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.
XENOPHONHe had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
More Xenophon Quotes
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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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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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Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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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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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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A Number of Friends is of more Worth than a Flock of Sheep, or of Goats, or than a Herd of Oxen.
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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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Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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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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Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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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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Brevity is the soul of command.
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Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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