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We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.

Xenophon

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
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
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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Death Hate Lying Man Opportunity Remember
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
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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Animal Freedom Himself
I will choosing to die rather than to remain alive without freedom and beg, as an alternative to death, a vastly inferior life.
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Alive Choice Death Freedom Life Myself
Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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Commitment Himself Justice
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 Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
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
Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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Beginning Character Myself
Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
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Equality Material Yourself
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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Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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Action Determination Yourself
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

We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.

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