To break a treaty is contempt for the gods. But to outwit an enemy is not only just and… — Plutarch
To break a treaty is contempt for the gods. But to outwit an enemy is not only just and glorious-but profitable and sweet.
In the original Greek
ἐπιδεικνύμενος τοῖς φίλοις ὅτι τὸ μὲν σπεισάμενον ἀδικεῖν τῶν θεῶν ἔστι καταφρονεῖν, ἐν δὲ τῷ παραλογίζεσθαι τοὺς πολεμίους οὐ μόνον τὸ δίκαιον, ἀλλὰ καὶ δόξα πολλὴ καὶ τὸ μεθ᾽ ἡδονῆς κερδαίνειν ἔνεστι.
Plutarch's Lives · 100
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Plutarch. "Agesilaus." Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Roman Lives, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Original citation
Plutarch. "Agesilaus." Βίοι Παράλληλοι [Parallel Lives]. c. 2nd century.