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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.

Xenophon

Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
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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Human Philosophy Truth
Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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Expectation Opportunity
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
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
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
Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
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Equality Material 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
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
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
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
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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Education Growth Human Virtue Yourself
Anything forced is not beautiful.
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Beautiful Force One Liner
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Danger Quick Scare
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
It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Grace Law Respect

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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