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Brevity is the soul of command.

Xenophon

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

Democracy Law Politics Violence
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
XENOPHON

Confidence Strong
Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
XENOPHON

Death Grief Injury Live Mad
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
A Number of Friends is of more Worth than a Flock of Sheep, or of Goats, or than a Herd of Oxen.
XENOPHON

Animal Friendship Worth
Anything forced is not beautiful.
XENOPHON

Beautiful Force One Liner
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
XENOPHON

Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.
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Himself Ignorance People Understand
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
XENOPHON

Action Determination Yourself
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 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
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
XENOPHON

Effort God Goodness Man
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Person Training
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
XENOPHON

Danger Quick Scare
Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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Mistake People Reality
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong

Brevity is the soul of command.

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