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It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.

Xenophon

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
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
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Alive Death Philosophy
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
Whether in industry or in politics, leaders should be building a new, more flexible order for the imperiled generations to come.
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Business Future Politics
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Danger Quick Scare
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
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
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
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success
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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People Philosophy Right Wrong
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
In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.
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Courage Deep Experience Fortune Kindness Myself
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength

It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.

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