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I will choosing to die rather than to remain alive without freedom and beg, as an alternative to death, a vastly inferior life.

Xenophon

It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion 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
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Grace Law Respect
Anything forced is not beautiful.
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Beautiful Force One Liner
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Person Training
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
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
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
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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Action Determination Yourself
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
We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Gratitude Kindness Man
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
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
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
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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Game Yourself

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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