Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
XENOPHONEarly on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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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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Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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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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Your game is to attack on whichever flank you can best conceal your advance, or, still better, on both flanks simultaneously.
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Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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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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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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The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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I am a stranger in all countries.
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He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Anything forced is not beautiful.
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