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Quotation from Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans by Plutarch
“Strike if you will, but hear”
Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Life of Themistocles, trans. John Dryden et al., rev. A. H. Clough (1864)
Before Salamis, when the Spartan commander Eurybiades raised his staff to strike him, Themistocles answered calmly and won the argument for fighting in the strait.
Citation: "Strike if you will, but hear" — Plutarch, Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Life of Themistocles, trans. John Dryden et al., rev. A. H. Clough (1864). (id plutarch-lives-q2)
Virtues: Temperance, Prudence
