Xenophon 2.6.6-2.6.7 Alignment
Jack Davis /
- Created on 2023-12-10 23:47:51
- Modified on 2023-12-10 23:59:39
- Aligned by Jack Davis
Ἑλληνική Transliterate
English
ταῦτα οὖν φιλοπολέμου μοι δοκεῖ ἀνδρὸς ἔργα εἶναι , ὅστις ἐξὸν μὲν εἰρήνην ἄγειν ἄνευ αἰσχύνης καὶ βλάβης αἱρεῖται πολεμεῖν , ἐξὸν δὲ ῥᾳθυμεῖν βούλεται πονεῖν ὥστε πολεμεῖν , ἐξὸν δὲ χρήματα ἔχειν ἀκινδύνως αἱρεῖται πολεμῶν μείονα ταῦτα ποιεῖν : ἐκεῖνος δὲ ὥσπερ εἰς παιδικὰ ἢ εἰς ἄλλην τινὰ ἡδονὴν ἤθελε δαπανᾶν εἰς πόλεμον . οὕτω μὲν φιλοπόλεμος ἦν :
Now
such
conduct
as
this
,
in
my
opinion
,
reveals
a
man
fond
of
war
.
When
he
may
enjoy
peace
without
dishonour
or
harm
,
he
chooses
war
;
when
he
may
live
in
idleness
,
he
prefers
toil
,
provided
it
be
the
toil
of
war
;
when
he
may
keep
his
money
without
risk
,
he
elects
to
diminish
it
by
carrying
on
war
.
As
for
Clearchus
,
just
as
one
spends
upon
a
loved
one
or
upon
any
other
pleasure
,
so
he
wanted
to
spend
upon
war
—
such
a
lover
he
was
of
war
.