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genius xenophon

Xenophon

To quote a dictum of Simon, what a horse does under compulsion he does blindly, and his performance is no more beautiful than would be that of a ballet-dancer taught by whip and goad.

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Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.

genius 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.

genius xenophon

You are well aware that it is not numbers or strength that bring the victories in war. No, it is when one side goes against the enemy with the gods' gift of a stronger morale that their adversaries, as a rule, cannot withstand them. I have noticed this point too, my friends, that in soldiering the people whose one aim is to keep alive usually find a wretched and dishonorable death, while the people who, realizing that death is the common lot of all men, make it their endeavour to die with honour, somehow seem more often to reach old age and to have a happier life when they are alive.

genius xenophon

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.”

genius xenophon

In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. For in the very nature of things, success tends to create pride and blindness in the hearts of men, while suffering teaches them to be patient and strong.

genius xenophon

Anything forced is not beautiful