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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.

Xenophon

He who marries a beautiful woman in hopes of being happy with her knows not but that even she herself may be the cause of all his uneasinesses.
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Beautiful Hope Marriage Struggle Woman
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Gratitude Kindness Man
Men, the enemy troops you can see are all that stands between us and the place we have for so long been determined to reach. We must find a way to eat them alive!
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Alive Eat Enemy Man Place
Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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Action Determination Yourself
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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Effort God Goodness Man
Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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Beginning Character Myself
Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Distance Guide Separate
And even as you’re working to ensure the health of your army, you must remember to take care of your own.
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Care Health Remember Yourself
In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.
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Courage Deep Experience Fortune Kindness Myself
Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself
Let No One Fall Idle.
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Fall Oneself
Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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Mistake People Reality
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Deserve Himself Victory
Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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Expectation Opportunity

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