A Number of Friends is of more Worth than a Flock of Sheep, or of Goats, or than a Herd of Oxen.
XENOPHONHe had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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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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Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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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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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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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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Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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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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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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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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Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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