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

Xenophon

Let No One Fall Idle.
XENOPHON

Fall Oneself
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
XENOPHON

Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
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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Democracy Law Politics Violence
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
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.
XENOPHON

People Philosophy Right Wrong
A Number of Friends is of more Worth than a Flock of Sheep, or of Goats, or than a Herd of Oxen.
XENOPHON

Animal Friendship Worth
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
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
XENOPHON

Confidence Strong
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
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 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
In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.
XENOPHON

Courage Deep Experience Fortune Kindness Myself
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
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
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

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

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