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.
XENOPHONEarly on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
More Xenophon Quotes
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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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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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Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
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In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Brevity is the soul of command.
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Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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I am a stranger in all countries.
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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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Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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It is no disgrace but honorable rather to steal, except such things as the law forbids.
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Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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