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.
XENOPHONMost of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Let No One Fall Idle.
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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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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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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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Anything forced is not beautiful.
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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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The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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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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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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