Ask a Spartan whether he had rather be a good orator or a good soldier: and if I was asked the same question, I would rather choose to be a good cook, had I not one already to serve me.
Galdegiozu espartar bati nahiago duen erretoriko ona izan soldadu ona baino; nik ere ez, sukaldari ona baino, nor zerbitza nazan eduki ez banu.