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.
XENOPHONAnd in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
More Xenophon Quotes
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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.
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Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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Let No One Fall Idle.
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Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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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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Brevity is the soul of command.
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Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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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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In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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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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No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.
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