For a defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are unworthy of you, then the calamity is doubled.
οὐ γὰρ τὸ δυστυχῆσαι κατὰ πόλεμόν ἐστι μέγιστον κακόν, ἀλλ᾿ ὅταν τις πρὸς ἀνταγωνιστὰς ἀναξίους αὑτοῦ διακινδυνεύων ἀποτύχῃ, διπλασίαν εἰκὸς εἶναι τὴν συμφοράν.
Original text (Ancient Greek)