Quote Originally Posted by oudysseos View Post
Hmmm. The point of this thread is accurate citation: I happen to know the source for that quote. Does anyone else?

Well I guess not:

Philip wrote at the time when he entered their [Sparta's] country, asking whether they wished that he should come as a friend or as a foe; and they made answer, "Neither."
Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica
Ah, there you go.
I'm fairly certain about the other quote, with their reply to his threats, but there is the possibility that some of the meaning may have been lost in translation.

I don't remember the above quote, but I like it!