A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
“Socrates replied: One thing to me is certain, Antiphon; you have conceived so vivid an idea of my life of misery that for yourself… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
You see that even the enemy did not dare to declare war against us till they had seized our generals, for they were sensible… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
“To quote a dictum of Simon, what a horse does under compulsion he does blindly, and his performance is no more beautiful than would… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
If any among you covet riches, let him endeavour to overcome, for the victorious not only preserve their own possessions but acquire those of… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy. — Xenophon Copy Share Image
Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not. — Xenophon Copy Share Image
You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
We are all sensible that the king and Tisaphernes have caused as many of us as they could to be apprehended, and it is… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
You see, O Greeks! The enemy already acknowledge the country to be ours; for when they made peace with us, they stipulated that we… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
