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“When Eudæmonidas heard a philosopher arguing that only a wise man can be a good general, "This is a wonderful speech," said he; "but he that saith it never heard the sound of trumpets."”
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- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
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- f15542021c58feceeb6f5d79e845096b93382db3bc658f3613d2b300c5997d1d
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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