10 Life-Changing Spartan Quotes  

Philip II the father of Alexander the Great sent the Spartans a letter. "If I bring my army on your land, I will sack your city, kill your men and enslave your women". The Spartan reply, "If". I always love that one.

The second quote is the historical equivalent of "I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me!"

Spartans used to draw pictures of monsters and dangerous animals (Medusa heads, scorpions etc) on their shields to fright the enemy. Before the battle of Thermopylae one Spartan draw the picture of a tiny fly on his shield and when the others asked him why he drew that; he replied: "My shield will be so close to their face (Persians) that the little fly will look like a lion to them".

Me talking like this to my teacher.

Everybody gangsta till the Spartans become philosophers

Never count the number of years you have lived, but the number of challenges you have faced and overcame. Semper fi.

An Athenian once said to a Spartan, “Why are your daggers so small?” The Spartan replied by saying, “It’s long enough to reach your heart isn’t it?” I couldn’t remember the exact quote but, it’s like this in a way.

Forgot: “giving the covenant back their bomb”

"Spartans never retreat." "Spartans never surrender." "THIS IS SPARTA."

“Boi.” -A very famous Spartan.

"Spartans, prepare for glory." - Leonidas

"Life was grim,and we greeted it Grimly" Kratos

Spartan: No Retreat, No Surrender My mom: No veggies, No dessert

"Because they learned to respect the commanders, not to fear them." A lesson people need to learn.

"This is where we hold them." "This is where we stop them." "Do not give them anything." "But take them everything." "THIS IS WHERE THEY DIE."

When the Spartans faced their greatest enemy, the Persians, there was a messenger sent to them. The Persian ruler, Xerxes, told the messenger to convey to the Spartans that they had no hope of survival against his masses. Yet the Spartans, not afraid of death, refused flatly to surrender despite their few numbers. In desperation, the Persian messenger looked at the Spartan King, Leonidas, and said "Our arrows will be so many, they will darken the sky and obscure the sun itself." One of Leonidas's captains stood, stared the messenger in the face, and replied grimly, "Then we will fight in the shade." In the ensuing battle, the Spartans were able to both hold back and slaughter the hordes of well trained Persian soldiers. Even when they were betrayed by one of their comrades, who revealed a route by which the Persians could attack the Spartans from the back, they sent the other Greeks back to safety, and fought alone. They stood till they could stand no more, and fell as warriors. Their sacrifice was never forgotten, and that battle remains one of the most influential and infamous battles of history. They called it "The Battle of Thermopylae", but we call it.... "The Battle of the 300".

When Lycurgus was asked why the Spartans didn't have democracy as the Athenians did, he replied ""First establish democracy in your own house."

You missed the spartan lack off city walls and where the city limit is. "A city is well fortied if it has a wall of men instead bricks." Also "The walls of Sparta are it's men (soldiers) and the point off their spears is their borders"

When a Spartan saw what he percieved as a ghost, he said "Who are you spirit that shall die twice"

"Go tell to Sparta, thou who passest by, that here, obedient to her laws, we lie." - Thermopylae ⚔️👍👍👍Good quotes

An Athenian asked a spartan soldier why his sword was so short, the spartan replied it's long enough to reach you're heart. That's fucking badass

Persian: lay down your weapon Spartan: come and get them

Persian: "We have you surrounded!" Spartan: "Good you can't get away!"

This is why I love ancient history! When men were MEN still!!!

“Come and take them”. Leonidas

Thank you… it’s always great to be reminded of what real freedom sounds like.

This is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever watched on RU-vid

Sparta is not dead. Only it society fell. The spirit of Sparta is alive and well. Non-servium. Axious.

The soul of the three hundred still bears within our heart!

These quotes give me warm fuzzy feelings inside

Spartan encounters a ghost Spartan spear charging: “why do you flee from me one who would die a second time!?!?”

If I was a Spartan,my quote would be::-, “If I die this day,I die with Honour.”

God damn leonidas and his 300 men were brave (edit) alr I get there were other Greeks aswell fighting now stop having such chaos

My Greek grandfather has an orange grove in Argos. I spent 3 summers there but lived in Greece and went to high school there. 1976-1981.

In 1978 I told my older brother I was joining the US military. He said, “You are to big of a baby to make it in the military.” He had spent three years in active duty. I retired in 1999 after 21 years as an E-7, Master Sgt, USAF. His comment was my motivation!

This was the best

so Spartans had a mentality which made them invincible

The only spartan line I will ever scream: THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most of us now cannot even comprehend how much of a bad ass the spartans were

Well said

Thanks 👍

This is madness!

A Spartan never let's his back touch the floor

they were great warriors because they understood the truth of the world and embraced the wrath of war a father could not be more proud

Listening to these quotes feels like as if my soul is on fire.

Quote #1: "This is Sparta!"

Very nice ! 👍

I am Greek and in my language they sound even cooler

Thanks

Good quotes, keep spirit 👍

Noice thank you.

Your voice just killed it

YEEEEESSSSSSS

Death before dishonor

2:16 this is so savage

Realizing we Greeks still exist 'cause of our old daddies gloup! :( Everyone around us tried to subjugate and eradicate us. Thanks to their bravery we're still here, feeling unworthy carrying their name. Thanks to Philip that eventually united us all Greeks in order to survive and his son Alexander, taking revenge securing our nation.

Amen

best quote about them if u ate their food u knew why they didt fear death

This is what real patriotism should be like

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This is all good and I believe it 100%, but you also have to incorporate the spirit of win/win. I've seen tough people destroy each other just trying to be the toughest - while weaker men triumphed around them.

about the short knife the answer is said to be : it is long enough to reach your heart

Come and get them.

Very ideas of warrior.

Hell yeah Roma Victor!!!

Fight in the shade 'no sunburn' winning

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The quote, "Come back with your shield, or on it" is something I read in a book by the American science fiction writer Robert Heinlein. That book may have been called (from memory) the Wisdom of Lazarus.

I love the picture. Where could I get it?

134 to 146 was the best quote from leonidas

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Powerful How do I download the spartan movie

Please make daily routine of spartan

"Incredibilis! Infurmus! Etiam!"

where can i save this as my wallpaper?

thats a nice introyection what a shame that ancient greece and persian wars are over

"this is where we hold them. this is where we stop them....!"

also the famous ''μολων λαβε".leonidas said it to persians when commanded him to throw their weapons and it means ''come and get them"(the weapons)

I’m near to ❤

If I give in I can be a ruler but I cannot do it. I’d rather die

Anyway I can get this with no music? I wanna use it for the intro for an album.

Let’s go brandon 🍦🍦🍦

I thank the Heavens forever day I love 💝

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I feel like someone grabbed a stereo, put dramatic background music on at a mall and gave everyone a real Spartan speech

That is all very fine, but as a man, I could not do the compulsory man sex thing.

good . i didn't see any mage character in the comment section .

And don't forget " I'm your hucklebearer" ..

"Fuck around and find out"- king Leonidas... okay maybe I paraphrased.

THIIISSSS ISSSSS SPARRRTA.

I live by these quotes everyday of my life

Where do you think going out on your shield comes from

Dam old world want deep and with a quickness

The Spartans were HARD as FUCK

Love en licht

Where do these come from?

year 2200 Warriors quotes! : Before you fight take a selfie!

Why don't our drill instructors and drill sergeants use quotes like these in the classroom and in the field? As part of basic training, philosophy of soldiering should be taught as well as general knowledge, skill, tactics and strategies, and customs and courtesies. Respect your enemy, and do not hate him or her, for he or she is a soldier as you are.

A Spartan once said : I will like death over running

My co said in front of you are the enemies behind you are the innocent, it is our job to protect the innocent