Passage 4.29.4
ὅμως δὲ τοῦ τε παρόντος κακοῦ τὸ μέγεθος ἐδίδασκεν ἀνδρίαν τινὰ καὶ πέρα τοῦ δυνατοῦ γίνεσθαι καὶ ἅμα τὰ ἀμείνω παρίστατο αὐτοῖς ἐλπίζειν· οὐ γὰρ δὴ ἄνευ θεοῦ διὰ τοσούτου σφίσιν ὑπάρξαι τὴν ἐς Πελοπόννησον κάθοδον. οἵ τε οὖν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Μεσσήνιοι θυμῷ παντὶ ἐς τοὺς Μακεδόνας ἐχώρουν καὶ οἱ φρουροῦντες τὴν ἀκρόπολιν ἐπέκειντο ἐξ ὑπερδεξίων.
Nevertheless, the extent of their present misfortune taught them that courage could sometimes surpass even what was thought possible, and at the same time encouraged them to hope for better things; for indeed, not without divine help had they accomplished the long journey into the Peloponnese. Therefore, the Messenians from the city advanced with all their spirit against the Macedonians, while those guarding the citadel attacked from higher ground on their right flank.