"Boeotians, the idea that we ought not to give battle to the Athenians, unless we came up with them in Boeotia, is one which should never have entered into the head of any of us, your generals. It was to annoy Boeotia that they crossed the frontier and built a fort in our country;
92. "Beoziarrok, buruoi ez zitzaigukeen otu ere egin behar ez dela arrazoizko atenastarrei aurre egitea oraindik Beozian topatu ezean, zeren, gotorlekua altxatzean, mugaldetik hurbileko base bat erabilita Beozia suntsitzeko asmotan baitabiltza, eta, jakina, etsai ditugu edonon, baita etsai-ekintzak egitera etortzeko abiagune izan zuten tokian topatuta ere.