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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.

Xenophon

He who marries a beautiful woman in hopes of being happy with her knows not but that even she herself may be the cause of all his uneasinesses.
XENOPHON

Beautiful Hope Marriage Struggle Woman
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
XENOPHON

Confidence Strong
If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.
XENOPHON

Education Growth Human Virtue Yourself
Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
XENOPHON

Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself
Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
XENOPHON

Expectation Opportunity
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
XENOPHON

One Liner Success
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
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 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
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
XENOPHON

Person Training
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
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
XENOPHON

Ability Ignorance Man
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
Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
XENOPHON

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

Mistake People Reality

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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