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I don't know Latin or Greek but IMO Latin is a language in which the over all context of a statement helps to define the true meaning of a word or few words used there in. It might help to see more of what was said with that short statement.
Some say Homer said "A wise man in times of peace prepares for war" but he was Greek 8 or 7 B.C. That is if there was a Homer. Then there was Aristotle who said "We make war that we may live in peace" he to was also Greek around 3 B.C. Now form Assyria (roughly Iraq) we have around 1 B.C. Publilius Syrus a former Roman slave "We should provide in peace what we need in war". Lastly Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus a Roman is credited with saying "Let him who desires peace prepare for war" around 3 A.D. I'm sure the list could go on.
I don't know what these sayings look like in the original language. Anyway the concept has been around a long time. Probable longer then writing has.
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