the default."
664 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/StartGameButton.js:65
668 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/StartGameButton.js:68
669 msgid "Start a new game with the current settings."
672 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/StartGameButton.js:71
674 "Start a new game with the current settings (disabled until all players are "
678 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatInputPanel.js:55
680 msgid "Press %(hotkey)s to autocomplete player names or settings."
683 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientChat.js:27
684 msgid "Unknown Player"
687 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientChat.js:47
689 msgid "<%(username)s>"
692 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientChat.js:50
694 msgid "%(username)s %(message)s"
697 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientConnection.js:27
699 msgid "%(username)s has joined"
702 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientConnection.js:30
704 msgid "%(username)s has left"
707 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientKicked.js:22
709 msgid "%(username)s has been kicked"
712 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientKicked.js:25
714 msgid "%(username)s has been banned"
717 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientReady.js:28
719 msgid "* %(username)s is not ready."
722 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientReady.js:29
724 msgid "* %(username)s is ready!"
727 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/GameSettingsChanged.js:22
728 msgid "Game settings have been changed"
731 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.xml:(caption):9
735 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/StatusMessageFormat.js:24
737 msgid "== %(message)s"
740 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/TimestampWrapper.js:25
742 msgid "%(time)s %(message)s"
745 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/TimestampWrapper.js:28
750 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/TimestampWrapper.js:31
754 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameSettingWarning.js:40
755 msgid "Cheats enabled."
758 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameSettingWarning.js:43
762 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameSettingsTabs.js:74
764 msgid "Click to toggle the %(name)s settings tab."
767 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/MapPreview.js:27
768 msgid "No selected map"
771 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/MapPreview.js:47
772 msgid "Click to view the list of available maps."
775 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/TipsPanel.xml:(caption):10
776 msgid "Show this message in the future."
779 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/LoadingPage/LoadingPage.xml:(caption):7
783 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/LoadingPage/LoadingPage.xml:(caption):11
784 msgid "Loading map data. Please wait…"
787 #: gui/gamesetup/gamesetup.xml:(caption):17
791 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:59
793 msgid "%(name)s's game"
796 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:123
797 msgid "Please enter a valid server name."
800 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:131
802 msgid "Server port number must be between %(min)s and %(max)s."
805 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:150
806 msgid "Connecting to server..."
809 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:165
810 msgid "Server is not running."
813 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:166
814 msgid "Password is invalid."
817 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:167
818 msgid "You have been banned."
821 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:168
823 "Failed to get local IP of the server (it was assumed to be on the same "
827 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:171
829 msgid "\\[Invalid value %(reason)s]"
832 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:179
833 msgid "Failed to connect to the server."
836 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:181
837 msgid "Connection failed"
840 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:193
842 msgid "Net message: %(message)s"
845 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:276
846 msgid "Registering with server..."
849 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:282
850 msgid "Game has already started, rejoining..."
853 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:361
854 msgid "Game name already in use."
857 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:376
859 msgid "Cannot host game: %(message)s."
862 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:377 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:406
863 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:435 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:450
867 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:405 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:449
869 msgid "Cannot join game: %(message)s."
872 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:464
874 msgid "%(playername)s's game"
877 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:(caption):18
881 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:(caption):24
882 msgid "Joining an existing game."
885 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:(caption):28
886 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:(caption):70
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964 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:1
966 "“Zeus \\[…] established his law: wisdom comes through suffering. \\[…] So "
967 "men against their will learn to practice moderation. \\[…] Such grace is "
968 "harsh and violent.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Agamemnon”, 176–183)"
971 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:2
973 "“She \\[Helen] brought to Ilium her dowry, destruction.” \\n— Aeschylus "
977 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:3
979 "“In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he "
980 "cannot trust a friend.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Prometheus Bound”, 224–225)"
983 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:4
985 "“Time in the long run teaches all things.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Prometheus "
989 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:5
991 "“His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Seven "
992 "Against Thebes”, 592)"
995 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:6
996 msgid "“A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.” \\n— Aeschylus (fragment 383)"
999 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:7
1001 "“The gods help those that help themselves.” \\n— Aesop (“Hercules and the "
1005 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:8
1007 "“It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.” \\n— Aesop (“The"
1008 " Ant and the Grasshopper”)"
1011 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:9
1012 msgid "“Union gives strength.” \\n— Aesop (“The Bundle of Sticks”)"
1015 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:10
1017 "“Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.” \\n— "
1018 "Aesop (“The Fox and the Goat”)"
1021 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:11
1023 "“Familiarity breeds contempt; acquaintance softens prejudices.” \\n— Aesop "
1024 "(“The Fox and the Lion”)"
1027 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:12
1029 "“Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.” \\n— Aesop (“The Frog and the "
1033 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:13
1035 "“Slow and steady wins the race.” \\n— Aesop (“The Hare and the Tortoise”)"
1038 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:14
1040 "“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.” \\n— Aesop "
1041 "(“The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox Hunting”)"
1044 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:15
1046 "“Enemies' promises were made to be broken.” \\n— Aesop (“The Nurse and the "
1050 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:16
1051 msgid "“Any excuse will serve a tyrant.” \\n— Aesop (“The Wolf and the Lamb”)"
1054 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:17
1056 "“If I have done anything noble, that is a sufficient memorial; if I have "
1057 "not, all the statues in the world will not preserve my memory.” \\n— "
1058 "Agesilaus II of Sparta (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartans”, 215a)"
1061 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:18
1063 "“Spartans do not ask how many, only where the enemy are.” \\n— Agis II of "
1064 "Sparta (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartans”, 215d)"
1067 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:19
1069 "“Weep not for me, as I suffer unjustly, I am in a happier situation than my "
1070 "murderers.” \\n— Agis IV of Sparta upon seeing one of his executioners cry "
1071 "(Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Agis”, sec. 20)"
1074 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:20
1076 "“Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.” \\n— Alexander the"
1077 " Great (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 22)"
1080 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:21
1082 "“It is very servile to live in luxury, but very royal to toil. \\[…] Don't "
1083 "you know that the end and object of conquest is to avoid the vices and "
1084 "infirmities of the subdued?” \\n— Alexander the Great (Plutarch, “Parallel "
1085 "Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 40)"
1088 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:22
1090 "“Glorious are the deeds of those who undergo labor and run the risk of "
1091 "danger; and it is delightful to live a life of valor and to die leaving "
1092 "behind immortal glory.” \\n— Alexander the Great, addressing his troops "
1093 "(Arrian, “The Anabasis of Alexander”, 5.26)"
1096 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:23
1098 "“I for one think that to a brave man there is no end to labors except the "
1099 "labors themselves, provided they lead to glorious achievements.” \\n— "
1100 "Alexander the Great, addressing his troops (Arrian, “The Anabasis of "
1104 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:24
1106 "“If I were not Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes \\[of Sinope].” \\n— "
1107 "Alexander the Great, impressed by the simplicity of the philosopher he had "
1108 "met (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “On the Fortunes of Alexander the Great”, 332a–b)"
1111 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:25
1113 "“To the strongest!” \\n— Alexander the Great, on his death bed, when asked "
1114 "who should succeed him as king (Arrian, “The Anabasis of Alexander”, 7.26)"
1117 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:26
1119 "“I do not steal victory.” \\n— Alexander the Great, when suggested to raid "
1120 "the Persians at night (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 31)"
1123 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:27
1125 "“Written laws are like spiders' webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak "
1126 "and poor, but will be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.” \\n— "
1127 "Anacharsis (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Solon”, sec. 5)"
1130 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:28
1132 "“The agora is an established place for men to cheat one another, and behave "
1133 "covetously.” \\n— Anacharsis, a Scythian philosopher who traveled to Greece "
1134 "(Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, "
1135 "“Anacharsis”, sec. 5)"
1138 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:29
1140 "“It was not by taking care of the fields, but of ourselves, that we acquired"
1141 " those fields.” \\n— Anaxandridas II of Sparta (Plutarch, “Moralia”, "
1142 "“Sayings of Spartans”, 217a)"
1145 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:30
1147 "“States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad.” "
1148 "\\n— Antisthenes (Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent "
1149 "Philosophers”, “Antisthenes”, sec. 5)"
1152 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:31
1154 "“The fox knows many tricks; the hedgehog one good one.” \\n— Archilochus "
1158 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:32
1160 "“Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the world.” \\n— Archimedes, on "
1161 "his usage of the lever (Diodorus Siculus, “The Library of History”, "
1162 "fragments of book XXVI, sec. 18)"
1165 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:33
1167 "“It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of "
1168 "building high walls and ships of war.” \\n— Aristophanes (“Birds”)"
1171 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:34
1173 "“It is obligatory, especially for a philosopher, to sacrifice even one's "
1174 "closest personal ties in defense of the truth.” \\n— Aristotle (“Nicomachean"
1175 " Ethics”, I. 1096a.11)"
1178 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:35
1180 "“Happiness depends on leisure; for we are busy to have leisure, and make war"
1181 " to live in peace.” \\n— Aristotle (“Nicomachean Ethics”, X. 1177b.4)"
1184 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:36
1186 "“Man is by nature a political animal.” \\n— Aristotle (“Politics”, I. "
1190 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:37
1192 "“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of"
1193 " their arms.” \\n— Aristotle (“Politics, V. 1311a.11)"
1196 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:38
1198 "“I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what "
1199 "others do only from fear of the law.” \\n— Aristotle (Diogenes Laertius, "
1200 "“The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Aristotle”, sec. 20)"
1203 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:39
1205 "“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his "
1206 "enemies, for the hardest victory is over the self.” \\n— Aristotle "
1207 "(Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 223)"
1210 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:40
1212 "“Alexander himself, plagued by thirst, with great pain and difficulty "
1213 "nevertheless led the army on foot \\[…]. At this time a few of the light-"
1214 "armed soldiers \\[…] found some water \\[…], poured the water into a helmet "
1215 "and carried it to him. He took it, and commending the men who brought it, "
1216 "immediately poured it upon the ground in the sight of all.” \\n— Arrian "
1217 "about Alexander's march through the Gedrosian desert (“The Anabasis of "
1221 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:41
1223 "“Thrusting his spear into Mithridates' face, he \\[Alexander] hurled him to "
1224 "the ground. Then Rhoesaces \\[a Persian] \\[…] struck him on the head with "
1225 "his sword. \\[…] Alexander hurled him too to the ground, piercing with his "
1226 "lance through his breastplate into his chest. Sphithridates \\[a Persian] "
1227 "had already raised his sword against Alexander from behind when Clitus \\[…]"
1228 " cut his arm off.” \\n— Arrian about the Battle of the Granicus (“The "
1229 "Anabasis of Alexander”, 1.15)"
1232 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:42
1234 "“Let every man remind their descendants that they also are soldiers who must"
1235 " not desert the ranks of their ancestors, or retreat out of cowardice.” \\n—"
1236 " Aspasia (Plato, “Menexenus”, 246b)"
1239 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:43
1241 "“Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!” \\n— Augustus, after three "
1242 "legions were annihilated in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (Suetonius, "
1243 "“Divus Augustus”, sec. 23)"
1246 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:44
1248 "“In my nineteenth year, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised"
1249 " an army with which I liberated the state, which was oppressed by the "
1250 "tyranny of a faction.” \\n— Augustus, in his autobiography (“Res Gestae Divi"
1251 " Augusti”, sec. 1)"
1254 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:45
1256 "“Wars, both civil and foreign, I waged throughout the world, on sea and "
1257 "land, and when victorious I spared all citizens who sued for pardon. The "
1258 "foreign nations which could with safety be pardoned I preferred to save "
1259 "rather than to destroy.” \\n— Augustus, in his autobiography (“Res Gestae "
1260 "Divi Augusti”, sec. 3)"
1263 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:46
1265 "“Choose the course which you adopt with deliberation; but when you have "
1266 "adopted it, then persevere in it with firmness.” \\n— Bias of Priene "
1267 "(Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, "
1271 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:47
1273 "“How stupid it was for the king to tear out his hair in grief, as if "
1274 "baldness were a cure for sorrow.” \\n— Bion of Borysthenes (Cicero, "
1275 "“Tusculan Disputations”, III. 26)"
1278 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:48
1280 "“He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him.” \\n— Bion of "
1281 "Borysthenes, referring to a wealthy miser (Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and"
1282 " Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Bion”, sec. 50)"
1285 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:49
1287 "“Woe to the Defeated!” \\n— Brennus, Gaulish chieftain who had seized Rome "
1288 "(with the exception of a garrison on Capitoline Hill). When Camillus arrived"
1289 " from Veii and besieged him, he negotiated his withdrawal for 1000 pounds of"
1290 " gold, but not without using false weights and adding the weight of his "
1291 "sword on the scale when the Romans complained (Polybius, “Histories”, II. "
1295 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:50
1297 "“Robbery, slaughter, plunder, they \\[the Romans] deceivingly name empire; "
1298 "they make a wasteland and call it peace.” \\n— Calgacus, Caledonian "
1299 "chieftain in a speech before the Battle of Mons Graupius (Tacitus, "
1303 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:51
1304 msgid "“Set a thief to catch a thief.” \\n— Callimachus (“Epigrams”, 44)"
1307 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:52
1309 "“All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule "
1310 "us.” \\n— Cato the Elder (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Romans”, 198e)"
1313 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:53
1315 "“The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.” \\n— Cato the Elder "
1316 "(Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Romans”, 198f)"
1319 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:54
1321 "“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.” \\n— Cato the "
1322 "Elder (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Cato the Elder”, sec. 9)"
1325 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:55
1327 "“Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.” \\n— Cato the "
1328 "Elder, who ended all speeches in his later life with this statement "
1329 "(Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Cato the Elder”, sec. 27)"
1332 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:56
1334 "“We did not flinch but gave our lives to save Greece when her fate hung on a"
1335 " razor's edge.” \\n— Corinthian epitaph to their fallen of the Persian Wars "
1336 "(Plutarch, “Moralia”, “On the Malice of Herodotus”, 870e)"
1339 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:57
1341 "“Then the blood really flowed, for the two lines were so close that shield "
1342 "struck against shield, and they drove their swords into each other's faces. "
1343 "It was impossible for the weak or cowardly to retreat; man to man they "
1344 "fought like in single combat.” \\n— Curtius Rufus about the Battle of Issus "
1345 "(“Histories of Alexander the Great”, III. 11.5)"
1348 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:58
1350 "“I am Cyrus, who won for the Persians their empire. Therefore do not "
1351 "begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.” \\n— Cyrus the Great's "
1352 "epitaph (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 69)"
1355 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:59
1357 "“I am Darius, the great king, king of kings, the king of Persia, the king of"
1358 " countries, \\[…] 23 lands in total.” \\n— Darius I (Behistun inscription, "
1362 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:60
1364 "“Phraortes was captured and brought before me. I cut off his nose, his ears,"
1365 " and his tongue, and I put out one eye, and he was kept in chains at my "
1366 "palace entrance, and all the people saw him. Then I crucified him in "
1367 "Ecbatana; and the men who were his foremost followers \\[…] I flayed and "
1368 "hung out their skins, stuffed with straw.” \\n— Darius I (Behistun "
1369 "inscription, column II, 32)"
1372 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:61
1374 "“By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.” \\n— Democritus "
1378 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:62
1380 "“It is hard to be governed by one's inferior.” \\n— Democritus (fragment)"
1383 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:63
1385 "“Physical strength is only noble in cattle, it is strength of character that"
1386 " is noble in men.” \\n— Democritus (fragment)"
1389 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:64
1391 "“It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and "
1392 "treachery.” \\n— Demosthenes, in one of his many speeches against the rising"
1393 " Philip II of Macedon (“Olynthiac II”, 10)"
1396 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:65
1398 "“Delivery, delivery, delivery.” \\n— Demosthenes, when asked what were the "
1399 "three most important elements of rhetoric (Cicero, “De Oratore”, 3.213)"
1402 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:66
1404 "“The Macedonians first raised an unearthly shout followed by the Persians "
1405 "answering, so that the whole hillside bordering the battlefield echoed back "
1406 "the sound, and that second roar was louder than the Macedonian war cry as "
1407 "five hundred thousand men shouted with one voice.” \\n— Diodorus Siculus "
1408 "about the Battle of Issus (“The Library of History”, XVII., sec. 33)"
1411 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:67
1413 "“Brasidas, taking his stand on the gangway, fought off from there the "
1414 "multitude of Athenians who converged upon him. And at the outset he slew "
1415 "many as they came at him, but after a while, as numerous missiles assailed "
1416 "him, he suffered many wounds on the front of his body.” \\n— Diodorus "
1417 "Siculus, on a brave Spartan at the Battle of Pylos (“The Library of "
1418 "History”, XXII., sec. 62)"
1421 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:68
1423 "“Plato had defined man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was "
1424 "applauded. Diogenes \\[of Sinope] plucked a fowl and brought it into the "
1425 "lecture-room with the words: Here is Plato's man. In consequence of which "
1426 "there was added to the definition: having broad nails.” \\n— Diogenes "
1427 "Laertius (“The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Diogenes”, sec."
1431 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:69
1433 "“I am a citizen of the world.” \\n— Diogenes of Sinope (Diogenes Laertius, "
1434 "“The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Diogenes”, sec. 63)"
1437 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:70
1439 "“It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.” "
1440 "\\n— Diogenes of Sinope (Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 51)"
1443 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:71
1445 "“Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine.” \\n— Diogenes of Sinope to "
1446 "Alexander the Great, who asked if he could help in in any way (Plutarch, "
1447 "“Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 14)"
1450 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:72
1452 "“The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself "
1453 "so.” \\n— Ennius (“Annales”, fragment 31.493)"
1456 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:73
1458 "“Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here, obedient to their laws.” "
1459 "\\n— Epitaph at Thermopylae for Leonidas and his men (Herodotus, “The "
1460 "Histories”, VII. 228)"
1463 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:74
1465 "“A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.” \\n— Euripides "
1466 "(“Iphigenia in Tauris”)"
1469 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:75
1471 "“Brave men are made bolder by ordeals, but cowards achieve nothing.” \\n— "
1472 "Euripides (“Iphigenia in Tauris”)"
1475 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:76
1477 "“Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.” \\n— "
1478 "Euripides (“Meleager”)"
1481 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:77
1483 "“Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.” \\n— Euripides "
1487 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:78
1489 "“Return with your shield, or on it.” \\n— Farewell of Spartan women to their"
1490 " warriors, implying that cowards would throw away their shield in battle to "
1491 "flee (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartan Women”, 241f)"
1494 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:79
1496 "“I came, I saw, I conquered.” \\n— Caesar, after routing Pharnaces II of "
1497 "Pontus in the first assault (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Caesar”, sec. 50)"
1500 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:80
1502 "“Men willingly believe what they wish.” \\n— Caesar (“De Bello Gallico”, "
1506 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:81
1508 "“It is not the well-fed long-haired man I fear, but the pale and the hungry "
1509 "looking.” \\n— Caesar (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Antony”, sec. 11)"
1512 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:82
1514 "“After fighting from noon almost to sunset, with victory doubtful, the "
1515 "Germans, on one side charged the enemy in a compact body, and drove them "
1516 "back; and, when they were put to flight, the archers were surrounded and cut"
1517 " to pieces.” \\n— Caesar about the Battle of Alesia (“De Bello Gallico”, "
1521 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:83
1523 "“All the centurions of the fourth cohort were slain, and the standard-bearer"
1524 " killed, the standard itself lost, almost all the centurions of the other "
1525 "cohorts either wounded or slain, and among them the chief centurion of the "
1526 "legion, Publius Sextius Baculus, a very valiant man, who was so exhausted by"
1527 " many and severe wounds, that he was already unable to support himself.” "
1528 "\\n— Caesar about the Battle of the Sabis (“De Bello Gallico”, II. 25)"
1531 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:84
1533 "“But the enemy \\[…] displayed such great courage, that when the front rank "
1534 "had fallen the men behind them stood on them and continue the fight from on "
1535 "top of the corpses; when these were killed the pile of bodies grew higher, "
1536 "while the survivors used the heap as a vantage point for throwing missiles "
1537 "at our men, or catching our spears and throwing them back.” \\n— Caesar "
1538 "about the Battle of the Sabis (“De Bello Gallico”, II. 27)"
1541 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:85
1543 "“The die is cast.” \\n— Caesar, when crossing the Rubicon river with his "
1544 "legion into Italy, a capital offense that led to his civil war against "
1545 "Pompey (Suetonius, “The Lives of the Twelve Caesars”, 32)"
1548 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:86
1550 "“I'd rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome.” \\n— Caesar,"
1551 " when passing through a barbarian village in the Alps (Plutarch, “Parallel "
1552 "Lives”, “Caesar”, sec. 11)"
1555 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:87
1557 "“Stop quoting laws, we carry weapons!” \\n— Pompey (Plutarch, “Parallel "
1558 "Lives”, “Pompey”, sec. 10)"
1561 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:88
1563 "“If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.” \\n— "
1564 "Hammurabi (Hammurabi's Code, sec. 196)"
1567 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:89
1569 "“I have come not to make war on the Italians, but to aid the Italians "
1570 "against Rome.” \\n— Hannibal (Polybius, “Histories”, III. 85)"
1573 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:90
1575 "“Let us now end the anxiety of the Romans, who can't wait for the death of "
1576 "an old man.” \\n— Hannibal's last words before his suicide, in exile with "
1577 "Flaminius pressuring the local ruler to hand him over (Livy, “History of "
1581 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:91
1583 "“Most inhuman and most arrogant of nations, they \\[the Romans] reckon the "
1584 "world as theirs and subject to their pleasure. With whom we are to be at "
1585 "war, with whom at peace, they think it right that they should determine.” "
1586 "\\n— Hannibal, addressing his troops (Livy, “History of Rome”, XXI. 44)"
1589 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:92
1591 "“You must be brave and discard all hopes of anything but victory or death.” "
1592 "\\n— Hannibal, addressing his troops (Livy, “History of Rome”, XXI. 44)"
1595 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:93
1597 "“War is the father and king of all things: some he has made gods, and some "
1598 "men; some slaves and some free.” \\n— Heraclitus (Hippolytus, “The "
1599 "Refutation of all Heresies”, IX. 4)"
1602 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:94
1604 "“You could not step twice into the same river.” \\n— Heraclitus (Plato, "
1608 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:95
1610 "“It is better to be envied than to be pitied.” \\n— Herodotus (“The "
1611 "Histories”, III. 52)"
1614 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:96
1616 "“In soft regions are born soft men.” \\n— Herodotus (“The Histories”, IX. "
1620 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:97
1622 "“This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power.”"
1623 " \\n— Herodotus (“The Histories”, IX. 16)"
1626 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:98
1628 "“Although he \\[Xerxes] had plenty of troops he had few men.” \\n— Herodotus"
1629 " (“The Histories”, VII. 210)"
1632 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:99
1634 "“The Lacedaemonians \\[Spartans] fought a memorable battle; they made it "
1635 "quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against "
1636 "amateurs.” \\n— Herodotus (“The Histories”, VII. 211)"
1639 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:100
1641 "“Being informed \\[…] that when the Barbarians discharged their arrows they "
1642 "obscured the light of the sun by the multitude of the arrows, he "
1643 "\\[Dieneces] \\[…] said that their guest \\[…] brought them very good news, "
1644 "for if the Medes obscured the light of the sun, the battle against them "
1645 "would be in the shade and not in the sun.” \\n— Herodotus describing "
1646 "Dieneces, reputedly the bravest Spartan soldier at Thermopylae (Polybius, "
1647 "“Histories”, VII. 226)"
1650 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:101
1652 "“The judgment given to Croesus by each of the two oracles \\[Delphi and "
1653 "Thebes] was the same: If he sent an army against the Persians, he would "
1654 "destroy a great empire.” \\n— Herodotus, later mentioning that the empire "
1655 "Croesus destroyed was his own (“The Histories”, I. 53)"
1658 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:102
1660 "“He \\[King Darius] asked who the Athenians were, and, being informed, "
1661 "called for his bow, and placing an arrow on the string, shot upward into the"
1662 " sky, saying, as he let fly the shaft: Grant me, Zeus, to revenge myself on "
1663 "the Athenians!” \\n— Herodotus, narrating how the Athenian support for the "
1664 "Ionian revolt caught the wrath of Darius I, the Persian king (“The "
1665 "Histories”, V. 105)"
1668 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:103
1670 "“He \\[King Darius] asked one of his servants every day, when his dinner was"
1671 " spread, three times to repeat to him: Master, remember the Athenians!” \\n—"
1672 " Herodotus, narrating how the Athenian support for the Ionian revolt lead to"
1673 " the Persian Wars (“The Histories”, V. 105)"
1676 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:104
1678 "“Conquered Greece took captive her savage conqueror and brought her arts "
1679 "into rustic Latium.” \\n— Horace (“Epistles”, epistle I., 156–157)"
1682 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:105
1684 "“Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control "
1685 "you.” \\n— Horace (“Epistles”, epistle II., 62)"
1688 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:106
1690 "“It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.” \\n— Horace "
1691 "(“Epistles”, epistle XVIII., 84)"
1694 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:107
1696 "“It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country.” \\n— Horace (“Odes”, "
1697 "III., ode II., 13)"
1700 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:108
1701 msgid "“I am Cyrus, king of the world…” \\n— Inscription (Cyrus Cylinder)"
1704 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:109
1706 "“In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their "
1707 "sons.” \\n— Croesus, king of Lydia (Herodotus, “The Histories”, I. 87)"
1710 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:110
1712 "“Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he"
1713 " who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes "
1714 "punishment as deserved becomes respectable.”\\n— Kauṭilya (“Arthashastra”, "
1718 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:111
1720 "“If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.”\\n— "
1721 "Kauṭilya (“Arthashastra” I.19.1)"
1724 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:112
1726 "“Marry a good man, and bear good children.” \\n— Leonidas, to his wife who "
1727 "asked what to do if he died, before he left for Thermopylae (Plutarch, "
1728 "“Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartans”, 225a)"
1731 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:113
1733 "“Come and get them!” \\n— Leonidas, to the Persian messenger who demanded "
1734 "that he and his men lay down their arms (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of "
1738 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:114
1740 "“Some were discovered lying there alive, with thighs and tendons slashed, "
1741 "baring their necks and throats and bidding their conquerors drain the "
1742 "remnant of their blood. Others were found with their heads buried in holes "
1743 "dug in the ground. They had apparently made these pits for themselves.” \\n—"
1744 " Livy, describing the aftermath of the Battle of Cannae, where Hannibal "
1745 "inflicted the greatest defeat on the Romans in all their history (“History "
1746 "of Rome”, XXII. 51)"
1749 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:115
1751 "“There lay thousands upon thousands of Romans \\[…]. Here and there amidst "
1752 "the slain rose a gory figure whose wounds had begun to throb with the chill "
1753 "of dawn, and was cut down by his enemies.” \\n— Livy, describing the "
1754 "aftermath of the Battle of Cannae, where Hannibal inflicted the greatest "
1755 "defeat on the Romans in all their history (“History of Rome”, XXII. 51)"
1758 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:116
1760 "“A city is well-fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick.” \\n— "
1761 "Lycurgus of Sparta (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Lycurgus”, sec. 19)"
1764 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:117
1766 "“Escape, yes, but this time with my hands, not my feet.” \\n— Brutus, before"
1767 " committing suicide after losing a battle against Caesar's avengers "
1768 "(Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Brutus”, sec. 52)"
1771 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:118
1772 msgid "“O, the times, O, the customs!” \\n— Cicero (“Against Catiline”, I.)"
1775 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:119
1777 "“A war is never undertaken by the ideal State, except in defense of its "
1778 "honor or its safety.” \\n— Cicero (“De Re Publica”, III., 23)"
1781 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:120
1783 "“The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of "
1784 "truth.” \\n— Cicero (“On Duties”, I., 13)"
1787 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:121
1789 "“No one is so old as to think that he cannot live one more year.” \\n— "
1790 "Cicero (“On Old Age”, sec. 24)"
1793 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:122
1795 "“Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.” \\n— Cicero (“On the "
1796 "Laws”, III., sec. 3)"
1799 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:123
1801 "“Endless money forms the sinews of war.” \\n— Cicero (“Philippics”, V., sec."
1805 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:124
1807 "“Laws are silent in time of war.” \\n— Cicero (“Pro Milone”, IV., sec. 11)"
1810 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:125
1812 "“That, Senators, is what a favour from gangs amounts to. They refrain from "
1813 "murdering someone; then they boast that they have spared him!” \\n— Cicero, "
1814 "condemning Mark Anthony who had not killed him (yet) (“Philippics”, II., "
1818 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:126
1820 "“He did not even stand up to review his fleet when the ships were already at"
1821 " their fighting stations, but lay on his back and gazed up at the sky, never"
1822 " rising to show that he was alive until Marcus Agrippa had routed the "
1823 "enemy.” \\n— Mark Antony, taunting Augustus who delegated his duties as "
1824 "naval commander (Suetonius, “Divus Augustus”, sec. 16)"
1827 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:127
1829 "“We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.” \\n— Menander (“Lady of "
1830 "Andros”, fragment 50)"
1833 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:128
1834 msgid "“The man who runs may fight again.” \\n— Menander (“Monosticha”)"
1837 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:129
1839 "“Whom the Gods love dies young.” \\n— Menander (“The Double Deceiver”, "
1843 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:130
1844 msgid "“I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.” \\n— Menander (fragment 545 K)"
1847 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:131
1849 "“The greatest glory is won from the greatest dangers. When our fathers faced"
1850 " the Persians their resources could not compare to ours. In fact, they gave "
1851 "up even what they had. Then by wise counsels and daring deeds, not fortune "
1852 "and material advantages, they drove out the invaders and made our city what "
1853 "it is now.” \\n— Pericles (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, "
1857 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:132
1859 "“Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action,"
1860 " we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.” \\n— "
1861 "Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of"
1862 " the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2)"
1865 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:133
1867 "“We alone do not think that a man ignorant of politics interferes with "
1868 "nothing, we think he is good for nothing.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral "
1869 "Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, "
1870 "“History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2)"
1873 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:134
1875 "“Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.” \\n— "
1876 "Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of"
1877 " the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 41.5)"
1880 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:135
1882 "“When you realize the power of Athens, consider it was won by valiant men "
1883 "who knew their duty, had a sense of dishonor in fight and, if their "
1884 "enterprises failed, would rather give their lives than lack in civic "
1885 "virtue.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the"
1886 " first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. "
1890 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:136
1892 "“To heroes all earth is their tomb, and their virtues are remembered far "
1893 "from home where an epitaph declares them, in an unwritten record of the mind"
1894 " that will outlast any monument.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for "
1895 "Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of "
1896 "the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.3)"
1899 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:137
1901 "“Understand that happiness depends on freedom, and freedom depends on "
1902 "courage.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in "
1903 "the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, "
1907 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:138
1909 "“Wait for the wisest of all counsellors, time.” \\n— Pericles, a cautious "
1910 "politician who avoided war (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Pericles”, sec. 18)"
1913 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:139
1915 "“Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is"
1916 " certainly dangerous to let it go.” \\n— Pericles, addressing the Athenian "
1917 "assembly after a plague had weakened the city (Thucydides, “History of the "
1918 "Peloponnesian War”, II. 63.3)"
1921 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:140
1923 "“War is sweet to those who have no experience of it, but the experienced man"
1924 " fears its approach in his heart.” \\n— Pindar (fragment 110)"
1927 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:141
1929 "“Themistocles robbed his fellow citizens of spear and shield, and degraded "
1930 "the people of Athens to the rowing-pad and the oar.” \\n— Plato, no friend "
1931 "of the Athenian navy (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec. 3)"
1934 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:142
1936 "“No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a "
1937 "nuisance after three days.” \\n— Plautus (“The Swaggering Soldier”, Act III,"
1941 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:143
1943 "“You cannot eat your cake and have it too, unless you think your money is "
1944 "immortal.”\\n— Plautus (“Trinummus”, Act II, scene 4, 13–14)"
1947 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:144
1949 "“He \\[Alexander] thought nothing invincible for the courageous, and nothing"
1950 " secure for the cowardly.” \\n— Plutarch (“Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, "
1954 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:145
1956 "“One \\[…] shot an arrow at him with such accuracy and force that it pierced"
1957 " his breastplate and got stuck in his ribs. \\[…] Alexander recoiled and "
1958 "sank to his knees. \\[…] At last Alexander killed the barbarian. But he "
1959 "received many wounds, at last was struck on the neck with a mace, and leaned"
1960 " against the city wall, his eyes still fixed upon his foes.” \\n— Plutarch "
1961 "about the Mallian Campaign (“Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 63)"
1964 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:146
1966 "“When the pirates demanded a ransom of twenty talents for him, Caesar burst "
1967 "out laughing. They did not know, he said, who it was that they had captured,"
1968 " and he volunteered to pay fifty.” \\n— Plutarch, who mentions later that "
1969 "Caesar got his money back and had his captors crucified (“Parallel Lives”, "
1973 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:147
1975 "“They \\[the Romans] want the centurions not so much to be adventurous and "
1976 "daredevils, as to be natural leaders, of a steady and reliable spirit. They "
1977 "do not so much want men who will initiate attacks and open the battle, but "
1978 "men who will hold their ground when beaten and hard-pressed, and will be "
1979 "ready to die at their posts.” \\n— Polybius (“Histories”, VI. 24)"
1982 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:148
1984 "“The Roman battle line is hard to break, since it allows every man to fight "
1985 "both individually and collectively; so that a formation can fight in any "
1986 "direction, with the maniples nearest to the point of danger wheeling around "
1987 "to face it.” \\n— Polybius (“Histories”, XV. 15)"
1990 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:149
1992 "“The Athenian people are always in the position of a ship without a "
1993 "commander. Fear of the enemy or a storm make the crew be of one mind and "
1994 "obey the helmsman, everything goes well; but if they recover \\[…] they "
1995 "quarrel with each other \\[…], and the result has often been that, after "
1996 "escaping the dangers of the widest seas and the most violent storms, they "
1997 "wreck their ship in harbor and close to shore.” \\n— Polybius on the "
1998 "Athenian constitution (“Histories”, VI. 44)"
2001 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:150
2003 "“Most of the Romans were trampled to death by the enormous weight of the "
2004 "elephants; the rest were shot down in their ranks by the numerous cavalry: "
2005 "and there were only a very few who attempted to save themselves by flight.” "
2006 "\\n— Polybius on the Battle of Bagradas where a Roman army was annihilated "
2007 "during the First Punic War (“Histories”, I. 34)"
2010 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:151
2012 "“Hannibal gave the signal for attack; and at the same time sent orders to "
2013 "the troops lying in ambush on the hills to do the same, and thus delivered "
2014 "an assault upon the enemy at every point at once.” \\n— Polybius on the "
2015 "beginning of a Roman disaster at the Trasymene Lake (“Histories”, III. 84)"
2018 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:152
2020 "“In the phalanx, the men cannot turn around singly and defend themselves: "
2021 "this tribune, therefore, charged them \\[from behind] and killed all he "
2022 "could get at; until, unable to resist, they were forced to throw away their "
2023 "shields and flee.” \\n— Polybius, describing the defeat of Philip V. of "
2024 "Macedon by Flaminius in the Battle of Cynoscephalae (“Histories”, XVIII. 26)"
2027 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:153
2029 "“The Roman order on the other hand is flexible: for every Roman, once armed "
2030 "and on the field, is equally well equipped for every place, time, or "
2031 "appearance of the enemy. He is, moreover, quite ready and needs to make no "
2032 "change, whether he is required to fight in the main body, or in a "
2033 "detachment, or in a single maniple, or even by himself.” \\n— Polybius, "
2034 "explaining how the Romans can defeat the Macedonian phalanx (“Histories”, "
2038 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:154
2040 "“Scipio \\[Aemilianus], when he looked upon the city \\[Carthage] as it was "
2041 "utterly perishing and in the last throes of its complete destruction, is "
2042 "said to have shed tears and wept openly for his enemies. And realized that "
2043 "all cities, nations, and authorities must, like men, meet their doom.” \\n— "
2044 "Polybius, eyewitness to the destruction of Carthage (“Histories”, XXXVIII. "
2048 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:155
2050 "“One more such victory and the cause is lost!” \\n— Pyrrhus of Epirus after "
2051 "the Battle of Asculum, in which the Romans lost twice as many men but he "
2052 "lost a greater share of his armed forces (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, "
2053 "“Pyrrhus”, sec. 21)"
2056 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:156
2058 "“None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.” \\n— "
2059 "Pythagoras (Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 18)"
2062 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:157
2064 "“Do not say few things in many words, but many things in few words.” \\n— "
2065 "Pythagoras (Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 24)"
2068 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:158
2070 "“Let your speech be better than silence, or be silent.” \\n— Pythagoras "
2071 "(Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 24)"
2074 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:159
2076 "“Unity strengthens even small states, while discord undermines the mightiest"
2077 " empires.” \\n— Sallust (“The Jugurthine War”, 10.6)"
2080 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:160
2082 "“Ungrateful fatherland, you will not even have my bones!” \\n— Scipio "
2083 "Africanus in his epitaph, after he who defeated Hannibal was repeatedly "
2084 "accused of crimes by the Roman Senate (Valerius Maximus, “Nine books on "
2085 "memorable deeds and sayings”, 5.3.2)"
2088 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:161
2090 "“Prepare for war, since you have been unable to endure a peace.” \\n— Scipio"
2091 " Africanus, replying to Hannibal's offer of peace terms before the Battle of"
2092 " Zama (Livy, “History of Rome”, XXX. 31)"
2095 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:162
2097 "“But tactical science is only one part of generalship. A general must be "
2098 "capable of equipping his forces and providing for his men. He must also be "
2099 "inventive, hardworking, and watchful, bullheaded and brilliant, friendly and"
2100 " fierce, straightforward and subtle.” \\n— Socrates (Xenophon, "
2101 "“Memorabilia”, 3.1.6)"
2104 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:163
2106 "“It is necessary to know the strength of the city and of the enemy, so that,"
2107 " if the city is stronger, one may recommend her to go to war, but if weaker "
2108 "than the enemy, may persuade her to beware.” \\n— Socrates (Xenophon, "
2109 "“Memorabilia”, 3.6.9)"
2112 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:164
2114 "“The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates, in his defense when "
2115 "trialled for corrupting the youth and not worshipping the proper gods (he "
2116 "later drank hemlock after the death sentence) \\n— Plato (“Apology”, 38a)"
2119 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:165
2121 "“The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways – I to die, and you "
2122 "to live. Which is better God only knows.” Socrates, in his defense when "
2123 "trialled for corrupting the youth and not worshipping the proper gods (he "
2124 "later drank hemlock after the death sentence) \\n— Plato (“Apology”, 42a)"
2127 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:166
2129 "“Walls and ships are nothing without men living together inside them.” \\n— "
2130 "Sophocles (“Oedipus Rex”)"
2133 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:167
2135 "“We accepted an empire that was offered to us and refused to give it up "
2136 "under the pressure of three of the strongest motives: fear, honor and "
2137 "interest. It was not we who set the example, for it has always been the law "
2138 "that the weak should be subject to the strong.” \\n— Speech of an Athenian "
2139 "embassy in Sparta (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, I. 76.2)"
2142 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:168
2144 "“He could boast that he found a city of brick and left it a city of "
2145 "marble.”\\n— Suetonius, commenting on the many building projects of Augustus"
2146 " in Rome (“Divus Augustus”, 28.3)"
2149 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:169
2150 msgid "“Moderation in all things.” \\n— Terence (“The Girl from Andros”, 61)"
2153 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:170
2155 "“Fortune favors the bold.” \\n— Terence in a play about a great Athenian "
2156 "admiral (“Phormio”, 203)"
2159 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:171
2161 "“I do not know how to tune the lyre or play the harp, but I do know how to "
2162 "raise a city that was small and unimportant to glory and greatness.” \\n— "
2163 "Themistocles, defending his lack of cultural sophistication (Plutarch, "
2164 "“Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec. 2)"
2167 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:172
2169 "“Strike, if you will, but listen.” \\n— Themistocles, in a heated discussion"
2170 " with the Spartan fleet commander who threatened to beat him with his staff,"
2171 " before the Battle of Salamis (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, "
2175 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:173
2177 "“The Athenians command the rest of Greece, I command the Athenians; your "
2178 "mother commands me, and you command your mother.” \\n— Themistocles, "
2179 "jokingly to his infant son (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec."
2183 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:174
2185 "“So little pains does the mob take in finding out the truth, accepting "
2186 "readily the first story at hand.” \\n— Thucydides (“History of the "
2187 "Peloponnesian War”, I. 21.3)"
2190 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:175
2192 "“The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this caused in "
2193 "Sparta, made war inevitable.” \\n— Thucydides (“History of the Peloponnesian"
2197 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:176
2199 "“War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.” \\n— Thucydides (“History"
2200 " of the Peloponnesian War”, I. 83.2)"
2203 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:177
2205 "“It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat "
2206 "them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.” \\n— Thucydides "
2207 "(“History of the Peloponnesian War”, III. 39.5)"
2210 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:178
2212 "“This was the greatest action that happened in all this war, and all others "
2213 "that we have heard of amongst the Greeks, being to the victors most glorious"
2214 " and most calamitous to the vanquished. For they were utterly and at all "
2215 "points defeated, and their sufferings were many. Army and fleet and all they"
2216 " ever had perished, nothing was saved and few of so many ever returned home."
2217 " Thus ended the Sicilian expedition.” \\n— Thucydides (“History of the "
2218 "Peloponnesian War”, VII. 87.6–7)"
2221 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:179
2223 "“As the world goes, justice is only a matter between equals, while the "
2224 "strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” \\n— "
2225 "Thucydides, describing Athenians addressing the defeated Melians who are "
2226 "unwilling to surrender (“History of the Peloponnesian War”, V. 89.1)"
2229 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:180
2231 "“When the Lacedaemonians were no longer able to run after them, the "
2232 "skirmishers \\[…] all charged them at once, casting stones, arrows, and "
2233 "darts to the closest man at hand.” \\n— Thucydides, describing the Spartan "
2234 "disaster at the Battle of Sphacteria (“History of the Peloponnesian War”, "
2238 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:181
2240 "“The wild beasts of Italy have their caves to retire to, but the brave "
2241 "veterans who spilled their blood in her cause have nothing left but air and "
2242 "light. They wander around homeless with their wives and children.”\\n— "
2243 "Tiberius Gracchus, advocating for land reform to the benefit of homeless and"
2244 " unemployed veterans whose lands had often been bought up while they were on"
2245 " campaign. (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Tiberius Gracchus”, 9.4–5)"
2248 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:182
2250 "“The soldiers fight and die to support others in wealth and luxury and they "
2251 "are called masters of the world without owning a single piece of farmland of"
2252 " their own.”\\n— Tiberius Gracchus, advocating for land reform to the "
2253 "benefit of homeless and unemployed veterans whose lands had often been "
2254 "bought up while they were on campaign. (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, "
2255 "“Tiberius Gracchus”, 9.5)"
2258 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:183
2260 "“Do not trust the horse, Trojans! I fear the Greeks even when they bring "
2261 "gifts.” \\n— Virgil (“Aeneid”, II. 48–49)"
2264 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:184
2265 msgid "“Prepared for either alternative.” \\n— Virgil (“Aeneid”, II. 61)"
2268 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:185
2270 "“Homer and Hesiod ascribed to their Gods all things that are a disgrace "
2271 "among mortals: stealing, adultery, deceiving one another.” \\n— Xenophanes "
2275 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:186
2277 "“If oxen and horses and lions had hands, and could paint, and produce works "
2278 "of art as men do, horses would paint the forms of the gods like horses, and "
2279 "oxen like oxen, and make their God's bodies each in their own image.” \\n— "
2280 "Xenophanes (fragment 15)"
2283 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:187
2285 "“The Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed, the Thracians say "
2286 "theirs have blue eyes and red hair.” \\n— Xenophanes (fragment 16)"
2289 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:188
2291 "“These are the right questions to ask, in winter around the fire \\[…]: Who "
2292 "are you, friend? What is your land? And how old were you when the Medes "
2293 "\\[Persians] came?” \\n— Xenophanes, likely referring to a punitive "
2294 "expedition against Greek cities in Ionia (fragment 17)"
2297 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:189
2299 "“A prudent commander will never take risks unnecessarily, except when it is "
2300 "clear beforehand that he will have the advantage.” \\n— Xenophon (“The "
2301 "Cavalry General”, 4.13)"
2304 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:190
2306 "“Attack the enemy where he is weakest, even if that is a long way off, since"
2307 " hard work is less dangerous than a struggle against superior forces.” \\n— "
2308 "Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, sec. 4.14)"
2311 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:191
2313 "“He should be inventive, ready to exploit all circumstances, to make a small"
2314 " force appear large and a large one small, to appear absent when close at "
2315 "hand, and within striking distance when a long way off.” \\n— Xenophon (“The"
2316 " Cavalry General”, sec. 5)"
2319 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:192
2321 "“People are glad to obey the man whom they believe to be wiser than "
2322 "themselves in pursuing their interests.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education of "
2326 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:193
2328 "“In his campaigns during summer the general must show that he can endure the"
2329 " sun better than the soldiers, in winter he must show he can endure cold "
2330 "better; and throughout all difficulties that he can endure hardships better."
2331 " This will help to make him loved by his men.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education"
2332 " of Cyrus”, 1.6.25)"
2335 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:194
2337 "“Battles are decided more by the morale of men than their physical "
2338 "strength.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 3.3.20)"
2341 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:195
2343 "“Let's not give them enough time to arrange a defense, or to even recognize "
2344 "that we are human beings! We've got to appear to them like an uncontrollable"
2345 " nightmare of shields, swords, battle-axes and spears!” \\n— Xenophon (“The "
2346 "Education of Cyrus”, 4.2.22)"
2349 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:196
2351 "“I suppose you understand, men, that pursuing, dealing blows and death, "
2352 "plunder, fame, freedom, power – all these are prizes for the winners; the "
2353 "cowardly, of course, suffer the reverse.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education of "
2357 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:197
2359 "“The man who wants that must be scheming and cunning, wily and deceitful, a "
2360 "thief and a robber, overreaching the enemy at every point.” \\n— Xenophon on"
2361 " how best to gain advantage over the enemy (“The Education of Cyrus”, "
2365 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:198
2367 "“My men have turned into women, and my women into men!” \\n— Xerxes, "
2368 "watching Artemisia ram a ship while most of his fleet suffered the reverse, "
2369 "not knowing that the sunk vessel was his own (Herodotus, “The Histories”, "
2373 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:199
2375 "“For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.” \\n— Zoroaster, founder of "
2376 "the Zoroastrian religion (“Ahunuvaiti Gatha”, yasna 30.9)"