Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
XENOPHONIf I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.
More Xenophon Quotes
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Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
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I am a stranger in all countries.
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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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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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Let No One Fall Idle.
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Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
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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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Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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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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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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