Dear Members,
I would be grateful should someone please enlighten me as to the classical source of the following statement:
“I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state from a little city”.
Sincerely,
Yuval.
It is more likely from Herodote or Plutarch, but I am not sure 100%…
hi, i think this is what you are referring to:
cheers 
Exactly! The specific passage is…
πόλιν δὲ μικρὰν καὶ ἄδοξον παραλαβὼν ἔνδοξον καὶ μεγάλην ἀπεργάσασθαι.