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And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.

Xenophon

Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
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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Death Grief Injury Live Mad
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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Alive Eat Enemy Man Place
When a horse wants to display himself, he lifts his neck up high and flexes his poll haughtily, and picks his legs up freely, and keeps his tail up.
XENOPHON

Animal Freedom Himself
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
A Number of Friends is of more Worth than a Flock of Sheep, or of Goats, or than a Herd of Oxen.
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Animal Friendship Worth
Let No One Fall Idle.
XENOPHON

Fall Oneself
It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
XENOPHON

Grace Law Respect
We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Alive Death Philosophy
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
XENOPHON

One Liner Success
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
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.
XENOPHON

Death Hate Lying Man Opportunity Remember
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
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
And even as you’re working to ensure the health of your army, you must remember to take care of your own.
XENOPHON

Care Health Remember Yourself
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man

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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