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The Ancient Customs of the Spartans (29)

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Those fond of proverbs are wont to quote this on occasion:

Yer ain hand use when Fortune ye would call,
thus indicating that calling on the gods for aid ought to be accompanied by effort and action on ones own part, or else they should not be invoked.[*]

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