Agesilaus II

King Agesilaus II of Sparta (r. 400-360 BCE)

"It isn't positions which lend men distinction, but men who enhance positions."

• Quote attributed to King Agesilaus II in the Sayings of the Spartans, presumably collected by Plutarch, in On Sparta, translated by Richard J. A. Talbert. New York: Penguin Classics, 2005.

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King Agesilaus II (Sayings of the Spartans)

King Agesilaus II (r. 400-360 BCE)

"Cities shouldn't be fortified with stones or timbers, but with the valour of their inhabitants."

•  Quote attributed to King Agesilaus II in the Sayings of the Spartans, presumably collected by Plutarch, in On Sparta, translated by Richard J. A. Talbert. New York: Penguin Classics, 2005.

Check out more Plutarch quotes, HERE.

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