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Plutarch, Comparison Of Fabius With Pericles, 2.4

nan Therefore the very disasters of his country bear witness to the sagacity of Pericles; while the successes of the Romans proved that Fabius was completely in the wrong. And it is just as great a failing in a general to involve himself in disaster from want of foresight, as it is to throw away an opportunity for success from want of confidence. Inexperience, it would seem, is to blame in each case, which both engenders rashness in a man, and robs a man of courage. So much for their military abilities.

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baal peor	Wilson (2010) 145
captives	Wilson (2010) 145
courage	Wilson (2010) 145
midianites	Wilson (2010) 145
officers	Wilson (2010) 145
plunder'	Wilson (2010) 145