Xenophon Quotes

Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy. - Xenophon

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform. - Xenophon

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril. - Xenophon

The sweetest sound of all is praise. - Xenophon

The sweetest of all sounds is praise. - Xenophon

The sea! The sea! (Anabasis) - Xenophon

Nay, if the result of crossing is to place a difficult gully behind us when we are on the point of engaging, ... surely that is an advantage worth seizing. - Xenophon

My size helps, ... A lot of people just don't expect me to move with the way I'm built. - Xenophon

It's just catching a ball, ... Same thing as catching a basketball or catching a baseball. - Xenophon

He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce. - Xenophon

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