I am a stranger in all countries.
XENOPHONPeople 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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Brevity is the soul of command.
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It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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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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Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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And even as you’re working to ensure the health of your army, you must remember to take care of your own.
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Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.
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Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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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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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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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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The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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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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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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