Apophthegmata Laconica

Plutarch

Plutarch. Moralia, Vol. III. Babbitt, Frank Cole, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1931 (printing).

Being asked why the Spartans risked their lives so bravely in war, he said, Because they have learned to respect their commanders and not to fear them. [*](Cf.Moralia, 217 A (5), and 227 D (12).)