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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.

Xenophon

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
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
XENOPHON

Deserve Himself Victory
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
XENOPHON

Harm Health
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
XENOPHON

Action Determination Yourself
Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
XENOPHON

Equality Material Yourself
Your game is to attack on whichever flank you can best conceal your advance, or, still better, on both flanks simultaneously.
XENOPHON

Game Yourself
Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
XENOPHON

Mistake People Reality
Brevity is the soul of command.
XENOPHON

Control One Liner Soul
Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
XENOPHON

Force Result
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
Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.
XENOPHON

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
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
XENOPHON

Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
Anything forced is not beautiful.
XENOPHON

Beautiful Force One Liner
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

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