He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
XENOPHONIt is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
More Xenophon Quotes
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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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Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.
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Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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People often say what is right and do what is wrong; but nobody can be in the wrong if he is doing what is right.
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It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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