Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
XENOPHONI am a stranger in all countries.
More Xenophon Quotes
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I am a stranger in all countries.
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Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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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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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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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.
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Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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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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Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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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.
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Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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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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Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
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Men, the enemy troops you can see are all that stands between us and the place we have for so long been determined to reach. We must find a way to eat them alive!
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In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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