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He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.

Xenophon

The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
XENOPHON

Ability Ignorance Man
Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
XENOPHON

Distance Guide Separate
And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
XENOPHON

Democracy Law Politics Violence
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
XENOPHON

Effort God Goodness Man
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
XENOPHON

Battle Decision Moral Strength
Whether in industry or in politics, leaders should be building a new, more flexible order for the imperiled generations to come.
XENOPHON

Business Future Politics
Your game is to attack on whichever flank you can best conceal your advance, or, still better, on both flanks simultaneously.
XENOPHON

Game Yourself
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
XENOPHON

Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
XENOPHON

Action Determination Yourself
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Confidence Strong
Anything forced is not beautiful.
XENOPHON

Beautiful Force One Liner
If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.
XENOPHON

Education Growth Human Virtue Yourself
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
Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
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Equality Material Yourself
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
Brevity is the soul of command.
XENOPHON

Control One Liner Soul

He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.

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