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.
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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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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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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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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Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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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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He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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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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We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Let No One Fall Idle.
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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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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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