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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.

Xenophon

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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Care Health Remember Yourself
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Alive Death Philosophy
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
Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.
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Death Fall Myself Shame
Let No One Fall Idle.
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Fall Oneself
Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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Mistake People Reality
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
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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Animal Friendship Worth
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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Commitment Himself Justice
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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Effort God Goodness Man
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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Action Determination Yourself
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

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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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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