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Anything forced is not beautiful.

Xenophon

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
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
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Grace Law Respect
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Alive Death Philosophy
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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People Philosophy Right Wrong
Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.
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Himself Ignorance People Understand
Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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Force Result
Whether in industry or in politics, leaders should be building a new, more flexible order for the imperiled generations to come.
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Business Future Politics
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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Death Fall Myself Shame
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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Act Greatness Greedy Honesty Man Quick Rich
I will choosing to die rather than to remain alive without freedom and beg, as an alternative to death, a vastly inferior life.
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Alive Choice Death Freedom Life Myself
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
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
Let No One Fall Idle.
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Fall Oneself

Anything forced is not beautiful.

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