- Achilles is dead!
- So dies Greek courage, but not Greek cunning.
— Ulysses
10 seconds sound clip from the Helen of Troy (1956) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:35:21.986 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- We strike at once! To the palace!
- And if Achilles dies, we retire to consider a certain plan of mine.
- There's an immortal shield around him.
- Mighty Zeus, help me find a weakness.
- So dies Greek courage, but not Greek cunning.
- Defeated by men, deserted by the gods.
- I used to number the months by a battle, a pestilence, a famine. Now it's all one long nightmare.
- I fought wars since most of you were sucklings, but never one like this.
- Let's take our ships and sail back home.
[...]