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Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.

Xenophon

Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle 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
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Danger Quick Scare
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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Human Philosophy Truth
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
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
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
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
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Person Training
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Alive Death Philosophy
If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.
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Education Growth Human Virtue Yourself
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
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
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man

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