Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
XENOPHONSelf-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
More Xenophon Quotes
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We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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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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Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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When a horse wants to display himself, he lifts his neck up high and flexes his poll haughtily, and picks his legs up freely, and keeps his tail up.
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I am a stranger in all countries.
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Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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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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Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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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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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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In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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