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Xenophon

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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People Philosophy Right Wrong
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
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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Courage Deep Experience Fortune Kindness Myself
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Danger Quick Scare
We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Gratitude Kindness Man
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Deserve Himself Victory
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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Act Greatness Greedy Honesty Man Quick Rich
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
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.
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Beautiful Hope Marriage Struggle Woman
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Distance Guide Separate
Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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Death Grief Injury Live Mad
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Grace Law Respect
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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Game Yourself

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