1 # Translation template for 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant.
2 # Copyright (C) 2024 Wildfire Games
3 # This file is distributed under the same license as the 0 A.D. — Empires Ascendant
9 # Erling Ekholt Kristiansen, 2014
12 # Kurt-Håkon Eilertsen, 2014
14 # Olav Lindekleiv, 2014
15 # Ole Sannes Riiser, 2015-2017
18 "Project-Id-Version: 0 A.D.\n"
19 "POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-09 07:17+0000\n"
20 "PO-Revision-Date: 2014-06-19 17:48+0000\n"
21 "Last-Translator: Specced, 2019\n"
22 "Language-Team: Norwegian Bokmål (http://app.transifex.com/wildfire-games/0ad/language/nb/)\n"
24 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
25 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
27 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
29 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/AIConfigPage.xml:13
30 msgid "AI Configuration"
31 msgstr "Maskinspiller-oppsett"
33 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/AIConfigPage.xml:29
37 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/AIDescription.js:30
38 msgid "AI will be disabled for this player."
39 msgstr "AI vil bli avskrudd for denne spilleren."
41 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AIBehavior.js:29
45 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AIDifficulty.js:32
47 msgstr "AI Vanskelighetsgrad"
49 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AISelection.js:39
54 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/AIConfigPage/Controls/AISelection.js:44
58 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControl.js:142
60 msgctxt "Title for specific setting"
64 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlCheckbox.js:57
68 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlCheckbox.js:60
72 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlDropdown.js:64
73 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingControlSlider.js:84
74 msgctxt "settings value"
78 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingsLayout.js:7
79 msgctxt "Match settings tab name"
83 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingsLayout.js:29
84 msgctxt "Match settings tab name"
88 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/GameSettingsLayout.js:41
89 msgctxt "Match settings tab name"
93 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/AIConfigButton.js:32
95 msgid "Configure AI: %(description)s."
98 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerAssignment.js:135
99 msgid "Select player."
100 msgstr "Velg spiller."
102 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerAssignment.js:222
105 msgstr "Maskin: %(ai)s"
107 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerAssignment.js:257
111 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerCiv.js:90
112 msgid "Choose the civilization for this player."
113 msgstr "Velg sivilisasjonstypen for denne spilleren."
115 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerCiv.js:93
116 msgctxt "civilization"
120 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerCiv.js:99
121 msgid "Picks one civilization at random when the game starts."
122 msgstr "Velger en sivilisasjon tilfeldig når spillet starter."
124 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerColor.js:48
125 msgid "Pick a color."
126 msgstr "Velg en farge."
128 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerTeam.js:47
129 msgid "Select player's team."
130 msgstr "Velg spillers lag."
132 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/Dropdowns/PlayerTeam.js:50
137 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:6
141 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:10
145 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:14
146 msgid "Player Placement"
147 msgstr "Spillerplassering"
149 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:18
151 msgstr "Sivilisasjon"
153 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/PerPlayer/PlayersPanel.xml:25
157 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Buttons/MapBrowser.js:36
161 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Buttons/MapBrowser.js:39
163 msgid "Press %(hotkey)s to view the list of available maps."
166 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/AlliedView.js:26
170 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/AlliedView.js:30
171 msgid "Toggle allied view (see what your allies see)."
174 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Cheats.js:35
178 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Cheats.js:38
179 msgid "Toggle the usability of cheats."
180 msgstr "Velg bruk av juksekoder."
182 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
185 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/ExploredMap.js:26
187 msgstr "Utforsket kart"
189 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
192 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/ExploredMap.js:30
193 msgid "Toggle explored map (see initial map)."
194 msgstr "Gjem/vis utforsket kart (se opprinnelig kart)."
196 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LastManStanding.js:26
197 msgid "Last Man Standing"
198 msgstr "Til siste mann"
200 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LastManStanding.js:29
202 "Toggle whether the last remaining player or the last remaining set of allies"
204 msgstr "Veksle hvorvidt den siste gjenværende spilleren eller de siste gjenværende allierte vinner."
206 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LockedTeams.js:30
210 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/LockedTeams.js:33
211 msgid "Toggle locked teams."
212 msgstr "Veksle låste lag."
214 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Nomad.js:25
218 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Nomad.js:28
220 "In Nomad mode, players start with only few units and have to find a suitable"
221 " place to build their city. Ceasefire is recommended."
224 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Rating.js:27
226 msgstr "Poenggitte spill"
228 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Rating.js:30
229 msgid "Toggle if this game will be rated for the leaderboard."
230 msgstr "Velg om dette spillet skal telle på lederlista."
232 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RegicideGarrison.js:27
233 msgid "Hero Garrison"
234 msgstr "Heltestasjonering"
236 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RegicideGarrison.js:30
237 msgid "Toggle whether heroes can be garrisoned."
238 msgstr "Veksle hvorvidt helter kan stasjoneres."
240 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
243 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RevealedMap.js:26
245 msgstr "Avdekket kart"
247 #. Translation: Make sure to differentiate between the revealed map and
250 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/RevealedMap.js:30
251 msgid "Toggle revealed map (see everything)."
252 msgstr "Gjem/vis kartet."
254 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Spies.js:26
255 msgid "Disable Spies"
256 msgstr "Skru av spioner"
258 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Spies.js:29
259 msgid "Disable spies during the game."
260 msgstr "Skru av spioner under spillet."
262 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Treasures.js:25
263 msgid "Disable Treasures"
264 msgstr "Skru av skatter."
266 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/Treasures.js:28
267 msgid "Do not add treasures to the map."
268 msgstr "Ikke legg til skatter på dette kartet."
270 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/WorldPopulation.js:25
271 msgid "World Population"
274 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Checkboxes/WorldPopulation.js:28
276 "When checked the Population Cap will be evenly distributed over all living "
280 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:54
284 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:60
285 msgid "Select the flora and fauna."
286 msgstr "Velg planteliv og omgivelser."
288 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:63
293 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Biome.js:66
294 msgid "Pick a biome at random."
295 msgstr "Velg en biom tilfeldig."
297 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:57
301 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:60
302 msgid "Select whether the match takes place at daylight or night."
305 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:63
306 msgctxt "daytime selection"
310 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Daytime.js:66
311 msgctxt "daytime selection"
312 msgid "Randomly pick a time of the day."
315 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/GameSpeed.js:61
317 msgstr "Spillhastighet"
319 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/GameSpeed.js:64
320 msgid "Select game speed."
321 msgstr "Velg spillhastighet."
323 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:25
324 msgctxt "landscape selection"
328 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:26
329 msgctxt "landscape selection"
330 msgid "Select a random landscape."
333 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:78
337 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/Landscape.js:81
338 msgid "Select one of the landscapes of this map."
341 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapFilter.js:82
345 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapFilter.js:85
346 msgid "Select a map filter."
347 msgstr "Velg et kartfilter."
349 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:26
353 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:141
357 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:144
358 msgid "Select a map to play on."
359 msgstr "Velg et kart å spille på."
361 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:150
362 msgctxt "map selection"
366 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSelection.js:153
367 msgid "Pick any of the given maps at random."
368 msgstr "Velg et av de angitte kartene tilfeldig."
370 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSize.js:39
372 msgstr "Kartstørrelse"
374 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapSize.js:42
375 msgid "Select map size. (Larger sizes may reduce performance.)"
376 msgstr "Velg kartstørrelse. (Større størrelser kan redusere ytelse.)"
378 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapType.js:65
382 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/MapType.js:68
383 msgid "Select a map type."
384 msgstr "Velg karttype."
386 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerCount.js:33
387 msgid "Number of Players"
388 msgstr "Antall spillere"
390 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PlayerCount.js:36
391 msgid "Select number of players."
392 msgstr "Velg antall spillere."
394 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:52
395 msgid "Population Cap"
396 msgstr "Befolkningstak"
398 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:55
399 msgid "Select population limit."
400 msgstr "Velg befolkningstak."
402 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:58
403 msgctxt "population limit"
407 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/PopulationCap.js:61
410 "Warning: There might be performance issues if all %(players)s players reach "
411 "%(popCap)s population."
412 msgstr "Advarsel: Det kan stå ytelsesproblemer hvis all %(players)s spillere når %(popCap)s befolkningstak."
414 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:50
415 msgid "Starting Resources"
416 msgstr "Startressurser"
418 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:53
419 msgid "Select the game's starting resources."
420 msgstr "Velg spillets startressurser."
422 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:56
424 msgid "Initial amount of each resource: %(resources)s."
425 msgstr "Startmengde for hver ressurs: %(resources)s."
427 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/StartingResources.js:59
428 msgctxt "starting resources"
432 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:53
433 msgid "Team Placement"
436 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:56
437 msgid "Select one of the starting position patterns of this map."
440 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:60
441 msgctxt "team placement"
445 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TeamPlacement.js:61
446 msgctxt "team placement"
447 msgid "Select a random team placement pattern when starting the game."
450 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TriggerDifficulty.js:41
452 msgstr "Vanskelighetsgrad"
454 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/TriggerDifficulty.js:44
455 msgid "Select the difficulty of this scenario."
456 msgstr "Velg vanskelighetsgraden for dette scenariet."
458 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WaterLevel.js:43
462 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WaterLevel.js:46
463 msgid "Select the water level of this map."
466 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WorldPopulationCap.js:47
467 msgid "World Population Cap"
470 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WorldPopulationCap.js:50
471 msgid "Select world population limit."
474 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Dropdowns/WorldPopulationCap.js:53
477 "Warning: There might be performance issues if %(popCap)s population is "
481 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:35
485 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:38
486 msgid "Set time where no attacks are possible."
487 msgstr "Bestem tidspunkt for når angrep ikke er mulig."
489 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:41
492 msgstr "Ingen våpenhvile"
494 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/Ceasefire.js:44
497 msgid "%(minutes)s minute"
498 msgid_plural "%(minutes)s minutes"
502 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicCount.js:38
504 msgstr "Relikvieantall"
506 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicCount.js:41
508 msgid "%(number)s relic"
509 msgid_plural "%(number)s relics"
513 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicCount.js:44
515 "Total number of relics spawned on the map. Relic victory is most realistic "
516 "with only one or two relics. With greater numbers, the relics are important "
517 "to capture to receive aura bonuses."
518 msgstr "Totalt antall relikvier som oppstår på kartet. Relikvieseier er mest sannsynlig med bare ett eller to relikvier. Med større antall, blir relikviene viktige å erobre for å motta aurabonuser."
520 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:38
521 msgid "Relic Duration"
522 msgstr "Relikvievarighet"
524 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:41
525 msgid "Minutes until the player has achieved Relic Victory."
526 msgstr "Antall minutter til spilleren har oppnådd relikvieseier."
528 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:47
529 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:44
531 msgctxt "victory duration"
532 msgid "%(min)s minute"
533 msgid_plural "%(min)s minutes"
537 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/RelicDuration.js:50
538 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:47
539 msgctxt "victory duration"
540 msgid "Immediate Victory."
543 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/SeaLevelRiseTime.js:38
544 msgid "Sea Level Rise Time"
547 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/SeaLevelRiseTime.js:41
548 msgid "Set the time when the water will start to rise."
551 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/SeaLevelRiseTime.js:44
553 msgctxt "sea level rise time"
554 msgid "%(minutes)s minute"
555 msgid_plural "%(minutes)s minutes"
559 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:38
560 msgid "Wonder Duration"
561 msgstr "Undervarighet"
563 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/GameSettings/Single/Sliders/WonderDuration.js:41
564 msgid "Minutes until the player has achieved Wonder Victory"
567 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CancelButton.js:17
571 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CancelButton.js:20
572 msgid "Return to the lobby."
573 msgstr "Tilbake til lobby"
575 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CancelButton.js:23
576 msgid "Return to the main menu."
577 msgstr "Gå tilbake til hovedmeny."
579 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/CivInfoButton.js:33
582 "%(hotkey_civinfo)s / %(hotkey_structree)s: View Civilization Overview / Structure Tree\n"
583 "Last opened will be reopened on click."
586 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/LobbyButton.js:19
587 msgid "Show the multiplayer lobby in a dialog window."
590 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:70
594 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:71
598 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:72
599 msgid "I'm not ready!"
600 msgstr "Jeg er ikke klar!"
602 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:76
603 msgid "State that you are ready to play."
604 msgstr "Vis at du er klar til å spille."
606 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:77
607 msgid "Stay ready even when the game settings change."
608 msgstr "Vær beredt selv når spillinnstillingene endres."
610 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ReadyButton.js:78
611 msgid "State that you are not ready to play."
612 msgstr "Vis at du ikke er klar til å spille"
614 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ResetCivsButton.js:29
616 "Reset any civilizations that have been selected to the default (random)."
619 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/ResetTeamsButton.js:29
620 msgid "Reset all teams to the default."
621 msgstr "Tilbakestill alle lag til forvalg."
623 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/StartGameButton.js:56
625 msgstr "Start spillet!"
627 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/StartGameButton.js:59
628 msgid "Start a new game with the current settings."
629 msgstr "Start et nytt spill med valgte innstillinger."
631 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Buttons/StartGameButton.js:62
633 "Start a new game with the current settings (disabled until all players are "
635 msgstr "Start et nytt spill med de nåværende innstillingene(deaktivert inntil alle spillere er klare)."
637 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatInputPanel.js:55
639 msgid "Press %(hotkey)s to autocomplete player names or settings."
642 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientChat.js:27
643 msgid "Unknown Player"
644 msgstr "Ukjent spiller"
646 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientChat.js:47
648 msgid "<%(username)s>"
649 msgstr "<%(username)s>"
651 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientChat.js:50
653 msgid "%(username)s %(message)s"
654 msgstr "%(username)s %(message)s"
656 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientConnection.js:27
658 msgid "%(username)s has joined"
659 msgstr "%(username)s har blitt med"
661 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientConnection.js:30
663 msgid "%(username)s has left"
664 msgstr "%(username)s har forlatt spillet"
666 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientKicked.js:22
668 msgid "%(username)s has been kicked"
669 msgstr "%(username)s har blitt kastet ut"
671 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientKicked.js:25
673 msgid "%(username)s has been banned"
674 msgstr "%(username)s har blitt utestengt"
676 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientReady.js:28
678 msgid "* %(username)s is not ready."
679 msgstr "* %(username)s er ikke klar."
681 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/ClientReady.js:29
683 msgid "* %(username)s is ready!"
684 msgstr "* %(username)s er klar!"
686 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatMessages/GameSettingsChanged.js:22
687 msgid "Game settings have been changed"
688 msgstr "Spill-innstillingene har blitt endret"
690 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/ChatPanel.xml:9
694 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/StatusMessageFormat.js:24
696 msgid "== %(message)s"
697 msgstr "== %(message)s"
699 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/TimestampWrapper.js:25
701 msgid "%(time)s %(message)s"
702 msgstr "%(time)s %(message)s"
704 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/TimestampWrapper.js:28
707 msgstr "\\[%(time)s]"
709 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/Chat/TimestampWrapper.js:31
713 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameSettingWarning.js:29
714 msgid "Cheats enabled."
715 msgstr "Juksekoder påslått."
717 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameSettingWarning.js:32
721 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/GameSettingsTabs.js:74
723 msgid "Click to toggle the %(name)s settings tab."
726 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/MapPreview.js:27
727 msgid "No selected map"
730 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/MapPreview.js:47
731 msgid "Click to view the list of available maps."
734 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/GameSetupPage/Panels/TipsPanel.xml:10
735 msgid "Show this message in the future."
736 msgstr "Vis denne meldingen i fremtiden."
738 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/LoadingPage/LoadingPage.xml:7
742 #: gui/gamesetup/Pages/LoadingPage/LoadingPage.xml:11
743 msgid "Loading map data. Please wait…"
744 msgstr "Laster kartdata. Vennligst vent.."
746 #: gui/gamesetup/gamesetup.xml:17
748 msgstr "Kamp-oppsett"
750 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:59
752 msgid "%(name)s's game"
753 msgstr "%(name)ss spill"
755 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:123
756 msgid "Please enter a valid server name."
757 msgstr "Skriv inn et gyldig tjenernavn."
759 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:131
761 msgid "Server port number must be between %(min)s and %(max)s."
762 msgstr "Tjenerporten må være mellom %(min)s og %(max)s."
764 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:150
765 msgid "Connecting to server..."
766 msgstr "Kobler til tjener…"
768 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:165
769 msgid "Server is not running."
772 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:166
773 msgid "Password is invalid."
776 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:167
777 msgid "You have been banned."
778 msgstr "Du har blitt utestengt."
780 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:168
782 "Failed to get local IP of the server (it was assumed to be on the same "
786 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:171
788 msgid "\\[Invalid value %(reason)s]"
791 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:179
792 msgid "Failed to connect to the server."
793 msgstr "Klarte ikke å koble til tjeneren."
795 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:181
796 msgid "Connection failed"
799 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:276
800 msgid "Registering with server..."
801 msgstr "Registrerer på tjeneren…"
803 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:282
804 msgid "Game has already started, rejoining..."
805 msgstr "Spillet har allerede startet, blir med igjen…"
807 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:361
808 msgid "Game name already in use."
809 msgstr "Spillnavnet er allerede i bruk."
811 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:376
813 msgid "Cannot host game: %(message)s."
814 msgstr "Kan ikke være vertsskap for spill: %(message)s."
816 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:377 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:406
817 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:436 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:451
821 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:405 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:450
823 msgid "Cannot join game: %(message)s."
824 msgstr "Kan ikke bli med i spillet: %(message)s."
826 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.js:465
828 msgid "%(playername)s's game"
829 msgstr "%(playername)ss spill"
831 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:18
835 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:24
836 msgid "Joining an existing game."
837 msgstr "Å delta i et eksisterende spill."
839 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:28 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:70
843 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:38
844 msgid "Server Hostname or IP:"
845 msgstr "Tjener \"Hostname\" eller IP:"
847 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:48 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:95
851 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:52 gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:99
852 msgid "Leave blank to use the default port."
853 msgstr "La stå tom for å bruke forvalgt port."
855 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:65
856 msgid "Set up your server to host."
857 msgstr "Klargjør din tjener som arrangør"
859 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:83
861 msgstr "Tjenernavn: "
863 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:112
864 msgid "Server Password:"
867 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:113
868 msgid "Leave blank to not require it."
871 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:128
872 msgid "Use STUN to work around firewalls"
875 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:136
879 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:141
883 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:152
887 #: gui/gamesetup_mp/gamesetup_mp.xml:162
891 #: gui/loading/ProgressBar.js:48
893 msgctxt "loading screen progress"
894 msgid "%(percentage)s%%"
895 msgstr "%(percentage)s%%"
897 #. Translation: A bullet point used before every item of list of tips
898 #. displayed on loading
900 #: gui/loading/TipDisplay.js:62
902 msgid "• %(tiptext)s"
905 #: gui/loading/TitleDisplay.js:15
907 msgid "Generating “%(map)s”"
908 msgstr "Genererer \"%(map)s\""
910 #: gui/loading/TitleDisplay.js:17
912 msgid "Loading “%(map)s”"
913 msgstr "Laster \"%(map)s\""
915 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:1
917 "“Zeus \\[…] established his law: wisdom comes through suffering. \\[…] So "
918 "men against their will learn to practice moderation. \\[…] Such grace is "
919 "harsh and violent.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Agamemnon”, 176–183)"
922 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:2
924 "“She \\[Helen] brought to Ilium her dowry, destruction.” \\n— Aeschylus "
928 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:3
930 "“In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he "
931 "cannot trust a friend.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Prometheus Bound”, 224–225)"
934 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:4
936 "“Time in the long run teaches all things.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Prometheus "
940 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:5
942 "“His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.” \\n— Aeschylus (“Seven "
943 "Against Thebes”, 592)"
946 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:6
947 msgid "“A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.” \\n— Aeschylus (fragment 383)"
950 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:7
952 "“The gods help those that help themselves.” \\n— Aesop (“Hercules and the "
956 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:8
958 "“It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.” \\n— Aesop (“The"
959 " Ant and the Grasshopper”)"
962 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:9
963 msgid "“Union gives strength.” \\n— Aesop (“The Bundle of Sticks”)"
966 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:10
968 "“Never trust advice from a man in the throes of his own difficulty.” \\n— "
969 "Aesop (“The Fox and the Goat”)"
972 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:11
974 "“Familiarity breeds contempt; acquaintance softens prejudices.” \\n— Aesop "
975 "(“The Fox and the Lion”)"
978 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:12
980 "“Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.” \\n— Aesop (“The Frog and the "
984 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:13
986 "“Slow and steady wins the race.” \\n— Aesop (“The Hare and the Tortoise”)"
989 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:14
991 "“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.” \\n— Aesop "
992 "(“The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox Hunting”)"
995 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:15
997 "“Enemies' promises were made to be broken.” \\n— Aesop (“The Nurse and the "
1001 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:16
1002 msgid "“Any excuse will serve a tyrant.” \\n— Aesop (“The Wolf and the Lamb”)"
1005 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:17
1007 "“If I have done anything noble, that is a sufficient memorial; if I have "
1008 "not, all the statues in the world will not preserve my memory.” \\n— "
1009 "Agesilaus II of Sparta (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartans”, 215a)"
1012 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:18
1014 "“Spartans do not ask how many, only where the enemy are.” \\n— Agis II of "
1015 "Sparta (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartans”, 215d)"
1018 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:19
1020 "“Weep not for me, as I suffer unjustly, I am in a happier situation than my "
1021 "murderers.” \\n— Agis IV of Sparta upon seeing one of his executioners cry "
1022 "(Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Agis”, sec. 20)"
1025 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:20
1027 "“Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.” \\n— Alexander the"
1028 " Great (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 22)"
1031 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:21
1033 "“It is very servile to live in luxury, but very royal to toil. \\[…] Don't "
1034 "you know that the end and object of conquest is to avoid the vices and "
1035 "infirmities of the subdued?” \\n— Alexander the Great (Plutarch, “Parallel "
1036 "Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 40)"
1039 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:22
1041 "“Glorious are the deeds of those who undergo labor and run the risk of "
1042 "danger; and it is delightful to live a life of valor and to die leaving "
1043 "behind immortal glory.” \\n— Alexander the Great, addressing his troops "
1044 "(Arrian, “The Anabasis of Alexander”, 5.26)"
1047 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:23
1049 "“I for one think that to a brave man there is no end to labors except the "
1050 "labors themselves, provided they lead to glorious achievements.” \\n— "
1051 "Alexander the Great, addressing his troops (Arrian, “The Anabasis of "
1055 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:24
1057 "“If I were not Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes \\[of Sinope].” \\n— "
1058 "Alexander the Great, impressed by the simplicity of the philosopher he had "
1059 "met (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “On the Fortunes of Alexander the Great”, 332a–b)"
1062 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:25
1064 "“To the strongest!” \\n— Alexander the Great, on his death bed, when asked "
1065 "who should succeed him as king (Arrian, “The Anabasis of Alexander”, 7.26)"
1068 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:26
1070 "“I do not steal victory.” \\n— Alexander the Great, when suggested to raid "
1071 "the Persians at night (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 31)"
1074 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:27
1076 "“Written laws are like spiders' webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak "
1077 "and poor, but will be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.” \\n— "
1078 "Anacharsis (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Solon”, sec. 5)"
1081 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:28
1083 "“The agora is an established place for men to cheat one another, and behave "
1084 "covetously.” \\n— Anacharsis, a Scythian philosopher who traveled to Greece "
1085 "(Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, "
1086 "“Anacharsis”, sec. 5)"
1089 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:29
1091 "“It was not by taking care of the fields, but of ourselves, that we acquired"
1092 " those fields.” \\n— Anaxandridas II of Sparta (Plutarch, “Moralia”, "
1093 "“Sayings of Spartans”, 217a)"
1096 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:30
1098 "“States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad.” "
1099 "\\n— Antisthenes (Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent "
1100 "Philosophers”, “Antisthenes”, sec. 5)"
1103 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:31
1105 "“The fox knows many tricks; the hedgehog one good one.” \\n— Archilochus "
1109 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:32
1111 "“Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the world.” \\n— Archimedes, on "
1112 "his usage of the lever (Diodorus Siculus, “The Library of History”, "
1113 "fragments of book XXVI, sec. 18)"
1116 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:33
1118 "“It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of "
1119 "building high walls and ships of war.” \\n— Aristophanes (“Birds”)"
1122 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:34
1124 "“It is obligatory, especially for a philosopher, to sacrifice even one's "
1125 "closest personal ties in defense of the truth.” \\n— Aristotle (“Nicomachean"
1126 " Ethics”, I. 1096a.11)"
1129 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:35
1131 "“Happiness depends on leisure; for we are busy to have leisure, and make war"
1132 " to live in peace.” \\n— Aristotle (“Nicomachean Ethics”, X. 1177b.4)"
1135 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:36
1137 "“Man is by nature a political animal.” \\n— Aristotle (“Politics”, I. "
1141 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:37
1143 "“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of"
1144 " their arms.” \\n— Aristotle (“Politics, V. 1311a.11)"
1147 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:38
1149 "“I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what "
1150 "others do only from fear of the law.” \\n— Aristotle (Diogenes Laertius, "
1151 "“The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Aristotle”, sec. 20)"
1154 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:39
1156 "“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his "
1157 "enemies, for the hardest victory is over the self.” \\n— Aristotle "
1158 "(Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 223)"
1161 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:40
1163 "“Alexander himself, plagued by thirst, with great pain and difficulty "
1164 "nevertheless led the army on foot \\[…]. At this time a few of the light-"
1165 "armed soldiers \\[…] found some water \\[…], poured the water into a helmet "
1166 "and carried it to him. He took it, and commending the men who brought it, "
1167 "immediately poured it upon the ground in the sight of all.” \\n— Arrian "
1168 "about Alexander's march through the Gedrosian desert (“The Anabasis of "
1172 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:41
1174 "“Thrusting his spear into Mithridates' face, he \\[Alexander] hurled him to "
1175 "the ground. Then Rhoesaces \\[a Persian] \\[…] struck him on the head with "
1176 "his sword. \\[…] Alexander hurled him too to the ground, piercing with his "
1177 "lance through his breastplate into his chest. Sphithridates \\[a Persian] "
1178 "had already raised his sword against Alexander from behind when Clitus \\[…]"
1179 " cut his arm off.” \\n— Arrian about the Battle of the Granicus (“The "
1180 "Anabasis of Alexander”, 1.15)"
1183 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:42
1185 "“Let every man remind their descendants that they also are soldiers who must"
1186 " not desert the ranks of their ancestors, or retreat out of cowardice.” \\n—"
1187 " Aspasia (Plato, “Menexenus”, 246b)"
1190 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:43
1192 "“Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!” \\n— Augustus, after three "
1193 "legions were annihilated in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (Suetonius, "
1194 "“Divus Augustus”, sec. 23)"
1197 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:44
1199 "“In my nineteenth year, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised"
1200 " an army with which I liberated the state, which was oppressed by the "
1201 "tyranny of a faction.” \\n— Augustus, in his autobiography (“Res Gestae Divi"
1202 " Augusti”, sec. 1)"
1205 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:45
1207 "“Wars, both civil and foreign, I waged throughout the world, on sea and "
1208 "land, and when victorious I spared all citizens who sued for pardon. The "
1209 "foreign nations which could with safety be pardoned I preferred to save "
1210 "rather than to destroy.” \\n— Augustus, in his autobiography (“Res Gestae "
1211 "Divi Augusti”, sec. 3)"
1214 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:46
1216 "“Choose the course which you adopt with deliberation; but when you have "
1217 "adopted it, then persevere in it with firmness.” \\n— Bias of Priene "
1218 "(Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, "
1222 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:47
1224 "“How stupid it was for the king to tear out his hair in grief, as if "
1225 "baldness were a cure for sorrow.” \\n— Bion of Borysthenes (Cicero, "
1226 "“Tusculan Disputations”, III. 26)"
1229 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:48
1231 "“He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him.” \\n— Bion of "
1232 "Borysthenes, referring to a wealthy miser (Diogenes Laertius, “The Lives and"
1233 " Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Bion”, sec. 50)"
1236 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:49
1238 "“Woe to the Defeated!” \\n— Brennus, Gaulish chieftain who had seized Rome "
1239 "(with the exception of a garrison on Capitoline Hill). When Camillus arrived"
1240 " from Veii and besieged him, he negotiated his withdrawal for 1000 pounds of"
1241 " gold, but not without using false weights and adding the weight of his "
1242 "sword on the scale when the Romans complained (Polybius, “Histories”, II. "
1246 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:50
1248 "“Robbery, slaughter, plunder, they \\[the Romans] deceivingly name empire; "
1249 "they make a wasteland and call it peace.” \\n— Calgacus, Caledonian "
1250 "chieftain in a speech before the Battle of Mons Graupius (Tacitus, "
1254 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:51
1255 msgid "“Set a thief to catch a thief.” \\n— Callimachus (“Epigrams”, 44)"
1258 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:52
1260 "“All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule "
1261 "us.” \\n— Cato the Elder (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Romans”, 198e)"
1264 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:53
1266 "“The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.” \\n— Cato the Elder "
1267 "(Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Romans”, 198f)"
1270 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:54
1272 "“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.” \\n— Cato the "
1273 "Elder (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Cato the Elder”, sec. 9)"
1276 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:55
1278 "“Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.” \\n— Cato the "
1279 "Elder, who ended all speeches in his later life with this statement "
1280 "(Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Cato the Elder”, sec. 27)"
1283 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:56
1285 "“We did not flinch but gave our lives to save Greece when her fate hung on a"
1286 " razor's edge.” \\n— Corinthian epitaph to their fallen of the Persian Wars "
1287 "(Plutarch, “Moralia”, “On the Malice of Herodotus”, 870e)"
1290 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:57
1292 "“Then the blood really flowed, for the two lines were so close that shield "
1293 "struck against shield, and they drove their swords into each other's faces. "
1294 "It was impossible for the weak or cowardly to retreat; man to man they "
1295 "fought like in single combat.” \\n— Curtius Rufus about the Battle of Issus "
1296 "(“Histories of Alexander the Great”, III. 11.5)"
1299 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:58
1301 "“I am Cyrus, who won for the Persians their empire. Therefore do not "
1302 "begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.” \\n— Cyrus the Great's "
1303 "epitaph (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 69)"
1306 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:59
1308 "“I am Darius, the great king, king of kings, the king of Persia, the king of"
1309 " countries, \\[…] 23 lands in total.” \\n— Darius I (Behistun inscription, "
1313 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:60
1315 "“Phraortes was captured and brought before me. I cut off his nose, his ears,"
1316 " and his tongue, and I put out one eye, and he was kept in chains at my "
1317 "palace entrance, and all the people saw him. Then I crucified him in "
1318 "Ecbatana; and the men who were his foremost followers \\[…] I flayed and "
1319 "hung out their skins, stuffed with straw.” \\n— Darius I (Behistun "
1320 "inscription, column II, 32)"
1323 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:61
1325 "“By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.” \\n— Democritus "
1329 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:62
1331 "“It is hard to be governed by one's inferior.” \\n— Democritus (fragment)"
1334 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:63
1336 "“Physical strength is only noble in cattle, it is strength of character that"
1337 " is noble in men.” \\n— Democritus (fragment)"
1340 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:64
1342 "“It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and "
1343 "treachery.” \\n— Demosthenes, in one of his many speeches against the rising"
1344 " Philip II of Macedon (“Olynthiac II”, 10)"
1347 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:65
1349 "“Delivery, delivery, delivery.” \\n— Demosthenes, when asked what were the "
1350 "three most important elements of rhetoric (Cicero, “De Oratore”, 3.213)"
1353 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:66
1355 "“The Macedonians first raised an unearthly shout followed by the Persians "
1356 "answering, so that the whole hillside bordering the battlefield echoed back "
1357 "the sound, and that second roar was louder than the Macedonian war cry as "
1358 "five hundred thousand men shouted with one voice.” \\n— Diodorus Siculus "
1359 "about the Battle of Issus (“The Library of History”, XVII., sec. 33)"
1362 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:67
1364 "“Brasidas, taking his stand on the gangway, fought off from there the "
1365 "multitude of Athenians who converged upon him. And at the outset he slew "
1366 "many as they came at him, but after a while, as numerous missiles assailed "
1367 "him, he suffered many wounds on the front of his body.” \\n— Diodorus "
1368 "Siculus, on a brave Spartan at the Battle of Pylos (“The Library of "
1369 "History”, XXII., sec. 62)"
1372 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:68
1374 "“Plato had defined man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was "
1375 "applauded. Diogenes \\[of Sinope] plucked a fowl and brought it into the "
1376 "lecture-room with the words: Here is Plato's man. In consequence of which "
1377 "there was added to the definition: having broad nails.” \\n— Diogenes "
1378 "Laertius (“The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Diogenes”, sec."
1382 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:69
1384 "“I am a citizen of the world.” \\n— Diogenes of Sinope (Diogenes Laertius, "
1385 "“The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”, “Diogenes”, sec. 63)"
1388 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:70
1390 "“It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.” "
1391 "\\n— Diogenes of Sinope (Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 51)"
1394 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:71
1396 "“Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine.” \\n— Diogenes of Sinope to "
1397 "Alexander the Great, who asked if he could help in in any way (Plutarch, "
1398 "“Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 14)"
1401 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:72
1403 "“The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself "
1404 "so.” \\n— Ennius (“Annales”, fragment 31.493)"
1407 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:73
1409 "“Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here, obedient to their laws.” "
1410 "\\n— Epitaph at Thermopylae for Leonidas and his men (Herodotus, “The "
1411 "Histories”, VII. 228)"
1414 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:74
1416 "“A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.” \\n— Euripides "
1417 "(“Iphigenia in Tauris”)"
1420 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:75
1422 "“Brave men are made bolder by ordeals, but cowards achieve nothing.” \\n— "
1423 "Euripides (“Iphigenia in Tauris”)"
1426 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:76
1428 "“Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.” \\n— "
1429 "Euripides (“Meleager”)"
1432 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:77
1434 "“Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.” \\n— Euripides "
1438 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:78
1440 "“Return with your shield, or on it.” \\n— Farewell of Spartan women to their"
1441 " warriors, implying that cowards would throw away their shield in battle to "
1442 "flee (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartan Women”, 241f)"
1445 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:79
1447 "“I came, I saw, I conquered.” \\n— Caesar, after routing Pharnaces II of "
1448 "Pontus in the first assault (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Caesar”, sec. 50)"
1451 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:80
1453 "“Men willingly believe what they wish.” \\n— Caesar (“De Bello Gallico”, "
1457 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:81
1459 "“It is not the well-fed long-haired man I fear, but the pale and the hungry "
1460 "looking.” \\n— Caesar (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Antony”, sec. 11)"
1463 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:82
1465 "“After fighting from noon almost to sunset, with victory doubtful, the "
1466 "Germans, on one side charged the enemy in a compact body, and drove them "
1467 "back; and, when they were put to flight, the archers were surrounded and cut"
1468 " to pieces.” \\n— Caesar about the Battle of Alesia (“De Bello Gallico”, "
1472 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:83
1474 "“All the centurions of the fourth cohort were slain, and the standard-bearer"
1475 " killed, the standard itself lost, almost all the centurions of the other "
1476 "cohorts either wounded or slain, and among them the chief centurion of the "
1477 "legion, Publius Sextius Baculus, a very valiant man, who was so exhausted by"
1478 " many and severe wounds, that he was already unable to support himself.” "
1479 "\\n— Caesar about the Battle of the Sabis (“De Bello Gallico”, II. 25)"
1482 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:84
1484 "“But the enemy \\[…] displayed such great courage, that when the front rank "
1485 "had fallen the men behind them stood on them and continue the fight from on "
1486 "top of the corpses; when these were killed the pile of bodies grew higher, "
1487 "while the survivors used the heap as a vantage point for throwing missiles "
1488 "at our men, or catching our spears and throwing them back.” \\n— Caesar "
1489 "about the Battle of the Sabis (“De Bello Gallico”, II. 27)"
1492 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:85
1494 "“The die is cast.” \\n— Caesar, when crossing the Rubicon river with his "
1495 "legion into Italy, a capital offense that led to his civil war against "
1496 "Pompey (Suetonius, “The Lives of the Twelve Caesars”, 32)"
1499 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:86
1501 "“I'd rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome.” \\n— Caesar,"
1502 " when passing through a barbarian village in the Alps (Plutarch, “Parallel "
1503 "Lives”, “Caesar”, sec. 11)"
1506 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:87
1508 "“Stop quoting laws, we carry weapons!” \\n— Pompey (Plutarch, “Parallel "
1509 "Lives”, “Pompey”, sec. 10)"
1512 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:88
1514 "“If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.” \\n— "
1515 "Hammurabi (Hammurabi's Code, sec. 196)"
1518 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:89
1520 "“I have come not to make war on the Italians, but to aid the Italians "
1521 "against Rome.” \\n— Hannibal (Polybius, “Histories”, III. 85)"
1524 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:90
1526 "“Let us now end the anxiety of the Romans, who can't wait for the death of "
1527 "an old man.” \\n— Hannibal's last words before his suicide, in exile with "
1528 "Flaminius pressuring the local ruler to hand him over (Livy, “History of "
1532 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:91
1534 "“Most inhuman and most arrogant of nations, they \\[the Romans] reckon the "
1535 "world as theirs and subject to their pleasure. With whom we are to be at "
1536 "war, with whom at peace, they think it right that they should determine.” "
1537 "\\n— Hannibal, addressing his troops (Livy, “History of Rome”, XXI. 44)"
1540 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:92
1542 "“You must be brave and discard all hopes of anything but victory or death.” "
1543 "\\n— Hannibal, addressing his troops (Livy, “History of Rome”, XXI. 44)"
1546 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:93
1548 "“War is the father and king of all things: some he has made gods, and some "
1549 "men; some slaves and some free.” \\n— Heraclitus (Hippolytus, “The "
1550 "Refutation of all Heresies”, IX. 4)"
1553 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:94
1555 "“You could not step twice into the same river.” \\n— Heraclitus (Plato, "
1559 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:95
1561 "“It is better to be envied than to be pitied.” \\n— Herodotus (“The "
1562 "Histories”, III. 52)"
1565 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:96
1567 "“In soft regions are born soft men.” \\n— Herodotus (“The Histories”, IX. "
1571 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:97
1573 "“This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power.”"
1574 " \\n— Herodotus (“The Histories”, IX. 16)"
1577 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:98
1579 "“Although he \\[Xerxes] had plenty of troops he had few men.” \\n— Herodotus"
1580 " (“The Histories”, VII. 210)"
1583 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:99
1585 "“The Lacedaemonians \\[Spartans] fought a memorable battle; they made it "
1586 "quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against "
1587 "amateurs.” \\n— Herodotus (“The Histories”, VII. 211)"
1590 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:100
1592 "“Being informed \\[…] that when the Barbarians discharged their arrows they "
1593 "obscured the light of the sun by the multitude of the arrows, he "
1594 "\\[Dieneces] \\[…] said that their guest \\[…] brought them very good news, "
1595 "for if the Medes obscured the light of the sun, the battle against them "
1596 "would be in the shade and not in the sun.” \\n— Herodotus describing "
1597 "Dieneces, reputedly the bravest Spartan soldier at Thermopylae (Polybius, "
1598 "“Histories”, VII. 226)"
1601 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:101
1603 "“The judgment given to Croesus by each of the two oracles \\[Delphi and "
1604 "Thebes] was the same: If he sent an army against the Persians, he would "
1605 "destroy a great empire.” \\n— Herodotus, later mentioning that the empire "
1606 "Croesus destroyed was his own (“The Histories”, I. 53)"
1609 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:102
1611 "“He \\[King Darius] asked who the Athenians were, and, being informed, "
1612 "called for his bow, and placing an arrow on the string, shot upward into the"
1613 " sky, saying, as he let fly the shaft: Grant me, Zeus, to revenge myself on "
1614 "the Athenians!” \\n— Herodotus, narrating how the Athenian support for the "
1615 "Ionian revolt caught the wrath of Darius I, the Persian king (“The "
1616 "Histories”, V. 105)"
1619 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:103
1621 "“He \\[King Darius] asked one of his servants every day, when his dinner was"
1622 " spread, three times to repeat to him: Master, remember the Athenians!” \\n—"
1623 " Herodotus, narrating how the Athenian support for the Ionian revolt lead to"
1624 " the Persian Wars (“The Histories”, V. 105)"
1627 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:104
1629 "“Conquered Greece took captive her savage conqueror and brought her arts "
1630 "into rustic Latium.” \\n— Horace (“Epistles”, epistle I., 156–157)"
1633 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:105
1635 "“Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control "
1636 "you.” \\n— Horace (“Epistles”, epistle II., 62)"
1639 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:106
1641 "“It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.” \\n— Horace "
1642 "(“Epistles”, epistle XVIII., 84)"
1645 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:107
1647 "“It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country.” \\n— Horace (“Odes”, "
1648 "III., ode II., 13)"
1651 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:108
1652 msgid "“I am Cyrus, king of the world…” \\n— Inscription (Cyrus Cylinder)"
1655 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:109
1657 "“In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their "
1658 "sons.” \\n— Croesus, king of Lydia (Herodotus, “The Histories”, I. 87)"
1661 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:110
1663 "“Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he"
1664 " who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes "
1665 "punishment as deserved becomes respectable.”\\n— Kauṭilya (“Arthashastra”, "
1669 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:111
1671 "“If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.”\\n— "
1672 "Kauṭilya (“Arthashastra” I.19.1)"
1675 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:112
1677 "“Marry a good man, and bear good children.” \\n— Leonidas, to his wife who "
1678 "asked what to do if he died, before he left for Thermopylae (Plutarch, "
1679 "“Moralia”, “Sayings of Spartans”, 225a)"
1682 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:113
1684 "“Come and get them!” \\n— Leonidas, to the Persian messenger who demanded "
1685 "that he and his men lay down their arms (Plutarch, “Moralia”, “Sayings of "
1689 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:114
1691 "“Some were discovered lying there alive, with thighs and tendons slashed, "
1692 "baring their necks and throats and bidding their conquerors drain the "
1693 "remnant of their blood. Others were found with their heads buried in holes "
1694 "dug in the ground. They had apparently made these pits for themselves.” \\n—"
1695 " Livy, describing the aftermath of the Battle of Cannae, where Hannibal "
1696 "inflicted the greatest defeat on the Romans in all their history (“History "
1697 "of Rome”, XXII. 51)"
1700 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:115
1702 "“There lay thousands upon thousands of Romans \\[…]. Here and there amidst "
1703 "the slain rose a gory figure whose wounds had begun to throb with the chill "
1704 "of dawn, and was cut down by his enemies.” \\n— Livy, describing the "
1705 "aftermath of the Battle of Cannae, where Hannibal inflicted the greatest "
1706 "defeat on the Romans in all their history (“History of Rome”, XXII. 51)"
1709 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:116
1711 "“A city is well-fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick.” \\n— "
1712 "Lycurgus of Sparta (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Lycurgus”, sec. 19)"
1715 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:117
1717 "“Escape, yes, but this time with my hands, not my feet.” \\n— Brutus, before"
1718 " committing suicide after losing a battle against Caesar's avengers "
1719 "(Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Brutus”, sec. 52)"
1722 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:118
1723 msgid "“O, the times, O, the customs!” \\n— Cicero (“Against Catiline”, I.)"
1726 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:119
1728 "“A war is never undertaken by the ideal State, except in defense of its "
1729 "honor or its safety.” \\n— Cicero (“De Re Publica”, III., 23)"
1732 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:120
1734 "“The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of "
1735 "truth.” \\n— Cicero (“On Duties”, I., 13)"
1738 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:121
1740 "“No one is so old as to think that he cannot live one more year.” \\n— "
1741 "Cicero (“On Old Age”, sec. 24)"
1744 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:122
1746 "“Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.” \\n— Cicero (“On the "
1747 "Laws”, III., sec. 3)"
1750 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:123
1752 "“Endless money forms the sinews of war.” \\n— Cicero (“Philippics”, V., sec."
1756 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:124
1758 "“Laws are silent in time of war.” \\n— Cicero (“Pro Milone”, IV., sec. 11)"
1761 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:125
1763 "“That, Senators, is what a favour from gangs amounts to. They refrain from "
1764 "murdering someone; then they boast that they have spared him!” \\n— Cicero, "
1765 "condemning Mark Anthony who had not killed him (yet) (“Philippics”, II., "
1769 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:126
1771 "“He did not even stand up to review his fleet when the ships were already at"
1772 " their fighting stations, but lay on his back and gazed up at the sky, never"
1773 " rising to show that he was alive until Marcus Agrippa had routed the "
1774 "enemy.” \\n— Mark Antony, taunting Augustus who delegated his duties as "
1775 "naval commander (Suetonius, “Divus Augustus”, sec. 16)"
1778 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:127
1780 "“We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.” \\n— Menander (“Lady of "
1781 "Andros”, fragment 50)"
1784 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:128
1785 msgid "“The man who runs may fight again.” \\n— Menander (“Monosticha”)"
1788 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:129
1790 "“Whom the Gods love dies young.” \\n— Menander (“The Double Deceiver”, "
1794 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:130
1795 msgid "“I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.” \\n— Menander (fragment 545 K)"
1798 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:131
1800 "“The greatest glory is won from the greatest dangers. When our fathers faced"
1801 " the Persians their resources could not compare to ours. In fact, they gave "
1802 "up even what they had. Then by wise counsels and daring deeds, not fortune "
1803 "and material advantages, they drove out the invaders and made our city what "
1804 "it is now.” \\n— Pericles (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, "
1808 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:132
1810 "“Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action,"
1811 " we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.” \\n— "
1812 "Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of"
1813 " the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2)"
1816 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:133
1818 "“We alone do not think that a man ignorant of politics interferes with "
1819 "nothing, we think he is good for nothing.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral "
1820 "Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, "
1821 "“History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2)"
1824 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:134
1826 "“Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.” \\n— "
1827 "Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of"
1828 " the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 41.5)"
1831 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:135
1833 "“When you realize the power of Athens, consider it was won by valiant men "
1834 "who knew their duty, had a sense of dishonor in fight and, if their "
1835 "enterprises failed, would rather give their lives than lack in civic "
1836 "virtue.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the"
1837 " first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. "
1841 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:136
1843 "“To heroes all earth is their tomb, and their virtues are remembered far "
1844 "from home where an epitaph declares them, in an unwritten record of the mind"
1845 " that will outlast any monument.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for "
1846 "Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of "
1847 "the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.3)"
1850 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:137
1852 "“Understand that happiness depends on freedom, and freedom depends on "
1853 "courage.” \\n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in "
1854 "the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, "
1858 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:138
1860 "“Wait for the wisest of all counsellors, time.” \\n— Pericles, a cautious "
1861 "politician who avoided war (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Pericles”, sec. 18)"
1864 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:139
1866 "“Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is"
1867 " certainly dangerous to let it go.” \\n— Pericles, addressing the Athenian "
1868 "assembly after a plague had weakened the city (Thucydides, “History of the "
1869 "Peloponnesian War”, II. 63.3)"
1872 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:140
1874 "“War is sweet to those who have no experience of it, but the experienced man"
1875 " fears its approach in his heart.” \\n— Pindar (fragment 110)"
1878 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:141
1880 "“Themistocles robbed his fellow citizens of spear and shield, and degraded "
1881 "the people of Athens to the rowing-pad and the oar.” \\n— Plato, no friend "
1882 "of the Athenian navy (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec. 3)"
1885 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:142
1887 "“No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a "
1888 "nuisance after three days.” \\n— Plautus (“The Swaggering Soldier”, Act III,"
1892 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:143
1894 "“You cannot eat your cake and have it too, unless you think your money is "
1895 "immortal.”\\n— Plautus (“Trinummus”, Act II, scene 4, 13–14)"
1898 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:144
1900 "“He \\[Alexander] thought nothing invincible for the courageous, and nothing"
1901 " secure for the cowardly.” \\n— Plutarch (“Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, "
1905 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:145
1907 "“One \\[…] shot an arrow at him with such accuracy and force that it pierced"
1908 " his breastplate and got stuck in his ribs. \\[…] Alexander recoiled and "
1909 "sank to his knees. \\[…] At last Alexander killed the barbarian. But he "
1910 "received many wounds, at last was struck on the neck with a mace, and leaned"
1911 " against the city wall, his eyes still fixed upon his foes.” \\n— Plutarch "
1912 "about the Mallian Campaign (“Parallel Lives”, “Alexander”, sec. 63)"
1915 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:146
1917 "“When the pirates demanded a ransom of twenty talents for him, Caesar burst "
1918 "out laughing. They did not know, he said, who it was that they had captured,"
1919 " and he volunteered to pay fifty.” \\n— Plutarch, who mentions later that "
1920 "Caesar got his money back and had his captors crucified (“Parallel Lives”, "
1924 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:147
1926 "“They \\[the Romans] want the centurions not so much to be adventurous and "
1927 "daredevils, as to be natural leaders, of a steady and reliable spirit. They "
1928 "do not so much want men who will initiate attacks and open the battle, but "
1929 "men who will hold their ground when beaten and hard-pressed, and will be "
1930 "ready to die at their posts.” \\n— Polybius (“Histories”, VI. 24)"
1933 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:148
1935 "“The Roman battle line is hard to break, since it allows every man to fight "
1936 "both individually and collectively; so that a formation can fight in any "
1937 "direction, with the maniples nearest to the point of danger wheeling around "
1938 "to face it.” \\n— Polybius (“Histories”, XV. 15)"
1941 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:149
1943 "“The Athenian people are always in the position of a ship without a "
1944 "commander. Fear of the enemy or a storm make the crew be of one mind and "
1945 "obey the helmsman, everything goes well; but if they recover \\[…] they "
1946 "quarrel with each other \\[…], and the result has often been that, after "
1947 "escaping the dangers of the widest seas and the most violent storms, they "
1948 "wreck their ship in harbor and close to shore.” \\n— Polybius on the "
1949 "Athenian constitution (“Histories”, VI. 44)"
1952 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:150
1954 "“Most of the Romans were trampled to death by the enormous weight of the "
1955 "elephants; the rest were shot down in their ranks by the numerous cavalry: "
1956 "and there were only a very few who attempted to save themselves by flight.” "
1957 "\\n— Polybius on the Battle of Bagradas where a Roman army was annihilated "
1958 "during the First Punic War (“Histories”, I. 34)"
1961 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:151
1963 "“Hannibal gave the signal for attack; and at the same time sent orders to "
1964 "the troops lying in ambush on the hills to do the same, and thus delivered "
1965 "an assault upon the enemy at every point at once.” \\n— Polybius on the "
1966 "beginning of a Roman disaster at the Trasymene Lake (“Histories”, III. 84)"
1969 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:152
1971 "“In the phalanx, the men cannot turn around singly and defend themselves: "
1972 "this tribune, therefore, charged them \\[from behind] and killed all he "
1973 "could get at; until, unable to resist, they were forced to throw away their "
1974 "shields and flee.” \\n— Polybius, describing the defeat of Philip V. of "
1975 "Macedon by Flaminius in the Battle of Cynoscephalae (“Histories”, XVIII. 26)"
1978 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:153
1980 "“The Roman order on the other hand is flexible: for every Roman, once armed "
1981 "and on the field, is equally well equipped for every place, time, or "
1982 "appearance of the enemy. He is, moreover, quite ready and needs to make no "
1983 "change, whether he is required to fight in the main body, or in a "
1984 "detachment, or in a single maniple, or even by himself.” \\n— Polybius, "
1985 "explaining how the Romans can defeat the Macedonian phalanx (“Histories”, "
1989 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:154
1991 "“Scipio \\[Aemilianus], when he looked upon the city \\[Carthage] as it was "
1992 "utterly perishing and in the last throes of its complete destruction, is "
1993 "said to have shed tears and wept openly for his enemies. And realized that "
1994 "all cities, nations, and authorities must, like men, meet their doom.” \\n— "
1995 "Polybius, eyewitness to the destruction of Carthage (“Histories”, XXXVIII. "
1999 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:155
2001 "“One more such victory and the cause is lost!” \\n— Pyrrhus of Epirus after "
2002 "the Battle of Asculum, in which the Romans lost twice as many men but he "
2003 "lost a greater share of his armed forces (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, "
2004 "“Pyrrhus”, sec. 21)"
2007 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:156
2009 "“None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.” \\n— "
2010 "Pythagoras (Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 18)"
2013 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:157
2015 "“Do not say few things in many words, but many things in few words.” \\n— "
2016 "Pythagoras (Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 24)"
2019 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:158
2021 "“Let your speech be better than silence, or be silent.” \\n— Pythagoras "
2022 "(Stobaeus, “Florilegium”, 24)"
2025 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:159
2027 "“Unity strengthens even small states, while discord undermines the mightiest"
2028 " empires.” \\n— Sallust (“The Jugurthine War”, 10.6)"
2031 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:160
2033 "“Ungrateful fatherland, you will not even have my bones!” \\n— Scipio "
2034 "Africanus in his epitaph, after he who defeated Hannibal was repeatedly "
2035 "accused of crimes by the Roman Senate (Valerius Maximus, “Nine books on "
2036 "memorable deeds and sayings”, 5.3.2)"
2039 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:161
2041 "“Prepare for war, since you have been unable to endure a peace.” \\n— Scipio"
2042 " Africanus, replying to Hannibal's offer of peace terms before the Battle of"
2043 " Zama (Livy, “History of Rome”, XXX. 31)"
2046 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:162
2048 "“But tactical science is only one part of generalship. A general must be "
2049 "capable of equipping his forces and providing for his men. He must also be "
2050 "inventive, hardworking, and watchful, bullheaded and brilliant, friendly and"
2051 " fierce, straightforward and subtle.” \\n— Socrates (Xenophon, "
2052 "“Memorabilia”, 3.1.6)"
2055 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:163
2057 "“It is necessary to know the strength of the city and of the enemy, so that,"
2058 " if the city is stronger, one may recommend her to go to war, but if weaker "
2059 "than the enemy, may persuade her to beware.” \\n— Socrates (Xenophon, "
2060 "“Memorabilia”, 3.6.9)"
2063 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:164
2065 "“The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates, in his defense when "
2066 "trialled for corrupting the youth and not worshipping the proper gods (he "
2067 "later drank hemlock after the death sentence) \\n— Plato (“Apology”, 38a)"
2070 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:165
2072 "“The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways – I to die, and you "
2073 "to live. Which is better God only knows.” Socrates, in his defense when "
2074 "trialled for corrupting the youth and not worshipping the proper gods (he "
2075 "later drank hemlock after the death sentence) \\n— Plato (“Apology”, 42a)"
2078 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:166
2080 "“Walls and ships are nothing without men living together inside them.” \\n— "
2081 "Sophocles (“Oedipus Rex”)"
2084 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:167
2086 "“We accepted an empire that was offered to us and refused to give it up "
2087 "under the pressure of three of the strongest motives: fear, honor and "
2088 "interest. It was not we who set the example, for it has always been the law "
2089 "that the weak should be subject to the strong.” \\n— Speech of an Athenian "
2090 "embassy in Sparta (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, I. 76.2)"
2093 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:168
2095 "“He could boast that he found a city of brick and left it a city of "
2096 "marble.”\\n— Suetonius, commenting on the many building projects of Augustus"
2097 " in Rome (“Divus Augustus”, 28.3)"
2100 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:169
2101 msgid "“Moderation in all things.” \\n— Terence (“The Girl from Andros”, 61)"
2104 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:170
2106 "“Fortune favors the bold.” \\n— Terence in a play about a great Athenian "
2107 "admiral (“Phormio”, 203)"
2110 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:171
2112 "“I do not know how to tune the lyre or play the harp, but I do know how to "
2113 "raise a city that was small and unimportant to glory and greatness.” \\n— "
2114 "Themistocles, defending his lack of cultural sophistication (Plutarch, "
2115 "“Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec. 2)"
2118 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:172
2120 "“Strike, if you will, but listen.” \\n— Themistocles, in a heated discussion"
2121 " with the Spartan fleet commander who threatened to beat him with his staff,"
2122 " before the Battle of Salamis (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, "
2126 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:173
2128 "“The Athenians command the rest of Greece, I command the Athenians; your "
2129 "mother commands me, and you command your mother.” \\n— Themistocles, "
2130 "jokingly to his infant son (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec."
2134 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:174
2136 "“So little pains does the mob take in finding out the truth, accepting "
2137 "readily the first story at hand.” \\n— Thucydides (“History of the "
2138 "Peloponnesian War”, I. 21.3)"
2141 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:175
2143 "“The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this caused in "
2144 "Sparta, made war inevitable.” \\n— Thucydides (“History of the Peloponnesian"
2148 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:176
2150 "“War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.” \\n— Thucydides (“History"
2151 " of the Peloponnesian War”, I. 83.2)"
2154 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:177
2156 "“It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat "
2157 "them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.” \\n— Thucydides "
2158 "(“History of the Peloponnesian War”, III. 39.5)"
2161 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:178
2163 "“This was the greatest action that happened in all this war, and all others "
2164 "that we have heard of amongst the Greeks, being to the victors most glorious"
2165 " and most calamitous to the vanquished. For they were utterly and at all "
2166 "points defeated, and their sufferings were many. Army and fleet and all they"
2167 " ever had perished, nothing was saved and few of so many ever returned home."
2168 " Thus ended the Sicilian expedition.” \\n— Thucydides (“History of the "
2169 "Peloponnesian War”, VII. 87.6–7)"
2172 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:179
2174 "“As the world goes, justice is only a matter between equals, while the "
2175 "strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” \\n— "
2176 "Thucydides, describing Athenians addressing the defeated Melians who are "
2177 "unwilling to surrender (“History of the Peloponnesian War”, V. 89.1)"
2180 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:180
2182 "“When the Lacedaemonians were no longer able to run after them, the "
2183 "skirmishers \\[…] all charged them at once, casting stones, arrows, and "
2184 "darts to the closest man at hand.” \\n— Thucydides, describing the Spartan "
2185 "disaster at the Battle of Sphacteria (“History of the Peloponnesian War”, "
2189 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:181
2191 "“The wild beasts of Italy have their caves to retire to, but the brave "
2192 "veterans who spilled their blood in her cause have nothing left but air and "
2193 "light. They wander around homeless with their wives and children.”\\n— "
2194 "Tiberius Gracchus, advocating for land reform to the benefit of homeless and"
2195 " unemployed veterans whose lands had often been bought up while they were on"
2196 " campaign. (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Tiberius Gracchus”, 9.4–5)"
2199 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:182
2201 "“The soldiers fight and die to support others in wealth and luxury and they "
2202 "are called masters of the world without owning a single piece of farmland of"
2203 " their own.”\\n— Tiberius Gracchus, advocating for land reform to the "
2204 "benefit of homeless and unemployed veterans whose lands had often been "
2205 "bought up while they were on campaign. (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, "
2206 "“Tiberius Gracchus”, 9.5)"
2209 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:183
2211 "“Do not trust the horse, Trojans! I fear the Greeks even when they bring "
2212 "gifts.” \\n— Virgil (“Aeneid”, II. 48–49)"
2215 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:184
2216 msgid "“Prepared for either alternative.” \\n— Virgil (“Aeneid”, II. 61)"
2219 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:185
2221 "“Homer and Hesiod ascribed to their Gods all things that are a disgrace "
2222 "among mortals: stealing, adultery, deceiving one another.” \\n— Xenophanes "
2226 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:186
2228 "“If oxen and horses and lions had hands, and could paint, and produce works "
2229 "of art as men do, horses would paint the forms of the gods like horses, and "
2230 "oxen like oxen, and make their God's bodies each in their own image.” \\n— "
2231 "Xenophanes (fragment 15)"
2234 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:187
2236 "“The Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed, the Thracians say "
2237 "theirs have blue eyes and red hair.” \\n— Xenophanes (fragment 16)"
2240 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:188
2242 "“These are the right questions to ask, in winter around the fire \\[…]: Who "
2243 "are you, friend? What is your land? And how old were you when the Medes "
2244 "\\[Persians] came?” \\n— Xenophanes, likely referring to a punitive "
2245 "expedition against Greek cities in Ionia (fragment 17)"
2248 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:189
2250 "“A prudent commander will never take risks unnecessarily, except when it is "
2251 "clear beforehand that he will have the advantage.” \\n— Xenophon (“The "
2252 "Cavalry General”, 4.13)"
2255 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:190
2257 "“Attack the enemy where he is weakest, even if that is a long way off, since"
2258 " hard work is less dangerous than a struggle against superior forces.” \\n— "
2259 "Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, sec. 4.14)"
2262 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:191
2264 "“He should be inventive, ready to exploit all circumstances, to make a small"
2265 " force appear large and a large one small, to appear absent when close at "
2266 "hand, and within striking distance when a long way off.” \\n— Xenophon (“The"
2267 " Cavalry General”, sec. 5)"
2270 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:192
2272 "“People are glad to obey the man whom they believe to be wiser than "
2273 "themselves in pursuing their interests.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education of "
2277 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:193
2279 "“In his campaigns during summer the general must show that he can endure the"
2280 " sun better than the soldiers, in winter he must show he can endure cold "
2281 "better; and throughout all difficulties that he can endure hardships better."
2282 " This will help to make him loved by his men.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education"
2283 " of Cyrus”, 1.6.25)"
2286 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:194
2288 "“Battles are decided more by the morale of men than their physical "
2289 "strength.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 3.3.20)"
2292 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:195
2294 "“Let's not give them enough time to arrange a defense, or to even recognize "
2295 "that we are human beings! We've got to appear to them like an uncontrollable"
2296 " nightmare of shields, swords, battle-axes and spears!” \\n— Xenophon (“The "
2297 "Education of Cyrus”, 4.2.22)"
2300 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:196
2302 "“I suppose you understand, men, that pursuing, dealing blows and death, "
2303 "plunder, fame, freedom, power – all these are prizes for the winners; the "
2304 "cowardly, of course, suffer the reverse.” \\n— Xenophon (“The Education of "
2308 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:197
2310 "“The man who wants that must be scheming and cunning, wily and deceitful, a "
2311 "thief and a robber, overreaching the enemy at every point.” \\n— Xenophon on"
2312 " how best to gain advantage over the enemy (“The Education of Cyrus”, "
2316 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:198
2318 "“My men have turned into women, and my women into men!” \\n— Xerxes, "
2319 "watching Artemisia ram a ship while most of his fleet suffered the reverse, "
2320 "not knowing that the sunk vessel was his own (Herodotus, “The Histories”, "
2324 #: gui/text/quotes.txt:199
2326 "“For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.” \\n— Zoroaster, founder of "
2327 "the Zoroastrian religion (“Ahunuvaiti Gatha”, yasna 30.9)"