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If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.

Xenophon

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
Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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Force Result
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
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
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Grace Law Respect
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
Anything forced is not beautiful.
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Beautiful Force One Liner
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
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
Let No One Fall Idle.
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Fall Oneself
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Confidence Strong
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
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Person Training
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
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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Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself

If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.

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If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.

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