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It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.

Xenophon

Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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Force Result
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
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
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Democracy Law Politics Violence
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
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
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
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
A man may hate cruelty and lies, but if he’s never given an opportunity to show what he’s made of, no one will remember him when he dies.
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Death Hate Lying Man Opportunity Remember
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational 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
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Danger Quick Scare
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Confidence Strong
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

It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.

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