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“viris fortibus non opus est moenibus”
Viris fortibus non opus est moenibus.
To brave men, walls are unnecessary.
Agesilaus the Great, King of Sparta (c. 375 B.C.), was quoted as saying, "These are the Spartan walls" as he pointed to the citizens in full armor when someone wanted to know why Sparta was without walls.
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fort-, forc-
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group V
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vir-, viri-, virtu-
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