The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate.
Ἐν γὰρ χερσὶ τέλος πολέμου, ἐπέων δ' ἐνὶ βουλῇ.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
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There can be no covenants between men and lions, wolves and lambs can never be of one mind.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell,
My heart detests him as the gates of hell.
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