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Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.

Xenophon

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.
XENOPHON

People Philosophy Right Wrong
Brevity is the soul of command.
XENOPHON

Control One Liner Soul
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
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Confidence Strong
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.
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Death Hate Lying Man Opportunity Remember
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves.
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Mistake People Reality
It is better said Socrates, to change an Opinion, than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Wrong
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated.
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Danger Quick Scare
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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Education Growth Human Virtue Yourself
Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
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Equality Material Yourself
Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.
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Himself Ignorance People Understand
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Deserve Himself Victory
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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Courage Deep Experience Fortune Kindness Myself

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